In UK news, the London Games Festival 2008 has kicked off this week and will be running until the beginning of November with a series of workshops, public events, and more. Some of the events include a LittleBigPlanet Creative Cupboard, a creativity workshop, which is being run in Covent Garden all week and the Eurogamer Expo 2008 which will allow you to play all of the big upcoming Christmas releases, and not to forget the Girl Gamer Tourney. Get in there ladies.
I will try to get myself over to a few of these events and get some reporting back to you all, but if you are in London you can check it out here which I do suggest. This is not a closed event, it’s a festival, there are plenty of free and public events all across the city. A few events are asking for donations to quality causes, but remember they are providing to you plenty of gaming and swag. Get lootin before I get there son.
We had brought you news about Blizzard bringing you Blizzzcon via pay per view and giving out an in game Polar Bear mount for ordering. Well it seems that the Polar Bear Mount is the first item in World of Warcraft to get a special classification, “Account Bound”. What does this mean? Typically high level items become “Soulbound” to your character, which means only that one character can use it, “Account Bound” means that all of your characters on your account can now use this item. This is an interesting turn of events as mounts can be expensive but possibly can now be shared among your different toons. We will keep you posted as to what other items appear with this special designation.
In what can only be called an odd turn of events in the feud between Uwe Boll and Michael Bay comes this quick message form Uwe Boll about an upcoming boxing match between the two. Apparently Uwe thinks he will knock out Bay in the 3rd round and Bay doesn’t even acknowledge the fight will occur. Good times all around, perhaps Uwe has gone completely off the deep end? What do you think?
As some of you may have already heard I had the opportunity to check out UFC 83 Live in Montreal, which was the showcase for the big rematch between Matt “The Terror” Serra and George “Rush” St. Pierre. This was actually my first Live UFC event I have ever been to so the expectations were very high and I have to say that I have been a big UFC fan for a while and watched many events on pay per view, but Live in an arena is un-matched!
The Canadian fans are a lively group and will cheer as loud as they can at any given time, to the point where you can hear them in the restrooms. As this card was full of Canadian born UFC athletes, this was one loud event.
Some spoilers after the jump, so readers beware if you have not seen the matches yet. Read More »
Have you ever wanted to grab a Guiness World Record? Or even better a World record that may be video game related? Well now is your fucking chance! If you happen to be in the New York City area tomorrow, more specifically in Brooklyn, Guiness World Records is hosting a competition to coincide with the release of it’s inaugural Gamers’ Edition.
Here are the five events:
• Fastest Time to Beat Five Boards on Ms. Pac Man
• Fastest Time to Beat Five Boards on Tapper
• Highest Out-Run Score
• Highest Ghosts ‘n Goblins Score
• Highest Donkey Kong Score Without Using the Hammer
The event is going to be held at a bar called Barcade at 7:30 pm Thursday, April 10, and the exact location is 388 Union Ave., Brooklyn, NY.
If you are in the area drop on by and tell ‘em Loot-Ninja sent you, we will have someone there checking it out. In a worst case scenario and it turns out being lame the place is a bar and you can grab a beer. Leave a comment if your stopping by, but we will have some coverage of this event for you afterwards.
During the next Plus International Design Festival from October 17 to the 21, gamers will get the opportunity to play Pac Man Plus or a real life version of Pac Man. Two gamers will work as a team to navigate the 6 meter by 6 meter maze, one being Pac Man in the maze and the other being his eyes in the sky. There will also be two ghosts hunting Pac Man down, the goal will be to eat the four power pills in the maze. Sounds like a good time after a few beers!
For full rules and the Q&A on Pac Man Plus - hit the jump.
So if you thought that MS has been throwing money aorund to promote their newest installment of crack on a CD, better known as Halo 3, well here they go again. For the UK launch party on September 26, MS has signed up the talents of Pharrell Williams to run their star studded event in the UK.
I wodner what MS is planning to do for the launch party in Amsterdam? Giant blunts for all who stand in line?!
From the press release:
London, 18th September 2007: US music superstar Pharrell Williams will fly to the UK next week to host a very special party for the launch of Halo 3, Microsoft reveals today. Read More »
As if Rock Band has not been hyped up enough already, now they are taking the game on a 24 state tour of the US where users can get a sneak peak at the game and some nice hands on time. Not only will users get to play the game, but they can also compete to win a spot on MTV’s TRL as one of top Rock Bands. Pretty sweet and you can look forward to seeing it in your backyard soon, dates all listed below.
From the press release:
New York, NY – September 6, 2007 – Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a division of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), along with distribution partner Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), announced today that Rock Band™ is hitting the road on a coast-to-coast tour to give consumers the chance to try the award winning game everyone is talking about before it comes out. In addition, budding musicians can choose to participate in a “Rock Off” audition for an opportunity to appear on MTV’s TRL. Two selected bands will participate in a live “Battle of the Bands,” with the top group being asked to open for one of rock’s biggest bands at the Rock Band launch concert this Holiday 2007. Read More »
Penny Arcade is holding their yearly expo, PAX, and we just got word that they will be holding a media Q&A session to go over their new title, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness. I have gotten a chacne to see some early shots of this game and the art work looks pretty decent, but I am not sold on the game play just yet. It will be interesting what they discuss and if they announce a sequel to this first installment as the title says it’s only episdoe one.
From the press release:
Seattle, Wash. - Aug 21, 2007 Hothead Games, developer of the upcoming action RPG game, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode One, will host a Media Q&A session to show off the title at the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) later this week. The game is the first in a series of downloadable episodic computer games based on Penny Arcade, the world’s most popular web comic (www.penny-arcade.com). Multiple PAX events will offer the anticipated 30,000+ fans and media new footage and further insight into the game at the celebration of all things gaming in Seattle, Washington. Read More »
Halo 3 is a media giant right now and it has already officially hit the 1 million pre-sell mark. Launch day for Halo 3 is a monumental day and I am curious if the Xbox LIVE servers will be able to handle the huge influx of users crashing the servers simultaneously?
Not only are gamers craving this game but so is anyone that can co-market their products on the backs of the Halo franchise. Halo 3 is now running promotions and marketing with: 7-Eleven, Mountain Dew, Pontiac, The Projekt Revolution Tour and Burger King.
In a sad way I am actually happy to see Master Chief plastered on the side of a Burger King french fry box, why you ask? Well because it means people are beginning to view the video game industtry seriously and value the effect a franchise title like Halo 3 can have, perhaps we will see more co-marketing of this style in the future.
Although it is ironic that most of the things asscoicated with Halo 3 are not exactly health conscious, Mountain Dew, 7-Eleven and Burger King, all they need left is a deal with Lard.
Hit the jump for the full list of Halo 3 sponsored goods and events.
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Check out the shirt prototypes here and the hats here
During the next Plus International Design Festival from October 17 to the 21, gamers will get the opportunity to play 
So if you thought that MS has been throwing money aorund to promote their newest installment of crack on a CD, better known as Halo 3, well here they go again. For the UK launch party on September 26, MS has signed up the talents of Pharrell Williams to run their star studded event in the UK.
As if Rock Band has not been hyped up enough already, now they are taking the game on a 24 state tour of the US where users can get a sneak peak at the game and some nice hands on time. Not only will users get to play the game, but they can also compete to win a spot on MTV’s TRL as one of top Rock Bands. Pretty sweet and you can look forward to seeing it in your backyard soon, dates all listed below. 
Penny Arcade is holding their yearly expo, PAX, and we just got word that they will be holding a media Q&A session to go over their new title, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness. I have gotten a chacne to see some early shots of this game and the art work looks pretty decent, but I am not sold on the game play just yet. It will be interesting what they discuss and if they announce a sequel to this first installment as the title says it’s only episdoe one. 
Halo 3 is a media giant right now and it has already officially hit the 1 million pre-sell mark. Launch day for Halo 3 is a monumental day and I am curious if the Xbox LIVE servers will be able to handle the huge influx of users crashing the servers simultaneously? 
