I know things are bad out there and there are lots of people who would like to pin it on something simple like a video game but the truth is the world has changed in a way that cant be explained or fixed by simply pointing the finger at a scapegoat.
News of this caliber is normally saved for Grand Theft Auto but it looks like 16 year old Daniel Petric was looking to change that as shown by this Teamxbox report: An Ohio teenager stands accused of killing his mother and injuring his father because he was not allowed to play Halo 3. The trial, on charges of murder and attempted murder, opened this week in the town of Elyria, Ohio.
In September 2007, Daniel Petric, who was 16 at that time, purchased a copy of Halo 3 against his father's orders. His parents caught him playing the game and took it away from him. Almost a month later, on October 20, 2007, Daniel used his father's key to open a safe box where he knew he'd find the game and a 9mm handgun.
Soon after, Daniel asked his parents to close their eyes for a "surprise" and then shot both parents in the head, prosecutors said. Daniel Petric's mother, Susan, 43, was killed. His father, Mark Petric, survived because Daniel's sister and her husband arrived at the scene after the shooting.
Mark Petric, a co-pastor with his wife of New Life Assembly of God in Wellington, Ohio, said his son tried to make the whole thing a a murder-suicide. Prosecutors say Daniel has confessed he planned the shooting.As Mr. Petric lay wounded, Daniel tried to place the gun in his father's hand. Then Daniel told police when they arrested him that his father had shot his mother.
This is a dark day indeed for the Fable fans out there and sure to upset more then a few casuale players, with the release date set in stone just a week or two ago LionHead Studios has had to delay the release of this download till 2009for what they are saying are unexpected technical difficulties.
Found on an Xbox.com Download & Win ad is this note to the gamers letting us all know: “Due to unexpected technical difficulties, the Fable II: Knothole Island expansion will not be available until late January 2009. As a result, the Fable II, Knothole Island Download and Win, originally scheduled to take place December 22 – 23, 2008, has been temporarily suspended. Please check back for updates. In addition, you can still register for the Download & Win by downloading the free Fable II: Knothole Island registration gamerpic, or by registering via Xbox.com at www.xbox.com/fableIIknotholesweeps. Registered participants will be notified using the contact information provided at time of registration with revised Download and Win Entry Period dates.”
Hang in there fans, i'm sure they cant push the date back forever.
Not so long ago Konami put up a web site with "a next Metal Gear is…” and the popular vote was since the pic was in an Xbox green color it was going to be for the 360 and i am sorry to say it looks like any one that had dreams of MG on the 360 can now cry since the site was talking about MG for the iPhone.
Here to blow holes in my December 05, 2008 post on the topic is Y2Kev's post in the NeoGAF forum: "Confirmed via Duckroll: MGS Touch for iPod and iPhone. Will use "MGS4's worldview." Looks like it has nice graphics. A shooter for release in spring 2009. Kojima pwns everyone again."
Well i guess thats that and 360/MG fans will just need to hold there breath longer for this one.
With Atari taking the position of Publisher for Ghostbusters it all boils down to when we will get a chance to play this game and will it be before the hype burns out, to keep the hype up here is an article from OXM.co.uk on this could be monster hit that still needs a due date.
OXM reports: It's one of the weird rules in life that the more effort someone puts into something, the more naturally inclined you are to like it.
Therefore, it's hard not to like Ghostbusters. If there's an award next year for Game With The Most Amount Of Love Poured Into It, then they might as well post the award to Terminal Reality now.
This game is simply gorgeous. The level of detail here simply drips each drop of blood, sweat and tears put into it as particle beams clash, proton packs whirr into life and paint is scorched off nearby walls in the man-versus-ghost battles. There's nothing quite like it.
It's a good job that Ghostbusters has that powerful impact straight away because it's too easy to be cynical about this one - a game tied in with movies that's seen as the third in the series, dramatic change of publishers and more film lawyers milling about than Ally McBeal? It spells disaster.
Yet this is already shaping up to be one of the surprises of next year. In fact, we'll say it now - this could be one of the games of next year, let alone surprises.
Gameplay wise, we're shown a typical Ghostbusters set-up that sees their investigative nose lead them into trouble. That's unsurprising, given the same writing team from the movies including Dan Ackroyd is penning this game too, but what is surprisingly is how engaging the set-up is.
New Recruit
We're shown the Ghostbusters team (you play the new rookie) sharing in their usual banter, as they track down a ghost who disappears into a dusty, abandoned library. Along the way are ghosts that need to be fought and trapped, as you use your PKE detector to follow the ghostly handprints towards the end of the library...
Then it hits. The nearby books fly off the shelves in a sub-section of the flooded library and form a towering monster, trying to club the Ghostbusters with hands made of encyclopedias and murder novels. The proton beams fire up and the library is bathed in orange and blue glow. A few frantic minutes later, the ghost is dealt with and the books collapse into the water, bobbing around as the Ghostbusters brush past them. It looks absolutely stunning.
Your proton pack will contain four different firing modes, from the standard proton beam to a elastic slime that lets you play around with the phsyics. Stick a slime to a plank of wood, fire the other end at the wall and wood will ping itself to the wall in a sticky embrace. Ewww. No prizes for guessing that puzzles will inevitably be involved with that firing mode.
Then, it's a case of ensnaring the ghosts by wearing them down and wrestling them over to the trademark floor traps that the Ghostbusters use to ensnare the spooky fiends. To picture the battles in action, imagine the courtroom fight against the Scoleri brothers from Ghostbusters II. For boss battles, it's classic old-skool gaming in full flow - learn the patterns, use them against the boss. it looks to be challenging but not distractingly so, which allows you to enjoy the awesome design of the bosses you're thrown up against.
Visually, Ghostbusters does the job and then some. For integrity, it brings back old writers and the original crew for voice-acting - even Bill Murray has signed up. Yet it's the gameplay that could prove to be the true trump card of Ghostbusters, combining light and frothy fun with incredibly well-designed creatures that sticks to the lore of the series.
Coming this Wednesday on Xbox Live Arcade gamers will be offered another FREE Xbox Live Arcade game. The brand new free title named "Dash of Destruction" will be available for free. Let's hope this time it's nothing like the last free game "Yaris" lol..
Developed by NinjaBee "Dash of Destruction" allows players to control a ravenous T-Rex or the hunted Doritos truck. The game includes a single-player mode and a multiplayer mode allowing up to three players to stalk the Doritos delivery vehicle.
"Dash of Destruction" was developed by the same studio reponsible for "Cloning Clyde" and "A Kingdom for Keflings" and will be available for free download Wednesday, 17th December 2008.
Starting Tommorrow on Xbox Live Arcade Bomberman LIVE, which is normally priced at 800 MS Points will be dropped to 600 MS Points for the Holiday Deal of the Week.
In “Bomberman Live,” players guide their unique Bomberman around a grid-like arena, avoiding opponents and their bombs while attempting to bomb the competition. “Bomberman Live” features eight multiplayer arenas including Lost World, where players can sink in puddles of quicksand, and Ghost Town, where players can fall into trap doors. By destroying blocks, players can reveal 16 different power-ups (and power-downs!) from the simple “Speed Up” to the devastating “Dangerous Bomb.”
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