Idle-Handz is in need of writers.

As you can see. The site hasn’t been kept up to date as of late. The site is basically run by a single person. Having a couple more people who are enthusiastic about gaming and can string 2 sentences together is really all that is needed. So, if anyone is interested. Email me at Psychos@idle-handz.com.

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Sony says “GOW3 only possible on PS3”…

I freaking hate statements like this..  Some Big wig at Sony said this:

"The developers have worked hard to use the power of the PS3 to make GOW3 look amazing and have added features that are only possible with PS3.
"The dynamic lighting solution employed in GOW III is only feasible through the computing power provided by the Cell SPUs.
"For example, using the High Dynamic Range Lighting (HDRL) technology, the camera – when using Krato’s sightline – will emulate the human retina, causing players to feel a sharp brightness when Kratos exits a dark area and enters a sunlit area, similar to how the human eye would need to adjust."

Really?.. only YOUR system huh?.  This is why I hate statements like these.  First off, I have played the God of War 3 Demo, and while good, and graphically nice looking, it really brings NOTHING groundbreaking to this generation of systems, the only BIG thing is it looks better.  Better Graphics do NOT reach the core of gaming, I’m sorry to tell you.  This could have easily worked on the 360..  Ps2?. maybe not.  But easily on 360.  That whole “causing players to feel a sharp brightness when Kratos exits a dark area and enters a sunlit area, similar to how the human eye would need to adjust." has happened on a buttload of other games that are on the 360, big deal.  Don’t lie about your systems specialness just to try and make it look better.  Just tell the truth.  You AssHat

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Late Happy Holidays to All.

I had a busy holiday weekend and haven’t updated in a couple days.  So, Here is a late X-mas present from me to you.  It’s the next generation of “N64 Kid”  Just watch this kids reaction to getting an Xbox360 for Christmas… man, that’s messed up.  I doubt my nephews reaction was like that when they opened up the 360 my sister and I got for them.  If they did, I’m sad I missed it.  haha.  Enjoy, and Happy Holidays!

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Duke Nukem Forever After.

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Remember Duke Nukem 3D?. Yeah, that was a pretty good game.  You may not know how much money it got for 3D Realms (creator) and just how much it sold.  I won’t tell you, but it was a metric fuck-ton.  more like 2.

Remember Duke Nukem Forever?.  How cool that game was……..suppose to be?.  Yeah, I remember it well, taking 12-years to, finally, completely end and be dead.  Well, Wired is running a story about the rise and fall of 3D Realms and the, kindof sad story about Duke Nukem Forever’s endless development cycle, multiple 3D gaming engine switches, and complete lack of schedule, milestones, and an Endgame that brought the once, on top of the world 3D Realm crashing down to earth and fighting off Take Two Interactives lawsuits in undelivered goods and there attempts at forcing 3D Realm to sell the Duke IP to them.

It’s a good read, a bit long, but anyone who liked Duke Nukem, and wants some insight to it’s heavy crown should read it.

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Dead Space 2 Screenshot… in 3D

Yep, head on over to this link at Game Informer, they have a screenshot of Dead Space 2 there that you can pan left, right and such in 3D.  not “ZOMG I can touch it!” 3D or anything, but.. cool none-the-less.  Click the image to go to the site.

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God of War 3 Demo impressions

image1760217387.jpgAs many may know. District 9 releases today. If you are a ps3 owner. There is Zero reason not to get the blu-Ray version. You have even less than zero reason actually because with the blu-Ray version comes a copy of the E3 God of War 3 Demo. Being an insominac I picked up District 9 already and have run through GOW3 a couple times and will now preview the demo. And after having to sit through a 13-minute install process. Here we go.

The demo intros onto a cliff cobble road where villagers are being run after be demon/undead soldiers. This is where you take control of Kratos. Controls are pretty identical to the other GOW games. Triangle is heavy attack. Square is light attack. Circle is grapple. X is jump. Left stick controls kratos while the right makes him dodge.

Presentation so far. As far as a demo can present. It reminded me ALOT of the others. Much to the point that I, for a second, thought it was just an updated version of the PSP copy! But. Yon some play. That feeling changed. While it does feel extremely similar. Graphically it is far superior. The lighting is good, textures are cery detailed, the amount of gore is grand!, Which you would expect from a next-gen title. In the demo. You get 3 weapons and a head. Yeah. A head. Which lights a path and reveals secret areas.

The weapons in the demo are. Of course. His chained blades. A bow. And a set of giant metal gaunlets. So far. The blades feel pretty much the same. Same combos. The gauntlets don’t feel feel as useful. Far too slow. And don’t seem to do enough damage for the speed trade off.

Another new play element portrayed in the demo is the use of grappling. Sure “throws” where present in the others. But grappling is a different story. You can grab guys and use them as battering rams. You can grapple from a distant. Etc. Very useful.

All in all. Fans will love it. From the impression I get from the demo. People who didn’t like the first 2 for whatever reason. Won’t like this one. It feels very similar to the other games and, from the demo, again. Doesn’t seem like it will offer any innovative new gameplay.

To summarize. Fans will LOVE this. People who didn’t like the other games probably won’t find much new in this one to change there mind. I for one. Can’t wait to play the real deal

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