Flickr user givintats has transformed his Xbox 360 into the All Spark. Why? With all the red rings of deaths, why not? If his Xbox dies, it’ll be instantly brought back to life with the power of the cube! I hope he has a decent security system on his house though. I bet Shia Labeouf is always trying to break in and steal it. More pictures below…

Xbox 360, check. Racing wheel and pedals, check. Helmet, check. Nude, check.

This is what happens when an online gamer tries to interact with people in real life. Watch The Online Gamer, Episode 1.

The first Halo: Reach teaser trailer came out back at E3 2009, but now the first footage is here! It’s not actual gameplay footage, but it is “in game” footage. From a cut scene presumably. Female Spartans? I’m in. The multiplayer beta for Halo: Reach is being released sometime in Spring 2010.

Gnome Chompski is a very ineffective Tank bashing melee weapon.

I might consider wearing a shirt that actually has cuffs, just so I can wear these cufflinks. Sure, they could be better. Something like Gears of War cufflinks, or Big Daddy cufflinks, or pretty much any Nintendo character, but Halo cufflinks are still decent. If you really, really feel the need to have Master Chief attached to your clothing, you can buy these cufflinks for about $25 at Etsy.

I love the NES controller, I enjoy the Wiimote/Nunchuk combo, and I hold my Xbox 360 controller even when my 360 is turned off. That being said, I think my favorite controller of all time has to be the Nintendo Gamecube controller.

Sure, Gamecube wasn’t the best console ever, but it was decent, still is, and the controller is amazing. Aside from the fact that it works with the Wii, the design and feel of it are perfect. The handles, the big shoulder buttons, the yellow nub, the smooth joystick, the huge “A” button, and even the unnecessary, but reliable D-Pad. Hate on Gamecube all you want; just leave the controller out of it.

Let’s hear what your favorite controller is in the comments. Check out the full picture below…

What happens when The Angry Video Game Nerds get so fed up with all the horrible NES and SNES Godzilla games? He plays some Xbox and Playstation 2. If you’re a fan of the AVGN, you know just how unnatural that is.

Check out the latest trailer for Splinter Cell: Conviction! It definitely looks like Splinter Cell is awesome again. The trailer reminded me a lot of The Bourne Identity for some reason. Probably because all it showed was Sam Fisher kicking ass left and right and he’s carrying a bag.

Splinter Cell: Conviction hits shelves for the Xbox 360 and PC on October 20th!

This is probably my least favorite Prototype video so far. Every trailer, cinematic, and gameplay video I’ve seen so far has been awesome, I’m not going to let this one lackluster video change my wanting to play this game. Boring video is still better than no video.

Prototype hits shelves for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on June 9th in the US and on June 12th in Europe! Check out more:

- Watch Prototype’s Opening Cinematic
- 10 Reasons to Play Prototype
- Cutting Zombies in Half With Helicopters
- More Epic Prototype Gameplay Footage

Last month I posted part of Prototype’s opening scene; now the full cinematic is available. I have to say it…this looks epic! This is easily my most anticipated game coming out this Summer. I can’t even think of any other titles that look better than Prototype. It’s not just the graphics; it’s the open world gameplay, awesome powers, and the uniqueness of the game.

If you’re reading this, please make sure you watch the video; it’s definitely worth the 3 minutes. Prototype hits shelves for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on June 9th in the US and on June 12th in Europe!

This is the first trailer for Assassin’s Creed 2. Wow. Amazing. Hopefully we’ll actually get to see some gameplay footage, or at least some cut scene footage soon. There is no set release date or specific details yet, but the game is expected in the fourth quarter of this year. A surprise is that the game will be released for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and the Nintendo Wii. I’m curious to see how the game turns out on the Wii obviously.

This is new footage, but still in the same small demo area we’ve seen before. That doesn’t mean it isn’t awesome though. Alex Mercer can pretty much do anything. Shape shifting, consuming other people and taking their identity and memories, flying, and performing apocalyptic devastators. We actually see one of the devastators at the end of the video.

Prototype hits shelves for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on June 9th in the US and on June 12th in Europe! Check out the new footage below, and be sure to watch for a random dude getting sliced in half at :50 seconds in.

There hasn’t been a whole lot of news yet on BioShock 2, but it is currently set to be released sometime towards the end of 2009. The game is being released for both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 simultaneously.

Check out the first ever gameplay footage below!

Yeah, I’ve said how awesome this game looks many times in my previous posts. No need for me to say it again; but I will.

Prototype lets you play as Alex Mercer, an uber super human, with powers beyond belief. He can shape-shift, fly, consume people, perform devastating…devastators, elbow drop tanks. Yep, elbow drop tanks; from hundreds of feet in the air. Alex is pretty much the most powerful video game character ever.

Prototype hits shelves for the PS3 and Xbox 360 on June 9th in the United States. June 12th in Europe.

Hooray! More Prototype! Here is a little video telling us more about Alex Mercer, the main character, and giving us some info on the “web of intrigue”. There’s quite a bit of new gameplay footage as well, which is always good.

The gameplay in Prototype is centered around Alex Mercer’s superhuman abilities. Alex has superhuman strength, speed, agility, durability and healing as well as the abilities of consuming his fallen enemies, shapeshifting his body and easily moving in this ‘New’ New York City environment. Radical claims that there will be 750 “unique combinations” of powers. – Wikipedia

Yep, that does sound pretty powerful. As the guy in the video says, Alex is one of the most powerful video game characters ever.

Prototype hits shelves, for the Xbox 360 and PS3, on June 9th!

Wow. If you weren’t convinced to buy this game before watching this video, you better be now. You can skate on corpses until they’re ground into mush, you can run up buildings, you can fly, you can powerbomb people, you can consume people and take their form, you can unleash hell on with devastators…and…you can ELBOW DROP TANKS! Need I say more?

Prototype hits shelves in June for the PS3, PC, and Xbox 360!

We’ve seen a few trailers for Batman: Arkham Asylum, but now we finally have some gameplay footage, from GDC09! I’ve played most of the Splinter Cell games, and this sort of looks like Batman playing Sam Fisher. That’s not a bad thing. This is the way a Batman game should be; hiding in the shadows, beating baddies down, using gadgets like James Bond. Check out the video, and check out the game when it hits stores in June.

Personally, I haven’t played the game yet. I’m kind of scared to. All the bad reviews are making me think this game might ruin my love for the Resident Evil franchise. I agree with most reviews, that RE5 is pretty much just RE4 with new graphics slapped over it. The demo was decent, but… it was 100x more fun with a co-op partner than alone.

Capcom has said Resident Evil 6 will be a full reboot for the franchise. I hope we get a new zombie outbreak, in a new city, with new characters. I live Leon, Claire, Jill, and Chris, but I’d like to see some new blood in the series.

If you’re a Wii owner, and can’t play Resident Evil 5, don’t worry, Capcom also announced 3 new Resident Evil games for the Wii. Well, 1  new game, and 2 ports. They’re porting the original Resident Evil, and Resident Evil: Zero to the Wii, as well as releasing a follow up to Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. The game will be called Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, and like Umbrella Chronicles, will be an “on rails” arcade shooter, that takes place during the time of Resident Evil 2, with Leon and Claire.

Check out a few death scenes from Resident Evil 5.

This game is looking better and better every time I see it. This trailer makes it look like you’re playing Splinter Cell…as Batman…with Batman’s gadgets. Yes, please! Look for Batman: Arkham Asylum, hitting shelves for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and PC on June 9th.

Resident Evil 5 looks amazing, and it definitely looks like a worthy addition to the RE storyline. Would I rather have zombies, like there was back in the day? Sure, but this is good…for now.

Capcom has said that the next installment, Resident Evil 6, will be a full reboot of the series, and I’m glad. I’ve played all Resident Evil 1-4, as well as Code Veronica and Zero, and I have to say, even though I loved Resident Evil 4, zombies just make the game feel more intense and scary. Hopefully RE6 will give us a new city, new characters, and a new zombie outbreak.

Capcom has also said that Wii Owners/Resident Evil fans will be “very happy, very soon”. What does this mean? A new Resident Evil game for the Wii? Could the Resident Evil Zero port that is only out in Japan be coming to the US and the rest of the world? They better not get people all hyped up for another Umbrella Chronicles or any “on rails” game.

Resident Evil 5 is out now in Japan, and hits the US and Europe on March 13th.

Wow. As a Wii and Xbox 360 owner, this video makes me sad. I love my 360, I love my Wii(sometimes), but this is ridiculous.

If you can afford a Wii, you can afford a 360, so go get one. This has to be one of the worst game downgrades ever. Usually ports are an upgrade. Less zombies, no driving, no camera, horrible graphics, and you can’t even cut people in half with a katana! What the hell is up with that? Did they not want to show that on the Wii, or did they just not take the time to make the animations?

So, missing gameplay features, and not so beautiful graphics; I have to recommend that Wii owners only buy this game if you have the money to blow, and you absolutely don’t want to invest in something worth the money…like an Xbox 360.

Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop, for the Wii, is out now. Dead Rising for the Xbox 360 is also out now; it has been for more than 2 years. Dead Rising 2 is coming out for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, but no release date is set yet. Do yourself a favor, and get the Xbox now, so you can play the REAL Dead Rising, and Dead Rising 2 when it comes out.

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Xbox Live’s Major Nelson has unboxed the Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360 bundle; here is the video. The bundle is hitting shelves on March 13th. The game also comes out on March 13th for the PS3 and Xbox 360. -Joystiq

That’s it. The console war is officially over. Everybody is now good friends and joyful. Check out these happy little comics; click to enlarge. – Source

Decent trailer. I would have liked to see some new gameplay footage though. Watch a much more exciting Tekken 6 trailer HERE.

This has to be one of the best video game trailers I’ve ever seen. If you’re into the Resident Evil series, you’ll love this trailer. All the history with Chris, Wesker, and at the end of the trailer, I’m guessing the hidden face is that of Claire, Chris’s sister.

Who knows, it might even be Jill Valentine; we haven’t seen her since Resident Evil 3. It could be her because in a trailer for Resident Evil 5 last year, there was a single frame, and it showed Jill’s tombstone. Why bother showing her tombstone if she has nothing to do with the game? Also because Chris and Jill were the two main characters in Resident Evil 1.

Resident Evil 5 is hitting shelves on March 13th, for the PS3 and Xbox 360. Continue reading this post to see some new gameplay footage.

The new downloadable chapter for Grand Theft Auto 4; “The Lost and Damned”, will be available on February 17th for $19.99 or 1600 Microsoft Points, and is exclusive to the Xbox 360.

I loved GTA4, and still do, but I don’t see myself paying $20 for DLC. I know it’s not just bonus content; the game will offer hours of gameplay; with new stories and characters, but I still think $20 might be a little too high. I think Rockstar could lower the price a bit; I’m sure they already made tons of money from selling over 10 million copies of GTA4.

Watch the trailer to see a cameo from Niko Bellic.

Wow, I can’t believe it. DLC for free? That’s amazing. Any DLC I ever want costs money, even if it’s just a little gamer picture. Valve has announced that the DLC that features “Surviva” and “Versus” will be free to Xbox 360 and PC owners.

That’s it I guess…What else is there to say or comlain about? It’s free!

Battlefield 1943 is being released on the Xbox Live Arcade, PSN, and on PC as a downloadable game.

I really wish they’d make this a full game though. I was addicted to Battlefield 1942 for years, and the online play is still thriving, even though it’s been out since 2002. So this video shows the basic gameplay; you spawn, you kill, you die, you respawn, kill some more, and repeat. The game is pretty much just a graphical upgrade for Battlefield 1942, along with some new gameplay features like melee, destructible buildings, and unlimited ammo.

Expect to download this beauty sometime this Summer.

Namco is remaking the classic arcade game, Splatterhouse, and here’s the trailer that premiered at the NYC Comic-Con.

Splatterhouse is set to come out on April 29th, for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

This game is looking better and better every time I see it. Watch as the Max Belanger, the producer of Prototype, walks us through the demo.

There’s a PS3 exclusive called “Infamous”, that is very similar to this game, but I think Prototype looks a lot more fun. You can do 50ft elbow drops, you can absorb people, you can crush heads, you can slice people in half, you can fly…What more do you want?

Prototype is set for a June 2009 release on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

Watch the 2nd part of this demo after the break.

Here are two brand new TV spots for Street Fighter IV. They’re in Japanese, but who cares? We’ve been waiting this long for SF4, and it’s finally coming; I think we can handle a little bit of Japanese music and high pitched voices while we enjoy these videos. Check out the 2nd video after the break.

EA is taking the Battlefield franchise back to WWII. This is awesome news. I played Battlefield 1942 religiously for years, and I still play it occasionally when I’m bored. It’s not hard to find a full server either. The trailer shows Wake Island, a map from BF1942, and it looks so much better now.

Battlefield 1943 is only a downloadable game, and will be release on Xbox Live, PSN, and on PC. I really think they should make this into a full game; I would buy it. Why not? Thousands of people are still playing BF1942 online, right now, as I type this. You can play with 24 people at once, fighting all over Wake Island, trying to gain control of it. It sounds like fun, but on PC, if I can remember right, the player cap for BF1942 was 64 players.

It’s here! The Halo Wars demo is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo is 1.4GB in size.

This should give  a lot of Xbox 360 owners a first look into the world of RTS games. I’ve never played an RTS on a console. I’ve played most of the Total War games, and dabbled into Starcraft briefly, but those were obviously on PC.

I haven’t played the demo yet, I’m sitting at about 15% downloaded. Once I finish the download, and play for a bit, I’ll post my thoughts.

Tekken isn’t as popular as the other fighting franchises like Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, and Soul Calibur, but it holds a special place in my heart. I’ve always liked it. Ever since I put the first Tekken into my Playstation 1, over 10 years ago.

This trailer is kind of boring in my opinion. Do yourself a favor and watch the trailer that I posted back in December; here.

Tekken 6 is scheduled for a Q4 release in North America.

The last Final Fantasy I played was Final Fantasy 8 on the Playstation 1. Since Final Fantasy 13 is actually coming out on the Xbox 360, and is no longer a PS3 exclusive, I just might play it. Still no release dates, but it looks like the game will be out in Japan before the end of 2009; the rest of the world sometime in 2010.

UPDATE: It looks like the demo is only available for Xbox Live Gold members, not Silver members. Silver members should get the demo in the next week or so. PS3 owners will get the demo on February 2nd.

The download size is 478MB, and only takes a couple minutes if you’re using a decent connection.

You get to play 2 levels, but there’s only about 10 or 15 minutes of gameplay. As soon as the demo started, I noticed the new inventory menu. In previous Resident Evil games, when you brought up the inventory, the game paused, and you could change guns, heal, or whatever you wanted to do. In this game, the inventory pops up in a little box, but the game does not stop. That means, if you’re about to die, good luck healing fast enough or switching to a better weapon.

The full game hits shelves in Japan on March 5th, and in North America on March 13th.

I don’t know about you guys, but I can’t see much difference. Sure, all the Sony fanboys will say the PS3 looks better, and all the Xbox fanboys will say the 360 looks better. I see a little difference at the end of the video, during the cut scene, and it looks like the 360 side of the video is a little better. Who can really tell though? The comparison is made using the demo on each system. Resident Evil 5 hits shelves on March 5th in Japan, and March 13th in North America.

Sure, I like Tekken. I used to play it a lot back in the day on my Playstation 1. It doesn’t hold a special place in my heart like Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, or the best fighter ever, Clay Fighter, but it’s still a fun game.

Now, about this trailer. Is it just me, or is this one of the most action packed trailers for a fighting game…ever? Seriously, just watch it. Slow motion motorcycle jumps with shit blowing up behind you, slow motion matrix like punches, all the shattering glass, and all the beautiful Japanese hair. Like the trailer says, the game comes out “Autumn 2009″.

It’s a fear that all Xbox 360 owners have. You Xbox works flawlessly, then your warranty expires. The very next day…you pop in your favorite game, only to be greeted with the RED RING OF DEATH!!! Fear no more, this video will teach you how to break your Xbox before the warranty expires, so you can get a new one, for free!

Mirror’s Edge is already out for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. This is the trailer for the PC version, which comes out in January. Of course, the game looks beautiful. I’ve only played the demo, and I’ll probably be buying the game soon, when it’s a little cheaper on eBay.

So, if you’ve already turned your Xbox 360 on today, you’ve probably already downloaded and installed the update. If you haven’t, do it. The new dashboard definitely looks good, and there are a lot of new things to explore and check out.

First thing, when you update your Xbox, you’re prompted to make a customized avatar, which is sort of like your Mii if you own a Nintendo Wii. There are actually a lot of different things you can do, hair, make up, facial hair, clothes, accessories, and even changing the types or nose, lips, chins, etc…

After you’ve created your avatar, it’s time to check out the new features. Good luck checking them out though, word is, the Netflix streaming is not working for a lot of people. I’m on of those people. I couldn’t even get into the Netflix part, I got an error when I clicked it.

Other than Netflix, there is photo sharing, video chat, and there are some games you can play with your friends, using your avatars. The Netflix is really the only part of the update I was interested in, as well as the new dashboard. So, the update looks great, and the features sound good, but Microsoft needs to fix some things.

This commercial is for the karaoke game, Lips. Nothing against karaoke, but I would never buy this game. Companies need to start releasing games with different prices, based on their “goodness”. Seriously, if this game releases, selling for $60, there is something wrong with that. It should probably sell for $29.99 or $19.99.

This is the video we’ll see when we update our Xbox 360s with the “New Xbox Experience”. The NXE is a graphical dashboard update, as well as new features like Netflix streaming, photo sharing with friends, customizable avatars, and a few other things. The update will be available on November 19th, this Wednesday.

It’s the zombie apocalypse! The Left 4 Dead demo is now available in the Xbox Live Marketplace and on Steam! I just finished the demo, and I have to say, it was pretty scary at first. From watching all the trailers and videos, you know there will be a horde of zombies pummeling you at any second. Wave after wave, the zombies don’t change much, a lot of recycled models, but it’s still fun. It’s not much of a big deal, but I notcied that you’re always aiming. You cannot go in and out of aim, you aim constantly. I guess that would be good thing during the real zombie apocalyspe, at least until you have to scratch your nose or something. All in all, the demo was pretty fun, but I feel like the demo might just have given me enough to see the entire game. It seems like the majority of the game will be just running around and shooting cloned zombies. I think the game might be a little TOO easy on Normal mode. I was surrounded by at least 10 zombies, getting slapped and scratched, and it took at least 15 seconds to get down to half health. I’ll probably still buy the game though. Go download the demo.

IGN gives us a very detailed look at the avatars in the New Xbox Experience. The NXE update comes out on November 19th, next week.

I’m getting pretty excited to check out the new Xbox 360 dashboard. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to test the beta like some lucky few did. I’m mostly looking forward to the Netflix feature and the fancy new graphics. The update comes out on November 19th.

Not much to say here. If you haven’t been looking forward to Gears of War 2, or never played the first, you’re really missing out on some of the best multiplayer gaming of all time. I feel sorry for the PS3 and Wii owners who don’t get to experience this “epic” game. But, at least those PS3 owners out there get LittleBigPlanet, and those Wii owners get…ummm…well the Wii owners got all the good Mario, Zelda, and Nintendo franchises a long time ago. My Wii is sitting there, looking sad, as I pamper my 360 with new games like Fable 2.

If anybody sees this hellish pumpkin on Halloween, use the towel trick. Photo credit to penner42.

So, Fable II hit store shelves in North America today. Did you buy it? Sadly, I did not. I’m waiting to get it a little cheaper on eBay. That’s right, I’m a “cheap ass gamer”. Check out this preview, if you don’t have the game yet, it’ll depress you, because you’ll know what you’re missing out on. Damn…I’m depressed.

The first trailer for BioShock 2 comes from the PS3 version of BioShock. The trailer has the game subtitled as “Sea of Dreams”. Seems like a pretty happy name for a dark game.