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E3 (Yes I Know How Late I Am)
Well, after talking with a few friends at E3, let's go over what has been
announced.
Wii
Wii Speak.
Featuring a community microphone. You can speak to other players in any other room in the world: Now tell everyone in the world to get fucked.
Shaun White Snowboarding.
Ubisoft's Shaun White Snowboarding to use Wii Balance Board, can you feel the excitement? Cos I can't...
Animal Crossing City Folk coming to wii in 2008.
Now live out...whatever crap you do on the GC.
Call of Duty World At War. FPS. Using Zapper. Co-op Mode confirmed for COD. "Coming Soon."
GTA: Chinatown Wars arrives on DS this winter.
Xbox 360
You know, it doesn't feel the same with out ol' Peter, it really doesn't.
What we know:
Final Fantasy XIII not available on 360 in Japan, Versus XIII still PS3-exclusive. According to Siliconera, Final Fantasy XIII's 360 port has not been announced for release in Asia. The team is currently focused on finishing the Japanese PS3 version of Final Fantasy XIII. "The priority is to bring it to the PS3 first." Once the game releases in Japan, the team can then work on localization and porting it to the Xbox 360
Fallout 3 will feature exclusive DLC on Xbox 360, Games for Windows.
Fable II is finished and will be out in October.
Gears of War 2. A new mode was announced called "Horde," a five-player co-op mode taking on waves and waves of locust. GOW2 release date will be November 7, 2008.
Xbox LIVE gets a Mii-like avatar system and a new dashboard design that adds a community channel allowing you to send messages to friends, share your photos, and invite them to a "live party" or private groups of up to 8 people...hot dog...
System improvements. You'll be able to install your Xbox 360 games to the hard drive, access XBLM on the web, and a new Xbox LIVE Primetime "whole new category of games" that offer real prizes and are broadcast simultaneously, some with live host.
How ConsoleTECH throws a party..
It was my bday last week, Dark got me my cake...amazing isn't it?!
Team Ninja Members Leaving Tecmo
Word is that key members of Team Ninja -- as many as three dozen or more -- are headed out the door as well, but that's not all. It seems that each one of the soon to be ex-ninjas will be serving Tecmo with a class-action lawsuit in regards to unpaid bonuses for completed games.
While Tecmo has said, "Tecmo would like to assure its loyal fans that Team Ninja, known for its top-selling and critically acclaimed Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive franchises, is intact and, as a matter of fact, has several new projects already underway,"
This is getting ugly.......
Grand Theft Auto IV
Liberty City Police Department were busy arresting people at the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV.
(Toronto's BestBuy store on Dundas and Bay)
Jack Thompson found guilty on 27 of 31 professional misconduct charges
The Florida Supreme Court has found Jack Thompson guilty on 27 of 31 professional misconduct charges. Four of the misconduct charges Thompson was found guilty of were related to his attempt to have Rockstar's Bully declared a public nuisance.
Among the Florida Bar offenses for which Judge Tunis has recommended a guilty verdict:
- Knowingly making a false statement of material fact or law to a tribunal
- Knowingly disobeying an obligation under the rules of a tribunal
- Communicating the merits of the case with a judge before whom the proceeding is pending
- Using means that have no purpose other than to embarrass, delay or burden a third person
- Engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation
- Engaging in conduct in connection with the practice of law that is prejudicial to the administration of justice, including to knowingly or through callous indifference disparage or humiliate litigants or other lawyers
- Making statements that the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to the truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judge
News Source: gamepolitics
