Have a gander at this ‘cos it’s game related and I like it.

A lot.

Cool Shit.

Konami have released a video showing new gameplay footage of MGS4. In what appears to be a dream, Snake is seen sneaking through a location from the original MGS on the PSone. Whether this will be a one off flashback or you can play more of these old scenes remains to be seen, but it doesn’t look like it’s the exact same timeframe as the original as there are no patrolling soldiers or any enemy activity.

Here’s hoping this isn’t a one off, I’d love to play some snippets of MGS with updated graphics, and as its in Snake’s head they can mix it up and add some crazy psychedelic stuff.

This one’s definitely worth a read, and might just inspire you to break out some of the older titles from your Pile of No Shame. While we may not all agree with every choice, it’s fun and interesting to read through the article anyway.

The Story:
In the world of Grim Fandango, death is just the beginning of a very long journey into the afterlife. Nice folks get a lickety-split train ticket that gets them to the afterlife in only four minutes. Some take a boat, or drive. The worst sinners have to go on foot, a journey which takes four years - maybe even longer if you have to stop and get a job for awhile. As Manny Calavera, you’re a Grim Reaper - one of the travel agents who help people on that journey. And you’ve got some rough years ahead of you.

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Shock News! Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway still exists IGN have posted a couple of new videos (see below) and written a preview of the game I was most excited about after last year’s E3.

Destructible environments, squad-based WWII tactics, great AI - BiA: HH topped my Wanted list, beating off the likes of Crysis and Call of Duty 4.

And finally, a look back at the greatest show to have ever graced television. It needs no introduction, so some might call me a fool for giving it one. Here it is, the show that spawned a thousand gamers…

Back from my wacky adventures in this great nation’s capital, I’m here to bring you Video Friday once again!

Drunk on power after he was assigned the task of posting VidFri last week, Daniel also has a suggestion this time around:
We’re getting to that time of year when all of the girls and boys in the industry are busy readying E3 for what will no doubt be “the best E3 I’ve ever been to” yet again. For now, cast your memory back to 2006 and Nintendo’s press conference.

Where were you when you first saw the Wii promo? Personally, I was glued to Gamespot watching the live conference and literally jumping around the room having a nerdgasm over the thought of swinging a light-saber. By actually swinging my arm.

Oh the power a bit of well-made video can wield. The Wii was all set to shatter modern conventions about what gaming is. For me, though I do enjoy playing on the Wii, it’s not been the Earth-shattering experience I expected. But then again it was never going to be.

Probably the worst best thing Nintendo did to us was tease us (without ever lying about what the technology could do) and let our imaginations run wild.

And so I present to you that very first video that had fanboys across the globe proclaiming that life as we knew it was about to end: