'Gizmondo' site teases a 2008 rebirth
Gizmondo is back! Sort of, anyways. Or not. A
teaser for the device's phoenix-like return has been posted online, boasting "the legend is reborn," "exciting psychic worlds" and "we will democratize gaming." Also mentioned is open source gaming ("create your own games") and Gizmondo Live Marketplace, which we're guessing for the moment means a portal for open source software. The
Gizmondo originally debuted in 2005 and has a rather storied history of
failure and
scandal.
More "information" is available at
ekonominyheterna, for those who can read Swedish (there are some pretty
shoddy translations out there, too). We wonder if the
recently-released former Gizmondo executive Stefan Eriksson will be involved. If you liked the flash-based teaser, you can make your own
here - it turns out the template only costs $66.
Update: In case the aforementioned template didn't make it explicitly clear, here's more on the Gizmondo's disappointing non-return.
Well, so much for the "rumor smash." The Gizmondo is
coming back.
[Via
Engadget]
