Archive for August, 2008:
filed in Odd Stuff on Aug.29, 2008
I wanted to end the week with this story. Have a good labor day weekend!!!
This guy should win every fanboy award ever. Daniel Deutsch posted pictures on his website of a full size, completely drivable replica of Luke Skywalker’s Landspeeder from Star Wars IV: A New Hope. And he built two robotic R2D2s that come […]
Tags: Daniel Deutsch, Landspeeder, Luke Skywalker, R2D2, Star Wars
filed in Industry News on Aug.29, 2008
We may still wait a while for Strarcraft II to come out, but Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce is already talking about possibilities of its expansion. In an interview with VideoGaming247, Pearce said:
“We don’t have the resources or time to add a fourth race to the launch of StarCraft II, but I’m sure in the event […]
Tags: Blizzard, Mac, PC, Starcraft, Starcraft II
filed in Industry News on Aug.29, 2008
Nintendo’s Wii and DS consoles are selling like hotcakes worldwide, the company today has raised its fiscal year profit forecast by 26 percent.
Nintendo now projects a 410 billion yen (almost $4 billion) profit by the end of the current fiscal year, which is in March 2009. Previously forecasting a 325 billion yen (around $3 billion) […]
Tags: DS, Nintendo, Wii
filed in Trailers on Aug.29, 2008
Remember that crazy intro to Rock Band? Well Harmonix wants to outdo itseslf as it debuts its brand new opening cinematic for the upcoming mega-sequel music game Rock Band 2. Start your rockin’ September 14th on the Xbox 360, October 19th on the PS3, followed by the November 18th release on the PS2 and […]
Tags: Nintendo Wii, PS2, PS3, Rock Band 2, Xbox 360
filed in Industry News on Aug.29, 2008
Yes, it sucks waiting two more weeks for Valve’s Left 4 Dead after it was slightly delayed. However, game writer Chet Faliszek did give us more info on this anticipated, zomber fodder-filled title through 1UP’s report
According to the report, the DLC content in Left 4 Dead will be “rolling much more quickly” than in the […]
Tags: Left 4 Dead, PC, Valve, Xbox Live
filed in Industry News on Aug.29, 2008
Hey, Spore fans, if you pre-orded Will Wright’s latest edition of the game from the EA Store you can hit them up today to pre-load the game.
Yes, once pre-ordered you can use the EA Download Manager to download 99 percent of the game to your computer. Unfortunately, the bad news is that that last 1 […]
Tags: EA, Electronic Arts, Mac, Spore, Will Wright
filed in Odd Stuff on Aug.28, 2008
On the Early Show, Activision wanted to give a copy of Call of Duty: World at World for the PS3 to Micheal Phelps two months before it’s released to the public.
On the down side, multiplayer won’t be that fun for Phelps.
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Tags: Call of Duty: World at War, Michael Phelps, Playstation 3
filed in Industry News on Aug.28, 2008
The source of the “Gearbox if developing Halo 4″ rumor we reported earlier in the week seems to be an email, supposedly sent from Director of Technology at Gearbox Corrinne Yu, that reads in part:
I was offered and recruited to the position of Principle (Lead) Engine Architect of Halo Franchise Team at Microsoft. I accepted […]
Tags: Bungie, Gearbox, Halo, Halo 4, Halo 4 Rumors, Microsoft
filed in Trailers on Aug.28, 2008
In this trailer from EA & Pandemic’s sandbox shooter extravangaza, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames; we’re all politely reminded why we should ALWAYS make sure to pay our mercs. Enjoy the fruits of your plunder when the game goes live August 31st for PC, PS2, PS3, and Xbox 360.
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Launch […]
Tags: EA, Electronic Arts, Mercenaries 2, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Launch Trailer, Pandemic, PC, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360
filed in Industry News on Aug.28, 2008
Dodgeball downloadable game Pirates Vs. Ninjas Dodgeball is coming to the Nintendo Wii.
“The competition between the Pirates and the Ninjas is so huge that battles are breaking out all over,” said Harry Miller, El Presidente of Gamecock Media Group. “We’re happy to bring this grand conflict to the Wii, and give players the chance to […]
Tags: Nintendo Wii, Pirates Vs. Ninjas, Xbox 360