US-based extremist monitoring group SITE 'released' an image it claimed was was a computer generated pic showing Washington DC in the aftermath of a nuclear attack posted on an Islamist forum. Turns out it was just concept art from Fallout 3...According to reports in yesterday's London Lite rag and News.com.au, extremists posted the image online in an effort to urge jihadists to use biological, chemical and nuclear weapons against the ...
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Speaking with Famitsu, Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono has revealed that when the game hits the 360, PS3 and PC (whenever that is), it won't be a port. Oh no. It'll be more than a port. How much more? For starters, the home versions will feature online play. You'd kinda expect that these days, but still, official, online Street Fighter is good news. It'll also feature new characters. New new characters, because there'll be some who are exclusive to the home versions, and won't be available in arcades. If you're worried how these characters will affect the game, Ono says they'll be "watching the overall balance" when implementing them, if that helps any.
SCRAWL: "The official Japanese website for the upcoming PLAYSTATION 3 title Vampire Rain: Altered Species has opened today. The new website contains the first PLAYSTATION 3 screenshots, which we will have in a gallery for you once we get them in high-resolution, game system information (in Japanese), along with a section titled "Altered Species" giving you a background on the game.
Once in a great while, something happens that strikes a chord in everyone. Something that resonates deeply for the individual affected. Today, I'm not here to report of a tragedy. Rather, I'm here to report of the opposite, which happens all too infrequently. With Metal Gear Solid 4 right around the corner, a brilliant and dazzling thread has made its way to the public eye. Effects that it has been known to have carried is excitement, nostalgia, and happiness. It is not quite clear what happens to those that wander into its depths, but witnesses report that hours later they return with tears of joy streaming down their cheeks.
With the codes over at PlanetBattlefield.com being all used up the guys over at PX360 just got a couple download codes for the upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company demo that is launching to the public via Xbox Live and the Playstation Network on June 5th, 2008; these codes will allow you to download the demo as of right this moment, a full week before everyone else gets a chance to play. Basically all you have to do is leave a comment below and by Friday of this week they will pick ten lucky winners and e-mail them the code. This will give all thirty or so lucky gamers a good couple days, plus the full weekend, to get a shot at playing the Battlefield: Bad Company demo.
Joystiq:
Splatterhouse, a classic action-combat arcade title launched back in 1988, is set to make a surprise comeback on next-generation consoles next year, according to Namco Bandai.
Following the threads at Konami.com, Konami said it saw some confusion regarding the Metal Gear Solid 4 Limited Edition PlayStation 3 bundle and "just got approval to clear some stuff up" with the following message.
VALVe says the PS3 version of the Orange Box was farmed out to EA UK, while EA UK reports it has no say in development. Who is telling the truth?