We here at Loot Ninja play our games hard! We ride our victims into the ground, we demoralize them with ball gags, rope and other various items. We humiliate them and teach them who’s their daddy, then move on to the next unsuspecting victim. After a hard day of killin’ we like to sit back in our chairs, un-tie the top of our sweatpants, and let some fresh air in. Killin’ is hard work, but we also like the softer side of our gaming consoles. You know what I’m talking about right? The soft glow of that magical power button, or the look of that black slit with loads of fun just on the other side? You getting warmed up or excited yet? Well good! Because now I want you to think about a 90 year old tran-sexual named “Candy” with irritable bowel syndrome going to the bathroom. That should have fixed that excited feeling. If not, you might need to get checked out.
Japanese gamers will get a leg up (pun intended) and will be able to enjoy both sides of their console now with their PS3 being able to download and stream HD quality 1080p porn. An organization called Digital Media Mart is using Blu-Ray technology to stream movies, TV shows and anime to our Sony consoles across the Western pond. The ability to do so comes from a DMM.TV labeled disc (which is similar to those found in set top boxes) which contains an application for the PS3 to browse, download, and stream the online DMM archive. Currently the service only works on Japanese PS3’s, but DMM is looking to bring the service to all hard-disk equipped Blu-ray players.
Why is it that Japanese gamers get all of the cool stuff? Why do we live in such an uptight America where I have to put shoes on to go to the XXX store? Why can’t I get my porn on my gaming console? I really need to catch up on my Big Sausage Pizza seasons! Come ON!
What is the one major technological advantage the PS3 has over the Xbox 360? Blu-Ray support. The built-in wifi is great and the ability to easily swap HDD is a plus, but the lack of Blu-Ray support on the 360 sucks. The last major designer to support the format is Toshiba, who will be making their own blu-ray player to be released this year. Toshiba was the maker of guess what, the HD-DVD drive we all bought before the format wars came to an end. MS has denied any hint of Blu-Ray coming to the 360 as an add-on or as a built-in drive for a new SKU.
I am very doubtful that this will ever come to light and I think that MS has conceded the fact that Blu-Ray is a Sony victory. However, now that MS’s closest tech supporter is going the way of the Blu-Ray, speculation will continue to mount. Expect word from MS soon on this one.
[Editor's note: This is a new series from Loot Ninja where we'll all be bringing you the origins of our online gamer ID's. Check back as we delve deeper into what makes each of our online personas.]
When we game, we tend to hide behind a certain degree of anonymity. With the advent of online multiplayer gaming, what’s in a name can often sum up everything we’re up against in another player. PumpkinHeadRex, my gamer ID, is an odd handle for sure. To understand the name, you have to understand the player.
Before I’m a gamer, before I’m a writer, I’m a horror filmmaker. Some of you may recognize Pumpkinhead as a low budget horror flick from 1988. Directed by Stan Winston and featuring his insane creature FX work, it starred professional badass Lance Henriksen, fresh off his duties in the legendary bloodsucker romp Near Dark. The other half, the one represented by that long-haired, toothy fella up there, is Rawhead Rex. Based on a lesser known work by Clive Barker, Barker’s disappointment in the finished product ultimately prompted his taking complete creative control of the now classic Hellraiser adaptation. As for Rawhead Rex … it’s aged well, what can I say? I think I’m won over by the sheer ballsiness of the urine baptism scene. Currently out of print, an official DVD (or even VHS) can run you a good chunk of change. On the other hand, Pumpkinhead just got a new Collector’s Edition DVD last year. Oh, and the name’s case sensitive, too. On video, Rawhead Rex was always written out as RawHeadRex, hence PumpkinHeadRex. Get it?
Now, does this mean I only play horror games? No. Not that I don’t like a good horror game, it’s just there are very few of them out there. I am looking forward to the new Wolfenstein and Castlevania. If either of them have good multiplayer, look for PumpkinHeadRex.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day was James Cameron’s wildly successful sequel to his 1984 tech-noir masterpiece The Terminator. Where that film was a clever stalk n’ slash starring ex-bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger as a cyborg assassin from the future, T2 clearly had a more grandiose vision of its mythology. Defined in no small part by the visual assault of Stan Winston’s makeup FX and ILM’s pioneering use of then mind blowing CGI technology, T2 is bigger and badder than its predecessor in every way. Unfortunately, that includes the sheer tonnage of its seemingly endless home video releases. Like John Carpenter’s Halloween or Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness, T2 is just one of those flicks that, despite an umpteenth reissue, has a rabid enough fan base to ensure strong sales. This brings us to my big money purchase of the week, the limited edition six-disc T2 Complete Collector’s Set on Blu-ray, housed in a T-800 Endoskull bust that emanates movie sounds while its red eyes light up. If you’re a Terminator fan, how could pass that up?!
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Kristen Bell. If you’re like me, you were probably a huge Veronica Mars fan. While you’ve continued to mourn that show’s untimely passing, perhaps you caught Kristen in her co-starring role on the second and third seasons of NBC’s Heroes (as if Hayden Panettiere wasn’t already enough for one show). Fandom can further rejoice as Kristen now ups the ante, donning Princess Leia’s infamous gold bikini for the aptly titled comedy Fanboys, which apparently hit the big screen in some form of release earlier this year.
In any event, the flick sees a group of Star Wars geeks road trip to George Lucas’ sci-fi Xanadu, Skywalker Ranch, to snatch an early print of The Phantom Menace for their dying friend to take a sneak peak at. Yes, it’s a period piece, which means no easy access, pirated copies were making the rounds via torrent and thus no need for Hugh Jackman to have to smack a bitch. It’s just too bad the poor guy couldn’t hold out till Revenge of the Sith (or croaked right after Return of the Jedi and saved himself the embarassment … kidding, George). Anyway, it actually looks pretty promising in an irreverent, Kevin Smith sort of way. That and I had to accompany one of the hottest photos ever with some sort of an explanation, didn’t I? Gamers, many of whom just happen to be Star Wars fans themselves (hence this article’s inclusion on a gaming website), can pick up Fanboys as it hits SD DVD today with an as-yet-unconfirmed Blu-ray release to follow.
Hi, my name is Jonathan, and I’m a gamer. Maybe I’m not the biggest gamer you’ll come across, but I like to think of video games as the Choose Your Own Adventure of an increasingly tech-savvy generation that’s watched flicks like Hackers and The Matrix way too many times (at least I probably have). I’m actually a filmmaker myself. I make horror movies. That means, despite an overwhelmingly disappointed consensus, I’m still playing the hell out of Resident Evil 5. It’s the co-op mode, man! Currently, my console of choice is the PS3. I’m big into Blu-ray, despite having declared it dead a year ago. Having said that, I will defend to the death my opinion that the N64 was the greatest console ever to grace the world of gaming. Hell, I still play with a Dreamcast, so what do I know? Anyway, you’re going to see me contributing ’round these parts. My PS3 ID is PumpkinHeadRex. Hit me up sometime.
There will not be a Blu-ray attachment for the Xbox 360. People claim that their inside sources have seen the drive on design plans or have read renegade emails. MS has said there will not be said attachment and here is why:
It’s not a feature we get a ton of requests for. We really don’t,” Bach told Tech Flash. “When you ask people the list of things they want to see us spending time creating in Xbox, Blu-ray is way, way down on the list.
And so the scenario is, OK, let me get this straight: I’m going to add something to the product that’s going to raise the cost, which means the price goes up, consumers aren’t asking for it, and by the way, my game developers can’t use it.
In summation, anyone who suggest that they know of a BD add-on for the 360 is lying through their teeth.
If you aren’t familiar with the Criterion Collection, it’s the best of the best in terms of quality in movie releases. Some of the Criterion DVDs fetch easily over $100 on Ebay and other sites. So when it came to picking their reference Blu-Ray player, they didn’t cut any corners.
The PS3 topped their list as the best BD player out there, just as it has on many other lists. CNET uses the PS3 as their reference player as well. It’s important to note that both the Criterion Collection and CNET are using cheap HDMI cables, which work just as good as those super expensive Monster Cables you picked up at Best Buy.
I use my PS3 as my Blu-Ray and DVD player. It works great for upscaling as well. What setup are most of you using?
Today is Apple’s big keynote address and Steve Jobs will be front and center to deliver all the wonderful new toys and updates we can expect this year. What we all hope to hear about is the wildly anticipated Apple 3G phone which may or may not be revealed today. The buzz across the internets is that MS will try to one-up their counterpart by announcing a Blu-ray compatible Xbox 360 before the 10 AM(PST) keynote in San Francisco. Its 12 PM now on the east coast. A couple hours away. What do you guys think?
A privately funded company is developing a 1 TB, that’s terabyte, as in 1000 times as big as a gigabyte, optical drive and disk format which is compatible with Blu-ray. Holy shit balls. If this works, and people do have doubts, the size of video games will be astonishing. Rockstar had to fill 50 GB for GTA IV. Imagine what they would do with 1000 GB. GTA V: South America. Click the link for all the tech jargon.
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