New Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Information

The three starter Pokemon for Diamond and Pearl have been revealed. You will get to choose one of these Pokemon in the beginning of the game.

The Grass type, turtle-like pokemon is called Naetle, and will have the ability Overgrow.

The Fire type, monkey-like pokemon is called Hikozaru, and will have the abillity Blaze.

The Water type, penguin-like pokemon is called Pochama, and will have the ability Torrent.

Also, Serebii.net has translated the new CoroCoro scans which has released some new information on the wifi features.

• The Underground world of Shinou mentioned before appears to be a co-operative area where you link up with a friend (Over Wireless and WiFi) and search for items and Pokémon, tackling puzzles enroute. Fossils are primarily found here
• The underground area is also where the secret bases are situated and there is a game called Flag Retrieval. Each person has a flag in their secret base and when connected you need to go to your friends base and retrieve their flag. There are Rocks and Leaves and many other traps that can slow you down or stop you on that route
• The Battle Tower makes a return with global WiFi battling in a special WiFi Battle Room
• There is a Global Trade Station where you can meet up with people online around the globe and trade with people.
  Currently it is unknown if the Global Trade Station & Battle Tower require Friend Codes, but considering there is a WiFi Center in each Pokémon Center, it is likely that these are random battles & trade hunts.

YTMND’s of the Week - #4 - Emo Edition

This weeks YTMND’s are all about Emo kids. So grab your razor blade and enjoy these terribly depressing YTMND’s. (Not really depressing.)

ATTENTION EMO KIDS! (Refresh)

Emo Kids on HALO

EMO VADER!!!!!

A sad story about an emo orange.

a sad story: the next day (emo orange)

Arnold Schwarzenegger is Emo

Emo Fails at being Emo

American Express is Emo

E3 not cancelled, just warped…

E3, the most famous and anticipated gaming event of the year has not been cancelled. There will infact be an E3 2007, although the ESA has announced several changes to the show.

First off, E3 will now be know as “The E3 Media Festival” and it will be drastically downsized to allow only 5,000 attendees (E3 2006 had roughly 60,000 attendees). Also, E3 2007 will be taking place in July, and will NOT be in the enormous LA Convention center. Instead, it will be held within two Los Angeles hotels.

Why is this happening? Well, many publishers are sick of paying large sums of money for the overwhelming convention and thus, the ESA has decided on warping it into and “a more intimate event focused on targeted, personalized meetings and activities.”

This seems to be a huge change for the gaming industry. Will it affect the industry as a whole? Will it blow? We’ll find out in about a year.

Official ESA Press Release

Applet of the Week 3

Bush Editor

Do you want to see what President Bush would look like with different facial features?  If so, this applet is for you.  You can find the Bush Editor here.