Every so often, gamers show incredible ingenuity with the games they play. This week, one awesome rocker took the Rock Band wardrobe to an epic scale of AWESOME. Of course, the character creation isn't the most flexible tool -- but with multiple ways to color and skin your costumes and equipment, there's plenty of sweet acts you can mimic.
Some of our favorites are Iron Man, Venom, and Darth Vader -- that guy's been showing up everywhere...
In case you haven't heard, Nintendo's not going to be announcing any more first-party titles for the Wii this year. With all the triple-A titles launching in 2008, this is either the smartest strategy we've seen, or the most disappointing announcement to come out of E3. Did Sony and Microsoft just win the Holiday 2008/January 2009 war without even trying?
Seriously, what the Hell?
"We never said we were bringing anything [core-related] out this year, other than I said core gamers would be happy with (an E3 surprise), and they got Animal Crossing." -- Reggie Fils-Aime
I must reiterate: Animal Crossing?
In this week's ForumLife, the message board brethren comment on the reportedly short Too Human, or rather, Wired's preview by gaming journalist Chris Kolher. Too Human is famous for being the victim of a lot of negative press, and director Denis Dyack has gone to the internet several times to defend the realm. We're taking a look at what the GamePro users have to say about this potential dealbreaker... Is 10 hours too little for an RPG, or too much for an action game?
(See the original thread right here, and also read up on Wired's Too Human article over here. For more reading, check out GamePro's own preview.)
Once in an era, there is a forum thread so epic, so brilliant, that all other topics pale in comparison to its god-like splendor. The GamePro users, dubbed by us as the Forum Phenoms, have created a thread that makes every morning a joy to be alive. Started by GamePro user fatface, the "Motivational GamePro Pictues" (yes, it's mispelled) thread has amassed a fantastic following, a wonderful wave of user-built ingenuity.
UPDATE: New pictures are up! Now with 100% less nipples!
Forums Ho!
fatface: "So I've been having some fun today making some "motivational" pictures, such as one's like these for my website. I thought it might be funny if we all made some funny pictures ourselves, whether about a forum member, this site, other sites or whatever you find hilarious in general. You can make your own motivators right here, without using Photoshop to do it properly lol. I give my thanks to gateguy for sharing the url :o"
It's a fantasy that only the most hardcore science fiction nerds hold on to: the invention of the robot girlfriend. In case you haven't heard, Sega is hitting the market with "EMA", the robot girlfriend that swings her/it's butt as she/it walks and uses infra-red sensors to target your face with kisses. It invades Japan this Fall, but will it take over the rest of the world?
The SlobsofGaming are taking some time to warn you: it starts with innocent toys like EMA, but before you know it, all the women in the world could be replaced by these docile, subservient robots. THIS IS A BAD THING. Just don't say we didn't warn you. Here's 3 reasons why nerds and Trekkie-fetishists should suck it up and stick with real women. This is important.
3. Real girls don't run on batteries.
This problem alone guarantees that a real girlfriend will always be able to outdo a robot. Just like a DS or a PSP, a machine will only function while it has battery power. Can you imagine dating a robot, and it dies right before the goodnight kiss? Real girls, however, will often run circles around you until the late hours of the evening. All that takes is soda and snacks.
Video games are more valuable to the comic book industry than quarters are to an arcade junkie. In a way, the popularity of certain comic superheroes partially depends on the success of their respective games. After all, having a kickass movie doesn't mean that the tie-in video game is going to deliver.
But even though Marvel's literally shitting money thanks to Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the new Hulk movie, the games spawned from all these franchises are largely hit-and-miss. Thankfully, the Slobs are here to help. Straight from people who can recite the entire DC and Marvel sagas in a nutshell, here's a quick list of VERY IMPORTANT rules for making future superhero-comic-video games, taken from screw-ups going as far back as the 80s:
Make the superhero super-powerful. Street thugs and minions shouldn't be harder to kill the main villains and bosses.
In any superhero movie, thugs and gang members are beaten easily, soundly, and with dramatic flair. In video games, getting surrounded by dangerous titans like "Lizzie," "David," and the dreaded "Foot Soldier" can mean a quick death. What's wrong with that picture?
Sadly, Spider-Man was no match for the terrifying Lizzie and her hair-whip of Inescapable Death.
There's been a lot of news making waves around the message boards -- Konami giving gag orders, Itagaki leaving Tecmo, and Uwe Boll being a menace to society -- but Bioshock coming to PlayStation 3 is a BIG one. Who in the Hell saw that one coming? What this says about exclusivity in the gaming world, no one knows...
Today on ForumLife, from our forum phenoms: Bioshock to PS3 is a huge blow to Microshaft.darealdaddyknowsbest kicked things off with a quick quip:
Welcome back to the stage of history with ForumLife, the pedestal for GamePro's best forum topics! If there's an obscure discussion getting buried, a heated debate burning into the night, or if someone's got an unhealthy obsession with professional strong-woman Robin Coleman (rowr!), we'll be damn sure to shine a spotlight on that thread. In ForumLife, it's all about you!
"Damn You Hollywood! TERMINATOR 4 is PG-13!"
On May 5th, son_of_Jack led the enraged cry over the rumored rating of Terminator 4 -- not the fact that it exists, but that it's rated PG-13. Oh well. At least this means we won't see Arnold Schwartz... Schwartzennemhiemr's (close enough) increasingly flabby ass ten minutes into the movie. Right?
[Hey! Click here to read the original thread!]
"...If we can make a compelling film to reach the widest audience, why wouldn't we do it?"
And then there's this one:
A family-friendly rating opens many doors, including a "Terminator Salvation" licensing deal for action figures with Playmates Toys.
This just confirms what I've said all along-- Hollywood has sold the soul of good movies just to make a little more money.
It's true, the classics just aren't getting the rated-R treatment that they so rightly deserve. Why censor great film characters like John McClane? Just so some parent can take their 10-year-old to the movies instead of a kennel?
Joining the call to rage, other posts had more to add...
It's like pouring salt in the wound, then rubbing it raw with hot gravel and cleaning alcohol. Bad form, Capcom!
Just in case you didn't hear about it, cult-favorite Okami got a second lease on life with the Wii, and the people rejoiced. But a roll of the ending credits showed a dark side to this tale: the original staff from Clover Studios got cut out.
Okami fans (and gamers in general): what's wrong with this picture?
Yeesh, it's almost like Simba killing his own father.
Sure, buy GTA IV for your kids! With any luck, you can get a lawsuit into the news to show what a retarded parent you are.
(This one's for all you special moms and dads out there. You know who you are!)
One day, there's going to be a world where video games like Grand Theft Auto, Metal Gear, and God of War are sold in dark, grimy, underground black markets -- right next to bootleg DVDs, illegal (non-American) soft drinks, and homebrewed Wii-Station-360s.
Why?
Because groups like the "Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood" equate video games with hardcore fist-in-anal-cavity pornography. Grand Theft Auto IV has gotten so much bad press, it's almost cliche. Hell, if it's getting such a bad rap, kids under 18 are going to want it even more! You fools! You've played right into Rockstar's hands!
It's your American duty as a negligent parent.
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