Playboy’s Miss February 2008 Geek Gaming Quiz

UMass-Dartmouth Professor Creates Supercomputer From Playstation 3’s

According to Khanna’s calculations, each PS3 cell processor–which he dubs a “supercomputer on a chip”–is equal to about 25 processors in a traditional desktop computer. The PS3 has a “lot more legs” than other processors, Khanna says–”a lot more potential.”

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Ubisoft Takes Ubidays To The Louvre

London, COUNTRY – January 17, 2007 – Today Ubisoft announced that UBIDAYS™ 2008 will take place May 28- 29 in the heart of Paris’s world-famous Louvre museum.

Selected European press and business partners will be invited to discover Ubisoft’s new titles and have the opportunity to play the games that will pave the company’s future.

Last year’s UBIDAYS showcased major announcements, notably the launch of the highly successful Games for Everyone line. The 2008 edition promises to reveal similar surprises and exclusive announcements, while at the same time offer a rare opportunity for guests to meet Ubisoft team members and creative talents.

“The inaugural UBIDAYS in 2007 was a big step for us and a calculated bet, given the worldwide evolution of the industry,” said Alain Corre, Executive Director for Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific (EMEA). “The positive feedback from last year convinced us that this was the ideal way to present our games and to have enriching exchanges with partners who support us year after year. We’re eagerly awaiting UBIDAYS 2008, which is already shaping up to offer a look at future industry trends and the group’s upcoming blockbuster titles.”

The list of featured games and event program will be revealed later.

Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 Noodles

I can’t wait to get my copy of Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 (Yakuza 3) and sit down with my Dualshock 3 and a box of Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 noodles. I’ll have to have two hands on the controller so I guess I’ll just shove my face into the noodle box while I’m playing. That or I’ll get my new Japanese maid to fork feed me. Hey a guy can dream right?

This tasty treat comes out 2/11/2008, a full month before the game’s release so maybe I can just act like I’m playing the game while eating these.

Via Dengeki

Gamestop Says Gran Turismo 4 Portable Is Cancelled

Say it ain’t so! IGN got a call from a Gamestop employee who said pre-orders for the game have been canceled due to the game being canned. More as it breaks.

Via IGN

Tandy CoCo/Dragon Hits PSP

File this under “why oh why?” and “um, wtf?”

Xroar is the best emulator of Dragon32/64 and Tandy Coco home computer running on many systems such as Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, GP32 and Windows32.
See http://www.6809.org.uk/dragon/xroar.shtml for further informations.

PSPDragon is a port on PSP of the version 0.19 of Xroar.

Via QJ

McDonalds: Video Games Make You Fat

“Then there’s a lifestyle element: there’s fewer green spaces and kids are sat home playing computer games on the TV when in the past they’d have been burning off energy outside.”

Or maybe it could be the ingredients in your heavily processed foods? Naw…

Via QJ

Ubisoft, Sony, Mortal Kombat Ban EGM

Dan HSU of 1Up Names Names

“For the time being, you’ll get little, late, or no coverage of the following products: anything Mortal Kombat (they didn’t like our reviews), anything from Sony’s sports department (ditto), and now, anything from Ubisoft (it seems our coverage of Assassin’s Creed was the last straw). So in case you’re wondering why you’re seeing so little of these games in our magazines and on our websites, now you know.”

Winner, The Playstation 3 With Wiimote Hong Kong Ripoff Game Machine

Screw the Wii, Winner is probably the best game machine name ever. It’s one of three new products from a company known as Ingles. We’ll certainly have more as it breaks but for now have a gander at that awe inspiring picture above.

Via Yahoo Hong Kong