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Time Magazine Says Revolution Controller Is Mind Blowing
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Wii,
For all the naysayers out there, it appears that those who have gotten to see the Nintendo Revolution controller up close walk away impressed. Take Time Magazine for example, who call the controller “mind blowing,” in an article looking at the coolest things out there. The article was based on mass-market appeal, and Time believes that the Revolution controller is something that anyone will be able to pick up, understand, and use easily. Sounds like what Nintendo was going for.
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E3 Xbox 360 Faceplates Don’t Fit On Xbox 360
Posted by Jesse Easley Categories: Announcements, Xbox 360,
Okay, it looks like we owe an apology to one of our previous contest winners. You see, when we gave away our E3’05 collectible limited edition faceplate, we talked up how one would be able to put this thing onto their Xbox 360 and have an ultra-rare system. Turns out that information is false. The limited edition faceplates don’t even fit on the final production Xbox 360 bezel. All it is, is a rare collectors item - nothing more, nothing less. Unless you break out your dremel tool and teach that faceplate just who is boss. For the guy who paid $800 for one on eBay, a shame.
EDIT: Looks like the Major says that the face plates work just fine. Looks like we tried to hook ours up to a production or debug unit rather than the final box. G4TV.com was wrong again. False alarm, thankfully. Still no excuse for dropping $800 on one though. Thank you, disprover.
Xbox 360 Initial Impressions from DigitalLife
Posted by Edwin Soto Categories: Features, Reviews, Xbox 360,
At DigitalLife 2005, I was able to get my hands on the controller and speak one on one with a Microsoft representative before the mass of public invaders crowded up the whole space. Aside from taking some close up pictures of a few of them, I got to fiddling with the entire media aspect of the Xbox 360. It was already connected to a Windows Media Center PC for convenience and its USB ports were equipped with a few cables that would be used later in this demo. Once I got the controller in my hand, I noticed that it was very familiar since the design is so similar to the current S controller for Xbox. I got to tinker around with the Xbox Live interface where you can do an infinite number of things not found in the current version of Xbox Live.
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DigitalLife Interview with Paul Nelson aka “czm”: Pro Gamer
Posted by Edwin Soto Categories: Features, First Person Shooters, PC,
We ran into Paul Nelson at DigitalLife as he was just wrapping up a seminar on the pro gaming leagues. Just about everyone I know thinks they have what it takes to be the next big money making gamer. Paul, or as you know and fear him, “czm,” was kind enough to answer a couple of questions for us:
PlayFeed: What game made you start competing?
Paul Nelson: Quake, I mainly play Quake 3 right now in tournaments.
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Interview with Rick Sanchez, Vice President of Content for GameTap
Posted by Jesse Easley Categories: Features, Internet, PC,
We recently had a few minutes to talk with Rick Sanchez and ask him some questions about the new online service called GameTap. Most recently, Sanchez served as vice president of publishing at IGN Entertainment, Inc., the leading community-based Internet media and services company for video games. At IGN, Sanchez managed the day-to-day operations for IGN.com, RottenTomatoes.com, GameSpy.com, GameStats.com, the Planet network and the Vault Network, which draw a combined audience of more than 18 million monthly visitors. He also managed the organization’s broadband group, developing original content and the delivery strategy. He recently became the Vice President of Content for GameTap and from our conversation with him he’s very happy to be part of their team.
Can you give us your definition of what the GameTap Service is?
GameTap is Turner’s first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network that offers games-on-demand plus original programming via a broadband connected PC.
Are there different subscription levels of service? How much is a subscription?
GameTap is an all-you-can-play service for a monthly fee of $14.95. You can have up to seven sub accounts under one master account.
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Attention all PSP owners: there’s a new firmware update available from Sony, that being version 2.50. There’s a few updated features, including network security, but we all know this is just a way for Sony to patch the “downgrading” ability of the earlier firmware. So go ahead and update your PSP through the usual method, unless you care about all that homebrew stuff.
Read More | Sony PSP Software Update Page
This is just bad news for those who have yet to pre-order an Xbox 360 in the hopes of snagging one on launch. In an interview with Eurogamer, J Allard talked about the challenges that lie ahead with the planning of a worldwide launch window. While Microsoft if hard at work on the production front, Allard believes that there just may not be enough at launch, stating “I think no matter how big the number becomes, it still won’t satisfy the demand. We decided we’re going to take a little bit of heat on allocations, frankly, in all the territories rather than take a lot of heat in one or two territories.” If you don’t have a unit pre-ordered, be sure you are at Wal-Mart early.
Read More | Eurogamer
Mario Kart DS Holiday Bundle In Hot Rod Red
Posted by Oscar M. Cantu Categories: Driving, Nintendo DS,
Here comes another bundle from Nintendo, once again for the Nintendo DS. If you have yet to pick up a DS, it doesn’t really get much better than this. For $150 USD, you get a “Hot Rod Red” Nintendo DS along with the Mario Kart DS cartridge, decals to pimp your DS, and a checkered wrist strap.
Read More | Kotaku
Konami and 24 Hour Fitness have teamed up to place Dance Dance Revolution units in the Kids club while placing coupons for the Fitness club in future software packages. It’s great to see video games making so much of an impact in our lives to go as far as recognizing them as good for our health. Not to mention, now it will be easier for families to work out together. Yes, it takes a game to get us out to the gym.
Read More | Next-Gen
Smart Game Boy Micro Faceplates?
Posted by Oscar M. Cantu Categories: Mods/Hacks, Portable/Mobile,
John Tokash has found something very peculiar about his newly acquired (and disassembled) Game Boy Micro - a jack accessible to the faceplate that is marked “V-5” on the circuit board. Could Nintendo be planning on releasing some sort of faceplates that draw power from the Micro’s battery? Not likely, as it doesn’t seem that the port is powered - so why is it there?
Read More | John Tokash’s Weblog via Make
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