Just an 80's kid still playing video games
Looks like if you are a subscriber to the Official Xbox Magazine and you own Rock Band, you are in luck. Next months issue’s disc is reported to have three exclusive tracks for the game. Check ’em out and see if you’re interested.
Reggie Fils-Aime has announced that Nintendo has plans to give the Nintendo DS the functionality to download full games via download. He also mentioned that the Wii and DS will have a lot more interplatform functionality. This will probably be something similar to the Playstation 3 and PSP, where you can dowload something on the PS3 and transfer it over to the PSP. This should make DS owners very happy.
Do you remember that really fun Flash based game, “Line Rider?” Well, it looks like it has gone through a complete overhaul. Check out the new Line Rider below.
There are three more songs for Rock Band that will be available this week on the Xbox Live Marketplace and the Playstation Store. You can expect to find them on the PS3 on Thursday though. You can pick them up for 160 Microsoft points on the Xbox or $1.99 on the Playstation Network. Check out the list of songs below. “Made famous by” means that it is a cover song of the original.
Hudson Entertainment has announced that they will be holding the “Bomberman LIVE New Year’s Bash Tournament & Sweepstakes” in the U.S, which will begin at 5am PST January 6th and end at 9am PST on January 13th. You can register now though.
The goal of this contest is to get the most frags on the “Weekly Ranked Friendly Fire Leaderboard”. The new mode is available only by downloading the “Bomb-Up Pack 3” add-on pack for Bomberman LIVE from Xbox Live Marketplace. The top prize for this contest is 100,000 Microsoft Points.
Jon Erpenbach, who is a Senator from Wisconsin, has proposed a new bill that would add one percent in additional sales tax to video games. His plan is for the extra money earned this way can be used to allow 17-year-olds to be treated as minors instead of being included in the adult system.
He was quoted as saying “Number one, I think it’s the right thing to do because not all seventeen-year-olds belong in the adult system when it comes to non-violent offenses… secondly, in the long run, the numbers show that if you treat certain situations in a juvenile delinquent-type of a setting, as opposed to an adult setting, chances are there’s going to be less of a problem when the kid gets older.”
Well, what he is doing sounds like it’s for a good cause, but why would he charge more tax for video games. That just sounds like some random choice he came up with. Why not put an extra tax on smiley face boxers? That ought to cover it.
The sequel to BioWare’s Xbox RPG, Jade Empire is getting a sequel. So far this is still a rumor, but it’s very likely to be true. If you were a fan of the first one, this should be good news to you.
If you’re not doing anything for New Years, why don’t you play some games for the Virtual Console on the Wii tonight. First there’s Bubble Bobble, which everyone knows and loves, I think. This game is just a great classic that everyone can play. Then you’ve got Light Crusader…which I think kinda sucks. If you just gotta have another RPG, go ahead and pick it up though. Lastly, is Top Hunter. I’ve never played this, but it looks like it could be a lot of fun.
WII-KLY UPDATE: THREE NEW CLASSIC GAMES ADDED TO WII SHOP CHANNEL
December 31, 2007 – What are you doing New Year’s Eve? Thanks to the Wii™ Shop Channel, you’ve got some outrageous new options. This week’s classic game additions offer brilliant fantasy and crackling action to help you ring in ’08. So if you haven’t made any New Year’s resolutions yet, allow us to suggest a few: pop more bubbles, battle more medieval beasts and try to save the universe a little more often.
Three new classic games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the Wii Shop Channel every Monday. Wii™ owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:
BUBBLE BOBBLE® (NES®, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): BUBBLE BOBBLE’s release in 1986 introduced the two bubble dragons, Bub and Bob, and brand new play mechanics, with players defeating enemies by trapping them in bubbles and then popping them. Although the puzzle-action game can be beaten by clearing all 100 rounds, it also contains secret elements such as not being able to get the “true ending” in single-player mode; hidden commands that lead to secret rounds; and a ton of different items. These elements are some of the game’s most memorable and important features. Each round even has different air currents that are not visible, so bubbles rise in unpredictable patterns. Aspects like forcing players to understand and utilize these different patterns while playing help make this a revolutionary game that is fun to play anytime.
Light Crusader™ (Genesis, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Animated Violence, 800 Wii Points): Each day, more good townspeople of Green Row have been mysteriously disappearing, and beleaguered King Weeden summons the knight Sir David to investigate. Armed with his wits and his sword, Sir David must find the cause of this strange evil and save the citizens of Green Row before things get any worse. Take the role of the brave knight in this action RPG and get to the bottom of the mysteries of Green Row as you fight enemies, solve puzzles and use your best combination of brains and brawn to save the kingdom.
TOP HUNTER (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and older-Cartoon Violence, 900 Wii Points): Take on the role of either Roddy or Cathy, bounty hunters in this side-scrolling action game set far in the future when humans have colonized space. But all is not well: Space pirates called the Klaptons are making their way through the galaxies, wiping out peaceful settlements along their path. This disgraceful behavior leads to them having a price on their heads, so now Roddy and Cathy must travel through four distinct worlds on a mission to defeat their leader, Captain Klapton. Both characters have retractable arms-used to grab enemies or other objects in the scenery-that can then be thrown at others to destroy them. Also, be on the lookout for rings or levers to pull, as this might reveal special bonuses. Further adding to the mix, the game uses a unique system where the action happens on two planes, with the player switching between them at will. Can you prove yourself worthy of the Top Hunter name and help save the universe?
If you go to Amazon right now, you can pick up TimeShift for the Xbox 360 for only $29.99. That’s half off. I think that’s a great deal.
All I have to say about this video is Wow! I think the game looks great and I can’t wait for its release.
