Kombo News Round-up 4/21/08-4/25/08
Ah, what a great vacation!
That’s what I’d be saying if I had a legitimate reason for allowing this blog to languish in a sad, non-updated state for so long.
But I don’t.
I’ve been busy, yes, but no more than usual. Truth be told, Kombo’s new format has sapped me of any reason to create new content for this little slice of the Internet. I mean, why bang out a 2,000 word piece and slap it onto WordPress, where it’ll march slowly to receiving 100 or so views (maybe) when Kombo can provide it with that much and more? Plus, since I work for Kombo, anything I produce can and should be used to advance Kombo’s breaker cause — in the process netting my work thousands of views. That said, I plan to toss this blog some scraps from my burgeoning career on regular basis, essentially turning it into a link-dump for my work at Kombo. And, every once in a while, I’ll create an exclusive personal anecdote — a tale of daring and bravado — for my loyal (read: sporadic) blog readers.
As proof of my bold new direction, here’s a bunch of news. Enjoy.
Tears of War, No GOW2 Demo Planned
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Impossible on Wii Because of Unreal Engine 3
Gears of War 2 to Have “D-Day” Plot with Chewy, Emotional Center
Playstation 3 Phone Home? Not Until Fall 2008
Electronic Arts: Not as Evil as We Once Thought? (Original content. A Kombo exclusive. A one-two punch of wit and insight!)
Golden Sun Devs Open to DS Golden Sun Sequel
Nothing’s Safe Anymore, Criterion to Add Motorcycles and Nighttime to Burnout Paradise
Microsoft Game Studios Hiring for Peter Jackson’s Halo Project, the Game, Not the Movie
Retro Studios Exodus? Key Staff Leave Retro for Reasons Unknown
Rumor: Third-Person Call of Duty Canned Due to Major Quality Issues
Rumor: Bungie Working on Halo-Related Game After All, Possibly a Third-Person Prequel
Straight from GLaDOS’ Mouth (Kinda): No New Portal in 2008
Big Daddies, Little Sisters, and PS3s, Oh My: Bioshock Coming to PS3 this Fall?
Yep, you’re drowning in news — penned by me, so as to reach the zenith of its potential entertainment value.
And now, I leave you. My brain is currently swimming in a sea of Benadryl, and my eye-lids are drooping, physically dragging my head down — in a sort of bobbing motion — with them. Goodnight, all.
Kombo News Round-up 4/17/08 (My birthday!)-4/18/08
I haven’t played a single game all week. I bet my mother’s proud; “You’ll never get anywhere playing video games all the time!” she’d exclaim, after telling some kids to get off her lawn and making me take out the trash. Well, except that she never actually said that, and my line of work (if it could so be called at this point) is acutely focused on video games. But she is old, and she did make me dispense of our collective garbage when I was a wee little ‘un. Anyway, since I need to play something before I succumb to gaming withdrawal — and, more pressingly, the need to sleep — here’s the news.
Mercenaries 3 and Mercenaries 2 Wii Hinted at, Yet So Far Away
NBC and Time Warner Gaze Longingly at SCi, Offer Money in Exchange for Portions of Its Body
Why Do We Play Games? (Protip: Read, Digg, and N4G this unless you don’t want to, in which case there are no actual consequences. Well, other than my eternal ire, which will drive your guilt-ridden conscience to envision a mopey, saddened version of me, and that’ll make you happy. I am, after all, incredibly handsome — no matter what mood I’m in.)
Fallout 3 Leads on Xbox 360, Aims to Achieve Similar Quality with PS3
EA Gets Impatient with Take-Two, Says Life is Good Under EA’s Umbrella
Dragon Quest IV DS to Establish North American Chapter
First Mortal Kombat vs. DC Characters Unveiled, Story to be Penned by Top DC Authors
Brand New NBA Ballers: Chosen One Screenshots and Trailer (In this story, I used a term you’ll never, ever, ever, ever hear me use in real life. Click the link to find out what it was!)
So, I’m getting tired. I’m not sure if I can make it through Metal Gear Solid’s opening scene in my current state. Maybe I’ll pick up Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Screen again after all.
Edit: This is damn near the greatest thing I’ve ever read.
Kombo News Round-up 4/14/08-4/16/08
Whew, I’ve been busy.
I’m a keyboard typin’, psychology project completin’ flying purple people eater exhausted shell of my former self. Thanks to my time spent carving a nice little hole into a colossal mountain of stress, I was unable to fulfill my duty to you, my dear, dear hypothetical reader. But my absentee style of blog crafting ends now. First, here’s the news — plucked straight from the past through the gremlin-magic of the Internet. Of course, this begs the question, is it really even news anymore? Well, read and Digg anyway, for the news may be fleeting, but my appreciation is eternal.
No, really!
Nintendo: What Mario Kart Glitches?
The Nintendo DS is to SAT Prep as Chocolate is to Peanut Butter?
New Metal Gear Online Info Catapults Our Anticipation to Incredible Heights
All Points Bulletin Not Coming to the PS3?
Our Souls Burn for the Xbox Live Arcade Edition of Soul Calibur
May I recommend the Wii Fit and Metal Gear Online stories? I do believe they’re some of my best work at Kombo, but I’m a tinge biased. And before I part, let me assure you that …”And Protect Your SOLDIER Honor” part two will be up soon — most likely tomorrow. For real this time.
Edit: http://www.kombo.com/article.php?artid=10980
Kombo’s style is changing and it’s gonna be awesome. What does this mean? Not much for this blog. My posts on Kombo are going to be far more varied from now on, but over here, I’ll still try to bang out a long form piece or two every week, and I’ll keep posting my newly-personal Kombo stories. Needless to say, I’m excited.
Kombo News Round-up 4/11/08
As you’ve likely noticed, the eponymous 4/11/08 occurred two days ago, on the eleventh of April. Two days late and two dollars short, I suppose — but it’s not like you’re paying me to do this, so you can understand why my motivation might falter occasionally. So then, lest we squander even more time, here’s the news:
Sonic Unleashed Wii: The Best Looking Wii Game Yet?
Renegade Kid Looks to the Stars with Ambitious New Title, Moon
Atari “Doesn’t Have A Lot Of Room For Mistakes,” Decides to Create Flash-Based Online Games
My final Crisis Core piece will hit the tubes later today, with all the relative force of a kitten cannon-balling into a large Jell-O mold. But hey, with your help, maybe that kitten might actually sink a little, you know? So I’m counting on you to read my write-up, because if not you, hypothetical reader, then who else?
And don’t say God. That’s a cop-out answer.
Kombo News Round-up 4/9/08-4/10/08
Sorry about the lack of an update yesterday, but I was completely exhausted. Laptop firmly shut (and newly updated — Vista is a demanding mistress), it was only once I slid into bed that I realized my mistake. Well, consider this post a heartfelt apology, each and every “i” dotted with a bleary-eyed sad face.
Sega Divulges Details on Wii Version of Sonic Unleashed — Yes, Sonic’s Still a Werewolf
MI6 Teaches Us the Great Truth of Video Game Sales
Factor 5 Adding Analog Controls to Lair, Fun Not Available for Comment
Sony: “If You Can’t Beat Homebrewers, Poll Em’”
And don’t worry, I can still feel your vehement disappointment boring into my conscience, and I know why. My final Crisis Core write-up is, thus far, a day late, with nary a word to its credit. But before you haul-off and submit all my stories to Digg — oh wait do that. Anyway, my blog-negligence is not without reason; for the past couple of days I’ve been tired, depressed, and in a bit of a slump. Previous evidence has shown, however, that I should win my bout with gloom in the next day or two, so expect my Crisis Core conclusion by then.
:’(
Kombo News Round-up 4/8/08
*Sniff, sniff*
Two very important, er, psuedo-beings passed away today, so you can understand why I’m a little shaken up. First, early this morning, the Internet Express delivered a message from 1up detailing the peaceful death of Games For Windows Magazine. I’ve known GFW since it was a wee Computer Gaming World, and I took great joy in watching it grow and prosper, but GFW lived a good, long life. With any luck, its reincarnation at 1up.com will make us all proud.
But, while GFW had no regrets, Zack Faire of Crisis Core is another story — another story that will be told tomorrow, as I’ve decided to write a piece about Crisis Core’s conclusion. So yeah, look forward to a long, detailed write-up, and bring some tissues.
Anyway, here’s today’s news, as delivered in my soothing voice:
Microsoft Releases Software Update for Xbox 360 HD-DVD Add-on, We Say, “Huh?”
Activison Gets a Slap on the Wrist in Suit Over Wii Guitar Hero’s Mono Sound
So read about the present, mourn the past, and protect your SOLDIER honor!
Daily Kombo News Round-up 4/7/08
*Gulps for air and wheezes like a bad vacuum cleaner*
Tired…from writing…Digg if you want to…Preemptive thanks
Brand New Gears of War 2 Info Comes to Light, Avoids Being Eaten By Kryll
Quartet of Virtual Console Games Departs Japan, Vacations to Australia
*Slumps into his chair in an unconscious heap*
Daily Kombo News Round-up 4/4/08
So, here’s some stuff I wrote. The title of this post is somewhat of a lie, as these two posts are from two separate days. Thing is, I’m still only beginning my legend at Kombo — I’ve yet to even make it out of the tutorial, much less defeat the forest temple boss or conduct an interview with it. But enjoy this trickle of content; soon it’ll pool into a flood, crashing through your expectations and blowing your mind. So un-tilt you head from the strain of reading all this slanted text and check out my news stories:
Konami Attempts to Sneak a Few New Features into Metal Gear Online, Gets Caught
THQ Looks into the Future, Sees Their Own Fiscal 2009 Line-up
And remember, Diggems the Diglet says, “Digg these stories if you like them, for they will surely lead to Kombo’s furtherance!” Meowth, that’s right!
