Sunday, August 06, 2006

Teen drives into career using video games

Coleman, 18, honed skills for Busch Series by PlayStation, Xbox games

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So this is how they sell us video games?

Here's the video shown to all new Gamecrazy employees. It's pretty ridiculous.

Dead Rising XBOX 360 Demo FAQ - All Weapons, Drink Mixes, and Cool Stuff!

"Some people simply download this demo, play it for the 15 minutes and say "That sucked", then delete it from their hard drive. So I made this little guide to shine some light on all the things you can do in this demo, and also to help anyone who is looking for something. Enjoy."

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Xbox 360 water ballon record - official ad

The official 1minute ad of the Xbox 360 world record water balloon challenge which was held on Coogee Beach (SYDNEY), NSW AUSTRALIA. Held in April 2006, 2849 people threw 51386 water balloons.
Colin McRae kicks up DIRT as genre-leading series goes next-gen.

DIRT: Colin McRae Off-Road™ is today revealed as the title* for the next generation of the genre leading, 8-million+ selling rally racing series. Codemasters also confirms the game will launch for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC simultaneously in 2007.

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Rumor: New Strikers Wii Bound

Since its release in the states last December, Super Mario Strikers has sold more than 500,000 copies, effectively making it a sleeper hit and likewise a prime candidate for a Wii sequel.

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Sony: The Old Games Saves May Be Used On PS3

The backward compatibility is an important issue for those who plan to witch their old PS2 with the upcoming gaming console from Sony, Play Station 3. After months of rumors and speculations, Sony has finally decided to reveal how the PS2 saves will be transferred to the new gaming console.

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E3 rollback a blow to booth babes

And what of the fate of scantily clad Booth Babes, the underemployed Hollywood actresses and models who had counted on E3 for a solid week of work? "Who will be sending them to college now" Petrol123 worried on GameSpot.

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TVersity Announces Support for the Xbox 360

TVersity Inc., the pioneer in delivering Internet and home media to televisions and mobile devices, today announced support for the Xbox 360. "We are very excited to allow owners of the Xbox 360 to overcome some of the inherent limitations of this device", said Ronen Mizrahi, President of TVersity Inc., "With TVersity they can, for the first time, access audio files in formats not natively supported by the Xbox 360 (like Vorbis and FLAC), play Internet radio stations of their choice, and access podcasts and photo feeds (from photo sharing sites like Flickr) -- All this without requiring a Media Center PC!"

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EA Shuttering Servers, Ending Support For Online Play

According to Game Informer, EA has begun the process of ending online support for a number of older sports and racing titles. The article states that this information was sent to press on August 4th, with support ending for many titles on August 1st.

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