April 2010 - Posts

• This is News! Shut the Lid on the Infinity Ward Nonsense Edition

  Trying to get out of whatever poop-shuffle you got your company into? Take note of Activision's push to announce the next Call of Duty game in the series this week. GameTrailers TV has the exclusive Friday night to pimp out Call of Duty 7 and I can't Read More... Posted Thursday, April 29, 2010 1:31 AM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: beta, drama, this is news, infinity ward nonsense, shut the lid, activision, respawn entertainment, call of duty 7, halo reach

• Split-Second and the Trailing Competition

  Disney Interactive released a demo version of its upcoming Split-Second title and, I have to say, somebody may have taken Burnout's groove. Split-Second threads heavily on Burnout s past by awarding bonuses for catching drafts, drifting on harrowing highways, Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 27, 2010 9:54 AM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: blur, split-second, burnout, burnout paradise, disney interactive, and the trailing competition

• This is News! Jet Grind Radddioooo Edition

  The last time we got a Jet Set Radio game was back in the day when Microsoft was trying to convince gamers that they had Sega backing their system with exclusives -- apparent proof that their new Xbox console was "hardcore." Politics aside, JSR:F was Read More... Posted Monday, April 26, 2010 8:47 AM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: xbla, halo reach beta, this is news, dreamcast, crackdown, future, jet set radio, jet grind radio, halo odst, halo 3

• Photobomb! Princess Leia Car Wash: The Ride

  G4TV hosted a car wash for the Make-a-Wish foundation in Los Angeles earlier today and HawtWired was there to show our "support". Par for any ride is an entrance fee. Princess Leia Car Wash: The Ride was a cool $10. Check out all the shenanigans and pics: Read More... Posted Saturday, April 24, 2010 11:16 PM by Carlos Macias | 4 Comments Filed under: girls, car wash, bikini, princess leia, photobomb, star wars, the ride

• This is News! TV on Xbox Edition

  The latest scuttlebutt? There may be yet another reason to cancel your cable subscription. That is, if rumors that Microsoft will be bringing a TV channel to its service soon are true. According to MTV Multiplayer , Redmond has been in talks about bringing Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 21, 2010 11:23 AM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: xbox 360, xbox live, this is news, xbox tv, farmville, tv on xbox

• This is News! Capcom Captivates Edition

  Video game "journos" were treated to a harrowing, depressing press junket in Hawaii last week hosted by Capcom. A few things were revealed. Chief among them was Marvel vs. Capcom 3 . From what I have had heard is that it will include at least 30 characters Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:54 AM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: this is news, marvel vs capcom 3, capcom captivates, bionic commando rearmed 2, dead rising 2

• This is News! Girlfriend Mode Edition

  I briefly mentioned my love for Mario games in a recent "This is News!" and guess what? There's more where that came from! Apparently, Mario Galaxy 1 's second player girlfriend mode, as I would like to call it, will be getting a revision for the game's Read More... Posted Saturday, April 17, 2010 1:50 AM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: mario galaxy 2, this is news, red steel 2, girlfriend mode, red dead redemption, yoshi

• X-Men Origins: Wolverine - A Paragraph Review

  Raven's Wolverine game gets Logan. The developer knows how violent he can be at times. How extremely durable (via regenerative health) he can be. And especially how much he loves his lunge attacks. Lunge, lunge, and...lunge. It quickly became my go-to Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:41 AM by Carlos Macias | 3 Comments Filed under: Reviews, ps3, xbox 360, paragraph review, x-men origins wolverine, x-men, xmen

• The Science of Move and Red Steel 2

  I can go on quite a tangent on how deeply attracted I am to Red Steel 2 's re-imagining of its predecessor by its pleasant concoction of a spaghetti Western, Samurai code sampling, and cel-shaded visuals that wax nostalgic of the seminal Jet Grind Radio Read More... Posted Saturday, April 10, 2010 9:54 AM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: wii, opinion, nintendo, red steel 2, wii motion plus, ubisoft, the science of move

• This is News! iPhone Multitasking Edition

  Apple held a press conference earlier today announcing fancy new features for their upcoming 4.0 software update for their JesusPhone , aka iPhone, due in Summer. Among the long-in-waiting requests are multitasking, folders, and an official gaming network. Read More... Posted Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:15 AM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: iphone, yakuza 3, network, ipod touch, this is news, upgrades, openfeint, plus+, multitasking, folders, os, uplay, marvel vs capcom 3

• This is News! Hold Your Pee Edition

  Four days. Four days (!) of continuous play was all it took to beat the long-standing 1982 world record on Asteroids . 42-year-old John McAllister smashed the record today with only but a few bathroom and snack breaks. Wonder if 27 years is how long it'll Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 06, 2010 1:54 AM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: xbox live, modern warfare 2, call of duty, treyarch, infinity ward, asteroids, modern warfare 3, twin galaxies, records

• This is News! Change Your iPad Edition

  So those of you convinced that Apple's iPad is the second coming of a religious figure stood in line for hours in the blistering cold and/or hotness in the AMs today to swoop one up. Considering how many folk -- or, at least, those I follow on Twitter Read More... Posted Saturday, April 03, 2010 11:00 PM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: this is news, chris jack, ninja theory, launches, heavenly sword, 3d gaming, change your ipad edition, opinion, dean takahashi, column

• This is News! April's Junk Edition

  The first of April comes around and all the kids want to go around playing pranks. Even "adults" get in on the fun. Didn't see (or read) anything too outrageous yesterday. One article that came across semi-legit was Leigh Alexander's alcohol rahab admission Read More... Posted Friday, April 02, 2010 12:55 AM by Carlos Macias | 0 Comments Filed under: xbox 360, leigh alexander, this is news, cliffy b, cliff bleszinksi, greatest is earned, tony hawk's pro skater 2, dreamcast, april fool's, april's junk edition, rehab