The trailer looks amazing: (I recommend watching it in HD on Vimeo’s site, it’s worth the redirect)

…well, back to the point of this post. The other day http://www.latinoreview.com/ confirmed the existence of a new TRON game based around the movie. We can only hope it’s not another failed movie to game adaptation.

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Confirmed! There Will Be A Tron: Legacy Video Game!

By George ‘El Guapo’ Roush on September 11, 2009

I haven’t heard this being confirmed, so I’m not sure how much of an exclusive this is, but I thought it was exciting news for fans of video games and of Tron.

Today at Disney’s D23 Expo, I spoke with producer Steven Lisberger on Tron: Legacy and the first thing I wanted to know was, is there a Tron video game in the works? Because so far, I haven’t heard anything.

Steven did confirm that yes, there IS a video game in the works by Disney Interactive. He said he wasn’t sure if he should mention it or not, but he’s confirming it anyway.
Systems, the type of game, release dates, etc. I couldn’t get the details on, but it’s good news for video game fans that they will once again be able to travel into the world of Tron sooner rather than later!

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Until then… we will always have Armagetron Advanced. If you don’t know what this game is you need too. It has characteristics similar to that of McDonald’s: You get frustrated at yourself while eating it but it tastes OH SO GOOD. This game is totally free and it definitely worth the download. It’s one of the best pickup LAN games I’ve ever played.

Scraper Bike?

As far as it goes for me, I’ll believe it when the next holiday season rolls around and there isn’t a game coming out that doesn’t look more stunning than Uncharted 2….HIGHLY Doubtful

Just for shit’s I’ll link the interview with Creative Director Amy Hennig as she sheds her creative light on Uncharted 2’s new elements, story and visuals. The game is definitely going to be a good one and I’m going to look forward to playing it.

Now to get started: For the 20 people that still followed the thinkgaming blog via feedburner (which hasn’t been updated in over a year by the way) you might not like the way i do things… too bad. Here at the new thinkgaming we’re very brash and that’s needed in this candy coated world. Also, with the addition of the new domain I’m looking for people who’d like to write, review, or generally voice their opinions on anything going on in the gaming realm.

Until i get all the kinks out it’s probably going to go a bit slow around here but once the ball in rolling it’s not going to stop…

i found this on collegehumor today and i figured I’d post it because i guess it has some gaming relevency (it’s also the start of another great internet meme). If you don’t know what this is about I’ll link the video to explain

i wonder if this is a Japanese remake too?

The Xbox 360 breaks five times as often as its closest failure-prone competitor, the PlayStation 3, a print edition-only Game Informer survey found.

The poorly manufactured, red ring of death-prone console has a 54.2 percent failure rate, compared to 10.6 percent for the PS3 and the Wii’s 6.8 percent.

The magazine surveyed nearly 5,000 readers to get the data. And while the 360’s rate is alarmingly higher than the others, it’s still bafflingly low because it blows the mind to imagine that 45.8 percent of the consoles have not broken. Also, Microsoft’s numbers are inflated because 360s are used the most of the three consoles. Results said 40.3 percent of 360 owners use the console three to five hours a day, compared to 37 percent of PS3 owners. Meanwhile, the plurality of Wii owners (41.4 percent) play their consoles less than an hour a day.

Microsoft also seized the gold medal for unhelpful customer service, taking nearly a month to repair or replace a console, while Nintendo and Sony stuck closer to a week. Only 37.7 percent of Microsoft customers found the company’s customer service was “very helpful,” compared to 51.1 percent fo Sony and 56.1 percent for Nintendo.

The most shocking number from the survey — and frightening from a consumer perspective — is only 3.8 percent of Xbox 360 owners said they’d never buy another Xbox because of hardware failure.

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SO what have we gathered from this article: 1.) If you buy a 360 the chances of you getting the R-ROD (that’s what we call the red ring of death here at cstGaming) is quite similar to that of a coin flip. 2.) The people that buy 360’s could care less that their hardware is shit. 3.) Regardless of how superior the PS3 is the 360 still rules the realm of TV based consoles. 4.) Nintendo Wii is not real.

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By MARIA CHENG,Associated Press Writer AP – Tuesday, August 18

LONDON – Since swine flu first emerged in April, it has sparked panic, vaccine production and now, a video game.

In an effort to further raise awareness, Dutch researchers have created a game that challenges players to control a new pandemic.

“It is actually what is happening now, what is happening in the real world,” said Albert Osterhaus, head of virology at the Erasmus Medical Center, who designed “The Great Flu” game with colleagues.

The game can only be played online at http://www.thegreatflu.com and it is free. A World Health Organization spokesman said Monday the agency was not familiar with the game and had not had time to play it.

WHO has reported nearly 178,000 cases of swine flu including 1,462 deaths worldwide, though those numbers are believed to be a gross underestimate of the actual caseload, since hard-hit countries no longer test all cases with flu-like symptoms.

As the virus has spread worldwide, countries have tried different methods to slow it down and pharmaceutical companies are now racing to produce a swine flu vaccine.

The game begins with images of bedridden patients and graveyards from the 1918 Spanish flu. As the head of the fictitious “World Pandemic Control,” players pick a flu strain, and then monitor that strain’s spread around the world.

To fight the emerging outbreak, players use measures including setting up surveillance systems, stockpiling antivirals and vaccines, and closing schools and airports. Players also have a limited budget and are warned that “your actions to control the virus cost money, so keep an eye on it.”

A running tally of the numbers of people infected and those who have died sit above the budget. Newspaper stories about the deadly virus and the global response to it _ like riots breaking out worldwide _ pop up to help players monitor the outbreak.

Messages from governments mirror the difficulties faced by international agencies like WHO. For instance, when players set up costly surveillance systems, the game often relays a message from governments that “we will comply with your directions…but we must inform you that the political support for this action is low in this region. Therefore, the effectiveness of the system may differ from your expectations.”

Osterhaus said the video game’s approximation of combating a pandemic, choosing between various interventions yet still watching the outbreak spread, gives people a sense of how difficult it is to make decisions in the public health world.

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Seriously though, this game is one of the coolest sim games i’ve ever played. It’s has a full flash interface  and very easy to use. Handling something like this isn’t something you’d see yourself doing everyday which makes it all the more interesting. It’s free…. so there’s reason you shouldn’t check it out.

www.thegreatflu.com

p.s. don’t get the swine flu…who seriously wants to smell like pigs while they’re sick?

So I’ve been wondering when someone was going to step up and create a database with all the badass gaming tracks out there… and as of last week that music has a place to call home.

“Playnit is a Social Music Network for Gamers!
Here you can listen and share hundreds of gaming musics with your friends and people around the world who like the same as you!

If you are a gamer, for sure you already have listened and enjoyed some great music on games which you would like to hear and hear again. Here you can search for hundreds of musics and music-videos of your favorite games. We don’t have the music you are looking for? Don’t worry! Simply ask our community about it!!

On Playnit you have lots of music to listen to. Just search for the game you want and start listening to your favorite videogame music. Everyone is free to upload new music or embed some exciting music videos directly from YouTube. But that’s not all! You can create and personalize your profile, and make your own playlist!”

Ever since the inception of Video Games Live (Video Games Live (VGL) is a concert series created and produced by industry veterans and video game composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall.[1] to help encourage and support the culture and art of video games, featuring music from over 50 major titles. Each featured segment is complemented by projected video footage, synchronized lighting, and on-stage interactive segments with the audience. – Wikipedia) music from the “gaming” genre has become more main stream. I don’t know too many people that if you played “One Winged Angel” for them they would say they’ve never heard it before.

I remember when i was a kid watching the WWF and how much each intro song from each big time wrestler used to stick in my head and those were just midi instrument tracks. Now if you tune into the WWE every wrestler has intro music by some large scale recording artist. Triple H walks down the ramp every night to Motorhead’s King of Kings, recorded specially for him. This is just a loose example of something that also has grown exponentially over the past two decades. The more mainstream video games become the more profitable this avenue of music will become. I think we are just starting to jump into the void that is video game’s music. So if you have a second and you want to check out a cool social website with a lot of interest to the ears check out playnit.com and you can follow the progression of the video game music world along with me.

Friend Request Me! Username: saberwolf

and i leave you with this…

CheatCC Writes: “If you’ve been waiting for a great Western-themed shooter, then look no further than Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood. The gameplay is fun and varied, the story is entertaining, the visuals are well done, the voice acting is terrific, and the game even sports a respectable online offering. Fans of the original Call of Juarez should also be quite pleased, since Bound in Blood’s story provides insight into Reverend Ray’s past while improving upon almost every aspect of the previous title. So, if you’re a fan of the previous game, the Western theme, or are just looking for an alternative to killing aliens with space marines, be sure to give Bound in Blood a try.”

On another note The escapist is having a contest for the development of a Zero Punctuation game… i can’t wait to hear Yahtzee review to winner of this thing.

“Starting Wednesday, August 5th, 2009, The Escapist will be taking submissions for browser based Zero Punctuation games. Submissions will be valid from August 5th to October 19th. All submissions will then be judged over a 2 week period and the winner(s) will be announced the week of November 16th.”

…more details are at http://www.escapistmagazine.com/contests/register/stonkinggreatgame_09

They replied with:
“N, Y, Y, (?)You’ll see “

4 answers that will truly keep us guessing. All that is definately known is that August 9th the 80gig version of the PS3 will stop selling in Japan and the 160gig version isn’t available there, so what are they going to replace it with? They did a slim version of the Playstation and PS2, why not the PS3?

August 18th should shead some light on the subject. Gizmodo believes that the system will be shown off at the gamescom expo in Cologne, Germany.

With Sony showing off new tech and delievering price cuts left and right you might see a quick shift in the market share for the current “real” next gen consoles. $50 off 160gb PS3 Package

okay, i know this is a shopped wii with a ps3 top on it... but cmon, it still looks kinda cool, right? ...right

Fake Youtube Video for the PS3 Slim… Silly Asians

To spark some quick interest I figured I’d post something that every guy gamer out there should be interested in…playboy pictures. If you’re in the dark as to who Olivia Munn is i’ll explain. She currently is the co-host of G4’s Attack of the Show.

Olivia Munn: G4's Gaming Beauty

http://www.playboy.com/oliviamunn
(to check out the full set)

Olivia Munn runs a regularly updated blog that i don’t mind reading from time to time. She has a very interesting view on a lot of things and she’s not bad to look at. http://www.oliviamunn.com/. She also keeps the content up on this beaut’

seriously?

A picture is worth a thousand words...

Things like this make me proud to be an American. Only in America can idiots like this parade around on the streets of L.A. and make a fool of themselves to only end up getting mocked all over the internet AND be proud of it. Please click the picture if you want anymore laughs…