With the BLu ray winning over HD DVD, Sony and Microsoft are in talks. This is a very interesting time for Sony, as if Microsoft does include a Blu RAy drive, it would make the console the Xbox more expensive, but if they don’t the Xbox user will lose out on HD movie content. Many believe that the Xbox will opt for a external drive for watching movies, although this makes sense, I think it will be an issue at a later stage. Xbox user will have to play games on DVDs, which will soon prove to be limited in terms of space. here is some more news from Gamespot.

Citing an unnamed “senior executive,” the Financial Times said that Sony and Microsoft are not simply discussing a successor to the Xbox 360’s now discontinued, dirt-cheap external HD DVD drive. The newspaper said that there is also the possibility of an internal Blu-ray drive being incorporated into a new, more expensive “premium” 360 model, as it is already in the PlayStation 3. Thusly, Sony would earn royalties from sales of a rival console–a first for the game industry.For its part, Microsoft quickly denied any move toward Blu-ray had been officially made. “We have made no such announcement,” a rep told GameSpot. “Games are what are driving consumers to purchase game consoles, and we remain focused on providing the largest library of blockbuster games available.”if the deal works out Sony will actually make money from Xbox sales, which will be a first in console history.

Unreal Tournament is a great series, and the game has tons of user created Mods. One such mod was called Damnation and it was quite popular, so popular that Codemasters have decided to release a full game with the same title. according to a report on IGN.com :

Codemasters, a leading video game publisher, and US creative studio Blue Omega Entertainment today announced Damnation, a new videogame franchise set to come leaping onto the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and Games for Windows this winter.
Evolving the shooter genre with its unique and exhilarating combination of fluid action and combat, Damnation will feature huge, open environments, frenetic combat, daredevil acrobatics and high-octane vehicle-based stunts. Presenting players with an intense test of reflexes, quick thinking and rapid-fire conflict, Damnation will feature vast, breathtaking landscapes, each covering miles of distance and thousands of vertical feet.

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Do you know who Silvia Shon is? I don’t, but I do know that she flashed all over the internet a few weeks back, dressed or rather undressed as Lara Croft. Although there have been many Lara avatars like Karima Adebibe (see below) the current one.

This unoffical model has gained popularity because she has appeared as most gamers want to see her, dressed in the “Bare” minumum. Unfortunately for you, I wont be linking this blog to the Silvia Shon page because of the mature content, what I will do is display a few of the good pics here, enjoy. In case you are somebody who is die-hard Lara fan, you can always search for the Silvia calendar online and it might fetch you the desired result.

Ninja Gaiden is a very popular title, the series has a huge fanbase and everyone of them is waiting for the second iteration on the Xbox 360 called Ninja Gaiden II. The game will out in a few months time and the response it is getting is awesome. The following are two videos featuring the game in action, with loads of gore and blood. according to Wiki:

“At the Game Developer’s Conference(2008) many new features have been confirmed. The lunar and tonfas are two new confirmed weapons, along with the bow. And players may now save films of gameplay at save locations to upload and show their friends.

The game features more gore and graphic violence than the previous installment, as several screen-shots show Ryu decapitating his enemies as well as cutting off their arms and legs and ripping their bodies apart. Dismemberment will handicap or immobilize an enemy, but not necessarily kill him. This has been confirmed to be a Rated M game.”

This game is looking good, here’s hoping it can satisfy the crowd.

We all thought that Sony had won the war with Blu Ray, but apparently 50 GB of data just isn’t enough. Kojima Productions producer Ryan Payton said in an interview with Kotaku that 50GB of data just inst enough for MGS4 and that the team had to cut down a few things to fit the game. I personally believe this is just some news created to fill the internet with more stories about MGS4, a game that needs no introduction.

Hideo Kojima said the following in an interview to Famitsu mag:

Kojima: For us, we’re not still not satisfied with the quality we can do. You know, there’s not capacity space.
Interviewer: Wait, wait a sec. Saying there’s not enough capacity, are you talking about Blu-ray?

Kojima: That’s correct. There’s not enough space at all. (laughs) …There’s not enough space. We always talked about where to cut and what to compress.

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This was previously announced, I am confirming it with some footage. King of Fighters, the classic fighting title with cult favorite characters like Terry, Andy and Joe Higahsi is coming back this year with KOFXII. The new improved version will feature better looking characters, all modeled in 2D with amazing detail.according to a report on Kotaku:



The company set out to make the ultimate 2D fighter — unparalleled by anything else out there, attempting not only to raise the bar, but snap it in half. KOFXII producer Masaaki Kukino:

“The game is one hundred percent hand drawn. There is zero cell shading in The King of Fighters XII.
Hardcore. That means that an actual human hands lovingly drew and colored in everything in the game. Every single frame, every character and every background. Everything — down to the game’s in-game title. SNK gave us the full rundown, so here’s how it worked: The original character drawings were modeled into 3D. Those 3D models were then rendered back into 2D.” for the full story click here.

The game is looking really good, lets hope to see more of the gameplay soon, as for now enjoy a classic video of the game below.