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Sonic Doom: Sonic meets FPS!?!

– April 9, 2009Posted in: Gaming, Humor, Video

Sadly there is only one map available, the Icecap Zone. Enjoy!

Have you ever wondered how everyone’s favorite blue hedgehog would do in a FPS style game? Well, now is your chance to get a peek. Thanks to Tech E Blog, we get a glimpse of a classic Sonic the Hedgehog map, on a Doom style engine. The only draw back is the fact that Sonic’s shotgun is strangely invisible throughout the video.

Personally, I think the only next logical step is a complete revamp of the Sonic franchise. We would need new maps of course; like the Dead Air Zone, and Blood Harvest Zone. I can see it now “Sonic the Death-Hog, coming this summer.”

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PS3 outselling the Wii in Japan?!?

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– April 9, 2009Posted in: Gadgets, Gaming, Industry News, PS3, Wii

This may come as a surprise, but for the past 5 weeks straight the PS3 has been outselling the Wii…in Japan! Nintendo sales are hurting in Japan, despite the fact they continue to boom here at home. Apparently Nintendo is not putting out the software needed to keep its fans faithful.

A Nintendo spokesperson has said “We hope to line up strong software to support hardware sales in the second half of the year.” The boost in PS3 sales have been attributed to the quality titles they have been releasing, something Nintendo is not doing.

” It is still the first few months of the year when sales are slow for the industry, so we are not particularly concerned.” From what I have been hearing they should be! Some economists are saying Nintendo’s stock will soon drop and now is the time to sell.

I think that it all comes down to putting out quality games, and Sony has done an excellent job of that. Last year, we had Metal Gear Solid 4, Little Big Planet, Resistance 2, just to name a few titles. I honestly can’t remember the last time Nintendo put out a title I was even remotely interested in (aside from Resident Evil 4), and I am not being biased – just realistic. Unless Nintendo starts releasing some innovative games, I foresee this trend continuing.

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Tags: Japan, Ninentod Wii Sales, Nintendo, Nintendo Slaes Drop, PS3, PS3 Japan, PS3 Sales Boost, PS3 Salses in Japan, Sony, Sony ps3, wii, Wii Japan

Assassian’s Creed 2 Reveal Next Week

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– April 7, 2009Posted in: Action, Gaming, Industry News, Video

Yesterday Ubisoft released a fantastic teaser on their latest project Assassin’s Creed 2. The teaser came in the form of a flash web page with a reversed message reading “Game Informer 04.16.09” Although the meaning of this message is a mystery, our Cryptology experts here at NBS are currently working on it.

The web page hosts a flash video with a Da Vinci style theme, in which the retractable blade that was made famous by the first game is featured. It’s at the end of the video that the backwards message appears, and if you have a mirror handy at that time you could read it. If not, just trust us that Game Informer is getting the exclusive on this game.

All I can say is… I’m really happy I have a subscription. Thank you Game Stop, for all the annoying messages reminding me to renew it. I enjoyed Assassin’s Creed 1 and I look forward to its sequel. What do you guys think? Can’t wait? Don’t care? Let us know!

Here is the teaser, enjoy!

Tags: Altaïr, Altier, Animus, Assaissin's creed Altier, Assassian's Creed, Assassian's Creed Reveal, Assiassin's Creed 2, Desmond, Desmond Miles, Desomnd, Jerusalem, Retractable Blade, Venice

BioShock 2′s Subtitle Identity Crisis

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– April 6, 2009Posted in: Action, Gaming, Humor, Industry News

Kotaku has been following 2K’s infatuation with the BioShock 2 subtitle “Sea of Dreams,” for some time now. Ever since the trailer (in which the subtitle first appeared) was leaked online, 2K just couldn’t decide whether they liked the subtitle or not. Apparently a decision has finally been made, and…drum roll…2K is officially not using any subtitle for the game.

2K spokesman Charlie Sinhaseni stated “We name most of our trailers at 2K and the name of the teaser trailer we released last October for BioShock 2 is called ‘Sea of Dreams.” “There was talk about adding that as an official subtitle, but we decided to simply keep it BioShock 2. We’re sorry for the confusion, but we’re glad people are so interested.”

There it is in black and white, expect BioShock 2 to be subtitle-less! Although I am happy they have finally made the decision, I wish it would have gone the other way. I kind of liked the subtitles, I think it would fit really well – if BioShock 2 does in fact turn out to be a prequel. What do you guys think? Do you like the subtitle, or hate it? Don’t care as long as you get to play the game? Sound off, and let us know what you think!

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Tags: 2k, Bid Daddy, BioShock, BioShock 2, BioShock 2 Indentity, BioShock 2 Subtitle, BioShock Identity Crisis, Bisoshock, Sea of dreams

Game Informer sales put other magazines to shame

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– April 2, 2009Posted in: Gaming, Industry News

It would appear that Game Informer is one of the big boys of the magazine world. According to some numbers released from BurrellesLuce, Game Informer is (in terms of sales) putting some of the major magazines to shame. What magazines you ask? Just little ones, like Time and Newsweek!

According to the data that has been gathered in this study, Game Informer is number 12 on the list of most read Magazines in the US; with a total monthly readership of 3,517,598. Their numbers are well above other major Magazines, some whom have been in existence decades longer than Game Informer. It’s quite an accomplishment for them to reach this level in such a short period of time.