I attended RoboCrotch’s LAN on Friday and Saturday. Fun and entertaining, but damn the lack of exciting PC exclusives. The most recent game on the floor was FarCry 2, but that game’s multiplayer component was standard fare at best. A beautiful sight to behold, though.

PC gaming continues to woo me with its 1680 x 1050 pixels worth of gorgeous visuals, but then I see myself sitting on a fold out table staring at a 22″ - 24″ LCD with a headset and a mouse and keyboard. And to that I say:

“Give me back my controller, couch, 50″ screen and 5.1 surround sound please.”

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Apple had a conference today announcing a refresh of their iPod lineup. Some new things including the return of the tall and thin Nano. I wasn’t a big fan of the the short and wide 3G.

Obviously you can visit Apple.ca for details and nifty videos, but if you’re lazy here’s the breakdown:

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Oh snap, non-E3 2008 news? Yeah, I’ll keep it short, though. Apparently some crafty Portuguese speaking fellows managed to unlock the iPhone 3G. The method appears to be similar to the original iPhone unlocking methods which mimicked the original SIM card’s International Mobile Subscriber Identity.

I have no idea how complicated this hack is, but I’m sure those of you who’re willing to spend $499.99 CAD on a iPhone will be more than willing to put in the time and research exactly how to pull this off.

For the curious, the mentioned Portugeuse video is below.

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Capcom has their official E3 line-up. Now it’s Square Enix’s turn. The turn out isn’t terrible, but underwhelming. No FFXIII and no Kingdom Hearts. It’s pretty damn obvious that Square Enix saving it all for their own special Square-Enix only event later this summer.

On the bright side, Chrono Trigger DS will be playable!

Well, here’s their E3 list anyways:

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We were all excited about the prospects of owning an iPhone 3G in Canada. $299.99 for the device itself sounds great, but we all knew it was going to be bound to a contract and a plan? The question was: how much was this plan going to cost?

We finally have answers from Rogers. Dreams officially crushed.

$60 per month for 400 MB of data and 150 anytime minutes? Do not want. Talk about price gouging. Some of us are upset, but some are even more so.

I’ve made a graph showing the difference of price for the IPhone between Rogers Canada and other countries.

Pretty much the worst

Update: Make that a 3 year contract.

That’s cheap. Cheaper than a iPod Touch! Unfortunately, you must sign up for a contract with either Fido or Rogers. No idea how much the plans will cost and also, no details on the contract-less unit. Bummer.

As for specifications? It’s apparently a little bit thicker and the battery life is more or less the same compared to the old iPhone. (ie: not stellar) Still, the arrival of an iPhone in Canada is enticing. Especially when I could play Super Monkey Ball on it:

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It looks like the iPhone 3G people have been wanting since day one of the iPhone’s launch is finally launching next month. Well that is if these rumors are to be believed. I’d love to get an iPhone, but the lack of unlimited data rate plans for cheap scare me away.

Hopefully, AMD’s Game! initiative will be more successful than their Live! one. If widly adopted, this initiative will help mainstream gamers pick out games and compatible PCs with relative ease. Just match the logos and you’re good to go. If only it included Intel and NVIDIA components…

Next, it appears that Xbox 360 exclusive, Splinter Cell: Conviction is starting over. Can’t say I cared much for the original concept so this news is welcomed.

Finally, Chair Entertainment, developer of Undertow, is receiving a new beginning under the wing of Epic Games. Hopefully, they’ll continue with creating XBLA games.