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Portal: Still Alive explained Just a port of PC levels. chrisremo.com Dvader
[gonintendo.com] Nintendo Power will reveal a new game next month. Something not shown at E3. gonintendo.com Dvader
RE5 producer interview, end of one story in RE. I am scared... mtv.com Dvader
[neogaf.com] Dead Rising: Chop Til' You Drop details. It's not a port... (yes it is) neogaf.com Dvader
[wired.com] Cammie Dunaway: I am not a fake Just an annoying wench that needs silencing wired.com gamingeek
[computerandvideogames.com] Kojima can't reach the next gaming level Graphics and sound not enough computerandvideogames.com gamingeek
[gamekyo.com] Wanted images Game of the movie gamekyo.com gamingeek
[sega.com] Sonic goes medievil on your ass The Hog tackles Arthurian legends, woe is me sega.com gamingeek
HMV UK to sell tax free games Tax loophole means gamers rejoice guardian.co.uk gamingeek
[gamekyo.com] DS Quantum of Solace pics gamekyo.com gamingeek
[computerandvideogames.com] Sony holding back on secret PS3 title The one the BBC hinted at months ago computerandvideogames.com gamingeek
[gamesindustry.biz] Analyst calls for a "real" 360 price cut gamesindustry.biz gamingeek
[edge-online.com] Capcom franchises reborn Edge online article edge-online.com gamingeek
[edge-online.com] Wii and DS Dominate Europe 18 of the top 20 titles are nintendo edge-online.com gamingeek
[edge-online.com] E3 headed for extinction Pachter watch! edge-online.com gamingeek
[gamersyde.com] Tomb Raider teaser video gamersyde.com gamingeek
[computerandvideogames.com] Konami has no solution for MGO woe computerandvideogames.com gamingeek
[computerandvideogames.com] Sonic and the Black Knight Confirmed for Wii computerandvideogames.com gamingeek
[gamekyo.com] Pokemon Platinum: First video gamekyo.com gamingeek
[gamekyo.com] Tales of Hearts screens gamekyo.com gamingeek
[gametrailers.com] Reggie's G4 interview Eggs at the ready gametrailers.com gamingeek
NHL 2K9 impressions gamingnexus.com gamingeek
Blue Dragon DS trailer wiiz.fr gamingeek
[gonintendo.com] Wii gets another million seller From a 3rd party... gonintendo.com gamingeek
[edge-online.com] The Best games of E3 Edge/next gen list edge-online.com gamingeek
[eurogamer.net] Quantum of Solace preview eurogamer.net gamingeek
[gamersyde.com] Fable 2 combat video gamersyde.com gamingeek
[gamersyde.com] Afrika trailer gamersyde.com gamingeek
Peter Moore in Facebreaker LOL look at the pic gfdata.de gamingeek
Resistance 2 preview gamespy.com gamingeek
[gamekyo.com] Resistance PSP images gamekyo.com gamingeek
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[gamekyo.com] Phantasy star universe pics PSP gamekyo.com gamingeek
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[gamekyo.com] Sigma Harmonics video gamekyo.com gamingeek
[ign.com] Stormrise first look ign.com gamingeek
[ign.com] Alpha Protocol look From Obsidian ign.com gamingeek
[ign.com] Star Ocean IV details ign.com gamingeek
[ign.com] Monster Lab Hands on Good adventuring elements, not just a brawler ign.com gamingeek
[ign.com] RE0 Import review Lazy and rushed. Good job Capcom! ign.com gamingeek
[gamesindustry.biz] Sony target 150 million PS3 sales Aim high, land on the crotch gamesindustry.biz gamingeek
[gamesindustry.biz] Little Big Planet consumer profiteering Your average content creator may make money gamesindustry.biz gamingeek
[gamesindustry.biz] EA: All consumers will be online And your base will belong to us gamesindustry.biz gamingeek
[arstechnica.com] Ars Technica: Dennis Dyack Interview arstechnica.com hiresdes
[neogaf.com] Some Heavy Rain Details Revealed If you will except neogaf as a news source neogaf.com hiresdes
Call of Duty: World at War Screenshots Why couldn't they just make it a vietnam game msxbox-world.com hiresdes
[ign.com] XBL Community Games Detailed Sounds Pretty Sick ign.com hiresdes
[yahoo.com] Nintendo to Sell New Wiimotes With Motion Plus That is built in yahoo.com hiresdes
Universal Studios to Make Video Games Gets rid of outside publishers brutalgamer.com hiresdes
Stephen Totilo (of MTV fame) Interviews Peter Dill To Discuss FFXIII's Jump to the 360 mtv.com hiresdes
WoW's New Death Knight Class Detailed gamenewshq.com hiresdes
Red Dead Revolver Sequel? Teaser trailer hints at a new game in the series g4tv.com hiresdes
Mass Effect Trilogy Not Coming to the PS3 Confirmation Comes with a suggested shot at the PS3 ripten.com hiresdes
Nintendo: "We're Sorry About E3" bingegamer.net hiresdes
[ign.com] IGN: Fallout 3 Preview Better than Oblivion, Confirmed! ign.com hiresdes
[playstation.com] Playstation.Blog Takes A First-Look at Mag Revealing Absolutely Nothing But A New In Gameplay Screen playstation.com hiresdes
Resistance Website Countdown Over A bunch of new non-gameplay related videos released thatgamingsite.com hiresdes
FaceBreaker K.O. Party (Wii) Preview Break the face of Peter Moore 411mania.com Iga_Bobovic
[kotaku.com] Campcom: We want to make Mega Man 9 hard Blue man to take blue pills! kotaku.com Iga_Bobovic
[computerandvideogames.com] Iwata: Friend code system isn't perfect His sexyness talks about online computerandvideogames.com Iga_Bobovic
[nintendoeverything.com] Details on Dead rising Wii Zomby count less than the 360 verion, more games on the way. nintendoeverything.com Iga_Bobovic
[eurogamer.net] Eurogamer hand on Mirror’s Edge First person platforming eurogamer.net Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] Last year of E3? IGN article ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] Soul Calibur 4 to feature custom destruction Like Strip poker, but with swords ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] Metal Gear Online Expansion Collapsed Vader angry, Konami apologizes ign.com Iga_Bobovic
When should Games say goodbye Interesting article about when a game should end and not drag along gamesetwatch.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] US game release dates (IGN) PS3 list ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] US game release dates (IGN) Wii list, Steel will finally know when the next Horsezz will be released ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] US game release dates (IGN) 360 list ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] US game release dates (IGN) PSP list ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] US game release dates (IGN) DS list ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] Tales of Vesperia Blog New map system ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[arstechnica.com] North America – 40% female gamers But yet Insert Coin is still a sausage fest arstechnica.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] O-games (O for Orgasm?) announces Pirates: the Key A naval shoot-em-up adventure game ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] Summer Athletics goes gold Will it also sell 10 million? ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] IGN have news about Death Rising Wii: Chop till yo Just to show how slow IGN is and how awesome we are ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] Prince of Persia DS debut trailer ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[kotaku.com] EA boss talks rock paper scissor Wii beats PS3, PS3 beats 360, 360 beats Wii and Virtual Boy kills all kotaku.com Iga_Bobovic
[destructoid.com] CNBC writer: Sony is winning the console wars Because her son has traded his 360 for a PS3 destructoid.com Iga_Bobovic
More Conduit screens From the makers of Dora the Explorer vgchartz.com Iga_Bobovic
[wired.com] Wired Miyamoto interview Talks about Wii-music and Wii motionplus wired.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] Bionic Commando IGN blog thingy ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] Jimi Hendrix to make videogame debut No not in Brawl, in Guitar Hero ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[playstation.com] Bioshock PS3 trophies confirmed and detailed. Sounds really good. playstation.com Dvader
[neogaf.com] Ninja Gaiden 2 to have 25 downloadable missions. For only $10. neogaf.com Dvader
Sonic and the Black Knight details!! WOOOOOOO!!!! blueblur.org Dvader
[xbox.com] Features for NBA2k9. For the first time ever, the EA one sounds better. xbox.com Dvader
[gonintendo.com] Digital Photo Channel coming to NA & Europe? rumor gonintendo.com Ravenprose
[gonintendo.com] Paint Military Vehicles by DS gonintendo.com Ravenprose
[ign.com] Datel's Wii Retro Controllers "Classic Famicom controllers for Virtual Console" ign.com Ravenprose
[ign.com] Capcom's 1942: Joint Strike Now Available on PSN  & XBLA ign.com Ravenprose
[ign.com] Watching the Watchmen ign.com Ravenprose
[ign.com] Midnight Club: Los Angeles IGN Hands-on Plus screens ign.com Ravenprose
[gonintendo.com] Tenchu IV Famitsu Scan gonintendo.com Ravenprose
[gonintendo.com] New Wii Channel in Japan Digital Photo Channel gonintendo.com Ravenprose
[gonintendo.com] NCAA Football '09 All-Play Review gonintendo.com Ravenprose
[venturebeat.com] EA Interview With John Riccitiello venturebeat.com Ravenprose
Super Mario's Performance Enhancement Scadal! Say it ain't so, Nintendo! the-minusworld.com Ravenprose
[ign.com] A Kingdom for Keflings Revealed "Strategy comes to XBLA" ign.com Ravenprose
[ign.com] IGN: Becoming Less Human "We dive into the ways to make Baldur more god-like" ign.com Ravenprose
[ign.com] Madden 09 Trailer ign.com Ravenprose
[ign.com] The Precursors X360 Trailer A colorful FPS on 360? ign.com Ravenprose
[ign.com] Too Human Images ign.com Ravenprose
[gonintendo.com] Reggie: Nintendo has not "lost their soul" gonintendo.com Ravenprose
[gonintendo.com] Natsume looking into WiiWare Puzzle de Harvest Moon sequel on the way too gonintendo.com Ravenprose
Izuna 2 1UP Review 1up.com Ravenprose
[gametrailers.com] Tales of Symphonia 2: Video Interview gametrailers.com Ravenprose
Comcast Gives Away Wiis To New Subscribers? consumerist.com Ravenprose
[gametrailers.com] Metal Slug 7 Trailer gametrailers.com Ravenprose
[ign.com] Metal Slug 7 Screens ign.com Ravenprose
[ign.com] Izuna 2 Ships ign.com Ravenprose
[ign.com] Final Fantasy IV ships ign.com Ravenprose
[ign.com] IGN Hands-on: Star Wars: The Clone Wars Plus new screens ign.com Ravenprose
[ign.com] New Samba de Amigo trailer Song Downloads Confirmed ign.com Ravenprose
[gamespot.com] Luminous Arc II screens gamespot.com Ravenprose
[gonintendo.com] Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 details gonintendo.com Ravenprose
[gonintendo.com] E3 2009 will happen Say's ESA gonintendo.com Ravenprose
[gonintendo.com] Reggie Wants GTA Wii but no conversations with R* yet. gonintendo.com Ravenprose
[computerandvideogames.com] WipEout HD Delayed After Failing Epilepsy Tests computerandvideogames.com hiresdes
[edge-online.com] Microsoft Touts DirectX 11 edge-online.com hiresdes
[eurogamer.net] Wii Classic Controller to be banned in US. Also Wavebird and GC controllers. Patents suck. eurogamer.net Dvader
[neogaf.com] PS store update for today. Siren, 1942, Pixel Junk demo. neogaf.com Dvader
[eurogamer.net] Splinter Cell pushed back till 09/10. Ubisoft release date report. eurogamer.net Dvader
[neogaf.com] Guy on gaf has Wario Land, shares thoughts. Says the game is awesome. neogaf.com Dvader
[ign.com] Little Big Planet impressions from Comic Con. Amazing level described. ign.com Dvader
[neogaf.com] Grand Theft Auto IV coming to PC. The mods will be amazing. neogaf.com Dvader
[ign.com] Resistance 2 beta in Sept. Can get in through Qore ign.com Dvader
Little King's Story: Trailer 2 gamevideos.com gamingeek
[impress.co.jp] Tales of Hearts DS screens impress.co.jp gamingeek
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[destructoid.com] Igarahsi talks Castlevania Wii and DS Video interview destructoid.com gamingeek
The Conduit: New screens and impressions Click main page for impressions thatvideogameblog.com gamingeek
[eurogamer.pt] Tales 2 Wii footage eurogamer.pt gamingeek
Spy pics of the New PSP 3000 Featuring an in built microphone... 1up.com gamingeek
[edge-online.com] Fracture EDGE mag preview edge-online.com gamingeek
[gamesindustry.biz] Itagaki submits papers against Tecmo All the details inside gamesindustry.biz gamingeek
[ign.com] Gears of War 2 IGN preview ign.com gamingeek
[ign.com] Afro Samurai IGN preview ign.com gamingeek
[ign.com] Wii Love Golf IGN Review If you like Mario Golf ign.com gamingeek
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Killzone 2 pics 6 big ones to stuff in you gfdata.de gamingeek
[ign.com] Left 4 Dead Screens ign.com Ravenprose
Reggie: Wii Storage Solution Coming Admits that  it's "a mainstream problem" too mtv.com Ravenprose
[gonintendo.com] Wild Tangent - consoles dead by 2020 gonintendo.com Ravenprose
[gonintendo.com] Marvelous Interactive/ XSEED Interview "Lux Pain, Flower Sun and Rain looking good for NA release" gonintendo.com Ravenprose
[ign.com] Live Wire Demo of Resident Evil 5 Vader am cry ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] Live Wire Demo Mirror’s Edge More proof of greatness ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] Crysis Warhead hands on Eats PC’s for breakfast ign.com Iga_Bobovic
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[ign.com] Peggle games to the DS N’gay’s favourite game is coming to the DS ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] Valkyrie Profile DS dated It’s coming early October in Japan ign.com Iga_Bobovic
[ign.com] Rhythm Heaven (DS) Videos, movies and Commercials Some guys at Neogaf so apeshit over this ign.com Iga_Bobovic
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Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:52:42
steelattack said:
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Oh shit. My shift now. Better hurry up to get back home before that old fart (GG) comes here to bust my balls.

shit, posting via wii is no fun without a keyboard Sad

Posting via Wii can be fun! Just insert the remote in your anus.

What's so unusual about that?

Isn't that what they made the rubber Wii mote protective coating for anyway?

Just TRY playing Mario Galaxy after you're done posting though. All the Astroglide on the Wii mote made me it impossible for it to NOT slip out of my hand. Thank GOD for the Wrist strap!

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Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:55:57
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Holy shit. Who is that monster? Who won?

That monster is Hong-Man Choi. He has some weird disease that causes him to be huge. He fought against Fedor last new year eve(31 december 2007).

And who won. Can't you tell by the pictures? Or by the simple fact that Fedor fought? Tsk tsk

Well here is the whole fight. Yep, the whole two minutes

Fedor Emelianenko vs Hong-Man Choi

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Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:44:08

Biggest Surprise

Nintendo's Media Briefing So Bad that Even Matt Hated It

Not just Matt, but the entire IGN Nintendo Team -- a real feat given that one of us can usually focus on some distant glimmer of light at the end of the Mushroom Kingdom tunnel. Fact is, Nintendo willingly ignored its original fan base by choosing to spotlight a handful of marginally interesting titles, only one of which impressed any of us. The worst part is that we're not even referring to Animal Crossing: City Folk, a game that we have no doubt will be enjoyable, but also one that has seen very little innovation over its predecessors. No -- only MotionPlus and Wii Sports Resort had us itching to play a little more, and even that particular demo was too brief. Meanwhile, we were both embarrassed for the executives who had to stand up on stage and "play" Wii Music and simultaneously insulted that Nintendo actually tried to pass off the non-game as anything but, as Mega64 so accurately dubbed it, a "glorified noise-maker." We never thought we'd state the following, but truly and honestly, and we really do mean this from the bottom of our hearts, thank the stars for Wii games from third-parties.

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Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:25:47

^^^^I still don't see how it was that bad compared to the rest but I do agree that Wii Music was just pathetic. I mean when the dude was drumming the drums didn't react at all. I really hope the game bombs.

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*Crickets Chirping*

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Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:40:23
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steelattack said:
gamingeek said:
steelattack said:

Oh shit. My shift now. Better hurry up to get back home before that old fart (GG) comes here to bust my balls.

shit, posting via wii is no fun without a keyboard Sad

Posting via Wii can be fun! Just insert the remote in your anus.

What's so unusual about that?

Isn't that what they made the rubber Wii mote protective coating for anyway?

Just TRY playing Mario Galaxy after you're done posting though. All the Astroglide on the Wii mote made me it impossible for it to NOT slip out of my hand. Thank GOD for the Wrist strap!

LOL

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Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:46:06
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steelattack said:

Holy shit. Who is that monster? Who won?

That monster is Hong-Man Choi. He has some weird disease that causes him to be huge. He fought against Fedor last new year eve(31 december 2007).

And who won. Can't you tell by the pictures? Or by the simple fact that Fedor fought? Tsk tsk

Well here is the whole fight. Yep, the whole two minutes

Fedor Emelianenko vs Hong-Man Choi

HOLY SHIT!!!!

FEDOOOOOOOOOOORRRR!!!!'1111

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Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:09:28
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Check this out!

Fedor vs Choi

Wow, his head is almost as big as Vidic-lite's torso!

Oh, and CoD5 is looking WORSE than MoH: Fronltine on the GC. :X :X :X

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Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:11:56

First off by this post I am in no way praising Nintendo's bad (won't say garbage because of Warioland Wii) rest of the year line-up.

But Edge does bring on a good point that this leaves doors open for third party game sales. I know some may let this go over their heads but last year Nintendo was going to launch a huge multiplayer game titled "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" of course it got delayed until '08 but it is possible that the missing must have multiplayer game from Nintendo fueled the Guitar Hero III sales to at least some extent. I can imagine Tenchu, Conduit, and Shaun White benefiting from this.


Second READ THE BLOG I POSTED PLEASE!!!

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Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:27:19

My avatar doesn't work. Sad

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Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:25:18
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Oh, and CoD5 is looking WORSE than MoH: Fronltine on the GC. :X :X :X

In what way exactly? Because I loved frontline at the time, but the aiming is shit and it's awfully dated at this point. Do you mean visually?

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Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:13:13

I've been busy playing Civilization Rev and MGS4 while not working, sorry fuckers.

Man, MGS4 is soooo close to being the best in the series, but I feel that it lost a lot of its luster on that last level. Its not even a level....its like an idea for a level, with a bunch of story thrown in it.

The great levels are totally great, and that's why it hurts me that they didn't end the game on a higher note. Missions 2 and 4 are absolutely the pinnacles of MGS gameplay, while mission 3 is an awesome IDEA (again) that could have been much more fleshed out and interesting than it ended up being. Mission 1 is basically a tutorial mission for half of it, which holds it back from being as good as 2 and 4. While 5 just sucked IMO.

Civ Rev is an amazing achievement for the series on consoles. It really feels like Civ 4, but more user friendly. I've been playing this quite a bit. Its one of those gmes that's great to have around either when you don't have much else to play, or when you need something to play in between other games. Great to relax with.

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Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:29:27

Okami update

Well I just finished the water dragon and now I'm on Oni Island.

Game has gotten a whole lot better after the ho-hum beginning. Happy I love the underwater temple stuff even if it is a direct rip of zelda and the zoras domain etc. It was beautiful though and the music was sublime.

Oni Island has this stupid time trial like section where I am racing this ticket thing.

I loved the section where you were shrunk and saw issun full size and had the giant human feet. That reminded me of minish cap. Happy

I also played WW last night for a quick blast and it re-confirmed my feelings. As much as I love Okami, the actual gameplay in zelda just smacks this game down like a bitch. Simple example, you see a crack in the wall in okami, you draw a circle and the wall explodes. In zelda you have to equip your bombs, then your bombs have a timer that may blow you up. Then you have to line up a throw to get it just right, take a run up or not. Some things are in mid-air so have to time it perfectly right to blow it up.

Another example. In okami you see a lit torch and an unlit one. You draw a line between them, shazam, torch lit, door open. In zelda last night I went into a room, saw a pot with sticks in, broke open the pot, grabbed the stick, lit the stick, ran up two levels than literally threw the stick across the room to light the torch on the balcony across the gap.

There is better design and gameplay in one dungeon of zelda than there is in the whole of okami. It sounds like a RIDICULOUS statement to make, but that is what I keep thinking, even though I love the game. I love okami because of the art and the atmosphere and the humour and the brush mechanics.

The overworld is huge. I mean I keep hearing this talk about how wii can't do openworld games, but PS2 games like Bully, GTA and okami just show that even on PS2 you could acheive huge gameworlds, even if there are imperfections like pop up or funnel points (which I actually don't mind). You can zoom the camera out in okami and see this huge landscape as far as the eye can see.

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Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:33:24
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foolz said:

Oh, and CoD5 is looking WORSE than MoH: Fronltine on the GC. :X :X :X

In what way exactly? Because I loved frontline at the time, but the aiming is shit and it's awfully dated at this point. Do you mean visually?

Haha, so did I. I went back to it a year ago, wasn't a pretty sight. Sad

And yeah CoD5 is looking shocking visually. Haven't seen enough footage to see if it looks fun though. I still have hope! Just not for a pretty game. Nyaa

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Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:36:43
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First off by this post I am in no way praising Nintendo's bad (won't say garbage because of Warioland Wii) rest of the year line-up.

But Edge does bring on a good point that this leaves doors open for third party game sales.

Yes, but the point is that no one has stepped up to fill this gap with quality games. Capcom are doing a dead rising port for the winter... great. Spyborgs is a late 09 game.

Ubisoft are churning out absolute shit. Madworld is a great looking niche game, yes this game is niche, not animal crossing, bitches. Nyaa

Tenchu will most likely be average.

Where is the effort? Conduit developers haven't got a publisher and still have 9 months to run on their dev cycle. Treyarch sound like they are actually trying with COD5 but that's a multiplat where FPS fans care more about visuals than control.

Then you have a bunch of japanese quirky type games. No one is stepping up with quality games to aggressively take the market. If I were a third party I'd be watching Wii hardware sales each month, watching the crap released in shovelware terms and thinking to myself that someone has a massive opportunity if they just put the resources behind it.

One of the things I keep banging on about is advertising, long term and not having this sort of release period ejaculation and quick deflation. They essentially need to get some advertising viagra.

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Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:39:39
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Oh, and CoD5 is looking WORSE than MoH: Fronltine on the GC. :X :X :X

In what way exactly? Because I loved frontline at the time, but the aiming is shit and it's awfully dated at this point. Do you mean visually?

Haha, so did I. I went back to it a year ago, wasn't a pretty sight. Sad

And yeah CoD5 is looking shocking visually. Haven't seen enough footage to see if it looks fun though. I still have hope! Just not for a pretty game. Nyaa

The gamekyo footage I linked was a blurry zoomed in, off screen version taken from the E3 conference. I think if you pop over to IGN you can see it in much better quality. I think it's very good in that it's delivering a huge expansive enviroment with a ton of stuff going on with little to no slowdown at all.

http://uk.media.wii.ign.com/media/142/14222041/vids_1.html

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Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:42:21

And than there is Fatal Frame 4 if Nintendo is smart they will release it on Halloween and Little King's Story that is released in December. Oh Tales of Symphonia 2 is also coming 2008.

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Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:05:49
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And than there is Fatal Frame 4 if Nintendo is smart they will release it on Halloween and Little King's Story that is released in December. Oh Tales of Symphonia 2 is also coming 2008.

Truthfully TOS2 looks pretty bad to me, but I hear it has a decent point and click map interface which is a plus to me as I hates the trips between towns. Nintendo US seems like they dont even want to acknowledge that fatal frame IV even exists so who knows if it will be released in the west this year. I hope so. Little kings story looks like a great pikmin replacement.

I posted the new trailer in thursdays updates but no one watched it but me Sad IGN has it now, maybe in better quality. I will check it out now.

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Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:18:29
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I posted the new trailer in thursdays updates but no one watched it but me Sad IGN has it now, maybe in better quality. I will check it out now.

I watched that trailer too. The game is like a cross between animal crossing, harvest moon and pikmin. Plus you have to conquer the whole world including a kingdom of the drunks. Instant win

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