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–Jangofatt

[via Gaygamer.net]

I love my Xbox 360 but I’m scared as hell every time I turn on the damn thing because the console lacks any certain quality. I have an early console and since the damn thing is held together with spit and paper marché, I waiting for my inevitable 3 blink red lights. I know I can send my console back for repairs, but there is a slight chance that the console I will be receiving back won’t be my original so then I will have to deal with the DRM nightmare right?

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I know I rag on the PS3 all the time. It’s because its expensive and I can’t afford one and I hate the controller and the game selection blows and they bagged on motion control and vibration and now they have both and the console itself shows up dust and fingerprints and it eata all the electric dollars and it had a stupid commecial, many in fact, but…

Sony certainly never had this!

Does anyone remember these? I can’t believe it’s been 3 years of this Xbox Diamond Account (I have two cards in fact) and I can never find a place to use the stupid thing. What the hell really?

It just sits there, looking dumb in my wallet, lost amoungst all the other clutter. Here be savings or some such shit.

Nice one Microsoft. How about you give me a free game or something instead. Hell, how about a bottleopener?

Whatever. Stupid fucking thing. I think the program is discontinued anyways. I tried using it for credit and was denied. It also failed the two forms of ID test. Cops hate that joke.

- Tenno

Okay, my qualm about Street Fighter IV has mostly vanished. I’m going off the word of all of the internets bloggers that Street Fighter IV plays smooth and butter and the floaty issues has been resolved by the highly trained programmers at Capcom. This game is shaping up to be one of my most anticipated games for 2008. I’m anticipating SF4 with much, uh anticipation…  (Yeah I need new word)

 I’m  actually looking forward to getting my ass handed to me by the best and I’m most thrilled about getting the old group together and having our little fighter tournament with only our pride on the line and buzzing off of beer and sweet and salty treats and finishing the day with high fructose corn syrup drinks. Ah to relive our youth. This game needs to be amazing.  (more…)

The father of the boobies physics for Dead or Alive series and restorer of the Ninja Gaiden franchise, Tomonobu Itagaki has resigned from his position at Team Ninja and gave the finger to Tecmo. Always the controversial person, he’s not going to just resign, he’s also suing Tecmo.

From “The Stupid Gamer”

“I, Tomonobu Itagaki, hereby announce that on the 14th of May 2008 I filed a complaint in the Tokyo District Court against Tecmo Co., Ltd. for unpaid completion bonuses, and against the President of Tecmo, Yoshimi Yasuda, for such unlawful acts as unreasonable and disingenuous statements made towards me, claiming damages in total of 148 million yen. I also announce that this complaint was delivered to the defendants on May 22nd of the same year. In addition, I hereby announce that I have today submitted a letter of resignation to Tecmo Co., Ltd. stating that I will resign as of the 1st of July, 2008.

“Before the start of development on Dead or Alive 4, Tecmo Co., Ltd. had agreed to pay a completion bonus to me for this Xbox 360 title, which I produced. However, when the time came for the actual payment, Tecmo Co., Ltd. went against its previous agreement and refused payment. President Yoshimi Yasuda chose not only to violate this agreement, but also turned defiant, telling me ‘if you are dissatisfied with the decision not to pay the bonuses, either quit the company or sue it.’ In addition, he made demeaning remarks about me to my subordinates and colleagues, causing me significant emotional distress and worsening my personal relationships and work environment. Thus, I have no choice but to resign from Tecmo Co., Ltd.

“The conduct of Tecmo Co., Ltd. and its president Yoshimi Yasuda towards me has been unbefitting of a publicly-listed company. I have filed this lawsuit with a strong intent to question the social responsibility of Tecmo Co., Ltd. and its President Yoshimi Yasuda, as well as condemning them for their unjust acts. Today, in addition to announcing the reasons for this lawsuit, I make clear my reasons for resigning.

“To All Game Fans

“I truly feel sorry to all the fans of the games I have made. Ninja Gaiden 2, which will launch on the 3rd of June will be the last Ninja Gaiden I will create. I will also never be able to make Dead or Alive 5. I regret the circumstances that have forced me to leave Tecmo, where I had worked for so many years, and I regret the disappointment this will cause my fans. However, I can no longer continue to work with President Yoshimi Yasuda, a man who chooses not to honor promises even when he is able to do so. I truly hope that nothing like this happens again in the future.”

Damn. I’ve never been a big fan of Itagaki with his sunglasses and rock ‘n roll persona, but I can say I really enjoyed the most recent Dead or Alive series and I’m a little bit sad that the only serious Japanese developer that actually supported the Xbox 360 hardware is going to quite all because of the monies. I guess that’s why Ninja Gaiden Sigma was ported to the PS3 without Itagaki’s seal of approval.  It’s amazing how low two pissed off adults can act.

I’m now really interested what his next move will be and see if he will sign up with another gaming company or just make his own company. Whatever he does, I’m sure Decepticreep will be happy to know that Itagaki will still be his usual pretentious douchebaggy self on whatever project he will work on.

–Jangofatt

[via The Stupid Gamer, via 1up]

I like this video better.

–Jangofatt

This game looks amazing and too bad I’ll never play it because I hate being scared and I’m a pussy. Thanks you.

–Jangofatt

Holy sheet!  Pey’j looks sweet!  Beyond Good and Evil 2 has been confirmed.  Shit, I need to finish the first game… Check out the video. Hot damn, I’m picking this game up on day 1.

–Jangofatt

After saying to myself for ages that I will buy these titles, I finally did so tonight.  Some quick impressions:

Triggerheart
800 Microsoft points

-Triggerheart Excelica is a really fun title to play with a great game mechanic.  Being able to capture and fling enemies back at other baddies is a lot of fun and quickly teaches you that it is the only way high scores will be achieved.  Plus, it’s not an overly diffcult game, so it’s good for a vertical shooter n00b like myself to get into and play.  Plus, cute girls as the characters never hurt anyone.  Though, it is still going to take some practice to be able to fight the special bosses on stages 1 and 3.

Ikaruga
800 Microsoft points

-Ikaruga.  Kicks.  My.  Ass.  Seriously, I may be fairly new to this genre, but this is just tough.  I’m currently stuck on stage 3, since I have the habit of running into the walls on the narrow corridors you are forced to traverse.  Which brings up a pet peeve of mine in games like this:  environments killing you.  I’ve hated that since trying to play Silver Surfer on the NES.  I’ll beat this one or die (a lot) trying.

-AncientFlounder

Alright, so a while back when Jango had yet to plunk his monies down on an XBOX 360 and Decepticreep was still only on his 2nd PSP (he’s on his fourth, hell maybe fifth now!) we all we squeeing at each other about Gears of War, the new game from the creators of Unreal.

The game showcased not only insane graphics, but the kind of over-the-top gore that makes men pitch tents in their pants and spread their wallets like the legs  of a supple lover, digging eager fingers into sweat dampened crevices to stroke their credit cards in anticipation.

Oh yes, I went there. (more…)