Researchers develop Spider-Man gloves LONDON (Reuters) - "Move over Spider-Man -- mere mortals may soon be coming to a ceiling near you. Researchers at the University of Manchester say they have cracked the secret of one of the reptile world's greatest climbers, the gecko, and produced a sticky tape that can mimic the lizard's gravity-defying abilities. Soon, people could walk on walls like comic-book superhero Spider-Man, the university said. Yahoo! News
Who will carry on my PlayStation 2 adventures after I'm gone? "I'll admit, I've had a good run. Done pretty much everything I wanted, accomplished almost everything I set out to do. I fought my way to the top of the criminal hierarchy of two cities, saved the world from unspeakably evil magical and technological conspiracies, went to six Super Bowls, and unified ancient China under three different dynasties. It's a legacy any man would be proud of, yet it is one that raises an obvious question: Who will carry on my PlayStation 2 adventures after I'm gone?" The Onion
Playstation3 architectures starts coming together Yellowstone offers data rates of between 3.2 and 6.4 Ghz, which gives it between 50 and 100Gb of memory system bandwidth, while the Redwood interface runs at anywhere between 400mhz and 6.4ghz, boasting performance up to ten times faster than current best-of-breed processor buses...gamesindustry.biz
Not that I really care, but Nintendo drops Gamecube price in Canada Nintendo has revealed that gamers can now purchase a Gamecube for $199.99 (Canadian), a $30 price cut. In addition, those who purchase a Gamecube will still receive one of Nintendo's promotional titles for free, which are: Zelda, Metroid, Mario Party, or Starfox. Go Canada! GameSpy
Two new GBA SP colors for North America Nintendo has announced that North American gamers will soon have two more Game Boy Advance SP colors to choose from, a bestowal to the gaming public for 1.1 million SP units bought since the system's release just ten weeks ago. Full Article
Formation of Global Gaming League renews hopes of vocational track kids worldwide Eric Rollman, formerly executive of Fox Family Channel and Saban Entertainment, is on a mission to equate gaming with real sports and gamers with real athletes through the creation of the "Global Gaming League." Says Rollman: "With more than 145 million players, this is arguably one of the most popular sports on the planet." The GGL will sign aspiring gamer-athletes to compete in "V-Sports." Unfounded speculation by Paul suggests that one of the "V-Sports" will involve hot teenage Japanese girls playing DDR. Gamers.com
Boktai to come as GBA SP bundle Hideo Kojima's crazy solar-charged videogame concept will reportedly be coming in one pack with the GBA SP, further outlining Nintendo's aspirations to be buddies with other game creators. A previous noteworthy bundle would be the GBA SP's launch in Japan, which came with Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. The Boktai bundle will apply to the recently announced GBA SP Onyx and Flame models, and ships this July in Japan for around $143. Gamefront
ATI giving away Final Fantasy XI beta test kits ATI Technologies Inc. will be making available FINAL FANTASY? XI beta test kits to the first 1000 eligible applications for this promotion. ATI currently anticipates shipping the FINAL FANTASY? XI beta test kits in July 2003. You must be 18 years of age or older to particpate.
To register to participate in this beta test program, email finalfantasybeta@ati.com with the following information: First Name, Last Name, E-Mail Address, Age, Address, City, State \ Province, Country, Zip \ Postal Code, Number of hours spent per week playing PC games. ATI promotion
Uematsu confirmed for Final Fantasy XII In a recent update of his online diary, Nobuo Uematsu mentioned some details concerning his upcoming significance in Final Fantasy XII's soundtrack. While not being the sole composer involved, he does say he wants to "try something new" and talks about his love for a variety of Japanese music. Didn't we see that in Final Fantasy X already?
Final Fantasy & Uematsu to be honored at Games Convention The Games Convention, running between 21 and 24 August in Leipzig, Germany, will be featuring a rather spectacular opening involving the Czech National Symphony Orchestra; the plan is to interpret famous videogame soundtracks, including Final Fantasy. Special honorary guests include Uematsu, but also Shenmue composer Yuzo Koshiro and Factor 5's sound director Chris H?lsbeck. Andy Brick, composer for such Disney flicks as Lilo and Stitch 2 and The Little Mermaid 2, will be conducting the orchestra, whose performance will be the first of its kind in Europe. MCV Online.de
Sell your SPs! Game Boy is for 10 year olds, says Nokia It seems that all 1.1 million of us who have purchased Game Boy Advance SPs recently have made a terrible, terrible mistake. According to Nokia, our Game Boys are for use specifically by "10 year olds," a detail Nintendo apparently forgot to leave out for the past 14 years of marketing the Game Boy. Nokia, however, promises to cure our socially unacceptable gaming woes with the N-Gage. Nokia, we worship and salute you. Gamesindustry.biz
Nintendo slaps some bitches. With bitch slaps. Nintendo communications director Yasuhiro Minagawa has gone on record to pull a few Yamauchis, and has left Microsoft, Sony, Nokia, and even Sega in his wake, as if emanating from hell as Satan, or Hiroshi Yamauchi himself. You go girl. Gamesindustry.biz
More supposed assaults on the GBA: get your Hong Kong Treamcast now! A Hong-Kong based manufacturer is producing a portable version of Sega's discontinued Dreamcast console, featuring a built in LCD monitor and speakers [...] The system, sold under the name Treamcast, is packaged in a heavily redesigned casing, and features modified onboard software which plays MP3s and VideoCDs as well as original Dreamcast games.gamesindustry.biz