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Capcom bringing more of their arcade classics to Virtual Console.



  Very good.  Particularly 1942, I LOVE that game.

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Kinect Boat story.  That's all pretty cynical stuff, that they think that is going to fly.  Well, at least they gave us "Game it Real!"

"The first product in the Play On line-up brings the entertainment of Kinect Adventures game out of the tv set, directly in your living room!" it shouts on its website.


"Game it Real! With this real-size replica of Kinect Adventures's awesome dinghy."


We don't know what Game it Real means either. But if you want to Game it Real, something I'm sure we've all secretly wanted to do since watching the Kinect Adventures trailer, at least we can now do so thanks to this amazing rubber dinghy.


Atomic notes that Game Boat can be used "in the water, at the sea or at the pool, by children and adults."

Nintendo makes new plates to print more money:

In Japan for now. But this will be here too, I'm sure.

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Stress test is to rule out myocardial ischemia. Echo should rule out (among other things) pericardial effusion. It's possible, even, that the viral infection that caused the flu-like symptoms left enough damage in the lungs or pleura to explain the shortness of breath and the chest pains. But that's all assumption from my part without a proper examination (in the nude) and test results.

It seems you're in good hands. So I hope that everything goes alright and your health gets back to normal in as little time as possible. Please keep me posted in case you have any doubts with your test results.

Sonic 4 is not good, that review lies. I refuse to get my hopes up. I am either going to play the game to make fun of it or enjoy it, right now I still think its to make fun of it.

I thought you were a ball man.

This is awesome:

The new multiplayer mode in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is slow, methodical, and violent. In short, it makes you feel like an assassin.


Ars recently had a chance to play through a session of the mutliplayer mode, a first for the series, at a press event in downtown Toronto. The single-player portion of the game focuses on teamwork, but in multiplayer you have no one to rely on but yourself. It's really kill or be killed.


One round lasts five minutes and features six players. Each player gets to pick from a number of different characters and then select from a trio of different skill sets. These special attributes range from hidden weapons to the ability to camouflage yourself for a brief period of time. Then, once you're in the game, you'll be given a target: another human-controlled character who you need to find and kill. What makes things difficult is that there are numerous NPCs walking around that look exactly the same as your target. You have a radar at the bottom of the screen that will point you in the right direction and signal when you're close, but the only way to really know who it is you're after is to go right up to them, which will result in an "assassinate" prompt appearing on screen.


Of course, the whole time you're pursuing your target, one of the other players will be pursing you. This gives the game a nice balance, as you can't focus solely on one task. If you're too intent on getting your target, you may not notice when someone sneaks up behind you with a knife. Likewise, if you spend too much time staying hidden, you'll never get a kill.


It also affects the way you behave. You really need to blend into the crowds, otherwise it'll be very easy for the other players to figure out just who you are. This means no running unless absolutely necessary, and using crowds of NPCs as distractions. You can also use traditional Assassin's Creed camouflage techniques like sitting on a bench or diving into a bail of hay. If you do end up being spotted, these techniques definitely come in handy. But you can also slow down your opponent by closing gates behind you or throwing certain obstacles in their way.


In a sea of fast-paced and intimidating competitive multiplayer games, it looks like Brotherhood will be a nice change of pace. It puts a strong focus on stealth, and the target system provides a great back-and-forth dynamic. And, with such a tight focus, it does a great job of creating the feeling of being an assassin, a feeling that can often be lost in the complex single-player game.