June 2008
Monthly Archive
PS3 2.4 Firmware Update Will Be Huge!
Matt 30 Jun 2008 | : Video Games
The Playstation 3 Blog has announces that PS3 Firmware Upgrade 2.4 will add a bunch of new features including in game XMB support, a clock and trophies. In addition it will allow music to be played from your music collection on your PS3 in certain games. 2.4 will be available for download on July 2 which gives people a wee just under two weeks to talk about these great new features before E3 starts on July 15.
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Matt 27 Jun 2008 | : Video Games
Being a huge Street Fighter II fan, this news excites me enough to the point that I’d consider buying a 360 just for this game. Capcom has already released the Beta version of Street Fighter II HD on XBOX Live for the 360. Now I’m not sure how well the 360 controller will work with the game but the thought of doing hadoken’s in Hi-definition excites me.
Rotating Skyscraper Being Built in Dubai and Moscow
Matt 25 Jun 2008 | : Architecture
Architect David Fisher has designed the first ever rotating skyscraper. Each floor can rotate up to once an hour, changing the overall look of the building daily. According to the plans, the rotation of the floors will be powered by wind turbines placed between the floors.
Each floor will be pre-made and lifted to the top and work its way down, a building method that differs from the usual bottom to top construction method. Make sure your checkbooks are handy because the going rate is $3000/sq foot.
Video of the building in action can be seen here.
Most Memorable Moments in MGS4
Matt 24 Jun 2008 | : Video Games
I am still in Act V but just thought I’d post this now while I have it fresh in my mind. Here are the most memorable moments in Metal Gear Solid 4.
Act II: Laughing Octopus
When Snake battled the first boss of the game, Laughing Octopus, it turned out to be an aweso
me boss fight. She first introduces herself by screaming Snakes name in a Linda Blair type voice which scared the hell out of me since it wasn’t expected at all. She flies in and out of the warehouse where the fight is set and hides in places you wouldn’t expect. When Snake equips solid eye night vision she is much easier to spot. She transforms herself into all types of things. For instance at one point she transforms into Naomi who is who you’re looking for in this part of the game making you not want to hurt her but it’s a trap. She then will transform into a MG MK2 robot. If you follow its path you will get hit by a bob Laughing Octopus set. When she runs out of power you will have to kill her again, this time without her suit on.
Act III: Motorcycle Chase
Act III was pretty boring until the motorcycle chase scene. You ride on a motorcycle with Big Mama and try to protect you two from the enemies. The scene feels like it lasts about 10 minutes and is extremely exciting. There are a couple times where Big Mama will go off a jump and the game turns to slow motion. However you can still shoot the enemies in slow motion.
Act IV: Metal Gear Rex Scene
After you beat Vamp you need to escape Shadow Moses using a playable Metal Gear Rex who is huge in comparison to the Gecko you will be destroying. You have you choice of three weapons but I usually just stick with the machine gun as it’s plenty powerful enough to destroy anything in your path. As you make your way out of Shadow Moses you can switch between first and third person views. When in third person view, you will see how graphically powerful that this game is.
After making your way out of the building you then fight Metal Gear Ray who comes diving out of the water in an impressive scene. Again some of the games most impressive graphics can be seen here. You fight Ray on some sort of dock platform with large pieces of equipment that will get destroyed. Rex is so large that it can’t really turn the whole body left or right but instead he sidesteps left or right while looking straight. This is where I really unloaded my arsenal on Ray. You have missiles to choose from in addition to the machine gun. After an intensive battle you will destroy Ray (if you’re good) and Act IV is over.
OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard Web Applications
Recently Apple announced a mini update to 10.5 Leopard called Snow Leopard. There’s a collection of screenshots from the German Apple site Apfeltalk, one showing a new feature called Save as Web Application. This feature may create an application out of any webpage for offline or ipod/iphone usage.
Super Mario Bros. 3 Fanpage Created
Matt 20 Jun 2008 | : Video Games
I created a Super Mario Bros. 3 fanpage which features a walkthrough, cheats, secrets, images and a map with all of the overworlds. Super Mario Bros. 3 is if not my favorite video game of all time, definetly one of my top 3.
The fanpage can be found here.
Rock Around The Clock With Lexon
Matt 20 Jun 2008 | : Inventions
Technically, this one is more of an innovation than an invention but it’s definetly worth checking out. The concept of the Lexon Around Clock is pretty simple. The clock rotates twelve hours a day and the red wire sits stationary and tells you the current time. See when this photo was taken it was 10:45ish. They come in your choice of white or black colors and you can buy them here.
Metal Gear Solid 4 Database Downloadable Tomorrow
Matt 19 Jun 2008 | : Video Games
A post on the Playstation Blog reveals that tomorrow the PlayStation Store will be releasing the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Database. The MGS4 Database is a free, downloadable interactive application that contains the official knowledge base of everything that is Metal Gear. Reaching all the way back to the very beginning of the franchise, the database includes complete storylines, character profiles, relationship diagrams and more. I’m currently playing through MGS4 and it is the best games I’ve played in a while.
We Review The Wii
Matt 18 Jun 2008 | : Video Games
Well I review the Wii. I only had to wait 3.5 hours in line at a Wal-Mart in Charles Town, WV to buy one. Here is a video of me opening my Wii:
The controls of this are amazing. Instead of a controller you control the screen with something called a Wii-mote which is similar to a remote that you point to your screen only this one has a sensor that shows you exactly where your pointing similar to a mouse cursor. Well this is the first and I’d say biggest update for the system.
The new Wii menu Operating System is pretty nice too. There are a number of channels on it and you can download new ones. One of the neat things is the Virtual Console channel which lets you download video games from old systems from Nintendo, Sega and Neo Geo. The games cost a minimum of $5 or 500 Wii points which can be bought online or in stores.
The games I’ve tried are Wii Sports, Wii Play and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I’d say that I see Wii Sports being one of the best games on the system. Good thing is that Wii Sports comes with the system. The two-player mode in Wii Sports is a lot of fun. You battle your friends to a game of tennis, boxing, baseball, golf or bowling. Some games are more fun than others with baseball being the most fun out of all of the.
PlayStation 3 Dualshock 3 Wireless Controller
Matt 17 Jun 2008 | : Video Games
I finally got my hands on a Dualshock. The rumble adds a little extra weight to the controller. Although it feels more solid it was nice to have the super lightweight original Sixaxis. The addition of rumble though is great and works well in Grand Theft Auto IV. Not sure of the battery life but beware that the Dualshock 3 does NOT come with the USB charger cable. I kept my old one for my original Sixaxis to use with the Dualshock 3. With Metal Gear Solid 4 just out, I figured it was time for this upgrade.
Package design looks strikingly similar to previous Dualshock packaging.
The controller looks the exact same other than the DUALSHOCK 3 text on the top.
