http://citizengamer.com Video games news and links submitted for your perusal Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:09:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Speaking of Vin Diesel, I highly recommend that everyone check out Comedians of Comedy, either the Comedy Central TV show or the movie put out by Netflix. They're both basically the same thing, following four comedians as they tour around the country. You may not have heard of ... http://citizengamer.com/2006/03/01/psuedo-celebrity-secrets/ Jeremy Parish at 1UP has impressions of Metroid Hunters after playing with it at Nintendo HQ. Sounds like they've really improved the online experience (stats, lobbies, the whole thing). It may very well be delicious. NVIDIA not expecting the PS3 any time soon: "Now you can add one of Sony's major component ... http://citizengamer.com/2006/02/28/honk-if-you-like-video-game-news/ Dungeons and Dragons Online comes out tomorrow, for all five of you who aren't playing World of Warcraft and aren't satisified with your meatspace d20 experience. The New York Times has an article on the thinking behind the game and reminds everyone that Vin Diesel is a big nerd. Nich Maragos ... http://citizengamer.com/2006/02/27/video-game-news-for-people-who-like-video-game-news/ [Massively Multiplayer Pong](http://pong.flash-gear.com/) is truly the greatest thing I've ever seen. http://citizengamer.com/2006/02/25/pong-by-committee/ On Google Video there's a video of a cast of World of Warcraft characters [performing the song "The Internet Is For Porn" from the musical Avenue Q](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5430343841227974645). They've done a great job of syncing the movements to the words and it's funny stuff, so find out once and for all ... http://citizengamer.com/2005/12/11/the-internet-is-for-porn/ [GameScience reports](http://game-science.com/news/001267.php) that [Mario Party 7](http://www.marioparty.com/) was the top seller in Japan for the week of November 7-13, almost twice as much as second place, [Shinobido Imashime](http://ps2.ign.com/objects/709/709893.html). I had no idea these things sold so well but it certainly explains why they keep pumping them out with minimal effort. C'mon, ... http://citizengamer.com/2005/11/23/the-japanese-love-mario-party/ From [Reuters](http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2005-11-22T221423Z_01_ARM279451_RTRUKOC_0_US-LEISURE-50CENT.xml): >NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rapper 50 Cent, once shot nine times on the street in a gang incident, said on Tuesday parents should buy their children his new video game, rated 'mature' for blood, gore and sexual themes, and use it as a teaching tool. >... >"Just because it is rated ... http://citizengamer.com/2005/11/23/fitty-says-parents-should-buy-his-game-for-their-kids/ [Jane at 1UP asks the questions keeping us all up at night](http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3143142): >One of the rumors floating around is that backwards compatibility will only work with a hard drive, which would have left Core systems out in the cold. As it turns out, that's only partially true. In many cases, the ... http://citizengamer.com/2005/08/25/more-info-on-360-backwards-compatibility/ GameStop bundles range from $699.91 all the way to the "seventeen cents shy of $1200" pièce de résistance pictured above. In case you were wondering, the HD experience is only included with the $799.90 bundle and you'll still have to shell out more bucks for the premium Xbox Live service ... http://citizengamer.com/2005/08/24/daaaaaaamn/ What gimmick lurks in the heart of the Nintendo Revolution? [Computer Games Magazine knows](http://www.cgonline.com/content/view/1067/): >It's revolutionary in the same two senses that controller rumble is/was revolutionary: first, it's kind of actually not a huge deal, but controllers will eventually all have it because it is pretty neat; and second, it involves ... http://citizengamer.com/2005/08/22/the-revolution-controller-gimmick-revealed/