HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAT!!!!!

Today is the birthday of one of our own. You all know him as Pat, the man who brings you the misheard lyrics and other misc. posts. We here at Broke College Gamer know him only as Pat, the guy who cheats at Super Mario Strikers for the Wii! Happy Birthday Pat, We love ya buddy!!!!!


P.S. He's the guy smiling really hard on the left!!!!!

soulja boy

1 more misheard lyric video

soulja boy - soulja boy

can you do it like soulja boy? (1:54 - 2:04)

Xbox 360 Motion Control accidentally confirmed?!?!?!

In a new developer video over at IGN (I know two blog references in like a minute, but hey they get the best scoops), Ken Lobb the creative director at Microsoft Games Studio, showed a bit of gameplay from the upcoming Rare game Banjo and Kazooie: Nuts and Bults. About half way through the video he mentions "grabbing the wrench and twisting the controller". Now maybe he was saying the controller on the crane Banjo was on top of but with all the rumors that were circulating about Microsoft's possible motion controller (codename Newton) and it's use in Banjo and Kazooie, it's hard not to think he might have slipped up. With E3 less than a week away, we shouldn't have to wait long to see if Ken might have let the cat out of the bag early!

By the way, am I the only one really excited about this game? Take a look at the video and post your thoughts below!

Pre-order Fable 2 and Start Getting Rich for Free!!!(well in the game atleast)

Microsoft Game Studios and Lionhead Studies announce that if you pre order Fable 2, you'll get to download the XBLA Pub Games for free, when they release in August. The Pub Games are 3 downloadable casino style XBLA games, that allow you to earn money (or debt) that will transfer over to your character once the game ships. The Pub Games will be released for 800 Microsoft points but with this offer you can get them for the low low price of....FREE! IGN has a hands on of the games for you to check out.

Let's be honest, if you're going to download these games then there's no doubt in your mind that you're going to purchase the game. So why not kill two birds with one stone huh? And by the way, what do you think about the idea of incorporating small XBLA games that make a difference in a retail game?

To walk, or not to walk... that is the question

So recently I bought a couple of games from gamestop and have been trying to beat them. Between the Devil May Cry series, Hitman series, Lost Odyssey, Resistance, and a few others, I don't have the time like I used to anymore. Of course I am upset but when you enter the real world you realize you have more important things to do than kill bamas on Halo 3 and COD4.

Looking at my now growing mass of video games on my entertainment center and with a Nintendo Wii coming in, I can't dedicate the time to explore the beauty of games completely in depth as I would like. This brought me to the toughest question of my gaming career, "Should I use a walkthrough or tough the game out and explore all its intrcacies?" So I made a list.

Advantage:
1) a walkthrough will save me time (what is important in the level what is not)
2) a walkthrough will tell me where all the hidden items are
3) a walkthrough is free online (ign, gamefaqs)
4) I have to read (which I don't have time to do during the day) and
5) a walkthrough lets me get through games in 2 days as opposed to 2 weeks

Disadvantage:
1) I have someone telling me what to do and when (which makes the game lose its element of surprise)
2) I lose any credibility as a real gamer and
3) I have to look back and forth between the laptop and tv

I decided I would rather lose my title as a real gamer and run through as many games as possible so I could later critique them and caompare them with newer games. For example comparing the Devil May Cry series, Lost Odyssey to any other rpg etc.

Please share your thoughts and ideas on this... bama.

PS3's 2.40 Firmware Is Out!!!

That's right! Firmware 2.40 is out! Go and download it and experience the in-game XMB greatest. The first game to support trophies is Super Stardust HD, which was patched for trophy support.

I've got 5 trophies so far, but damn SSHD's trophies are rough to get. T_T

Happy Gaming!

In-Game XMB - July 2nd

It's official. The much anticipated 2.40 firmware for the PS3 will be released on July 2nd (this Wednesday). Many of the features in this firmware are way overdue, but at least they are finally coming out. Some of these features include: in-game xmb, sending/receiving messages during a game, trophy support, clock, custom soundtracks, etc.

The PlayStation blog has a video walkthrough of some of the features of 2.40. Check it out!
In-Game XMB
Trophies

And now I leave you with a slew of images from 2.40:

GT5 Prologue in the background, XMB in the foreground


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