Gameboy...phone?

This is the Fly Mobile MC100. It's a pretty standard phone from a phone company I've never heard of. Which should make it utterly unremarkable. It's got one thing going for it, though - comprehensive and most probably completely unlicensed support for the NES, SNES, Game Boy and Game Boy Colour. I say probably unlicensed because all Fly will say is that, to play the games on the handset, you can just download them "freely" from the internet and bung them on your phone. Which I'm sure Nintendo's lawyers are totally cool with. kotaku

For hardcore game fans, the concept of playing Nintendo games on a mobile is as alluring as it is unlikely, with the Japanese giant steadfastly refusing to license its titles or get involved in development for third party hardware. Indeed, it had seemed that we'd have to wait until the much-rumoured Nintendo phone arrived before we'd get to take Mario mobile. pocketgamer

Mario Kart Wii Trailer

Sorry about the lack of daily posts, its been hectic here at the Saladian HQ
Anyway, here is the new mario kart wii video debut. Enjoy!

Zune Games?!

Well this was as unexpected as a fat man eating a sandwich. But awesome non the less. XNA Game Studio games will be supported by the Zune sometime in 08. With the Zune's unique thumb pad, you can bet on more diverse and original controls! (hopefully) Lets see Apple top this! .....Seriously Apple....We want a Apple gameboy...please....

Source: [ kotaku ]

Maximising Your PSP

I'm more of a Nintendo fan than Sony, but I saw this tutorial and was impressed by all the functionality of the PSP, and how easy it is to access some of the "deeper" elements . The tutorial is very well thought out and exicuted, but I have one complaint. I wished this tutorial had more of, was some information on the PSP homebrew and ROM scene, but I would doubt that such a "questionable" topic like roms would be featured on such a mainstream site as instructables. Oh well :(

read more about it here: [ link ]

DIRECTV's Game Lounge "Gaming" Service

I saw a commercial for this and I almost fell out of my chair laughing. Direct TV just launched their new "gaming' service called the Game Lounge. I would be more interested in this if the games didn't look like the games I would buy for my cell phone. Well I guess this is a step (maybe even a trip) in a more mainstream market for games. I wouldn't waste my money on this, but if you had a hankering for playing Spongebob Squarepants on your T.V. then you should definitely look in to this. It will be $5.95 a month, or a Play-Per-Day price of $1.95.

Apple Games?!

I know news is usually Siva's job but I literally spit out my chocolate milk when I saw this headline!

Apple Trademark Hints at Handheld Gaming Device

Rumors of Apple gunning to enter the handheld games market have been circulating for a while, but a new trademark application discovered by Trademork dated Feb. 5th seems to lend credence to the rumor mill. According to the application, Apple is upping its trademark to include "Toys, games and playthings, namely, hand-held units for playing electronic games; hand-held units for playing video games; stand alone video game machines; electronic games other than those adapted for use with television receivers only; LCD game machines; electronic educational game machines; toys, namely battery-powered computer games."

With the enormous popularity of the iPhone and the phenomenal success of the iPod, anything handheld from Apple seems like a sure fire hit. But on the other hand you have Apple's inability to bring a lot of quality games to their platforms. If this gaming device does come to fruition, will it end up being the next DS or just another Gizmondo?

If anyone actually reads this blog, I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts.

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PMOG (quick review)

Basically the concept behind PMOG is to incorporate a passive game into your everyday web browsing. You as a member are able to place mines, lamposts, portals and crates on individual pages. You can also be associated with different classes as you progress, which is determined by the number of each item you use. The character art is an blend of industrial / steampunk and is really a acquired taste. To be honest I wasn't the biggest fan of the art scheme when I first started playing, but it grew on me as I played more. Granted its still in its beta form so there still are some bugs (and exploits ;3 ) that still need to worked out, but other then that this is certainly a addicting game to play, and once it comes out of beta I would pick it up immediately. This is a firefox only game, so if you haven't already I would highly suggest upgrading to firefox. All in all past all the bugs and minor annoyances this is a game I would highly recommend for any person who frequents the internet.

I realize this review is choppy and doesn't really go into much detail, but unfortunately I am not in a situation to write much more then this, so I will have to put of the full review until a later date.

Edit
I really didn't steal this article from kotaku. This was posted on 2/7/08, while the kotaku one was posted 2/9/08. If I ever take news from another site I always credit them in the [ source ] link.

Devil May Cry + L'Arc~en~Ciel = ?!

L'Arc~en~Ciel is using its song "Drink It Down" as a motherfucking track for Devil May Cry 4. Seriously, the only way this game could get any cooler, is if i actually had a ps3 to play it on.