Show Notes for August 16, 2006 - Game Addict Hotline



Show Notes for August 16, 2006

Game News

- Jack Thompson on G4’s Attack of the Show

- Hard Gay samurai fight commercial.

- Sandlot Games MousePad and Playphone cell phone card

Halo Movie Finally gets a Director.

Many hoped that Uwe Boll would not direct the new Halo game and it looks like their hope has come true as Microsoft announced that South African director Neill Blomkamp will be the director of the movie. Neill is known for his 3D animation and his Sci-Fi documentary Alive in Joburg. The movie has now been slated to be released in the summer of 2008

Japanese PSP owners want TV

In a recent poll on the Japanese website ITmedia they asked their readers on multiple new PSP accessories. Only 3% of the people were interested in the camera perhiperal and the use of the PSP for electric money. 14% of readers were interested in the GPS service making the PSP a navigation system. The largest sector of the readers was interested in the 1seg TV application. 1seg has been on cell phones since the Autumn of 2005 and will be in the Nintendo DS in the future.

EA Closes Servers for Many Online Games

EA announced this week that they will be closing online play to many of their online games including Madden 2005, Need for Speed Underground 2, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005. Many of the game servers were shut down on August 1st with the rest in October 1st. No comment has been given on the reasons for the shut down but you can see the full list of games through the link at our website.

Psychologist believes in World of War-crack

Dr. Maressa Orzack, a clinical psychologist, founder and coordinator of Computer Addiction Services at McLean Hospital in Newton, Mass., and the assistant professor at Harvard Medical School was interviewed about her 11 years of studies on video game addiction. In the interview by Twitch Guru, Dr. Orzack talked about how she believes that over 40% or 1 million people are addicted to the game World of Warcraft. She also talks on how people use the game as a way to gain a sense of belonging. The Doctor concluded her interview by talking about the need of warning labels for MMORPG’s such as World of Warcraft.

Top Anticipated games at

1. Dead Rising Xbox 360

2. N3: Ninety-Nine Nights Xbox 360

3. Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus PlayStation 2

4. Saint's Row Xbox 360

5. Madden NFL 07 Xbox 360

Top Games in Japan

1. SD Gundam G Generation Portable PSP

2. New Super Mario Bros. DS

3. Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou! Hokuto no Ken SE PS2

4. Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisecchi Gohi-Kini (Tomogachi Connection 2) DS

5. Mario Hoops 3 on 3 DS

Top Games in the UK

1. Cars PS2

2. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories PS2

3. New Super Mario Bros. DS

4. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day DS

5. Pro Evolution Soccer 5 PS2

Game Releases

Xbox 360

N3: Ninety-Nine Nights. Microsoft Game Studio

Xbox

Xyanide Playlogic

World Racing 2 Evolved Games

PS2

*Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII* Square Enix

No Gamecube games this week.

PSP

Super Monkey Ball Adventure Sega

Payout Poker and Casino Namco America

Nintendo DS

Deep Labyrinth Atlus

Konductra O3 Entertainment

No GBA games this week.

PC

DarkStar One CDV Software

F.E.A.R. Combat Sierra Entertainment

World Racing 2 Playlogic

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Game Trivia

Disney Games

1. This Disney video game has you play as the poor boy who wins the princesses heart through the help of a genie in a lamp. What is Aladdin

2. This Disney video game from the TV series has you play as two chipmunks who fight crime with two mice and a fly. What is Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers

3. This Disney video game has you play as a young boy in the jungle fighting off characters such as Baloo and Kaa. What is The Jungle Book.

Nintendo console codenames

(I’ll tell you the consoles development codename, you tell me the real name.)

1. Nintendo Ultra 64. What is the Nintendo 64

2. Dolphin. What is the Gamecube

3. Project Atlantis. What is the Gameboy Advance

Classic Gameboy Games

1. This Nintendo gameboy series has a pink powderpuff can suck in enemies and gain there powers to fight off the evil King DeDeDe. What is Kirby’s Dream Land

2. This game has you play as one of Nintendo’s greatest franchises as the main character finds himself stranded on a island after being shipwrecked and an owl for guidance. What is Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.

3. This Nintendo game has you follow Samus Aran as she continues her quest to destroy the creatures that bear the name of the game. What is Metroid 2: Return of Samus

Final Question

As gaming continues to grow, so has the amount of money gamers could win in gaming competitions. This past week, Micah Ernst of Meadville, Penn won the Verizon FiOS Grand Tournament by beating over 6,000 people on Half Life 2: Deathmatch. My question this week is, What was the amount of money Micah won in the tournament. What is $100,000

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