Sega E3 08: Alpha Protocol, Sonic Unleashed

July 16th, 2008

I’m not sure what it is about E3, but I’m slowly getting the itch to play me some RPGs and RTSs, but more on the latter later. Let’s rap about the former and first up is Obsidian’s (They created Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic II The Sith Lords and Neverwinter Nights 2) Alpha [...]

Exclusive: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for iPhone

July 16th, 2008

As far as we know and to THQ Wireless’ knowledge we’re the first with any sort of footage for the upcoming release of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and here it is for all of you readers. It’s a very cool game and an ingenious way of using the touchscreen. The accelerometer is only used [...]

Live: Nintendo press conference [Update]

July 15th, 2008

Update: Full press release for GTA: Chinatown Wars after the jump.
Reggie says the Wii was never a fad. Imitation is just around the corner, he says.
10:07AM I think we’re wrapping up.

Miyamoto is going to play the cowbell in the 4-player demo. They’re playing the Mario theme. Awesome. Will have video shortly.

Live: Microsoft E3 Briefing [Update]

July 14th, 2008

First 45 minutes of the press conference.
Update: I’m updating with all the Qik videos I took. I’ll label them accordingly.
12:06 - And we’re out… Thanks for visiting.
12:04 - Final Fantasy 13. north america and europe coming soon.

‘Jedi Gym’ is a short film that some may find funny

July 7th, 2008

Here is a short film called “Jedi Gym” that’s part of Atom’s Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge. Some of you might find the film to be hilarious. Others might say something seemingly clever like “Hey, give me back that six minutes” or “Hey, you owe me six minutes” or “Hey, six minutes was how long [...]

Play your Nintendo DS like a Jedi with a Lightsaber Stylus

July 3rd, 2008

Nintendo and Lucas Arts are releasing Lightsaber Stylus for the DS at the end of July. Star Wars fans will be able to buy a two pack featuring light up lightsapbers ($16.99) or a three pack of boring non-light up lightsabers ($7.99). One of the major downfalls of the stylus is you can not put [...]

550-pound scrap-metal Optimus Prime costs 7 grand

July 2nd, 2008

And it’s worth every penny. Robot-Models appears to make all manner of welded-steel (wrought iron?) models from Gundams to Gremlins. There is also an insane number of Star Wars models.
This selection of Transformers includes quite a large Optimus Prime. Put it up outside to keep naughty Decepticons out of your garden!

Xbox 360 Dashboard re-design to use motion controller

July 2nd, 2008

Word on the street is that Microsoft will launch a re-designed Xbox 360 Dashboard alongside the long-rumored [Spring?] Dashboard update. That Microsoft is thinking about of integrating that motion controller that was mentioned a few weeks ago is both unexpected and annoying.
One of the reasons I prefer the Xbox 360 to the Wii when [...]

Rock Band II this September for Xbox 360 [Updated]

June 30th, 2008

Rock Band 2 will come out this year for the Xbox 360 in September, with other platforms—the PS3 and Wii—getting in on the fun later in the year. What that means, exactly? Your guess is as good as mine.
But let’s focus: Rock Band 2 is coming. You’ll be able to use all of your Rock [...]

Daily Crunch: Lab Partner Edition

June 27th, 2008

Video: Inside the Dyson Microbiology lab
Intricately detailed Quake III map of the Simpsons’ house
Track your hunting dog with the Garmin GPS Dog Collar
Six-person, round-table ping pong? If it ain’t broke…
R2-D2 and Darth Vader USB hubs for Star Wars geeks

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