Chris Kohler over at Wired has compiled a list of the games and franchises that used to be exclusive to Sony, but are now making their way onto other platforms. There has been quite a bit of debate on what losing exclusivity spells for Sony, without much consensus. Are developers losing confidence in the PS3? … Continue reading
Some interesting news on the homebrew front this morning. According to posters at PSP Updates (via EvilAvatar) the two most recent firmware updates for Sony’s handheld have included code that seems intended to allow launching ISO files from a memory stick. Though this has been a possibility in Dark_Alex’s custom firmware for a while now, … Continue reading
News, rants and footnotes from this week: Our Top Story: Cho Still Insane Earlier this month, government officials prepared a lengthy report examining the causes of the Virginia Tech Massacre. Apparently, “crazy as balls” doesn’t cut it anymore. While the report most likely ended up in President Bush’s “to do” pile with the “Bin Laden … Continue reading
Yesterday, Nintendo issued a vague press release announcing a program called WiiWare, which seems to have been intended to parallel Microsoft’s XNA framework in allowing garage developers the faint glimmer of hope of having their games available on their respective console’s download service. As an ideal, that sounds good to me, but the details are … Continue reading
There’s not a whole lot to share with you this morning, but I’ll highlight what has my synapses firing today. First off is the trailer for Hitman, which our Jeremy wrote up right here. I’m with him in opinion; it’s a stylish trailer, and the use of classical music is a clever hook. I hope … Continue reading
Man, I get hit with a simple plague, and look what happens when I’m on my back having fevered dreams about punching Psychobilly Freakout in the face?For starters, when I last hit the pillow, Manhunt 2 had just been denied a rating by the British Film Council, and been stuck with a death knell AO … Continue reading
Here are some tidbits and rants: In censorship news, Manhunter II is getting the old AO treatment. I’m not going to rant about how silly it is that there is a rating for 17 year olds and older (Mature) and one for 18 year olds and older (Adults Only). So a 17 year old can … Continue reading
I’m such a wuss. I’ll probably try to Konami code first thing. Nevertheless, I’m sure there are loads of gamers out there who will fully appreciate this announcement: Konami will be releasing Contra 4 for the Nintendo DS sometime this year, as part of a celebration of the franchise’s 20th anniversary. The game’s 2D, sidescrolling … Continue reading
The guys at Gearbox have done all right by their fans, from fill-in work on established series, such as the Half-Life expansion Opposing Force, to their original IP: the Brothers in Arms series of tactical WWII shooters. Now they’re teaming with comic publisher Dynamite to release a series of comics based on the latter franchise. … Continue reading
Hurrah! There’s plenty for me to get excited about this Monday in the gaming realm. I write better when excited, if you ignore the frequent bathroom breaks.First off, a couple of interesting tidbits about the Blu-Ray format. The format wars don’t really concern gamers all that much; each console plays the game discs that are … Continue reading