Archives - April, 2006

Animation Test For Next-Gen Tony Hawks?

Posted April 30th, 2006

Xboxyde have posted up screens of a video they found on the Japanese forum 2ch.
According to the file name, The video is an animation test for a next-gen Tony Hawks title and on the face of it appears to be genuine. The skaters movement is remarkably realistic and fluid.
The video is only a 16 […]

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Gamecube Price Drop On The Way?

Posted April 30th, 2006

An EB Games employee has told Gamespot that the retailer has recieved marketing materials for the Gamecube which suggest Nintendo is considering dropping its price.
The materials, which were sent for use in the company’s next marketing period (May 3 to May 23), include GameCube posters with GameCube-branded stickers that read "New Low […]

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Collectable Headcrabs From HL2

Posted April 29th, 2006

You can now buy your very own Half-Life Headcrab for $25.
The Valve store states that these plush versions of "everybodys favorite Zombi’fier" are made to a quarter scale with approximately a 6" body, So they won’t fit over the head of a person but Valve have kindly dropped in the idea that it will […]

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Halo 3 Video To Be Shown At E3

Posted April 28th, 2006

Microsoft are reportedly going to be showing a 2 minute video of the first Halo title for the Xbox 360 during its E3 news conference on May 9th.
IGN predict its contents will be "a wild breathtaking battle on Earth"
Knowing Microsoft, the publisher will want to show all real, in-game engine footage to counter Sony’s […]

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How Badly Do You Want A Wii?

Posted April 28th, 2006

The purile joking about the Revolution’s new name (Wii) began almost immediately after Nintendo’s announcement yesterday with even the official Nintendo Revolution forum filling up with suggestions for advertising slogans for the console.
Michael Goodman, senior analyst of media and entertainment strategies at The Yankee Group, believes the name change is a mistake. “I thought Revolution […]

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Nintendo’s Revolution Gets A New Name

Posted April 27th, 2006

Nintendo’s up and coming console (codenamed Revolution) now has a new name - Wii (Pronounced ‘we’)
"Introducing … Wii. As in "we." While the code-name "Revolution" expressed our direction, Wii represents the answer. Wii will break down that wall that separates video game players from everybody else. Wii will put people more in touch with their […]

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Game Development Team For Sale On Ebay

Posted April 27th, 2006

An "Award Winning" Games design team based in Eugene, Oregon have offered up their services on Ebay to design a game in 90-days for the auction winner.
The team, comprising of eight employees with "60 combined years of experience, and 27 published titles", Will take the winners idea and bring it to (partial) fruition "delivering […]

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Valve Announces Development For Xbox 360

Posted April 26th, 2006

Valve have just announced their first Next-Gen title will be coming to the Xbox 360.
Their Press release states that the coming titles will be powered by a customised version of the Source technology that powered 2004’s Half Life 2.
“The combination of Source and the 360 provides game designers the chance to create powerful entertainment […]

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Super Monkey Ball : Banana Blitz Coming to Revolution

Posted April 26th, 2006

Following from yesterdays announcement that Virtua Tennis would be making an appearance on the Next-Gen consoles, Sega today has announced another new title in the works for the Nintendo Revolution - Super Monkey Ball : Banana Blitz.
The single-player puzzle levels in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz have been innovatively designed to challenge gamers’ skills […]

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Acclaim’s Assets Back Up For Auction

Posted April 26th, 2006

Whats left of Acclaim Entertainments intellectual property is up for auction again on May 11th in Plainview, New York.
More than 200 games still remain on the list since the previous auction and these will now be sold off, in bulk lot, to the highest bidder.
The full list of titles up for grabs […]

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