What we're surprised to hear is that it took until now for this faux pas to come out. UEFA Euro 2008 released back in April. Was nobody playing as the Northern Irish team?
[Via MCV]
EA sorry over Irish anthem gaffe in UEFA Euro 2008
What we're surprised to hear is that it took until now for this faux pas to come out. UEFA Euro 2008 released back in April. Was nobody playing as the Northern Irish team?
[Via MCV]
Handheld NES ... in an NES cartridge
BenHeck.com forum member "darkeru" created this inventive new take on a home made NES portable, which manages to squeeze all of the 8-bit dynamo's guts into a 4.1" by 5.5" space ... with a backlit LCD display. We just had a third thought: what happens when you connect it to this portable NES?
[Via Hack a Day]
Raven Squad to marry RTS, FPS this fall
Developed by Budapest, Hungary outfit, Atomic Motion, the game will allow players to swap between both real-time strategy and first-person shooter gameplay as they take control of two mercenary squads fighting their way out of the Amazon, the first shots of which can be seen below. However, as interesting as the mash-up sounds, there is an old saying about doing one thing, and doing it well, and we can't help but feel that Raven Squad will be a jack of all trades (well, at least two), and a master of none.
Gallery: Raven Squad: Operation Hidden Dagger
Condi, other foreign ministers receive custom DS
[Thanks Ittousai!]
Peter Moore explains EA Sports' PC snub
- PC sports gamers are gravitating to consoles.
- The PC sports gaming market is gravitating to a downloadable model rather than a "packaged" model.
- The PC versions of EA Sports games aren't getting a good enough return on investment.
- You PC gamers just pirate everything anyway and we're not going to make a PC version just so millions of you can just steal it! (We may have exaggerated the tone a little bit on this one, but you get the idea).
Today in Joystiq: July 3, 2008
Joystiquery
Joystiq interview: Treyarch's Jeremy Luyties on James Bond
Ticket to Ride vs. Ticket to Ride vs. Ticket to Ride
X3F Week in Review: June 27, 2008 - July 3, 2008
News
Electrifying new inFAMOUS screens surface
Former Atari CEO received $4.76 million parachute
Warcraft 3 patched to 1.22a
HMV (finally) embraces used game sales
See Resistance 2's Leviathan boss
Mega Man 9 dated for September in Japan
Reuters: PlayStation 3 catching up to Wii in Japan; Us: not really
Sony to launch slimmer, sleeker PS2 in India, Europe this year
Midnight Club: Los Angeles bumped a month to October 7th
GameTap Thursday: Descent Freespace and Off-road Redneck Racing
Little Big Planet beta growing, Trophies teased
Animal Crossing teased in UK's Official Nintendo Magazine
Guitar Hero: On Tour a hit, 300k sold in first week
BioShock being 'optimized' for PS3 by Digital Extremes
Capcom sets up le shoppe in France
We'll Halo there: 'Cold Storage' map free on July 7
VP says Gametap's troubles are 'greatly exaggerated'
More N+ on the way to XBLA
PS3 Trophies not guaranteed for 'every game'
PSN boss disses Xbox Live's interface, game delisting
Mega-new Mega Man 9 details, screens, hands-on
Rock Band Weekly: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rush
Viva Piñata sequel busts open in early September
McFarlane Toys takes on Call of Duty: World at War
Prizefighter dev counted out, Take-Two 'assessing' staff
XNA's Satchell: Microsoft experimented with 3D gaming display
PSN Thursday: Qore delivers episode two
No player-created tracks for Rock Band 2
Video: GoldenEye 007 running on Wii 'Homebrew Channel'
Latest Darksiders trailer is artsy, open, adventurous
Rumors & Speculation
Rumor: Ninja Gaiden II receiving Mission Mode July 25
Rumor: More Rock Band 2 tracks listed
Culture & Community
Zero Punctuation draws out the webcomic template
Latest Darksiders trailer is artsy, open, adventurous
"There's my steed!"
Looks like we'll get to control a
This new video of Darksiders features Madureira and Vigil's general manager, David Adams, talking about all of the nifty stuff you can see and do thanks to the game's open world nature. It's worth noting that the video is from the upcoming E3 demo of Darksiders, meaning that we'll get our hands on the game's latest milestone later this month to report on all the nitty-gritty (and pretty-pretty) details.
Gallery: Darksiders: Wrath of War (7/3/08)
Continue reading Latest Darksiders trailer is artsy, open, adventurous
Video: GoldenEye 007 running on Wii 'Homebrew Channel'
The poster of the video states that he was able to get the game ROM working with the emulator used by the Virtual Console version of Sin & Punishment. He gives no details on how he managed the feat, mentioning only that the game works "for the most part" with occasional slowdown and a broken borked save system.
Hopefully Nintendo will see this video and, rather than simply order it pulled offline, realize just how much people really want a proper Virtual Console release of the game.
[Via Wii Fanboy]
No player-created tracks for Rock Band 2
Speaking to CNN, Rigopulos states that his company "wanted to do [song creation] right." He adds that Harmonix is "taking a radically different approach" to player-created tracks – presumably he means from the way Guitar Hero World Tour dev Neversoft is handling it – and will "take more time to do it." So, Rock Band 3 with a song creator it is then, right? Right?
PSN Thursday: Qore delivers episode two
This week's European PSN update adds several pieces of Buzz!-worthy content; check it out over at PS3 Fanboy.
XNA's Satchell: Microsoft experimented with 3D gaming display
In an excerpt from an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, XNA General Manager Chris Satchell revealed that Microsoft actually looked into using this stereoscopic technology for gaming, but determined the need for special glasses made the idea impractical. "I think it is hard to be mainstream with asking people to wear headgear to play games," he said, thus explaining the failure of Hat Hat Revolution. That said, Satchell hinted at "some very interesting technology being developed that can overcome this obstacle, and it will be interesting to see where this leads." Oh, we all know where this leads, all right.
Prizefighter dev counted out, Take-Two 'assessing' staff
We contacted Take-Two, who published Prizefighter under its 2K Sports label, and were told by a spokesperson that it is currently "assessing the role of Venom Games in Take-Two's overall global studio system," and "in a consultation with the employees of Venom in relation to possible redundancies at the studio."
Continue reading Prizefighter dev counted out, Take-Two 'assessing' staff
X3F Week in Review: June 27, 2008 - July 3, 2008
Community Stuff
- Xbox 360 Fancast 075 -- Pornoisseur
What does Pornoisseur mean? - X3F TV -- XBLA in Brief: Soulcalibur
Awesome game. No online play. WTF? - X3F TV -- Points>Life: Shedding Light on Secrets
IGN gives this Points>Life a 3.5 - Ask X3F: Revolution edition
This one has a haiku in it
- Rumor: Samsung releasing Xbox 360 TV this fall
Us: Baloney - Penny Arcade teases PA Adventures Episode 2
Is that spider wearing a hat? - SCIV Character Creation: Hey, it Ryu!
So many possibilities to infringe copyrights - Gears 2 video straight from the UT3 disc
So much for buyer's incentive - Gears of War 2's active sniper will not insta-down
No more sniper spam, yay! - More MM9 nuttiness: USK rates the game for 360
So, we getting Megaman 9 or not?
McFarlane Toys takes on Call of Duty: World at War
Speaking of for sale, four figures will be available for $10 to $15 including the Marine Infantry soldier (includes M1 Garand rifle and bayonet, pictured above); the Marine Corps soldier (packing the flamethrower, just like in the game); another Marine Corps soldier (with machine gun, pistol & holster); and lastly, the British Special Ops soldier (includes adorable accent).
Gallery: Call of Duty: World at War figures
Viva Piñata sequel busts open in early September
You see, piñatas are filled with candy ...
[Via X3F]
