Artificial InteleGENTS

Hey Guys, Sorry for the late episode this week as you will see theres no Real E3 related content til our next show. There was just some issues technically on my end and now there sorted Enjoy!

Hosts:
Allan, Zack, Mike

Topics

• Fallout 3 {Cannibalism, OZ Banned, Why Banned}
• CD Projekt To Sell “Good Old Games” DRM-Free
• Too Human Demo Coming To LIVE Next Week
• Xbox 360 Price Drop
• Rumor: DirectX11 Announcement Coming this Month
• Sega Reveals Console RTS Stormrise
• New Call of Duty Screens
• W Online Pulls Content’
• Max Payne Movie Link
• Two New Digital Distribution
• Square Enix Line up at E3 not To Include Final Fantasy
• Japans Top 10 Sellers
• ExScea Joins Atari
• Mario Kart  Tops Smash in OZ
• Velvet Assassin Link

 

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written by Mr.D

The sequel to the ever-popular Rock Band is slated to come out this September, according to an IGN interview with the developers. This announcement has been  made official.
The set list has not been released but what we do know is that we will be able to use our DLC from Rock Band, which is great news. Now I just hope we don’t have to buy new instruments.

written by Zach Westfall \\ tags: music, Rock Band

Hey Guys, I was scanning around and found this interesting video. It’s a fan made sequal for Chrono Trigger, so i recommend watching it if your a fan of the series.

written by Mr.D

Since both of these stories involve individuals who are in the legal profession, I decided to combine this into one story.

Basically, the long and short of it is that Jack Thompson, renouned critic of video games, especially the GTA series, stormed out of court the other day after the Florida Bar recommended in the Miami-Dade court that Thompson be barred from practicing law in the state of Florida for the next ten years! Thompson threw a bit of a fit and stormed out. This is great news for gamers and the game industry, as frivolous law suits can finally be put aside, at least for the next decade.

Meanwhile, ex-Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, age 78, is headlining a project to create a free web-based game called “Our Courts.” The game’s purpose is to teach children/gamers/gamerchildren how our legal system works. The game will be free and will be ready by September ‘09. One scenario in the game includes a situation in a school where a student is asked to remove a shirt with a controversial slogan on it, which is meant to teach about the 1st amendment.

To me, this is great news, and I am giving mad props to our ex-justice, Sandra. This proves that just because someone is not a gamer does not mean that they can not break into the medium. This is a great way to show politicians and lawyers everywhere (cough*Jack Thompson*cough) that anyone can get into gaming at any time in their lives, and can make a positive change in the world while doing so. Even though this game probably won’t be anything great, it’s still a step in a new direction, and I always welcome change when it is for the betterment of society or the industry.

written by Zach Westfall \\ tags: court, Jack Thompson, politics

And rumored to star Bruce Willis as Kane and Billy Bob Thornton as Lynch. Right now it’s a bit of speculation and rumors flying all around the interwebz, but more developments are inevitable. From what I have heard, Bruce Willis is already undergoing contract negotiations for the film.

Hopefully this will turn out well. I played the game and liked the story but wasn’t a fan of the gameplay. Let’s just hope Uwe Boll doesn’t get wind of this.

written by Zach Westfall \\ tags: Kane and Lynch, movie

Courtesy of Yahoo!

Like any red-blooded American teenager, John Tyler Hammons digs rock music, fast cars, video games and…fiscal planning?

Apparently so. The AP reports that the University of Oklahoma freshman trounced 70 year-old Hershel McBride to become the mayor of Muskogee, Oklahoma, making it the first city in the nation to be governed by a self-admitted gamer.

But while he could own any of his peers at Halo 3, the fresh-faced leader is turning his sights on cleaning up the town’s politics by establishing an independent ethics commission and locking down campaign finance reporting.

“I’m sure the (city) council will work with me on these issues,” he said. “I campaigned on this, and this is something I intend to push.”

Tired of the same old political shenanigans, the townsfolk are backing their new man.

“He doesn’t have the baggage. He doesn’t owe anybody anything,” said cafe owner Gary Armstrong. “It’s sort of a fresh start for Muskogee.”

Best known as the subject of country legend Merle Haggard’s 1969 hit “Okie from Muskogee,” the unassuming city of 38,000 is considered the archetype of virtuous, small town America, a “place where even squares can have a ball.”

And now, so can gamers.

written by Zach Westfall

Hey Guys Mr.D here, Just wanted to thank everyone for baring with us with the site changes and the RSS Feed Being down along with Itunes.  A big thankyou to the construction crew and our new host Pink Ninja Studios for all there work with getting everything in working order. That said I just wanted to let everyone know that all the episodes are now link and can be listened to using this site, so you can go back an listen to guest like InfectedPB503 and Steve519 from Platform Nation, Chris Pereira aka TheSmokingManX from FileFront, CooperHawkes from MGN & Gamehounds, Cory Grimes, GeminiAce, MrMaynard, HunterChief, Ness, Lauren, etc. etc. so go check them out have a good one guys.

written by Mr.D

Here’s what the leaked information says *could* be on a Spring update:

Xbox LIVE updates

• Option to delay sign-in to Xbox LIVE upon booting console (to allow user to set Online Status).

• Option to promote Child Account from Family Settings.

• Disallow Child Accounts (over 18) to override Family Settings by launching Privacy Settings through a title.

• Option in Family Settings for Child Accounts to enable child-oriented/non-mature advertisements.

• Introduce a group chat (4) for Private Chat and conferences through Video Chat.

• Support to indicate media being watched to gamercard status (video content from Marketplace only).

• Extend height for Bio field in Personal Profile, easier navigation through text.

• More fields present in Personal Profile - recent achievements, interests, games, movies, links, custom section.

• Compact Personal Profile for new fields (navigating to field will open it up).

• Mandatory option to delete duplicate titles from gamercard (excludes Games for Windows - LIVE). User disconnected from Xbox LIVE when booting any title until action complete.

• Option to remove payment information from gamertag.

• New payment methods for international users.

• Download History on Account Management better organized - games, genre, type, download date, miscellaneous.

• Long descriptions of items on Marketplace can be scrolled using right stick.

• Better organization of free content on Marketplace.

• Option to ‘ping’ when testing connection.

• Allow re-connection to Xbox LIVE if Ethernet cable is re-inserted whilst powered on.

• New strip colors available to developers, staff gamercards.

• New corner icon available to ambassadors.

• Re-introduce Messages button for Inside Xbox updates only.

• Option to store up to 10 messages permanently on server (excludes invites, status messages).

• Increase character limit for text messages between friends only.

• Option to disable invites from non-friends or all players.

• Option to disable invites from titles not on gamercard (excludes demos).

• Option to have smaller items moved up in Active Downloads.

• Automatically re-connect to Xbox LIVE if disconnected unexpectedly (set intervals).

• Option to download gamer picture (if available) from a gamercard being viewed.

• Display random tips to replace static text on Xbox LIVE and Games blades.

• New button on Marketplace for optional dashboard features - uses Storage Device memory.

• Option to donate Microsoft Points to anybody with a Windows Live ID.

• Option to purchase Membership for charities (includes benefits).

• Integrate file-sharing for selected titles on Xbox LIVE and Games for Windows - LIVE.

• Disable notifications to friends of user repeatedly signing into service (set period).

• Option to see ’snippet’ of text message in notification.

• Windows Live Mail integration - includes support for Xbox LIVE Vision.

• Web feeds integration - text, images, audio. Includes support for specific item codes on Marketplace.

• Option to display gamer picture or standard picture as display picture in Windows Live Messenger.

• Support for headset, Xbox LIVE Vision in Windows Live Messenger.

• Support for limited ‘winks’ that display on dashboard interface. Option to disable ‘winks’ and ‘nudges’ added.

• Notifications separate from Windows Live Messenger to Xbox 360 notifications.

• Disable multiple languages from being used in any Xbox LIVE editable fields.

Games

• Option to delete titles from gamercard with 0 gamerscore and 0 achievements (excludes some titles that will be re-added to launch another title).

• Organize My Games at the Games Library section better (includes disc-based titles) - sort by genre, platform (Games for Windows - LIVE), percentage completion.

• Support to display friends leaderboards for disc-based titles.

• Show dates of an achievement unlocked when comparing.

• Preload Games Library upon dashboard bootup for faster access.

• Game updates now shown as items in Memory, increased amount of updates on Storage Device.

• Option to delete game updates, removed ‘cheat code’ as no longer needed.

• Support for more titles to display banner when accessing guide in-game.

• Option to re-introduce awarded gamer pictures from titles that do not have their own re-introduce feature (requires saved game).

• Disable gamer pictures from being awarded from trials.

• Support for titles to store installation data on Storage Device for faster loading.

• Synchronization to achievements offline/online that were deleted and then re-added from developers.

Media

• Option to hold LT and RT for rewinding/fast-forwarding video content.

• Option to delete individual music tracks from storage device.

• Option to rip music CD at different quality.

• Copy non-protected files (pictures, music, videos) from USB storage devices, CDs and computers to proprietary storage devices.

• Support for menu, top-menu features on video content downloaded from Marketplace.

• Section added for audio delivered through feeds (podcasts). Option to stream, download to Storage Device.

• Support added for video titles/description to gamercard status.

Dashboard/Miscellaneous

• Option to navigate quickly out of several menus back to respective blade home (applies to Games, Media, System).

• New blade trim styles added.

• Introduce expanded Inside Xbox as a portal to news, weather, entertainment, help and community features.

• New sounds for various functions (notifications, blades, navigation).

• Calibration options for display/sound.

• Calibration options for motion sensor devices.

• New effects for Xbox LIVE Vision and dashboard background.

• Disable changing of Theme when on Memory to prevent ‘hanging’.

• Preload recent, limited items upon dashboard bootup on Memory.

• Faster loading of Themes section on guide.

• Option to see what items will not work offline due to DRM license changing from Memory.

• Option to automatically associate new DRM to items downloaded for free.

• Indicate ‘charging’ status on guide when Play & Charge kit is connected.

• Option to change text colors on guide to better contrast some backgrounds.

• Language improvements.

• Word censor updated for fields.

• Privacy Settings/Family Settings updated for new features.

• Voice, picture messages can be read at Xbox.com (Gold accounts).

written by Zach Westfall \\ tags: Update, XBL

Gore Verbinski, the acclaimed director of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy and The Ring, has signed on to direct the upcoming Bioshock film. Gore says that he feels that the story in Bioshock is dark and intimate, and he is more than ready to take on the job. I can’t wait for this movie, as it seems we might actually get a very exciting game-to-movie adaptation.

There will be more news on this as it is released. Just keep your eyes open until then!

written by Zach Westfall \\ tags: BioShock, movies

The hit new Grand Theft Auto game sold more than $500 million worth of GTA games and merchandise, with week-one sales over 6 million units. Day one sales topped 3.6 million unites and $310 million, absolutely shattering Halo 3’s first-day sale record of $170 million. Congratulations, Take-Two!

written by Zach Westfall \\ tags: GTA IV, Record, Take-Two