Posted by Brian Leahy - Thursday, July 31, 2008 7:36 PM
We had the pleasure of hanging out with Rockstar to try out the latest build on Midnight Club: Los Angeles and we definitely liked what we saw. You can’t talk about the game without talking about how well the developers at Rockstar San Diego have captured the city of LA. It isn’t a 100% street-by-street match, but it’s close.
Here's the new trailer.
When we walked in the game was paused with an impressive looking Mazda RX-8 sitting at an intersection. Brian was able to correctly identify the intersection by sight alone as the corner of Sunset Blvd. and Fairfax Ave. That’s impressive and speaks to the effort the developers have gone through to recreate LA.
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Tags: Cars, Game Previews, PlayStation 3, Videogames, Xbox 360
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Thursday, July 31, 2008 5:58 PM
Here's what happened today in the world of videogames, technology and popular culture!
- What bands are going to get the full music-game treatment?
- In the British Board of Film Classification's continuous effort to gain more UK rating system support, the company is now planning to seek classification in online interaction.
- Brutal Legend may get a non-traditional release.
- "Lord British" proclaims his plans for players on "Operation Immortality."
- Doug Kennedy, founder of digital games distribution company Publisher X, said that the iPhone should be considered to be the Wii of portable gaming.
- We review the Sony HDX576 Home Theatre System.
- Obama/Astley in 2008?
- The greatest behind-the-scenes videogame show ever, G4's own Electric Playground, is expanding!
- Check out some HD footage of Far Cry 2.
- Sony plans to put Marvel's symbiotic monster up front with a Venom spin-off film in the works.
- We're breathlessly looking forward to Sony's upcoming PSN arcade-style title The Last Guy.
- Porn won't fight P2P.
- Nicolas Cage and horror legend John Carpenter (are teaming up to make Scared Straight for Nu Image/Millennium Films.
- People smarter than us are saying the future of space travel may be in solar sailing.
- Bioshock 2 to be banned?
- Check out this Project Origin footage.
- BuckCherry and their peeps are involved in a BitTorrent scam of sorts.
- Oprah buys a Wii.
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Tags: Daily Wrap-Up, Videos
Posted by Jonathan Hunt - Thursday, July 31, 2008 5:39 PM
Here at G4tv, we love college football. That's why we were super excited to get the chance to speak with designer Ben Haumiller of EA Tiburon about the recently released NCAA Football 09. EA's latest sports sim boasts a truck load of new features, including a redesigned animation system to allow for a more fluid playing style. The game was released on July 15th, 2008 and is available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and PSP.
Check out our interview with Mr. Haumiller and our look at NCAA Football 09.
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Tags: E3, G4, Game Previews, PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Sports, Videogames, Videos, Xbox 360
Posted by Jeffrey Kanjanapangka - Thursday, July 31, 2008 5:39 PM
Atlus brings the tactical RPG, Spectral Force 3: Innocent Rage to the states and offers up this footage to prep you for battle on your Xbox 360. The game is already available but feel free to take a look at the preview of the game below.
Spectral Force 3 Gameplay Footage
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Tags: E3, Videogames, Videos, Xbox 360
Posted by John Manalang - Thursday, July 31, 2008 5:28 PM
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter said yesterday that Nintendo's successor to its highly successful DS handheld could be introduced as early as this year.
Although DS sales are still strong here in North America and Europe, Japan's slowly drifting away from the company's touch-screen capable handheld. "DS sales are solid worldwide, but are weak in Japan, leading us to expect an introduction of a new device in Japan before the end of the calendar year," said Pachter. "We think that Nintendo has a new handheld device ready for launch in [Japan] before the end of the calendar year."
Nintendo Marketing head Cammie Dunaway recently said that the company has no plans in redesigning the DS, so Pachter's analysis may indicate a brand new product instead. Also, due to Nintendo's ongoing success in sales, Pachter said, "It is clear that Nintendo is executing flawlessly."
EDGE: Nintendo DS Successor Ready?
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Tags: Nintendo DS, Videogames
Posted by Patrick Roche-Sowa - Thursday, July 31, 2008 5:01 PM
We're back in the studio this week, and of course as soon as we start to settle back in, the ground starts moving underneath us. That's a sign that we're doing something right. Or terribly wrong. Either way, we're changing things and that's the way Casey likes it!
This week Casey covers the details that have come out of the Wrath of the Lich King beta, discusses the possible release date for Warhammer Online, and gets to finally enjoy the fact that Knights of the Old Republic Online is very real and very much on it's way. In celebration, Casey's throwing himself a birthday party. Attendance is manditory under the rules of G4 employment. So raise your glass to the sky and toast the host who can boast the most...something that rhymes with toast. This is...
The MMO Report.
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Tags: G4, MMO News, PC Gaming, The MMO Report, Videogames
Posted by Jeffrey Kanjanapangka - Thursday, July 31, 2008 4:43 PM
EA's cartoony boxer, Facebreaker and flagship Madden NFL 09 demos have gone live on both PSN and XBLA. In the meantime, check out some FaceBreaker footage below. *EDIT - Our apologies gents, a mis-read, sorry for any inconvenience.
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Tags: E3, Nintendo DS, PC Gaming, PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Sports, Videogames, Videos, Wii, Xbox 360
Posted by John Manalang - Thursday, July 31, 2008 4:41 PM
SCEA Producer Tsubasa Inaba gave us a little peek on their terrifying adventure title, Siren: Blood Curse, a week before it was released. This Sony Computer Entertainment Japan developed game is out now for the Playstation 3.
Siren: Blood Curse features a "Sight-Jack" system that lets players see into the eyes of enemies - if you're daring enough. Don't call this game a Silent Hill mimic, as its gripping 12 dramatic episodes and intuitive archive system puts this as a must-play title for adventure fans.
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Tags: E3, G4 Web Exclusive, PlayStation 3, Videogames
Posted by Jeffrey Kanjanapangka - Thursday, July 31, 2008 4:31 PM
Another trailer for Monster Madness: Grave Danger has surfaced for your perusal. Zombies Ate My Neighbors fans rejoice! Southpeak Games is porting their popular Monster Madness series over to PS3 and is scheduled for an August 5th release, the gameplay boasts 4-player co-op and all monsters you can blast.
Monster Madness: Grave Danger Trailer
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Tags: E3, PlayStation 3, Videogames, Videos
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Thursday, July 31, 2008 4:09 PM
Wanna hear the oldest joke in the world? Literally, this joke is the oldest recorded funny, dating back to 1900 BC. The Sumerians used to tell it and it goes a little something like this:
"Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap."
Um...LOL?
Click for the rest of the University of Wolverhampton super-old joke list.
Reuters: World's oldest joke traced back to 1900 BC
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Tags: Nuggets From The Nets, Other People's Misfortune
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Thursday, July 31, 2008 3:35 PM
Shark Boy was just announced as a character in TNA-Impact, so get in and deal out some Dead Sea Drops.. The clown prince of TNA is the 19th wrestler in the TNA roster that has been announced for the game, but six more grapplers are coming. TNA IMPACT hits the PS2, Wii and 360 in September.
Click the cut for all the rest of the roster, and check out our screenshot gallery.
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Tags: Sports, Videogames, Wii, Xbox 360
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