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Rumor Mill: Monster Hunter to 3DS?

3DS is releasing, too, so (it seems like) the time to switch to a new platform is coming

This is the quote that has fans of the Monster Hunter series pondering the possibilities.  It comes from Capcoms CEO Haruhiro Tsujimoto, regarding, obviously, Monster Hunter and the upcoming Nintendo handheld, the 3DS.  Is the franchise going to jump the Sony PSP ship?  Probably not, but it looks like the series may be making the leap to 3D.  If the 3DS is as amazing as the industry buzz says it is, look for other franchises to pop up on the new platform.  (Pop up! Its funny because its 3D and...nevermind.)  

Capcom has already made Monster Hunter titles for both the Wii and Xbox 360, so it is not surprising that they would bring the game to Nintendos new handheld.  The game is incredibly popular in Japan, probably due to the little known but practice of monsut kari ya dai, in which each newborn Japanese baby is issued the latest edition of Monster Hunter, and their infantile performance dictates their permanent social status.  Also, they think its a documentary, so, yeah, its pretty popular.*

*two of the previous three sentences may be grossly inaccurate.

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Ubisoft loosens up its PC DRM

Remember when my good buddy Curtis Takaichi wrote up a news post about Ubisoft and their terrible plans for PC DRM? You know what I’m talking about, the DRM that requires your PC to maintain a constant Internet connection in order for you to play your game. Well after almost a year, the publisher has started to loosen up.

Now Ubisoft games (Assassin’s Creed 2 and Splinter Cell: Conviction in particular) will no longer pause instantly if a connection drops out. It is important to note that you still need to be connected to the Internet when launching the game so that Ubisoft can validate the install.

While this may not be a perfect solution to the whole DRM situation, it is a step in the right direction. Now I can finally stop my boycott and give Assassin’s Creed 2 a shot.

What do you guys think about this? Are you more willing to purchase an Ubisoft game on the PC now that their DRM has changed? Did Ubisoft’s old DRM system deter you from picking up their games? Let us know what you think with a comment below.

Source: PC Gamer

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Kinect hack turns you into a superhero

Here's a prime example of the importance of knowing your audience. Plenty of fully-formed games for Microsoft's Kinect hardware have been market researched and lovingly crafted, but peering into our souls with his Ultra Eye, YouTube user "hogehoge335" has tapped into our most heart-felt desires. In seconds, his new hack transforms the user into an Emerium Beam-blasting, Eye Slugger-tossing super hero -- tokusatsu icon Ultraseven, specifically.



We've been trying to think of a mature way to describe the video after the break, but our inner five-year-old has immobilized that part of our brains. So, in closing: He transforms! He can shoot lasers! He tosses his head thing! We want it! We want it!

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