Today we saw the release, though quite short, of the first trailer for the Wii exclusive NBA Jam. The game, from what I can see looks fun and I assume it will be since it is supposed to play just like the older games. Unfortunately we don’t get too much game footage, but that should be coming sooner than later.

Then we have the gorgeous Gran Turismo 5. In this new trailer, we get the confirmation of night driving which seems to take place in an open city instead of your normal race track. Now GT5 has been almost 5 years in development and Sony knows what they are doing so we’re pretty much guaranteed to get a great game out of them, I just wish I wasn’t so shitty at the game so I could actually enjoy it.

Everyone has found themselves beatboxing under their breath from time to time.  The only problem is, only a handful of us out there are actually good at it.  Thankfully, INCREDIBOX has taken the fun of beatbox and removed any of the skill necessary to make it happen.

I was taken back to such videogames as Mario Paint and MTV Music Generator.  Enjoy wasting your time!

Make your own awesome tunes HERE

Check out these prints from the new M. Collective (Matthew Ryan Sharp, Project Detonate, and Tyler “Mutt” Coey).

Get yours @ Oh No Doom!

I love the idea of portraits being painted of classic toys and action figures.  Especially if the artist doing the portraits is the awesomely talented Bwana Spoons!

From Bwana Spoons:

so i got an awesome commission to do my entire star wars figure collection and them some. I think about 120 portraits, most of which are pretty small, then the opus mcpopeus at the end with the whole pile in a pile together.

As seen above, Mr. Spoons has already tackled the classic Luke figure and Admiral Ackbar (yes, it could very well be a trap), as well as a Cloud Car Driver and Walrus Man.

To follow along with this project, be sure to check back here often, but you can also regularly check this folder from Bwana Spoons’s Flickr.

Or, check out his official home on the intertubes here.

This week’s Double Door Show of the Week is popular Ann Arbor dance-pop outfit My Dear Disco, this Friday, March 12 @ 9 p.m.

Known for their out-of-sight live shows and groovy beats, M.D.D. is perfect for the Nerd who loves to cut loose (and let’s be honest, who doesn’t).

Shoeless Revolution and Alter Ego also perform.

Get your tickets here.

Conan O’Brien, who can’t leagally be on TV till September, has decided to take his show on the road. Not much is known about the format of this show, but it’s Conan O’Brien so it’s gonna be funny regardless. Did your town make the list, find out below and for more information you can check out teamcoco.com. Tickets are on sale at ticketmaster.com.

Eugene, OR Hult Center For the Performing Arts, April 12

Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre, April 13

Spokane, WA INB Performing Arts Center, April 16

Enoch, AB River Cree Resort & Casino, April 17

Seattle, WA Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, April 18

San Francisco, CA Nob Hill Masonic Center, April 22

Universal City, CA Gibson Amphitheater, April 24

San Diego, CA San Diego Civic Theatre, April 29

Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre, April 30

Las Vegas, NV The Pearl Concert Theatre - Palms Casino, May 01

Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort & Casino - Grand Theatre, May 04

San Jose, CA San Jose State University Events Center, May 05

Sacramento, CA Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, May 06

Boulder, CO Mackey Auditorium, May 09

Dallas, TX McFarlin Memorial Auditorium-SMU Campus, May 13

Austin, TX Austin Music Hall, May 14

Tulsa, OK Brady Theater, May 15

Kansas City, MO Midland Theatre, May 16

Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre, May 18

Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre, May 19

Toronto, ON Massey Hall, May 22

Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Spa & Resort - Event Center, May 30

New York, NY Radio City Music Hall, June 01

Boston, MA Wang Theater, June 04

Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena, June 06

Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre, June 07

Washington, DC Constitution Hall, June 08

Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival, June 11

Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre, June 14

At last years E3, we got the first announcement of Sonys version of motion control gaming.  Not much was shown outside of some tech demos and an odd looking wand with a glowing ball on top of it.  Well at this weeks game developers conference, Sony debuted the full working version of what they are calling Playstation Move.

Now at first glance, most will say “Hey that looks like a black Wiimote and nunchuck” and to that I’d say you are pretty close. Sony didn’t really step too far away from their original design, perhaps hoping it would be recognizable to the Wii crowd of casual gamers. The Playstation Move controllers operate on the standard rechargeable battery that other PS3 controllers have, with one controller being your wand while the other will have a joystick and d-pad for controlling movement of a character on the screen. Instead of a sensor bar like the Wii uses, Sony will require you to have the PS3 eye camera that will track your movements on the screen. The Playstation Move will be sold by itself, bundled with the PS3 eye and even bundled with the eye and PS3 system….so there will be many options for you to purchase this new device.

Maybe it’s me, but this has really no interest to me. I like the concept and enjoy seeing technology moving along, but I play video games so I don’t have to be active. After trying Punch-Out with the wiimote and nunchuck to simulate real boxing I was bored/tired of it within a few rounds, so I don’t know how long I’d want to play a full game with this thing. All the major companies are supporting this device, so we’ll either get some high quality new games for the PS3 or we will get tons of shit games like how we see with the Wii. Tiger Woods would be the only interesting game to play on the PS3 with this new device, but that’s just me. You can read a whole lot more about this device over at Kotaku as they are actually at GDC (where were you on that one Max, why didn’t I get to go).

“The Last Unicorn” art show’s website is now up here. Featuring Nerd Citizens Lana Crooks, Jenny Frisson, and Steve Seeley, as well as original creator Peter S. Beagle, this event coincides with C2E2 and is going to be badass and super unicorn-y.

Get all the deets here.

Got a pair of these sweet bad boys @ Chicago Comics.

Handerpants!

For me, the Steregon sculpt from Nerd One is one of the coolest Kaiju sculpts to come out in recent times.  He’s based upon a cool concept (speakers for eyes!), is in a great pose, and has pretty decent articulation for a vinyl Kaiju piece.  This particular colorway is for Mark Nagata’s Kaiju Comrades 2 show (which happens to take place at The Design Fiesta Gallery in Harajuku, Tokyo this weekend!).  It’s a far more colorful version than the last one and now includes a sweet club as an accessory.

Want more info on the Kaiju Comrades 2 show?  Check out this video:

Direct Youtube Link

The official Kaiju Comrades site is here.

If you’re in Tokyo April 12th-14th, you really should check out the show.  Oh, and you should probably buy this for me, too. Thanks!

Details about this years Tiger Woods game have come out of this weeks game develops conference being held in San Fransisco. First EA has announced the biggest feature to this years game is the introduction of the Ryder Cup, a tournament where you will play along with a team of other golfers from your country of choosing (USA or Europe) to compete against the other. What is really cool about the inclusion of this is that you will be able to play the Ryder Cup online. Now a round of golf with your friends can be done indoors, no more of that pesky sunlight or outdoors to deal with.

Another interesting feature is a first person perspective that can be used throughout the whole round of golf if you choose. Taking advantage of the Wii motion plus controls, the first person perspective looks to recreate the most realistic game of golf possible. In this mode you will be able to miss the ball or even hit a duff shot as the game will detect the point of contact of the ball much more precisely then past years games.

Not only will these features be available on the Wii version, but EA has stated that Tiger Woods 11 will support Sonys upcoming motion controller as well. No word on if all the Wii features will transfer over to the PS3 version, but if they do it could create some competition for the Wii version this year for top seller.

Last years Tiger Woods was pretty close to perfect, so it will be very interesting to see what is improved going into this seasons game. Tiger Woods is set to be released on June 8th for the PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 .

Having spent much time  on this here internet, I have admittedly developed a fondness for food blogs. I just think they are cool. Basically, I like food, and I like reading and looking @ pictures about it.

Now, lo and behold, it turns out one of Nerd City’s friends, Shea Hess, runs an awesome food blog called Hungry in Brooklyn, and frankly, it looks delicious. It’s a really cool concept, and all the food looks totally tubular. Shea hung out with us @ Barcade, and showed Nerd City around during our trip to NYC, and it’s awesome to be sharing space with her here on the world wide web.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I am going to get something to eat (boogers, most likely).

Go to Hungry in Brooklyn here.

Alright.  So, the idea is that we intend to have a bunch of cool stuff going on at Nerd City’s booth throughout the entire C2E2 weekend (April 16-18).  First and foremost of which will be an amazing lineup of artists doing live art, signings, and selling limited edition merch!  Keep checking back here as we get closer to the event for all of the exciting details.  We are ready, however, to unveil the lineup for Saturday.  Here goes:

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Steff Bomb

1-3 p.m.

Veggiesomething

3-? p.m.

Revise CMW

and Joey Potts!

Stay tuned to Nerd City for more developments, but also be sure to click on each artist’s image to go to their official sites.  That way, you can keep up to date on all of their plans for the day and check out all of their great works.

It should be a blast.  If you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, get them here! And, be sure to use priority code WL192 when you get them.  That will help Max get that gold-plated car that he’s been wanting.

Also, you probably want to follow us all to the Double Door later that evening for Nerd City’s Official C2E2 After Party!  It will feature music by the Jai Alai Savant, dj sets by Genghis Won and Major Taylor, Nerd Burlesque from the Flaming Dames, and a Swedish Invasion signing from Top Shelf Comics.  You can get your tickets here. And, be sure to rsvp for the event here.

Capcom has officially announced the long rumored, and pretty damn near confirmed, inclusion of Hakan in Super Street Fighter IV. Hakan is a brand new character created for this game and based off of the below videos, he seems to be a cross between Zangief and Abel. I’m not too sure why they are relying on his gimmick of being oily and what not, but it clearly is a big part of his offense. Super Street Fighter IV will be released on April 27th for PS3 and Xbox 360. For those interested in the iPhoneversion of SFIV, it is now available for download for $10.