Being that I’ve always played a Street Fighter title with a D-pad, I decided to go out and buy the new Street Fighter IV Fightpad yesterday and I’m in love with it. I already knew that it would be amazing because I got the chance to play with it earlier in the year and it’s as awesome now as it was last month.

If you ever played with the 6 button Sega controller or the Sega Saturn controller then you already know what the pad feels like. We all know that the pads on both the 360 and PS3 leave you wanting more and surprisingly Mad Catz nailed it. My only complaint with the 360 version is that it’s not wireless but I can live with that.

The footage above contains a section of me playing online against someone and I almost get my ass beaten. To be honest, I was playing it on my Macbook Pro screen so that I could capture the footage. Also, I was kind of leaning to the right so I could capture the footage of me playing with the controller. I’m honestly not that bad at the game.

….maybe.

If you have any random question about the pad that I could answer, feel free to ask away.

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With TGS going on this week, the team at Bungie decided to drop a bomb on the fans of the Halo genre. Above is the extended trailer for the game now dubbed as Halo 3: Recon.

We knew that something big was coming out from the studio and most of us assumed that the extra content would be DLC. Boy were we wrong about that. According to Joystiq, Halo 3: Recon will be releasing sometime in the Fall of 2009 on store shelves. This title will still be a first-person shooter and will include some additional multiplayer maps. Also, there will be no Master Chief this time around.

I honestly don’t know how I feel about this. I was all for it when I thought Bungie was going to be adding new content to the game I already own but am I really ready for more Halo 3? I’m sure I’ll be picking it up eventually but as of right now I’m not as excited for this title as I was last week.

Only time will tell I suppose.

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Let me start this entry off by saying this: I’m an avid Mega Man fan. I’ve played most iterations of the series to completion and there will always be a soft spot in my heart for the mini blue bomber. I still remember the first time my Dad brought Mega Man home for me to play and enjoying every minute of it.  I have very fond memories of Mega Man but also very frustrating ones.

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Yesterday a small section of the internet was set ablaze as Bungie released what can only be called a teaser trailer of something they have been working on for Halo 3. While the exact nature of this project is unknown to the general public, it has been said that the video is teasing an extension for the Halo 3 campaign mode. The guys over at X3F have put together the video above, detailing and speculating on almost every aspect of the video.

In addition to releasing the teaser trailer, Bungie also released a title update for Halo 3, bringing lots of changes to the game including more achievements for you to go after.

Now the question I’ve been asking myself is simply “”why”. Why now? Why show a teaser trailer and create extra content for a game that has been out for a year?

The answer to that question in my mind is quite simple: longevity. In a day and age of trade-ins and used games, video game companies need to prolong the enjoyment factor of the games they make. If it’s by releasing regular DLC for the games or continually updating the multiplayer aspect of their games, companies like Bungie see the power that ongoing support for their titles can wield. Personally I’m excited about the trailer that was released and by all of the support Bungie has put into their game. Immediatly after watching the trailer on Xbox Live, I quickly took my copy of Halo 3 and started to fall in love with it all over again.

Even though the nature of the project is unknown at this point, I’m truly excited and welcome another adventure in the universe of Halo. I also hope that more video game companies learn from this great example and attempt to give their games ongoing support well after their fiscal year.

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It’s already known that I’m super excited for the new Xbox experience to come out. While I was at PAX this year in Seattle, I got the chance to see Major Nelson demo a beta build of the new Xbox Experience and I must say, that made me more excited than I already was.

While I’m not to enthused about the Avatars, they still add a new level of interaction with my console and I’ll more than likely receive it with open arms. The above video is Major Nelson showing off a few options you have when creating your Avatar for the first time. The video below is me going renegade and filming a part of the demo at PAX. I CAN’T WAIT!!!!!!!

The new Xbox experience will be gracing us with its present this Fall 2008.

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