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Archive | June, 2008
PS3 Firmware 2.4 to be released Wednesday, July 2nd
PS3 users rejoice! VE3d is reporting that PS3 firmware 2.4 (trophies/in game XMB) will be released this Wednesday. Additionally, the Playstation Blog has two video demonstrations - In Game XMB and The Trophy System. The first game to support trophies will be Super Stardust HD. Other first party games that will be patched to support trophies are: BUZZ! Quiz [...]
Continue reading...If You Had 24hrs To Take Control of Your Life or Die, What Would You Do?
29. June 2008
Imagine you are sitting on a park bench, in the middle of the day and a stranger sits down next to you. He then turns to you and says: You have 24hrs to take control of your life, or you will die. What do you do? What does that phrase, “take control of your life”, mean to [...]
Continue reading...Long Tail Theory Under Fire, Not Profitable After All
29. June 2008
For the business folks in the ground, a recent Harvard study has come out that is declaring the much-referenced Long Tail Theory is infact false, and in most markets the “long tail” is not profitable after all or has very little room to profit from, where as attacking the “big hits” are much more profitable [...]
Continue reading...Gears of War 2 Multiplayer Gameplay Video
28. June 2008
Sneak-peak video that not only shows of some new maps that will be in Gears of War 2, but also shows off some new execution moves that are available. Gameplay Video Highlights More Executions (Jump to 6:30 in movie) Chainsaw through the back Baseball-bat head crush using butt of gun Roll Over head crush Torque bow head rip-off Meat Shield neck-snap Capture the [...]
Continue reading...Diablo III 20-min Gameplay Video
28. June 2008
Ok don’t forget about the following posts already: Diablo III Announcement: Sample Movies, FAQ, more information… Diablo III Screenshots Below is our summary of the highlights from the 20min movie if you don’t want to watch the whole thing, if you do just want to watch the movie, scroll to the bottom. Gameplay Movie Highlights First and Foremost a “cooperative [...]
Continue reading...Artist Lineup for Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band 2
28. June 2008
With the internet abuzz with questions like “Will Guitar Hero: World Tour be better than Rock Band?” and seeing that Rock Band 2 is right around the corner to bring another refresh to the winning franchise… the real question is which franchise do you want to get hooked into? Music line-up is probably one of the [...]
Continue reading...Request: Only Hot Celebrities Should Make Sex Tapes
28. June 2008
Let’s take a break from all the Diablo III news and concentrate on what is really important: Sex and the Internet. I am announcing a world-wide moritorium on ugly celebrity sex-tapes… just stop… please god stop. We are going to click those video links out of curiosity and we don’t want to see somethings. If you haven’t [...]
Continue reading...Diablo III Screenshots
28. June 2008
This wouldn’t be The “Break it Down” Blog if we didn’t “break your eyeballs with screenshots”… right? Don’t forget to check out the Full Announcement along with gameplay movies and more information. So here, take um, they are getting heavy: Thanks VE3D!
Continue reading...Blizzard Announces Diablo III includes Gameplay Videos
28. June 2008
<eyes dialate to the size of dinner plates and hands clasp together> Hol-eee-shit Blizzard actually dropped the hammer on Diablo III with their mystery announcement site after all… after all that speculation that it was actually just a teaser site for the next World of Warcraft expansion: Wrath of the Litch King. VE3D treats us to a [...]
Continue reading...North Pole to be Completely Melted by September
28. June 2008
News is trickling out that scientists believe the North Pole will be completely ice-free (melted) by September… and not September 2050… or September 2020… they mean this freaking year. Can someone fill me in when this happened? I know global warming is just a hoax, George Bush told me, but when did we manage to melt [...]
Continue reading...Soulcalibur IV Screenshots… Soul BOOBS
28. June 2008
Am I the only one that loves the fact that the majority of game developers out there are men… and men like to make fighting games… and men figure that while most men fight in full armor or turn-of-the-century Japanese garb, women prefer to fight half-nude in over-sexed outfits that could blow apart at the [...]
Continue reading...Streaming Playback of 720p Media to PS3 Stutters or is Jerky
26. June 2008
If you are like me, you probably use your PS3 to stream media from a NAS at home or something; either from the NAS directly or via a computer using TVersity. If you have begun to dabble with streaming HD content, either 720p or 1080p, you may have noticed that the PS3’s playback of that media [...]
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30. June 2008
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