AICN is reporting that Galactica’s final season which was previously set to start back up in January has now been pushed back to April. This also coincides with the release of the Season 3.0 DVD. Season four is expected to be the final season of the show and Ronald D. Moore will be making his directorial debut in one of the last ten episodes of the show.
Author - Jerry Paxton
1up is reporting on a rumor that seems to have some weight to it suggesting that the controllers for Rock Band and Guitar Hero III will NOT be cross compatible. If this is the case it means gamers will either have to fork over more then the cost of a Wii for both bundles.
From the article:
‘Harmonix develops and bases all of our games, guitars and other peripherals on open standards established by platform manufacturers such as Microsoft and Sony. Rock Band is no exception and supports an open controller standard,’ said a Harmonix spokesperson. ‘Guitar controllers are like any other standard game controller — -the controller sends a signal back to the game depending on the buttons you push. If a third party game controller is based on open standards, then it should work with Rock Band as well.’
This would suggest that Guitar Hero III’s interface doesn’t use the open standards provided by Microsoft and Sony. The conspiracy theory would suggest Guitar Hero III purposely implements a closed controller standard so it can only properly interface with the peripherals specifically designed for it. That makes sense, as Rock Band is the biggest competition Guitar Hero faces this holiday season and purposely locking out a rival’s peripheral directly forces consumers to choose one or the other — a convenient option given that Guitar Hero III ships ahead of Rock Band.
Yahoo reports that the United States Postal Serivce is releasing a stamp featuring everyone’s favorite Jedi Master, Master Yoda!
As of today (Thursday), the stamp which was once part of a larger set is now singly available for customers to add a little more security to the delivery process.
Guard your letter he will, yes.
Shacknews is reporting that sources are claiming GarageGames has begun working on a Tribes-style shooter. As a person who played Tribes to death and loved every second of it I can’t wait. This could be the game Tribes 2 was meant to be.
From the article:
A source close to GarageGames told Shacknews a team-based online
shooter in the vein of Dynamix’ Starsiege: Tribes will be coming to the
gaming service soon from GarageGames’ own developers.
GarageGames was of course founded by many ex-Dynamix employees, and
the source said the company would most likely be making an official
announcement for the game in December.
Joystiq is reporting that Sony’s Games Division has fallen on some hard times as they have reported that in the second fiscal quarter of the year, operating losses
in that division rose to $841 million, more than double the $381 million
in losses for the same period last year.
Speculation from Sony is that this loss is due to selling PS3s at lower than cost price points and ‘the increase in PS3-related inventory write-downs’.
1up has posted their review of the horror FPS Clive Barker’s Jericho, lambasting it with a 3.0 out of 10! And here I thought this would be a good game.
An excerpt of its destructive comedy:
‘A prehuman demigod stealing slices of history as its own personal playground? It’s a pretty nifty premise, and worthy of Clive Barker’s name.
Unfortunately, the rest of the game is absolutely, positively, most definitely not. Take the writing, for example, especially the opening narration: This overwrought tripe is so over-the-top, so ridiculously high-school-goth that it makes Max Payne’s brooding melodrama read like a paragon of stylistic restraint.’
1up is reporting that Famitsu magazine has reviewed Super Mario Galaxy, giving it an out of this world 38 out of 40. Yes the Japanese review system is strange to us but for them it works. And it means that SMG is one damn good game.
From the Famitsu article:
‘The game takes place in a 3D space where you could be walking on the ground or upside down. Normally that would look like it is difficult to control, but you can play this instinctively. The balance is just perfect and it is a game anyone can really play.’
‘Gimmicks and actions using the game’s unique gravity, and fun boss fights definitely delivers on the Mario name. It is even just fun to watch if you are not playing.’
‘The game’s pacing is very good, you get hooked more and more. I am glad that the game is not too easy or too difficult. Collecting the star piece by pointing the Wiimote is already fun in itself.’
‘The excitement of Mario 64 is back! Lots of features that are perfect for the Wii, and you get addicted wanting to know what kind of obstacles await you in the next stage. Difficulty gradually increases and the map layout is great. Every game fan should play this game.’
Joystiq has reported on the latest EGM magazine covering Ninja Gaiden 2’s over-the-top violence. It seems as though Team Ninja has added plenty of incentive for dismemberment, as removed limbs will stay on screen.
From the article:
‘Additionally, there will be ‘obliteration techniques’ that the player can activate by pressing Y after removing a limb. The details are unknown except that the camera zooms in, but we can only assume that entails protagonist Ryu totally flipping out and killing people in some stylish fashion. The techniques vary based on what weapon you’re using and what body part you just removed.’
PocketGamer.UK is reporting that after the game’s sordid past a new petition to resurrect Halo DS has been created. Apparently the game was in development but was canned for reasons that Cassamassina is reluctant to disclose. Nay sayers have been claiming the game being played in the video is a hoax and is merely a modded game made using the Goldeneye: Rogue Agent engine.
The Infamous Halo DS video:
Joystiq reports that after two years in the design phase, a Paul W.S. Anderson produced Castlevania flick
seems to finally have a full head of steam. Anderson told SCI FI Wire,
‘[I’m] hoping to get a script for it in two or three weeks. And I’m
hoping it’s great. Sylvain White is directing it, and we’re hoping to
kind of make it a pre-strike movie. So it kind of shoots in the next
couple months’.