Oh, well dammit to hell.
Okami was one of my favorite PS2 games and I almost teared up when I traded it in for another game. No. Really. I almost cried.
The game was absolutely stunning. The storyline was good and there was actually some replay value to it.
Ever since I bought my PS3, I’ve held out hope that the next Okami would be for the PS3.
Sadly, that doesn’t seem to be the case.
Destructoid is reporting that the next Okami game – Okamiden: Chiisaki Taiyo – will be coming to the Nintendo DS and since I don’t own a DS, I suppose …read more

I think this game is being released for every single platform known to man:Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Playstation 2, PSP, Wii and Nintendo DS.
I’ve never been very much of a fan of the whole comic book scene [though I do have an unnatural amount of lust love for Wolverine] but I know that there are a lot of people out there whole eat this stuff up.
Who am I to keep these pretty, pretty pictures from you guys?
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 is set to hit this fall.
Images|Activision

Since launching in 2000, PlayStation 2 has sold more than 136 million units worldwide and as I wrote a couple of days ago, new games are still being developed for the system.
The PS2 might get even more popular with a price drop that goes into effect today. Now, you can get a PS2 for $99.
As Jack Tretton, president and CEO, SCEA puts it:
“Demand for PlayStation 2 remains strong throughout the world, and the new $99 price point will bring in new consumers who will discover how PlayStation platforms are an outstanding choice for their gaming and home entertainment needs.
Just …read more

Have you seen it? Or if you\’ve seen it, do you remember it? If memory serves right, the television commercial for Shinobi on the PlayStation 2 should have appeared close to its release way back in November 2002. Well, if you haven\’t seen it or wish to refresh your memory, go take a gander:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFor those who are clueless as to who Hiro Nakamura and Masi Oka are, they are one and the same but not really. Confusing? Haha. Read on.\r\n\r\nMasi Oka (his full name is Masayori Oka) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated actor. His most memorable role is …read more

I grew up in an era when Sho Kusugi and Michael Dudikoff ruled movie theaters worldwide. So it\\\\\\\’s really no surprise when I tell friends about my childhood antics, of donning a black kimono and threatening the neighborhood dogs and cats with my wooden katana and shurikens made from metal bottle caps (I\\\\\\\’ll explain how it\\\\\\\’s done if you have the time to read or listen). Needless to say, I was enamored with the ninja and its seemingly mystic powers, even to the point of seeking out a person who practices ninjitsu and asking him to train me.\\\\r\\\\n\\\\r\\\\nUnfortunately, I never …read more

I’ve been a big fan of joysticks since I first took hold of that shaft attached to a flat box which made up the main controller for the Atari 2600. This healthy respect for the joystick as a video game controller went up a notch in the late 80s when arcades started sprouting in my corner of the world.
During this time, on the other side of the world, video game consoles were coming out. These consoles didn’t come with joysticks as controllers but something called D-pads, an adaptation of the arcade controller sans the stick. The joystick was replaced by …read more

Ever wonder how the modern video game console controller came to be? Well, thanks to the ingenious Sock Master, we now have a pretty good idea. Here’s a little tidbit from his “study” entitled “Sock Master’s Game Console Controller Family Tree”:
How did the current home-console controllers come to be? How have they evolved? You may have noticed some similarities between the current generation controllers, or between them and the previous generations of controllers. So, how do they all tie together?
Let’s try to find out. I’ve put together a chart, or controller family tree, that tries to connect all the current …read more

I’m currently watching a video on the history of video games by YouTube user applemctom, and my wife, Joyce, keeps asking me why I know majority of the games featured in the video. I guess my video games addiction is finally showing, eh? To test my mettle, I tried to list down in order all the games shown in the two-minute footage. Unfortunately, I didn’t get them all. Before I show my list (rather, before you take a look at it), watch the video and try listing down in order all the games that you see. Let’s compare notes later.

Well, …read more

I just love animated gifs. I call them the poor man’s Flash animation. I love animated gifs even more if they feature stuff that I’m really into, like video games. In my search for these gems, I’ve found three interesting animated gifs of Ken and Ryu of Street Fighter fame. Here, take a gander:

I’ve found this really neat article about this very subject, The Evolution of Ken and Ryu. Actually, I’ve been wanting to write something just like it for the longest time, but since I don’t have the entire Street Fighter collection within my grasp, I decided not to push through with it.
Here’s the introduction to the article on GamesRadar written by Tyler Wilde:
Ken and Ryu are cultural icons. Legends. Even most non-gamers, assuming they have at least a cursory knowledge of ’90s pop culture, can recognize them.
Ten years after Street Fighter III, Street Fighter IV is about to cement the formidable …read more