Video: Real-life Mario Kart – Offworld:
Ohhhhhh my god. This is awwwwwwwwesome! The new new boingboing gaming site Offworld.com is turning out to be really slick. Great work, guys :)
(Thanks, Steve!)
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Obama’s FCC transition co-chair is a WoW player – WoW Insider
Wow. This is pretty damn cool :’)
Obama’s FCC transition co-chair is a WoW player – WoW Insider:
by Mike Schramm
Nov 20th, 2008
I’ve had a political dream for a while now that I think all of us WoW players can agree on: someday, I hope, we will have a President in the White House that plays videogames. We’re not quite there yet, but we’re closer — apparently, Obama’s FCC transition co-chair is a WoW player, and has played in two different endgame guilds, including Joi Ito’s famous We Know guild. This is a guy who knows all about the communities that these MMOs create, and just how awesome it is to run through Karazhan, or grind PvP for a Merciless Gladiator weapon… and he’s been selected by the incoming President of the United States to run the FCC. That’s beautiful.
World Of Warcraft Epic Collection Steins
I have absolutely no use for these, but that’s some really stunning craftsmanship. Click their link for a close-up gallery of 5 shots of each stein.
World Of Warcraft Epic Collection Steins:
Hand-crafted in the old world style, each limited production stein features a panoramic scene of Blood Elves, Night Elves, Tauren, Orcs, and more, each in intricate, full color bas-relief illustration from preeminent World of Warcraft artists Samwise Didier and Glenn Rane. Start your collection with Blood of the Horde and Alliance United, each stein measuring approximately 11“ tall and hand-crafted from authentic, high-quality stoneware by the world renowned stein artisans of Ceramarte and topped with a sculpted pewter lid.
Production is limited so order your stein today before they are sold out. If you’re victorious and get one, celebrate your victory at the Bloated Goat Tavern with your favorite grog!
Rock Band 2 Setlist
Holy balls…. 84 songs. That’s a ton. Plus, for $4, you can port all of the RB1 songs that were on the original game disc to RB2 (for ~$5), and your RB1 downloads will automatically work :)
1. AC/DC – “Let There Be Rock”-1970s
2. AFI-“Girl’s Gone Grey”-2000′s
3. Alanis Morissette-“You Oughta Know”-1990′s
4. Alice in Chains-“Man in the Box”-1990′s
5. Allman Brothers-“Ramblin’ Man”-1970′s
6. Avenged Sevenfold-“Almost Easy”-2000′s
7. Bad Company-“Shooting Star”-1970′s
8 Beastie Boys-“So Whatcha Want”-1990′s
9. Beck-“E-Pro”-2000′s
10. Bikini Kill-“Rebel Girl”-1990′s
11. Billy Idol-“White Wedding Pt. I”-1980′s
12.Blondie-“One Way or Another”-1970′s
13.Bob Dylan-“Tangled Up in Blue”-1970′s
14.Bon Jovi-“Livin’ on a Prayer”-1980′s
15.Cheap Trick-“Hello There”-1970′s
16.Devo-“Uncontrollable Urge”-1980′s
17.Dinosaur Jr. -“Feel the Pain”-1990′s
18. Disturbed-“Down with the Sickness”-2000′s
19. Dream Theater-“Panic Attack”-2000′s
20. Duran Duran-“Hungry Like the Wolf”-1980′s
21. Elvis Costello-“Pump It Up”-1970′s
22. Fleetwood Mac-“Go Your Own Way”-1970′s
23. Foo Fighters-“Everlong”-1990′s
24. Guns N’ Roses-“Shackler’s Revenge”-2000′s
25. Interpol-“PDA”-2000′s
26. Jane’s Addiction-“Mountain Song”-1980′s
27. Jethro Tull-“Aqualung”-1970′s
28. Jimmy Eat World-“The Middle”-2000′s
29. Joan Jett-“Bad Reputation”-1980′s
30. Journey-“Anyway You Want It”-1970′s
31. Judas Priest-“Painkiller”-1990′s
32. Kansas-“Carry On Wayward Son”-1970′s
33. L7-“Pretend We’re Dead”-1990′s
34. Lacuna Coil-“Our Truth”-2000′s
35. Linkin Park-“One Step Closer”-2000′s
36. Lit-“My Own Worst Enemy”-1990′s
37. Lush-“De-Luxe”-1990′s
38. Mastodon-“Colony of Birchmen”-2000′s
39. Megadeth-“Peace Sells”-1980′s
40. Metallica-“Battery”-1980′s
41. Mighty Mighty Bosstones-“Where’d You Go”-1990′s
42. Modest Mouse-“Float On”-2000′s
43. Motorhead-“Ace of Spades”-1980′s
44. Nirvana-“Drain You”-1990′s
45. Norman Greenbaum-“Spirit in the Sky”-1960′s
46. Panic at the Disco-“Nine in the Afternoon”-2000′s
47. Paramore-“That’s What You Get”-2000′s
48. Pearl Jam-“Alive”-1990′s
49. Presidents of the USA-“Lump”-1990′s
50. Rage Against the Machine-“Testify”-1990′s
51. Ratt-“Round & Round”-1980′s
52. Red Hot Chili Peppers-“Give it Away”-1990′s
53. Rise Against-“Give it All”-2000′s
54. Rush-“The Trees”-1970′s
55. Silversun Pickups-“Lazy Eye”-2000′s
56. Smashing Pumpkins-“Today”-1990′s
57. Social Distortion-“I Was Wrong”-1990′s
58. Sonic Youth-“Teenage Riot”-1980′s
59. Soundgarden-“Spoonman”-1990′s
60. Squeeze-“Cool for Cats”-1970′s
61. Steely Dan-“Bodhitsattva”-1970′s
62. Steve Miller Band-“Rock’n Me”-1970′s
63. Survivor-“Eye of the Tiger”-1980′s
64. System of a Down-“Chop Suey”-2000′s
65. Talking Heads-“Psycho Killer”-1970′s
66. Tenacious D-“Master Exploder”-2000′s
67. Testament-“Souls of Black”-1990′s
68. The Donnas-“New Kid in School”-2000′s
69. The Go-Go’s-“We Got the Beat”-1980′s
70. The Grateful Dead-“Alabama Getaway”-1980′s
71. The Guess Who-“American Woman”-1970′s
72. The Muffs-“Kids in America”-1990′s
73. The Offspring-“Come Out & Play (Keep ‘em Separated)”-1990′s
74. The Replacements-“Alex Chilton”-1980′s
75. The Who-“Pinball Wizard”-1960′s
Bonus Artists
76. Abnormality-“Visions”-2000′s
77. Anarchy Club-“Get Clean”-2000′s
78. Bang Camaro-“Night Lies”-2000′s
79. Breaking Wheel-“Shoulder to the Plow”-2000′s
80. The Libyans-“Neighborhood”-2000′s
81. The Main Drag-“A Jagged Gorgeous Winter”-2000′s
82. Speck-“Conventional Lover”-2000′s
83. The Sterns-“Supreme Girl”-2000′s
84. That Handsome Devil-“Rob the Prez-O-Dent”-2000′s
PS3 Firmware 2.4 is out
Trophies are a go — in-game messaging? Go.
The only regrets I have are that
- I’m not home to get it downloaded (at Sony’s ridiculously slow pace)
- I just got my 100th headshot award in Uncharted last night.
I finally bought a DualShock 3 last week, and it’s amazing what a difference it makes. The controller finally feels like it’s the proper weight, and the feedback is exactly what I’ve been missing.
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Chrono Trigger Coming to Nintendo DS
I know JohnBoy’s gonna love this news :)
Chrono Trigger Coming to Nintendo DS:
One of the most loved RPGs coming to the Nintendo handheld.
By Sam Kennedy, 07/01/2008
See that image? It’s a screen capture of the Square Enix countdown page for Chrono Trigger for DS. How do we know? Well, the ctds (Chrono Trigger DS) in the page’s URL, not to mention the emblematic Chrono series clock imagery, are pretty telling. It also doesn’t hurt that scans from the Japanese magazine Jump confirming the game have just started hitting the web. So yeah, after being rumored for quite some time, Chrono Trigger is headed for the DS. And it appears to be a port of the original game, not a remake.
Those of you who’ve played the original no doubt know of its greatness (it’s my personal favorite RPG of all time), but for those of you who haven’t, check out this recent episode of Retronauts or this Chrono Trigger club to get a better understanding of why it’s so loved. So while Chrono Trigger for the DS isn’t exactly the Chrono news fans have been hoping for these past few years, I’m still pretty stoked. How about you guys?
Surprise! Rock Band 2 announced – Joystiq
Now THIS is the way to do a sequel!!!!
THANK YOU, Harmonix!
Check this out:
- Rock Band 1 DLC is compatible. This means that the 50 songs I’ve bought are going to work. Makes sense, right? I’m looking at you, Guitar Hero. Individual game discs for say, the 80′s or Aerosmith suck ass.
- Rock Band 1 instruments are compatible. Awesome! Not as big a deal as the DLC, but this means my investment in the original instruments isn’t going to waste, either.
You guys win: I’ll surely buy RB2.
Surprise! Rock Band 2 announced – Joystiq:
by Ross Miller Jun 30th 2008 3:33AMOne of gaming’s worst-kept secrets is now official: Rock Band 2 is coming. IGN has the scoop and an interview with lead designer Dan Teasdale, who reveals that all the current and future DLC will be compatible with both versions of Rock Band, as well as the same instrument controllers.
While details were scarce, Teasdale said to expect improvements for band and character customization as well as the navigation system and Band World Tour. Citing the current issues with random set lists, Teasdale said, “Nobody wants to play Green Grass and High Tides in their first random set list.” Visually, the few images seen show the game has changed very little from its predecessor (and yes, it turns out the box art from a leaked survey was accurate).
As for what songs to expect, Teasdale said, “we’ve also secured what I can easily say is the best set list I’ve ever seen in a music game.” He provided no examples, although we wonder if The Beatles fall onto that list. Rock Band 2 is set to debut at E3 next month.
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