Sky-divers play DS games in multiplayer mode in freefall

skydiverds
Originally uploaded by awadallah.

This is insane, how much action can one need:

"Four sky divers have taken the new Nintendo DS and jumped out of an airplane and played Mario Brothers through an ad-hoc wireless network at terminal velocity. They found that they could play wirelessly at distances of 400 feet."

http://www.boingboing.net/2005/04/25/skydivers_play_ds_ga.html

Video game market up in first quarter | CNET News.com

Read some stats about the video game market stellar growth.

[print version] Video game market up in first quarter | CNET News.com

Simple games rule cell phones

Interesting article from BBC UK:



BBC NEWS | Technology | 'Simple games' rule mobile charts

Stargate mod for Half-Life 2 killed by MGM idiots.

This is very sad, very. Instead of helping these guys out (they were going to publicize stargate for free), MGM, the rightsholder for the show, sent a legal threat to terminate project.

STARGATE: SOURCE :: View topic - The worst has finally happened.

Playboy gets it -> Playboy Station Portable !

I am really impressed with how fast Playboy moves. I do not endorse porn, but these are just a bunch of pixels after all ;)

Playboy Station Portable - Portable Nude Photos and Videos

There gets a second chance (or is that life ?) ....

There was spun off Tuesday from its parent company, Forterra Systems.

Wired News: Online Game Gets Feeding Tube

Wired News: Sony Gets Real on Virtual Goods

World-Of-Warcraft already has this in game, so not sure what is the big deal, seems like the Sony PR machine is working hard.

Late Tuesday, the company unveiled Station Exchange, an auction site that allows players to spend real money on virtual weapons, armor, coins and new, high-level characters.

Wired News: Sony Gets Real on Virtual Goods

No Nintendo Revolution at E3?

Eurogamer.net - No Nintendo Revolution at E3?

More Xbox 360 Secrets : Kotaku

More Xbox 360 Secrets : Kotaku

VirtuallyJenna Jameson Sex Sim

Read a couple of articles below, I dare not post any photos from that game. I really wonder what will be the future of games like this ?

Get Your Game Off [Wired]

Jenna Sex Sim Empowers Women? : Kotaku

Video game rating board don't get no respect.

A very interesting article about conflicts around how to rate games ...

Click here to read it: Video game rating board don't get no respect.

A comic made using HL2 Screenshots ...

This is a fun read, a short commic book made by using half-life 2 screenshots.

http://brashfink.blogspot.com/

-- amr

PSP owners gobble up Memory Sticks | CNET News.com

You can still buy a PlayStation Portable if you look in the right places, but good luck snagging a memory card for it.

(click here for more details) PSP owners gobble up Memory Sticks | CNET News.com

Interesting PSP Ad Campaign in Korea ..

psp_model

Photo kind of says it all, see more at:

http://www.psp-style.co.kr/#

Service inserts ads in games | CNET News.com

I am very skeptical about whether this will pay off, may be in laid back games like WoW it might work. But if they put this in Halo2 for example, it wont be worth anything since folks are just too focused on winning the match.

[Click here to read more] Play to pay: Service inserts ads in games CNET News.com

Sony PSP Cake

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Originally uploaded by awadallah.

give me a peice of that :)

http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/board/showthread.php?p=268100#post2681001/

Microsoft to Unveil Next Xbox on MTV May 12

I will sure be watching this:

Yahoo! News - Microsoft to Unveil Next Xbox on MTV May 12

Real Life Street Fighter ... clever .... :)

you can see more of them here:

http://ueba.com.br/forums/index.php?showtopic=15385

Sony awarded two patents for the "real" Matrix.

Sony has been granted 2 patents describing 'Method and system for generating sensory data onto the human neural cortex'. The patents 'describe a technique for aiming ultrasonic pulses at specific areas of the brain to induce sensory experiences such as smells, sounds and images'

Sony sold 600,000 PSPs in the US in first two days.

Sony sold 600,000 PSPs in the first two days in the US, however that is half the number of units that they shipped to the US.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/08/sony_us_psp_sales/

Interesting thread about Half-Life2 Aftermath expansion pack on /.

The expansion pack for Half-Life 2 is already in the works. The expansion will be entitled 'Aftermath' and is currently slated for a summer release. Aftermath will deal with the fallout from the events at the close of the PC title as the residents of City 17 make for the hills in an attempt to get to safety.

http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/04/08/181238&from=rss

Sony PSP has hidden features

The PlayStation Portable has capabilities that Sony neglected to tell us about: as a Web browser, a movie player and an electronic book reader.



Click here to read more

A new sub-$600 gaming PC by Gateway/eMachines

Gateway on Monday unveiled a range of low-price gaming PCs in its bid to grab a piece of the ever-expanding gaming market.

The desktop PCs, belonging to the eMachines brand, will be available for prices ranging from $370 to $580 after a $50 mail-in rebate. The company expects the prices to be attractive to consumers who find that the costs of digital entertainment-enabled PCs are generally steep.

http://news.com.com/2102-1042_3-5653738.html?tag=st.util.print