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Microsoft Confirms Television Coming to Xbox 360 This Holiday
Microsoft has announced today that they are partnering with nearly 40 TV and entertainment companies to bring television to the Xbox 360 console. Providers include: Comcast and SyFy in the United States, Rogers in Canada, and BBC in the UK.
Developer Profile – ZEN Studios
Wanderson75.net’s very own Will Anderson corresponds with Zen Studios’ Mel Kirk; Gamer, PR guy, and all around friendly dude. Zen Studios has has some great success with their Xbox Live Arcade Game, Pinball FX2 and most recently released a new Ms. Splosion Man themed table.
Take a look as they discuss Pinball FX2, how they landed the Ms. Splosion Man deal, and how developing an Xbox Live Arcade game really won’t kill you. Read On »
Toronto FanExpo Day 2 Wrap-up
Day 2 for Gamer Living is done and we’re heading down the final stretch for Sunday. Even more interviews are on their way along with our thoughts on the convention this week. Take a look!
Toronto FanExpo Day 1 Wrap-up
We wrapped Day 1 of our expedition to the Toronto Fan Expo in awesome fashion! We got to sit down with some of this holiday season’s biggest titles and we’ll be bringing our impressions to you soon! Gunstringer, Rocksmith, Assassin’s Creed Revelations, and MGS HD are just a few of the items on our list for the coming days as well as interviews from some very cool notables. Stay tuned!
But in the meantime, take a look at the photos from yesterday below. And if you’re anywhere close to Toronto, you need to get down here!
ESRB Mobile App Does Well to Make Our Lives (As Parents) Easier
Being a gamer and a father, I’m well aware of the goings on in the Games Industry and what my 12 year old daughter should and should not be exposed to when playing video games. However, many parents simply don’t know the difference between Call of Duty and Pokemon. While the ESRB has done wonders for the gaming industry in the way of education, and clearly marking games today with a rating and a brief description as to why the game received the rating that it did, many parents still seem to need more information to help them make a determination on whether a game purchase is ok for their child or not.
For example, take Halo: Reach and Duke Nukem. Both games receive an M rating. However, parents may have seen Reach and said to themselves, “Well, it’s just a bunch of guys shooting aliens. That’s not all that bad.” Then they look at Duke and wonder how it can be any different. In reality, we as gamers know that Duke is a far cry from Halo, as the Chief has never come across topless dancers or received a BJ in a stall on a Covenant carrier. So these poor parents buy Duke Nukem, take it to their frothing 12-year-old and Read On »
Nerdcore Rising – Get Elevated!
Damian Hess, better known by his stage moniker MC Frontalot, takes us for a behind the scenes look as they embarked on their first tour. Starting in South Carolina and driving cross-country you follow Front, Sturgis, G Minor 7, Black Lotus, and Brandon in the good times and bad as they explore the unknown by bringing Nerdcore Hip Hop to the masses.
Nerdcore Hip Hop, a term first coined by MC Frontalot in a 2000 song of the same name, has become the musical focal point of nerds, geeks, and freaks since the spawning the entire sub-genre. This style of music combines hip-hop with nerdy pop culture references such as Star Wars, Comic Book Conventions or Japanimation as the topics of these songs. Read On »
Why PSN Pass Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Thing
Recently, IGN received confirmation from Sony that they would be “instituting a network pass program for PS3 games with online capabilities”; one game of note was the upcoming Resistance 3 which prominently featured a PSN Pass label. Of course, the gamer community and even Wedebush Morgan Analyst, Michael Pachter himself threw in their two cents regarding this move by Sony.
The PSN Pass is similar to the one time codes that you receive when you purchase a new game and wish to use all of the online features. Electronic Arts and THQ were the pioneers in implementing this, and other game companies such as Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment have been using this feature increasingly. The primary purpose of which is to ensure that the games companies recoup profits that they have long held as lost due to the used videogames market that companies like GameStop so thrive on. Read On »
Ms. Splosion Man Coming to Pinball FX2 on Xbox Live
While we don’t normally cover press releases, this one most certainly grabbed our attention. Being big fans of ZEN Studios Pinball FX2 and Twisted Pixel’s Splosion Man/Ms. Splosion Man franchises, just about everyone here at Wanderson75.net melted when this news came out.
ZEN Studios and Twisted Pixel have partnered up to make ‘sploding even better with a Ms. Splosion Man themed pinball table! According to Mel Kirk, VP of Marketing and Public Relations at ZEN Studios, “We told the Twisted Pixel crew we were going to break in and steal all the Ms. Splosion Man stuff so we could make a pinball table for them. We put our super stealth ZEN sniper on the project and what can I say, mission accomplished.” However, Twisted Pixel retaliated by boosting some of PFX2’s assets for their own pinball machine in the arcade area of Ms. Splosion Man. Read On »
A closer look at the Resistance 3 Demo
1957. Six years after the Chimera overran Europe, the United States has fallen to their overwhelming forces. You are ex-Sentinel Joseph Capelli. On the run with his wife and son, he finds himself being recruited by one Dr. Malikov on a mission to send the Chimera back on their heels. But after so many setbacks and losses, is it truly possible that Malikov has the solution to humanity’s planet-wide infestation?
These questions and more are asked in Resistance 3, Sony and Naughty Dog’s latest entry into their keystone first-person franchise, available with your purchase of Battle Los Angeles on BluRay. Read On »
What We’re Playing – Week Ending July 9th
Will Anderson (wanderson75)
Resistance 3 Demo/Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
Erik Miller (rickster8bit)
Lego Harry Potter/Half Minute Hero
Mikeal-Paul Williams (rikiaza)
inFAMOUS 2 / Portal 2
Victoria Liu-Anderson (vickitty)
Pinball FX2: Captain America
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