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Shit, this game is looking HAWT!! (love the chainsaw kill at the end...)

Fresh from Youtube, the trailer for the new Halo RTS, Halo Wars. (download a HD-quality trailer here )

today, at their X06 event, Microsoft made quite a few announcements. First, DOOM is online NOW, on Xbox live, with Online Multiplayer for 4. very cool. the game costs 800 MS points. Second, there is a Halo RTS being developed by Ensemble Studios, called Halo Wars ( wot a shitty name). Third, the HD-DVD drive will be released for 199.99 and will come with a Xbox Media Remote, and a copy of King Kong. Check out Kotaku.com , Joysiq ,( joystiq is liveblogging) and Destructoid for more details. Sounds like great news all around. ( oh, shit, also GTA 4 for Xbox 360 will have exclusive episodes with 3+ hours of gameplay a few months after the game launches next year.)

NESvidiot, a attendee at the Denver wii party last week, had this to say about the experience... The party was EXCELLENT. It might take a few minutes to get used to the new style of control, but once you get used to it, it becomes very intuitive very quickly, and is a TON of fun. This system will be the life of the party. It is so much fun to play multiplayer where everyone has to get involved and active. Then again the depth of single player play like in Zelda, is equally incredible and VERY immersive. Be prepared to enter into a gaming world that literally comes alive. Wii will be a revolution! Nintendo translated means "Leave Luck to Heaven" and it really shows through with this system. and they had LOTS and LOTS of booze........

yeah, sometimes i should get to the bottom of the post before wetting myself. i freeked out for a few seconds before i actually finished reading this kotaku post , with the accompaning pic. what a nerd. From the post Let me start by saying I'm like 99.9 percent sure this is fakery. The above picture is supposed to be of the Wii D, some sort of device, that judging by the looks of it, will play DVDs. Thing is, Nintendo has officially said they no longer plan to release a DVD player for the Wii. it kinda looks like a George Foreman Wii........

Hit your Esc key when you have had enough of this animated fun! (is that a Wiimote???)

Here is a SUPER detailed rundown on the events last night in Denver. Nightram56 was the wii ambassador, and his site's forum has the details covered. from the post I climbed the stairs and saw a huge gathering around Zelda. I knew that would happen. Still, every spot was packed. It was just fun because some people would pop by Zelda while waiting to play something else. Everyone was watching reactions to see how to play. I LOVED that. I love watching people play, especially at something new and fantastic. NES did this too. A lot of communicating, elbow rubbing, etc. I talked to get reactions, I talked to get thoughts, tips, etc. I learn by watching and them mimmicking. It's very hard for me to pick something up cold turkey and be good at it. I learn very quickly mind you, but I just looked like a dufus at most of these games. I felt, FELT, how intuitive and easy to play it all would be though. This was especially noted in Zelda. I got into it easily while playing. Tyrone prob...

it seem like a intrepid blogger has uncovered evidence that Nintendo ripped off the theme for Super Mario Bros' underworld theme . check out the site for the full story and to hear the tracks for yourself. for the record, it is really really similar to the Mario bros music, but MUCH more funky. Koji Kondo is the original composer (thanks, J!!!)

Hell Yeah, a match made in nintendo heaven!! this site gives you the chance to play Mega Man in Metroid's levels, and Samus in Mega Man's levels. Very cool stuff. via Destructoid.com

I thought long and hard ( about 10 seconds) about posting this, since i know there's more than a few underage kids reading this, but since it's on the offical Art of Silent Hill DVD, i'll post it just to freak somone out on friday. ( it's nothing explicit, but still.....alot of bubbling flesh and the like...)

Gametrailers has a HD Metroid Prime: Corruption walkthrough from E3 up, and it looks freaking AMAZING....... Check it out and prepare to be blown away....... ( high bandwith, if you have dialup, you're shit out of luck.....) Via GoNintendo

A new trailer of Ubisoft's Red Steel. It looks like it's coming along great, with added functionality. (check out how the guy throws a grenade) and for what it's worth, I still think the graphics of this game kick ass. call me crazy.

Godhand is a new game from Capcom due this fall, from the teams that bought you Devil May Cry and Resident Evil. And they have officially gone batshit insane. This is the first commercial for the Japanese release of this game, and it had me rolling and wanting to play it NOW!!!!! as a bonus, here's a Destructoid forum post with hands on impressions.....

I really don't know how i stumbled upon this blog, but this Clubmom blogger just hosted a Wii party this past sunday in her HOUSE!!!!! Nintendo bought food and drinks, and set up Wii systems all around her home. check out her flickr set Here , and her blog with the write-up here . ( it seems like they also got some free swag, like tshirts and .....cookies???)

so the wii party from LA was held last friday, and i just got through reading the post. it sounds like they had a hell of a time.... .check out the post here .... ( here is a post with pics ) he has detailed descriptions of the games that were playable,( Rayman Raving Rabbits, Twilight Princess, Excite Truck, Madden 07, Wii Sports, Trauma Center: Under the Knife and Wario Ware: Smooth Moves) HEre's to hoping the Chicago event has Metroid Prime and Red Steel.....

i don't know why someone would go through the trouble, but by god, OS 6 is on the Nintendo DS!! ( yeah, i'm not excited at all) "still loading......."

this is the cake i would have liked to have at my wedding. (maybe for our 1st anniversery....hint hint....)

some upcoming movies i'll try to see..... from the director of " amores perros " and " 21 Grams " from the director of " Batman Begins " From Martin Scorsese, director extraordinaire

I don't think i'm ready to toss my ipod away just yet, but Microsoft's first foray into mp3 player hardware looks pretty slick. so this is what J Allred was doing since the Xbox360 launch. it's a sleek and (dare i say) sexy device which has the ablility to transfer song and pics over it's built-in wifi capability. check out these vids and judge for yourself.