Tune in Monday! Monday! Monday! (June 6th) to the major companies... and yes, we're hoping to see a few e-shops open.

June 6th is quite a busy day!

Sony - They got a big press conference up on that day, and for the first time you can catch it streaming live on the Playstation Blog! Should be nice! And... oh yeah... the PlayStation Store should be back... with the exception of Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea, you have to stay tuned for updates... sorry.

Nintendo - No doubt they too will have a big announcement (it's the start of E3 after all). Taking it that we'll hear about Legend of Zelda : Sky Sword for the Wii, maybe why they didn't release Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle outside of Japan when the 3DS released... and hopefully news on Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney)... and yes, at last they'll release the update for the 3DS opening it to the eshops and making it's internet capacity useable... that's all good news, right?

Well forging ahead on a new 3DS Life (Episode 3) and PSP DLC Life (Episode 3) this week to count us down! Progress/?

3DS Life Episode 3
Got some titles already lined up for review so we're moving ahead!
Status - Pre Production

PSP DLC Life Episode 3
In the middle of putting it together! Now working on more reviews and a commentary!
Status - 30% Complete

Also working on Digital Scribbles Episode 4, Wii Life Episode 2 and Retro Game Boy Life Episode 2! More news on all this as the week continues, stay tuned!

Returning Casts?

Here's some updates on some returning casts I might get back off the ground shortly...
Retro Game Boy Life
Working on a summer schedule, and a plan to hit up GameStop's bargain bin of GBA titles to get this going through the summer. It's still in planning stages but once I got a new cast planned I'll re-release Episode 1 (formerly Week 1) to kick it off.

Wii Life
Another thing long gone, though mostly because it's been borrowed by family. But now that I'm working to get a Wii again I'm kicking this off again anew. Don't want to over plan (again like with 3DS Life) but I hope to have this up in June, starting with a re-release of Episode 1 (originally Week 1) and then work from there.

On present casts...
3DS Life
Plan to have an entire Zelda episode once I get ahold of Ocarina of Time 3D... so saving my budget up for that one review... maybe I'll just buy it used down the line... fingers crossed either way... oh, wait, also have to stock up on Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks... sigh.

PSP DLC Life
If Sony keeps to it's schedule anyday this weekend up to May 31st the PlayStation Store will return... when? I haven't a clue... oh well. Still have plenty to review for Episode 3 and working on that all this weekend.

Podcast Updates (May 25th 2011)

Digital Scribbles Episode 4
Catching up on other podcasts first before moving on.
Status - 30%

PSP DLC Life Episode 3
Started casting and reviewing... now reviewing Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1)
Status - 20%

3DS Life Episode 3
No need to work on this until either Fast Food Panic is in or the DSiWare Shop is open... so still working on pre planning.\
Status - Pre Production

Handheld Gaming Travel Guide 2011
One thing I'm working on is a cast covering handheld gaming travel... advice for travelling old school Game Boy Advance (for all things Game Boy), PSP and 3DS (the newest DS out now)... pre production stages right now as I plan to look at new gear to carry things in, get a 3DS starter kit of stuff to review, and dig into the GBA sale box at GameStop for new things to consider for travelling.\ Stay tuned, it's coming sometime in the Summer.
Status - Pre Production

PlayStation Network Update (May 25th2011)

Let's see...

- We had a PSP update yesterday, and that didn't seem to do much for my PSP that I noticed.
- Today we had a PSN update that took it offline for some hours... and still no improvement to the PSN (no new add ons or the return of the PS Store)
- Today we once again heard that everything should be back by the end of My (the 31st)... but considering we're rolling into the 25th now that means Sony has only... a week left to fix EVERYTHING... good luck, Sony.
- I still think that we might not see Sony get the Store on it's feet until Nintendo gets the 3DS e-shop ready... and that seems to be June 6th... I would like it if Sony got their work done faster but... oh well, that's still my opinion but not something I can state as a fact until... somebody blinks and fixes their store problems.

So we're days away from the end of the year and... so so progress. At least now I can read the Playstation Blog better off of my PSP... so, well, at least there's that. Updates on podcasts coming up next.

3DS Life Episode 2 Now Available!

Episode 2 we're covering the following...

Augmented Reality Games app
Reviews of Grid, Iron Chef America : Supreme Cuisine and Bakugan Battle Brawlers.
A new commentary!

Check us out! Next episode we'll continue with reviews of Fast Food Panic, the opening of the Shops and our first reviews off the DSiWare Shop (and our hunt for the new 3DS Card!)

Now working on the following
Digital Scribbles Episode 4 - 30% complete!
PSP DLC Life Episode 3 - Pre Production

Stay tuned for updates!

Podcast Updates for May 20th 2011 (aka the day some nutty religious freak declared the world would end)

Let's see... 6PM Saturday May 21st hits the world at 8PM Hawaii time today... because it's already tomorrow across the international date line... so about 3 or so hours remaining... forget that, let's update.

Digital Scribbles Episode 4
Started putting it together. Working now on my Ghosbusters review (from both IDW and TOKYOPOP), and then writing the R.I.P TOKYOPOP publishing in America Commentary and more reviews... we're moving along at a fair pace.
Status - 30% Complete

3DS Life Episode 2
Still waiting on Fast Food Panic... maybe I'll do an update on the system update on the 3DS and see if there's any news to when it's coming out and what's going to be in it... we'll see.
Status - 80% Complete

PSP DLC Life Episode 3
Doing the reviews now... so still in pre production.
Status - Pre Production

PSP TV Episode 3
Pre Production
Status - Pre Production

More updates coming soon but I hope to get Digital Scribbles and 3DS out this weekend... barring the end on the world and all that. Stay tuned!

Podcast Updates (May 18th 2011)

Update time!

3DS Life Episode 2'
I'm just about caught up... now just waiting to review Fast Food Panic...
Status - 70% Complete

PSP DLC Life Episode 3
Planning stage right now. Reviewing abit of golf (Hot Shots Golf Open Tee and Let's Golf), abit of Strategy (Final Fantasy Tactics) and one multiplayer since Multiplayer gaming is supposed to be OK right now (Phantasy Star Portable 2).
Status - Pre Production

Retro Game Boy Life Episode 2
Planning it out. Maybe rack up some GBA titles off of amazon.com for the cast. In the meantime maybe release the first cast during the weekend to get the ball rolling.
Status - Pre Production

Partial List of "Welcome Back" (PSP DLC Life Episode 4) Reviews!

Since Sony announced the free games you get to pick from on the PSP as part of the Welcome Back campaign I can now tell you what I am going to pick for review!

- Modnation Racers
Well... (shrugs)... there wasn't much choice and I didn't want Pursuit Force or Killzone Liberation.

- Little Big Planet
YAY! I loved the demo so the full game should be aces!

I can't remember what was free for PlayStation Plus membership... but that'll be part of the reviews for the episode. In the meantime beginning work on Episode 3, more news on that coming shortly.

The Return of the PSN Day 3 and... progress?

May 14th the PSN returned... sorta. You can now play multiplayer games (I should try that) and you can do a few things... including retrieve games and digital comics from your download history! Yes, the PS Store is still undergoing maintenance however it's there... and whatever you already paid for can be downloaded onto your PSP... and probably PS3... you just have to go into your account, check your download history and start downloading. Well... that means I can now work on PSP DLC Life Episode 3 since I have some stuff I already paid for that I didn't review yet, so lucky!

As for 3DS Life Episode 2? I just did a review of Iron Chef America and piecing together a review of Bakugan : Battle Brawler... waiting now for the final review item of the batch, Fast Food Panic, to come in. As for the 3DSWare Shop? Well that and the DSiWare Shop should be up soon... Late May begins this coming week so we should have the update any day next week. Stay tuned.

Reviving Cafe Jukebox here?

I am thinking about it, but not the all request version. I tried that on a different blog and nobody took the time to make requests... so, well, that was a bust. I might do that again if I can find a way to take requests.

Cafe Jukebox Week 8, the Nintendo vs. Sony cast (game music from games I plan to review on both the 3DS and PSP once the PSN returns) is coming soon, stay tuned.

3DS Life Episode 2 Update

Wow, these review items are coming in faster than I thought! Nice!
Now reviewing Iron Chef America : Supreme Cuisine.

One of the games that suckles from the teat of Cooking Mama... and wow that was alot more suggestive than I thought it would be when I started writing that... the game's mechanics should be a trip down Cooking Mama memory lane but we'll see. I doubt it has the same vocal range as Shop and Chop but we'll see.

Anyway I did in the past review the Wii version, that got a 4 out of 5. Let's see if this fares well.
Look for review updates on Fast Food Panic and Bakugan (I can't believe this TV Show is still on... but then again I can't believe Poke'mon in still on so go figure!)

Crisis at the PSN Day 23 and Nintendo... might actually get ahead.

We shouldn't even be having this conversation. Nintendo should have, on opening day of the 3DS, had both the 3DSWare Store and the DSiWare Store already available and open for business for the 3DS, instead of handicapping their own handheld by insisting on forcing people to buy 40 dollar 3DS game carts for a few months until they somehow, out of the goodness of their hearts (hah hah) got the two stores running in Late May (barring any further stupidity out of Nintendo).

So it stands to reason, even with the now 3 week crisis at the PSN, that only by Sony lying down and waving Nintendo forward can Nintendo somehow get it's shops up and running before Sony gets the PSN up again... which, actually... might happen.

I just saw something on Wikipedia's PSN page which suggests that maybe, maybe, the PSN might be back up by May 31st 2011... which, actually, gives Nintendo more than enough time to put out it's Late May update and get it's stores up and running days before Sony if... they don't delay or the President of Nintendo doesn't jump off a cliff screaming "I DON'T WANT TO BE NUMBER ONE!!" or something... of course Sony can still get the PSN up any day now... and there's a ton of days left before we get near Late May (I start counting at the 21st, the supposed end of the world day the latest nutter and his doomsday cult predicted would be the end of the world... yeah, right) so... well, like I said the only thing that can make Nintendo come out ahead of Sony is... well... Sony. Because certainly right now Nintendo is not actually trying to get ahead on it's own merits let me tell you... oh well.

We'll keep an eye on the two and see who flinches (and opens or reopens their store/stores) first. Stay tuned.

3DS Life Episode 2 Update

Added Bakugan Battle Brawler to the cast... yes, so far we are not reviewing any 3DS games... they're, what can I say... hard to come by in this town. I am looking forward to snapping up LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean though to start off 3DS reviewing. Should be out soon. So right now Episode 2 we're reviewing...

Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Fast Food Panic
Iron Chef America

More reviews to come soon (maybe next week knock on wood).

3DS Life Episode 2 Update

Well since sitting around waiting on Nintendo was boring I began to look elsewhere for content... and found some. Here's what's lined up so far for Episode 2.

We're reviewing...
ARGames app which I missed last episode.
Abit of new cooking reviews with Fast Food Panic and Iron Chef America.
...
And that's it for now. But more content is coming shortly, so stay tuned.

Post #100 - Crisis at the PSN Day 19... and the natives are getting restless.

Really, a daily update that basically says "PLEASE DON'T ABANDON US"... and then repeats the same nonsense over and over again. Now they're at the "final stage" and it is not making people anymore confident as to Sony's ability to get the PSN back up anytime soon... yeah, people's patiences are at last wearing thin.

So we are coming up to Week 3 of the Crisis at the PSN and we are still waiting for definitive proof that the PSN will be back sometime soon... when that will happen? Who can say... actually yes I'm sure the Doctor can say... but he's not. He has seen Sony's future after all.

Anyway more updates to come once the next fake update from Sony is up. Stay tuned.

Crisis at the PSN Day 17 - ...almost over?

Well... almost. But as it stands now Sony is not even going to make the 1st week of May deadline. They say that they are at the last stage of the restoration... only problem is that the last stage may be the hardest as they have a ton to do with their security checks, and it seems that losing the Sony Online services shook them up something fierce... now restoration is supposed to be nearly done... only if they can get it done done.

So we may be rolling into Week 3 of the crisis with the PSN still down.
Of course should Nintendo decide to forego their Late May update and actually get the 3DS shops and internet off the ground EARLY they might still get ahead of Sony... but don't worry Sony, Nintendo is quite happy remaining behind you... apparently FAR behind you actually... Nintendo, not too keen on being at the head of the game aren't they... no, no they're not.

Well I'll be trying to snap up a few cheap DS carts for 3DS Life and as for Sony? Well... we'll see. Stay tuned for news on 3DS Life, PSP DLC and... yes... PSP TV which I think I'll work on this weekend... at least I can do that at any rate. Stay tuned.

3DS Life Episode 1 and PSP DLC Life Episode 2 Now Available!

New casts now out!

3DS Life Episode 1
The first half is the pre unboxing show, warming you up for... the unboxing.
Second half we talk about the few interesting apps on the 3DS (sadly I misplaced the one on ARGames so that's going to lead off Episode 2)... and then we also talk about how Nintendo seems to... be sabotaging itself. If you own a 3DS you know what I mean, if not? You'll hear in this cast. Episode 2 (and new reviews) coming soon!

PSP DLC Life Episode 2
We talk about the present Crisis at the PSN (now up to day 17 today) and review Astonisha Story, Castlevania : Symphony of the Night and Dino Crisis. Episode 3, coming soon, is Welcome Back day as we review all the free swag Sony is giving out to members who own a PSP for their patience in the crisis.

Coming soon
3DS Life Episode 1, PSP DLC Life Episode 2, a new DVD Parade Max (look at Thor in theaters) and more.

Podcast Release Delayed to Wednesday or Thursday

Not sure when, but I'll have the next two casts out shortly. Stay tuned. In the meantime beginning work on the new PSP DLC and 3DS Life and PSP TV... so please stay tuned.

3DS Episode 1 and PSP DLC Episode 2 Done

Just converting it and releasing it tonight. Stay tuned for casts release.

As for what comes next?

3DS Life Episode 2
Got a cheap bargain bin rack game (Grid) to review for the cast... guess by the end of the week we'll be to 25% done. Stay tuned.
Status - Pre Production

PSP DLC Life Episode 3
Once the PSN is back up we'll be casting.
Status - Pre Production

PSP TV Episode 3
Again once the PSN is back up we'll be casting... but we can start off with what I got right now so... casting shortly.
Status - Pre Production

Stay tuned for release info coming shortly!