http://thevgs.net/wordpress Comprehensive Video Game News, Press Coverage, and Community Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:14:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This will be the last day you will see our journalistic endeavors on The Video Game Spectrum, we have rebranded ourselves as MonsterVine and will be launching the site on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. Don't worry folks, we'll still be the same people you know and love, just refocused to ... http://thevgs.net/wordpress/unleashing-the-monster-stay-tuned/ When we last left our heroes, Misty turned out to hold the melody of water, but it wasn't enough to hold the Arcanine back--Ash's anger became a new power--Phoenix Soul. Thanks to this attack, the Arcanine is defeated--but Kaichou learns just where another possible melody is--in Houen, where May is ... http://thevgs.net/wordpress/pokemon-melodic-warriors-episode-12-a-breeze-of-a-battle/ Here's the latest Nintendo news: --Here's a clever way to charge your DS... --And the "Are games art?" debate continues... --Coming soon in Japan: Wii Video --The 70 best heroines of gaming (12 of which I either know or have played with) --Girls love gaming too! --Are spoilers in game rating summaries good or bad? --Super Mario ... http://thevgs.net/wordpress/the-n3-newswire-for-november-13/ Downloadable Games Age of Booty ($9.99) Fight for pirate supremacy in this game of strategy and cannon-blasting action that’s fun for all ages. Sail the high seas alone or with friends as you build your pirate empire by plundering villages, sinking ships, and sending your enemies to the briny deep! Upgrade your ... http://thevgs.net/wordpress/playstation-store-update-november-13th/ After seeing the article The Etiquette of Gaming Like a Man (etiquette being a relative term here, knowing this source), I felt compelled to respond from a lady gamer's POV...so here goes! 1. Play on whatever level you feel you could do best at If this level is hard like the article ... http://thevgs.net/wordpress/the-rant-zone-rebuttal-gaming-like-a-girl/ See those pictures? They show off the new Capcom Store look, what's that? Well, just like there's a PlayStation Video Store and Video Game Store, there is a Capcom Store with all things Capcom. This includes trailers, themes, games, demos, wallpapers and anything else they decide to release! Looks decent, but ... http://thevgs.net/wordpress/the-new-capcom-store-front/ That is indeed a SHARK, sharks are awesome. And of course those lesser Japanese popluar costumes. Not headed to the west more likely than coming. Here's what we're actually getting. Should be tomorrow. Prices of course vary, and that "sack-eating plant" was created in by a fan for that one competition and ... http://thevgs.net/wordpress/littlebigplanet-dlc-costumes/ Here's the latest Nintendo news: --Are games the new radio? --Wii Fit mentioned in Popular Science --The 13 best retro games (eight of which I have owned or played) --and Ninty gets sued, again... --If the President had cheat codes... --Wii and DS trademark bonanza! --New Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time video --New Xevious? --Could Bahamut Lagoon ... http://thevgs.net/wordpress/the-n3-newswire-for-november-12/ Here's the latest Nintendo news: --New Suikoden DS screens, art --Is there a bigger reason why Nintendo is going casual? --What's new in the Wii Browser --Coming next year from Square --Homestar Runner fans, rejoice! --How DSes are used --Some essentials from the Virtual Console (eleven of which I either own or have played) --Think outside the traditional ... http://thevgs.net/wordpress/the-n3-newswire-for-november-11/ So pretty much what happened was a Community Day, Insomniac Games opened their studio to the most important people, their fans. They received feedback, chilled, ate, talked about other things and got closer to each other. They probably had a blast, as this video is evident of: Raise your hands, who's ... http://thevgs.net/wordpress/insomniac-games-opens-studio-to-public/