Moments ago I received a press release announcing the latest work of nerdcore rapper MC Frontalot, a cut on the soundtrack for the upcoming Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness. To say this move is due to the demographic overlap between his music and the audience for the title would be like saying I'm having difficulty writing this because I'd much rather be watching the Street Fighter 4 teaser over and over again: exceedingly obvious.

I'm going to? be burned alive as a traitor to the cause for saying this, but I just don't get the whole nerdcore movement. Perhaps it was my early exposure to the gangsta rap scene of Southern California or maybe it's my contrarian trend abhorrence, but I just don't understand the appeal in glorifying one's own social ineptitudes. Sure, I get the idea that all people want to belong to something, but couldn't the less socially apt just create primitive subterranean societies? It isn't like they get much sun anyway, and did you see how well it worked for the Morlocks? They even had slaves!

Hit the jump for the press release. 

MC Frontalot to Record Original Song for Penny Arcade Adventures

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For a good while it appeared that Beautiful Katamari would not be heading to the PlayStation 3 after developer Namco Bandai complained about difficulties with Sony's futuristic devil hardware of doom from the planet HardToDevelopFor. It would seem, however, that Namco has mysteriously worked out how to actually do it, since a trip to Namco Bandai's site will reveal that the game is confirmed for bot?h Nintendo's Wii and the P??layStation 3 in addition to the already announced Xbox 360 release.

With Sony's fortunes showing signs of potential reversal, this is a respectable bonus for the much-maligned?? PS3. A release date is yet to ??be confirmed for either the Wii or PS3 versions, although 360 owners can roll garbage up into a ball to please a pedophile-lookalike on October 16th.

[Update: Seems that Namco Bandai had a brainfart. M'colleague Dale has just let me know that the site has now been edited and Beautiful Katamari is being shown as only available?? ?for Xbox 360. Oh well, the Sony obsessives will be sad now.] 

[Cheers, Justin]

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The craziest man to ever be declared sane, Jack Thompson, has pulled one of his wackiest moves yet as he has filed to subpoena George W. Bush for a deposition in his bid to keep his law license. Thompson of course is facing the loss of his right to practice law, thanks to him being something of a complete pudstick and facing two ethics complaints from the Florida Bar. The trial begins on November 26th and surely will provide hilarity, especially if Jacky Boy's attempts to call Bush to the stand is any indication of what we're going to see. GamePolitics has the scoop, as per usual, and this is Jacky Races' statem?ent on the matter:

I have already sent the George and Jeb Bush subpoenas to Referee Tunis for her signature. She may run on this, but she can’t hide. She must sign the subpoenas, as her filing [of the Thompson Bar complaints] with the fed??eral court has made the testimony I seek in the depositions of both men highly relevant to my Bar defense.

If the President’s position is that I do not get to depose him while he is in office, then I would note that P??aula Jones' lawyers were able to convince a federal judge otherwise. If President Bush is successful is convincing the court that I must wait until he leaves office, that&rs??quo;s something I am prepared to do.

As GamePolitics points out, this could be a shrewd move on the part of Thompson Directory. If Thompson has to wait until Bush's presidency is up, that gives him until 2009, effectively stalling the whole humiliating process. Of c?ourse, that Jacky Brown thinks George Bush has any real reason to appear when most politicians don't even know who the hell he is indicates a logic that only he could fathom. Looks like someone's running out of ideas.

[GoldenDonut tippage]

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Speaking to Game Informer, Eiji Aonuma had a few things to say about working on Phantom Hourglass and developing for the DS hardware in general. Among other things, he made it clear that while a direct sequel to Wind Waker, first time players won't necessarily leave with the feeling that that they missed out on the whole story -- thanks in part to a nice plot summary of Wind Waker at the beginning of the game.

He also commente??d that by nature of its two screens, the DS hardware makes 3D gaming feel? more natural than on their console counterparts. If there was a limiting factor of the DS at all that he could think of, it had to be the lower polygon count to take into consideration when designing a game -- obviously a by-product of having smaller screens in which to work with. In all, Aonuma had nothing out of the ordinary to say about the DS during the interview. However, the last bit of information that he let slip may prove to be the highlight of the conversation.

You might? want to ??hit the jump, to see what else he had to say. 

When asked about whether he was ever tapped by Nintendo about his thoughts on potentially using Link, Sheik, or Ganondorf for Smash Bros. Brawl, his response was a bit surprising:

"I've been working with Sakurai for a very long time with this new Smash Bros., because the Wii came out and when discussion for a new Smash Bros. took place nobody could think of anyone other than Sakurai working on it. He was kind of the default, and I was very happy to hear that he would be working on it. Actually, my designers did work on the designs for Sheik and Link and Ganondorf. So they submitted the initial designs, and so it would fit in the Smash Bros. Brawl environment, they’ve had to tweak some of the designs. But Sakurai has brought those altered d?esigns to NCL. We’re working very closely with the team of Smash Bros. Brawl to make sure the characters look their best.

Excited yet? 

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Those of you following our E3 coverage have already heard about Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime's less-than-impressive showing at the Wii Fit demonstration. He t?ried the route of denial by claiming "heavy clothing," and when that didn't work, he hauled out the ol' "muscle is heavier than fat" chestnut. Sadly, the truth was revealed -- Big Reg is overweight.

Wii Fit doesn't lie, and called out the Regginator's Body Mass Index at 27.51 -- that's 5.21 points higher than a healthy adult man ought to be. Since BMI is an indicator of overall health, the kind people at WiiHealthy have rightfully become concerned for him, and have started an online petition to help Regg??ie get back down to a healthy size. 

Luckily for Reggie, he already has all the necessar??y tools at his disposal. Why, with the broad range of fine Nintendo products designed to espouse a healthy lifestyle, he should have no problem beating the bulge with his company's very own games! Sign WiiHealthy's petition and leave Reggie supportive messages of encouragement.

After all, "Fils-Aime" translates, from French, to "beloved son," so let's take a?? nurturing role and send Reggie our kindest wishes for a speedy slimdown!?? Reggie, if you're reading this, there's light on the other side -- you can do it! 

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In a move to show that not just the big retailers deserve proper backing from a self-regulated organization that enforces video game ratings, the ESRB announced yesterday that it is partnering with Ingram Entertainment in order to help smaller retailers get the word?? out concerning video game ratings.

During the glorious month of June, over 10,000 of these establishments can expect? to receive packets and signage which can in turn be used by retailers to help further inform customers of ESRB ratings, and in store policies regarding prohibiting the sales of mature rated games to minors. Per Patricia Vance of the ESRB:

"The ESRB actively supports retailers in their efforts with respect to the sale or rental of video games, an??d their support of the ratings has ??been tremendous, as evidenced by the most recent report from the FTC," said ESRB president Patricia Vance. "Our partnership with national retail outlets continues to be strong, and with the help of Ingram Entertainment we're helping smaller, independent retailers across the country inform their consumers about the rating system and support their store policies."

Just in case you didn't already know this, June has been declared by the EMA and various retail trade associations as the official month dedicated to increasing customer awareness about the rating system, as well as to serve as a reminder to retailers that they s??hould be encouraging prospective customers to make educated purchases based on those guidelines set forth by the ESRB.

Retailers can download more information and additional ready-to-print signage here. Consider this one step closer to completely disarming those who wish to attack the g??aming community.

[Via Gamedaily]

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