Portal II.....Coming in 2010

The next issue of Game Informer magazine will give more insight into the Half Life Universe with the now 100% confirmed sequel to the smash hit, Portal. Portal II is set to release in 2010.

According to Valve, the first Portal was more of a 'test' than an actual game. Portal II will be a full fledged gaming experience.

Valve has even gone an extra step by releasing an update to the original ending of the first Portal game. It must be watched so I have included it below (especially since the update is reportedly not being released on either the Xbox 360 or PS3).

The events depicted in the Portal series happen to coincide with the events in the Half Life series, who's adventures center on a one Gordon Freeman. Rumblings over the years have some believing that these two will series will meet and become one to overthrow the Combine empire who are the main antagonists in Half Life series.

Enjoy!

Portal II.....Coming in 2010

Google's "Nexus One" coming to Verizon on March 23

Verizon will release Google's Nexus One Android device on March 23 according to sources.

The Nexus One, has passed FCC inspection for use on Verizon's CDMA network and according to a Google worker who wishes to remain anonymous it will be made available on March 23, which is coincidentally the day the International CTIA wireless show begins in the US. It's not yet clear whether Verizon plans to hold a press conference regarding the launch. The source was not able to disclose Pricing and tariffs, but he did say they would be "competitive." Here is to hoping that the "HTC Incredible" releases the same day!!!

Google's "Nexus One" coming to Verizon on March 23

Future of the Modern Warfare series in jeopardy

News was a buzzing in the gaming world last night with reports that two of the masterminds behind the popular Call of Duty: Modern Warfare franchise were ousted from their Infinity Ward HQ offices yesterday by Activision security.

Supposedly both Vince Zampella and Jason West (now both former heads at Infinity Ward) were fired due to insubordination and breach of contract.

It's been publicly known that both developer Infinity Ward and publisher Activision have had several serious clashes in the past. Most of the problems were centered around the difference of opinions with the entire Modern Warfare saga.

Activision has always firmly believed that setting the series in modern times was 'too risky' and at one point and time they had even gone as far as doing a full market research survey to try and plead their case.

All we do know is that Infinity Ward will be continuing development of two downloadable map packs for release sometime in 2010 for Modern Warfare 2. But after that their future in the Call of Duty series remains uncertain.

Currently developer Treyarch is scheduled for the next Call of Duty release and a new studio called Sledgehammer Games is working on a Call of Duty project in the 'action-adventure' genre set to release in 2011.

Will we see Captain Price again? Does Soap MacTavish make it? What will become of Zakhaev? If Infinity Ward is out of the COD series we will never know. Only time will tell.

Since it's release on Nov 10th 2009, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has generated worldwide sales that have surpassed well over $1 Billion. It has shattered both gaming records and even theatrical box office records.

Future of the Modern Warfare series in jeopardy

Some awesome lightning footage!!!

Take a look at this awesome footage filmed near Bear Butte, South Dakota. The footage shows multiple stepped leaders traveling in different directions in which they periodically pause then redevelop. (courtesy of Wired and Tom Warner)

Some awesome lightning footage!!!

PS3 Acknowledging defeat intiates global self distruct sequence on all PS3's!

Sony’s Playstation Network (PSN) went into meltdown this weekend, logging users out of the service and preventing them from playing online games. That alone would be inconvenient, but users, including our own Brian X Chen, are reporting that previously downloaded games - including Heavy Rain - cannot be played offline, that trophies won in games have disappeared from the console. Sony is aware of the problem, posting updates on both its PS3 blog and Twitter stream. Oddly, the issue is confined to the original big PS3s: The PS3 Slim remains unaffected by the problem. Although Sony says it will have a fix by this morning, it has not yet said what went wrong. Anecdotal evidence points to a combination of DRM and firmware issues rather than a network outage. Affected units have their system date set to Dec 31, 1999 (something impossible to do manually, according to PS3 News) or January 1st 2000 and the consoles are only able to play non-protected games.

This, combined with errors like the following:

8001050F - Hardware failure. Cannot update Firmware or connect to Internet

make us think that a firmware bug screwed up the date and/or connectivity, and the games’ DRM is thrown into a panic as a result. If this is true, it’s embarrassing for Sony.

Read More http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/03/playstation-network-problems-cause-ps3-meltdown/#ixzz0gvQ2rTn8

PS3 Acknowledging defeat intiates global self distruct sequence on all PS3's!