Shadow of the Colossus Getting Big Screen Adaptation, All Hope Lost [Sony]
April 7, 2009
Sony’s brilliant PlayStation 2 game Shadow of the Colossus is becoming grist for the Hollywood blockbuster mill, in what appears to not, unfortunately, be a horrible, horrible joke. Might want to pour a stiff drink.
According to the Hollywood Reporter’s Risky Biz Blog, Sony Pictures will be tackling Shadow of the Colossus for a movie adaptation with producer Kevin Misher, responsible for films such as The Scorpion King and The Interpreter, as well as the upcoming fighting movie Fighting. Now here’s where it gets… rough. Got that drink yet?
The screenplay for the Shadow of the Colossus feature is reported to be penned by Justin Marks. He’s the same man responsible for the not-so-great Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, if that rings any bells.
The 2005 game, which focuses on the adventures of Wander and his horse Agro, was minimal on dialogue, so a filmed version would be… interesting.
No planned release date for the film, but hopefully we’ll all be dead from a nuclear holocaust or black plague by that point.
‘Shadow of the Colossus’ to become a movie [Risky Biz Blog]
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Panasonic’s 103-inch U-Touch Overlay Air Hockey Table
February 22, 2009
Displayed at ISE 2009 in Amsterdam, is Panasonic’s 103-inch plasma TV with U-Touch overlay multitouch air hockey table. Finally, a useful application for multitouch and all of us “bit-heads” looking to spice up our lofts. Check it out in action after the break. Definitely an effective concept demonstration!
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Got an iPhone – Get Fastlane Street Racing
November 15, 2008
Fastlane Street Racing Features:
• 8 Punishing city routes
• 2 High speed racetracks
• 6 Fiendish challenge tracks
• 5 Game modes
• Save and review replays
• 10 Original cars (including unlockables)
• Unlockable cars, skins, and modes
• Amazing graphics and effects
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Xbox 360’s Dashboard overhaul – November 19th
October 9, 2008
For all of you waiting on the release date for Xbox 360′s creepy avatar dashboard, look no further. It has been announced that we will be able to play, create and scroll around with the new software on November 19th, 2008.
The design looks promising, yet extremely juvenile. We just wonder what MS was thinking when they decided on this route. Considering most 360 gamers are 20 – 25.
However, who are we to complain; the dashboard did need a graphical update since day one.
More pics after the break
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Xbox 360 – Converting MKV to WMV-HD
October 5, 2008
Do you have an Xbox 360 & a bunch of Hi-Def MKV files that you cannot play on it?
Well if you do, and if you would like to stream your Hi-Def movies, follow this excellent guide.
Thanks to Chris Lynch for creating such a great guide to converting MKV to WMV-HD. His original forum post on http://www.xbox-scene.com can be found here
What does this guide do?
It shows the average/experienced computer user how to convert their MKV files to WMV-HD (5.1), using Windows XP or Vista.
Why would you want to do this?
The Xbox 360 is a great piece of hardware (sans red ring of death), that has the ability to consolidate your multimedia experience. However, MS has limited the soft-features available for your use. Whether or not this is because of legal issues or if MS has a master plan for the 360; it’s annoying!
Download the guide here and convert to your hearts content.
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Microsoft comes clean with 360 Price drop
July 13, 2008
By now everyone has heard that the 360 has indeed received a price drop for the 20GB model. However, Microsoft has finally come clean and has given a reason for this…
The new pricepoint, isn’t a new pricepoint! It’s MS’sway of selling off the remaining 20GB models to make room for the new 60GB sku. Expect to pay $349 for the new sku. And the 20GB is available at $299, while supplies last.
Priced at $299.00 it’s hard to resist picking one up (if you don’t have one already). Although it’s a good way to get a cheap 360 with a HDD. Just remember that 20GB just isn’t enough for live these days. With downloadable movies, arcade games, game clips and Xbox originals you’ll run through the 12GB (available for use on the 20GB) pretty quickly. It may be worth your $50 to wait until the 60GB is available.
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Nvidia’s GTX 280 – Price Plunge
July 5, 2008
Launched not more than a few weeks ago, Nvidia’s GTX 280 is said to be receiving a price-drop.
Why? Well, it looks like AMD’s cheap and powerful HD 4800 has them second guessing their dominance. And there’s no better way to gain a few extra enthusiasts than by dropping the price to match the competition.
The card is said to be dipping to as low as $499. Of course, this is pure speculation but it doesn’t seem to be too far fetched.
So, if you’re considering the GTX 280 it may be in your best interest to hold off for a couple of weeks.
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