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Shenmue Online Canceled

Don’t get me wrong, Shenmue is one of my favorite games of all-time, but Shenmue Online – no thanks. I’m glad that this game is dieing or is finally dead. Shenmue Dojo reports overall the game is too much of a liability for Sega to pursue further development. When you think that the original two Shenmue games cost $70 million and the first Shenmue game barely sold over 1 million copies, creating a MMO is even more of a financial burden.

Overall the whole purpose of Shenmue is to tell an amazing story about revenge for the death of ones father, which leads onto some mystical journey with magical mirrors and karate ass-kicking. The MMO on the other hand would take place during the events of Shenmue 2 and would basically be about secondary characters rather than truly pushing the story forward.

So I thank Sega for not wasting their time on this pointless attempt at appealing to a gameplay genre that’s sizzling right now with games like World of Warcraft. Seriously did anyone think Shenmue Online could gain 9 million subscribers? I highly doubt it.

But what does this mean for Shenmue 3? Last I heard from an insider, was that Shenmue 3 was being developed for the Xbox 360 along with Shenmue 1 and 2 being remade for the system as well. Did Sega shut down Shenmue Online to focus in on developing this trilogy or has Shenmue truly been laid to rest? I hope I’ll be able to play Shenmue 3 one day…

If you don’t know what the hell Shenmue is, you’re probably not alone. You most likely didn’t own a Dreamcast. So I’ve mixed together a bunch of videos to show you why you need to buy Shenmue 1 and 2, as well as a Dreamcast or Shenmue 2 for the Xbox and play it on your Xbox 360. The Xbox version contains an extra DVD with a recap movie of Shenmue 1. So pick your poison.

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The Pipeline Videos of the Week

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Don’t think we don’t upload videos everyday onto The Pipeline cause we do… Huh? Striking a long list in everyone who likes video, this week we’ve added the following stuff to our media player The Pipeline.

PC Game Videos:
World of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King
Rage
Project Offset
Penny Arcade Adventure
Fury

Music – Lyrical:
Jailhouse Rock
White & Nerdy
Circle of Life
Potential Breakup Song
Amish Paradise
Underdog Raps
One Crowded Hour
Rock Your Body
Sexy Back

Cell Phone Game Videos:
Gravity Blast

Xbox 360:
Castle Crashers
Lego Indiana Jones: The Video Game
Guitar Hero III
Enemy Territories: Quake Wars
Spider-Man: Friend or Foe
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Resident Evil 5

Developer Interviews:
Inside Lionhead (2)

Retro Game Classics:
Zork Nemesis

Movie Clips:
Superbad (2)

Movie Trailers:
Superbad

TV Shows:
The Muppet Show Season 2 (3)

Of course this list doesn’t even contain all the podcasts that were uploaded this week. Don’t even get me started…

id’s Rage

Road rage

At QuakeCon 07 id Software revealed it’s latest game Rage. If you’ve ever played a video game before you might already know what this one is about: post-apocalyptic world where the player fights the government. How original…

Rage is being developed with all-new technology called tech5, developed by John Carmack – the dude that is the reason why id Software is so popular aka the co-founder.

The major difference between Rage and other id games in the past is that you’ll be able to roam in the outdoors! What a concept.

Being a Games Journalist is …

At times it can be crazy but at others it can make you joyous. To be able to play games that no one else has is an amazing privilege. This year’s E3 was one that didn’t live up to anyone’s hopes, but it was more about the games than ever before! Here’s a slideshow of the event, you’ll notice that my pictures are the ones taken with a crappy cell phone camera.

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Star Trek For Cheap?

Star Trek is always one of those series in which its new products continually cost more than the previous ones. Rumors are surfacing that the new HD version of the original Star Trek TV show series will cost $217 for season 1!

But don’t worry because Bethesda Software has announced a new game called Star Trek: Conquest and boy it’s going to be cheap! The PS2 version is $19.99 and the Wii version is $29.99! Those prices are so low that you have to wonder if Bethesda is giving gamers a bargain or if Star Trek: Conquest is really a bad game…

From its description though it seems like a lot of fun. Imagine last year’s Star Trek Legacy, but with the ability to manage your fleets and admirals, building support structures, researching technology, and engaging your enemies in combat. It’s in combat when the game turns into a real-time ship blasting game.

With the Wii version in battle gameplay, you aim your laser cannons with the Wii-mote and maneuver your starship with the nun-chuck. When you’re building up your resources you use your Wii-mote to control your ships.

Unlike Star Trek Legacy, Conquest takes place only in The Next-Generation era. You can control Federation, Klingon, Romulan, Cardassian, Dominion, and Breen forces, to control the Galaxy one planet at a time.

You won’t have to wait that long for this title as it’s coming out Holiday 07.

Minnesota Brigde Tragedy

On a more serious note, I feel almost obligated to do something about the recent bridge accident in Minnesota. Multimedia is changing the way we’re able to tell stories and for both the victims and survivors of the I-35W bridge collapse I’ve mixed together a show full of photographs taken by everyday people on the scene. If there is anything that needs to be said, it’s that America needs to update its aging infrastructures. You cannot put money on saving lives.

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