Music producers in search of that unmistakable 8-bit sound have a plethora of options available to them, but few are as authentic as Super Synth Drums - an actual cartridge that works on a real (or pirate) NES system. Granted, its sound palette is so narrow you could spit across it, and the Midines is a far better bit of kit, but it’s half the price and we always like to see more labor-of-love projects supporting discontinued hardware.
The Super Synth Drums cartridge is available from ElectroKraft for $49 plus shipping. Click through for a terrible demonstration video, which demonstrates as much of the demonstrators crotch as it does the actual product.
TriForce has announced the acquisition of a license to produce full-scale replicas of the weaponry and armor found in Gears of War. First to be released are the COG armor, COG helmet and the awesome, chainsaw-equipped Lancer Assault Rifle - which will be available for pre-order on July 8, 2008. Obligatory Suicide Girls photo shoot sure to arrive shortly after.
Whenever I think of LucasArts, I wonder why they stopped making graphic adventure games. According to LucasArts PR manager Chris Norris, this kind of question is all too common.
“We have looked at it,” admits Norris. “It is something we are continually looking at - new venues to put out our library of games on. We’re not announcing anything about that because honestly I don’t know anything about it.”
And why don’t they release the games on the Wii or DS, both formats sporting interfaces which are undeniably perfect for a translation?
Havok tools have been used in high-caliber games like BioShock, Halo 3 and MotorStorm - and now you can use them for free.
The Intel-sponsored release allows any developer to build a commercial PC game using the Havok tools - and if you’re selling your game for under $10, you don’t need to worry about getting a license to release it.
The demo for Ninja Gaiden 2 has arrived…in Japan. Those of you with Japanese Xbox Live accounts (and I assume there’s probably more fake accounts than real ones) will probably need no encouragement to get on the download. Those of you who don’t have Japanese Xbox Live accounts will probably want to see this Destructoid post running you through the process.
Ubisoft will be running a Private Beta of Tom Clancy’s EndWar for three weeks in June and July. If you’ve got an Xbox 360, a Live Gold account, broadband, and 3GB of space left on your hard drive, head over to the signup page, verify your e-mail address, answer a whole bunch of questions, and cross your fingers. Oh, and it’s open to people outside the US - bravo, Ubisoft!
Nintendo of Australia will be launching their Connection Tour 08 on June 28, running through till 15 July. They’ll be setting up in Westfield shopping centres across Australia, and giving you the opportunity to play the ridiculously-late highly-anticipated Super Smash Bros. Brawl and the widely-mocked Guitar Hero On Tour (among other games) - with the odd Mario Kart Wii competition thrown in to boot. Click through for the tour dates.
