Rumor: Ghostbusters Savior In Sight..

If you listen to us blab on every week about games then you know that I am personally very very excited about Ghostbusters. The game was revealed last year by Game Informer magazine and has since made a pretty big splash in the industry. The game is in currently in development by Terminal Reality for both major next gen consoles while the PS2 and Wii versions of the game are being handled by Red Fly Studios. I know licenced games are typically avoided until reviews verify their credibility but I can't help myself. The ENTIRE CAST (for the most part) has returned to lend their writing and voice talent to the game which will act as a direct sequel to Ghostbusters II.

Unfortunately, Activision Blizzard made the brilliant decision of dropping all of the seemingly creative titles such as Brutal Legend, Chronicles of Riddick, and of course, Ghostbusters in order to focus on their "sure fire hits" such as Crash Bandicoot and Spyro....

GOD DAMN YOU ACTIVISION BLIZZARD... GOD DAMN YOU.

Today marks the first rumor as to who would be picking up the publishing rights for Ghostbusters and it is none other than.......ATARI. Yes folks, this is just a rumor but apparently ATARI is showing some interest in publishing the game. I am not a big fan of ATARI since they brought us such hits as "Enter the Matrix" and "Alone in the Dark"... Let me say this though: IF ATARI PUBLISHES THIS GAME, ALL WILL BE FORGIVEN!

I will keep you posted as more news becomes available.

-Nick

I finally have hope. Fallout 3 to be released on time?

In this amazingly amazing video about some amazing weapons, Todd Howard was saying in confidence that the game was in its last few weeks of development.

My new conspiracy theory? Bethesda is being rushed by Take Two.


Brad

"So good"

James Franco : Pie :: Brad : Trailer Below




Never underestimate the power of region free systems.


Brad

I'm serious. Buy Yakuza 2! ...OR I WILL KILL YOU!

I've been championing this game like crazy lately, and I realize this may be getting annoying. But this site is an outlet for me to reach peoples' ears and I will exploit it as much as I possibly can.

I WANT YAKUZA 3 TO GET AN AMERICAN RELEASE

Now... Yakuza 2 will no doubt sell like crap. But I really feel like every little bit counts. Buy this game, play this game, and talk about this game. Help spread the word!

Ok, watch this. I'm serious.... FUCKING WATCH IT!


Ok.... That was cool. But guess what, Yakuza 2 came out in 2006 in Japan. This is why the graphics are dated. Now take everything you just saw. And imagine it with these graphics:

(CLICK TO ENLARGE)

So this game series is a mix of Japanese RPG, sandbox adventure, and brawler. It's sort of like Shenmue with an extra dose of badass. Even if you could care less about the brawler combat or the open world RPG qualities of the game, the Yakuza series has an excellent fucking story! It is just a really good crime drama. So much so they even made a Yakuza movie in Japan.

So...

The game is 30 dollars. It got a very short print run. Even if you don't play the game, buY it as an investment. Shane Bettenhausen of 1up said in the last episode of the 1up Show to buy it now for 30 dollars because this is the kind of game to be 150 dollars on ebay in a year or two. Oh? you like the 1up guys? Watch this, they all love it:

1UP Show: Yakuza 2 Review

Buy Yakuza 2 because you want a great game.

Buy Yakuza 2 because because it is only 30 dollars.

Buy Yakuza 2 because it is maybe the last great PS2 game.

But Yakuza 2 because you want the rest of the series to come to the U.S.

Buy Yakuza 2 because you are a Japanophile.

Buy Yakuza 2 because I said so.

Buy Yakuza 2 because because 1up said so.

Buy Yakuza 2 because because it's a game that will be very rare.

Buy Yakuza 2 because you love Japanese RPGs.

Buy Yakuza 2 because you love brawlers.

Buy Yakuza 2 because you love crime games.

Buy Yakuza 2 because you love Shenmue.

Buy Yakuza 2 because you love great stories in video games.

Buy Yakuza 2 because you love dating sims.

Buy Yakuza 2 because you can work at a host club.

Buy Yakuza 2 because you can manage your own host club.

Buy Yakuza 2 because Haruka will cry if you don't.

Buy Yakuza 2 because Kiryu Kazuma is a hunk of burning love.

Buy Yakuza 2 because the game got a B+ at 1up.

Buy Yakuza 2 because the game got an 8.5 on IGN.

Buy Yakuza 2 because Eurogamer gave it the same score as Metal Gear Solid 4.

Buy Yakuza 2 because you can punch tigers in the face!

Buy Yakuza 2 because if you don't I WILL KILL YOU!!!

How about another trailer:


That is all,

Brad

The next Tekken game. No, not just Tekken 6....

So we don't have Tekken 6 yet. In fact, Namco has hardly said anything about the game in a long while. My guess? Namco is trying to figure out how to squeeze in Transformers, Matrix, or Lord of the Rings cameos. Tekken 6 has been out for nearly a year in Japanese arcades, and the game just recently got updated.

Tekken 6:Bloodline Rebellion is the new arcade update to Tekken 6 with two new characters thus far confirmed. Lars and Alisa are the new fighters, but I'm hoping there will be one or two returning old characters. Kunimitsu and Ogre will be mine again someday (seriously, the return of a maskless Kuni has been a literal dream of mine). I am interested in Alisa's last name though. Boskonovich has to be tied to the infamous (and spineless?) Dr. Boskonovich from Tekken 3. This character has been a part of the Tekken lore for many iterations, but in Tekken 3 you were able to take control of this mad man. He had by FAR the craziest fighting style I've seen in the series, so I really hope she Alisa has some of these same moves.

In regards to the two new additions visually -- my guess is Namco took two randomly generated Create-A-Soul rejects from Soul Calibur 4 and gave them story lines. These are easily some of the most poorly designed characters I have ever seen in the series. I'm having a hard time deciding who is uglier. Horrible clothes. Horrible hair. Just horrible.

But honestly, who gives a crap. Their moves looks amazing from what I can tell, and I especially like how over the top Lars' move animations are. As long as they don't play like a Mishima, a Williams sister, or Jack, I'll be interested in trying both of these characters out. But seriously.... why do they look so stupid...

...wait. Hold on. WTF IS SHE AN ANDROID? WHAT THE FUCK IS COMING OUT OF HER BACK? ZO MAH GOD. She totally reminds me of KOS-MOS now. This IS Namco after all. And since they did it for Soul Calibur 4, could they possibly put KOS-MOS items in for this new character? OMFG PLEASE AND THANK YOU - THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

Seriously though, we better get this version for home consoles. The most important thing this update is bringing to Tekken 6 is character and system balancing. There have been many complaints about the original version of this game from the serious Tekken community, and I hope these issues will got ironed out in the update. They made us wait this long for the console edition -- might as well give us the best version available.

Here is some location footage (4min starts quality Lars stuff):


Let me know what you think,

Brad

Ladies, Gentlemen, and Creepy Youtubers...

Earlier today I was walking down the street and I quite randomly... shit my pants. This has never happened to me before, and I swear to you that it is worse than you could ever imagine. I shuffled home in my tepid and odorous confusion and cleaned myself up. I felt embarrassed and ashamed, and I think I may have developed a small rash.

Struggling to scrape of up any pieces of dignity I had left, I browsed the net for answers. Nothing. Then I visited the amazing forums of 4player Podcast.com and found the answer I was looking for. The explanation for why I crapped my pants earlier today. The point of crapping was the point of an announcement -- a confirmation if you will.

Next month, while wandering the desolate wastelands of Fallout 3, I will quite possibly encounter a...

...mutated

...radioactive

...post apocalyptic














...bear.





I will find a mountain...

...and I will find a way.


Brad


PS Thanks to forum member "ktr" for bringing this to my attention.

Air Guitar Contest Final Three (Vote Now)

I hated doing it but I had to pick out the final three Air Guitar Performances. First off, thanks everyone for their submissions. It takes a lot of confidence to put yourselves out there in front of an audience, so for that, I think you guys are already "winners." Skyliner12, I give you props for shooting yours outside at a park. That's pretty courageous. As for the videos, I had some interesting submissions. A couple videos had masks. One video had a storm trooper. One had audio problems. I even had a video that was uploaded to youtube three days before I uploaded my contest announcement video, which I have no clue how that happened.

Well, there are the final three contests in order of submission...

Bonespock - My Sharona


hanniballeon - Cliffs of Dover


killershadows - Number of The Beast


We'll have a poll up soon so you guys can vote for the winner,
David

Bring on Dead Space.

New preview form Gametrailers still has me very excited for Dead Space. October can't come soon enough.



-Nick

Rock Band, Strokes - Reptilia

So we're a little late to the party with Rock Band II having come out on Sunday. It took a lot longer to edit than was previously thought. So Thanks Mike and Sandra for all your hard work and Thanks Brandon for filling in on such short notice.

The video is currently processing so it should be up later today.


Also thanks for putting up with my performance,
David

New Top 5 Podcast

Here's this week's Top Five Podcast

019 - Top 5 Potential Online Games - [download]

Thanks,
David