Posted by Stephen Johnson - Monday, June 02, 2008 6:00 PM
Here's what went down today in the world of videogames, technology and popular culture.
- Rumor: Sony is working on a PS3 Wii-mote.
- Korean shooter MMO Huxley is officially getting a North American release.
- Crytek has pulled the plug on patches for Crysis on the PC.
- PC Call of Duty 4 gamers should feel satisfied for their patience in waiting for new maps because they are getting the Variety Map Pack on June 5 for Free
- New Wii DLC for Mario Kart.
- Over Memorial day weekend, internet tech television provider Revision 3 was hit with a massive denial of service attack.
- The robotic arm of the Phoenix lander has made contact with the Martian surface in a test run to feel out the potential for digging.
- Toshiba is coming back for round 2 and they hope to take Blu-Ray on once again.
- The inventor of the Pringles can was buried in one.
- North Oaks, Minnesota has requested of Google to be removed from their street view online.
- Rock Band is heading to Japan.
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Tags: Daily Wrap-Up, Videos
Posted by Derek Snowden - Monday, June 02, 2008 4:42 PM
Team Ninja, headed by Tomonobu Itagaki, has released two developer commentary featurettes for their upcoming third-person action title for the Xbox 360, Ninja Gaiden 2.
The "Weapons" featurette details the myriad weapons of the Ninja and how they are implemented in the game, and "Bosses" has Itagaki-san, himself, explaining the process of creating a new batch of worthy enemies.
Click the cut for the "Bosses" commentary video from Team Ninja.
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Tags: Videogames, Videos, Xbox 360
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Monday, June 02, 2008 4:16 PM
According to nj.com about 200 people walked out of a free screening of Uwe Boll's Postal in Hoboken. Ouch!
Among the offended parties: Mat Levy, who you know as "Cheezy" on season two of VH1's celebrity dating show "I Love New York."
"I did not like Uwe Boll's perception of 9/11," Levy said.
"It's too soon to mock a plane going into the World Trade Center. Do you not think there are families out there that had their loved ones killed on 9/11? It really upsets me that he couldn't care less."
nj.com: 'Postal' offends some
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Tags: Movies, Videogames
Posted by Brian Leahy - Monday, June 02, 2008 3:30 PM
 The 2008 Championship Gaming Series North America Season kicks off today with a live, free webcast of the qualifiers. The stream starts tonight at 9pm ET/6pm PT.
You can watch the webcast by clicking here (it will pop open a new browser window).
The full season will run until the North America Final on July 7th followed by the World Finals starting on July 14th.
Teams of 10 will be competing in Counter-Strike: Source (PC), Dead or Alive 4 (X360), Forza Motorsport 2 (X360), and FIFA 08 (PC).
Be sure to check out all the action.
During the course of those action-packed two months, gamers from eight teams across the globe will convene in Los Angeles to battle over US$1,000,000 in prize money and the winning team will receive a payout of US$500,000. Players will live in CGS-supplied apartments in Los Angeles and practice with their team players every day in preparation for the World Final, which begin with quarterfinal matches on Monday, July 14 and Wednesday, July 16.
You'll be able to watch the qualifiers on live on the internets at the link above or at thecgs.com every weeknight for the next two weeks. Hit the jump for the schedule of events.
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Posted by Stephen Johnson - Monday, June 02, 2008 3:10 PM
I don't care that Amy Winehouse seems like a drug-addled wreck. All you need to do is listen to her music and you'd know she's much cooler than you and anyone else you know.
Anyway, she signed a dude's Donkey Konga controller for some reason, making that Konga controller the greatest peripheral in videogame history.
Kotaku: London Boy Has Copy Of Donkey Konga Signed By Amy Winehouse For Some Reason
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Posted by Ty Colfax - Monday, June 02, 2008 3:03 PM
 Head on over to your neighborhood friendly IGN link to see an interview they did with Tom Prata, the Senior Director of Project Development for Nintendo of America.
It unearths some truths about what WiiWare is going to bring and when it's all going down. Apparently, there's around 100 games in various stages of completion in a Wii Ware release queue. There's got to be some gems in there. Should be nice.
ign.com: Nintendo: 100 WiiWare Games in Queue
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Posted by Stephen Johnson - Monday, June 02, 2008 2:43 PM
Ubisoft has over a billion dollars burring a hole in its pocket. The French game publisher might buy your house and make you pay rent, or maybe they'll hire Van Halen to play their birthday party.
Well, that's what we would do with that kind of money, anyway. Ubi, on the other hand, insists on using their $1.2 billion warchest to "acquire new studios and companies to further grow Ubisoft’s business and move into other markets." Boring!
Look for Ubisoft to snap up other game developers soon, and for merger mania to continue.
Gamasutra: Ubisoft Reveals $1.2bn Warchest, Expansion Plans
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