Archive for January, 2007

This month looks to be excellent for Wii Virtual Console lovers! Nintendo is releasing some of their most popular titles of all time this month. Check out the list of titles that we can expect to see released each monday of this month. This is a great lineup and we can’t wait to start downloading them. More release dates can be found here.

• NES – Punch-Out!
• NES – BaseBall
• NES – Kirby’s Adventure
  
• NES – Metroid
• NES – Pro Wrestling
• NES – Kid Icurus
  
• NES – Duck Hunt
• NES – Urban Champion
• NES – Wild Gunman
• SNES – PilotWings
• SNES – Super Mario World

Before I start on this escapade of theories and doubts about our government, I want to state that I am of no way in league of any cult or group that has strong beliefs of aluminates, a “shadow government” or big foot. Now then, on with this article… Read the rest of this entry »

Being one of the first launch titles and an RPG to make it to the XBOX 360, you would think it would show the raw power the 360 can handle. Sorry, but that isn’t really the case for this game. The graphics are sub-par with the standards of what the 360 can show, and the online feature isn�t all that great. What is cool is the fact that you get a free manga to go with it, although reading first doesn’t help with the game play or story at all. So, let’s go ahead with the story since we are dealing with an RPG. Read the rest of this entry »

After months of rumor and speculation Apple has unveiled the highly anticipated iPhone. The silky smooth device is the combination of three products, a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with video, and an internet communications device that provides email, web browsing, maps, and searching. The iPhone also introduces a new PDA like multi-touch screen that does not require the use of a stylus as the device is easily controlled with just a finger. Apple has partnered with Cingular wireless on this endevour, a release date has not yet been announced.
iPhone: Retail: 40gb/80gb, 499/599 http://www.apple.com/iphone/

Technical Specifications:

Screen size: 3.5 inches

Screen resolution: 320 by 480 at 160 ppi

Input method: Multi-touch

Operating system: OS X

Storage: 4GB or 8GB

GSM: Quad-band (MHz: 850, 900, 1800, 1900)

Wireless data: Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) EDGE/Bluetooth 2.0

Camera: 2.0 megapixels

Battery: Up to 5 hourstalk/Video/Browsing
Up to 16 hoursAudio playback

Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches / 115 x 61 x 11.6mm
Weight: 4.8 ounces / 135 grams

Lost Planet, the highly anticipated arctic sci-fi action shooter for Xbox 360 is blasting its way to stores this Friday, January 12. Combining a gripping single player campaign with intense multiplayer modes with support for up to 16 players via the Xbox Live® online game service, Lost Planet promises to be an epic gaming masterpiece. Capcom invites you to pick up your copy AND get it signed by the development team! Meet the folks that make all your ice-cold alien fantasies come true.

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On Wednesday 1/10/07, Epic will be releasing 2 new multiplayer maps for Gears Of War. This comes a day after the new GOW patch. Here are the details:

Available on January 10th on Xbox Live® Marketplace, Raven Down places you in the desperate aftermath of a helicopter crash, while Old Bones drops you right in the middle of a Locust attack on Sera’s Museums. Get right down and fight. Or just sit back awhile and drool over the sick level of detail you’ve come to expect from Gears of War. Raven Down and Old Bones are brought to you by Discovery Channel’s Future Weapons.

There will be a Gears Of War Patch tomorrow, 1/9/2007, prior to the new map pak being distributed. Here are the details of the patch:

A Gears of War update should start pushing through the system at some point tomorrow, Tuesday January 9, 2007 prior to the two new multiplayer maps being available on Xbox Live Marketplace on Wednesday January 10, 2007. The maps, plus an introductory video featuring Gears designer Cliff Bleszinski, are free thanks to the kind sponsorship by the Discovery Channel’s Future Weapons series which launches next Monday January 15th, 2007. Be sure to check out the show to see some really cool firepower. I expect game designers all across the country will be watching that series very carefully looking for ideas for their future games

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Well here it is! Can’t wait to see what downloads will be available. I mean, this could be the party game that keeps on giving!! Now all they need is a wireless guitar!

Crackdown is a new 3D action title headed to the Xbox 360. According to The Magic Box, the game will include Halo 3 beta keys for the multiplayer beta test. Smart move Microsoft! By doing this you just moved Crackdown up the gaming charts before it’s even been released.

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I love to predict video game releases. It gives me something to look forward to in the upcoming months. These upcoming predictions are geared around the Xbox 360. A lot of games that are currently in development on the PS3 platform, are seeing some light on the Xbox 360. It’s really simple. Read the rest of this entry »