Updates for FFXIII and Advent Children...old and new..

A new character for FFXIII was revealed today in V-Jump. Honestly, I think he's kinda pimp and I'm excited to see the return of a black character in the Final Fantasy series. Yea, it sounds predictable and what not, but who cares. The man isn't dressed with belts dangling everywhere and he's missing the usual spikey hair. To the point....he's a refreshing character design for the series. Scans from the magazine located 

here: http://anchan.an.ohost.de/save/src/123194141946.jpg

As for Advent Children Complete for Blu-Ray, I can't wait. Of course it's only coming out in Japan at the moment, but I'm pretty sure it's going to be a hit. I mean, not for the movie, but for the playable FFXIII demo. It's coming out this March, and it has some special bundles. 

 

More info:

http://kotaku.com/5129011/these-are-the-three-versions-of-final-fantasy-vii-advent-children-complete

also...PS3 isn't region locked...so go for it...import cost and all

ex-1UP FM podcast.....REBEL FM.....so you know...REBEL

Pardon the lame headline....yes, i know. LAME. Anyways a couple of ex-1UP employees are continuing to do what they do and love best by evolving what used to be 1UP FM. The new podcast just debuted a couple of days after they were let go from 1UP. I listened to it the day it debuted and it's a great podcast, but I'll just let you listen to it for yourself. REBEL FM ftw!

1UP FM: Anthony Gallegos, Nick Suttner, Phillip Kollar, Matt Chandronait, Ryan O'Donnell, Jade Kraus, and Arthur Gies. 

iTUNES: search eat.sleep.game.radio

BLOG: www.eat-sleep-game.com

KILLZONE 2

Believe in it because i believe in it!....Ok, so it's not that extreme but take a look at some footage that gaming blog site Kotaku rounded up from CES 09 (Consumer Electrics Show). It's off-screen footage, but who-cares it's still awesome looking. I'll fill you guys in later about my slow love for Killzone 2 since it's debut in a few more days. BTW i like the first video the best.

VIDEOS COURTESY OF GAMETRAILERS.COM

#$%^ Happens.....

I hate to say this but, EGM (Electronic Gaming Monthly) is dead. Ziff Davis, the magazines owner, has sold the 1UP nextwork (the online subsiderary to EGM) to Hearst publications. While EGM wasn't bought by Hearst, 1UP (the network including gamevideos.com,Mycheats.com, and Gametab.com) will now be a part of UGO.com.

I've been a long time fan of EGM and I remember bragging to my friends about my 1UP points when the network was first created. Over the past two years i've enjoyed the 1UP show and 1UP Yours podcasts and i hope they can both be salvaged. 

It's sad to see what's happening to print publication, but this is where the market is heading and it's more and more online. In fact, my favorite videogame magazines of all time are EGM, Official PlayStation Magazine, and Gamepro, but over the last years every magazine i've loved has gotten slimmer and eventually they die...

So, my best wishes go out to the people i've grown to know through the pages of EGM. Also to those who won't make the transistion to UGO. And finally the remainder of the staff that does make the transistion, good luck.

More info from other outlets:

http://kotaku.com/5124928/report-1up-sold-to-hearst-corporation-egm-to-close

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/06/official-ugo-buys-1up-egm-dead/

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090106006542&newsLang=en

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3172156

http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/01/06/egm-closed-ziff-lays-off-30/

http://twitter.com/ryanodonnell

http://twitter.com/garnettlee

and of course check out the editor/staff blogs on www.1up.com

UPDATE: It's looking like both podcasts might not continue....

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/06/assessing-the-damage-at-1up/#continued

No Podcast In Sight

So, I'm really late for this post...but if you haven't noticed yet, there wasn't a podcast for last week. We had a little technical problem..lack of Andrew, to be more specific. Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving and Holiday break. Will write when I get back to Bama, sadly nothing good has occured in the gaming world lately. Next big thing will be sales reports which I'll post when I see them. cloud and DANTE are on break as well, apparently they eat turkey too.....

 enjoy!

BLACK FRIDAY!!!! IT APPROACHES!!!

Sorry for the late post, but I figure this link will be well worth it. The link will point you towards all the Black Friday deals announced thus far. Enjoy! Oh, almost forgot to inform you on a great Amazon deal. It's a PS3 for only 200 bucks; you'll get LittleBigPlanet and a Blu-ray with it, just remember to vote. 

Black Friday link (Circuit City: $200 360 arcade with 20gb hdd+extra controller): http://www.blackfriday.info/

Amazon link (deal is under round 1): http://promotions.amazon.com/gp/cv/vote

cloud and DANTE: After the Intros were Done

cloud: so, they know us now right?

DANTE: yes, no....wait, i guess....ok...i'm not sure.

cloud: let's give them a present....then they'll like us

DANTE: right, what do you suppose that we give them, i mean we're not exactly real.

cloud: .....HMMM....good point...ADRIAN will give them something....

DANTE:...that might be the best idea you've ever made

Adrian: *sleeping*.....

cloud and DANTE: *snickering* this will be good, so stay tuned....you might win something!

Welcome! Have a seat!

Please, please, sit down and make yourself at home. This may be my blog, but I don't want to ward off anyone. If I had to give this blog a purpose....ahhhh purpose....it would be to inform you about what I think is interesting in the world of gaming. I'll be posting links to other blogs/articles whenever I can, and I'll also try to write my thoughts on games I'm playing for review or for fun. 

That being said, I have some rules:

1. If you feel like leaving a comment, feel free to do so.

2. If you feel like emailing me, feel free to do so. The email is inside my profile.

3. System flame wars are prohibited....unless I open the discussion. Honestly, we've heard it all.

Ok! That's all my rules....unless I have to make more. I'll probably try to open some topics for discussion soon. Expect posts every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Last, I'll post links to the CW Games podcast after every episode.

DANTE: Wait! don't forget about us!

cloud: yeah, we've been with you on every blog attempt.

DANTE: at least introduce us.

Adrian: That's cloud and DANTE and they'll be popping in at least once a week for their own posts. More info on that next week.

cloud: heh....he almost said pooping....

DANTE: shut up!....and to think we almost had a good introduction.....

Till the next post.....later. 

P.S. Thought this contest was interesting for those who own "LittleBigPlanet"

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/11/19/win-a-lbp-prize-crown-by-creating-a-birthday-level/