Late breaking: Check out the Iron Man trailer. The game will come out this summer, to go along with the movie and is out on every platform you can think of. Except Colecovision.
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'Iron Man' TrailerPosted by Stephen Johnson - Friday, March 14, 2008 6:23 PM
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Daily Wrap-Up 3.14.08Posted by Stephen Johnson - Friday, March 14, 2008 5:53 PM
Here's what went down today in the world of videogames, technology and popular culture:
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Google Thinks Android Will Crush iPhonePosted by Brian Leahy - Friday, March 14, 2008 5:38 PM
Apple certainly has the spotlight right now with their recent iPhone SDK release, but Google isn't going to let them hog all the attention. Rich Miner, who is the group manager of mobile platforms at Google, said, "Once you have devices out there from Motorola, HTC, Samsung, and so on, there's a much larger potential market on Android than for the iPhone." "It's great that people are finally building tools so all of these third-party applications can be built and get out there, (but) there are things I saw people doing with the first version of the Android SDK that it seems like you can't do with the iPhone - at least at the moment," he said. Let's examine this.
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Cyberathlete Professional League DonePosted by Mike D'Alonzo - Friday, March 14, 2008 3:49 PM
The Cyberathlete Professional League has shut its metaphorical doors, and will cease operations, effective immediately. Citing way too many other leagues and too much competition, they have decided not to move on. Where, we can hear you asking, will all of those cyberathletes go for jobs? Perhaps they can cybercoach, or get involved in cyber college sports. Luckily, the league didn't last long enough for there to be a cyber steroid scandal, so it moves into the ether as an untainted entity. Next Generation: Another Pro Gaming League Shuts Shop
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Sony Pictures' Head Going GamingPosted by Mike D'Alonzo - Friday, March 14, 2008 3:42 PM
That's a pretty significant jump, and it means that the studio will be pouring more resources into their gaming division over the course of the next few years. It also shows you that what people in the entertainment industry really want to be doing these days is working on videogames. Can you blame them? Next Generation: Sony Picture's Landau Planning Games Startup
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'Plunder' ScreenshotsPosted by Stephen Johnson - Friday, March 14, 2008 3:26 PM
Plunder is a downloadable real-time strategy game by Capcom for the Xbox Live Arcade PC and PSN. It was at least partially inspired by Pimps at Sea, the joke name Bungie gives when developing Halo games. We haven't had a chance to play this one yet, but it looks promising. Here's a gallery!
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LOL on DS in MayPosted by Jonathan Hunt - Friday, March 14, 2008 3:16 PM
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'StreetFighter 4' Character RevealedPosted by Stephen Johnson - Friday, March 14, 2008 3:16 PM
Wanna get a gander at brand new Street Fighter 4 chracter El Fuerte? Just click the cut and the wonders of this lucha libre style fighter will be revealed.
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'Rainbow Six: Vegas 2' Silencer VideoPosted by Stephen Johnson - Friday, March 14, 2008 3:16 PM
Whether we're PC gamers, 360s-heads or PS3-players, we're all waiting patiently for the March 18th release date of Rainbow Six Vegas 2, so while you idle away the days and hours, why not bone up on the silencer features of the game by clicking on this video:
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A Friday TreatPosted by Stephen Johnson - Friday, March 14, 2008 3:09 PM
Because it's Friday, please enjoy this clip of WWE Diva Maria on Attack of the Show, riding a Hawaii Chair with Olivia Munn and playing Smackdown Vs. Raw 2008. You're welcome.
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GHIII Dropkicks St. Patrick's DayPosted by Frank Meyer - Friday, March 14, 2008 3:01 PM
And just in time to get drunk and rock out on St. Patrick's Day! Destructoid.com: Free Dropkick Murphys tracks available for Guitar Hero III
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'Lost Planet: Colonies' TrailerPosted by Stephen Johnson - Friday, March 14, 2008 2:59 PM
This trailer for Lost Planet: Colonies will knock your socks on your ass. It comes out this spring for the 360 and PC. Click the cut for the trailer!
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Obama Coming To Comic-Con?Posted by Mike D'Alonzo - Friday, March 14, 2008 2:48 PM
Wouldn't it be hilarious to see Obama at the convention engaged in some cosplay, or waiting in line to meet Brian Michael Bendis or some such? Now that's the audacity of hope, friends, and we LOVE it. Bam! Kapow!: Obama Reveals Secret Identity?
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Videogame Metal Band Scores CoupPosted by Frank Meyer - Friday, March 14, 2008 2:44 PM
An Arlington, Massachusetts-based instrumental video game metal band recently got a personal invitation by esteemed power metal band Dragonforce guitarist Herman Li to be his band’s support act for their July 5 at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon. "Who would ever guess that Dragonforce are into videogames, eh?" Powerglove said in a statement (actually we did, since Dragonforce performed on Attack of the Show awhile back…see above).
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Fluid Ent. Gets $3.2 Million For Kids MMOPosted by Patrick Roche-Sowa - Friday, March 14, 2008 2:40 PM
Fluid Entertainment wants to make sure the next generation will be full of dirty stinking hippies. Trinity Ventures has stepped forward and given Fluid 3.2 million dollars for development of a "green" themed MMO for young children. The financing will be used to complete the development of an engaging, interactive and environmentally themed game for kids; not only tapping into the monthly subscription fee cash cow that is the MMO market, but also making sure that households will be filled with compact florescent light bulbs for decades to follow. No further details have been released, but check out the story over at IGN so you know why all your children will end up looking like this.
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GTA Multi-player Details!Posted by Ty Colfax - Friday, March 14, 2008 2:38 PM
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X-Play Web Exclusive Hands On: VikingPosted by Jonathan Hunt - Friday, March 14, 2008 2:31 PM
Check out X-Play's Adam Sessler get all the juicy details on Viking: Battle for Asgard for the Xbox 360 and Playstation in this Web Exclusive demo.
For more details on Viking, check out Tonight's X-Play at 8PM ET, only on G4!
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Awesome Monks Play 'Counter-Strike'Posted by Brian Leahy - Friday, March 14, 2008 2:28 PM
This is just a great story. Here is a group of people that have dedicated their lives to peace and tranquility that regularly shoot each other in Counter-Strike. A group of Chinese monks that happens to live next to a cybercafé that enjoy rousing games of Counter-Strike because their code doesn't prohibit them from virtual violence. They're probably really good too. That meditation must help, but we'd love to see one of these monks just go absolutely insane with game rage. Still, it's nice to see that this group of monks clearly represents the fact that video games are not reality. Rock on, monks. MTV Multiplayer Blog: In China, Monks Mix ‘Counter-Strike’ With Spiritual Enlightenment
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NIN CD Nabs Millions; Inspires Digi FilmsPosted by Frank Meyer - Friday, March 14, 2008 2:20 PM
Of course, Reznor included free downloads in these figures, which are not being released to SoundScan in the traditional manner, according to Billboard. The collection has also inspired a film festival of shorts based on the music, to be held on the group's YouTube page, which went live on Thursday. The page will begin accepting submissions immediately through May 1. Music from Ghosts I – IV will be available for filmmakers starting on April 1 through YouTube's AudioSwap channel. Submissions will be personally reviewed by Trent Reznor, who will host a festival featuring the best entries at a later date.
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WiiWare Microtransactions Get ValuePosted by Ty Colfax - Friday, March 14, 2008 2:18 PM
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Fincher Going 'Heavy Metal' OnscreenPosted by Mike D'Alonzo - Friday, March 14, 2008 2:11 PM
This new film will have Fincher, along with friends Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and Tim Miller, another vanguard filmmaker, producing and directing segments. We're not sure who else will be involved, but we're certainly hoping they are able to wrangle Sammy Hagar back into the mix for another soundtrack classic. Variety.com: Paramount puts pedal to 'Metal'
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Israeli's Sue Government for a LaserPosted by Brian Leahy - Friday, March 14, 2008 2:10 PM
A Slashdot reader sent them a tip saying that, "Residents of a southern Israeli town want a real-life laser cannon to protect them against Palestinian rocket attacks. And they're suing the national government, for failing to provide the ray gun defense." This is unfortunate because Dr. Evil does not run the Israeli government. The laser that they are requesting was scrapped because of the "toxic chemicals needed to generate [the laser's] megawatts of power." Kind of suspicious, if you ask us. Something a robot would ask for...
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Verizon Exploring Future of Peer-to-PeerPosted by Brian Leahy - Friday, March 14, 2008 2:08 PM
P4P stands for "Proactive network Provider Participation for P2P," which is kind of a mouthful. The new technology, which Verizon hopes to use for commercial distribution and not helping you download that bootleg of Rambo, relies on a new system that would choose peers based on their network conditions and not just availability. The transfer would then prioritize connections to peers that have available bandwidth to spare.
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M'Soft Responds To NPD NumbersPosted by Stephen Johnson - Friday, March 14, 2008 2:03 PM
We heard Nintendo's spin. And Sony's take. Now it's time for Microsoft's interpretation of this months NPD sales figures. They begin by citing a "supply constrained situation," but promise the problem is improving and they are confident consumers will soon be able to find the Xbox 360 SKU they seek. Now the hard numbers:
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Fresh Ink: Brian Wood InterviewPosted by Mike D'Alonzo - Friday, March 14, 2008 1:30 PM
This week on Fresh Ink Online, Blair Butler talks to comic book superstar Brian Wood, who talks DMZ, Northlanders, Demo, and much, much more. All the way live and all the way from Wondercon. Check it out. < |
Yair Landau has been the head of Sony Pictures' digital division for the past decade, and has worked for the company for the better part of the last 20 years, but he is moving to their gaming department, working under Kaz Hirai. Though it's not known what he will do there, they say he will be working on "a new games and animation venture to develop and produce content for use across all media."
Today, Agetec announced "the craziest handheld game ever" is being released for the Nintendo DS in May. The game, LOL, is designed as a multiplayer experience, with people playing in a single room or over Wi-Fi.
Drink up, folks!
Barack Obama might be courting the ever-important geek vote by reaching out to Comic-Con in the hopes of making an appearance there, according to reports. No, we are not kidding. Now, we've got no idea what Senator Obama might be wanting to do there, aside from the fact that he could very well be a comic book fan, but we think it's pretty damn cool, nonetheless.
Despite the album being widely available on torrent sites, the new Nine Inch Nails album, the 36-song self-released boxset Ghosts I-IV, has generated $1.6 million in sales revenue via 800,000 transactions in the first week of the album's availability, according to frontman Trent Reznor.
Genki will be releasing an expansion for it's WiiWare launch puzzler, LONPOS. The cost of the expansion is going to be 500 Wii Points which is half of what the game is going to cost to download in the first place. Bandai Namco has also announced recently that their WiiWare launch game, Mojipittan, will be available with an expanded download and priced as a microtransaction.
David Fincher, he of Seven and Zodiac fame, will spearhead a new Heavy Metal film for Paramount, which will be composed of another set of animated vignettes in the hyper violent or mildly erotic vein. For those of you who have never seen the original film, which came out in 1981, it was a similar effort, which compiled some of the stories from the writers of Heavy Metal magazine.
Sure, peer-to-peer transfers like BitTorrent are alright, but they are kind of old and busted. Verizon sees the future with P4P. That's straight up double the peers.