Substance TV

Like the bone breaking punches from this trailer, Asura’s Wrath hit me from out of nowhere. Developed by Cyberconnect 2 (developers of the .hack series and laundry list of Naruto games) and published by Capcom.

The trailer itself looks epic with enough punching, violence, and teeth bearing angry screams to make Dragon Ball Z blush. You even face against a ginormous space Buddha who’s very finger is the size of a country. Sounds like a party to me.

The game will use the Unreal 3 Engine. I’m also really digging the art style and character designs.

No release date has been set, but I’m interested to see what CyberConnect2 can do outside the confine of RPGs and anime adaptations.

This weekend Erik is coming into town, and we’ll be hanging out for the first time in over a year.In celebration of 10 years of friendship and gaming, Brian and Erik unleash the first ever Killabration.

It all goes down Saturday September 18th. There will be a special edition of Extra Joy! premiering on Youtube that afternoon with Brian and the return of Erik! Then at 8 PM CST, we start up the killing machine with a whole night of video gaming until the wee hours of the morning on Justin.tv. From NES to PS3, we’re gonna play it all. Oh yes, and the majority of the gaming will be co-op, with some versus to keep things interesting. We’ll be chatting it up with the viewers and bashing in skulls. So set the date and come join us for the fun. We’ll even be doing some online gaming both co-op and versus for those interested in joining in on the fun.

BTW: We’ll also be revealing some juicy details about Substance TV Vol. 1 exclusively during the Killabration.

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Link to Substance TV on Justin.tv

On the eve of Halo Reach, arguably the biggest release this year, thoughts of another big release come to mind. On September 23rd, 1993, a marketing campaign unlike any seen before in video game history was unleashed upon the world. It would be forever known as “Mortal Monday”. In this writer’s book, not even the hype machine behind Halo Reach will ever match Mortal Monday. Think I’m crazy? Let’s take a stroll down memory lane… Read the rest of this epic article! »

Mention Back to the Future in my presence, and you’ll see a grown adult turn into a huge pre-pubescent geek. In fact, Back to the Future is probably my favorite movie series of all time. So it was bittersweet when I heard about the development of a new Back to the Future game. Sweet because it’s a new Back to the Future game, and bitter because the developer is Telltale Games.

How could this be a bad thing? Simple… Read the rest of this epic article! »

Indeed I say WOOT! The largest video game concert in the world, Video Games Live is set to make its Wichita debut with the help of the Wichita State University Orchestra and choir November 9 at Hartman Arena! This might not mean jack to you, but I live in that little town called Wichita, so this is awesome news. I’ve heard a lot of positive talk about the show, but I’ve never gotten a chance to go myself. It’s time to right that wrong.

Seems there will also be some special events including a pre- and post-show festival, interactive game demos, prizes, a costume contest, game competitions, and a meet-and-greet with top game composers and designers. I’m hoping by that time I’ll have an HD camera to get some footage of the event and possibly do a few interviews. If nothing else I’ll bring back some pictures of everything.

Tickets go on pre-sale tomorrow! As much as I loathe Tommy Tallarico, I’m pumped for this event and will most likely pick up a ticket. If you’re in or around the Wichita area, don’t miss out on this concert.

BTW: For those not in the know, ICT is slang for Wichita. GANGSTA!

What do you do when even the most impossible task has been completed in a video game? Make up your own game of course. The game goes like this: activate a secret 1-up mushroom and then try to collect all 8 coins without the 1-up catching up. Simple right? Only problem is, the mushroom is faster than Mario and could essentially go through everything. Insanity ensues.

I’ve never seen a group of people so fearful of a 1-up in my life.