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Check this out, AMD just unveiled a new graphics chip that perhaps, will give us a glimpse into what the next generation of graphics are capable of. This new chip is capable of doing a full teraFLOPS of processing power and is more powerful than all of the video game home consoles combined! I can't wait for the Xbox 720 & PS4! More from AMD below:

"With Cinema 2.0 you won't just play movies, you'll play in them. Imagine the ability to look around the environments in a sci-fi movie, put yourself in the driver's seat in a race scene, duck behind things and pop up to see what's going on in an intense firefight – all of these things are possible with Cinema 2.0," said Charlie Boswell, director, Digital Media & Entertainment, AMD.
"The challenge for any director has always been taking a wonderful vision in the canvas of the mind and translating that to film for the audience to see. Cinema 2.0 breaks down the time and cost barriers of getting a scene or shot that's 'just right', and what's better, allows audiences to dive deeper into the experience to explore every part of that director's vision."

"Today's demonstration of Cinema 2.0 represents a sip from the multi-billion dollar gaming industry's Holy Grail, while presenting a new quest to digital filmmakers," said Richard Huddy, worldwide developer relations manager, AMD Graphics Product Group. "Imagine going to the opening of a movie and upon getting home being able to play a game that looks and feels absolutely identical – right down to the character models and sets."

"The Cinema 2.0 milestone is comparable to other major evolutions of film: sound, color, cinemascope, 70mm, THX, stereoscopic 3D, IMAX, and the like," said Jules Urbach, founder and CEO, Jules World LLC, OTOY. "Cinema 2.0 means truly interactive cinema, where the experience of watching a film is bridged perfectly with real-time rendering for a potentially dynamic and engaging experience. The cornerstone of this is not limiting the artistic process, and AMD innovation now makes that possible. Today AMD and OTOY demonstrated the ability to complete cinematic compositions in the real-time interactive realm, and that is a giant leap toward rapidly creating a new art form and experience."

Here's a link to a real time tech demo video from Team Xbox.

AMD Cinema 2.0 Video

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If I didn't already has this, I would so jump on this. This is the cheapest I have seen.

With over 3 million views on YouTube, this video of 25-year-old Lauren Bernat hula hooping in her underwear on the Wii Fit, shot by her boyfriend Giovanny Gutierrez, 30, has the internet a buzz about the video above. Both Bernat and Gutierrez both work for the same advertising agency. Gutierrez works as director of interactive media and Bernat, an account executive for Tinsley Advertising in Miami, Florida.

But was this a Viral Marketing Ploy? Or just a harmless video of girl on the Wii Fit? Nintendo has flat out denied that the footage is part of a viral advertising campaign. A spokesman said."This has and is absolutely 100 per cent nothing to do with Nintendo." "Nintendo did not create it and were not aware of it until it was brought it to our attention." Gutierrez has also denied that it was a viral ad for the Wii Fit

Here's what I think, Gutierrez shot the video with the intent to:
a) Do a test of a viral ad campaign on YouTube and too see what kind of reaction it would get.
b) Get the name of his ad agency out there and known to all.
c) Make a name for himself and his girlfriend.
d) Possibly gain Nintendo as a client for future viral ad projects.

He obviously succeeded on all aspects and will probably benefit from this. I bet that his company is getting tons of new business requests, with himself and his GF as the ones who will head the new ad campains.

What do you think?

Ahh, the world of game reviews can be either, a) very informative, or b) very controversial, but most times they are a combination of the two put together.

As you all know, a review can make or break a game, but sometimes the reviewers are forced to abide by the publishers wishes on the game that they are reviewing. Take MGS4, Konami has given parameters to reviewers to abide by, or NDA's for short. With some NDS's being, not being able to talk about the 90 minute cut scenes, install times, opening cut scene, length of cut scenes and a bunch more. Heck, EGM refused to review MGS4 because of all the NDA's!

I for one am not binded by these NDA's, I buy all my games that I'm gonna review, I don't get them sent to me like the paid reviewers. I'm just your average "gamer next door," with a strong opinion on games. As you'll come to see, I'm going to offend many a fanboy with my reviews, but know that Its not intentional , its just MY opinion and mine only.

Grand Theft Auto IV Review
For the Xbox360 or the PS3.
Review coming soon.