Remember the creepy Tom Cruise interview that everyone was watching on YouTube a while back? Tom Cruise just got a little creepier with this Half-Life 2 video re-enacting the insanity that is Tom Cruise’s take on Scientology. I’d post more on the subject but we don’t want to alert Xenu, the Intergalactic Space Tyrant to our presence in the known universe. Here’s the video:
It happened. The fatal “red ring of death” came in and swooped this writer’s Xbox 360 away. The system might have sensed the excitement over beating people online in Soulcalibur IV with Maxi-inspired “Carissa-foo” and shut down.
We gathered up a bit of info from around Kezins HQ and found out that half the staff has suffered from the dreaded “red ring.”
Will’s Xbox 360 crapped out after eleven (11!) months in use, Jesper’s is still up and running (or it should be, last we heard of him), and this writer’s took a dirt nap after a year and ten months of service. Juan? His can’t “red ring” because he doesn’t have one, but we’ll give his phantom system the benefit of the doubt and say it’d be living the good, gaming life.
What about you guys? Is your system still up and running? Or have you stayed away from the problematic Xbox 360?
Somehow China still leads in medal count for the 2008 Olympics, but that could all change soon. They were already caught cheating in gymnastics, so it’s possible some medals could be taken back from them. Some have stated that nearly half of the Chinese gymnastics team was NOT even eligible to compete.
Unfortunately, gymnastics is not the only arena where China has been accused of cheating. Apparently, accusations have been flying that they also cheated in shooting and boxing with unfair judging. With the amount of evidence already presented, I have to wonder if China’s cheating goes even deeper. We might be watching a rigged Olympics.
Do you think China is cheating? Leave a comment below and let us know. And yes we know that rhymed.
Unless you’re looking for some shovel ware on the DS, it looks like it’ll be light on game releases this week.
The highlight this week is Roogoo, a puzzle game that takes you back to ye old elementary school days, which isn’t half bad and has been available on Xbox Live for the past couple of weeks. It’s $19.99 on PC, though, so those of you with an Xbox 360 might want to go with that release instead for half the price and cutesy graphics in high-def. Plus! Achievements…got you there, huh?
Check out the full list of games dropping this week after the break…
Looking to get your “I saw Jaws at Universal Studios, and all I got was this half eaten t-shirt” signed? Look no further my friends. The Big Apple Comic Con is making it’s way this weekend to NYC. One of the main stars that will make a visit this weekend, will be the Academy Award Winner Richard Dreyfuss (Appearing Sunday Only 11am-3pm)
Some of the other great stars are Actor/Rapper Ice-T and beautiful wife Playboy model Coco.
Check out the rest of the stars below:
“One of those things that Konami doesn’t want us to talk about is the ‘total length of cut-scenes’. Hopefully it won’t be bending the rules to [sic] far to reveal that they represent about half of the content of the game.”
So reads a part of Dave McCarthy’s MGS4 review on IGN UK which suggests that come June 12 gamers will be able to enjoy Snake’s latest adventure in equal parts gameplay and cut scenes.
As a gamer who enjoys cut scenes, and especially those as expertly crafted in past Metal Gear Solids, it’s a little worrisome that they’ll take up half of the content on that mister-super-disc BluRay, but if their nicely woven into the gameplay and story they should be fine. We’ll just be ready to have some popcorn and Sour Patch gummies handy, won’t we?
Via IGN UK
We have been using games as teaching tools for many years, but I believe that we are just starting to realize the educational value of mainstream games such as Second Life. Montclair State University recently held their Learning 2.0 Conference and an interesting presentation that came out of the event was one titled ‘Second Life as a Pedagogical Tool’. Montclair State is New Jersey’s second largest university. If you are interested in learning more about Half Life and the teaching value it presents, the following slide show is something worth looking at:
I currently have 85 games on the Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA). I probably paid for half of them, so it’s already become a hefty investment. After playing Ikaruga for several days, I can state with confidence that it’s now officially my favorite game on the arcade. The current meta score for the game is 8.7/10. All I can say is that some of the reviewers handing out lower scores were either smoking crack or needed to smoke some. I don’t like giving games 1-10 scores, but if I were inclined to do so, Ikaruga would get a 10/10 from me any day of the week.
Ikaruga (XBLA)
Developed by Treasure
Published by Treasure
Released on April 9, 2008
Ikaruga always had a visual appeal to it, regardless of what platform it was released on. I have fond memories of playing the game on the Dreamcast and in the arcades. I was afraid that somehow the title would be dumbed down for the XBLA, but fortunately it’s just as challenging as ever. If your thing is casual gaming, you’ll certainly want to pass on this one. If you are looking for a challenging game like the arcade shooters of old, I’m not sure why you haven’t already downloaded it.
The exciting addition to the old game is online co-op mode. This might just be enough to bring back the nostalgia of the old school arcade days for some gamers like myself. If you haven’t already purchased the game, I suggest checking out the demo as soon as possible. Many sites reviewed the game and I’m not sure what they were thinking to be honest. The closest review to the truth I could find was on Destructoid. There’s no such thing as a flawless game, but this is about as close as it gets on the XBLA.
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