Wii fans must be rejoicing right now because one of the most anticipated games for the Wii has finally confirmed that it will have online play (one of few). That game is Super Smash Brothers Dojo and it is nonetheless an amazing annoucement. The post on the official Smash Bros. blog describes some of the features like a friend list, a personal icon, and ability to send quick preassigned messages in game. Along with being able to play with all your friends, you will also be able to play with complete strangers similar to matchmaking in Xbox Live games. The post also indicates that you will be able to play with people from all over the world (mainly Japan) and that probably won’t be a probelem because there will be no voice chat (as we know so far). Check out some more screens after the link.
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The 1Up Yours! podcast this week reveals that Sony plans to unveil a new DualShock controller at the Tokyo Game Show this week. This controller is obviously going to look the same exact way the other two DualShock’s have looked, but at least no suprises. And really who likes suprises. Hopefully this will help Sony get back into the game console market this fall with competitors such as Halo 3 and PGR4. Also, they seem to be the only console manfacturer with big annoucements this E3.
The Guitar Hero 3 song list may have been leaked today on the ScoreHero forums, but it was immediatly taken down. That could be a sign of complete factuality or complete fake-tuality. The song list features classic hits from Slayer, Black Sabbath, Santana, Poison and many more. There are also new hits from The Strokes, The Killers, Fall of Troy and more
Tier 1:
Foghat- Slow Ride
Poison- Talk Dirty to Me
Pat Benatar- Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Social Distortion- Story of My Life
Encore: Kiss- Rock and Roll All Nite
Co-op Encore: Beastie Boys- Sabotage
Tier 2:
Mountain- Mississippi Queen
Alice Cooper- School’s Out
Cream- Sunshine of Your Life
Heart- Barracuda
Boss: Tom Morello- Guitar Battle
Encore: Rage Against the Machine- Bull’s on Parade
Co-op Encore: The Strokes- Reptilia
Hit the jump for the rest of the song list.
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If there is one thing we love as much as gaming, its the stuff that keeps us up to frag noobs all night. While most of our caffeine comes from energy drinks, sodas definitely have their place in pushing our gaming deep into the am as well. So when soda and gaming come together into a giant ball of marketing deliciousness, we have to admit that we are intrigued.
Energy
Mountain Dew’s Halo 3 themed Game Fuel is sort of a mix between an energy drink and a regular soda. With 30% more caffeine than normal Dew, it will provide you with a bit more of a kick without any extra cost. Each can has about 87mg of caffeine and a bottle has around 120mg, which is more than drinks like Red Bull and Bawls will offer you, so you wont have to worry about falling asleep at the wheel of your warthog. The price is much more reasonable then those kinds of drinks too, with a twelve pack only running you about the cost of about 2 energy drinks. You will probably need to down more than a few of these babies to pull an all nighter, but one will push you just that much further.
Taste
This is a hard area to judge this drink on, because you will get very different opinions from different people. Some people positively love this stuff, and some people would rather take a bullet then a can of it. Personally, I think it is delicious. I will admit that at first I was iffy about where I stood on the flavor, but after a couple cans of it I was hooked. Perhaps we should call this one an acquired taste, as it seems to get better as you have more.
On the can, the powers that be have labeled the flavor as an ‘Invigorating Blast of Citrus Cherry’. I would have called it ‘Orange Soda with a Hint of Cherry Cough Syrup’, which may sound nasty, but comes out as a surprisingly tasty mix. I suggest you try a can before buying several twelve packs of the stuff, but make sure you stock up on it if you like it as it will be gone soon!
The Verdict: A soda with extra caffeine and a Halo 3 theme? Count me in! Hey it tastes pretty good too. If you are not completely sick of the Halo 3 marketing machine, then I recommend you try out at least one bottle of Game Fuel.
Everyone is excited about the new Indiana Jones movie and it seems that Shia Labeouf let the title slip at the MTV Music Awards. The title he revealed was ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’, and it turned out to be the actual title after all as it has been confirmed on the official website. The film is set to release on May 22nd, 2008 and will be featuring the Indiana Jones that everyone loves, Harrison Ford. Even though he is pretty old, we hope the movie turns out great and he doesn’t dislocate his hip during production.
You might have been a little lost last week without a ‘This Week in Rotpod’ post to guide you through the most important stories in the gaming world, but due to various complications I just couldn’t put one out. But fret not brave reader, as I have decided to compile the highlights from this week and last week into one miraculous ‘These Weeks in Rotpod’ poststravaganza! Here is all the important stuff that you may have missed:
The News
Rotpod Stuff
Event Coverage
With the Microsoft Ad machine for Halo 3 in full swing, they have just released a virtual Halo 3 museum online to coincide with their veteran/museum ad campaign. The website allows you to virtually tour the diarama featured in the commercial. This is pretty cool because it allows you to watch relevent videos and download wallpapers as you go through the tour. This actually gets me more excited to see the actual diarama more than anything. Well, everyone get excited because you can probably tell that everyone in RotPod is.
Halo 3 Museum
As a gesture which will act as a goodbye ceremony for our beloved Halo 2, the guys at Rotpod are planning a little LAN party for the weekend right before the launch of Halo 3. Since we would never be able to handle the grief on our own, we would like to invite our readers (or internet drifters who may just be passing through) to join in on the fun!
Don’t worry though, because thanks to the miracle of the interwebz (and the subsequent miraclet of Xbox Live), you wont have to haul your ass all the way down here to play with us. That’s right, you can hop into the fray from the comfort of your own home! We will obviously only be able to accommodate 16 players per party, so space will be limited. Just shoot me an email (pat@rotpod.com) or send me a message over XBL (SgtSpade55) if you want to get in on the action!
More details will emerge as we get closer to the event, such as the exact time/date of our Lan Party and who will be able to get in each phase of it. It’s going to be a first come first serve kind of deal, so make sure you get back to me right away!
One of the most exciting releases in the history of gaming is only 10 days away, and Rotpod will be celebrating by making a new Halo related post each solar day up until the big launch on the 25th. Can you even contain your excitement, or are you unfazed by all of the Halo hullabaloo? Either way I’m sure that you will come across the game in some way shape or form, so you better start getting ready, as we are just under two weeks away from finishing the fight!
For me, that means a 2 week long Halo 2 binge to straighten out the old kinks. Nice!
When Bizzare Creations told us that they would not be releasing Project Gotham Racing 4 before it was good and finished, I’m sure some gamers feared that there would be more than just a few minor delays to push the title back. Now that its all done with and ready to be shipped off for distribution however, fans of the Xbox 360’s premier arcade racing series should be able to rest just a little easier. So jump on that bike or hop into that Ferrari, because PGR4 will be drifting onto your 360 on Oct. 2nd.
It feels good to be home! You may (or may not) have noticed that I have sortof been M.I.A. for the past 3-4 days without any sort of formal (or informal) explaination. Well I’m happy to let everybody know that after being unexpectedly hospitalized from early in the week up until today, I’m back in action and ready to deliver all the the gaming news I can get my hands on once again.
I might be a little sluggish for a few days, as I am in a bit of a recovery stage for now, but since I am advised to keep it easy when it comes to just about everything, I should be sitting in front of the ‘old lappy quite a bit. That means more posts for you! Hey, I gotta make up my lost ground somehow!
So guys, what did I miss?
The most anticipated game for the PS3, which is cited by almost all PS3 owners to own a PS3 will be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2007. I know, this may decide the fate of the PS3. All this was said on the Kojima Productions podcast, which you can find here. The podcast also mentioned a new trailer that may border spoiler territory for hardcore MGS fans. But, everyone needs to get excited because TGS is close and that means many highly anticipated games will hopefully be playable.
via[Kotaku]
People have been very sad about the fact that there will be no Halo movie coming out in the near future. Too bad. Here is something that will make all of you that were looking forward to this movie a little bit more disappointed. 125 pages of the Halo movie script have just been leaked. The script is actually very good, and I am very sad about the fact that it will not be coming out soon.
CAUTION: SPOILER ALERT! Hit the link to see the leaked script
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This may be the smallest delay in gaming history, but nonetheless someone will care. Skate., which was originally scheduled for Wednesday September 12th, has been pushed back to Friday, September 14th. However, if you were really waiting for the game that much you can continue playing the 360 demo or maybe just go outside and try to learn to actually skate. Maybe, just maybe.
So, you didn’t make it into the Call of Duty 4 Multiplayer Beta the first time they opened up registration? No doubt, you were sad because the game is one of the most anticipated this year and that is saying something and the beta is also one of the best multiplayer expirences in a while. But, you don’t have to fret because GameSpot has come to the rescue
GameSpot has a huge amount of COD4 Beta Tokens (100,000) to be exact and they are willing to give them to you for a very cheap price. In fact so cheap, that you only have to sign up for a GameSpot account, be over 17 and have a Xbox Live Gold Membership and the storage space for the download. They will give the invites in five different fiveaways, and you only have to post on the forum and if you are selected you will get a confirmation email. It’s as easy as that.
Check out GameSpot.com for more details.
Today, Valve has confirmed that the PS3 version of the Valve: Orange Box will be delayed about two or three weeks. Lombardi, head of Valve development, made it clear that this is not the consoles fault, but more EA UK’s fault because they are behind the development as compared to Valve with the PC and Xbox 360 versions of the game. As a result, Valve see’s no reason to delay the PC and Xbox 360 versions of the game just for the PS3. Two or three weeks isn’t that bad and I don’t suspect many people that have a PS3 will be that eager to buy this on launch for the PS3 seeing that EA develops the version and EA does seem to be having probelems developing games for the PS3.
via[MaxConsole]
Kotaku.com recently recieved an anonymous tip about a variety of Playstation-Brand game release dates. On the list was Playstation Home which was listed for a release of October 11, 2007. Home is Sony’s competitor to the friend and communication features in Xbox Live, but with a second life sort-of twist. You are able to make your own modeled avatar and have him/her walk around the world in between his apartment and public areas where you can meet and conversate with people. There have been some previews with this and people have been satisfied pointing out that it is much easier than many people think and actually quite innovative. But, we have no idea on how the novelty will last of throwing parties and walking around meet people. On Kotaku’s list was also some big games from Europe like GT5: Prolouge, which was scheduled for December 2007. Other big games were Rachet and Clank for November 7/11/2007. Remember that these are all European dates, so no luck in America.
[Update: Sony has denied this Home release date. We will report as we get more developments on this story.]
via[Kotaku]
Now that PGR: 4 is roughly one month away, it is a good time for Microsoft to release new screenshots. Here are some new ones, hot off the press!
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There has been a lot of buzz about the PSP, especially since the new, lighter version of the portable console just came out. Well, there is something else that PSP owners can rejoice about!!! God of War: Chains of Olympia is coming out on March, 4. This may seem like a long time, but it will probably be the best game on the PSP, and it will be worth the wait. Definitely look out for this one!
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