Street Fighter IV Boss Screens

I don’t care if Chun Li is a hermaphrodite. Street Fighter IV looks HOT! It looks like devs are finally giving video games a different look. What started out as “Toon” shading, reached it’s pinnacle with The Legend of Zelda Windwaker, is now being re-invented daily on these “Next-Gen” systems. Joining the ranks of Okami, Dragon Ball Z, the newly announced Prince of Persia restart, Street Fighter IV seems to be a graphical showpiece.

Some may mistakenly call the graphics simple, but I call it EYE candy. I’mma shut up now because this entry is all about the pix. Feast.

In order of Street Fighter ll appearance:

My main my mizzle, Iron Mike… errrrm Balrog!

Maybe heads will start picking him!

Wolverine’s cousin from another mother! Vega

NOICE!!!!

Now to one of my favorite characters to use: TIGER! TIGER! TIGER UPPERCUT! Sagat!

Splendid!

Now the Man. The Cheasyness. Balr.. Veg.. I mean Iron M.Bison!!!

That’s just too much goodness! Keep checking back for more news on Capcom’s next installment to the franchise.

Dave out!

Prince of Persia is Back!

Our boy is back! Look at the “Fresh” Prince in these ill screens from French Mag Joypad. It looks as if this title will be a “restart” for the series. With the story having nothing to do with Last-Gen’s trilogy. Based on the French Translation done by Eurogamer, the story is based on “The tales of the Thousand and One Nights” in lieu of the Arabian Nights of the past games.

One thing I do know, or I would pray for is that it’s nothing like Assassin’s Creed. The game play in AC took awhile to get used to and it was downright boring. I’m glad that the prince is back and judging by these screens he’s coming with a nice visual flair.

Dave out

Thems Rabbids are back and guess what…

Looks like those lovable(and demented) Rabbids are going at it for another round of mini game silliness on the Wii. I will admit, of all the mini games available for the Wii, Rayman Ravng Rabbids stands out as one of the best of them. And Ubisoft knows this as they followed the game with a sequel. So far no real solid news has been made available yet, but one can already figure out whats in store for the third game. Just watch the trailer and see what happens when a Rabbid discovers a Wii Balance board! It’s pretty funny stuff in the teaser. Good to see other devs taking note of the peripheral!

GTA: IV - A perfect 10?

Yes folks. The date is upon us. The monumental undertaking that is the next installment of Grand Theft Auto will be released onto the hordes of the unsuspecting public. Let the good times roll…

What is not only led by a media blitz that may just outdo the Halo3 launch, but we are given what IGN ranks a perfect 10. (As in received a 10 out of 10 in every category) Now, don’t call me a pessimist, but what a damn minute. Are you telling me this game has no major flaws? I better experience about 30hrs of non stop ecstasy when I’m playing this thing. (30hrs? God damn! no wonder I’ve never finished any of these games)

But this one is said to have the best story, the best voice acting, the best controls, the best music, the best hot coffee… um maybe not. But you know our boyz at Rockstar won’t disappoint. There will be some reference to Hot Coffee in the game. There just has to be.

I’m sorta excited. For a long time now, I’ve wanted to play a game set in “realistic” New York City. This will be as close as I can get. Even thou it’s just based on the city, I feel comfortable that native New Yorkers will be able to find some real life hot spots.

What i’m not looking forward to is the protests of all these people blaming teen (child) violence on video games. Now with “better controls” the argument is being made that our youth are living the fantasy that it’s ok to walk up and shoot people.

I’m just waiting for the backlash from this one folks. It’s sad that as a medium video games get so much flak. Movies have been showing endless violence since the beginning of that medium. Some of our all time favorite television shows have prominently featured violence, but when it comes to playing a game, it all of a sudden brainwashes our youth. (Damn subliminal messages, I will not shoot everyone I see!!! No you can’t make me! Arrgggh) I shouldn’t poke fun at it, but its sorta sad to think that these people use that as an argument. Every one of the GTA series has had multiple movie references.

Why don’t people run down Al Pacino and egg him for playing the role of one of the most looked up to “fictional” gangsters? Why doesn’t Arnold, who may be the biggest hypocrite in the history of mankind, give back every cent he’s ever made from his movies? How come people don’t believe they can be a one man army and shoot thousands of enemies after watching his movies? I dunno.

Either way, it’s time to step into the shoes of Nico and live the American Dream.

p.s. when was the last time you saw you saw an explosion in real life? Anyone?

Big up Mavado. Gangsta for life!

In Da Cut with Mario Kart Wii

Furiouslee takes you in the cut with Mario Kart Wii. Nintendo just knows how to make their games fun. Check it out.

In Da Cut with Smash Brawl

Furiouslee takes you into Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Check it out to find out what’s new in Nintendo’s latest romp!

Phat Speed Racer music video

Myspace has just released a new music video for the upcoming Speed Racer movie. Performed by Ali Dee and the Deekompressors, this track is a remake of the classic Speed Racer theme from the animated show of the 60’s. The track is a nice remix and the song is a catchy one, hell it  might get stuck in your head for awhile. Peep the video below and be warned, there’s alot of spoilers in this video so watch at your own risk. I for one can’t wait for this flick…GO SPEED RACER…GO!

Go Speed Racer Go Music Video

Hot Dark Knight poster!

Hot dayumn!! I think The Dark Knight has officially destroyed all other comicbookmovie posters ever made! Peep the newest poster to be released onto the scene. Props to the gfx artists that put these together. Here’s the hi-res version for those to print and post up on a wall (i know that’s what i’ll be doing!) Ya’ll make sure you check out this flick come july 18 as this looks to be the best bat flick yet and comicbook movie period! Christopher Nolan, you have officially become THE MAN!
Unit out…

Welcome back to Silent Hill

It’s been real quiet on the Silent Hill front as of late. Well this september gamers will get to take the trip back to that freaky as all hell town in the upcoming game Silent Hill: Homecoming, dropping on the x360 and ps3. In this version players will take the role of a 22 year old war veteran named Alex Shepherd returning home to find his lost brother. As you can see from some of the pics, you can expect the same foggy, creepy, dirty ,rusty settings and themes. Now although it looks cool im starting to wonder if it’s falling in the “samey syndrome”. This is technically the 6th game in the series (counting the psp version) and it all of it looks just like the last version played. And I know it takes place in the same town but how many times can one explore Silent Hill? They say this version is a reboot of the franchise but it seems more like another sequel, you wanna see a reboot of a series i suggest playing Resident evil 0,1-3 and then play 4…that’s a reboot folks! I’ll def’ play this version and will hopefully be surprised at what’s instore, but from what i’ve seen so far it looks like another creepy regular trip to good ol’ Silent hill. Below you can peep some new videos from gamesradar.com
Unit out…

In Da Cut with Naruto: Rise

Furiouslee takes you in the cut with this cell shaded goodness for the XBOX360. Watch as you take control of these popular anime characters.

In Da Cut with Devil May Cry 4

Furiouslee gives you the lowdown on this Next Gen title. This inaugural episode of In Da Cut is packed with fire! Check it out!

World War Spit!

Well I’m sure by now you guys all know that the Call of Duty franchise has been seen a great resurgence with last years dare I say “Epic” Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Once again helmed by series creator Infinity Ward, they brought back the essence of what the franchise meant from the get go. Action. Action. and a heap more Action. They also introduced gameplay elements that had gotten stale during EA’s Spielberg influenced Medal of Honor Series.

After the success of Call of Duty 2 (Set records for online play.) Infinity Ward wanted to experiment with something new. But then the greed of these super publishers stepped in. Wanting to cash in on the success of COD:2 Activision decided to put their in house dev team Treyarch on the case. Now this wasn’t necessarily a bad thing because the developer was known to fans to produce quality games, even being the first dev to bring Spider-Man to a worthy game (Three actually) and they had long made skateboarding synonymous with Tony Hawk. So what the heck right?

Wrong!

Not only was COD:3 a complete and utter disaster. The graphics were marginally better than COD:2, the gameplay and story wore thin. This was a shining example of how to destroy a franchise. Also in my own opinion, people grew tired of the WW2 setting and wanted something new. How many times would you fight  a war that you know the outcome of? Yes, World War Two gave you the “perfect” enemy. But Gee Whiz if I have to shoot another 10,000 Nazi’s so I can plant a charge to blow up a Panzer I just might shoot my TV. So I unofficially officially decided I’m done with Call of Duty.

” Touch the untouchable/ break the unbreakable/ Shake the unshakeable

Infinity Ward stepped onto the scene with THE FIRST TRULY NEXT GEN LOOKING GAME! With COD:4 Modern Warfare, they not only upped the ante, they brought us to the near future with true to life (Not based on current events) scenarios. What we got a fresh game that looked and played great. (Albeit if they had Rainbow’s cover system it would’ve been perfect)

The franchise was officially back, and with it’s… er… um… cliffhanger ending it left players dying for more. Part 5 couldn’t come fast enough.

Then what happens? News that COD: 5 would NOT be a follow up, but you’ll be thrown back to a WW2 setting. And you could hear the WTF’s across the globe.

I’ll let that sentence simmer a bit…

A lil more…

Just a teeny bit more…

What happened? It turns out that freaking Activision’s greed has struck again! With COD:4 exceeding all expectations they wanted another game STAT! But Infinity Ward was not prepared to deliver a follow up so soon. The big wigs got the bright idea to go back to… Treyfart I mean Treyarch. But guess what? They only had their sucky WW2 engine sitting around, and to make a “Modern” game would probably put them on the same timeline as Infinity to deliver a sequel.

So Uncle Big Wig said eff it, just use those cutting room floor levels from COD:3 and slap a 5 on it and give it to us STAT!

So the gamers are left with crap. I’m sorry if I’m offending anyone with this, but for really real. That’s what it feels like to this gamer. The days of devs taking their time to give us a great experience is gone by. With this super publishers seeking to milk the marrow out of the cold dead bodies of our franchises.

WHY? Has “Next” gen come at such a cost as we won’t have any lasting memories when we get older? Just think about it. Kids 10 - 15yr old don’t know anything but disposable games with highly forgettable characters. (But that’s for another post) These large companies are killing the industry.

Someone, somewhere stand up for our rights as content consumers and say, “ENOUGH OF THIS BS, GIVE ME A GOOD GAME… Please?”

DS at it again this time with The Fan Network

Man the DS day by day is turn out to be on of the greatest handheld devices created. They introduced touch screen play, voice commands, single game card downloading for multiplayer action, you can even use your DS at Disney world as a interactive guide of the whole park and now this. The DS fan boy peripheral, this device is made for the all the sports fans that can’t afford to get those front row seats to all the hot games. Now I’m not a sports fan at all but this caught my eye and i must say man how do they come up with these things. Just peep the video and you’ll see how this works its pretty damn cool also the next time your in the stadium you might want to keep any eye out for these flyers.

They are coming !

Check this crazy new fps shooter dropping in 2009 for Ps3, 360 and the PC. Looks like another alien invasion hitting earth i guess that will never change anyways i do give it up to the graphics on this its looking real pretty and for a game thats only 3- 4 months in development geez. 2009 is ways to go from here can this be the killzone and gears of war killer? Mark those calendars because “They” will sure bring it!

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