Are you one of the lucky 10,000 PS3 users to have received an invite yet? Did you know that King Leonidas actually commanded 10,000 troops at the Battle of Thermopylae, not the 300 Frank Miller would have you believe? Answering “yes” to either of these questions means one of two things: either you are a classical history dork like me, or you still believe in Sony’s oft-mentioned yet never-released Playstation Home Service.
Business, Technology, Virtual Worlds
You know Cipher, sometimes I think you just might have been right. Why did I take the freaking Blue Pill? Day after day, it becomes more apparent to me that the Wachowski brothers really are the reincarnation of Nostradamus. We’re getting step-by-step closer to living in the Matrix, and everyone’s favorite search engine, Google, is helping to speed up insertion with its new service, Lively.
Hey Nintendo, WAKE UP! Oh, wait, you don’t care about my opinion. That must be because I’m one of those ”geeks” that your European Marketing boss, Laurent Fischer, claimed me to be at your June press event in Europe. You know what? Maybe I am a “hardcore gamer,” and maybe I have been playing games since your original 8-bit Nintendo. So you’re right, it’s probably best to short change and insult the people that have stuck with you from the beginning. Yeah, I even bought the “Crap-Cube.” Appreciate the heads up on that one.
Last night, I sat down to watch the recently released Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem movie on DVD with my girlfriend. About an hour later and a bag of popcorn less, she was asleep and I was asking myself, “Did the Pred-Alien really just barf up a baby Alien?” I went to bed wondering why these mashups never seem to work, only to wake to news of Midway’s upcoming Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe.
Ah, Sony, you’re like my last girlfriend: great hardware, a sleek shape, and you look stunning in black. Unfortunately, you share all her bad qualities, too. You’re a little crazy, and too few of the games that we play together are any fun. Look, it’s not me… it’s you. I’m just looking for a little more out of my system. No, you haven’t changed, and that’s one of the reasons I can’t be with you anymore.
Where are all your good games? Yes, I know Metal Gear Solid 4 just came out and Gran Turismo 5 looks cool, but come on, I expected more.
So you saw me flirting with Wii and, my friend, Xbox. This is what I saw you doing:
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It’s not often that we here at the GotGame offices are star-struck, but that all changed this morning when our latest interviewee walked through the door, lightsaber in hand. With the eminent release of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, I had the honor of interviewing Lucas Arts’ newest star, Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice. I took the opportunity to ask him about some of the creative decisions behind the game, what’s next for his career, and the TMZ video of him and Lindsey Lohan. Begun this interview has!
On June 6th, a “cryptic” message arrived on a Champions Online development blog, mentioning a feature called the Omega System. Since that time, speculation has run rampant as game enthusiasts try to ascertain what this new addition could possibly be. We do know that the Omega System has to do with the endgame for the single player component of the MMORPG and that it will be possible to play through the game in single-player mode. Beyond that, your guess is as good as ours. Not to say that we aren’t willing to fan the flames…
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Gamer Culture, World of WarCraft
Meet Nick, a twenty-something GotGame intern, who is returning home late from work one Saturday night with nothing to do. “Thanks, Laura!” Upon entering his house, he notices his roommate and roommate’s girlfriend watching humorous videos on YouTube. One particular video catches his eye, in which a World of Warcraft clan raids another’s memorial service for a member that died in real life. A slight smile purses his lips; almost simultaneously, his chest rumbles as a fit of laughter begins its ascent up his windpipe. Suddenly, his conscience comes into play…
