Korg DS Talk Box

Check out this cool mod made from a DS with a piece of straw and the Korg DS 10 software. The user simply taped a plastic straw to the DS speakers and ran the Korg DS 10 music software to produce this talk box! Heres to more creative thinking from DS fans around the globe [...]

Animal Crossing Racial Slur

This story comes across as a little out of character for a family friendly company like Nintendo. Animal Crossing has been the subject of a bit of controversy regarding a few racist remarks made by one of the characters named Baabara.  Nintendo has since apologized about the comments and have said that it happened “without [...]

Madworld for Wii

Madworld, the ultra violent snuff game soon to be released for the Wii is a game that promises to shake the Wii’s reputation as a family friendly gaming console. There have already been a few notable exceptions such as Rockstar’s Manhunt 2 which did not fit in line with the Nintendo Wii’s usual ensemble of [...]

Endwar DS!

Endwar, the highly anticipated Tom Clancy strategy game, is coming to the Nintendo DS and PSP! The portable version will not be like their RTS brethren on consoles but will instead be a turn-based game. The DS version will include 3 factions; The Europeans, The United States, and the Russians. The story of Endwar is [...]

Video Game releases for week of Oct. 6 - 12, 2008

A slow week for video game releases. Some call this the eye of the storm as the upcoming holiday season will undoubtedly bring out all the big games of the year. But here is a list of this week’s video game releases.
PC

Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway (Limited Edition also available)
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (game only)
Nancy [...]

Nintendo DSi Previews

Nintendo has recently announced the successor to the DS Lite; introducing the DSi, a slight improvement on the DS. The Nintendo DSi Preview was just a bit under-whelming for my taste. According to Nintendo in Japan, the DSi will be 12 percent thinner and sport screens that are 17 percent larger than the current generation. [...]

This week’s game releases (September 22-28, 2008)

A new week always brings in new game releases. Here is this week’s list of new game releases for all the various game consoles.
PC

Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization
Command & Conquer 3: Deluxe Edition
The Settlers VI Gold
EA Sports 08 Collection
Medal of Honor 10th Anniversary Edition
Everlight
Flight Simulator X Gold Edition
Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge
Mount & Blade
Battlelord: King’s [...]

New Spider-Man: Web of Shadows video game trailer

For all you Spidey fans out there, I know you’ll enjoy this trailer. October 21 can’t come any sooner, so all we have for now is this trailer. Enjoy!

- Geoff
[Source: GameTrailers]

Video game releases for the week of September 15 - 21

A new week marks the arrival of new video games. Here is a list of the video games that will be releasing this week. Enjoy!

PC

S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Crysis: Warhead
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
American McGee’s Grimm: Beauty and the Beast

Pure
Line Rider 2: Unbound

Discovery
Cooking Academy
Hell’s Kitchen
The Settlers VI Gold
The Price is Right

Nintendo DS

Dragon Quest IV
Drawn [...]

Many MANY new spore creatures

Will Wright’s newest game Spore, despite poor reviews is apparently spawning a huge amount of user created content. Check out this article by Ian Lamont about Spore’s creative appeal.
Last week I noted the overwhelmingly negative reviews of Spore on Amazon.com centering on the DRM restrictions set by Electronic Arts. The implication was the Spore experience [...]