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House of the Dead Collectors Edition: PAL only?

tips@infendo.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:11:58 PST

Sega of Europe announced the House of the Dead: OVERKILL collectors edition, including a cool “Frank Millar-esque” graphic novel titled “Prelude to Overkill.” The collectors edition exclusive comic may be exclusive to Europe: the press release specifically says “for PAL territories.” No word yet if we’ll see this bundle state-side, but expect it to be [...]

Review: Quantum of Solace

tips@infendo.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:04:30 PST

Like James Bond himself, cookie dough is sneaky and deceptive. Sweet and gooey, it tempts an abandonment of the baking process altogether; why finish when something so delicious has already been made? Eat copious amounts, though, and reality sets in with stomach pain and a nagging thought: Why didn’t I just cook it properly? Quantum of Solace [...]

Review: Shaun White Snowboarding welcomes Balance Board riders

tips@infendo.com — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:51:56 PST

As promised, here is my review of Shaun White Snowboarding for Crispy Gamer. A game that’ll make you proud to own a Wii Balance Board… Despite its limited content, Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip excels where the other versions fail — in recreating the thrill and speed of being a superstar snowboarder. Put simply, Road Trip [...]

Cooking Mama to PETA: World Kitchen features Vegetarian Dishes!

tips@infendo.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:50:55 PST

In case you missed it, PETA kicked off it’s annual anti-turkey-day festivities by introducing a new chapter in the Cooking Mama Franchise - Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals! The vaguely disgusting (and surprisingly entertaining) parody game rendered a quick response from Mama’s home kitchen: Mama wants people to know that World Kitchen includes 51 recipes from [...]

Wii Update: SD copying up to 5x faster!

tips@infendo.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:02:04 PST

Have you been waiting for Nintendo’s Wii Storage Solution? The Wii System update earlier this week took us a step closer to playing games directly from SD, but you may have missed it. In addition to enhanced parental controls, USB keyboard support for the Mii Channel, and a modified privacy policy, update 3.4 [...]

Fils-Aime criticizes third-party Wii efforts

tips@infendo.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:54:14 PST

Some people just don’t get the Wii. According to Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo’s third-party partners aren’t getting it either. In an interview with Forbes published yesterday, the intimidating Nintendo of America president had harsh words for third-party companies struggling to find a viable consumer market on Wii. According to Fils-Aime, their games just need to be better. Fils-Aime [...]

Variety confirms Boom Blox sequel coming

tips@infendo.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:45:42 PST

Christmas has come early for David. In an article about the closure of Electronic Arts’ undisclosed Blueprint project, Variety confirmed a Boom Blox sequel is in development. Blueprint was at the helm of the Boom Blox sequel, which has shifted to EA’s merged casual/Sims label. Blueprint was focused on bringing new IP to multiple media. According to Variety, [...]

Burger King and Nintendo team up (again)

tips@infendo.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:30:29 PST

Burger King and Nintendo has teamed up once again to give kids a chance to collect some slightly cheap but largely collectible toys. you can make out a few nice looking toys from that small and poorly resized picture to the right. Like that Luma, Boo, super paper Mario like thing, and Princess Peach. [...]

Happy 2nd Wii-niversary!

tips@infendo.com — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:38:00 PST

Two years ago today, the Wii went on sale for the first time. It was in short supply then and the system still sells out on a regular basis now. Wii has been both one of the most devisive consoles released and one of the most widely sought-after by people new to video games. And [...]

Guitar Hero + Bicycle = Bike Hero?

tips@infendo.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:30:52 PST

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlMYWuGUZlM Wow, just wow.