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Xbox 360 Price Drop Yields Happy Fun Time!
As if you needed a reason to get yourself something decent and save a few bucks doing so…OK, I don’t know where I was going with that, but getting to the point, Microsoft’s new Xbox 360 introduction has given birth to something even more exciting than a new console: cheap stuff.
That’s right, Amazon right now is offering the Xbox 360 Arcade model, two games bundled in free, 256MB of storage built in, for just $149, free shipping.
You didn’t need that new slim one for twice the price anyway, did you? No, I didn’t think so!
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E3 2010 Bathroom Break
So, 4 hours into the show, an update is probably in order. As you undoubtedly know by now, Microsoft announced a new Xbox 360, Sony announced a paid PSN and an expensive Wiimote clone Move pricing/release date, and Nintendo announced its 3DS.
This latter beast is the darling of the show: the lines to see it are now hours long, and chatter on the floor is that the device is “amazing.”
Meanwhile, the new 360 is sexy, and the lines to play with PS Move are…well, they’re short. Chatter on the floor is a mix of “it’s Wii HD!” and “Lame, what a ripoff.” Women are dancing-as they do on Wii. Me are punching and shooting with waggle-as they do on Wii.
Don’t get me wrong-though I begrudge the mediocre creativity exhibited by Sony’s imaginating department, from a business perspective it makes sense: Nintendo’s method is proven; Microsoft’s isn’t.
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Wow: Zelda music fully re-orchestrated-For Free!
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Every now and again an Indie Effort out there comes along that’s truly exceptional and possibly illegal. In both cases, act while you can to get the goodies before this gets shut down! Apparently, several years ago a young kid (14!) had the dream to orchestrate the entire Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time soundtrack so it could seem as if an orchestra had performed it. He worked hard, reached out to musicians and sound engineers, and over time developed a complete reimagining of the soundtrack. This has now been released as a free set of MP3′s for your listening pleasure. They sound great, so get busy downloading!
Zelda Reorchestrated at ZreoMusic
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Ballmer says new Xbox, but what does he mean?
Has it ever occurred to anyone else that Steve Ballmer is in fact the monster from Young Frankenstein? If you ever wondered what the hell became of the creature after the end of the movie, you have your answer: He became CEO of Microsoft. Go figure.
All kidding aside, though, the esteemed and reviled (depending on which side of the fence you’re standing on) CEO openly discussed that a brand new Xbox 360 is coming in 2010, sporting a new interface, yada yada yada. Point is, what the man’s obviously getting at is a new 360 SKU and configuration that includes the Natal device as a standard part of the package, shipped with every unit. This fits in nicely with the recent rumors that Microsoft would be releasing a new Xbox next year, though there remains no reason to believe we’ll be getting an “Xbox 420″ configuration anytime soon.
Instead, what he probably means is that we’ll get a new version of the 360 that changes form factor, effectively “reinventing” itself while (hopefully) eliminating the problems of the previous 360 model and shrugging off some of it’s “Cool but flaky” image. No doubt Microsoft would rather have it’s game console thought of as merely “Cool” or even “The coolest!” rather than have to drag along the flaky moniker, but we’ll just have to see what happens with it.
Suffice to say, nothing in the universe will stop us from speculating wildly about what the new Xbox 360 SKU/Configuration will entail when it finally launches next yearm and we encourage you to do the same! Rumored design ideas after the jump!
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E3 2009: Booth Babe-O-Rama
Update to the Update: We have more but the website hates me. We have technical issues, ack! Fear not, I’m calling in the Elite Monkey Squad!
Update: We have more!
We’ve been busily collecting Booth Babes for you to stare at like the sweat covered geek vermin you are, and we’ve got a small sampling of those pictures for you now. Later tonight we’ll have a bigger selection for you after we’ve finished crunching our gigantical 10 mega pixel thingy images down to something a little more web manageable. Until then, though, enjoy this little sample and check out the E3 Babes page for more!
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PSP Go…Home
Hands on with psp go…feels a little cramped in the hands. Nice screen, but the lack of a 2nd analog stick still seems like an oversight. Menus are identical to existing psp, games look and play the same except that reaching the shoulder buttons is a tad awkward.
Worth $250? I’m not seeing the value proposition.
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E3 2009: where the hell is the AC?!
We’re here and the press room is packed. And HOT. And the wifi sucks so bad I’m resorting to posting from my iPhone. Wacky!
By now you’ve probably heard that Nintendo has announced a triumverate of Super Mario games, talked up Motion Plus and announced a new Metroid game. We’re not sure if we’ll get our hands on any of those yet, but we’ll let you know and post pics of whatever we do see and feel!
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E3 2009!
So, we’re off to E3 2009 at the LA Convention center, with the show floor officially opening this morning. We’ll have news and pics (and babes, we hope!) published throughout the day, so check back often!)
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Quake Live Day One
So, we were planning to show some screens and talk about our experience with Quake Live today, but umm…yeah. Position 12,000+ in line doesn’t bode well for our chances 
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WiiWare gets FPS, Virtual Console gets Commodore 64!
While I realize that there is a contingent of Commodore 64 fans out there who have been eagerly anticipating this day, I can’t say that I quite understand. Nevertheless, today my friends is YOUR day, as proclaimed by Nintendo. As of today the Commodore 64 has been added to the ever-engorging list of classic systems supported by the Wii’s Virtual Console, further cementing the little white box as the all time King of Backward Compatibility.
Though I can’t color myself as overly excited, for those who are you’re in for a treat of a retro flavor as not one, not two, but three C64 titles grace the VC (no, not VietCong, Virtual Console. Jeez!). Seems like a helluva way to introduce the platform, if you ask me. Now, I do have to wonder though: is a USB keyboard supported in these old games? I had a C64 way back in the day (though I can really only vaguely remember loading games from an audiocassette player and a floppy drive), and I seem to recall only playing them with keyboard controls. If you’re playing with these today (or even if you remember the actual C64!), please do drop us a note in the comments with your experience!
Last but not least, WiiWare gets the drop of a brand new FPS in the form of Onslaught, which supports a whopping 4 players in Wifi play over the internet. Can’t say I’m overly blown away about the 4 player action, but I’l give it the benefit of the doubt. Who knows, we might even buy a copy and review it. The full press release can be found after the jump, if that’s your thing!
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