Those guys at thehairy shackhave posted a scary new story about the PlayStation 3 achieving what can only be sensationally described as human intelligence. Three UC Irvine students hooked three PS3s together, resulting in the number three being a used a whole lot. A more interesting side-effect was that this dark marriage gave the PS3 human brainpower, allowing it to solve problems in the way that we do. The group’s findings, which were showcased at the 2007 Power Architecture Developer Conference in Austin, Texas focused on reproducing brain algorithms....

My month-long countdown to the release ofSuper Mario Galaxy 2continues with another Mario-themed feature! Hooray! If a random (preferably attractive) person on the street approached me and asked me if I thought the Mario platformers weredifficultgames, I would most likely answer “no.” Granted, I am a super mega-fan of the Mario series, so my years of experience may make the games feel easier than they really are, but, when you think about it, the Mario games are actuallydesignedto be accessible to everyone....

AsMajor Nelsoninforms us, three new Xbox LIVE Arcade games are arriving on Wednesday, all of which are priced at 800 Microsoft Points. Unusual, isn’t it? There’sThe Warriors: Street Brawl,Zombie Apocalypse, andIon Assault. Based purely on screenshots, word of mouth, and my personal preference,Ion Assaultlooks to be the best of the bunch. Disclaimer: a lot of that has to do with me being extremely tired of anything that has to do with zombies outside ofDead Rising(and possiblyLeft 4 Dead 2) in addition to beat-’em’ups as a genre....

Preteens, comic books and a man dressed in tights. No, I’m not talking about your uncle’s sex dungeon; I’m describing the scene at Austin Books & Comics this past Sunday, where a release party was held for the Wii release ofThor: God of Thunder. Austin’s Red Fly Studio (the game’s developers) mingled with fans, gave away copies ofThor(which was released this week!) and showed off their latest title to a crowd of rowdy, lil’ cosplayers....

[It’s time for anotherMonthly Musing— the monthly community blog theme that provides readers with a chance to get their articles and discussions printed on the frontpage. — CTZ] Businessmen. Old ladies. Vagrants. At first glance, they may appear to be simple stage props designed to add realism to games set in urban areas. They walk, they talk, and they sometimes even interact with the player’s avatar. They also get in the way — a lot....

Titmouse makes games. I wasn’t aware of that factoid until this afternoon, when I came across Titmouse’s press release leading off with the statement “We Make Games.” Just to be clear: today, Titmouse announced the creation of Titmouse Games, a games studio that makes games. If you’ve ever watchedMetalocalypse, cheated for Achievements inAvatar: The Last Airbender, or slashed dudes inAfro Samurai, you’re familiar with Titmouse — they did the animation for all of those properties....

If you think Ubisoft’s recent financial report — you know, the onethat announced online multiplayer functionality in the nextAssassin’s Creed— was all good news, think again:Splinter Cell: ConvictionandR.U.S.E.have been pushed from fiscal year 2009, which ends March 31st, into 2010-11. According to the report, both games were originally slated for a fourth quarter release (which would be relatively soon) but have been delayed. No reason was given for the delay (perhaps because all of the games shuffled out of Holiday 2009 have createdanothercrowded season?...

The September 14th release date for Square Enix’s massive 20-discSeiken Densetsu Music Complete Bookin Japan is just a few days away, and as one of the most beautiful collections of game music that’s ever been created,OSVthought fans may appreciate checking it out in advance to see if it’s worth the 21,000 Yen (close to $250 USD) asking price. The set was created to commemorate theSeiken Densetsu(or “Mana“) franchise’s 20th anniversary, and it contains all of the music from the series as well as two arrangement albums and a special DVD containing footage of an orchestral performance of a medley spanning the entire series along with composer interviews and more....

If you pay attention to what’s going on in the import world, you probably already know that rhythm game fans have been losing their minds over Sega’sProject Diva, the recent release starring virtual popstar Hatsune Miku. Japan hasbeen obsessed with the characterfor some time now, and there’s even a version of 4chan dedicated solely to her (yep, you guessed it —Mikuchan). We spotted a couple of pictures of aLeft 4 Deadmod there, starring Miku herself wielding some wicked looking guns....

MMO andWarhammerfans werepretty upsetwhen it was revealed that Mythic’sWarhammer Onlinewas going to have some major features, including various cities and four character classes, removed thanks to being in a condition unsuitable for launch. Well, it’s time to turn those frowns upside down as it’s beenrevealedthat the cut cities will be returning as downloadable content. However, this is not paid DLC — it’s actually going to be released as part of your subscription....

Anyone who has readWatchmenand seen300knows that Zack Snyder’s upcoming film adaptation of Alan Moore’s greatest graphic novel is going to suck. Nearly very single scene in the trailer is needlessly in slow-motion, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre are about ten years too young and way too slim, and300sucked balls anyway. Yet, saying that, I almost think that the film adaptation will feel likeCitizen Kanein comparison to what theepisodic gamemight be like....

America, where you can make videogames from the comfort of your prison cell, provided you’re famous enough. Such is the situation that movie star and jailbird Wesley Snipes find himself in, working on a mobile game while serving a term for tax evasion. Dubbed Julius Styles: The Internationalis being developed for iPhone and iPad, with an XBLA/PSN/Android release planned later. It’s based on the movie of the same name, which Snipes will be filming after his sentence is over in 2013....

You may not know this, but nothing is more important than the color of your controllers. If your controllers don’t match your gaming pad then you will be judged by others. Judged, I tell you! And it won’t be good judging. It will be the kind of judging where they tell their friends how uncoordinated your house is and then no one will come over. If you’re a PS3 owner and a have an all white gaming pad you’ve pretty much been screwed until now....