Archives for Dec 2nd, 2006
Circuit City false or stupid advertising -- you decide
Reader Audioeric sent in a couple issues he had with the latest Circuit City catalog. For starters, the catalog says "Playstation 3: Ready to rumble. It's hot." The first joke here is obvious considering the PS3 is the only next-gen console without a rumble feature to speak of. Then there is the ...
E3's PS3 Motor Storm presentation vs. reality
Motor Storm was a very different looking game when it was shown at E3, like this video from GameTrailers shows. We're pretty much used to bullshot stills by now, but it's almost nice and nauseating to look at what we were told is actual game footage back at E3 and compare it with what was ...
Sid Meier keeping eye on Civilization for consoles
In a recent interview with Gamespot, Sid Meier, the man who built an empire with Civilization, says a version of the strategy masterpiece may finally make its way onto consoles. While promoting Civilization Chronicles on Gamespot, a compilation set of Civilization games I - IV, Meier responds to ...
Duke Nukem ... Finally?
Although the title should be Duke Nukem Forever (in the Making), is it finally coming out? It was announced way back in 1997, meaning that there are tons of young gamers out there who have never even seen a Duke Nukem title, so they have no idea what all this about anyhow. Best Buy is listing it for ...
Metareview: Star Trek Tactical Assault
You guys guessed it! The new Star Trek game on PSP didn't fare too well at all. The series certainly looks like it's on its dying breath: no new movie, no new television series, and no good games. Let's find out why the critics disliked Bethesda's offering for the franchise: G4TV (60/100) - "The ...
EA Montreal boss calls development cost "crazy"
Maybe this explains why EA is laying on the microtransactions pretty thick. According to Alain Tascan, general manager of EA Montreal, it's "crazy" how much game development costs and new business models must be explored. Tascan is the same executive who said Gears of War lacked innovation -- even ...
Gamer fashion goes too far
If it were only a joke, we could laugh and move on -- but it's not a joke. It's time to rethink how far the kitsch fun-factor of gaming fashion can actually go. J!NX is cool, Hot Topic gets a little more commercial and the belt-buckle idea was kinda neat a year ago. But now we've been slapped with ...
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: Subliminal Edition
Today is a special not the short bus kind edition of the weekly webcomic wrapup, in which we try our hand at playing Mr. Subliminal self-congratulating egoists. To see the full range of the text you may need to highlight some of the prevalent white areas. Operators are standing by in case of idiocy. ...
Brothers in Arms' uncompromising move to PSP
It looks like IGN's PSP team is on a roll. They had a chance to play the upcoming Brothers in Arms game on PSP. Just like Medal of Honor, this WWII franchise is attempting to make the jump to PSP without losing anything in the transition. According to IGN, the game features maps from previous ...
Nintendo promises four VC games every Monday
After a bit of an inconsistent start, Nintendo has finally decided to standardize the release of classic game downloads on the Wii's Shop Channel. Starting this week, the company will make available four virtual console downloads every Monday at 9 a.m. Pacific time. The following titles will be ...
Feds tracking AMD/ATI, Nvidia in antitrust probe
The Merc reports about a federal antitrust probe -- the best kind of probe -- into the graphics-card industry. Nvidia and ATI -- through recent buyer AMD -- have been served with subpoenas asking for company documents that go back to the late '90s. The Justice Department wants records about ...
The age of avatar representation
Dr. Sonja Baumer of the University of California at San Diego works in the Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition and has noticed that age groups choose their avatars differently. Her thoughts are based on "developmental theories, still 'under construction' and yet to be systematically examined." ...
Wii Shopping: Japanese vs. North American
Which is better: Wario Woods and Sim City, or Super Mario Brothers, Super Mario World, Gradius, Street Fighter II, and the Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past? Yeah, we thought you might choose the latter. We hope the Japanese and North American Virtual Console lineup will reach equilibrium in a few ...
Keeping track of virtual world history
MMOG players are well aware of the virtual lands they play in because there is typically a rich history established, but after that there is no record of how the players influence the world once the "game" started. Gamers are naturally, due to programming, always at the mercy of plot lines created ...
Rock it dude, GoW music downloads
After reading the interview with the mastermind Kevin Riepl, who's behind the music of Gears of War, are you dying to get your hands on the video game soundtrack? Fear not fanboys, because you can download a sample of the main theme song and Locust battle tracks for free. Damn does this music sound ...
Dual analog PSP becomes gaming's hottest video
With more than 60,000 views and counting, this video of a PSP modded with two analog sticks, is gaming's hottest video on YouTube. Well, at least according to the Joystiq folks. It makes sense, though: this is the single most wanted feature for a PSP revision. Although this modification won't ...
GamePro Family attempts ESRB v2.0
GamePro Family birthed on the interwebs recently and is GamePro's second attempt at getting parents informed about the types of games their kids play or want them to buy. GamePro launched a magazine in the early '90s for parents called PlayRight -- it failed. A PlayRight column survived in GamePro ...
TiVo promo goes "behind the scenes" of Wii ad
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gaming_news/Tivo_promo_goes_behind_the_scenes_of_Wii_ad'; If you've watched TV at all over the past few weeks, you've probably already been bombarded with the Wii's first American TV ad campaign. What you might not have seen yet is the Nintendo-produced companion ...
More PS3 updates on the way!
With all of it's 1080p, Blu-Ray and HDMI goodness, you might think that it would be impossible to pack anymore Hi-Def goodness into the mighty PS3. Well, Sony has found a few more esoteric features to ensure that the PS3 is truly the heart of your home theater. According to recent interviews with ...
It's for real this time: Virtual Console Mondays are a go
So, last week's rather spasmodic Virtual Console releases were a bit strangely timed. Still, it's hard to fault Nintendo, who has very little online console experience and consumer demand out the yin-yang. Still, they promised us Virtual Console Mondays, and by golly, here they come. From a press ...
Stanley Kubrick's Console Wars
If you follow PS3 Fanboy at all, you know that we love our Stanley Kubrick references. Sony also seems to make their fair share of Kubrickian references too. That's why we were so delighted to see the excellent video above. It's fun and funny... if you're into Kubrick. [Via QJ] ...
The bling you just can't live without [update 2]
You know, as we walk in the 'hood with our decked out diamond chains, pinky rings, and various gaudy objects of choice, we can't help but feel that something is missing. We thought it was something like love, or a sense of self-respect, but that's just silly. Future Shop Accessories has shown us the ...
Full Auto 2 gone gold!
Are you itching to buy another PS3 game? Your wait is almost over as Sega sends word that Full Auto 2 has gone gold and wil be in stores December 7. "With strategic destruction, next generation technology, and innovative, diverse gameplay, Full Auto 2: Battlelines is poised to be one of ...
EA offering free content? Hell has frozen over...
EA hasn't ever been known for their charitable giving ... never offering downloadable content for free, but today they're in a giving mood. Major Nelson is reporting that EA has put up FREE downloads from the XBLM offering NFL throwback jerseys for Madden 2007 and alternate jerseys for NCAA 2007. ...
Circuit City's ironic PS3 ad
Is the headline in the new Circuit City holiday catalog true? Is the PS3 ready to rumble? Not quite... as faithful fanboys know, the PS3 is the only new console to NOT have a rumble feature. Certainly, the marketing boys over at Circuit City HQ were just having some fun, making a subtle jab at Sony ...
PS3 ebay auctions get creative
Heading into the holiday stretch, Ebay is still flooded with PS3 auctions. What can a lowly ebay entrepreneur do to set himself apart and score a super-high bid? Apparently many ebayers are borrowing a page from the "sex sells" advertising handbook and having scantily clad women shill their software ...
Japanese Wii enjoys painless birth; stores across Japan sell out
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gaming_news/Japanese_Wii_enjoys_painless_birth_stores_across_Japan_sell_out'; We were in Osaka this morning to see the delivery of Nintendo's Wii to the world's greatest DS fans. Stores across Japan received a total of 400,000 Wii consoles. In Osaka, Japan's ...
Halo 3 events recapped [update 1]
Over at Bungie.net, Frankie has posted a fact filled Weekly Update, and does a nice recap of whats been happening lately on the Halo 3 front. Frankie confirms some details about the special Halo 3 commercial that is going to be airing Monday, that there will be a FREE Halo 3 theme released Monday, ...
Today's hottest game video: PSP 'dual-analog' mod
Today's most-watched YouTube game video shows the result of a slick dual-analog mod for the PSP. Well, sort of ... We can't tell if the right analog-style stick is inputing variable speeds, or if it's just mirroring the digital face buttons. (We're leaning towards digital input through the ...
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