What Discourages Me Most About Buying A PS3.

"Thank yous" to Leigh Alexander of Gamasutra, she [and the Onion] have helped me narrow down what my big issue is with the PS3.  This video is clearly an exaggerated belief for what non-, or even anti-PS3 savages believe.  It is high-end. The PS3 has a bevy of functionality...so why haven't I bought it yet?

New TMNT- Smash Up trailer

For some reason I just can't stop laughing.

Video: How Awesome Is Mark Hamill As The Joker?

Seriously...the game could be absolute crap I'd play through it just to hear 'The Hamill'.  Sidenote: Is anyone else turned off by the 'meaty-ness' of Batman?  I've never seen him with such a square neck.

Video: Killzone 2 Game Intro

Source: Joystiq [Ultrastiq]

It may be one big cut scene and you don't see anything even remotely 'in-game' related, but I can't help but say "Wow".  Isn't it something? 10 years ago I wouldn't have thought games would have made it to this point [evoking emotion through a visual context].  It really is quite amazing.

[and I just browned my pants]

Video: New Final Fantasy XIII trailer w/gameplay?

Props to Joystiq for letting me grab this. Couldn't help but notice that it has that "2009" tag at the end of the trailer. I've got high hopes...so here's hoping.

L4D - Hellavator Glitch, we will miss you...

Well done Arty...well done.  Unfortunately it was patched so that crazy ole oxygen tank will just be a plain ole oxygen tank now.

Difficult being a fanboy in a recession

[Edit: I wrote this for StartScreen, I figured I'd just copy & paste it here as well]

If you've been paying attention to the news and rumblings about the current financial trend in technology, more specifically, the games industry then you know that us gamers have quite the road ahead of us this year. With platforms warring for our dollars and developers struggling [financially and with the aformentioned platforms], innovation may come second to keeping these respective companies above water.

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Area 5: Co-Op Episode 1 Reflections

So glad to see these guys are always up to something...

Shoryuken & 1up combine for Street Fighter IV impressions

1UP Specials: Street Fighter 4 Live Stream with Pros

Things don't really get super interesting until about 30 or 40 mins in.  Good to know Rose is a force to be wreckoned with.  Sagat, although I love playing as him...has always seemed cheap to me.  And let us all weep for Fei Long.

Tetris Grand Master 3 Player Destroys Your Life

So I'm watching this right...and i've seen a far amount of Tetris players in my day, the first couple minutes are pretty standard.  Then the speed increases and I realize that everything in my life fails in comparison to what this young man [i'm assuming] is doing. Then it goes invisible and I just started crying...