*Tears Up*

Wow, this video is priceless. This kid's reaction shows that not all kids out there are spoiled brats. I wonder how many of us were like this when we were little.

More Dead Rising Stuff!

You know, I'd probably watch that.

New Column: So That's Why...

Going by the history of this site, you'd probably expect (with good reason to) this column to be recurring for a week or so and then die off and never be heard from again. I will be doing my best to keep that from happening to this one.

Now, as for what the whole point of this. The point of "So That's Why..." is to explain some of the purpose of some of the more confusing things that this site covers. This week, I'll be explaining the reasoning behind Region Locking (with a little bit about Japanese Bonus Tracks).

Region locking - the annoying thing that keeps us from importing games (among other things), becoming an Otaku's major enemy, but also keeps us from playing games we buy somewhere else. Say I travel out to Germany, and while I'm out there, I see a great deal on Batman: Arkham Asylum and decide to buy it. When I try and play it back at home, it won't work.

In the old days, most TVs could only read the PAL or NTSC encoding systems, so companies would have to make separate versions for the different encoding systems.

Today, most TVs can read both. So that leaves many wondering why we still have Region Locking if there's no technical rational behind it. The cause for Region Locking is to keep people from buying cheaper games somewhere else. If there were no Region Locking, there would have to be one universal price for a certain game, which would not work.

One scenario is: The Halo franchise is infamous for selling pretty lukewarm in Japan. So, if there were no Region Locking, a few clever people would simply import Halo 3 from Japan where it would have a bargain bin price.

Because it kinda fits in with Region Locking, I'll explain the reason for Japanese Bonus Tracks.

Some of us may notice on "special addition" albums of our favorite musical artists we occasionally see a "Japanese Bonus Track". See, CDs have no real Region Locking on them and CDs in Japan tend to be a bit more expensive then other places. The bonus track is there as incentive to keep Japanese people from simply importing cheaper CDs from elsewhere.

The Ballad of Gay Tony Trailer Released

Earlier today, Rockstar games released the first trailer for their upcoming GTA IV episode, The Ballad of Gay Tony. And I must say, it looks fabulous.



You'll play as Luis Fernando Lopez, a member of the Northwood Dominican Drug dealers and the personal bodyguard of Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince. And if the past game and episode are any indication, it will be the basic rag's-to-riches story, this time focusing more on the club scene and Central American Drug Trade.

Also, MOTHER-FUCKING SKYDIVING.

Comic: Hey Paisanos!

(Click for better view. Blogger's being stupd)

This is the comic I've been talking about.

First off, for all you Sony fanboys out there, this is just a joke. If this will be a recurring thing (hopefully), I'll be probably making fun of the Wii Vitality Sensor next. So, if you're one of those people who take these sort of things too seriously, I have some advice: don't.

Second, for those of you that don't get the joke, I'm basically saying Sony's ripping off Nintendo and Microsoft with a "wand" motion-sensitive controller, and relies on a camera for interaction.

Lastly, I'd like to give a big thanks out to the artist of this fine work, Staffan. His deviantART account is: http://stengner.deviantart.com/

Once again, thanks Staffan!

(Note: I do realize it's a bit late, but Staffan says he's been busy)

New Natal Build

A recent version of Microsoft's "Project Natal" has been leaked onto the internet and here is some of the new features revealed

Reggie Fils-Amie's Reaction to Natal

It appears that good ol' Reggie has grown a mustache, and is discussing the Project Natal with Nintendo of Germany's board of directors, as seen in this video:



Ok, fine, that's just Hitler. Yes, it appears that Natal has its own video in the the Hitler Downfall Video YouTube meme. Der Führer doesn't seem very happy.



It also appears that Left 4 Dead 2 has a Hitler video of its own as well



Pillowy Mounds of Mashed Potatoes

Natal: The Most Talked-About Thing at E3 2009

Project Natal - that little doohickey above. Project Natal is an add-on for the Xbox 360, similar to the PlayStation 2's EyeToy. Microsoft is promising that it will be much more than the EyeToy. The trailer for it features use in it for a variety of games (Fighting, Sports, and some weird Godzilla game) along with Xbox Live support and the ability to scan objects for use in-game.



Now, the aim of the Natal is obviously after Casual Gamers and fans are split on it. Some fear that it will suffer the same fate as the EyeToy, while others feel that it will become a Wii-killer.

Regardless of how fans feel, the Natal has become the most discussed announcement at E3 this year, with the PSP Go and the two new Super Mario Bros titles announced coming in behind.




We'll all just have to wait until it comes out to really be able to tell for sure.

Also, Milo is freakin' creapy

(Photo from Kotaku.com)