ESA Prez confirms: E3 as we know it is dead
Posted by inpheaux on July 31st, 2006 at 8:32 pmAs we reported yesterday, E3 as we know is officially dead. Earlier today Doug Lowenstein, the Electronic Software Association's President, confirmed that the giant yearly blinking-lights-filled nerd fest that people on all sides of the gaming industry have come to love and/or hate is over. Reasons cited are the ones we've all heard: exhibitors pulled [...]
Guitar Hero 2 Updates: More songs and Practice Mode
Posted by inpheaux on July 31st, 2006 at 9:51 amTwo quick little bits of Guitar Hero 2 news today. First up, new songs! RedOctane showed off three new tracks in a new build of the game at an event yesterday . . or today . . or something in Australia. What do we get?
Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper [...]
E3 in serious jeopardy, possibly cancelled indefinitely
Posted by inpheaux on July 30th, 2006 at 2:57 pmSomewhat shocking news from inside the Electronic Software Association today: E3 is potentially over.
Depending on who you ask, E3 is either completely dead or due for massive restructuring. Speculation is presently running rampant, and the ESA staying relatively quiet on the subject, though an official announcement is expected tomorrow.
Next-Gen seems convinced that the show is [...]
New Directional Pad forums online!
Posted by inpheaux on July 30th, 2006 at 2:13 amAfter a week or so of teaching myself all about modding and theming PunBB, I'm happy to say that we've rolled out the new Directional Pad Forums. They work more or less exactly like they used to. The key difference is that they're not phpBB anymore, which will let me sleep a bit easier at [...]
Valve Media Wrapup: Portal, Team Fortress 2 and HL2 E2
Posted by inpheaux on July 21st, 2006 at 7:00 pmLast week Valve said we'd be getting videos this week, and videos we got. I linked to them in the thread on the forums about the TF2 artwork, but now that they're all out I'd toss 'em all out at once.
Portal Teaser Trailer (2:22)
HD: Local Mirror, Download through Steam.
Streaming Low-Res: YouTube.
Team Fortress 2 Teaser Trailer [...]
EU Release date for Opera DS – 06 OCT 2006
Posted by inpheaux on July 20th, 2006 at 11:50 pmNintendo of Europe, masters of inexplicable delays, have been kicking things into gear lately. Just look at their how they managed to get the DS Lite out the door in a reasonable timeframe, and in black, too!
This time, they've beat Nintendo of America to the punch on publishing a release date for the highly anticipated [...]
Simple one-step plan to ruin Lumines
Posted by inpheaux on July 18th, 2006 at 4:49 pmAdd New Music.
Bad Music.
12 licensed tracks for the forthcoming PSP sequel to the only good PSP game Lumines have been announced. Here we go:
Beck - "Black Tambourine"
Black Eyed Peas - "Pump It"
Chemical Brothers - "Star Guitar"
Fatboy Slim - "Gangster Trippin'"
The Go! Team - "Bottle Rocket"
Gwen Stefani - "Hollaback Girl"
Hoobastank - "Born to Lead"
Junior Senior - [...]
Update: Team Fortress 2 artwork released
Posted by inpheaux on July 14th, 2006 at 9:50 pmYesterday, I commented that I would be reserving judgement until I saw it for myself. I can now say that I fully endorse the new art direction. This is way better than "generic modern military combat". If we want that, we can play Battlefield 2.
Earlier today Valve weighed in with their official update about all [...]
KillerNic: XTREEM NETWORKING!!
Posted by Metallian on July 14th, 2006 at 12:24 amNetwork interface cards are pretty run of the mill nowadays. In the rare instance your motherboard doesn't have one integrated, it's a matter of a car trip and 5 dollars to pick up one that's the same as all the rest. Right?
¡INCORRECTO SEÑOR! your pathetic excuse for a NIC disgusts me and it's all I [...]
DPad’s belated first birthday
Posted by inpheaux on July 13th, 2006 at 9:47 pmWe were so busy getting content ready to post, and doing other important things on the internet that I can't seem to recall at the moment, that we all totally forgot that the site turned 1 back on 06 JUL 2006. Technically the site dates back further, to either its larval stage at games.skizzers.org, or [...]