Gadgets and Video Games

Okay, so the latest trailer for TimeGate’s Section 8 certainly looks cool. What with the robo-solders dropping into battle from the sky, calling in tanks and giant mechs, and FPS action, we’ll give it that. Our only question is this: Where’s the heart ? What’s that?

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New Section 8 trailer drops in

We can’t be gaming all the time, despite our best efforts, and from time to time we’ll actually take advantage of the movie-playing abilities on our gaming systems. JBO features our top picks for XBL, PSN, Netflix’s Watch Instantly, and Blu-ray each week. Recommendation of the Week: Sunshine (Blu-ray: $29.99): We all know about Danny Boyle and Slumdog Millionaire; winning a few Oscars will do that to your movie, particularly if it’s great. However, his sci-fi masterpiece Sunshine is severely underrated and underwatched.

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JBO: Joystiq Box Office, June 29 – July 3

Break out those tattered jeans and torn up flannel, because Guitar Hero: World Tour is getting a new DLC pack for the punk in all of us. Dubbed the Epitaph Punk-O-Rama Track Pack, the download features three tunes from three separate well-known Epitaph artists. It may be a bit more on the mainstream side of punk, but they’re good tracks nonetheless. Here’s what you’ll get (440 XBL / $5.49 PSN): ” 21st Century Digital Boy ” by Bad Religion ($1.99 PSN / 200 Wii Points) ” Linoleum ” by NOFX ($1.99 PSN / 200 Wii Points) ” Ruby Soho ” by Rancid ($1.99 PSN / 200 Wii Points) The track pack is available for download now in the US and Europe. Who’s about to rock?

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Guitar Hero: World Tour gets punk rock DLC injection

Valve’s PR overlord, Doug Lombardi, answered our burning Left 4 Dead 2 questions at a recent event in London. We discuss PS3 development, the new cast and clarify some of the game’s features, so read on.

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Interview: Valve’s Doug Lombardi

If you think Unreal Engine 3 games feature too much gray and brown, laden with “pillars and girders,” all being stomped around on by bald space marines, Cliff “Young Clifford” Bleszinski wants you to blame the tech. Speaking with Develop recently, the man that birthed Marcus Fenix said, “The technology of this generation just happens to be very good at rendering metals and stones and dramatic lighting.” He argues that “translucent effects” are much harder to pull of with the technology given and as such, “the tech is good at showing off armor and it’s not that good at doing hair … that’s why we have bald space marines.” Though we’d argue that there are lots of bald men in our lives who happen to not be space marines — CheapyD and Dr. Manhattan prime among them — we can appreciate how Marcus Fenix may be more equipped to take down the Locust than an omnipotent blue man

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Cliff Bleszinski explains why there are so many bald space marines

The PSP Go isn’t just smaller than the original PSP series — it’s more powerful. In fact, it features a processor that’s more than 40% faster than the original. The original PSP (1000-3000) series include a processor capable of reaching 333MHz speeds. FCC documents reveal that the PSP Go (N1001) includes a processor that can go up to 480MHz. It’s unclear what the added processor power will be used for.

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PSP Go processor more than 40% faster than original

Capcom’s latest teaser site , which was last showing the number 1600, was generally believed (and hoped ) to be leading up to the announcement of a new Onimusha game. However, the game being teased is actually a new entry in Capcom’s other action series starring fictionalized versions of real feudal Japanese warlords: Sengoku Basara , (barely) better known here as Devil Kings — a series which features Onimusha ’s bad guy Oda Nobunaga as the protagonist and title character. No platforms or really any other information were revealed about Sengoku Basara 3 , other than the logo, two character silhouettes, and a 2010 date. Previous Sengoku Basara games have been released on PS2, PSP , and Wii (along with an arcade-based 2D fighting spinoff)

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Capcom’s mystery game is Sengoku Basara 3

The fate of Heroes over Europe was in question when the agreement between publisher Red Mile and developer Transmission Games dissipated, due to an unfortunate lack of money on Red Mile’s part. Ubisoft is now the hero of every prospective Heroes of Europe player, having just announced that it will publish the World War II flight simulator on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The Heroes Over the Pacific sequel , which features online play for up to 16 players, is currently scheduled for a worldwide release this September. You can check out new screens, only one of which includes a blimp, in our gallery

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Ubisoft picks up Heroes Over Europe for worldwide release

The fate of Heroes over Europe was in question when the agreement between publisher Red Mile and developer Transmission Games dissipated, due to an unfortunate lack of money on Red Mile’s part. Ubisoft is now the hero of every prospective Heroes of Europe player, having just announced that it will publish the World War II flight simulator on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The Heroes Over the Pacific sequel , which features online play for up to 16 players, is currently scheduled for a worldwide release this September. You can check out new screens, only one of which includes a blimp, in our gallery. Gallery: Heroes Over Europe (PC/PS3/360) Ubisoft picks up Heroes Over Europe for worldwide release originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EST.

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Let’s face it, Splinter Cell ’s Sam Fisher has traveled a rocky road. For a while he completely disappeared from the console scene. Sure, we saw him every once in a while, lurking in magazines or in a few videos (complete with Emo makeover ).

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Video: Sam Fisher’s rebirth in Splinter Cell Conviction