Joker Fatality… priceless

I just saw this video the other day and thought it was amazing. Reminds me of the stuff the Joker does in The Dark Knight. Anyways, this is the Joker’s fatality in the upcoming Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe for the 360 and PS3. Absolutely hilarious.

Video Game Themed Halftime Show

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Sketch Update!

Algus, a member of the NSider forums, who is known for his creative Super Smash Bros. Brawl concept sketches has updated his list with some new characters after a long hiatus.

Agent J, Black Mage, Earthworm Jim, Lemming, Lip, and Sukapon have all been added to the list. Algus also made an awesome group shot of many Nintendo characters, whom he drew concept sketches for.

Full Updated List of Concept Sketches
Algus’ Thread on NSider Forums

Video of the Week - Dog howls with Twilight Princess

Top Ten Goofiest Twilight Princess Characters

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is an amazing game with a beautiful and expansive Hyrule to explore and dozens of lively characters to meet. Alot of those characters are a little… weird. I’ve stumbled upon a list of the ten goofiest characters from Twilight Princess. Click the link below to check out the list. There are some minor spoilers though.

Top Ten Goofiest Twilight Princess Characters

Virtual Console Mondays Update

Nintendo stated that they will be adding new virtual console games every Monday starting today. Early this morning Nintendo has kept their promise and uploaded four new virtual console games to the Wii Shopping Channel.

Below is a quick overview of the new additions.

Donkey Kong Jr.
Nintendo Entertainment System - 500 Wii Points

Ristar
Sega Genesis - 800 Wii Points

Columns
Sega Genesis - 800 Wii Points

Victory Run
TurboGrafx-16 - 600 Wii Points

I have never played any of these, but Ristar and Columns look fun. I personally think Nintendo should release some more popular virtual console games such as Starfox 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Anyone have any opinions on the games? Leave a comment.

Xbox Live to sell movies and television shows.

Microsoft has announced that they will be offering high definition movies and television shows via their Xbox Live Marketplace download service onto the Xbox 360 hard drive. The service will be launched on November 22. Pricing has not yet been announced, but Microsoft said it will be competitive, with a small premium for HD content. Xbox Live will offer over 1000 hours of content by the end of the year from companies such as CBS, MTV, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Television shows will be available to download to keep, but movies however, will only be able to be “rented” for a certain amount of time.

I’m sure all you Xbox 360 owners are looking forward to this.

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.

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

No more E3?

Many rumors have been floating around the internet today that the Electronics Entertainment Expo we all know and love will cease to exist as we know it. According to Next Gen, “Publishers believe the multi-million dollar budgets would be better spent on more company-focused events that bring attention to their own product lines rather than the industry as a whole.”

This means that many publishers may hold their own events to reveal their new games and other surprises. Does that mean a return for Nintendo’s Spaceworld? Maybe.

Click the link below to see the article at Next Generation.

Next Generation Exclusive