Random | Sorry for the lack of new material…

Hey,

Just wanted to apologize to you guys for not putting up much material in the past few days, my girlfriend is going through a rough time. She has been hospitalized twice in the past two nights for severe stomach pains and so I was obviously preoccupied by other things than video games and funny videos.

For those interested to know, she has been released today (Tuesday), but still suffers constant cramps and other pains. She is getting a bit better.

Later

Video | Sony’s PS3 getting shafted in a song!

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This video is quite funny and worth viewing so please click the big triangle and watch it!

Note: It’s a Xbox360 fanboy bashing the PS3 with a catchy song.

Wii | The Wii in every third home!

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“After topping the charts as the best selling console in January, Wii could make its way into 30% of U.S. households by 2011 according to Merrill Lynch analyst Yoshiyuki Kinoshita. In addition, Kinoshita believes penetration of Japanese homes could be as high as 33% where Wii currently accounts for 68% of the country’s total next-gen market.”

Read joystiq’s complete article HERE

Video | Star Wars Vs Star Trek

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I found this video while reading DrMike’s blog and it is quite entertaining to watch, unless of course you don’t like any of those shows/movies.

Here it is!

Enjoy!

Wii | Super Paper Mario pictures

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Check these bad boys out… they were taken from Joystiq

Never played the other one, but this looks fun!

Wii | WiiTube

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Check this out guys! WiiTube

Video Games | Montreal’s Babel Media is getting ready for the boom!

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The following was taken from Joystiq

Montreal outsourcing and post production specialist Babel Media is gearing up for the city’s impending game development growth, doubling the size of its facility, while adding 350 new jobs; to its existing 150. While Babel serves the interests of a variety of media formats, Ubisoft’s grand plans and Eidos’ moving in have spurred Babel’s decision to bulk up. Known for its translation services, the company specializes in functionality QA, localized translation and audio creation, localization QA, and localized packaging and manuals.

“We have recently signed contracts with clients who, without exaggeration, own some of the greatest Intellectual Property in the world,” said Babel managing director Algy Williams, adding, “We will be testing their games across all platforms, including PS3 and Xbox 360, and we need to recruit talented and motivated people who are looking for a career in the games industry.”

Wii | Resident Evil 5!

Hey,

Since a lot of us have played Resident Evil 4 on the gamecube and have dubbed it one of the best games on the system, I think it is perfectly ok for me to say that Resident Evil 5 is quite welcome.

The only downside is that it won’t be released until 2008. We can wait… right guys?

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News | Eidos announces new studio in Montreal

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We are getting another game studio!

“Eidos Interactive, one of the world’s leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, today announced an initiative to create a new development studio in Montreal, Québec to work on new undisclosed next-generation projects.”

Read more HERE

News | Canada to be blacklisted?

Hey, this entire article was taken from joystiq.com – Article

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Canada accused of safeguarding pirates, ESA & friends seek blacklisting

Posted Feb 14th 2007 4:17PM by James Ransom-Wiley
Filed under: Hacks, Business

The IIPA, a coalition of US media groups that includes the Entertainment Software Association, is urging the Bush administration to blacklist Canada for its failure to protect intellectual property rights. The IIPA alleges that Canada has not delivered on its promise to modernize the country’s copyright laws, in turn, fueling a hotbed of piracy.

Canada was placed on the US’s low-priority watch list three years ago, but the IIPA believes it’s time to elevate the bordering nation to the “priority watch list,” joining notorious pirate havens like Belize, China, Indonesia, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and Venezuela. Canada has supposedly emerged as a leading exporter of console mod chips, led by organized-crime rings like the Hells Angels in Quebec and the Big Circle Boys in Ontario and British Columbia.

“Canada remains far behind virtually all of its peers in the industrialized world with respect to its efforts to bring its copyright laws up to date with the realities of the global digital networked environment,” claimed the IIPA in its submission to the US trade czar.

Go Canada Go!

Wii | That voting channel

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As most of you have probably heard or even tried, there is a new voting channel available for free via the shopping channel. I don’t know about you guys but so far the polls are pretty damn lame. “What would you prefer a cat or a dog?” — Like.. uhmm.. who cares? The only thing I like is how you need to pick up your Mii and shoot him on the side of the vote you want to make.

Overall the interface is neet and fun, but they really need to come up with some relevent polls that would actually influence the future of the Wii as a gaming/entertainment system.

Later!

Wii | Ubi opening a CGI film studio in Quebec

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This is what joystiq wrote:

“Word from the Canadian newswire is that Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot is preparing to announce a major “growth plan for the company” tomorrow. According to Québécois newspaper La Presse, Guillemot will unveil plans for a new computer-animation studio in Quebec, which would initially produce “short films for the general public.”

Ubisoft’s new CGI studio would be made possible, in part, by an ongoing government grant that is providing the company with roughly C$454 million (approximately $383.9 million USD) over time, in order to create 1,000 new jobs in Quebec. Supposedly tomorrow’s announcement will see Canada labor minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn and Montreal mayor Gerald Tremblay present Ubisoft Montreal with a portion of the grant worth C$8 million (approx. $6.8 million USD).”

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Wii | Guitar Hero coming to the Wii!

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After learning of the upcoming release of a new DDR game exclusive to the Wii: DDR Hottest Party.Who would of though that they would also grant us another amazing franchise for our wittle Wii… Guitar Hero is coming to town people!!! I have only played a very basic keyboard version of it on my PC, but I have to admit I am sooo excited to buy/play this game! Article

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Wii | What happened to the Wii Orchestra?

Hey,

Remember this?

Does anyone have any information or updates on what’s going on with it? I was sure it would be included with either the Wii sports or Wii play package…

Thanks!

Video | A must see!

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“Conan Vs. Serena at Wii Sports Tennis”

Enjoy!

p.s Anyone ever see the PS3 on any show yet? >-)