The Official J2Games.com news Thread

[J2games]

UnSolicited Penis on Xbox Live:

You have to read this article, no wonder we don't find too many female gamers on Xbox Live! Meet Abbie, our newest writer and our relaunch of the 'Token Female' column:

http://www.j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=864.msg1407#msg1407

She's a riot and I'm happy we were able to grab her!

[Alucard79]

Good read, but it also goes the other way too. (not that I mind) When Uno first came out on XBLA it was almost a nightly thing to see different girls doing some... well let's just say inserting things. Also, I have several girls on my friend list that will kick your ass in Rainbow Six, Halo, Gears Of War, and Ghost Recon. I think it's funny as hell for guys to give them shit before a match and then be constantly killed and teabagged by the girls they were giving shit to.

[mnbren05]

It always amazes me the extent that some people will go to. Why on earth would you send pics of your junk to some person through a mutual gaming experience? I just don't understand what is the matter with some of these guys. Really they give a bad name to gamers in general. Unsolicited penis is quite possibly the new catch phrase of the years lol. Quite an interesting column I must say and I will enjoy future additions.

[RARusk]

UnSolicited Penis is one of the following:

A. A naked punk rock group.
B. Bill Clinton's Secret Service code name.
C. Fighter17's alt user name.

[scooterb23]

When I saw this thread title, I immediately thought "Odd title for a game" I clearly need to get outside more often.

[boatofcar]

Hehe, good story.

[kazuo]

When Uno first came out on XBLA it was almost a nightly thing to see different girls doing some... well let's just say inserting things.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

[rbudrick]

Gay DPers, speak up: Have you ever pretended to be a chick on XBL to get some unsolicited penis?

lolz

-Rob

[Darth Sensei]

Link doesn't come up for me.

[Slate]

Gay DPers, speak up: Have you ever pretended to be a chick on XBL to get some unsolicited penis?

lolz

-Rob

No but a girl on my friends list pretended to be an old man once.

[J2games]

I thought you guys would get a kick out of that one! When Abbie was pitching me the story, she had me on the floor in tears with some of the stuff she's gone through. I think the best is when she doesn't say anything, hands some cocky bastard their ass then lets them know they were beaten by a girl...

(oh, and I think I'm going to have to start playing Uno now - is it really like free porn?)

This week Abbie will be covering the 'E for All' show for us. I can imagine her diatribe on being a minority in attendance at THAT show...

[FantasiaWHT]

Where'd all the... er... *afraid to say it now* anatomical references go?

[BillKunkel]

After working with Abbie for almost a year at Tips & Tricks I was, like, mega-delighted when she agreed to join Jay, Rob and me at J2Games.com. She's the best female journalist in the business for my money and doesn't even have to call herself "Natasha Nude" or something equally ridiculous to attract attention—not to mention lotsa photos of genital warts! Though what I find interesting is that she once remarked to me that it was other female gamers who often gave her the most crap online. Hmmmm.

Quick reminder: The J2 site is getting a makeover around the front end of next month at which time I'll be awarding the first Game Doctor Q&A Prize Packet for Best Q of the Month in about 15 years. That means the winner will be getting stuff mostly from the 90s with perhaps a bit of 80s memorabilia just to start it up in style. I have several good Qs in already, but there's still plenty of time for a topper to squeeze in there and snag the swag.

I'll also be running a major piece on "30 Years of Space Invaders" including an interview with the game's creator, Tomohiro Nishikado (as translated by Anatole "The Real Deal" Brown) so I hope you'll be checking in regularly. And now that we have our Very Own Thread here on DP, I'll be trodding these boards with even greater regularity.

Okay, so you take the bitter with the sweet.

[diskoboy]

I'll also be running a major piece on "30 Years of Space Invaders" including an interview with the game's creator, Tomohiro Nishikado (as translated by Anatole "The Real Deal" Brown) so I hope you'll be checking in regularly. And now that we have our Very Own Thread here on DP, I'll be trodding these boards with even greater regularity.

Damn, it's been 30 years, already!!??

Boy, talk about feeling old... Space Invaders was the first video game I ever played at the tender age of 5. :)

Can't wait to see the article!

[BillKunkel]

Btw, among the items being included in that Game Doc Prize Packet will be one of the original screen overlays that had to be placed over your TV screen to play various games on the 1971 Magnavox Odyssey (that should get Earl off his Phosphor Dot Fossil so he can send me a winning Q). I have no idea how rare these sheets are, but I don't think you'll find them on eBay.

[Sothy]

I think i met this chick.

I was playing a game of tf2 and its like maybe my 3rd game I dont know shit "Im an old hand at tf1 but cmon way different stuff happening" And a female gamer is walking me through how to handle different character classes and stuff. after the game i sent a message and friend request "wxpecting to be ignored" But she accepted and when I clicked profile thing it had a j2games link. Havent talked or played with her since but seems like coincidence.

No im not giving out the gamertag

[Richter Belmount]

If they get nude on xbox webcam , it doesnt mean they love you.

[J2games]

Not to change direction too much, but as this the "Official J2Games.com Thread" I wanted to let you know we have ALOT going on! Bill Kunkel is running the "Game Doctor Q&A" and we also have the FanArt monthly contest going. Details are below and at our site:

http://j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=869.0

"Want to win goodies from the J2Games warehouse? Thanks to the numerous requests we have received for how to submit fan-artwork, we have decided to relaunch the FanArt contest and re-post our mailing details as well as artwork guidelines and submission rules.

Each month, we will pick the best of that months submissions and the winner will be contacted. The winning piece will be scanned and added to the website for all to see and marvel at! Prizes will include recent game releases, limited edition game packin items, autographed books, controllers, figurines, lapen pins, you name it! We'll just be picking at random some really neat stuff as the prizes!

All submissions should be mailed to our offices at the following address:

J2Games
attn: Fan-Art Contest
791 Wylie Street SE Unit 1002
Atlanta, GA 30316

or they can be scanned, attached and emailed to jay@j2games.com.

Submissions can be hand-drawn artwork, sculptures, videoclips/animation (provided to us on CD/DVD - or email if it isn't too big a file,) original music, etc. (we're open to seeing how truely creative the gaming community can be!) (and partially scared!)

All submissions become the property of J2Games LLC. You will be given credit for your submissions in all ways, shapes and forms. (your name will be ALL OVER IT!) By submitting entries, you allow J2Games to use the item likeness on the website, in print work, to be framed and hung or displayed in our offices or for our general laughter and amusement. (hey, this is like American Idol, we all love watching the goober auditions!)

Winners will be selected by vote of the J2Games.com staff. Staff members and staff-freelance members are not allowed to participate. (you weenies get enough free stuff already!) Submissions cycles start the first of the month and run into the last day of the month based on the postmark on the item. (we will go al little longer for this first cycle and will award our first prize the beginning of Dec.) Winners will be chosen by the 5th business day of the following month. We cannot return submissions but know that you might have made someone happy with your work.

We look forward to seeing the grteat work you guys have to offer!

[Daria]

No but a girl on my friends list pretended to be an old man once.

I used to pretend I was a bionetically engineered typing hamster.

I was also like 14. >.>

[J2games]

Game piracy has been a plague on the game industry almost from Day One. Even going back to the days of the Atari VCS there were game stores with ROM burners in the back capable of transforming a single game into six-eight games. The Crash of '84 and era of computer dominance (we no longer played infantile “games” but were encouraged to involve ourselves in the wonder of “simulation”), escalated piracy into overdrive. Disk-based media proved a lot easier to duplicate than cartridges and the "user groups" that evolved around the new, cheaper computers such as the Atari 400/800 quickly evolved into the virtual Caribbean with stolen games being swapped wholesale.

When George Lucas got into the software business with Ballblazer/Ballblaster and Rescue on Fractalus, he was appalled that the same infrastructure that could keep the wraps on a multi-million dollar movie could be undone in the game world by a single, low-level employee showing off a game to a “friend”. And that’s what happened to Lucas’ debut titles; Rescue on Fractalus (under its original working title, Behind Jaggi Lines) and Ballblazer were being played by thousands upon thousands of pirate gamers months before the intended release date with the piracy level rapidly becoming exponential. Your value to the group was based on the goodies you could bring to the table—especially if you were willing to share.

Read the entire article here:

http://www.j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=905.msg1528#msg1528

[J2games]

http://j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=906.0

I hope this becomes a future videogames - Terminator on SegaCD was one of the better movie to game licenses.

Variety reports that Warner Bros. has acquired North American distribution rights to 'Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins', triggering an early 2008 production start for a film that seeks to reinvent the cyborg saga with a storyline to be told over a three-movie span.

From Variety:

The Warner deal dashes MGM's hopes of corralling distribution rights to the film. The Lion planned to pepper its slate with tentpoles such as "The Hobbit" and "Terminator," but neither project has worked out for the distributor. Halcyon sued MGM in July in Los Angeles Superior Court, claming the distrib was interfering with its distribution plans on the fourth "Terminator" film on the basis of an MGM claim that it had acquired an exclusive 30-day negotiating window. The "Terminator" pic franchise got a new lease on life in spring, when privately funded Halcyon and its co-CEOs Victor Kubicek and Derek Anderson teamed with "Terminator 3" exec producer Moritz Borman to acquire film, merchandising and licensing rights from ex-Carolco partners Andy Vajna and Mario Kassar. Kubicek, Anderson and Borman are producing the new film, with Peter D. Graves as exec producer.

WB had first right of negotiation for domestic theatrical and TV distribution rights because the studio played the same role on 2003's Jonathan Mostow-directed "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines." That pic posted a domestic gross of $150 million and a worldwide total of $427 million.

The producers said that the new film will carry the size and scale of "Terminator 3," and will have an event-sized budget. It will likely be less than the $200 million pricetag of "Terminator 3," which was saddled with extravagant costs that included above the line payouts, rights payments and heavy fees incurred through a complex financial structure. Warner Bros. is also producing a smallscreen "Terminator" adaptation, "The Sarah Connor Chronicles," for Fox's midseason sked.

WB's commitment solidified the pic's financing structure and ensured a start date, producers said. They will now zero in on overseas distribution. Sony Pictures Entertainment, which distributed "T3" in most overseas territories, is expected to get first crack at a reprise. Several other territories are spoken for, including Japan, where Toho-Towa is expected to distribute once again.

A screenplay has been completed by "Terminator 3" scribes John Brancato and Michael Ferris, and the financiers and studio are close to locking a director. While industry buzz has "Charlie's Angels" director McG as the odds-on favorite for the assignment, the producers said no final decision had yet been made.

The first two "Terminator" films, directed by James Cameron, used contemporary settings to pit Sarah and John Connor against indestructible cyborgs. "T3" was also set in the present day and ended just as the machines initiated a nuclear apocalypse. "Terminator Salvation" was deliberately not given a number after its title, because Halcyon is eager to make it clear that the fourth film heads into an entirely different setting.

"This is set in the future, in a full-scale war between Skynet and humankind," Anderson told Daily Variety.

Borman said: "The third film was really the conclusion of what happened in the 'now.' You will find the most-loved characters, but the intention here is to present a fresh new world and have this be the first of a trilogy." The producers said it wasn't yet clear whether Arnold Schwarzenegger will be back for his fourth appearance in the franchise that launched his movie career. "T3" was the last film in which he starred before becoming governor of California. "We've left it open for him to maybe do a cameo," Borman said. "He has an important job, as we know, and the final decision will be based on his desire and availability, along with what the director wants."

[Kitsune Sniper]

Apparently you've never played Terminator on the NES, or Terminator 2 on the SNES...

[BillKunkel]

Apparently you've never played Terminator on the NES, or Terminator 2 on the SNES...

No, but T2 rocked as a coin-op shooter.

[RCM]

No, but T2 rocked as a coin-op shooter.

I loved that game! No way Jose...

[Sothy]

Never could save the truck in the coin op shooter....

[BillKunkel]

Happy Halloween, folks. Today is the last day of the Game Doctor Q&A Contest for October. You have until the stroke of Midnight (boohoohahaha) to beat the current Best Question and win a Game Doctor Prize Packet of gaming swag mostly from the 80s and 90s, including an original screen overlay from the first videogame system, the original Odyssey.

Send your most interesting question to gamedoctor@j2games.com and I'll announce the winner after I get back from VGXPO, at which I hope to see a few of you.

[J2games]

What Ever Happened to Zaxxon? After the crazy dream I had last night, it got me to wondering...

or maybe it's just Halloween making me creapy!

http://www.j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=943.msg1613#msg1613

[BillKunkel]

To read the winner of the Gamedoc Prize Packet Q&A and see what he won go to http://j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=966.0 and check it out.

[Kid Ice]

Cool prize package. Your answer was better than mine, Doc.

"It was the pits, Jeff".

[J2games]

Greetings J2Gamers and Happy Fall!

It's a good time to be a gamer! Xbox360, Wii, and PS3 are all hot (or getting hot) and wrestling for our attention and our dollars. Hot new releases and old favorites like Halo3, nIGHTS, Ratchet and Clank and Mario Galaxy should make this Holiday season one to remember! Plus the never ending struggle for console supremacy means we will be seeing more hot new properties coming in the winter!

J2Games has gone through some changes as well to be able to keep up with all of this gaming goodness! (I know you've been wondering why we've be soooo quiet lately!)We've recently added to our staff famed videogame journalist and friend, Bill "The Game Doctor" Kunkel! Fresh off his LifeTime Achievement Award at this years VGXpo, Bill brings a wealth of info about both new and classic videogames and systems and his 20+ years in the Industry! Add to that, we decided to relaunched our 'Token Female' column under our newest writer, Abbie's control! You might recognize Abbie as a fixture in the videogame scene as a writer for such mags as Tips and Tricks. Her unique perspective as a female gamer is sure to arouse some conversations! (check out her posting on XXXbox!) All of this along with an improved layout, new inventory, news, reviews, videoclips and screenshots for your favorite titles (or your soon to be favorite titles) means we're bursting at the seams!

Please take a moment to visit the site and say Hi! to Bill, Rob, Abbie or Jay. And browse the videogame news section or take part in our online contests! And while you are there, enjoy FREE SHIPPING AND 5% OFF ANY ORDER by using coupon code 'NewJ2'. This coupon is good from now thought New Years so you've got your Holiday shopping covered!

Happy Gaming!?J2Games.com

ps - and stay tuned, Starting December 1st our Second Annual "12 Days of J2Games.com" Holiday contest begins! The prizes are gonna be outta dis' world! Xbox360's, limited edition swag, Games, autographs, books, controllers you name it! All to say "Thanks for staying with us all of these years fellow gamers!!"

[J2games]

About a month ago I read a blog on CNET, the author took a look at Sony’s problems with the mighty Playstation 3 (PS3). While wrapping up his bleak analysis of their situation he stated, “So far, the Playstation 3 is the biggest gaming blunder we have seen in years. Can you say "another Sega Saturn?"” As a Saturn fan I can say “f uck you...”

http://www.j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=981

[J2games]

http://j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=983.0

[BillKunkel]

The first of a two-party feature I wrote commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the development of Tomohiro Nishikado's video game classic, Space Invaders (Taito), including quotes from a recent interview I conducted with Nishikado-san with the help of interpretor Anatole Brown has now been posted at: http://j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=4ef8ff57af3157819830ebf4d311be d3&topic=1028.0 -- Part 2 will be up on Tuesday.

I'd love any feedback on this piece. Nishikado has not been interviewed in an American game magazine in years, to my knowledge, and the most recent interview I could find was in Edge about five years ago.

The article is loaded with interesting bit of information -- such as the only part of the game Nishikado DIDN'T design, his favorite SI ripoff and the Atari game that directly inspired SI.

[otaku]

Great interview bill! can't wait for part 2.

As a fellow saturn fan I also say f**k you to this blogger (and countless others) regarding the comparisons to PS3.

[J2games]

until the Wii came along, I don't think the younger generation understood that a pack-in game like Space Invaders sold the system..

[J2games]

You Heard it Right Gamers!

J2Games.com is getting ready to launch it's SECOND ANNUAL "12 Days of J2Games" Holiday Contest and the prizes are EVEN BIGGER then last year!! Starting December 1st 2007 and happening EACH DAY though December 12th 2007 - J2Games.com will be giving away Daily Prizes leading up to the mother of all Gaming Grand Prizes!

All you need to do to enter is visit J2Games.com between 12/1/06 and 12/12/06, go to the Forums section of the site and PM us your answer to the daily VIDEOGAME trivia question! (see site for full details and restrictions.)

1 Grand Prize Includes:
a brand new XBox 360 Core System with 2 brand new games (PGR3 and TMNT) 1 additional pre-played wireless controller, and 1 brand new Xbox360 Game Skin from our friends at Magic Club Game Skins! And a giftcard for 3 months access to XboxLive! (total value over $500)

Additional Daily Prizes Include:

Subscription to VideoGame Collector Magazine for 1 full year PLUS all of the VGC Magazine back issues including the limited edition issue with the Dragon’s Lair collectible trading card (courtesy of VideoGame Collector Magazine)

Messiah Generation NEX Game System

Messiah WIRELESS NES Controllers

Limited Edition vintage Pac-Man mugs and Ms. Pac-Man glasses circa 1980’s

Copies of "From Neptune to Earth” scifi book esclusive to J2Games.com and GoodDealGames.com

Arcade Ambiance Collectors Pack including Arcade Ambiance 1981 and 1983 audio cd’s

Burning Fists: Force Striker limited run and numbered SegaCD game released by J2Games.com and GoodDealGames

Game Skins from Magic Club Games Skins for Nintendo DS/Wii, Xbox 360/PS2

Autographed “Confessions of the Game Doctor” personally signed and inscribed by Bill Kunkel the author!

And more great stuff! (we have swag which will also be included with each prize as well!)



Happy Holidays! Happy Gaming! and Good Luck!

[J2games]

Part 2 of Bill Kunkel's Space Invaders Interview is now posted:

http://j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=1039.0

[In the first part of this feature, we discussed the origins of Space Invaders with the game’s creator, Tomohiro Nishikado. In this concluding installment, we discuss the creation of the concept of game strategy and Nishikado-san talks a bit about his favorite SI clone and his view of today’s video games.]

[J2games]

Oh boy, Abbie is at it again in her 'Token Female' column:

How many baby seals do you have to club to earn a 0?

http://j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=1070.0

[J2games]

Be sure to take a shot at the J2Games.com Holiday Trivia Contest! We've already given away some great prizes with more to come!

[J2games]

I’ve often shied away from expansive ‘off the rails’ games that allow you to “explore entire new worlds in every last minute detail available.” I just get too bored with looking under rocks to see if there is a magic shard or piece of paper with a magical clue on it in hopes of going off to do it all over again! When Final Fantasy XIII came out for Xbox360, I did promptly sign up, login and enter this huge world where I didn’t have a clue what I was supposed to do! Same happened with Grand Theft Auto. This all harkens back to Cybermorph for the Jaguar where I flew and flew and flew and accomplished nothing. I know I need to explore these worlds and drive and fly around and accomplish shit so other shit can happen. I just don’t know what to do, when to do it, what needs to happen next, what order this all comes in and why I’m bothering. (and I’m not about to starting taking notes in case I put the game down for a week.) In the end, it doesn’t feel like a game to me, it feels like a job...

http://www.j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=1151.msg2092#msg2092

[J2games]

I love when Bill gets going...

http://j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=1154.0

[J2games]

Oh boy, someone pissed her off this month!

Dear kids,

I don't like playing video games with you. In person, fine. I'm a step above teenage mentality myself, but at 8-16 years old (at least) you should never ever be given a headset that allows you to communicate with those playing games online with you...

http://www.j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=1233

[PsychoCandy]

What amazes me is theres never any unsolicited vagina. You think with the magnitude of hormone driven young girls they'd figure out xbox has a webcam and take there cirades there?

[J2games]

We're all played against that annoying 12 yo on Xbox Live that constantly sings, drops the N-bomb, calls everyone "faggot" and generally takes away from the online experience. Here is your chance to help come up with a name for these little f*ckers and win some prizes while you are at it! See the link and post your responses! thx! J2Games.com

http://j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=1233.0

[MachineGex]

My wife and I call them...
Kidiots
Kids+Video Games=Kidiots

[J2games]

All,

J2Games.com is seeking moderators for many sections of our forums. Working in conjunction with our featured writers, our forum moderators hanlde the individual boards discussing the latest information or news related to that particluar board. (ex: Atari 2600 board moderator might discuss the popular and growing homebrew market for this system.)

We have been expanding rapidly and I'd rather offer opptys like this within the gaming community before looking outside. These positions don't take much time and gets you recognized amongst the gaming community.

If you are interested, please contact us and we can discuss the boards needing moderators, your interest level and ability to participate, compensation, etc.

Reach out to 'jay@j2games.com' to discuss.

Happy Gaming!

[J2games]

You almost always get a strong reaction from tits and ass, unsheathed or otherwise. Bioware’s exclusive Xbox 360 title Mass Effect was released November ’07 but has only recently been knocked by some harsh, unfair and thoroughly uninformed criticism. It all started spiraling downward when Kevin McCullough, some type of conservative pundit, made ridiculous claims about a sex scene in the game that was clearly inaccurate, going as far to declare, ““Mass Effect” can be customized to sodomize whatever, whoever, however, the game player wishes.” If that were the case I’d have been first in line last November...

http://j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=1422.0

[J2games]

http://j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=1647.0

I'm writing this report, sitting on an airplane, 30,000 miles above the ground. Looking outside, it is absolutely gorgeous, wherever I am over, at night. I've been through so much in the past three days that has just blown my mind into tiny bits. I'll go step by step of all of the fun, enjoyable, life changing experiences that, unfortunately, you probably missed out on. This experience is one that I recommend...

[J2games]

Ever since Japan usurped the given-up-for-dead North American videogame console market in '86, the Japanese have initiated a form of consumer torture that should be investigated thoroughly by Amnesty International. With cruel glee, the Japanese have introduced an endless stream of Really Cool Game Stuff that can not be acquired in the US by any means short of recourse to the grey market or an eBay scalper...

http://j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=1648.0

[J2games]

Ok, so I mentioned I sat down for an interview with Vince Desi and Mike Jaret of RWS at GDC to talk Postal 3. After painstaking transcription and editing of the ahem…colorful parts…here you go! (Also, CF refers to Chris Faylor of Shack News who was with me at the demo).

http://j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=1632.0

[J2games]

That I have to post this somewhere before my brain melts.

"this is a really good thing for like, guys or something..."

http://www.youtube.com/v/sYOQ0VqTRq8

boy are they picking this one apart:

http://www.j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=1669

[J2games]

The story I heard was that the first time a Japanese artist showed an American censor a picture of a nude woman (given Japanese tastes, she was probably in some form of bondage), the censor was aghast at the full frontal, pointing at the vagina and assuring the artist that they could NOT show THAT at all. The artist, however, assumed the blowhard guygene was referring to the woman's pubic hair and so the Japanese stopped drawing pubic hair on their nudes, resulting in an art style that became so androgynous that a character in the "Robotech" anime once went into hiding by pretending to be a girl without changing a single thing about the way he looked or spoke. Weird...

http://j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=1769.0

Our own Game Doctor, Bill Kunkel, is at it again!

[J2games]

It's a month long celebration of J2Games 7th Birthday and we're having some fun with Screenshot Trivia!

You'll notice posted each week a portion of a screenshot from a popular (or not so popular game!) We will keep the image posted for 1 week (Sundays will start the new image.) Just send a PM (personal message - you need to be a member to have access to this and membership is free!) with your guess and you'll could win prizes! (winner will be randomly selected from all the correct entries that week!)

We'll be running this contest each week during the month of June so don't miss out!

http://j2games.com/new/forum/index.php?topic=2219.msg5512#msg5512