Cyril Reads Ninja Gaiden (Weekly MP3)
Think books based on video games are bad now? They were much, much worse twenty years ago. To prove that point Defunct Games has decided to create a weekly show called CYRIL READS NINJA GAIDEN. That's right, Cyril Reads Ninja Gaiden, the show that brings you two chapters from the 1989 book Ninja Gaiden, written by A.L. Singer for the Worlds of Power line of Scholastic books.
In each episode Cyril reads two complete chapters, word for painful word. But it's not just a terrible story read back to you, it also includes Ninja Gaiden music, sound effects and an open letter to A.L. Singer, author of Ninja Gaiden. It's truly horrible, but that's half the fun of this 13 part show. Already there have been 7 episodes, but don't worry about catching up. Each episode only runs around 15 minutes, so it's extremely easy to punch out three or four in an hour.
New episodes of Cyril Reads Ninja Gaiden are uploaded every Wednesday at Defunct Games!
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Digg thisEXCLUSIVE: Pictures from Activision's Media Event!
Yesterday I talked about heading to San Francisco to cover the Activision's media event, well I'm back home and just not going through my goodies and pictures. Below you will find several pictures I took from this event, each showing a different group of games and people. If you look closely you will notice a few GameSpot staffers, see if you can pick them out of the line-up. I had a great time, but I can't talk about too much of it right now (because the Activision people I partied with after the event would probably not like their secrets to get out). Enjoy the pics.
On My Way to the Activision Gamer's Day Event
After two successful recent events (PAX and E3) I'm off to something very, very small. Activision is flying me out to San Francisco to cover their upcoming games. Well, not ALL of their upcoming games, only three: The Bee Movie, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, and Spider-Man: Friend or Foe. I'm rather indifferent about two of those games, but I am excited to finally be able to play with the new Tony Hawk game. I would have prefered if Call of Duty 4, Quake Wars and Guitar Hero III were there, but I'm not in charge of deciding what's going on (so who am I to complain?).
Anyway, I'll try to take a few pictures. I'm sure GameSpot will have full coverage tomorrow (since they are going to the same event). Hopefully they give out some good schwag, THQ gave me three games last March when I went to their media event.
Sadly I'm only going to be in San Francisco for about 11 hours, I leave from Seatac at 7:20 in the morning and leave from SF at 8:20 pm. That's not a lot of time to do anything, which I'm disappointed by. At least I'll have enough time to pass out business cards for Defunct Games and get all my questions answered. Hope my plane doesn't crash.
There's Something Similar About the PAX 07 Badge!
This will probably come off sounding like I'm complaining, but I assure you I'm not. Today I received my official Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) 2007 media folder, complete with my badge, welcome letter, day by day guide and helpful map. As you can imagine I was extremely excited to dig into my PAX 07 media folder and find my media badge, I really wanted to see what the design was this year. Well, apparently those kooky kids over at Penny Arcade decided to use the exact same template that they used last year. Talk about disappointing.
There's something very familiar about this year's media badge. And what I mean by that is that the two badges look identical! Save the different look of the logo, PAX 07's badge is a real let down. Below are scans of last year's PAX badge and this year's badge, see if you can name all the differences ...
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Despite my disappointment over this year's PAX badge, I am definitely excited about this event. Unlike E3, GDC and other recent gaming events I attended, PAX is right in my backyard. I'm less than an hour away from Seattle and will probably stay with a friend (so no need for a hotel). This makes the event super cheap, pretty much just the cost of food and gas. Sounds good to me. Also, a lot of my friends that work on other gaming sites are going to be showing up this year, which is really, really cool. I can't wait to party with all the people I've talked to online. The problem with this industry is that most of my peers live far away so the only time I get to see them is when these sorts of conventions come around. I'm definitely excited about that.
I'm locked and loaded and ready to hand out hundreds of business cards at PAX. So make sure and check out Defunct Games the week of PAX (and every other day for that matter) to experience a different take on the event. Hope this year's event is as much fun as last years. Fingers crossed.
E3 2007: The Best E3 Picture You Won't See Anywhere Else!
As some of you know my site (Defunct Games) went to E3 last week. We worked extremely hard to get new articles, reviews and updates up ... and the E3 stuff is still coming every day. But before we jump into any of that I thought I would post my favorite E3 picture. This is a picture I took in the parking lot of Barker Hanger, where a lot of E3 tookplace. Not sure why, but this picture just makes me laugh. If you've ever watched G4 and thought that their hosts were a little slow and dimwitted, then apparently you aren't the only ones. I didn't dare take their parking spot!
