Posted by Stephen Johnson - Thursday, July 03, 2008 6:00 PM
Here's what went down today in the world of videogames, popular culture and technology:
- Unlike the next Guitar Hero game, there will be no original music in Rock Band 2.
- Weird people are showing up in England.
- Director Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man) has signed on to helm a remake of the 1992 Harvey Keitel cult classic Bad Lieutenant.
- Wii survival-horror title Sadness has a release window: Autumn, 2009.
- Megaman 9 is en route to hit the WiiWare intertubes this September.
- The company that brought everyone Bioshock, 2K Games, has confirmed their line-up for this year's E3 convention.
- Google must turn over every record of every video watched by YouTube users, including users' names and IP addresses.
- Sony has decided to 'temporarily' take down its latest 2.40 firmware update. Here's Seybold's entry.
- A Halo board game is coming.
- The looooong awaited debut solo project from Rage Against The Machine frontman Zack De La Rocha is finally hitting stores
- A gallery of Midnight Club screens are yours to enjoy.
- Eddie Murphy is staying around.
- Ever wonder how it feels like to be a company executive? $4.76 million.
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Posted by Jeffrey Kanjanapangka - Thursday, July 03, 2008 4:05 PM
Take cover in style with some perty new screens of the multiplayer combat in Gears of War 2. (Xbox 360)
Click the image below for the Gears of War 2 image gallery
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Tags: Videogames, Xbox 360
Posted by Jeffrey Kanjanapangka - Thursday, July 03, 2008 3:05 PM
Got a new developer video for Darksiders: Wrath of War. Vigil Games takes us through the gameplay and design that went into creating the apocalyptic action-adventure game.
Darksiders: Wrath of War Gamplay/Design Video
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Tags: PlayStation 3, Videogames, Videos, Xbox 360
Posted by John Manalang - Thursday, July 03, 2008 2:05 PM
Bob (again yes, she's a natural born woman), from SuicideGirls.com is taking GTA IV's Lola in her own style and seduction. Basically, if you ever fancied a Grand Theft Adult Auto, this is the closest you can get (mainstream at the least).
So hit the jump for 'Grand Theft Auto: San Fernando Valley' (or any other considered porn capital):
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Posted by Jeffrey Kanjanapangka - Thursday, July 03, 2008 2:02 PM
Southpeak Games has announced their unique hybrid RTS/FPS game Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger for the PC and Xbox 360. The game drops this fall but you can multi-task your way through the jungle of our image gallery in the meantime.
Click the image below for the Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger image gallery
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Tags: PC Gaming, Videogames, Xbox 360
Posted by Patrick Roche-Sowa - Thursday, July 03, 2008 1:40 PM
Tomorrow is the celebration of our nation's independence, and what better way to celebrate than by sitting at home indoors, watching your favorite web show about games that you stay indoors playing for hours on end. Yeah, sounds great to us too.
This week Casey will drop some knowledge on you about the upcoming Death Knight class in World of Warcraft, show off some exclusive gameplay footage X-Play got of Stargate Worlds, and we'll inform you of the new details that were leaked regarding DC Universe Online. But don't get your hopes up, they have nothing to do with Wonder Woman, her Lasso of Truth, or you fathering her superbabies. Get your mind out of the gutter, sicko.
So crack a beer (make sure it's domestic), wave an American flag over your head (made in China), and pack 12 pounds of fireworks into the trunk of your dad's car (you're going to hell). I'm sure he'll find it hilarious. This is...
The MMO Report.
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