Just to prove that Dead or Alive hasn’t cornered the market on digital perversion, a demo of Rumble Roses XX dropped on LIVE last night. Aside from the pixelated vixens, I’m told the game also contains wrestling. I haven’t actually played it yet, so I couldn’t tell you. I’ve sure seen a lot of screenshots though.
The fine folks at Penny Arcade got a pretty neat little package yesterday. Check out their free (free!) DS Lite:
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Of course, the most obvious question is “how the hell do I get a free DS Lite?” Surely you’re all thinking the same thing: “Why didn’t Sense get a free DS Lite? He’s our favorite blogger!”
First of all, thank you for your support. Second of all, I urge all of you to contact Nintendo immediately and tell them how you feel. Seriously, do it. I want one. Go ahead. No, no, it’s cool. I can wait.
I didn’t do my usual weekend wrap-up post on Monday, so I figured I may as well do it now. My reading of the last Halo novel continues apace. Slowly, but apace nonetheless. I have nearly finished New Super Mario Brothers. Let me assure you, it has some maddening secrets. I am having great difficulty finding them all. I’ve got most of them, but a handful seem to elude me. Don’t worry, I’ll get ’em.
Speaking of secrets, I should have some good news shortly. Though, since it’s secret and all, I cannot reveal it just yet. Sit tight, as I’m sure you’re all on the edge of your collective seat.
And I don’t think I mentioned this, but I saw X-men 3 last weekend. It was pretty good. I recommend it, though not wholeheartedly. Suffice it to say I hope there is another one that more properly wraps up the trilogy that was supposed to be.
To top things off, I recently discovered the joys of Uno last night. If you’ve got a 360, I do recommend—wholeheartedly even—that you pick up Uno. Basically, it’s like calling up your friends for a nice chat, only a lot more entertaining. As an alternative to IM or, dare I say it, long distance, Uno does quite nicely.
So, how about the rest of you? Played any good games lately?
I would have had this story up sooner, but it’s easy to get…um…sidetracked when searching for Dead or Alive pictures.
Gamedaily recently sat down with outspoken DOA creator Tomonobu Itagaki. He had a few very interesting things to say. First of all, the Dead or Alive Extreme 2 trailer on marketplace was done entirely in real time. Apparently it looks better than DOA4 because Team Ninja didn’t have to worry as much about speed. Also, the game will include LIVE play of some kind and more(!) swimsuits than DOAX1. Strangely, he also said that the swimsuits would “mean” more.
The game will be out by the end of the year. Now what about Ninja Gaiden, hmmm?
—via Xboxic
Satoru Iwata set us up the bomb today. The Wii launch date will be announced this September, threatening to ruin my September 30th wedding ceremony. Also of note is that the DS will be able to act as a touch screen Wii control. Freaking sweet.
Update: In my feverish desire for Wii, I misread the article. The Wii is not launching in September. Rather, the launch date will be announced in September. D’oh!
—via Kotaku
In a dazzling moment, Sony Ireland executive Niall O’Hanrahan made a bold statement recently. Niall spake thus:
“We have a marketing challenge from now until launch. This is not a done deal. It will require a lot of effort from us.”
Adding,
“We would never say we cannot fail.”
Let me be the first to say, “Whaaaaa?” Adding more fuel to the crazy fire, Mr. Ohanrahan had this to say:
“Competition is now not limited to direct competition. We compete with MP3 players. We noticed at E3 that games for PCs are back.”
We noticed that PC games are back, huh? By “we”, do you mean “my buddy Phil Harrison and me,” because I think he might disagree with you. Because, you know, he said that the PS3 would replace your PC and all.
What kind of world do we live in when a Sony executive can admit the possibility of defeat?
—via Eurogamer
Look ladies and gentlemen, it’s the legendary black Wii. Most likely, this is a Wii development kit. Also of note is the Samsung LCD it’s connected to, which is also used on most 360 demo stations. Those things sure are popular.
—image from Digital Battle. Via Kotaku
Hey, internet people, remember how Xbox 360 was one of gaming’s worst kept secrets? Remember how the final design of the console was leaked months before Microsoft made it public? Remember the screens of some goofy looking kid playing 360 long before it’s release? Well, those days are upon us again! Behold!
Now hold on. Before you run off to grab LOTR:BFME2 and Lumines Live using the handy new background downloading, know this: they aren’t there.
That’s right, somebody over at Microsoft made a mistake. I’ll give you a moment to let the shock fade. And…there. There is one gleam of hope however. This false information may point to these games being released soon. I hope so, because Lumines was about the only thing worthwhile on my PSP before I sold it. Another tip about Lumines: the ladies love it.
By the way, how do you say Lumines? I just recently learned it’s pronounced like the word luminous. Before that I always said “Loo Mines”. Go figure.
—via Xboxic
I just wrote this post and it was unexpectedly nuked, so you’re missing out on some eloquent prose. I’m much too sleep-deprived to try and recapture that magic. Suffice it to say that it is a slow news day. Thus, I give you Siloconera’s dream list of non-Nintendo characters for Smash Bros. Brawl. In case you haven’t heard, it was recently revealed that there will be at least a few more third party characters involved. My choice is over there on the right.
Game Videos has a video walkthrough of the upcoming Street Fighter II Arcade game. It looks pretty sweet, if only a barebones version of Street Fighter. The video spends a lot of time discussing lag. I can’t really see it in the video. A few hitches here and there, but it looks okay to me. I’m not actually controlling it though, so it’s hard to say. Either way, I can’t wait to do some old fashioned quarter matches. Find the video here.
—via Xboxic
