Archive for July, 2007
Geeked for Wii
Yep, I admit it, I finally gave in to the big N & started coveting the Wii. I was innocently watching a trailer for Super Mario Galaxy - no doubt looking for signs of lameness - when something I saw, some little nuance of play or level design feature, made me flash back to that […]
Cyberspace Mountain at DisneyQuest runs on Windows 95
I had the pleasure of spending the last week in Orlando with my girlfriend. We basically went on every ride at every park in the entire city. So on Friday night we decided to take a drive down to Downtown Disney and check out DisneyQuest, an interactive themepark with some interesting VR games, […]
Summer
No games come out in the summer, I think someone must have passed a law - sort of. No games are released in the summer because, back in the day ( when the business was invented ), the exclusive demographic for them, kids, were all sent away to holiday jail for the duration. The only […]
E3
Yes it’s E3 again, sort of, but I don’t get to go to it. A fake journalist on a fake website apparently doesn’t get to go to fake E3 - how’s that for fucking justice? I should be the first one considered for any make believe events, considering my life-long dedication to avoiding reality in […]
Red Ring of Doom
Microsoft’s decision to extend a three year warranty to all Xbox 360s is a great move on their part, but unfortunately it means just one thing: your 360 is going to break. And yes, you can get it fixed for free ( if you have the specific red ring symptom ), but you […]
Westerns
This one got edited by me because it wasn’t funny - sorry, but you’re really not missing anything.
An Interview With Inabaki
Team Samurai’s flamboyant leader Tokonoku Inabaki, creator of such games as Dead on Arrival, Ninja Killer & Dead on Arrival Beach Croquet sits down with us for this exclusive interview.
Wishbane: Welcome to Canada, Inabaki-san.
Inabaki: Sweet little girls, I strive to touch them inappropriately.
W: How is the new Dead on Arrival game coming along?
I: When they […]
Xbox 360 Madcatz Controller Review
Thanks to it’s optimal D-pad, your fighting-game related misery can now end - this is the controller you’ve been looking for. It’s also better for any other game you can think of, since the movement of the sticks is much more fluid, & even the button placement feels better.
Nice to see someone still knows how […]