PS3 Video Rentals Go Live TONITE!!!

Well about time, can't wait to see what they have!! Kotaku is reporting that Sony has partnerships with Warner, Fox, Lion's Gate, Disney, MGM and "others," which means the offerings should be substantial. Sony spokepeople also said TV and movie categories would be separate, with price points to vary based on purchase, HD and regular rental. You will also be able to transfer movies to your PSP via USB cable.

Hooray for PS3, way to break into the new century with your online offerings!!

Read more at Kotaku.

PS3 nirvana on the horizon?

Two BIG PS3 notes this week: 

Darren Waters of BBC News nearly makes the Church collectively soil themselves with his blog post on Sony's GDC dog-and-pony act which included the following: 

 

So what else was I shown? Well, I was shown a trailer for a game not due out till 2009 but was sworn to absolute secrecy. Apparently, Sony just wanted to give a glimpse of what the console will be capable of.

In fact, the game is such a secret that when I mentioned the game to Phil Harrison last week he was unsure at first whether even to admit the title existed. When I explained I had been shown it under strict Non Disclosure Agreement terms he looked relieved.

I don't mean to be a tease - all I can say is that I was left speechless. If the footage I was shown truly is "in game", as told to me by the Sony PR people, then we could be on the brink of a step change in what games consoles are capable of in terms of story-telling and immersion.

Yeah, we're excited.....check the entire blog post here.   

Other news - Sony Europe released PlayTV PVR for PS3, a personal video recorder add-on for the PS#.  Unfortunately, its only available in European/PAL territories, but we are holding our collective breathe for the U.S. launch.  PlayTV will have the ability to store shows on your PS#, watch via remote play on the PSP, as well as auto-choosing between HD and SD depending on your hook-up.  Sick......

Get your voice IN GTA IV (if it ever comes out!!)

Yeah, we admit, we were a little bummed to hear that GTA IV got pushed back until 2008, but hey, we found the silver lining - Rockstar's WKTT Radio is offering a chance to get on Talk Radio IN THE GAME!!

Baby Momma working your nerves? Can't stop scratching that rash that appeared out of "nowhere"? Something wrong with America’s youth you need to get off your chest? Marilyn Manson's newfound emo-ness driving you up the wall? Calling in to the WKTT Radio Hotline gives you the chance to vent all of your problems, LIVE!

All you have to do is call their number at 212-360-2368, wait for the tone, say and spell your name, and then go ahead and vent to your heart’s content. The calls will then be screened and possibly selected to be featured in the upcoming GTA IV. So go ahead, now is the perfect time to let the world know what an asshole your boss is for leaving a whole mess of work for you to do while he goes to Thailand for another one of his special “business trips”. Dope.....

DR. OBVIOUS presents "1 Point of I.Q." #1

Greetings acolytes of The Church of Cool.

I, DR. OBVIOUS, have been summoned to provide for you intellectual stimulation through regular mental flexation and incontinence. Intelligence is not something to be scoffed at, and has been proven to increase your physical comeliness by quantifiable measures. Why, it's all that the good Dr. can do to bat away mewling predators of the opposing sex every time he walks out of doors clad in his lab coat. Excelsior!

Did you know: Isaac Newton's only recorded utterance while he was a member of Parliament was a request to open the window?

Perhaps he wanted an apple?

This week's brain teaser is a game entitled, "Gravity Pods," in honor of Sir Isaac. In Gravity Pods, one controls a turret, which shoots a yellow bullet into a purple vortex. But, as with most things in life, there are obstacles. Walls block your path, and you must use attractors and repellers to curve the bullet to its destination. Levels 1-10 are practically a tutorial. Levels 11-20 introduce attractors. Levels 21-30 introduce repellers. Levels 31-40... moving walls!? Levels 41-50... the good Dr. has not reached these levels as of yet.

Best game feature: it stores a cookie in your browser, so you can close the window and reopen it on the level you're trying to complete.

Worst game feature: pure heroin for the geometrically inclined.

Warning: level 25 will add the 1 point of I.Q., but it will do so at the cost of 1 point from your soul.



Happy gravitating!

Dr. Obvious

WTF! - The Booby Blaster Game

Booby Blast

Uh, this kept me up until 5 in the morning. The rest of these will have you groggy at work tomorrow.