Ok folks its been a long while since last we pondered the possibility of pitting primarily pictorial people against each other in a fictional fight to the finish. Here, let me wipe off your screen…
So yeah, two of the greatest figures in Xbox 360’s short but lively action history, Marcus Fenix from Gears of War and Master Chief from the Halo series. Alright gentlemen, touch gauntlets come out fightin’!
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.
Engadget Mobile is giving away a brand new Treo Smartphone every day in February. All you have to do is comment on the post they make about it daily and you’re in the drawing.
If you’re like me and you don’t really like this phone you may wonder why you should bother. They retail at about 600 and sell like crazy on ebay–That’s why. With that money you could buy an XBox 360 and the 4 decent games that are out for it, hehe.
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
If you haven’t heard about Huxley already, welcome to the real world, here’s your scoop.
Why care about Huxley?
When Joystiq made this post on Top Spin 2, Im sure they expected a sophisticated discussion on photorealism in Next-Gen games and the like. They got their wish, but not before a drooling Kournikova fan got his pervy 2 cents in there!
Gamespot is featuring a great article called the Best and Worst of 2005. They’ve outlined the most important moments in gaming over the last year.
Some gaming moments I remember which made it to the list are:
One notable event was missing from their list:
Oh well, Maybe next year…
Spammy: “There’s no way I’ll ever buy DOA4″
Team Ninja: “But there’s a Halo Level in it.”
Spammy: “Meh, so what”
Team Ninja: “And… A Female Spartan”
Spammy: “Can’t Resist… Crapppy Game. Noooooooo”
Team Ninja: “Wut Wuuuuuuuut!”
Okay, so we all know DOA4 will probably be fun for about 10 minutes. Still, the glitzy, jiggly fighter has always been a champion of the xbox franchise; The 360 is no different.
DOA4 has a female spartan as a playable character. This blatant cross-promotion will no doubt score “Master Gates” (-Tronsta) some extra money to save up for his next bad haircut.
For those who are interested – and we are - Meet Mrs. Chief
Illustration courtesy of http://rocketsfall.tripod.com/
I’m a big fan of Gamespy.com (shameless plug dat). I’ve been reading them for years and their reviews, for me, are 99% on the money. Anywho, incase you didn’t get that, that’s www.gamespy.com , muaha.
But yeah, they have some great write-ups and every so often I like to point some folks over to it, and this week they have some nifty little paragraphs on upcoming 360 games. Check it out here.
And what kind of Tronsta post would this be if I didn’t offer my own two cents on these upcoming games, ZOT!
Face it, there are two kinds of people in this world…
Those who squat and those who get squatted.
Of course, who in this world DOESN’T get squatted? I mean really, you’d have to be the greatest Halo player in the Universe, and you’d STILL get cheesed out by that level 21’s nOOb combo. But ah, the squat. Some of us live for it. Some of us see a dead deer lying on the side of the road and we must fight with all that is holy and humane not to pull over and squat that thing. PWND LOLZ!!!!
But seriously, what kind of squatter are you? Here’s a short list of squats to get us started:
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