I know a lot of people out there are excited about this virtual cooking sim for the DS. While I may think that you are all certifiable, I certainly wouldn’t want to deprive you of your fun. It looks like slicing, kneading, and pan-flipping are all included in this video, so it should give you a good idea of what to expect. They even have the traditional Japanese art of arranging your food ‘just so,’ because I can guarantee you that I have never seen an ugly layout in any restaurant in Japan.
Source: [url=http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/ds/cooking-mama-hands-on-video-162052.php]Kotaku[/url]
Dean Takahashi of the Jan Jose Mercury News is reporting that Microsoft has it\’s own portable gaming device and \”iPod killer\” in the works. Sound familiar? He seems to think they are going to make their own take on the PSP.
Check out the original article [url=http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2006/03/microsofts_plan.html]here[/url].
I\’m personally not sure that the portable market is as competition friendly as the normal console market (espescially looking at past blunders into the market). If Sony steps up and has the market locked up between them and Nintendo, I don\’t really believe there\’s a lot of room for a third competitor. However, the PSP has some disadvantages in the battery life and loading time department that Microsoft might be able to use against them. A lot will change if the much-rumored 4GB flash PSP makes it to market after E3. At this point nothing is written in stone.
Source: [url=http://www.joystiq.com/2006/03/20/xbox-vets-behind-msfts-portable-game-device/]Kotaku[/url]
In case you hadn’t noticed how much I’m psyched for this game, we have more news and [url=http://www.jeux-france.com/news14998_new-super-mario-bros-80-niveaux.html]screenshots[/url]. 80 levels is about right. I’m all about a new 2d game.
Source: [url=http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2006/3/19/3255]Arstechnica[/url]
Civilization 4 looks to be getting an expansion soon, complete with Might Joe Stalin. It looks to also have Caesar and Winston Churchill. This should be good news for all you you Civ addicts who never seem to be able to get enough. Check out the Gamespot screenshots [url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/civilizationivwarlords/screenindex.html?sid=6146073]here[/url].
Source: [url=http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/pc/more-sid-meier-civilization-4-warlords-161196.php]Kotaku[/url]
Apparently Gameinformer has an article on a game that’s not Halo 3, but does involve Forerunners and the Master Chief. It will supposedly be freeform with the option to ignore or bypass objectives you don’t feel like doing (at a penalty). It will also feature huge persistent worlds. The game will be called “Forerunner.”
Sounds cool, since a lot of this was what Halo was originally supposed to be like (those of you who followed the game from its first public announcement may remember that it went through a lot of changes before what we finally saw). Let’s hope all the extra features make it into the final version this time. Please be aware that this is still very early information, and for all we know could turn out to be something totally different.
Source: [url=http://www.joystiq.com/2006/03/16/halo-3-no-more-meet-forerunner/]Joystiq[/url]
Admin Update: Joe Honkie says that he can’t find anything about this in any thing related to GameInformer and that he thinks this could very well be total BS. Take this news with a block of salt.
