Posted by Stephen Johnson - Wednesday, June 04, 2008 6:01 PM
Here's what went down today in the world of videogames, technology and popular culture.
- An upcoming big-screen version of anti-heroic action game Kane and Lynch: Dead Men may star Bruce Willis.
- If you've been holding your breath for the PlayStation 3 versions of Eight Days and The Getaway, it's time to inhale again: Both games have been scrapped by Sony.
- Check out the history of Ninja Gaiden.
- Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi wants to set the record straight about the game and has responded to calls that the game's imagery is racist or inappropriate.
- There will soon be some DLC for Guitar Hero from Coldplay.
- Miley Cyrus hates the Wii.
- Comcast will begin testing a new method of throttling bandwidth in two test markets.
- Thanks to investments from Time Warner Inc. and GGV Capital, Turbine has acquired an addition $40 million in expansion-stage venture capital.
- Ernie Hudson who was in the Ghost Busters film, has clued us in on the length of the script for the new game. It is 480 pages long.
- Microsoft: "It's too hard to find content on Xbox Live Arcade."
- BioShock is finally official for the PlayStation 3. The award-winning FPS will release in October, but for now check out two screenshots from the PS3 build of the game.
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Posted by Jonathan Hunt - Wednesday, June 04, 2008 5:45 PM
Last Friday, word had spread that Konami was asking reviewers of Metal Gear Solid 4 to avoid mentioning details about the cut scenes in their reviews. It's a common practice for publishers to ask reviewers not to mention story details in their reviews in an attempt to keep the public spoiler free. However, Konami wasn't talking about story details, they didn't want the length of cut scenes mentioned.
As a result, Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine and 1up.com have chosen to not offer a formal review of the game, as they felt an agreement of this sort would compromise their review.
In this week's Sessler's Soapbox, Adam gets to the heart of this story and tries to understand what Konami is asking of reviewers and if agreements such as these make reviews unreliable to the general public.
What do you think? Is it right of Konami to ask game journalists to withhold technical information from their reviews? Check out the video and let us know what you think, or share your thoughts on our forums.
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Tags: G4, PlayStation 3, Sessler's Soapbox, Videogames, Videos
Posted by Brian Leahy - Wednesday, June 04, 2008 5:00 PM
 The 2008 Championship Gaming Series North America Season is under way and tonight you can check out two matches live via webcast. 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).
Tonight's matches are:
- LA Complexity vs. New York 3D @ 9:00 PM EST
- San Francisco Optx vs. Dallas Venom @ 11:00 PM EST
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).
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 Ty Colfax - Wednesday, June 04, 2008 3:25 PM
Well, Ole Jackie T. walked out of his disbarment hearing today before the proceedings were even finished. Subsequently, the presiding Judge Tunis recommended an "enhanced disbarment." We're not exactly sure what the "enhanced" part adds to the punishment, but we're thinking it involves him turning in his pants AND sock garters.
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Tags: Lowlife, Other People's Misfortune, Prostate Health, Videogames
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Wednesday, June 04, 2008 3:08 PM
Rumor of the day: You'll be swinging your whip through a Wii version of Castlevania before too long.
The evidence:
- Konami trademarked "Castlevania: Judgment."
- Some leaked Castlevania DS screenshots supposedly show a "Wii" option on a menu.
- Some PR text from a Castlevania Manga (based on Castlevania: Curse of Darkness) coming from TokyoPop proclaims: "Cross-promoted with the 2008 video game releases, which include games for the Nintendo Wii and DS (Fall 2008)"
We proclaim this rumor: LIKELY!
Destructoid: Rumortoid: Castlevania: Judgement to bring the whipping action to the Wii
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Posted by Brian Leahy - Wednesday, June 04, 2008 2:33 PM
 Pure Digital, a start-up company that has had success with their Flip Camcorder, will release a smaller version of their popular device.
The original Flip Camcorder is an easy-to-use, four button camcorder that records up to 60 minutes of video. What makes it so popular is that camera's built-in USB plug, which allows users to easily access their video and upload it to YouTube and other sites.
The Flip was so popular, they managed to sell over a million units already. The new device is the Flip Video Mino, which is 20% smaller than the original.
It should be available soon at retailers for $179 MSRP.
Getting video of your friends getting hit in the nards will be easier than ever!
New York Times: Start-Up Releases Smaller Version of Flip Camcorder
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