E309: Gran Turismo on PSP

When I ran into Kazunori Yamauchi at E3, I thought that was going to be the extent of my Gran Turismo experience for the show. But on the last day I found where they were hiding (in plain sight) all the GT Portable kiosks, and found a PSP Go unit running the game. Check out the video of me driving (badly) after the jump.

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Posted by Tiger on Friday, Jun-12-2009 11:38 AM

E309: Booth Babes

There's a time and place to ogle women. Most of the time, and almost every place. But when I hit this year's E3 Media & Business summit, it was mainly with business in mind. With a schedule full of appointments, this games show leaves surprisingly little time for fun. Yet, as the first day was wrapping up, I started easing back into man-mode and beginning to let myself enjoy everything that was on display. I was getting ready to Pokemon Snap some booth babes, but at the G4 booth I saw the hottest of these hotties and seized my opportunity to get a pic with Olivia Munn.

She was kind enough to go along with my request for a peace sign, and I have a feeling she would have still been agreeable if I shared with her my not-very-PC reason for the request. (Sorry folks, it's private.) So with that, I figured, I really don't need to get pics of anymore girls. I'd gotten the best, so why bother with the rest? But then I thought, I just have to get more pics. For you guys. Hit the jump to check out the gallery.

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Posted by Tiger on Sunday, Jun-07-2009 14:49 PM

Project Natal: A Reason to Believe

I wasn't convinced by Microsoft's presentation that they had the right kind of visionaries working internally on Project Natal. "Gimmick" is a word often associated with Wiimote-wagglefests, and most of what was shown seemed worthy of that descriptor. But now my concerns are somewhat put to rest. Johnny Chung Lee, a true visionary who has demonstrated Wiimote uses that were brilliantly inventive and seriously interesting, has announced that the reason why we haven't heard from him lately is because he's been busy working behind the scenes on Project Natal.

Click here to read all about it in his blog, and make sure to check out his previous projects and let your imagination start running wild over all the possibilities this guy may bring to light through Project Natal.

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Posted by Tiger on Tuesday, Jun-02-2009 21:28 PM

E309: Mario & Sonic and the Balance Board

I spotted this while cruising past Nintendo's booth at the as yet unopened show. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will use the Balance Board in addition to the Wiimote and Nunchuk.

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Posted by Tiger on Tuesday, Jun-02-2009 09:11 AM

E309: Microsoft Project Natal

Well, E309 seems to be starting with a bang. Highlights of Microsoft's E309 press conference include confirmation of the rumored Metal Gear Solid game, Forza Motorsports 3, Halo: Reach, and the Zune Video Marketplace, but undoubtedly it will be best remembered for its wrap-up where, with the announcement of Project Natal, Microsoft stepped into Nintendo's Wii ring to duke it out, motion-a-motion.

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Posted by Tiger on Monday, Jun-01-2009 16:11 PM

Wiimote: Synaesthete

This has been a crazy week for me. Between prepping for E3 and being swamped at my "day job," I completely forgot to post some scripts as promised yesterday.

I really enjoyed playing Synaesthete with this script. It's a brilliant game on its own, but with these controls it's transformed into a wholely different beast. I have no doubts its creators would make a killing if they ported it to WiiWare or Wiitail (Wii retail), but if you're not convinced by my videos after the jump, I implore you to download the game and the script and give it a play for yourself.

As this script requires the Balance Board, make sure you're running GlovePIE v.30. For more info on how the script works, make sure to check out Revolutionary: Synaesthetic.

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Posted by Tiger on Thursday, May-28-2009 12:07 PM

GD at E3

We skipped the last couple of years, but in this, the two thousand and ninth year of the Gregorian calendar, Global Donimation will make its triumphant return to E3. I'll be bringing you coverage from the show floor of all the hottest new peripherals that will be on my watchlist for future coverage in Out of Control, and we'll be giving you impressions of what's hot and trying to steer you clear of what's not.

This week we're doing a lot of behind the scenes preparation, to attack cover the show in full force, with videos, galleries, and live posts. I've also got a few GlovePIE scripts that I'll be posting later today, so keep refreshing your browser.

By the way, last weekend I was clearing some space on the Tivo and was checking out G4's coverage of E3'06. Can you spot any Masayvers or Tigers in this picture?

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Posted by Tiger on Wednesday, May-27-2009 10:24 AM

Out of Control: Hope springs Saturnal

If you're a Street Fighter-lover, you've probably rubbed your thumbs raw or given yourself a bad case of carpal tunnel syndrome trying to play the latest release with a standard gamepad or a flashier joystick. As you'll come to find in this and future installments of Out of Control, there are other options. Sometimes they will be masochistically brutal options, and sometimes they'll be downy-soft inputs of relief and ergonomic bliss. Playing Street Fighter with a Sega Saturn pad would fall into the latter category.

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Posted by Tiger on Sunday, Apr-05-2009 19:59 PM