Sony: “We’re dropping the PSP price to $199 on March 22″
Spammy: “That’s cool, but doesn’t really help me, now does it.”
Sony: “And we’re adding flash to the web browser…”
Spammy: “You should’ve had it in the first place, n00b.”
Sony: “And a GPS for location based gaming…”
Spammy: “What! That’s so awesome. the one good thing that Gizmondo had is coming to PSP!”
Sony: “And a camera attachment for handheld videoconferencing…”
Spammy: (Drools, eyes rolled into back of head)
Sony: “And Downloadable PSone games!”
Spammy: (Falls over and has epileptic seizure)
Sony: “And… you’re gonna have to give up all your homebrew to use any of them!” (Sony Execs all squat Spammy)
Spammy: “Nooooooooooooooooo!”
Archive for the ‘Online’ Category
PSP about to get more uber / less pricey
Wednesday, March 15th, 2006Unrizzle Tournamizzle 2007
Thursday, March 2nd, 2006
I had a friend that insisted that PS3 was going to be the end all be all of life and that UT2007 was coming out exclusively for it. I wish he was hear today. As I predicted, a franchise like UT, that has already sold itself out to consoles, WILL NEVER, EVER be exclusive to any system. It is too big, too hardcore, too popular. And the developers are too greedy. 
But in that greed comes games that have continually whooped up on pretty much every FPS out there, argueably of course.
Much to the delight of all UT fans, UT2007 has been announced on ALL systems, PSThrizzle, X-Bizzle 3-sizzle, and PC.
Squatworthy: Sony PSP game developers
Friday, February 10th, 2006
This Squatworthy is going out to all you lazy PSP game developers who don’t feel like online play is important to handheld gaming. Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max was just released and guess what… NO ONLINE!
Something seriously needs to be done about this. At the PSP’s launch, we got Twisted Metal: Head On and with it, one of the sweetest online gaming experiences ever.
Since then, we’ve been dissapointed repeatedly with title after title lacking online play! Burnout Legends and Coded Arms were huge letdowns as gamers were excited about playing them online since the days they were announced. Since they were so graphically demanding, however, we could understand online not being feasible.
But Street Fighter?
Come on! If X-Men Legends 2 can support online, then why not Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max?
PSP Developers…We want online!
It’s XBox Cheapo Bin Time!
Thursday, February 2nd, 2006
As you may or may not have noticed, the bargain bins at your local EB Games / Gamestop have been filled with great deals lately. Most likely due to the Xbox 360/Next-Gen gaming hype, both new & used Xbox titles are cheaper than ever–and many are Xbox Live Enabled.
Here are a few of my picks from the Xbox cheapo bin.
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Street Fighter 2 + XBL Arcade = “I Got Next”
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006
Okay, this news is way old but It’s so cool that it deserves a post. Microsoft seems to be getting it right with XBox Live for the 360. They’ve released some excellent XBL Arcade titles like Geometry Wars that are as popular as their Premium 360 games. They’ve also revolutionized content delivery with downloadable movie previews and game demos.
Microsoft’s latest XBL innovation comes in the form of Street Fighter 2 Hyper Fighting for XBL Arcade. More than just some run-of-the-mill port, Street Fighter 2 Hyper Fighting is a fully realized online version of the Arcade experience.
What do we mean by “Arcade Experience”? Well, it has a “Quarter Mode” wherein players can place a virtual quarter on the game screen to reserve their match against the winner. How stinking cool is that! This is actually a feature that Team Squat have been talking about now for a good year, and it’s great to see that Microsoft implemented it.
Other great features include a Spectator Mode, fully mappable button layout, voice support, and leaderboards. Too bad it’s only SF2 so we won’t be able to Parry Dat. Oh well, I guess you can’t have it all…
Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting For XBL Arcade On Xbox 360 Announced
My uber-micro has suffered
Tuesday, January 17th, 2006So my latest addiction you ask? Starcraft: Brood War. (sorry, I don’t have a pic. Google dat.) Despite being almost 10 years old, this classic RTS is still entertaining and has a decent sized online community to boot. Unfortunately, I got pwned all day yesterday. I used to be good at Warcraft….key words: used to.
So what is this uber-micro you may ask? Once again the fine folks over at Pure Pwnage have coined a phrase that Team Squat has adopted. Hopefully that above link to wikipedia worked, so you can read a more technical description. Yet, it still can’t capture the hilarious movement that Pure Pwnage has associated with the term:
Got teh micro?
Huxley…Infinite Squatting Opportunities
Wednesday, January 11th, 2006
If you haven’t heard about Huxley already, welcome to the real world, here’s your scoop.
Why care about Huxley?
Siphon Filter: Dark Mirror Announced for PSP
Wednesday, December 21st, 2005
Siphon Filter: Dark Mirror was announced for the PSP today. You should definitely add this one to your pre-order list, along with SF Alpha 3 MAX.
The original Siphon Filter was one of the best games ever made for PS1. (As a matter of fact, I’ve been playing through it lately – Still Fun!) Never having bought a PS2, I’ve lost track of the series’ progress since then. I look forward to getting reacquainted when Siphon Filter: Dark Mirror comes out sometime in 2006.
For those of you unfamiliar with Siphon Filter, It’s a 3rd person Action/Stealth/Puzzle/Shooter. They claim it will have 8 player multiplayer online, but don’t hold your breath.(Remember how Coded Arms cut their online play at the last second.) Hopefully Siphon Filter won’t disappoint.
WoW Insider – for MMORPG N00bs
Sunday, December 18th, 2005
Okay, so this one is for all you RPG n00bs without any REAL skill (jk)! The guys over at Joystiq have launched yet another offshoot blog. This one deals exclusively with the ever so addictive “World of Warcraft”
I have never played this game, Know next to nothing about it and I’m not going to pretend like I do. But I will be checking WoW Insider now and then to get schooled on the biggest thing in MMORPG.
(I wonder if you can squat in this game???)
Street Fighter Alpha Max 3 coming to PSP
Wednesday, December 14th, 2005
So here’s a game release Wiggy and I are dying to get our hands on. Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max is coming in early march of next year. It’s got the most playable characters of any Street Fighter game (not including the “Versus” games). New playable characters include Ingrid from Capcom Fighting Evolution, and Yun, Maki, and Eagle from the GBA port of SFA3
Please, Pleeeeeeeesssse let this one have infrastructure online play!
Capcom has a new Street Fighter site that features some info on the game.