Posts tagged AirPlane 
New air safety rules require console inspection
Man, going through the airport security process is such a hassle these days. Remove all the metal from your pockets ... take off your shoes ... present your game consoles for inspection. Wait, what was that last one? Yes, as of Saturday new TSA rules require travelers carrying "full-size electronics...
Today in Joystiq: June 1, 2007
We've got nothing to say to you, violet green. Check out the highlights for today: Joystiquery How to make a Zoidberg Mii. Hooray! Japanese hardware sales, May 21 - May 27: Mega Management edition Off the Grid reviews Give me the Brain! The Political Game: Dear ESA n00b News World Series of Video G...
Airport Hero downloadable demos
We have to admit: we have absolutely no idea how to play this game. Airplane simulators are quite popular in Japan, but our limited experience with the genre in America has made it all but impossible for us to truly understand the appeal of this title. Regardless, for the few Japanese readers we h...
All the "Dude, Get Your Own" ads for download
You've seen one ... now see them all! All seven of the "Dude, Get Your Own" ads are now available for download. They all take place in an airplane with an annoying passenger from hell. Check them out: Air Hair - Watch | Download for PSP Belt Check - Watch | Download for PSP Cheat Code - Watch Depar...
New PSP commercial takes to the skies
Sony's "Dude, Get Your Own" campaign is finally in full swing. The first of the ads to appear on prime time TV involves an overzealous passenger on an airplane completely entranced by his neighbor's PSP. What follows is 45 seconds of pure annoyance. While it gets the point across, this kind of...
Japan to ban Wi-Fi gaming on planes
Wired's Game|Life passes along word from the Yomiuri Shimbun that "Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport plans to ban local wireless gaming from flights," because the Wi-Fi signal could allegedly interfere with airplane instruments. That's odd, because Lufthansa has been offering i...
Sims on a plane
Electronic Arts is working with Pogo.com -- purveyor of casual internet games -- and in-flight entertainment company DTI Software to expand its dominance into the air. Even on flights, the jabbering tone of Simlish will pull you away from loved ones, sleep, and work. DTI expects The Sims 2 and a ...
Wii Sports Airplane Demo
In this rather lengthy demo of Wii Sports Airplane that was filmed during E3, we're shown the player using the plane to feverishly search for hoops while flying about a lush island. The video also later zooms out to show how the Wiimote is controlling the action. Wouldn't you think that the better ...
Airports vending GBA, PSP portables
I took a 9:30 a.m. EST flight out of Atlanta this morning, en route to Los Angeles, and on the way to gate A17 I happened upon the latest in vending machine technology: the Zoom Shop. Using the touch screen to the right, one can purchase (with an accepted credit card) any number of little gadgets to...
