Monthly Archives: September 2006

Mario … of the North Star

The headline is from my brother. I think this is one of the cooler things I’ve seen. The Fists of the North Star and Southern Cross must never fight … but they can clean out your pipes. If anyone can … Continue reading

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‘Kane & Lynch’ shots

Eidos dropped off some more screens of ‘Kane & Lynch’. Check ‘em out. The game, as you may or may not know, is slated for the 360 and PC.

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SEGA and New Line Cinema unite

This is either good or bad news, I’m not sure. SEGA and New Line Cinema announced a deal to make games based on movies centered around the “His Dark Materials” book trilogy from author Phillip Pullman. So, we have a … Continue reading

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DVD format war done? Ask the British

Reuters reports that a UK-based company has found a way to make an inexpensive multi-layer DVD. The company is called New Medium Enterprises, and the production costs of a disc using the company’s new technology would be around 9 cents, … Continue reading

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Firefox 2.0 en route

A story from Information Week says Mozilla, the creators of Firefox, is whipping out a release candidate of Firefox 2.0 today. It’s the browser’s first big-time upgrade in about a year. the upgrade is supposed to provide anti-phishing alerts, session … Continue reading

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Curse? What curse?

Seahawks fans now have something else to cry about. Aside from the 3-0 start, there’s bad news — Shawn Alexander is out with a broken foot for at least a couple of weeks. As you know, Alexander was on the … Continue reading

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No TGS … but ‘NBA 2K7′ arrived

Like many people who weren’t able to travel to the Land of the Rising Sun for the Tokyo Game Show, I’ve relied extensively on the likes of GameTrailers, GameSpot, Kotaku and Joystiq to get some inkling of what’s been showing … Continue reading

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When a game asks you to be a god, you say, ‘YES!’

It’s too bad more people in the mainstream don’t seem to know about “Okami,” (released today) so it’s going to suffer from the same disease that got “Indigo Prophecy” and “BG&E” — meaning it’s a fun, innovative and engulfing title … Continue reading

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‘Skate’ cometh to next-gen

Today, EA announced ‘Skate’ for the 360 and the PS3, which could end up becoming the next-gen competitor to the long-unchallenged Tony Hawk skating game franchise. The title is being assembled by the people at EA Black Box in Vancouver. … Continue reading

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On Nov. 19 … Wii-joice?

Nintendo made their formal announcement regarding the release date and the price of the Wii console. As the headline says, the system is set for a Nov. 19 release in the U.S. (as the fanboys go ‘wooooo’) and will erase … Continue reading

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