High quality designs at an afforable low price.

“Handheld gaming systems and cell phones have become a big part of our everyday lives,” states Matt Witek, Co-Founder of GHskinz.com. With the increasing trend of consumers looking to add personal custom designs to their personal gadgets ranging from the Nintendo DS to the iPhone. GHSkinz has announced a new lineup of high-quality skins offered exclusively online for $4.49 a pack. Each set includes 20 different designs for each of the following systems including the PSP, DS, Wii, Xbox 360 as well as Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch.

This is the perfect solution for anyone who lacks the resources or funds to invest in custom designs that typically end up expensive. Rock Band enthusiasts should especially take note that the site features a lineup of skins and accessories including guitarOn a different note, the site also has a section dedicated to Rock Band enthusiasts, featuring a lineup of drums skins and other Rock Band related accessories including guitar stands, guitar straps, mic stands, mic covers and drum sticks.

Editor’s thoughts: The skins are actually impressive, but the designs seem to favor the females more.

We knew it was coming, no really.

Slow news day? I guess you can say that. In any event, while this news probably won’t come too much of a surprise for most, it still deserves a mention. Capcom has officially confirmed Street Fighter IV for consoles and PC.

(pauses)

Yes, I know that seems like common sense that one of the most anticipated release would eventually have to make the jump from the arcade to the console, right? Of course - it’s just that up till now, everything has been speculation. Well now the theories can be put to rest because SFIV is in development for Xbox 360, PS3 and Windows PC. (Looks like the Wii isn’t getting any love, at least for now).

That’s just about it. Sorry guys. I was hoping the news was going to come with some new gameplay footage, details of more hidden characters, anything that would create a bigger buzz than the obvious. I guess they’re holding out until E3. I hope you’re reading this Capcom, this gamer is starved for some new JUICY tidbits.

In other news, Super SF2 Turbo HD Remix is allegedly going to be included as a playable demo with . I can’t wait for that, and yes, expect full hands-on impressions to follow!

Grab a Snickers, take the week off, and kiss your free time goodbye.

No, it’s not a belated April Fools joke, but I sure wish the news wasn’t true. We’ve come to expect Metal Gear Solid to feature extensively long cut scenes, but MGS4 will end up taking it to a whole new level. According to an article reported by PSW Magazine, the game will feature cut-scenes that approach the 90 minute mark. Read that again for a sec because you probably missed it - several cut scenes will average 90 MINUTES. Holy Xenogears!!!!! No offense, but what’s Kojima thinking?!?

Ocelot is just as outraged as you probably are.

It’s been known for some time that the game would be the most extensive installment to date, going as far to be produced on dual-layer discs and now it’s all starting to make sense. (I take that back, it still doens’t make sense. I was merely trying to justify how bizarre this is). PSW made an apt comparison to MGS4 is being the equivalent of “three Godfather movies on one disc.” Perhaps they should have just converted the game into a full CG production if 50% of the time will be taken up by non-interactive cinematic sequences. Fortunately, players can skip the cut-scenes, however PSW delicately discourages fans from doing so as MGS4 boasts the most “finely crafted examples of FMV footage anywhere in gaming.”

I hope this doesn’t end up developing into a trend. There’s clearly going to be some major upsets within the gaming community, but I for one, won’t let this news stop me from picking the game up on June 12th. What about the rest of you?

Source: CVG

This blog article should be recognized as the sole opinion of the editor and does not necessarily reflect GotNext’s official position on the subject.

No it's not official, but we wish it were.

In the spirit of Kojima's highly anticipated release, an anonymous poster published a short animated clip that parodies the opening sequence of Lupin the 3rd (a popular anime series for those of you scratching their heads). So what makes this something of interest of us that you'd be guaranteed to LOL? We'll let the video do the talking. 

Ok, perhaps you won't quite get the nature of this post, though the developer deserves a great deal of credit for using MS Paint (and a commercial animation program to put it altogether! Anyways, we thought that you would enjoy it whether that seemed like a logical news post (which you've probably figured out by now that GN no longer regularly spends time dishing out rehashed press releases). 

I am counting the days for MGS4; it can't come soon enough. 

Remember how you used to get excited when your parents gave you a couple of bucks?

Felt good didn't it. Then they told you not to spend it all in one place. You felt like one of the richest kids on the block. So imagine how the imagination of one particular 13-year old felt when he decided to steal his dad's credit card and enjoy a night on the town. While most would probably act with some amount of common sense, Ralph Hardy chose to treat his friends to a $3,000 shopping spree consisting of junk food, tons of video games and two hookers to share in their big party event at a Texas motel.

Hardy's fun was naturally short-lived after a delivery clerk contacted authorities, shortly after dropping off from Fritos and other snacks for his pals and the hired escorts. He was charged with three years of community service, while the hookers were let go since they didn't actually do anything other than play Halo with the kids. Yeah, you read that right. Reportedly the hired escorts whose services run for $1000 a night became suspicious. Hardy told them that they just won a World of Warcraft tourney and wanted to kick back and relax. He also added that his group was part of a traveling circus and were of restricted growth. Seeing as the State law prohibits discrimination against the disabled, the escorts couldn't refuse them. 

I hope Hardy enjoyed his day of festivities because his actions has surely scarred his reputation in more ways than one.