As you might have noticed this morning, XBL Radio looks a little different. With some help from Mik, InfectedPB503 and Steve519 the website has taken a new look. So we want to know what you think about it, so please, let us know what you like, what you don’t like or what is missing.
THIS EPISODE: KemansWar and INFECTEDPB503 sit down with Steve519, from The Gamer’s Pub.
Topics include:
From the community games and XNA!
To Fable 2 and its XBLA tie-in game!
To Ninja Gaiden 2, Gears 2, and RB6V:2!
We also have a discussion about the Unreal 3 engine
The death of HD-DVD (Sorry Desz!)
and for good measure we throw in some Platform Nation World Cup news with a light sprinkle of Keman bashing all through out the show!
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Hey what is up fellow members of Platform Nation and XBL Radio, this is Mr B4 here to give you the latest news from the gaming community. Yes, once again folks, I have yet another story coming from the world of Sony.
If any of you have been following the updates from members of Platform Nation on Twitter, you might have noticed something that Chiahippo(Host of PSH Radio) posted about Phil Harrison resigning from Sony today. From what I have found out, Harrison was the head of the company’s worldwide studios and has been instrumental in Playstation’s development for over 15 years. He also led SCE’s first party game development operations and aggressively pursued the development of new online entertainment experiences.
Kazuo Hirai, president and group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, had this to say about Harrison’s Departure:
“As one of the founding members of SCE, Phil played a key role in the development and growth of the PlayStation business and our industry,” said Hirai. “It is sad to see him departing from SCE, but I wish to express my gratitude for his many invaluable contributions and also wish Phil the very best of luck in his future endeavors.”
And here is what Mr. Harrison himself had to say about his recent decision:
“The past 15 years at Sony Computer Entertainment has been the defining journey of my life so far,” said Harrison. “I am grateful to all the PlayStation family for their incredible support, guidance and friendship. It has been a privilege to serve as part of the team and be inspired by them on a daily basis. I am so proud of everything PlayStation has achieved and will continue to support its future in every way I can.”
Now, for those of you who do not know, there has been a rumor circling around that Harrison will now be joining Atari. Well, according to GamesIndustry.biz, this was the reason that Harrison left Sony. Apparently he was frustrated with Sony Japan’s lack of foresight on the casual games front, and will now be joining David Gardner and spearhead Atari’s push into the casual space.
Now to be honest with you, I am confused about this announcement for certain reasons. The main reason I am confused about this was that I remember there being a news story about Atari’s CEO leaving te company because they are going bankrupt. If this is true, however, do you think that Harrison will be able to help Gardner keep Atari in buisness, or is this company doomed to fail no matter what help they get?
Either way, you make the call gamers.
Until next time, this is B4 signing off,
Take Care,
B4
Links to stories:
http://www.n4g.com/industrynews/News-115330.aspx Harrison’s retiement
http://www.n4g.com/industrynews/News-115337.aspx Harrison joining Atari
Ok, now i know that i am not much of a poet but I do have a new article for you anyway. What is up everybody, it is Mr B4 here to give you the latest as to what is going on in the world of gaming. Sorry about no news story last week, I had some family problems to deal with and I was not able to bring all of you gamers an article like I always do. I am back now, and am ready to get into the swing of things, so let us get right to it.
Now for those of you who are looking to buy a PS3 and get a little something extra with your purchase, listen up. I have just found out yesterday, in their latest sale-ad, that Target is doing a promotion from February 17th to February 23rd for the PS3. What they will be doing is giving away a $40 Gift Card for free when you buy a PS3(40 GB $399 model). You can also receive a free $10 Gift card for free when you purchase one of the games from the following list.
Here are the games you can buy:
• Heavenly Sword (PS3)
• Unreal Tournament III (PS3)
• WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (XBOX 360, PS3)
• Assassin’s Creed (XBOX 360, PS3)
• Devil May Cry 4 (XBOX 360, PS3)
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (XBOX 360, PS3)
• Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360)
• Mass Effect (Xbox 360)
• Mx Vs ATV Untamed (XBOX 360, PS3)
• Turok (XBOX 360, PS3)
• Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
I personally think that is a good deal for people who have not purchased a PS3 yet, because it gives them a little something extra for their purchase. The only real problems are that most of these games that are offered are either games that we have already purchased (Halo 3, COD4), or ones that we simply just do not want to purchase , but rent instead(MX vs. ATV Untamed). The other thing is that most games for the PS3 that are quality titles(Uncharted, COD 4, Ratchet and Clank) do not cost $40, but I guess you could use the Gift Card to get a couple of cheap Blu-ray DVDs for free or something, that might work.
Either Way, you make the call, just thought I would let all of you know about it first.
Until next time gamers, this is B4 signing off
Take care,
B4
Target Website: www.target.com
If you haven’t heard, Platform Nation is having a year long competition between all the shows. All the shows, PSH Radio, The Gamers Pub, Techquila Podcast (TQCast), The Fanboys, Squad XP, Video Game Jocks, P*N Staff, and us…XBLRadio, were to assemble a team made up of the hosts of the shows and listeners to make a 6 man team. Well after recieving emails from our loyal listeners, we have made our team.
Hosts
Guests
Topics:
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Call of Duty 4 DLC
Mass Effect DLC
Do you have what it takes for Team XBL Radio? Read the rest of this entry »
This week we are joined by a special guest, MrB4.
We discuss what we’ve been playing, why Keman wasn’t here :p,
Burnout Paradise Hard Drive complaints,
Poker Smash,
President of Lucas Arts is leaving,
new boxing game from EA…Facebreaker,
Burnout Paradise Demo extended?,
Rockband DLC for March.
In Game Talk, we talk about Turning Point: Fall of Liberty demo and game releases for this week.
What is up everybody at Platform Nation and XBL Radio, it is MrB4 here to give you the latest as to what is going on in the video game industry. Today i have a quick review for you about a recently bad movie that i have just seen called Resident Evil: Extinction.
Now as you can already, this is one im glad i rented and did not actually go to the theatre to see. The plot goes like this, the T-virus has destroyed the world and has turned every part of it into desert. Milla Jovovichs(Alice) character supposedly has the cure for the T-virus in her blood and the Umbrella Corporation is trying to capture her, at the same time, she is trying to guide her friends from the previous movie to alaska, where it is supposed to be safe.
I just have to say that for a video game movie series that prides itself on having alot of action and being scary that this movie was a big dissapointment. No action really came into play for me until about 45 minutes in, the rest was just nothing but talking. Some of the scenes were cool and had some cool effects and all( birds in the us, the way Las Vegas looked, Etc.), but the action scenes came in way too late, and he movie was just a bore to sit through.
Thank god this movie was only about an hour and a half long, so i did not have to suffer for that long, but i just have a little advice to people who make video game movies, put some effort into making them watchable or every video game movie from here on out will just not be worth seeing. I recommend this movie to none of us as gamers at all.
Well, those are my rants about the movie, i must go now
Until next time gamers, this is B4 signing off
Take care,
B4
Official Movie Site- http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/residentevilextinction/
