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In Amsterdam, a detox clinic for video gaming addiction will be the first of it's kind in Europe (in the world, quite frankly).
Click here for the article from Wired. After reading it, I think the clinic is best served for people who have any form of addiction, not just video games. It seemed that whenever players couldn't switch themselves off from the gameplay, they resorted to drug abuse (cocaine, speed, crystal meth, etc.) to keep their habit going. Damn kids. It's only a fucking game!

Posted by Amanda Nanawa on June 10, 2006 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Save up now for what people are calling the most expensive console to date...and there is no real price tag attached to it yet. It's all hearsay and speculation. But, from the looks of things, people are predicting that the PS3 will definitely be more expensive than when the XBox 360 came to market.

The Sony PlayStation 3
Photo: Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images

Click here to read more about how you'll dip into your 401k to get this dream machine.

Isn't E3 coming up?

Posted by Amanda Nanawa on April 08, 2006 | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBacks (0)

I couldn't pass this up.

Sex Workers' Group Calls for Boycott of "Grand Theft Auto"

San Francisco - A sex workers' advocacy group has called for a boycott of Take-Two Interactive/Rockstar Games' "Grand Theft Auto" video games, saying it opposes the representations of prostitutes in the games. The San Francisco-based Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP) said in a statement that it "will always be adamantly opposed to any and all forms of censorship," but, "since the video game Grand Theft Auto accrues points to players for the depiction of the rape and murder of prostitutes, SWOP-USA calls on all parents and all gamers to boycott Grand Theft Auto." The group also cited a report from the National Institute on Media and the Family, which found "a strong correlation between exposure to violent video games and various forms of antisocial behavior."

Alright, so who hasn't asked for a boycott of Grand Theft Auto?

Posted by Amanda Nanawa on February 19, 2006 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

At freaking last! Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children will be available on U.S. shelves April 25, 2006. That's this April, not next April or three Aprils into the future - this year's April. God damn you Sony! Sorry, I had to spew. It was bound to happen. But, there was reason for the delay. Here are some of those reasons:

Mena Suvari and Rachael Leigh Cook

They lend their voice talents to a couple of awesome characters in the Final Fantasy world. Hence, last minute contractual blah, blah, blah.

And why am I fussing about Advent Children? Go to their site and check out the trailer. It's the Final Fantasy movie that should've been made years ago (we can sweep Spirits Within under the rug).

While we're at it, there was that big press release a couple of days ago about Kingdom Hearts II and their all-star voice cast. It's street date for gamers is March 28, 2006. Haley Joel Osment reprises the role of Sora as he is joined by the likes of David Gallagher (7th Heaven), Christopher Lee (The Lord of the Rings and way too many other films to mention), Jesse McCartney (yeah, the singer and former soap star), James Woods (do I need to reference?) and Zach Braff (the cutey from Scrubs and Garden State). Oh, and Mena Suvari and Rachael Leigh Cook reprise their FF roles as Aerith and Tifa, respectively. See the connection?

Again, why do I make such a big deal about it? Because there's no other game on the market that meshes the Disney characters and Square Enix characters as effectively as this. To understand the love and fandom of Kingdom Hearts, you have to play it. What's great about the game is that you play as Sora, a character from the Final Fantasy world and alongside are the main Disney characters such as Mickey, Donald and Pluto. In addition, you summon other Disney characters whenever you are in battle mode. And the lands Sora visits are lands that are from the Disney world. In the sequel, Sora and co. will visit worlds such as Tron, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mulan and Steamboat Willy. That's just a sampling.

Game on!

Source: PR Newswire

Posted by Amanda Nanawa on February 16, 2006 | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)

I just want to throw this out there since I love the video game. I played the first and second Silent Hill games (I only finished the second). Silent Hill: The Room is just amazing. One of my favorite games of 2005. Anyway, the feature film version of the game will release nationwide in theatres on April 21, 2006.
To get things going, Sony's TriStar has a contest for the official movie poster that will be used in the campaign. There are five finalists and viewers can vote online at WelcomeToSilentHill.com. TriStar will unveil the winning poster on February 22, which will then be displayed in theaters across the country prior to the release of the film. The designer of the winning poster will receive $2500.

Silent Hill Finalist

Silent Hill Finalist

Silent Hill Finalist

Silent Hill Finalist

Silent Hill Finalist

Here's a short descrip of the movie: The eerie and deserted ghost town of SILENT HILL draws a young mother desperate to find a cure for her only child's illness. Unable to accept the doctor's diagnosis that her daughter should be permanently institutionalized for psychiatric care, Rose (Radha Mitchell) flees with her child, heading for the abandoned town in search of answers -- and ignoring the protests of her husband (Sean Bean). It's soon clear this place is unlike anywhere she's ever been. It's smothered by fog, inhabited by a variety of strange beings and periodically overcome by a living Darkness that literally transforms everything it touches. As Rose searches for her little girl, she begins to learn the history of the strange town and realizes that her daughter is just a pawn in a larger game.
SILENT HILL is directed by Christophe Gans, written by Roger Avary and produced by Samuel Hadida and Don Carmody. Executive producers are Andrew Mason and Victor Hadida.

Posted by Amanda Nanawa on January 23, 2006 | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)

Always something to look forward to in 2006... The third annual Final Fantasy XI Fan Festival will take place March 9-11, 2006 at Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, CA. The event will feature major announcements and developer panels and offer gamers the first chance to play the new expansion Treasure of Aht Urhgan(TM).

Yeah, it's more about gaming but I don't care. I love this game, especially the
Chocobos. It's what New Yorkers need today to get around the city during the transit strike.

Yeah, music...anime...gaming...I'm full of surprises.

Posted by Amanda Nanawa on December 20, 2005 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)