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Time
Blizzard VP Raids Time 100
Time magazine's May 8th issue features their list of the one-hundred men and women whose "power, talent or moral example [are] transforming our world". Included on that list is Blizzard's vice president of game design, Rob Pardo. More »
Sega
Sega's Sketchy Hitler Tee
Huh. Not sure how I'd feel walking around with a big Adolf Hitler head on my chest, especially if I had to tell people the tee was an Advanced Dai Sen Ryaku promo item. I suppose the inclusion of Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill, and Mussolini gives it a bit more context, softening the potential neo-Nazi implication, but it's really the hardcore nerdery that puts it over the top. More »
Konami
Metal Gear Solid 4: The Real Time Demo
Anyone in denial about the real-time nature of Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer should watch this older, but recently YouTubed video demonstrating the attention to detail and graphical clarity of the MGS4 engine. In it, the narrator plays around with the demo on a PS3 dev kit, covering all the neat graphical tricks Kojima's team uses, including uber-high polygon counts, depth of field, and high dynamic range lighting. It also has pee jokes. Fascinating stuff.
Xbox 360
Make Your Xbox 360 More Huge, Slightly More Portable
If you're not satisfied with the massive heft of your Xbox 360 and its gargantuan power supply, maybe this Joytech HD LCD monitor might be what you're looking for. It's perfect for that gaming-on-the-go leading into that visit-to-the-chiropractor session every next-gen gamer is after. More »
Sega
Sega Rally Goes Revo, Not Wii
Sega announced the next entry in the long running Sega Rally series would be coming next year, under the name Sega Rally Revo. But sorry, no Revolution... err, Wii version. Don't let that "Revo" mislead you. The game is headed to the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, courtesy of the newly formed Sega Driving Studio. More »
Next-gen
Is This Next Gen Tony Hawk?
Playsyde has posted a video they culled from Japanese super-site 2ch which may be (just may be) test-animation from a next-gen Tony Hawk title. It looks a little suspect to me, as the models and lighting aren't that hot, and the animation doesn't seem like that much of a jump from current generation THPS games. But this is Activision we're talking about here. ;) More »
Nintendo
Gamecube Getting Price Drop In May?
According to today's Gamespot Retail Radar, the Nintendo Gamecube looks like it will drop below its $99.99 retail price at some point within the month of May. An anonymous Gamestop employee has let slip that marketing materials indicating some sort of price change is on the way. More »
Nintendo
The Nintendo Monopoly
Looks like the Nintendo monopoly is back: in board game form! I assume the game rules will be slightly modified to encourage abuse of third-parties by signing restrictive licensing agreements and boardroom tirades from the Hiroshi Yamauchi gamepiece. More »
Xbox 360
Crackdown Gets The Preview Treatment
CVG has a fresh look at Microsoft's exclusive action-adventure genre bender. Featuring a blend of role-playing, shooting, driving and strategy, the cell-shaded, off-hue (in the style of Metal Gear Acid 2), supercop-versus-gangs game is looking better and better. More »
Nintendo
Nintendo Gauging Wii Love?
An anonymous tipster sent in the above image allegedly from a Greenfield Online survey. Greenfield is responsible for gathering consumer and market feedback, and, in this case, looks to have been running the survey for Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates (who also have done polling and media research for Xbox, Nike, MTV and more). More »
Sega
Yakuza Trailer Is OMG Good
If you feel like you've been emasculated by this week's Wii announcement, Sega has a testosterone injection for you in the form of the new English version Yakuza trailer. Formerly known as Ryu Ga Gotoku, the action-adventure, beat-em-up will be coming stateside in September of this year. More »
Reggie
Sweet Limited MPH Nintendo DS
The Go Nintendo crew have tons of snaps from their trip to the Nintendo World Store, at which Reggie "Kick Ass, Take Names" Fils-Aime made a special appearance yesterday. The coolest photo (no offense guys, you're a handsome bunch) is of this limited edition Nintendo DS, all Metroid Prime Hunters-ed up. My inner Nintendo fanboy is really pissed at me for not going to New York yesterday and trying to win this thing. More »
Koei
Koei's E3 Line-Up Revealed
The house that Dynasty Warriors built released its preliminary list of what will be available (but not necessarily playable) on the E3 show floor. Few surprises here, as Koei announced both Fatal Inertia and Blade Storm for the PS3 many moons ago, and as the line-up is dominated by tried and true Samurai/Dynasty Warriors titles. More »
Art
Lovely Game-Related Paintings
Travis sends word of his wife Kelli's paintings, many of which contain gaming and comic characters. "We're both incurable game nerds," he says. With the best of them, Travis, with the best of them! More »
Remedy
E3 Will Be Wake-less
Max Payne developer Remedy says there will be no Alan Wake at this year's E3. The developer is itching to show progress on Wake, an action-thriller game. Remedy's Matias Myllyrinne said, "We want to keep the momentum going on the development side and are not showing the game at E3." He did hint at E3 time frame announcements. How exciting. More »
Guitar Hero
