Daily Wrap-Up 4.15.08
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6:01 PM
Here's what happened today in the world of videogames, technology and popular culture:
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TAGS: Daily Wrap-Up, Videos
Mr. Sark Challenge: Sarkathlon 2!
Posted by Jonathan Hunt - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 5:13 PM
Mr. Sark has a new challenge for all you Spartans: The Sarkathlon 2!
As an added bonus for this challenge, Mr. Sark has a special reward for the champion - a suit of Halo 3 Recon Armor!
The Sarkathlon 2 is second of Mr. Sark's epic Halo 3 challenges where players will have their skills and wits tested on one of the new Legendary Halo 3 maps. The contest offically begins this Thursday, April 17th and runs until May 2nd. The winner will be announced on Friday, May 2nd on the final night of X-Play's Summer Games Preview.
What's in store for our champion, you ask? Well, the winner will receive a set of the highly coveted Recon Armor, only available to those that the Bungie designers deem especially worthy. Any Spartan worth his weight knows what an honor this would be.
Mr. Sark will be back on Thursday to provide more details about The Sarkathlon 2! Be sure to watch X-Play on Thursday, April 17th @ 8PM ET for more!
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TAGS: G4, Halo 3, Videogames
'Warcraft' Rick-Roll
Posted by Rick Damigella - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 4:15 PM
No one is safe from the Rick Roll. Anywhere!
We have no idea who to source this to, but if you do, let us know in our comment section.
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TAGS: Videogames
Nugget from the Net
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 3:49 PM
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TAGS: Nuggets From The Nets
'Wii Fit' On 'Good Morning America'
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 3:36 PM
If you ever wonder why Wii is so in demand, consider this segment on Good Morning America this morning.
Yeah, that might sell a few million more Wiis, eh?
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In other Wii news, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter is predicting Wii sales will continue to soar into the stratosphere.
"Of particular note, we believe Wii Fit... can cause a new boom in demand for the Wii," Pachter said to Game Daily. "This device is not aimed at hardcore gamers, but is instead intended for more casual (and out-of-shape) consumers. We believe that Nintendo of America intends to support the Wii Fit launch with the biggest marketing campaign in its history, and believe that the increased buzz will drive increased demand for the already difficult to find Wii hardware."
GameDaily: Pachter: Wii Fit to Spark New 'Boom in Demand' for Wii
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TAGS: Videogames, Wii
'Prizefighter' Will Use Wii Balance Board
Posted by Ty Colfax - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 3:28 PM
 The forthcoming Don King Presents: Prizefighter title for the Wii will support use of the new peripheral known as the Wii Fit Balance Board. When we first saw this, we thought, hellzyeah, finally a good way to incorporate the footwork so necessary in sports games. Upon further research, otherwise known as reading the article, herelinked below, we were disappointed.
A quote from Matthew Seymour, the Executive Producer of 2K Europe states that "we'll be utilising that not to fight, because that would be a little weird, but for the training games." In other words, we don't have time to add it to the game and it would be complicated. Never mind the fact that that's what people are going to want. You train your boxer up on the Board and then step off to fight? Seems shortsighted and slapped on.
The game is scheduled for release on the Wii in September, but available for all you rabid Don King fans on 360 this Spring.
videogamer.com: Prizefighter to include Wii Fit Balance Board support
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TAGS: Videogames, Wii, Xbox 360
'Bad Company' Gets Ship Date
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 3:05 PM
Battlefield: Bad Company has a ship date of June 23rd for the PS3 and 360. The game is most famous for two things: one, destructible enviorments, and two, having announced that better guns would be available to players willing to pay more, and then retracting that decision.
Instead, gamers can either purchase the Gold Edition of Battlefield: Bad Company, that features "exclusive content with behind-the-scenes action and strategy videos," plus five unique weapons. If you buy the regular edition, you can unlock those five special weapons after the launch of the game by ranking up to the highest level in multiplayer mode.
Which may or may not be still unfair, depending on how you look at things and how much of an advantage those guns give players.
Other than that, though, the game seems rad, or so says its press release:
Action fans and gamers worldwide will get their chance to join the 'B' company on exciting, sometimes irreverent, missions that take them through deserts, cities and mountain terrain to capture the spoils of war. Players will experience the tactical, destructive power in the deep single player campaign or go online for intense multiplayer action that only the Battlefield team can deliver."
"Players can forget about using walls as cover as we've fundamentally changed the way to play shooters offline and online through the use of tactical destruction," says Karl-Magnus Troedsson, Senior Producer for Battlefield: Bad Company. "
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TAGS: PlayStation 3, Videogames, Xbox 360
Nugget From The Net
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 2:54 PM
We saw this video on kotaku and wanted to share...
Man, weird crap can happen in Halo 3.
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TAGS: Halo 3, Videogames
Wii 'Rock Band' Gets Extra Tunes
Posted by Ty Colfax - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 2:46 PM
 The Wii version of Rock Band will ship with extra songs already included which Is hardly a consolation for the fact that there is no way to download new songs, or unlock anything that's not already in the game. boo. However, the list is not altogether shabby. Here she is:
- "Dirty Little Secret" - The All-American Rejects
- "Don’t Look Back in Anger" - Oasis
- "Roam" - The B-52’s
- "Rockaway Beach" - The Ramones
- "Roxanne" - The Police
Do yourself a favor and if you haven't gotten Rock Band and you own a Wii, buy a 360 or PS3 and get Rock Band. The dlc makes it woth it eventually. You may have to liquidate your assets, but it's worth it. And for those of you who don't know what liquidating your assets is, I'd like to see what your guess is below.
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TAGS: Videogames, Wii
Tech Review: Garmin Colorado 400t GPS
Posted by Eugene Morton - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 2:17 PM
Are you a friend to the Earth? Then check out GCycle... it's G4's new initiative to try and get you to be a better person and recycle tech stuff!
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TAGS: Products, Tech, Tech Reviews
Around The Net 04.15.08
Posted by Eugene Morton - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 2:10 PM
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TAGS: Videos
Majesco's Angry Letter To Gamespot
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 1:54 PM
This post is an object lesson in how not to handle criticism.
Majesco, maker of casual games, including the uber-successful Cooking Mama series, recently received a not-too bad review from Gamespot.com. The game got a six out of ten, hardly a pan, from Alex Navarro.
Rather than think: "We should make more fantastic games in the future to avoid so-so reviews," a Majesco employee reportedly, instead fired off an email that is passive-aggressive enough to featured on passiveagressivenotes.com.
"I would like to thank you for your blunt honesty in telling people the game is 'not worth their while,' and they could 'safely leave this game alone.' " The email reads partially.
We understand human nature means when someone harshes something you really worked hard on or really care about, you might reacted by thinking "I'll tell him!" But it never, ever works. Here's why: if you produce anything that you expect other people to play, read, watch or participate in, you can't get mad when people have the "wrong" reaction to it. You put it out there, inviting people to have opinions, and inevitably, some people are going to not be into what you do. Best thing to do it move on and let it go. Also, when you send dramatic emails, remember, it could be posted somewhere, and even more people will be aware of the "meh" review your games receive.
The more you know.
Passive Aggressive Notes: The fruitcake’s in the mail
(via joystiq)
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TAGS: Videogames
Digital Sales Tax Getting Big Push
Posted by Jonathan Hunt - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:43 PM
 Several states are looking to start applying taxes to digital downloads from sources like iTunes, Amazon, Yahoo Music, etc. Taxes on digital media has been a large point of debate since 2006 when 15 states enacted laws taxing downloadable content.
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TAGS: Movies, Music, TV
Don King Presents: Prizefighter Trailer
Posted by Jonathan Hunt - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:26 PM
Check out the trailer for the upcoming Don King Presents: Prizefighter for the Xbox 360. Could Fight Night possibly have some competition on its hands?
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'Haze' Demo Coming To PS3
Posted by Jonathan Hunt - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:00 PM
Ubisoft announced today that a playable Haze demo will debut on the Playstation Network in early May. Players who download the demo will be able to try out the game's single player mode, as well as the four player, drop-in-drop-out co-op mode. The highly anticipated shooter, developed by Free Radical is scheduled for release on May 20th, exclusively for the Playstation 3.
We've had the oppoturnity to play the game for a while. Check out some of the videos below for a taste of what you'll get to experience next month.
More videos below the cut!
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'Iron Man' Screens
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:00 AM
Check out the screens for Iron Man. We're not usually jazzed by videogame/movie tie-ins, but we're making an exception for Iron Man.
The cross-platform game comes out on May 2nd.
Here's a gallery.
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TAGS: PC Gaming, PlayStation 3, Videogames
February: Best Month For Gaming?
Posted by Jonathan Hunt - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 10:14 AM
 What month has the best games?
Well, accoring to a recent study, the answer would be February. Next-Gen has scoured through the review scores of every game over the last six years to find out which month has the highest average scores. According to their results, February finished with an avergae score of 70.6, narrowly beating August which finished with a 70.2 average.
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TAGS: Nintendo DS, PC Gaming, PlayStation 3
'Halo 3' Legendary Map Pack Is Live
Posted by Jonathan Hunt - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 10:01 AM
The new Halo 3 maps are in!
The Legendary Map Pack is now available for download on Xbox Live for a meager 800 Microsoft Points. Three new maps make up the bundle which includes one fan favorite, one all-new, and one reimagined classic. Players can now enjoy fragging each other into oblivion on "Ghost Town", "Avalanche", and "Blackout".
Check out the images under the cut to preview the brilliance. Or, you know, go and download them right now.
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TAGS: Halo 3, Videogames, Xbox 360
'NBA Ballers: Chosen One' Video
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 9:14 AM
Hey, jock, check out Dwight Howard's video for NBA Ballers: Chosen One.
It comes out on the 21st on the 360 and the PS-Trip.
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TAGS: PlayStation 3, Videogames, Xbox 360
Freestyle 101: B-Real
Posted by Frank Meyer - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 9:00 AM
Cypress Hill frontman B-Real knows hip hop…and knows weed! Which is why he is the perfect MC for our special 420 Freestyle 101.
One of L.A.’s biggest rap groups ever, Cypress Hill practically put smoking on the hip hop map with their 1991 debut CD and hits like “Stoned Is The Way of the Walk” “Insane In The Membrane” and “Dr. Greenthumb.” Though producer DJ Muggs gets much acclaim for the group’s distinct sound, it’s B-Real’s nasally voice (armed with partner in rhyme Sen Dog’s gruff backing vocals) that is the most recognizable element of the Cypress Hill sound. All you need to hear is one second of B on the mic, and you know your jammin’ to a Cypress joint…so to speak.
So Freestyle 101 was honored when the stoned raider himself dropped by The Engine Room in Hollywood to spit an off the top rhyme over a dope Messiaz dub beat, and chat about the early days of hip hop in L.A., KDAY, The Wake Up Show and Radiotron. He even threw in references to NBA Live and SoCom for you gamers. He’s promoting his killer new mixtape Gunslinger 3 (available in stores and on brealonline.com) and hyping y’all on his upcoming solo album and the the next Cypress Hill album (in the works now).
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TAGS: Freestyle 101, G4 Web Exclusive, Music
X-Play Giving Away Halo 3 Recon Armor
Posted by Jonathan Hunt - Tuesday, April 15, 2008 8:50 AM
Mr. Sark has a new challenge for all you Spartans: The Sarkathlon 2!
As an added bonus for this challenge, Mr. Sark has a special reward for the champion - a suit of Halo 3 Recon Armor!
The Sarkathlon 2 is second of Mr. Sark's epic Halo 3 challenges where players will have their skills and wits tested on one of the new Legendary Halo 3 maps. The contest offically begins this Thursday, April 17th and runs until May 2nd. The winner will be announced on Friday, May 2nd on the final night of X-Play's Summer Games Preview.
What's in store for our champion, you ask? Well, the winner will receive a set of the highly coveted Recon Armor, only available to those that the Bungie designers deem especially worthy. Any Spartan worth his weight knows what an honor this would be.
Mr. Sark will be back on Thursday to provide more details about The Sarkathlon 2! Be sure to watch X-Play on Thursday, April 17th @ 8PM ET for more!
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