Conduit' videogame plans to change Wii's image

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - High Voltage studio's Matt Corso says videogame lovers that think Nintendo's family-friendly Wiiconsoles are for seniors and little siblings are in for a big surprise in June.

That is when the videogame maker's "Conduit" title will hit the US market and, Corso contends, prove Wiis are ideal for action-adventure play typically associated with hardware rivals Xbox 360and PlayStation 3.

"It feels like 'Halo,' but it's not," Corso said while demonstrating "Conduit" in a private room at a Game Developers Conference that ends Friday in San Francisco.

"Halo" is a blockbuster science fiction action videogame made forMicrosoft's Xbox 360 consoles. Players battle alien hordes as a fierce soldier known as Master Chief.

"A lot of it is just getting over the stigma that Wii is for grandparents and our little brother; that is complete nonsense. We were super excited about making a game for Nintendo Wii."

"Conduit" players start as a Mr. Ford character that begins as asecret service agent investigating terrorist activity in Washington.

Modder creates Nintoaster

The nintendo toaster modder is back at it, deiivering a Super Nintoaster that is part of your nutritious breakfast, assuming you already serve nutritious breakfasts in your home. Modder Vomitsaw (I went back to the original source on this, just so I could share that word with you) on the Henback forums gets the credit-slash-blame for this one

NVIDIA Provides PhysX for Playstation 3 and Wii

PhysX is coming to a console near you. Last week, NVIDIA signed an agreement with Sony to provide Playstation 3 developers the use of PhysX technology software. With the goal of realistic graphics and highly interactive environments, level designers and animators will be allowed to author and preview physics effects in real time.

"NVIDIA is proud to support Playstation 3 as an approved middleware provider," said Tony Tamasi, senior vice president of content and technology at NVIDIA. "Games developed for the Playstation 3 using PhysX technology offer a more realistic and lifelike interaction between the games characters and other objects within the game. We look forward to the new games that will redefine reality for a new generaProxy-Connection: keep-alive
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Metal Gear Solid Touch!

Witness the story of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots as told via the iPhone, in the action-packed official trailer for Metal Gear Solid Touch.

As revealed last week, Metal Gear Solid Touch basically retells the story of Metal Gear Solid 4 from a different perspective, with an over-the-shoulder view of Solid Snake's mullet as you tap the screen to take out enemies. I suppose it will be nice for those who want a quick synopsis of the story without have to sit through all of the cutscenes, but beyond that it doesn't look all that exciting.

PS3 Price Drop?!?!?!?

Analysts, journalists and gamers alike are all clamoring for a PlayStation 3 price drop, despite Sony's insistence that the machine is well worth the money, and they have no plans to issue a price reduction any time soon.

Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey predicted a price drop within the next month, but Sony quickly shot down that possibility, although they didn't rule out the chance of a price cut some time down the road.

MIT Scientists Developing Instant Charge Batteries

Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Gerbrand Ceder is leading a group of MIT scientists in developing a battery that charges rapidly or within seconds instead of the current by hours.

The batteries uses lithium, already used as a battery material. The difference is the process by which the scientists will manufacture the rapid charge batteries, expected to be out in the market within the next two to three years.

Mike Tyson makes virtual return to the ring

Tyson will share the cover of EA Sports new Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game, "Fight Night Round 4," with another former boxing champion, Muhammad Ali, with both appearing in the game as playable characters at the peak of their fighting careers.