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Author: BreakmanX
BreakmanX
BreakmanX (AKA Matthew Nyquist) founded BreakmanX.com in 2001 after having small video game websites since around 1996. Things really took off in September of 2002 when he started The Game Show with Richie. BreakmanX.com quickly developed a tight knit community of gamers as the crew covered major industry events and interviewed top industry talent. Break later went to the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts to get his MFA in Film and TV Production. He worked in Hollywood for seven years with people like Fred Roos (The Godfather Trilogy, Star Wars) and Dane Davis (The Matrix). He's now gone full circle and returned to Kansas to write and direct a feature film (EyesOpenMovie.com), relaunch The Game Show (BreakmanX.com), and spend his day time hours as an tenured Associate Professor.
Just checkin’ in real quick before we head off to the eFocus party. Gonna be all kinds of companies there, including ATI, Falcon Northwest, VooDoo PC, and free food for all – which Weezer will surely whore as much as he can.A snap of last night, as we watch the Sony press conference. Break got drunk off the HD graphics.
Download Mp3 of Sony Press Conference PodcastSo, we’re standing across the street from Burger King, waiting for that white hand to tell us we can cross the street. I look over at Mark; he looks like he’s in pain."I gotta piss like a Russian fucking race horse."We couldn’t find any useable bathrooms in Johnny Rockets, or in the Hollywood mini-mall Johnny set up shop in. We see the King, figure, they have to have bathrooms, and off we run.Mark doesn’t look like he can hold out for long. Across the street, through the King doors, towards the back, and bam…
These past few days have really tired us out, and I think that Weezer sums up how all of us feel here: (Click READ MORE to see picture.)
Besides the Show, broadcast to you live from Best Western, we didn’t have a God damn thing to do today. So, we decided to act like tourists and hit up glamorous Venice Beach, literally a short walk away.God, I love our location. Last hotel we had in L.A., we could look out the window and see billboards in Spanish. Around here, skinny, pale white guys don’t stand out so badly, though my t-shirt-and-jeans approach to fashion doesn’t really measure up.We start today in our room, all showered and shaved…
***Update***The Game Show LIVE from L.A. Be sure to catch us today at 7:00 Central Time (When is this in my time zone?) on the The Game Show. Click HERE to start the broadcast. To write in questions, go to the IRC chat. Its easy =)Today has been a bit of a busy day just getting everything set up, and getting ourselves comfortable. You should keep an eye on my moblog as I am putting stuff there. We should have some nice video for you tomorrow, but for now I have some more pictures for you.Mark and I went to…
As you read this the BreakmanX crew is heading out west to bring you coverage from a little event called E3. We’ll have an update later today with some pictures, and maybe even some video, from the trip. Until then I’ll keep you up to date on my moblog. Also our schedule is up here so that way you can know what to expect and when. Most of those times are pretty stone set, but things can change.
Perhaps learning from the debacle that was the "Hot Coffee" scandal, the ESRB today changed the rating on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion from Teen to Mature. Depictions of blood and gore and a third-party nude "skin" mod were cited as the major reasons."The ESRB has concluded that the game deserves a rating of Mature because: 1) partial nudity in the PC version of the game can be created by modders; and 2) the game contains excessive blood and gore that go beyond a Teen rating."Although Bethesda Softworks does not wish to change their content to keep the rating of…
I mean, I’ve known what E3 is since I was old enough to buy GamePro. I always held the event in a sort of holy, spiritual reverence, as if it were the place Jesus kept all his secrets. The future was hidden behind its doors, visible from the outside only through magazines and digital pictures. I know now, the real thing is so much more.But, in the adult ‘real world’, it’s an expo, a business conference. Explaining the why and how of going is always awkward; it’s hard not to feel like a loser afterwards. Yes, I am taking a…
I’m turning into a zombie. I haven’t had any sleep in the last 30 or so hours. And I can’t rest until I finish two projects tonight. I might be up for another night. I don’t think I can do it.The new Superman Returns trailer has been released. It is awesome, I can’t wait.http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/supermanreturns/trailer2/There’s also a pretty sweet clip from X3 online. It was from when Hugh Jackman was on Leno. Be warned, it’s a spoiler.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA7iOhXLJkQEvery hour brings new breaking news in the world of gaming and every hour is one hour less for me to finish my projects. Why…
We use iCal to manage all of our scheduling needs at E3, and I thought it would be helpfull for all of you to be able to see it. This way you’ll know what we are doing, at what time, and when updates should take place. Its all correct time zone, and the time zone it is displayed for you in is shown in the upper right hand corner. SCHEDULE: http://ical.mac.com/breakmanx/E3 It isn’t finalized, and I will continually update it. Besides that here are the things we are doing so far: Flying in on the 6th; Having video of the…
Be sure to catch us today at 7:00 Central Time (When is this in my time zone?) on the The Game Show. Click HERE to start the broadcast. To write in questions, go to the IRC chat. Its easy =)
Many people in the gaming world have been waiting for two certain things. Those two things have not only casued a hustle and bustle around here, but every where in the gaming world. One of which has just been given a new name. Yes, I am talking about the Nintendo Revolution, or under the new name, The Nintendo Wii. The correct way to say it, is "We". I won’t get to into detail, if you wan’t to check it out go here. If that doesn’t help, I’m sure Weezer will cover it in his next post.The other of course being the…
LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (April 25, 2006) – SEGA Europe Ltd. and SEGA of America, Inc. today announced they will be publishing Virtua Tennis 3 ™. Virtua Tennis 3 ™ takes to the court on the Sony PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Awesome.. FINALLY!
Did you know your Xbox 360 has an internal gyroscope? No joke, it keeps track of when the ‘box is flat or upright so it can display the Ring of Light patterns correctly. That way, the bottom right quadrant of Light stays the bottom right, so you can stay informed of an internal hardware failure regardless of orientation.The more you fucking know. Anyway, UPS stopped by today, left me a package: One empty, plain, cardboard box. As I signed, Brown man shook it lightly, like, “Who the hell would ship an empty box?” Inside was a sheet of packing instructions,…
This is one of my favorite times of the year because of E3. But it is also a terrible time when it comes to school. The weather starts getting nicer but instead of things getting easier, school workload gets increased. Everyday I spend way too much time with video game and E3 related activities…I wouldn’t have it any other way. Anyways, here’s new Nintendo related tidbits and other stuff that I found interesting, to shove down your throats…
Now, I must preface by saying that I am a bit disappointed overall with the improvement from 1 to 2, but beyond that I am very happy with the game.Top Spin 1 was a great iteration of tennis, and Top Spin 2 only improves upon that. The graphics are better, the sound is much better, and most notably; the gameplay is immensely better.I’d been warming up on Virtua Tennis, which was definitely a mistake as it got me used to the arcade ranks again. Top Spin is much more simulation based and a much more skilled based game. If this…
According to this,Wistron, an Xbox 360 manufacturing partner, they would like to be producing at least one million consoles after each month by the end of the year. Why didn’t they do this a little bit earlier when most people couldn’t find one? This seems to me to be a direct attempt to put a nail in Nintendo’s and Sony’s coffin. I personally think that the company that will win this console war, will be the company that not necessarily has the best system, but that has the best games. What really sells consoles is the software. If the company doesn’t have any good…
Let’s get the rumors out of the way first. Remember, these are only rumors…http://ds.ign.com/mail/Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass for the DS might be able to be fully played using only the touch screen. Well, seeing how Animal Crossing: Wild World is played, it could be very possible that Phantom Hourglass be controlled in a similar fashion. The real question though, if this is true, is how would you swing your sword using the touch screen.http://gonintendo.com/?p=2130The Famitsu rumor column reported that a Nights sequel might be coming to Nintendo Revolution. Another rumor says it might be at E3. I really hope this…
Hey guys just wanted to tell everyone that I’ll be streaming on BreakmanX all night. Tune in at http://war.str3am.com:7130/listen.pls. My gaming life has been going well since I picked an Xbox 360. I bought Call of game truly does look next-gen and it’s a blast to play. I’ve watched my brother Duty 2 from a friend this week for only $20, what a deal. As Richie stated, this beat the campaign, now I’m working though Veteran – It’s pretty damn near impossible. So far I’ve beaten the first two levels, each taking about 3 damn hours to complete. Online is…
Be sure to catch us today at 7:00 Central Time (When is this in my time zone?) on the The Game Show. Click HERE to start the broadcast. To write in questions, go to the IRC chat. Its easy =)
My plane descended into the city, but in three days I will rise again. For the BreakmanX must do his show so that humanity can laugh.Seriously… there will be a show.. but it will not be on Sunday. The show has been postponed till Monday at 7 PM CENTRAL. Hope you guys can all still listen. We might even get a little Vicarious before the show. Until then, read Trad’s post. Thanks to him, I’ll be grooving to the new Tool song all night. Thanks man, you rock. Your deeds tonight will NOT be forgotten.
So, I was actually supposed to post quite a while ago, but for a very good reason, it slipped my mind. A certain radio station had played about 30 seconds of Tool’s new single “Vicarious”. I played the hell out of that clip. Its actually on the ground bleeding right now, but that is beside the point. Its been 5 long years since Tool fans had gotten what they wanted, which was a new Tool album. After hearing the “Mecca” of all 30 second clips it dawned on me. Tool is quite possibly the greatest band in the history of…
SAN FRANCISCO – APRIL 11, 2006 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced the development of Red Steel™, an exclusive first-person action title for the Nintendo Revolution (working name of the new Nintendo platform). Red Steel is set in modern-day Japan. Players will master both the ancient art of the katana and the sophisticated technology of modern firearms taking advantage of the emotion and immersive gameplay possible only with the Revolution’s remarkable controller."We’re honored to announce this exciting new franchise and we’re confident that Red Steel will be the must-have title for the Revolution when…
The trick, of course, is dodging that bullet as long as you can. This kinda sums up how to play Call of Duty 2 online: Try to give other motherfuckers their bullets, while dodging yours.All the classic first person shooter rules apply, i.e. keep moving. Campers don’t get far in this game; the kill cam always gives you up. Think you’re clever hiding in that tree? Sure, kill me now, but I’ll be back in seven seconds with a BAR and your exact location. It’s just not a good idea. Also, don’t skyline yourself. The high ground is key, sure,…
That’s the smell of E3. A time of rampant rumors and wild speculation. Everyone gets all excited and then either three things happen. We get let down, our expectations are met, or things happen that we never could have imagined beyond out wildest dreams. I love it because more annoucements get made than any other time of the year. Anyways, here are some interesting rumors…Final Fantasy III (the Japanese version) has never been released before in the US. Square did not include it in any of the PS1 collections. It will finally be released here on the DS and is…
Be sure to catch us today at 7:00 Central Time (When is this in my time zone?) on the The Game Show. Click HERE to start the broadcast. To write in questions, go to the IRC chat. Its easy =)
The 360 is really starting to shape up for me. I recently downloaded the Tomb Raider demo and played it over about 19 times. It’s amazing how well put together the game is. I don’t even have an opinion of the graphics because I was too distracted by the gameplay. Maybe I’m becoming a 360 fanboy. It’s come to the point where I can’t even pick up my PS2 controller and play some Metal Gear Solid online. I usually just leave my dashboard on for hours. I just love the whole 360 dashboard idea and hope that the next systems…
So, before I start I’d like to once again, link to this thread. Its been very busy over the last few days, It’s a big topic, go check it out If you haven’t already.A few things of late have been consuming most of my time. One of those things is Kingdom Hearts II. I’ll have to say right form the start, Square has done a much better job than the first one. Not to say the first was bad, I enjoyed it very much so, but this seems like a step into a better direction. I’m really happy how the game…
Wow, you might be thinking, wow, but it is actually a momentous occasion for me. See, the first two, were Gran Turismo 3, and Gran Turismo 4. That’s right, I was sold on a console, by one game. Anyway, what I bought was Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition. It’s like Ninja Gaiden, only fun. There’s none of the controller-smashing infuriation of Ninja Gaiden, just obscenely fun combat and boss fights. Dante, particularly, is growing on me, with his ‘you and what army?’ swagger, taunts, and cheesy one-liners.