July 2009
320 posts
THQ Sale on Steam →
If you were holding out on picking up Dawn of War II for some reason, now’s your chance. All THQ games on Steam are now 50% off (for the time being). This means that you can pick up DoWII for $25!…
New Fallout 3 Mothership Zeta Trailer →
Pete Hines, our good buddy at Bethesda just shared with us the new trailer for Fallout 3’s newest expansion coming out this August 3rd, Mothership Zeta. This is likely the last of the DLC that we’ll…
Would Blu-Ray Releases Make You Buy More Anime? →
The Blu-ray Disc Association, which sounds like a fancy name for some sort of media disc mafia, recently conducted an online survey of what anime titles Japanese consumers would purchase on Blu-Ray….
Gran Turismo PSP Box Art →
Well it seems that Kazunori Yamauchi has let the proverbial cat out of the bag when it comes to the much-anticipated Gran Turismo PSP. This is the cover art for the box that you’re checking out…
I want Halo: ODST even more now →
Many thanks to Joystiq for providing a new video for Halo: ODST that introduces the characters and the weapons that you’ll be using throughout the game. The gameplay looks simply amazing. Yes, it’s…
I’m buying RAGE for PS3 →
I decided today that I’m going to embrace my PS3 a lot more in this upcoming game season. Part of this is because of how distasteful the Xbox 360 fans have been treating PS3 users on many of the…
Eden of the East Compilation Film Announced: Is It... →
Today, Kenji Kamiyama, director of such anime as Blood: The Last Vampire, Ghost In The Shell: SAC, and Eden of the East, announced that Eden of the East will have a compilation film released a month…
PlayStation 3 might actually start earning →
Nobuyuki Oneda, the CEO of Sony, stated recently during the company’s investor call concerning the first quarter said that the PS3 now costs a full 70% less than what it originally cost to make….
#FF Media Whore love this week @thef1sh, @BigPopaGamer @JGibbo09, @Excremento, @Coonskin. Oh and the guys @MYMHM do some great stuff!
Morning Cup O’ Metal →
Pantera — Cemetery Gates
Good morning whores. I hope you have your coffee in hand, a nice warm breakfast in your stomach and the realization that the weekend is only 8 hours away. The last Pantera…
Neo finally destroys The Matrix today →
Isn’t it ironic that people have been choosing to strap themselves into their computers to play a game where the story is about people struggling to free themselves from machine control?
Anyways,…
Another casualty of the 2010 push →
Yet another game is getting the ‘push’ treatment. This time it’s Dark Void, the “Bermuda Triangle taking people to alternate universes, also jetpacks” game that looks great has been announced…
RT @JGibbo09 WIKIPEDIA IS DOWN. EVERYBODY PANIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Ninja Turtles are a cheap date →
I’ll admit it, I might have been a little harsh on the Summer of Arcade yesterday. Don’t get me wrong, I’m looking forward to all the games except for Trails HD, and I think that all of them are…
RT @Coonskin: Why Splosion Man is the best Sonic game I have played in a long time (please read!): http://tinyurl.com/lgslkb
RT @MediaWhoreTwit: Mass Effect 2: Shepard Gets “Metroided” http://bit.ly/LLl3F
The Fantastic Mr Fox – Trailer →
The trailer for Wes Anderson’s new film, The Fantastic Mr Fox has split the film community down the middle. Some people have embraced the quirkiness of the stop motion animation and realise that…
Why Splosion Man is the best Sonic game I have... →
They said it couldn’t be done. They said it would take too much time. But then indie developer Twisted Pixel turned around and, BAM, made a game that was worthy of being placed alongside the likes…
Hold onto your UT3, its gonna be a loooong ride. →
Unreal Tournament, the popular multiplayer first person shooter and modder’s wet dream, is quickly approaching its 10th anniversary. In that time, they’ve released only 3 games in the main series…
How come nobody calls Telltale Games ‘fanboys’? →
The guys from Telltale Games, the people behind the recent successful relaunch of the Monkey Island franchise, have started griping about the Wii…not just the WiiWare 40mb file-size limit, mind you,…
Mass Effect 2: Shepard Gets “Metroided” →
Mass Effect – (noun) A sci-fi game where you spend the whole game powering up your character by earning experience and money so that you can pass more difficult challenges.
Metroid – (noun) A sci-fi…
Infinity Ward Doesn’t Like PC Gamers →
It’s already a known fact that PC gamers aren’t getting the Pretige edition of Modern Warfare 2, but there was hope that they’d be able to get SOME sort of special edition, namely the Hardened…
Guitar Hero 5 Tracklist FINALLY Published →
Well, we FINALLY get to know all the songs that have been confirmed for Guitar Hero 5 and whats funny is that I can hear Gibbo and BunnyRabbit2 sighing all the way from England as I post this…
Sonic Will Be “Fixed Over Time” (Yeah Right) →
I don’t need to remind you how bad a state Sonic The Hedgehog is in. If you ask me, the poor hedgehog should just be put down but that won’t happen as long as Sega is around. In an attempt to try…
Morning Cup o’ Metal →
There’s nothing quite like a good Pantera song when you’re feeling down or depressed. It either makes you want to open a vein, or it helps you get over it. Today’s track is “Strength Beyond…
The Coen Brothers new film, A Serious Man looks fantastic:
http://bit.ly/4A6Wd
A Serious Man – Trailer →
I didn’t even realise the Coen Brothers were making another film until the guys over at firstshowing.net revealed the trailer this morning for A Serious Man but the trailer is probably the best…
First Impressions – 360 Dashboard Update →
As one of the lucky hundred thousand or so people who got accepted to preview the new dashboard upgrade, I spent the first night trying out the changes included in it. Read on to find what the big…
Microsoft rewards their loyal →
Well, maybe rewards is the wrong word. Microsoft is going to rape you less, if you let them rape you. Yeah, that’s more like it. Microsoft’s Smmer of Arcade is currently in it’s 2nd week, with…
Sega’s Alien vs. Predator – Meet the Marine →
Well they may not be the best equipped characters to take out the Aliens AND the Predators (in Sega’s new FPS based in the AvP universe), they’re always fun to play. I can’t wait to see how awesome…
Dave Perry’s Gaikai – Servers on Demand →
Dave Perry, is smart, spelled SMRT. Seriously, he’s got this Gaikai project on fucking lockdown. He was talking with GI.biz about scaling the business based on server capacity and isn’t worried in…
Uncharted 2 – No Install Required →
All of you people who have been nay-saying on the PS3 due to some games requiring lengthy installs, can finally shut the hell up. Uncharted 2 has been confirmed by Naughty Dog co-president…
Whorin’ the Comics – 29 July 2009 →
A couple of interesting releases this week, including one for the kids. As always the full list can be found here and hit the jump for the Media Whore guide to the comics you should be picking up…
Borderlands has Gearbox shakin’ in their boots →
Ever wonder what kind of private hell game developers put themselves through? I do, and after hearing about the private dread that Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford has been having…I don’t think I’d ever…
Hitler’s Pissed about Starcraft 2 →
I just had to post this. I know it really has nothing to do with anything(besides gaming) but this video is just freaking hilarious. This is something Hitler would have found worth going to war…
Toy Story 1 and 2 in 3D trailer - http://bit.ly/gpVUL
Morning Cup o’ Metal →
I’m so glad that I got to write today’s edition of Morning Cup o’ Metal as it means I get to talk about one of the best and most popular Pantera tracks ever.
This one is Cowboys From Hell, which is…
Stargate: Universe – Trailer →
SG1 was always one of those television series that whilst I’ve never devoutly watched week in, week out I’ve always enjoyed watching the show when it was on even if I wasn’t entirely sure what was…
Toy Story 1 and 2 in 3D – Trailer →
The trailer for the upcoming re-release of Toy Story 1 and 2 isn’t in 3D but Pixar know how to get us excited for the movie by showing us Buzz and Woody discovering what 3D is. Remember the films…
Got NXE update email. I wonder if it’ll be online when I get back from work?
Got my ticket for The Decemberists, woo! Bring on the 17th November!
Blues Brothers on the big screen was outstanding. They don’t make movies like they used too.
Y’arr, Pirates Be Killing UbiSoft’s Bottom Line →
You cheap bastards out there need to realize that the more and more games that get pirated, the less and less operating revenue that the company has to work with. Case in point is UbiSoft’s record…
Off to see the Blues Brothers on the big screen tonight!
James Wan to Direct Castlevania Movie →
In a double bill of videogames movie news it seems that the Castlevania movie adaptation has once again risen from the grave, this time with a new director attached. James Wan, who hasn’t directed…
$20 Games at Gamestop, now crap is even cheaper →
Look ma, I can afford Mario and Sonic!!
The Examiner is reporting today that Gamestop is having a $20 sales on some ‘top tier’ games for a limited time. What are these top tier games you say? Animal…
D J Caruso is directing the Dead Space Movie →
I’m one of the few people in the world who didn’t like Dead Space, I found it bland, boring and very predictable but as I was playing through it, I was constantly thinking what a great movie it…
Why The Flintstones Is Actually Set In An... →
Ah The Flintstones. It’s another classic cartoon from the golden age of cartoons. A perfectly innocent cartoon which is filled with charm and leaves you feeling good about yourself…OR AT LEAST…
Mass Effect 2 has gravity-defying elevators →
Shephard: Half the game is them staring at my butt. I need to get into the gym more. Hallelujah our prayers have been answered. If you’re like me and LOVED(read: infatuated) with Mass Effect, then…
RT @Chris_emf JD’s video STILL hasn’t passed 64views. This is unacceptable. We need triple figures, people. http://bit.ly/b3Kn5