Holidays, Etc.

post from Sexy Videogameland on 31 December 2007 10:05:00 PM. © Sexy Videogameland

Hi! Hope you all have been having a nice Christmas-to-New Year's celebration. I've been taking some time off, enjoying lying around and doing absolutely nothing at all. Well, I have been playing games, of course -- inebriated Guitar Hero, for one. I've also indulged in my regular habit, which is OCD Harvest Moon. I'm just so pleased with my thriving cow-laden corner of heaven; I've recently made the connection that Warcraft is for some people what HM is to me. You check in, you mess with the land, you get incrementally a little richer and cooler. I can't seem to commit to any of the ladies, though. I married Leia the mermaid only to reload, after having second thoughts. I don't want a girl who lives outside in my duck pond. I want her to shuffle sweetly around my farmhouse and sleep beside me at night. I mean, the sleeping together thing -- that's important, kinda, right?

I must say, Umbrella Chronicles for Wii is a surprisingly fantastic lark for Resident Evil nerds when you have two players. Seems a little brutal in single-player, but a blast for two, and neat to get that continuous concept of the backstory. It's like RE-lite, and ain't nothing wrong with that.

I am also excited to report I was given my coveted Chocobo mug as a Christmas gift! I also got a package of brightly colored Sculpey clay, and made myself a small army of Harvest Moon animals. I can't figure out how to take pictures of them -- they're so tiny -- because the digital camera I got my friend for Christmas (so that I could take pictures of my Sculpey animals, of course) is inscrutable and complicated. I'll figure it out one of these days. Er, I mean, my friend will.However, as you can see, my dear little companion cube arrived from Valve a few days ago, just after Christmas, and it's adorable in person, so we were able to get pictures of its fluffy cuteness! Happy holidays -- I'll be back in full force over the next few days.

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New Yakuza: Kenzan Screenshots

post from GamerCenterOnline: PS3, Xbox 360, Wii on 31 December 2007 09:24:00 PM. © GamerCenterOnline: PS3, Xbox 360, Wii

Famitsu has released some new Screen Shot for Sony up coming game Yakuza: Kenzan

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Happy New Year everyone!

post from Gaming Nexus on 31 December 2007 08:18:00 PM. © Gaming Nexus

by: John Yan
NEWS - The folks over in Australia have started but I'm about 4 hours away from starting a New Year. I hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year. Thanks for reading and I hope we bring more to you in 2008.
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Metal Gear Solid 4 Coming to Xbox 360

post from GamerCenterOnline: PS3, Xbox 360, Wii on 31 December 2007 06:39:00 PM. © GamerCenterOnline: PS3, Xbox 360, Wii

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Metal Gear Solid 4 is coming to the Xbox 360. This is not a rumor. This is straight from a Konami distribution representative?s mouth. The game is already in production and has been since early 2007. Complete details after the jump:

No, the rep will not be named, but this is pretty concrete. Speaking to a Konami rep at an undisclosed distribution meeting, I was told, after a lot of nagging, that yes indeed MGS was in development for the 360. The rep stated that Metal Gear Solid will be released for the Xbox 360 between 12 to 14 months after the PS3 version hits shelves. This is not a rumor.

I contacted Microsoft?s own John Porcaro via email shortly after I spoke to the Konami rep to see if I could get anything from Microsoft?s public relations team. Below is the response I received. Needless to say it?s the most I?ve ever gotten out of MS PR team member

PilarVIRUS adds i have nothing to say about i at this time. By the way Happy New Year =)

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Learn to Program Video Games..

by: Dan Keener
NEWS - Just caught a commercial from DeVry University for those that want to get a Bachelors degree in Game and Simulation programming. Apparently, Vivendi (Sierra) is partnering with DeVry to offer the courses. If you sign up, you get to download Freestyle Street Basketball, 3 D Ultra MiniGolf Adventures and Switchball. Sounds like something for those that need to get out of their Mom's basement.
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