Archive for January, 2009



26
Jan
09

SOE @ NY Comic-Con

SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT TO REVEAL THIRD LEGENDARY COMIC BOOK ICON TO JOIN DC UNIVERSE ONLINE TEAM AT NEW YORK COMIC-CON
WHAT:The third comic book legend to join Jim Lee and Geoff Johns to ensure accurate DC Comics history and story continuity in DC Universe Online will be unveiled by Sony Online Entertainment during the New York Comic-Con panel, “Bringing the DC Universe to Life Online” on Saturday, February 7 from 4:15 – 5:15pm in Room 1A24. This mystery guest will join Jim Lee, Geoff Johns and SOE developers Jens Andersen, Wes Yenagi and Jared Carr as they discuss their experiences bringing the DC universe from comic book pages to an online virtual world.

Sony Online Entertainment will also give fans a fresh look at DC Universe Online at SOE’s Booth #1551. In this new demo, fans will be the first to experience instanced combat as dastardly super-villains.

Immediately following the panel on Saturday, SOE will host a fan event, where they will get a chance to play the game and speak to the developers, Jim Lee and Geoff Johns.

DC Universe Online is an upcoming multiplayer online game in development for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and PC that allows players to become heroes or villains and interact with others in real-time. Set in a three-dimensional DC Comics world, DCUO features iconic locations such as Gotham City and Metropolis and classic characters such as Superman, Batman and the Joker. In this dramatic online world, players battle alongside their favorite DC Comics heroes and villains to aid in solving or committing crimes. The game includes action-based combat and a robust physics system that encourages players to manipulate objects in the environment and hurl them at enemies.

Please let us know if you’d like to attend the panel or the fan party. Details and contact information can be found below.
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26
Jan
09

Tech Layoffs | Desempleos en la tecnología

Even tech companies are not immune to layoffs.  Rafe Needleman’s blog at CNET and CNN Money’s web site shows the number of people who have been and/or will be laid off. The amount is  staggering. Sprint will say good-bye to 8,000 of its employees. Pfeizer and Phillips are not that far behind. Both firms will layoff 8,190 and 6,000 workers respectively. Take a look at both pages for more detailed info.

Hasta las compañías de tecnología no son inmunas a las despedidas. La bitacora de Rafe Needleman en CNET y el sitio web de CNN Money demuestran el número de personas que han sido y/o que serán despedidas. La cantidad es asombrosa. Sprint dirá adiós a 8.000 de sus empleados. Pfeizer y Phillips no están tan por detrás. Ambas empresas despedirán a 8.190 y a 6.000 trabajadores respectivamente. Echen un vistazo a ambas páginas para información más detallada.

Links/Enlaces: CNET.com: Tech layoffs: The scorecard [http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10069195-92.html] & CNNMoney.com:
Bloody Monday: More than 50,000 jobs lost
[http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/26/news/economy/job_cuts/index.htm].

26
Jan
09

Legend of Miyamoto

A few days ago, Awkward-Squid uploaded a new, cool Flash animation onto Newgrounds. For many years, we’ve seen games with Mario, Link and Donkey Kong since the early 80s. Now, Shigeru Miyamoto, the father of these famed characters gets to be inside their worlds. A song by Fatboy Slim accompanies this short Flash animation.

Hace unos pocos días, Awkward-Squid cargó una nueva animación Flash chévere en Newgrounds. Por varios años, hemos visto juegos con Mario, Link y Donkey Kong desde comienzos de los 80. Ahora, Shigeru Miyamoto, el padre de estos famosos personajes llega a estar dentro de sus mundos. Una canción de Fatboy Slim acompaña a esta corta animación Flash.

25
Jan
09

No more “Flight Simulator”? | ¿No más “Flight Simulator”?”

I got to see and play Microsoft Flight Simulator during OTRONICON at the Simulation Area a few days ago. I was glad to see this game present at the event. At that moment, I wasn’t expecting Microsoft would sacrifice one of the games it has been known for since 1982. Once I heard the devastating news about the company shutting down the offices of ACES Studios as part of overall and expected layoff of 5,000 of its employees, I thought immediately that MS will no longer have the dedicated teams responsible for the development and fame of the game. The game will not go away forever. Most likely another studio will be in charge.

Llegué a ver y a jugar Microsoft Flight Simulator durante OTRONICON en la área de simulación hace unos pocos días. Estaba contento de ver este juego presente en el evento. En tal momento, yo no esperaba que Microsoft sacrificaría uno de los juegos por la que era conocida desde 1982. Apenas escuché la noticia devastadora acerca de la compañía cerrando las oficinas de ACES Studio como parte de su completo y esperado despido de 5.000 de sus empleados, pensé inmediatamente que MS ya no tendrá a los equipos dedicados por el desarrollo y fama del juego. El juego no se irá para siempre. Más parece que otro estudio estará a cargo.

Source/Fuente: Microsoft Shuts Down ‘Flight Simulator’ Game Studio [http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2339520,00.asp].

24
Jan
09

Guitar Hero Metallica: All songs | Todas las canciones

Metallica Tracks / Canciones de Metallica
All Nightmare Long
Battery
Creeping Death
Disposable Heroes
Dyers Eve
Enter Sandman
Fade To Black
Fight Fire With Fire
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Frantic
Fuel
Hit The Lights
King Nothing
Master of Puppets
Mercyful Fate (Medley)
No Leaf Clover
Nothing Else Matters
One
Orion
Sad But True
Seek And Destroy
The Memory Remains
The Shortest Straw
The Thing That Should Not Be
The Unforgiven
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Wherever I May Roam
Whiplash

Other Artists / Otras canciones
Alice In Chains – No Excuses
Bob Seger – Turn The Page
Corrosion of Conformity – Albatross
Diamond Head – Am I Evil?
Foo Fighters – Stacked Actors
Judas Priest – Hell Bent For Leather
Kyuss – Demon Cleaner
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Tuesdays Gone
Machine Head – Beautiful Mourning
Mastodon – Blood And Thunder
Mercyful Fate – Evil
Michael Schenker Group – Armed and Ready
Motorhead – Ace of Spades
Queen – Stone Cold Crazy
Samhain – Mother of Mercy
Slayer – War Ensemble
Social Distortion – Mommy’s Little Monster
Suicidal Tendencies – War Inside My Head
System of a Down – Toxicity
The Sword – Black River
Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back in Town

*tracklist subject to change / lista de canciones sujeta a cambios*

Source/Fuente:  Guitar Hero . . . The Songs [http://metallica.com/index.asp?item=601837].

23
Jan
09

Xbox LIVE Presents $25,000 “13 Days of Gears” Sweepstakes

From/De:  Microsoft Game Studios

Fans can register to win prizes every day for 13 days straight beginning Feb. 1 by playing “Gears of War 2” on Xbox LIVE

Microsoft Game Studios today announced “13 Days of Gears,” a special promotion that kicks off Feb. 1 in the U.S. where players can win fantastic prize packages every day for 13 straight days. Dozens of winners will be selected at random over the 13 day period to win “Gears of War” themed prize packages collectively worth over $25,000.

Registration for “13 Days of Gears” is now open and runs through Jan. 31 at www.xbox.com/wbgow and on Xbox LIVE. Players can register for the promotion through either method as well as access a variety of “Gears of War 2” content. Then from Feb. 1-13, all players need to do to be eligible for the day’s prizes is to play a match of the predetermined “Gears of War 2” multiplayer mode for that day. Thirteen Grand Prize packages will be awarded (one each day), consisting of:

  • A Samsung 40” 1080p LCD HDTV
  • An Xbox 360 Limited Edition Red Wireless Controller
  • A Marcus Fenix bronze statue from Mindzeye Studios
  • A life-size Locust drone maquette from TriForce Sales
  • The “Gears of War 2” video game soundtrack from Sumthing Else
  • The Gears of War Aspho Fields novel from Random House imprint, Del Rey
  • Codes to download the golden Hammerburst and Lancer
  • A “Gears of War 2” poster signed by members of the development team

In addition, five daily First Prizes will be awarded, which will include the soundtrack, novel, in-game golden weapons and a signed poster.

The “13 Days of Gears” sweepstakes schedule is below:

Date Multiplayer Game Mode

Sunday, Feb. 1 Annex

Monday, Feb. 2 Submission

Tuesday, Feb. 3 Execution

Wednesday, Feb 4. Horde

Thursday, Feb. 5 King of the Hill

Friday, Feb. 6 Guardian

Saturday, Feb. 7 Warzone

Sunday, Feb. 8 Wingman

Monday, Feb. 9 King of the Hill

Tuesday, Feb. 10 Wingman

Wednesday, Feb. 11 Wingman

Thursday, Feb. 12 Horde

Friday, Feb. 13 Horde

One of the top-selling games of holiday 2008,“Gears of War 2” is exclusively available on Xbox 360 and is rated “M” for Mature by the ESRB.

For a full list of sweepstakes rules and to register, visit www.xbox.com/wbgow. For the latest updates on “Gears of War 2” visit www.GearsOfWar.com.

23
Jan
09

Madden NFL 09: Steelers will beat Cardinals | Los Steelers vencerán a los Cardinals

From/De: EA Sports

EA SPORTS PREDICTS SUPER BOWL XLIII CHAMPION USING MADDEN NFL 09

January 23, 2009 — Black and gold will reign supreme in Tampa Bay, according to the official EA SPORTS simulation of Super Bowl XLIII by Madden NFL 09. According to the award-winning video game, the Pittsburgh Steelers will win an unprecedented sixth Super Bowl title in a tightly contested game against the Arizona Cardinals, by a final score of 28-24. Holding off a fourth quarter comeback by the Cardinals, the Steelers bring the Vince Lombardi trophy back to the Steel City for the second time in the past four years and for a sixth time in franchise history, setting an NFL record. Madden NFL 09 is the most authentic and adaptable game in sports video game history, and utilizing each team’s current roster and the latest player statistics, EA SPORTS matched the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals in a simulation of Super Bowl XLIII. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 3 touchdowns and was named the Super Bowl MVP; joining teammate Hines Ward who was the Super Bowl XL MVP. Steelers coach, Mike Tomlin, became the youngest coach in NFL history to win a Super Bowl, at the age of 36. The start of Super Bowl XLIII became a defensive struggle, but Pittsburgh put the first points up with a 10-yard touchdown reception to Santonio Holmes, with less than two minutes left in the first quarter. The Cardinals returned the favor with their reinvigorated running game as Edgerrin James diced through the vaunted Steelers defense with 8-yard touchdown run, near the start of the second quarter. Pittsburgh, showing great balance, quickly swung the momentum in their favor with two consecutive touchdowns – a 10-yard scamper by “Fast” Willie Parker, and a 13-yard strike to Hines Ward. The Steelers headed into halftime with a 21-7 lead and the route appeared to be on. Despite their high-powered air attack, Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt, kept to the successful running attack as the third quarter opened. The Cardinals made a statement as again they punctured the Steel Curtain with an Edgerrin James 14-yard touchdown run; drawing the score to 21-14. The Steelers, unfazed, looked like they had potentially put the Cards down for good with Santonio Holmes’s second touchdown reception. At the close of the third quarter, the score was 28-14 in favor of Pittsburgh. Taking a page from the Steelers defense, the Cardinals held tough and would not surrender any additional points. This coupled with Pro-Bowl receiver, Larry Fitzgerald’s 15-yard touchdown catch midway through the 4th, brought the Cards within seven points. Neil Rackers added a 45-yard field goal with 3:15 remaining in the game, closing the gap to 28-24. On the following possession, Pittsburgh was able to break through for a few first downs; leaving the Arizona comeback short. Super Bowl XLIII kicks off Sunday, February 1 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

22
Jan
09

Mega Man Star Force™ 3: Summer 2009

THE BATTLE FOR THE DIGITAL WORLD CONTINUES IN MEGA MAN STAR FORCE 3 FOR NINTENDO DS

Black Ace and Red Joker Double the Possibilities

Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that Mega Man Star Force™ 3 (MMSF3) for Nintendo DS™ will be coming to North America in early summer 2009. MMSF3 will come in two different versions, Black Ace and Red Joker, allowing two friends to share unique items and powers utilizing the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection, enhancing their individual characters.

As in the previous games, MMSF3 is a unique blend of action and role-playing game (RPG), combining the high intensity combat that is the hallmark of Mega Man® games with Star Force’s strategic battle system. By defeating enemies and boss characters, players earn “battle cards” that enhance and evolve Mega Man’s abilities and attacks.

New to MMSF3 are “Noise Changes,” random enhancements that change Mega Man’s form and unlock new abilities. The two versions of the game, Black Ace and Red Joker, each have over 100 unique Noise Types that can be combined with Mega Man to unlock elemental powers based on earth, air, water and fire. The new Noise feature will add an exciting randomness to battles, encouraging players to explore, collect and battle across the digital world of MMSF3.

In MMSF3, players will travel between the physical world and the digital world via electromagnetic waves that form “wave roads.” Geo Stelar, the protagonist of the game, can see these wave roads through usage of his unique “visualiser” tool. Once in the digital world, Geo can merge with the electronic life-form known as Omega-Xis to become Mega Man. The wave roads are being overrun by mysterious “noise” that change the player’s environment and powers in different ways. This noise is being generated by an approaching gigantic meteor that threatens both the physical and digital worlds of MMSF3, forcing Geo Stellar and his crew to fight the oncoming threat to save two worlds. Fortunately, Mega Man discovers that he can control the Noise, using the new “Noise Change” system to transform into many different forms, including the ultimate “Black Ace” or “Red Joker” forms.

22
Jan
09

Noby Noby Boy: Feb. 19

NAMCO BANDAI GAMES ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATE AND PRICE FOR NOBY NOBY BOY™ IN NORTH AMERICA

Unique PLAYSTATION®3 system Game from the Creator of Katamari Damacy Available for Download from PlayStation®Network on February 19 for $4.99

Santa Clara, Calif., (January 22, 2009) – Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., today announced that NOBY NOBY BOY™ will be available for download from the PlayStation®Network for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system in North America on February 19 for a price of $4.99. The latest game from Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi, NOBY NOBY BOY lets players expand their imaginations as they stretch a creature named BOY to incredible lengths across the playground-like planets of the solar system.

Offering a unique play experience from one of the video game industry’s most creative minds, NOBY NOBY BOY gives players complete freedom to create gameplay suited to their tastes. As BOY, players can eat and spit out nearly everything they encounter in the game, from people and animals to trees and buildings, helping them to gain length as they stretch their elongated body. Players can control BOY’s front and back ends using the PLAYSTATION 3 controller’s two analog sticks, allowing for incredibly detailed movements such as tying themselves into knots or threading BOY through holes in the environment. NOBY NOBY BOY allows players to record video footage as they play and upload it directly to YouTube™ for easy viewing.

Delivering a new and innovate approach to online gaming, NOBY NOBY BOY lets players collaborate to unlock new game stages. As players stretch BOY in their individual play sessions, the lengths to which they grow are uploaded to a persistent character known as GIRL, who grows at the same rate as the combined length of all the players in the world. GIRL starts at Earth and expands through the solar system as more games are played and BOYs from all players continue to grow. When GIRL reaches a new milestone in the solar system, these areas are unlocked as playable stages in the game for everyone around the world.

For more information on NOBY NOBY BOY, please visit www.namcobandaigames.com.

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About NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. is a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer based in Santa Clara, CA. The company is a part of the NAMCO BANDAI group of companies known for creating and publishing many of the industry’s top video game franchises including the PAC-MAN®, SOULCALIBUR®, NARUTO™ and Tekken® brands. For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., and our products log onto http://www.namcobandaigames.com/.

NOBY NOBY BOY™ & © 2008 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.

“PlayStation”, “PLAYSTATION” and “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. The PLAYSTATION Network Logo is a service mark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Press Release © 2009 NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.

22
Jan
09

PlayStation Gets in on the Extreme Action at 2009 X Games

From/De:  SCEA

PlayStation Gets in on the Extreme Action at 2009 X Games

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), a proud sponsor of ESPN’s 13th annual Winter X Games, will offer winter sports fans a unique PlayStation® experience and an opportunity to interact with some of Winter X Games’ best of the best with LittleBigPlanet™, this year’s most talked about videogame for the PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™). The extreme intensity begins on January 22-25, 2009 in Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado, as premier athletes from across the globe compete for medals, prizes and pride in skiing, snowboarding and snowmobiling.
PlayStation fans and X Games groupies alike can get in on the gaming action at the newly revamped PlayStation tent, showcasing customized LittleBigPlanet levels created by today’s hottest extreme athletes, including Sarah Burke, Tanner Hall, and rising half pipe hero Louie Vito. Developed exclusively for PS3 by Media Molecule, LittleBigPlanet is a community-based game that enables players to use their character’s amazing abilities to play, create and share what they build with other gamers throughout the world via PLAYSTATION®Network.

Attendees will also have an opportunity to put their X Games knowledge to the test with the hit trivia game, BUZZ! Quiz TV™ for PS3. Customized X Games mini-quizzes will be created on MyBUZZquiz.com for extreme sports buffs to go head-to-head to compete for one-of-a-kind prizes in the PlayStation tent.

SCEA’s continued sponsorship of the Winter X Games highlights our relationship and involvement with a key lifestyle of an influential group of our core fans. We look forward to sharing the hands-on experience of some of the most exciting videogames of the season, including the celebrity athlete customized levels for LittleBigPlanet and BUZZ! Quiz TV.

For further details on the event and ticketing information, visit
http://espn.go.com/action/xgames/index.

For additional information on PlayStation games, visit
http://www.us.playstation.com.




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