Engadget is reporting on Sony Ericson’s latest, the MD300 3G USB Modem for your PC or Mac. This little beauty will let you connect to 3G networks anywhere possible. This is, need I remind you, a relatively high-speed cellular network used by cellphones mainly, allowing access to the net from well beyong wi-fi ranges. The unit should be available Q1 of 2008 but here’s the catch: it could be Europe-only! There is no word yet as to whether it will be released here in the states. We will keep our fingers crossed!
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Joystiq reports that this Wednesday’s South Park titled ‘Guitar Queer-O’ should be will see Kyle jealous over Stan’s superior skills at the game. South Park has recently taken on video gaming with their emmy-award-winning ‘Make Love, Not Warcraft’ episode, and the previews make this upcoming tale of video game geekdom look great too!
AICN is reporting on the current writer’s strike and the number of people picketting their own shows. Such folks include the ENTIRE cast of ‘The Office’, the writing staff (including Ron Moore) of ‘Battlestar Galactica’, and ‘The Unit’ showrunner Shawn Ryan and show star Robert Patrick!
Late night television has already been affected save for Jon Stewart who is paying his writer’s out of pocket for the next two weeks. At some point the studios will be hearing an echo from their piggybanks as viewers get tired of reruns, hack written replacement shows, and other crap. Ah hell, I say we just make every channel 100% commercials 100% of the time. Maybe then folks would get back to more important pursuits…like gaming!
Gizmodo has posted a news item on the winner of the ‘Best Home Theatre Install’ at CEDIA 2007. The home theatre was designed and built to look similar to the bridge of the USS NCC-1701E Enterprise. While not a direct recreation, it definitely works as a home theatre. Automatic ‘swooshing’ doors, LEDs, and even a red alert button top off this tasty cake. The owner wished to remain anonymous but with this much geek goodness floating about, we can’t understand why. A room like that is guaranteed to get you laid, right?
Gamespot has posted its review of Gears of War for the PC. They give it a hearty 9 out of 10 ‘Editors Choice’ and, well, basically praise it up a whole lot. Despite all the praise, they do expound on some negatives, such as the new chapters having a different feel than the original ones, the system requirements are immense to run it the way it was meant to be run, and difficulty is not exactly balanced yet in some areas.
Gamasutra has posted their large interview with Turbine Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel and Director of Communications Adam Mersk, both part of the Lord of the Rings Online team. In case you don’t know, the Lord of the Rings Online is a popular MMORPG from Turbine, Codemasters, and Midway. The two speak on the recently released expansion, Defenders of Eriador as well as their future plans (possibly even a console launch).
Steefel claims:
‘We launched back in April of 2007, and we’ve grown the game [in size of world]. Once we have the stuff that we just showed you, the game will have grown in size over 20 percent. We’re already the number two Western-developed MMO that’s subscription-based — basically number two to WoW’.
However, he doesn’t specify exact numbers or where he gets that information.
NintendoWiiFanboy has posted their review of Battalion Wars 2 for the Nintendo Wii, giving it a final score of 9 out of 10.
From the article:
‘Battalion Wars 2 is a very competent squad-based shooter. And, it has just about everything that fans of first-party Nintendo games are looking for. With compelling gameplay that effectively uses the control scheme, all of the action in this game is fun throughout. It even has an enjoyable online mode, although it’s fairly limited.’
BBC News is reporting that the body of Pharaoh Tutankhamen has been placed inside a climate-controlled case inside his tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
From the article:
‘The event comes 85 years to the day after the pharaoh’s tomb was discovered by British explorer Howard Carter.
Until now, only about 50 living people have seen the face of the boy king, who died more than 3,000 years ago.
As experts lifted Tutankhamun from his coffin they briefly set aside the white linen covering his remains, revealing a shrivelled black face and body.’
RogueSynapse is building a fully functional arcade game/cabinet after the one seen in The Last Starfighter. It seems as though Atari was actually creating such a cabinet during the time of the movie’s release but it was never finished. With some ingenuity, however, the team at RogueSynapse has completed the game and even is allowing it to be downloaded from their site so you to can use it in your arcade cabinets.
1up is reporting that Majesco will release ‘Mega Brain Boost’ for the Nintendo DS this January which will combine three Bran Boost games in one cartridge! That means that Brain Boost: Beta Wave, Brain Boost: Gamma Wave, and a third installment not-yet revealed will be packaged at a reasonable price.
From the article:
‘By packaging three distinct games within one game cartridge and pricing the total package at $19.99, we’re offering a great deal of value to consumers looking for quality entertainment,’ said Ken Gold, VP of marketing at Majesco. ‘Each game within Mega Brain Boost offers a completely different set of fun, yet challenging, brain training problems designed to enhance mental acuity.’