Archive for May, 2008

In this weeks episode we have a special guest, Ian Johnson. He’s an avid ‘True Gamer’ and Metal Gear fan going all the way back to the original MSX game. He’s here to tell us why MGS4 is so important to gamers, the industry and the series.  After talking with Ian, we can’t see how anyone wouldn’t want to play Metal Gear Solid 4.  Other highlights include:

• Will MGS4 break records and make an impact on the industry?
• Torrence Davis talks about the Japanese Ninja Gaiden 2 demo and how amazing it really is
• We compare the PS3 to the Sega Saturn in terms of it’s development difficulty curve
• Torrence and Hiphopgamer debate whether or not a Blu-Ray add-on for the 360 would be a hot item
• A new fanboy is awarded the Fanboy Of The Week award and he’s one of N4G’s finest

* Audio is low in the beginning for Ian Johnson.  Turn up the speakers.

If you have questions and want them aired, please let us know.  We are always looking for listener input.  Enjoy the show!

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This game is going to be off the chain!  The level of detail is amazing!  What’s even more mind blowing is the fact that the female lead is a woman of color!  Can we stop dropping the racism card on this game now!?

Since playing Singstar for the PS2, I’ve kinda fallen in love with this series of karaoke games.  They are fun to play with or without friends and throw a unique twist into music gaming.  Singstar PS3 has taken the series up a full notch with the Singstore songs and the Singstar online community. Read the rest of this entry »

With the popularity of the Rabbids irreverent party game for the Wii, it was natural for somebody to figure out that the fun could be multiplied if a device was incorporated that forced the player to get into even more awkward positions as they party the night away. In comes Ubisoft, with TV Party. Teaser trailer below and Gameplay Footage after the break.

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This Saturday, May 31, on CBS, they will be airing a 60-second trailer and a 30-second TV spot during EliteXC Saturday Night Fights mixed martial arts (MMA) event at 9 PM EST. At 10 PM, the Street Fighter website will feature the trailer and take pre-orders for Xbox 360 and PS3. Read the rest of this entry »

As if you didn’t already know, Capcom has made it official. They’re coming home for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Not to Wii, of course. Why is everyone surprised? This is a next-gen game.

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HipHopGamer has another great show for you today so check it out

• Shane Kim Articles Broken Down
• E3  Annoucement
• BIOSHOCK offically on PLAYSTATION 3 MASS EFFECT maybe next
• HAZE Review don’t listen to IGN this game is not a 4
•  HipHopGamer responds to reader comments from N4G.com
• HIPHOPNEWZ – Fat Joe Exposed shout out to my man GUS

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Topics:
- Games Natalie’s Playing
- Hottest Female in Gaming
- Marriage status – what’s the big deal?
- Achievements
- What is a gamer? Casual VS Hardcore
- Girl Gamers (see Veronica Belmont’s blog post)
- How did Natalie get into blogging/podcasting

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Torrence Davis and The Hiphopgamer discuss the console wars and the fanboys that fuel them.

Highlights of this episode:

- Sloppy seconds from one console to another
- Should 3rd party developers always go multiplatform
- Fanboy of the week award nominees: Ace Ventura, The Desperado and Lenhart

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You should listen to this week’s podcast. Hosts Nelson Rodriguez and Natalie Sousa talk about Gears of War, Frontline, Assault Heroes and other stuff. They also ask what the difference is between press and community sites.

Normally, I wouldn’t “bump” an update like this, but I wanted to analyze the data for you folks a little bit. Check it out after the jump. I added Andrea Rene for fun. She was winning VLOGIdol, but got bumped to #2 today by Kristina Allison. I also added Jessica Chobot from IGN as she received a few hits in “Other.” Oh, and one more bit . . . one of these ladies is scheduled to be on the 1v1 show this Sunday night. Stay tuned Mondayish to find out who it is. Read the rest of this entry »

Part 1 of Polyphony Digital’s Magnum Opus has finally been released. Gran Turismo 5: Prologue is the signature PS3 benchmark game. While it’s not feature rich and plays more like an extended play demo than a full game, it gives us a glimpse of the future of the series. Read the rest of this entry »

Metallic Rose has officially been announced as a new color for the US is the Metallic Rose. It was previously released in a limited edition Nintendogs bundle. Some other colors that have not yet been announced for the US yet are Red, Turquoise, and Green.

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The Xbox 360 exclusive we’ve all been waiting for has finally gone gold.  Expect ninja clans of all types to rush to the stores on June 3 to finally get their hands on this game.  Microsoft issues a press release celebrating the 18k title and it goes a little something like this:

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More information has been released. My first guess was that X stood for Extreme, but it stands for “Experimental Squadron.” Here are some images and then the background and storyline are available after the jump.

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