Bloody hell, maybe those WAP phones do have a use after all..
Japan’s GameWatch has some new screens of Dead or Alive 3 for XBox which display some of the consoles raw poly’ pushing power. The screens feature a fight on a tropical beach between 2 female fighters, the sky is filled with maybe 50+ seagulls! If they’re 3D models and not some form of sprite or texture then I must say I’m pretty impressed..
theRegister have a nice piece on the hype surrounding Code Red worm and its aftermath. A lot of people in the data security industries have been making a lot of noise about this virus, theReg have pulled together the best (most embarassing) sound bites, and question those involved’s motivations..
Darren Aronofsky’s adaptation of Hubert Selby Jnr’s Requiem for a Dream has just had its Region2 DVD release. Aronofsky’s study of addiction tells the story of 4 people and their relentless pursuit of happiness at all costs. The film starts as a summer love story between Jared Leto and Jennifer Connelly (the 2 best looking actors in Hollywood?), by the time winter comes and the film draws to its inevitable conclusion however your hands will be over your eyes, unable to watch, as they plunge head first down the spiral of addiction and self abuse. Aronofsky has created a film of extrordinary beauty and tragic morality, directing with a flair and talent that few in Hollywood can match.. Requiem for a Dream is one of those films that will change the way you see things for ever, it comes highly recommended..
The fun continues over at the Cult of the Dead Cow’s house, with more on Peekabooty, in the form of Oxblood Ruffin’s open letter to the President of the People’s Republic of China, and TechTV’s streaming video coverage of cDc at Defcon. This clip in particular gives a bit more of an insight into how Peekabooty will work, not as a standalone browser as some accounts previously suggested, but as a filter of sorts between browser and net connection.
See how many of those covers you remember as though it were yesterday with the lovingly curated Crash, Sinclair User, Your Spectrum and Your Sinclair archives.
Magic Box have new screenshots and information about Parappa the Rappa 2. As well as battling against the conspiracy of the Noodle Army, it looks like we’ll finally be able to meet Sunny Funny’s father, (a character originally intended to be in the first game) who is, of course, a flowerpot.
Hitmaker have just launched “HIPS”, the Hitmaker Interactive Product Store. Newly opened, there’s not much available to order at the moment, but it looks promising for the future. Japanese language only though I’m afraid..
What sort of a crap title is that? Don’t hold out for this being much better than the last one folks..
Tendobox is reporting that Nintendo’s Gamecube will not be hitting European shelves till March 2002. Why, when Europe is such a huge marketplace, are we constantly placed at the back of the queue for gaming releases.