The Reboot

Ultimate Playstation has unveiled a video of the rumored PS3 Slim. The video isn’t of the greatest quality, but it looks legit. Watch the video and you be the judge.

Anyone who has attended a massive video game conference has encountered it before. You’re walking down one of the busiest hallways at the event when all of a sudden it hits you..a raunchy stench of funk coming from the sweaty body fluids of a smelly-gamer. One company is hoping to kill this stereotype - Digital Soaps.

The company sells handmade soaps in the form of gaming controllers. Smelly-gamers can clean themselves with what got them smelling like a month-old-worn-sock in the first place - a NES, Xbox or PS3 controller. You can even customize the colors and cost anywhere from $6 to $13.

My advice to Digital Soaps - open up a booth at the next big video game conference. Trust me, you’ll make a fortune.

A collector has purchased a 1990 Nintendo game for a whopping $17,500. JJ Hendricks’ money scored him “Nintendo World Championships,” a game created for use in a Nintendo-sponsored video game contest.

The game itself has a time limit of just over 6 minutes and consists of three short segments from NES classics Super Mario Bros., Tetris, and Rad Racer. Sounds like a little bit too much for a game that has no replay value, but obviously Hendricks bought the game as a collector’s item. In this blog post, he calls it the “Holy Grail of Gaming.”

Luigi was sick of Mario stealing the spotlight, so he decided to move on. It’s about time the green plumber stuck up for himself. I’m not to sure about his decision to join forces with Sonic though…

Video URL (CollegeHumor)

While scanning through videos on YouTube, I stumbled into this hilarious, yet somewhat disturbing clip. I’m not a World of Warcraft fan, but I’ve heard about how the game can lead to some disturbing behavior by those who play the game. However, this kid takes it to another level by totally spazzing out after his mom cancels his WOW account. Does he take it too far? You be the judge.

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it to E3 this year, but I can find comfort in knowing that I can “be” at E3 without actually “being there” thanks to the wonders of the Internet. Trustworthy gaming blogs like Destructoid and Joystiq are on top of things, providing gamers with a plethora of E3 info. Links to the biggest news so far can be found below.

6/2/2009
Joystiq - Hands-On with the PSP Go
Destructoid - MGS Rising for Xbox 360
Kotaku - God of War III Release Date Announced
Shacknews - Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer
1up.com - Gran Turismo 5 Debuts and Sony Press Conference
Voodoo Extreme - Metroid: Other M Trailer (Redux)
Gamespot News - Nintendo E3 Press Conference Wrap Up
Slashdot - Microsoft Debuts Controller-less gaming
Sony Reveals Motion Controller at E3
Gamevideos - WET E3 2009 Trailer
Loot Ninja - Gran Turismo 5 E3 2009 Trailer
IGN - New Games Revealed for Wii Sports Resort
Evil Avatar - MGS: Peace Walker for PSP

6/3/2009
Pastapadre.com - Madden 10 and NCAA Football 10 Videos from E3
TeamXbox.com - Perfect Dark Confirmed for XBLA
G4tv.com - New Zelda Game Announced for Wii
Crispygamer.com - FF VII Re-released on PSN
Nowgamer.com - Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Announced at E3

This month is big in terms of sports coverage. The NBA Playoffs, NFL OTA’s and the MLB regular season are just a few of the things going on in the world of sports. To commemorate the time, I decided to do an episode on the top five sports games of all time. One thing is for sure, Madden didn’t make my top five. But another football game did..

Pacquiao vs. Hatton, Street Fighter style.

A Chinese blog has posted pictures of what looks like a slimmer version of the Playstation 3. The rumored new model is similar to the PS2 redesign in terms of size and could be unveiled at E3. A smaller version of the PS3 would likely be welcomed by Sony fanboys, as there’s no denying that the current console is a behemoth of a machine.