Xbox, Playstation to rival Wii with motion control
The Nintendo Wii revolutionized the gaming world because of the new level of interactivity it brought through its motion controlled interactivity. With that, the Wii took Nintendo back into the gaming ball game after disappearing post-GameCube. Microsoft and Sony wouldn’t have none of that though, as they plan to take away Nintendo’s competitive advantage by introducing their own motion controllers for the Xbox and the...
Anime Festival Asia 2009 online!
With official confirmation from the recently opened AFA09.com website, Anime Festival Asia 2009 is on schedule. This will all happen again at Suntec City Convention and Exhibition Center in Singapore on November 21 and 22. Bringing you Merchandise, Live Acts and Performances, Anime / Manga showcases straight from Japan, Japanese popular culture will once again take centre stage at Anime Festival Asia. Last year’s event featured...
Watchmen Director’s Cut coming to video
I liked Watchmen all because I am a fan of the graphic novels. That’s why I got to appreciate the details and all. But given a non-fan point of view, it’s way too long and way too messy to be regarded as a good film. It’s a graphic novel supplement at best. Now who wants to see the Director’s Cut? It’s still a couple of months down the line (release date’s on July 25) but details have been revealed...
Spore coming to Nintendo platforms
If you think that Maxis and EA have neglected Nintendo platforms for their Spore game lineup, fret not. Maxis has announced details about Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena – two games that will be developed exclusively for the Wii and DS platforms. Exclusive releases are always a good thing since they do tend to maximize the platforms unique technologies. For the Wii and the DS, expect the games to exploit the interactivity...
3D Realms goes bust doing Duke Nukem Forever
Duke Nukem (among other classic PC games) will go down in my personal history as one of the first gaming addictions I had. That was fifteen freaking years ago with my old 386 computer. Then Duke Nukem 3D came out and became a must-play for hormonally-raging adolescent due to pixelated flaming titties – a real upside compared to the old Doom titles. Kudos to 3D Realms for that (and for developing the shareware concept and FPS...
Star Trek D-A-C trailer
Lookie here. Trekies are undoubtedly clenching their bumholes for the much anticipated J.J. Abrams Star Trek reboot. Whether it will be a travesty or not, we’ll only know once it hits the theaters later this week. But let’s have something to whet our Star Trek dose for the day. Here’s one for Trekie gamers. Coming to the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network is Star Trek D-A-C. Don’t bother if you’re...