Uh-oh, Nintendo finally has some serious competition coming:

Quote:Thats right, we have all guessed it, but now it is official Sony has announced the PSP, PlayStation Portable. It has not be shown yet but it has been described as 'cute' and using discs half the size of a DVD.

And the discs are to be 1.8 Gb in size, 3x that of a CD-ROM, the PSP will be backlit. Sony has said that it will be the Walkman for the 21st century. It was also feature MPEG-4, a widesceen 16:9 screen, capable of 3D polygons, has a USB port and can connect to the PS2.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/401/401956p1.html

Wow... that's one of Sid Meier's best games. This would be awesome! Since its still Sid I am expecting it to be good... :)

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/news/news_6027155.html (short article)
http://www17.tomshardware.com/graphic/20...index.html (in depth)

Yup, the new improved GeForceFX is going to be $500. Wow. Sure its improved -- the article says that its a LOT quiter running than the loud and underwhelming FX 5800, and is faster in many categories... but uhh... don't most top of the line videocards usually cost $400 when new?

Anyway, its nice to see NVidia fixing the problems they made with the poor 5800.

So Weltall. E3 stuff starts tomorrow.

Going to fix the site, or will you say that you can't since its somone else's fault? But this is a new problem... and SO INCREDIBLY ANNOYING!

Uhh... we all love the ezboard? Anyone with me?

:evil:

Sorry, couldn't find any of the old threads. So I'll make a new one. :)

http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/...27107.html

Quote:he company comments on the current status of its GameCube games and whether or not they're exclusive.

At its pre-E3 press conference, Capcom addressed some questions about five of its games (P.N. 03, Dead Phoenix, Resident Evil 4, Killer 7, and Viewtiful Joe) that have been released or are in development for the GameCube. P.N. 03 and Resident Evil 4 will remain exclusive to the GameCube. While Killer 7 and Viewtiful Joe are still scheduled for release on the GameCube, Capcom representatives would not call them exclusive to the system. Lastly, as for the status of Dead Phoenix, the game has apparently not been canceled. Capcom representatives simply stated that there is nothing new to show on the game.

Video of Resident Evil 4 will be shown at both Nintendo's and Capcom's booth.

I grabbed these from the gaming-age forums:






















Wow, this looks great! I'm very curious to see how you control three people at once.

What an awesome title!

Quote:French site NEWTECHNIX.com is reporting that they've gotten the inside scoop on some secret Sega projects that will be at this year's Electronics Entertainment Expo.

First up is a third installment in Amusement Vision's Super Monkey Ball series, called Super Monkey Ball Banana Crazy. According to NEWTECHNIX, Banana Crazy will put an emphasis on multiplayer gaming, with LAN compatibility possibly in the works. In development for the GameCube, Amusement Vision will apparently take advantage of the hardware by implementing a much smoother graphics engine. Sega will publish Super Monkey Ball Banana Crazy early in 2004.

Also potentially existence is Knight 'n Knight, an RPG based off of the original Sega Saturn title. Whether it's a sequel, a remake, or something else, NEWTECHNIX.com isn't certain, but they claim it's in the works at OverWorks, the studio that brought us Skies of Arcadia. The developers will use some of the concepts they created for SoA for this new game. When it will come out, or what system it will even come out on, is a complete mystery at this point.

We'll have news on either or both titles should they show up, so grab a cold one and stick around.

Source: NEWTECHNIX.com

Posted by Christian on 5.12.2003

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From GAF:

Quote:Japanese website airforest.com has the scoop on some details found in the latest issue of KoroKoro Comic regarding the games Nintendo will show off at this year's Electronics Entertainment Expo beginning on May 14. The list includes both GameCube and Game Boy Advance software, and there are very few surprises; that doesn't mean there's anything noteworthy, however.

For instance, the magazine claims that a new Star Fox game is in development at Nintendo. This title is different than the Namco-developed Star Fox Armada. There's also a Mario & Luigi RPG scheduled for the Game Boy Advance. The games are actually listed with their Japanese release dates, too. Of course, not all of these games have been confirmed so make sure you check back later in the week when our E3 coverage begins to see what Nintendo really has planned.

GameCube
- Pokémon Channel: Together with Pikachu - July 18
- Pokémon Stadium - Fall 2003
- Mario Golf: Family Tour (Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour in NA) - September
- Mario Kart: Double Dash - 2003
- Mario Party 5 - 2003
- Pikmin 2 - 2003
- Wario World - 2003
- Custom Robo - 2003
- Star Fox - TBD

Game Boy Advance
- Super Mario Advance 4 - July 18
- Pokémon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire - Summer 2003
- Legendary Starfi 2 - September
- Mario & Luigi RPG - 2003

Source: KoroKoro Comic/airforest.com

Posted by Christian on 5.11.2003

Hola.

I'd like to hear from as many people as possible the answers to these fine questions; In no particular order.

Who is your favorite director or film author?

(Mine's Stanely Kubrick or Ridley Scott)

Who's your favorite Screen Play writer?

(Mine's James Cameron or M. Night Shyamalan)

What's your favorite film?

(Mine's Alien, Night of the Living Dead or The Shining)

What's your favorite film's art direction and lighting?

(Mine's Blade Runner, Terminator 2 or Jurassic Park)

Who's your favorite film composer?

(Mine's John Williams, James Newton Howard or Alan Silvestri)

What is your favorite scene?

(Mine's from They Live, when the main character put on the glasses and saw the billboards, or from Star Man when the alien uses his technology to heal the animal strapped to the car.)

What is your favorite special effects scene?

(Mine's easily the Rex attack from Jurassic Park, bridging live-action animatronics and CGI. I also love the "Surgery" from The Terminator, a perfect example of puppetry and animatronics. Also, Harry from Harry and the Hendersons - Still considered some of the most advanced animatronics to date)

Who is your favorite character from a movie (or series of movies)?

(Mine's easily Darth Vader, though Lt. Ripley is a close 2nd followed by Short Circuit)

What is your favorite line of dialoge from a movie?

(Mine's Aliens: "Game over, man." Also Short Circuit: "No disassemble, Stephanie!" And from Star Man: "I watched you very closely, Jenny Hayden; Green is 'Go' - Red is 'Stop' - Yellow is 'Go very fast'. )

What is your favorite film poster?

(The European production release poster of The Shining which exclaimed "The terror that swept through America!" which you would think was talking about the film, however this poster was released while the film was in production. This gives another clue iof The Shining's hidden context of America's and Europe's Indian wars.)

BONUS QUESTION: Name the first movie to have a robot/cyborg character.

BONUS QUESTION 2: Name James Cameron's first feature length film.

I'll be back for the answers!