Buy this if you have Half Life 2! Fun as hell.
Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.Saturday, October 2, 2010
Garry's Mod Released for Mac, 50% Discount For a Week
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Club Nintendo Reward Review: Mario Nintendo DS Game Rack
Previous Club Nintendo Reward Review: Silver Nintendo DS Game Card Case With Stylus
The Mario Nintendo DS Game Rack is one of the more costly Club Nintendo Rewards. This game rack can hold up to eight Nintendo DS games and features the Mario Hat Club Nintendo logo on each end.
Overview
Name- Mario Nintendo DS Game Rack
Cost- 600 Club Nintendo Coins
Official Description-
Shaped like a Mario™ hat, this “Game-End” organizes your Nintendo DS games. Fits eight Nintendo DS game packages™. Assembly required. (Nintendo DS games not included.)
• Fits eight Nintendo DS game packages
• Assembly required
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 6 x 4 inches; 7.6 ounces
Usefulness- 5 out of 10
While the Mario Nintendo DS Game Rack certainly looks cool, I just don’t find it that useful. My main issue with this reward is that if someone has enough coins to get it they probably already have far more than eight Nintendo DS games. With that said it could still be used to keep a gamers current rotation of portable games organized in a stylish way.
As A Collectable- 8 out of 10
Not only does this item have the official Club Nintendo logo, it IS the Club Nintendo logo. A piece like this can really stand out in a collection. Mario collectors will also want to grab these since the Club Nintendo logo is Mario’s hat. I think this is one item that will increase in value over the years due to its awesomeness.
Overall Value- 6 out of 10
The cost of the Mario Nintendo DS Game Rack is 600 Club Nintendo Coins. This is a bit steep and places it just below the cost of the highest end rewards. This makes the choice to get this item even harder.
If Club Members want to save up 200 more coins they can get the Game & Watch games, or the Hanafuda Cards. On the other end of the spectrum Club Members could get a few smaller rewards for a similar cost to this one. Overall this is a very cool reward and it’s a very difficult choice to make at this price range.
Final Score-
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Life-sized Replica Halo Energy Sword at Amazon
Ever dream of possesing a life-sized replica of the ultimate Halo melee weapon? Dream no more…buy it at Amazon.
Only this sword isn’t made of energy – it’s made of Steel and only $49.99.
Here’s the Amazon description:
Here it is Folks; at last the HALO Covenant Titanium Color ENERGY SWORD Type-1. Now you can own not only just the video game but part of the video game and the weapon to defeat the bad guys. This Titanium Color Energy Sword is a close quarter’s melee weapon use in Halo. Folks, this sword is one of the most unique and awesome weapon which you will ever own. It is favored by Sangheili and it’s more dangerous than its ceremonial nature implies. This life-size weapon carries an almost exact handle which is used to keep the sword in the video game, Halo. Folks, now instead of paying high price for something which is cheap, now you only get this life-size sword for only $49.99 and its well built. Item also includes a wooden wall plaque. Specifications: Overall Length: 27? Blade Length: 19.25?, Each side Fatory Sharpen Handle Width: 7? Handle Material: ABS Plastic, Gray Blade Material: 440 Heat Treated Titanium Color Stainless Steel Item Includes: Wall Display Plaque.
Excited? Well don’t get too excited. Last thing we need is one amped off-kilter gamer to get carried away and use it for nefarious purposes. They are many in the media that would love another opportunity to attack our hobby.
For responsible and stable fans only. Keep it classy.
For the listing, click here.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Microsoft Reiterates its Support for PC Gaming
You couldn't be blamed for thinking that Microsoft has focused more on the Xbox 360 side of its gaming operations that it has on the PC side. Despite having launched the Games for Windows and GfW Live initiatives several years ago, it's been Valve's Steam service that has gained a tremendous amount of ground in the past few years. Microsoft Game Studios general manager Dave Luehmann has said that Microsoft needs "to step up" in becoming a leader in the PC space.
"There's been a fair bit of criticism aimed at Microsoft that we were spending a lot of our focus on console, and we need to be putting resources behind PC as well," Luehmann told MCV. "Other companies should look to Microsoft for leadership, but I'm not sure they do. It is our job to lead the way on PC. And in some ways we are doing that and in other ways we are not. So we need to step up."
Microsoft does have three big games coming down the pipe for PC, which is more than can be said for what it has released on PC in recent years. "We are putting some real investment and big IPs behind the Windows platform. We've spoken of the first three, Fable III, Age of Empires Online and Microsoft Flight. However we are not going to stop there."
He didn't go on to detail what else Microsoft is working on, as you would expect. Hopefully there are more substantial games on the way besides those three, and we won't have to go through another Microsoft-published PC-game drought.
Luehmann suggested, "I think it is the responsibility of first parties to push the business models in to new directions. We will test some ideas -- some will work and some won't."
Besides the three games we know are coming, what would you like to see from Microsoft on PC? Corporate VP Phil Spencer recently proclaimed that Microsoft would like to increase the rate of Halo releases, so perhaps a PC release of a Halo game -- only Halo and Halo 2 have seen a release on PC -- could be something we'll see down the line.
What games would you like to see Microsoft release on PC?
Little Big Planet 2 Delayed. Has a New January Release Date
Sorry Sackboy fans, Little Big Planet 2 will be delayed. Currently, developer media Molecule has given a firm release date of January 18, 2011 for North America.
Official Statement from Media Molecule:
LittleBigPlanet 2 is a crazy dream, a dream to allow players to make whatever kind of game they want, but also to play though a great adventure of drama and excitement, power-ups, and cinematics. But like all of the most ambitious ideas, it can be a considerable challenge to turn these dreams in fun games. We’ve all been working like powered-up space ninjas and we’re almost there, but because we love what we’ve made, and we love our little sack-friends, and most of all we love all our fans out there, we couldn’t let you all get together until we knew we were giving you the best experience imaginable. Which is why we’ve taken the hard decision to delay the worldwide release of LittleBigPlanet 2, originally slated for later this year to January 2011.
We know this will come as disappointing news for all you LittleBigPlanet fans, and believe us, we are disappointed too. We are a tight-knit team and we take enormous pride in our work, so to raise the bar we’ve set with the original LittleBigPlanet, a game that has been so embraced by all, we’ve agreed to allow ourselves a bit more time to deliver the experience that our great fans and community deserve. We are truly sorry, but hope you understand that we have to build the best possible game, as it is the foundation of our community.
On the upside, we are going to find a way to give more of you a taste of LBP2 prior to launch, so stay tuned.
Thanks for your continued love and support, it won’t be long – we promise.
Lots of love from all at Mm
I’m sure the game will do well with all the hype surrounding and taking into account the success of the first one. Only thing is I’m sure they’ll be many unhappy about not having the game for Christmas.
To see videos displaying LBP 2 ‘s versatility click here.
Enslaved demo out on Xbox 360
Namco Bandai is spreading the word that the Xbox 360 demo of Ninja Theory’s Enslaved: Odyssey to the West has arrived on Xbox Live today.
The sampling includes the opening chapter of the full game and has Monkey escaping from a slave ship. After a healthy dose of jumping on pipes, players will also meet sidekick Trip. Catch the demo trailer above for a few new sights of what to expect later in the game as well.
The PlayStation 3 demo was made available to all via PSN earlier in the week.
The adventurer itself slips to retail early next month; October 5 in North America and 8th in Europe.
Pac-Man Graces Limited Edition Moleskine Notebooks
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pac-Man, notebook maker Moleskine will release a series of limited-edition pads emblazoned with the retrogaming icon.
Moleskine revealed the handsome new notepads to a variety of hip design blogs Friday. A four-pack of colorful Volant notebooks, large individual notebooks and a handsome bundle collecting the entire line are expected to ship some time in October.
Pac-Man, developed by Namco Bandai’s Toru Iwatani in 1979, is one of the most enduring characters in videogames. The arcade game was a smash hit that inspired a pop song, a Saturday morning cartoon and tons of merchandise.
Image courtesy Moleskine
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