Alan Smithee

Morning Cup o’ Metal

Yeah, you guys deserve some Animoo metal this morning. This track today is from Detroit Metal City and is titled ‘Satsugai’. Shame on you if you’ve never seen any of Detroit Metal City the anime, it’s honestly one of the funniest and original stories involving metal that I’ve ever seen (besides that horrible Gene Simmons […]

 Alan Smithee

Nintendo, I don’t recognize you anymore…

Nintendo, I don’t recognize you anymore…

First off, I’ve been hearing reports of the newest firmware you’re pumping out to battle the haxors of the world has caused people who were unmodified to have bricked Wiis, from which you’ll not claim any responsibility and will actually charge people to get fixed? Now I’m hearing that if you buy stuff for your […]

 Alan Smithee

ODST Live-Action Trailer

Man if seeing the first live-action short that came out for Halo 3 wasn’t enough to satisfy, Bungie graciously provided the above video for Halo ODST. I love it when companies can do live-action and make it seem…ya know, good! Seriously, clips like this do nothing except tease me into thinking that we’ll never get […]

 Alan Smithee

Is Wii Waggle Dead?

Is Wii Waggle Dead?

The creative director for Red Steel 2 seems to think so. Jason Vanderberghe goes so far to say that the Wii Waggle is dead, it is no more, it has shuffled off this mortal coil and gone off to meet it’s maker, it is an ex-feature.

 Alan Smithee

Place Your Bets: Gaikai or OnLive?

Place Your Bets: Gaikai or OnLive?

Ive been championing Dave Perry’s Gaikai for quite a while now thanks to the fact that it’ll all be done without the need for special controllers or boxes on the user side, unlike OnLive which will require something of the sort. This week, OnLive’s El Jefe Steve Perlman disclosed to the world that they’ve recently […]

 Alan Smithee

TGS 2009: Final Fantasy XIII Trailer

Well it looks like Square Enix is trying their hardest to make sure that the fans of Final Fantasy all the world over are happy, at least the ones that can read English that is. I saw the Japanese only one earlier this week and could understand a little about what was happening (3 years […]

 Alan Smithee

Morning Cup o’ Metal

Good morning whores! If my name was Mr. Peabody, I’d have asked my boy Sherman to set the way back machine to the magical year 1984 when Ratt was actually considered metal. That’s right, today I was thinking that I’d love to share with you all my love for glam-metal and it doesn’t get much […]

 Alan Smithee

Metal Gear Remake…Maybe?

Metal Gear Remake…Maybe?

Kojima had an interview with Kotaku recently about many things, but the one thing that many of us gaming whores are picking up on is the statement he had about doing a remake of the original Metal Gear, which appeared on the MSX2 waaay back in 1987 when I was a mere lad of seven.

 Alan Smithee

Good News MMO Fans

Good News MMO Fans

Arguably, Lord of the Rings Online was a success, yet a failure at the same time. It didn’t have quite the draw that World of Warcraft had, but it sold enough and has enough people paying monthly to keep the lights on over at Turbine for quite a while. They have taken a page out […]

 Alan Smithee

Damnit Guitar Hero 5

Damnit Guitar Hero 5

Ugh, file this in the “I’m a whore for media” category. The last Guitar Hero I got was last Xmas when I picked up Guitar Hero World Tour, and spend all of 3 hours playing it…it was right in the time where I started to feel really jaded towards all of the rhythm games that […]

 Alan Smithee

Square Plans on Doubling Down Plus Two

Square Plans on Doubling Down Plus Two

Square Enix right now has three flagship series that currently makes them their healthy doses of money: Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts. In an effort to make even more money and appease the people who are clammoring for more and more games to come from the power-publisher, Square Enix talked to Yahoo! Japan […]

 Alan Smithee

I Totally Wanted GT PSP (Note the Past Tense)

I Totally Wanted GT PSP (Note the Past Tense)

I was a complete lock for picking up GT PSP when it comes out in a few weeks, until I found out that they’ve included Jay Leno’s voice in the game. Now, I’m not so sure that I want the palette-swaped-skunk haired ex-host of The Tonight Show to be invading my game. Yeah I know […]

 Alan Smithee

Morning Cup o’ Metal

Yeah, let’s get this week off to a great start. When I think of metal, I can’t help but think of Ministry. I know, I know, they’re mainly considered an industrial band, but Jesus if today’s song doesn’t have the best guitar riff in the world. To me the opening for “N.W.O.” is one of […]

 Alan Smithee

No Demo For You — Modern Warfare 2

No Demo For You — Modern Warfare 2

Yup the guys at Infinity Ward have stated that there is no current plans to release a demo prior to the launch of Modern Warfare 2. The company says that they want to use the time that could be used making a demo to putting more and more finishing touches on the game. I think […]

 Alan Smithee

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom – OMG Frank West

Well it seems I have the first game I’ll actually go out and buy for my Wii with Tatsunoko vs. Capcom. I mean, c’mon Frank West from Dead Rising being able to put a Servbot helmet on his opponent as a super attack? That’s worth the $50 price tag right there. Don’t even get me […]