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tag:,2017:blogdestructoidhttp://bulk2.destructoid.com/ele2/images/destructoid/favicon.ico2017-02-17T16:00:00Ztag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=419357Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevoreResogun lands 4K and HDR support2017-02-17T16:00:00Z2017-02-17T16:00:00Z
There's nothing quite like returning to a leaderboard-centric game after a long absence only to find out that all of your unstoppable high scores have been trounced by some jabroni. This is how grudges form!

Housemarque is giving Resogun players an excuse to return and assess the damage with a new 4K and high-dynamic range update. Base PS4 owners can take advantage of HDR assuming they have a corresponding TV, while PS4 Pro players are looking at 4K (and, score, there's supersampling).

Besides the visual flourishes, there are "some vfx additions and bug fixes" as well.

Resogun 4K + HDR Patch Now Available! [Housemarque]

 tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=414999Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevoreLocomalito's next remaster is shoot-'em-up Super Hydorah2017-01-26T22:00:00Z2017-01-26T22:00:00Z
It's been a while since we've spoken about Locomalito, but some of you surely know the cherished freeware developer for its familiar but fresh-feeling games like Maldita Castilla (a veritable must-play for Ghosts 'n Goblins fans) and The Curse of Issyos (which is foolishly still on my backlog).

Following its remaster of Maldita Castilla as Cursed Castilla for PC and consoles last year, Locomalito and Abylight are now planning to give the branching-path shoot-'em-up Hydorah a similar treatment with Super Hydorah. It's another good'un! The developer calls the game a "true son" of the classics Gradius, R-Type, and Darius, and it would've been my next pick as a candidate for re-release.

Super Hydorah doesn't have its platforms or release date down yet, but it should at least hit PC.

Super Hydorah announced: save the universe in the most intense shoot'em up! [Abylight]

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=403711Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterResogun is back...in 4K form2016-12-08T10:00:00Z2016-12-08T10:00:00Z
Resogun graced the PS4 back in 2013, and was one of the console's first PlayStation Plus games. But Housemarque (a wonderful developer that knows its niche) isn't done with it yet, as it has announced a 4K/HDR update alongside of its new game, Nex Machina. Resogun already looks incredible, so on the right set, this update should really make it shine.

And if you somehow haven't played it already -- go ahead and pick it up. It's a fantastic arcade experience so even without the upcoming visual enhancements you'll still be able to come back to it.

 tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=383016Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterReview: DoDonPachi Resurrection2016-10-13T10:00:00Z2016-10-13T10:00:00Z
I've talked in the past about game preservation, and I can't stress enough how important it is. While many pine for "the old days," and are somewhat blinded by impartial nostalgia, there are a lot of incredible works in our past that need to be remembered, studied, and enjoyed for years to come.

Pretty much all of Cave's catalog, including DoDonPachi Resurrection, falls into that purview.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=382878Kevin McCluskyhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Kevin+McCluskyStarr Mazer: DSP, a different kind of Rogue Squadron2016-08-27T10:00:00Z2016-08-27T10:00:00Z
I wasn't sure what to expect when I loaded up Starr Mazer: DSP for the first time. I haven't played a shoot-'em-up game seriously since R-Type and Gradius III back on the SNES. After a surprisingly lengthy initial load, it booted up and I was ready to blast some aliens.

Starr Mazer was successful on Kickstarter in February last year, and will combine a traditional point-and-click adventure game with its shoot-'em-up segments. Starr Mazer: DSP is set in the same universe but focuses on the shooty goodness, with some roguelike elements added to the mix.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=373215Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterThis pair of Touhou games should brighten up your day2016-07-05T15:00:00Z2016-07-05T15:00:00Z
After years of being relegated to the sidelines in niche markets, Touhou is finally (and rightfully) coming front and center. NIS is publishing a pair of games in the west, which includes Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet, a versus shoot 'em up, and Genso Wanderer, a roguelike. They really couldn't be more different.

Bullet Ballet (the one I'm most interested in) is coming in September of 2016, and will sport a special edition. Genso Wanderer is slated for "early 2017." XSEED is also publishing Scarlet Curiosity.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=371327Josh Tolentinohttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Josh+TolentinoReview: Brigador2016-07-04T12:00:00Z2016-07-04T12:00:00Z
Imagine, if you will, Syndicate as a shooter. No, not that one. A shooter from the older days, when console and consumer PC hardware lacked the power to render violence in the first-person.

That's Brigador, and it's glorious that way.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=371622Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevoreSuper Stardust Ultra will be wild in first-person VR2016-06-27T13:15:00Z2016-06-27T13:15:00Z
Hearing that Housemarque's twin-stick shooter Super Stardust Ultra would be getting PlayStation VR support, I figured, "Oh, cool, you'll get to look at the spherical levels like they're right there floating in front of you. Sort of like how board games translate to VR." That's only half true.

While you will be able to play the full game "enhanced for PlayStation VR," there's also an all-new mode, Invasion Zone, with a first-person cockpit view where your targeting is synced to your head movement.

Another existing PlayStation Network title, Hustle Kings, is also going to get the VR treatment. I'll spare you my lame attempts at talking about pool (I've held a cue twice before, honest!) and just note that you'll be able to use either a standard DualShock 4 or two Move controllers to play.

In both cases, these VR experiences will be sold as separate games -- Super Stardust VR and Hustle Kings VR, respectively -- but owners of the original versions will have the option to upgrade. I'm sure we'll be seeing much more of that library-building tactic after the headset launches in October.

Super Stardust Ultra and Hustle Kings are coming to PlayStation VR [PlayStation Blog EU]

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=364718Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterReview: Raiden V2016-06-01T14:00:00Z2016-06-01T14:00:00Z
I wish shoot-'em-ups were as popular as other leading genres. 20 years ago you were hard-pressed to find a system that wasn't loaded up with them, and now, they're more fleeting fancies for esoteric collectors. And there really isn't anything as "'90s" as Raiden, which was literally born in 1990 and basically died in 2007 on the Xbox 360.

In a fortunate twist of fate, I recently had the chance to play a brand new entry in the series, which was born again on Xbox One.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=364094Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterI'm really glad the troubled Dimension Drive got back on track2016-05-27T12:00:00Z2016-05-27T12:00:00Z
Dimension Drive...Dimension Drive...where have you heard that name before?

Probably from the trolled Kickstarter debacle. After not hitting their goal they came back for more, and, they've made quite a bit of progress about a year later. I had a chance to play it as part of the MomoCon Indie Game Award Showcase event, and even though it's in early alpha, I'm digging it.

So what is it? Think shmup meets Fractured Soul and you'd be on the right track.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=362440Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterStop what you're doing and watch this R-Type animation2016-05-19T18:00:00Z2016-05-19T18:00:00Z
For quite some time now animator Paul Johnson (of TIE Fighter fame) and a small team have been working on an animation homage to R-Type, and it's finally done. Released under the Mashed umbrella, it tells the story of a guy getting sucked into an arcade cabinet, just like Darkwing Duck in the episode "Whiffle While You Work." His mom said he could be anything, and he became a video game.

But as beautiful and as detailed as it is, I uh...can't stand the "shit shit oh shit!" dialogue -- which TIE Fighter didn't have, so it must be a Mashed thing. It's just not for me, and I'll leave it at that.

I can overlook it though because given that one of my first ever shmups (outside of random Galaga pizza joint plays) was Super R-Type, I'm happy to see it alive in any way shape or form.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=359123Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterThe next Touhou game is getting a special edition in the west2016-05-04T10:30:00Z2016-05-04T10:30:00Z
NISA is publishing Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet in the west, and it just unveiled a pretty packed special edition that's listing at $50 this week. It comes with tons of art, pins, the soundtrack, digital themes and avatars, and a collector's box.

What's interesting about this one is that it's a "fighting game shmup," similar to Twinkle Star Sprites, except both players are on the same screen in this case (see what I mean below). NIS is selling it on its official store, but it's also available on Amazon if you're so inclined. Bullet Ballet is due in September in the US and Europe.

Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet [NIS]

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=358947Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterRaiden V is coming to Xbox One on May 112016-05-03T13:00:00Z2016-05-03T13:00:00Z
Over 25 years after the original Raiden was released, Raiden V will hit the Xbox One. It'll make its North American debut on May 11, and will feature light multiplayer elements like a "cheer system," where you can buff other players (think rating Dark Souls messages), and leaderboards. There's eight stages in all, and multiple ship types to choose from.

I can still remember growing up playing Raiden in arcades, and explaining shoot-'em-ups to my wife for the first time with the series. I owe it to the franchise to try this one out.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=345964Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterReview: Deathsmiles2016-03-10T08:00:00Z2016-03-10T08:00:00Z
Just hearing the phrase "Cave shooter" evokes so many memories from just about every defining era of my life. From the very first time I ever played Espgaluda, to listening to the gang's adventures in shmups on Destructoid's very own RetroforceGO!, this is one genre that I will take with me to the grave.

Now, Cave is coming back to the forefront with a foray of Steam releases, which started with the fantastic Mushihimesama late last year. Its next offering, Deathsmiles, was always one of my least favorite projects, but it's still streets ahead of most of the competition these days.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=344434Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterCave shooter Deathsmiles is free until the end of the month2016-02-25T12:30:00Z2016-02-25T12:30:00Z
Deathsmiles is basically Shmup 101 at this point, and if you haven't played it, you're free to download it on iOS until February 29. As a note, it's typically $11.99, and the touch controls actually work great -- in fact, there's even a mobile-specific mode that makes things more manageable.

This deal is to promote the upcoming Steam release, which is still on track for March 10. Give it a shot! Or at the very least, just download it now with the intention of playing it at some point, possibly even as a demo for the PC edition.

Deathsmiles [Apple]

 tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=343947Kyle MacGregorhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Kyle+MacGregorDeathsmiles jetting to Steam next month2016-02-23T07:00:00Z2016-02-23T07:00:00Z
Cave's Deathsmiles is coming to Steam for Windows PC on March 10, publisher Degica Games has announced. The entrancing gothic shoot-'em-up first appeared in Japanese arcades in 2007 before later spreading to the rest of the world on Xbox 360, iOS, and Android.

This will be the second game Degica helps Cave bring to PC. Just a few months ago, back in November, the companies ported Mushihimesama (Bug Princess, if you're nasty) to the platform.

For anyone perhaps interested in checking out the game, Degica and Cave are trying to sweeten the pot by including the soundtrack free of charge during the title's launch week.

Deathsmiles [Steam]

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=343884Kyle MacGregorhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Kyle+MacGregorTouhou shooter coming to PS4 in the West this summer2016-02-22T21:15:00Z2016-02-22T21:15:00Z
Touhou game Genso Rondo is coming west this summer, NIS America just announced.

The shoot-'em-up fighting game hybrid will hold the distinction of being the first Touhou Project game to be officially localized for western release. Developed by doujinsoft circle Cubetype, Genso Rondo was originally distributed at Comiket 82 in August 2012 as a PC game.

The version getting localized, however, is a PlayStation 4 port, which Cubetype released in Japan last June and across Asia earlier this month, as part of Sony's "Play, Doujin!" program.

Last year, Playism released Touhou 14: Double Dealing Character via its English storefront, but the game was strangely unlocalized, prompting players to use fan translation patches.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=342876Nic Rowenhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Nic+RowenReview: Shooting Stars!2016-02-19T13:00:00Z2016-02-19T13:00:00Z
The highlight of this game for me was when a disco ball played a cheap sound-alike of Sandstorm. That should be all you need to know.

But, if those words don't paint a bleak enough picture for you, read on to find out all about the sad interbreeding of laser-cats, bacon, and mediocre shooter mechanics that make up Shooting Stars!

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=341574Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterThe Raiden series is still very much alive, V is coming soon in Japan2016-02-15T16:30:00Z2016-02-15T16:30:00Z
Raiden V heading to Japan this month, and strangely enough, will arrive as an Xbox One exclusive. Last generation -- I get it -- the 360 was a decent system for Japanese shmups, and Japan as a whole didn't outright detest the system. But with the abysmal sales of the Xbox One, it seems a bit risky.

But I disgress. Raiden V! This great series is back, and it will use the "power of the cloud" to gather player data and impact your game in real time. It will be the biggest Raiden game to date. Hopefully it doesn't bomb and we get to see it.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=339261Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterReview: Tachyon Project2016-02-05T11:00:00Z2016-02-05T11:00:00Z
While the shoot 'em up genre isn't the king it once was, more and more gems are coming out every passing year. New development studios are taking to Steam and mobile, and even Cave is coming out of the woodwork to become relevant again. It's a great time for shmup fans if you know where to look.

I hadn't heard of Tachyon Project when it arrived in 2015, but a recent PS4 release spurred my interest.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=338525Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterReview: AIPD - Artificial Intelligence Police Department2016-02-02T16:00:00Z2016-02-02T16:00:00Z
Who polices the AI Police?

Good question.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=329984Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterWaves 2 is out on Early Access, looks to channel Geometry Wars2015-12-28T14:00:00Z2015-12-28T14:00:00Z
It's sad that Bizarre Creations was shut down after Activision's purchase of the studio, especially considering the circumstances behind the situation. Whatever the case may be, Lucid Games has been doing a good job of recapturing the series' magic however, with Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions.

It looks like another indie developer is also carrying that torch, as Squid in a Box's Waves 2 is now out on Early Access on Steam. It's a sequel to the 2011 original that a lot of people likely missed, but it looks promising enough with its focus on arcade action and procedurally generated enemies.

Waves 2 [Steam]

 tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=329621Kyle MacGregorhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Kyle+MacGregorDeathsmiles is the next Cave game coming to PC2015-12-26T11:00:00Z2015-12-26T11:00:00Z
Deathsmiles is gearing up for a Steam release next spring, publisher Degica has announced.

One of just a few horizontally-scrolling shooters in Cave's library, Deathsmiles initially launched in Japanese arcades back in 2007 before later coming to Xbox 360 and mobile devices.

Deathsmiles will be the second Cave title to find a new home on PC, following in the footsteps of Mushihimesama, which Cave and Degica just released on the platform last month.

Deathsmiles [Cave via 4Gamer]

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=326517Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterCave's newest shooter is out now on iOS2015-12-14T09:30:00Z2015-12-14T09:30:00Z
DoDonPachi IchimeBanchou lives!

As Cave's latest experiment, this brand new game is a free-to-play shooter for iOS, and it's actually live right now internationally, including in the US. It's a bit hard to find though as the listing is relatively cryptic, with no actual US title available.

To find it, you can either follow this link here, or type in "Cave Co., Ltd" in the App Store, click a game, then click the company name, and find it on the list at the bottom. There doesn't seem to be any microtransactions or IAP involved -- rather, the game is supported by ads. Finally, menus are translated, but the game as a whole is not.

DoDonPachi IchimeBanchou [Apple]

 tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=325842Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterCave is working on a free-to-play shooter2015-12-11T09:00:00Z2015-12-11T09:00:00Z
Try to say DoDonPachi IchimeBanchou three times fast.

One of my favorite things about visiting Japan this year was the arcades, as I've said in the past. I was pretty much in heaven in the shmup sections, with tons of classics to choose from with giant screens, including all manner of DoDonPachi. Cave is apparently working on a brand new iteration for mobile devices, called DoDonPachi IchimeBanchou -- it'll be free-to-play. It's set to arrive early in Japan on December 14.

In other Cave news, it will announce its newest Steam release on December 26. After seeing how well Bug Princess translated over, I'm anxious!

DoDonPachi [Cave]

 tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=322276Steven Hansenhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Steven+HansenXbox 360 shmup Strania - The Stella Machina sups on Steam2015-11-24T13:00:00Z2015-11-24T13:00:00Z

Who wants to read a Destructoid review from 2011? Strania - The Stella Machina has come to Steam today apropos of nothing (the product page notes it's developer G.rev's "long-awaited debut on Steam," by whom I do not know).

G.rev is made up of former Taito (Space Invaders) employees that worked on shooters like G-Darius and RayStorm. The company got by first with contract work, assisting Treasure on the development of Gradius V and Ikaruga. Square Enix bought Taito in 2005. G.rev's last western release was 2013's Kokuga on 3DS.

Strania on Steam comes with the "Side Vower" DLC that let's you, "play as a pilot in the Vower camp that seeks to reclaim the land they hold sacred."

 tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=320873Kyle MacGregorhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Kyle+MacGregorDoujin mecha shooter Steel Strider out now2015-11-14T11:00:00Z2015-11-14T11:00:00Z

Steel Strider, the sequel to Gigantic Army, is now available on Steam, Nyu Media has announced.

The new shooter comes from Astro Port, the Japanese indie team behind this summer's Tokusatsu-inspired STG Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser, though this one is more of an homage to classic run-and-gun games like Turrican and Super Contra than cheesy '70s-era television.

If romping around the galaxy in a manned combat robot and being an interstellar peace-keeper sounds like your idea of a good time, you can download Steel Strider now for $5.99 / £4.79 / €5.99.

Steel Strider [Steam]

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=318273Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterReview: Mushihimesama2015-11-02T10:45:00Z2015-11-02T10:45:00Z
I was lucky to have been introduced to Cave shooters at a young age. I had a friend who lived in Japan and had family there, so he'd just bring games back over and we'd play them. Most were ported from the arcades to the PS2, but over the years, the Xbox 360 expanded its shoot-'em-up (shmup) influence, which made things even easier.

I'm happy that over a decade later, the rest of the world can experience them as well, through various iOS ports, and Degica's recent PC platform push. They're absolutely still worth playing, and Mushihimesama is kicking things off on Steam.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=318194Kyle MacGregorhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Kyle+MacGregorCave's Bug Princess is currently free on iOS2015-10-30T00:30:00Z2015-10-30T00:30:00Z
Degica is releasing one of Cave's classic shooters Mushihimesama on Steam next week, but, in the meantime, the mobile version of the game (Bug Princess) is available for free on the App Store.

It's a limited-time offer, though, so make sure to take advantage of it before November 2. The PC port will then launch a few days later, on November 5, with the slightly higher asking price of $19.99.

Bug Princess [iOS App Store via Degica]

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=317319Kyle MacGregorhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Kyle+MacGregorCave's Mushihimesama launches on PC Nov. 52015-10-24T17:00:00Z2015-10-24T17:00:00Z
Cave's Mushihimesama -- Bug Princess, if you'e nasty -- is coming to PC on November 5.

Initially released in 2004, the vertical arcade shooter has since made appearances on PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, and iOS platforms. This version promises three game modes with multiple difficulty settings, various viewing options, global online leaderboards with replay sharing, and local co-op.

According to Tokyo-based publisher Degica, Version 1.5 (a remix of the game previously only released via first-run copies of the Xbox 360 version) will be available as downloadable content.

The base game will be available for $19.99. Also, Degica says more Cave games are on the way.

Mushihimesama [Steam]

 tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=316710Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevorePixelJunk Shooter Ultimate is great (and now on Steam!)2015-10-21T15:00:00Z2015-10-21T15:00:00Z
Mmm, fluid dynamics. Double Eleven has brought PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate to Steam at long last.

This package repurposes Q-Games' darling twin-stick shooters into a cohesive, singular experience with an optional new visual style and improvements to scoring and treasure tracking. At $8.99, it's a good buy. These games are great! But Ultimate is even cheaper with loyalty coupons.

Folks who own PixelJunk Shooter on Steam will get a 20% off coupon (and that save data is compatible with Ultimate). There are also 5% off coupons associated with the other PixelJunk titles on Steam. So, if you own Monsters, Eden, and Nom Nom Galaxy, you're looking at an additional 15% off. These discounts stack, but they only last until November 3.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=313820Ben Davishttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Ben+DavisHarpoon enormous space creatures to shreds in Blacksea Odyssey2015-10-04T18:30:00Z2015-10-04T18:30:00Z
Developer Blacksea Odyssey recently announced a top-down shoot-'em-up by the same name, in which you can play as a cybernetic old man with a crazy long beard and hunt down giant space creatures with a harpoon.

Blacksea Odyssey features roguelike elements including permadeath and procedurally generated levels, an expansive customization system, fully destructible environments, and enormous bosses "over five times the size of your screen." Looks exciting so far. I love how the harpoon can tear off huge chunks of enemies and send them drifting off into space.

The team is shooting for a spring 2016 release for PC and consoles, although specific consoles have not yet been mentioned.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=313874Kyle MacGregorhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Kyle+MacGregorUnreleased N64 game surfaces after 16 years2015-10-04T17:15:00Z2015-10-04T17:15:00Z
History is littered with the bones of games like Viewpoint 2064, the unreleased sequel to Sammy's 1992 Neo Geo shooter Viewpoint. The Nintendo 64 project was first (and last) seen at Nintendo's Space World event in 1999, before being cancelled, uncancelled, and disappearing for good.

Well, maybe not for good. A prototype cartridge for the game materialized last month on eBay, where it sold for nearly $3000. That would probably be the end of the story if it hadn't been for YouTuber Rama Shotton, who contacted the buyer and requested some gameplay footage.

Here is that footage, likely the first to emerge since the turn of the century:

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=313362Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterCave is considering crowdfunding to bring more shooters to PS42015-10-01T12:30:00Z2015-10-01T12:30:00Z
Cave is working on getting more of its games on Steam, starting with Mushihimesama this winter for $19.99. But apparently it has bigger plans in store, and is brainstorming as to how it can achieve those goals.

For starters, the company is asking on Facebook whether or not people would support a crowdfunding effort for its cause. $300,000 to $500,000 would get them a Steam port, $1M would allow for a PS4 port, and $3M would bring a brand new game to a console.

As a general rule I don't fund Kickstarters outside of special occasions, but considering Cave's history, I would probably chip in a bit for this.

Cave Interactive [Facebook]

 tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=312828Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterI'm so glad people are still making bullet hell games2015-09-28T13:00:00Z2015-09-28T13:00:00Z

Thanks to a tip from a reader, Gun Wings is now on my radar. It's from developer Angels Blue Digital Entertainment, and it's currently seeking an audience on Steam Greenlight. The full game is boasting six stages, and controller support is a go. While the art style may not be up to par with a lot of its competition, gameplay-wise it looks pretty legit.

I'm definitely interested in checking this one out down the road.

Gun Wings [Steam]

 tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=311181Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterMushihimesama will be the first CAVE shooter to hit Steam2015-09-17T00:06:00Z2015-09-17T00:06:00Z
As you may have heard, Cave is getting into the Steam business. Today at TGS, the company shared some more concrete info on its move to the PC platform, starting with its debut game -- Mushihimesama. Titled "Bug Princess" in English, it's a vertical shooter involving a storyline that essentially amounts to blasting giant bugs.

HD sprite graphics are promised, including three game modes (normal, arrange, and novice), as well as multiple difficulty levels, soundtrack DLC, online leaderboards, two-player local co-op, and a 1.5 add-on, which is a remixed version of the game.

Mushihimesama will launch this winter for $19.99.

 tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=308567Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterCave shmups are coming to Steam this year2015-08-31T08:00:00Z2015-08-31T08:00:00Z
An ominous teaser site has popped up on the web, titled caveshmups.com. According to the landing, publisher Degica will assist Cave in bringing iconic shooters to the Steam marketplace, which will go down sometime in winter of this year.

You can sign up for an email listing, but specific games haven't been announced yet. I'm going to guess DonPachi and its offspring are a fair bet, but I'd love to see every one of the shooters in their catalog released at some point. Guwange on a more modern platform would be great as well (my Xbox 360 is packed up).

 tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=307983Darren Nakamurahttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Darren+NakamuraSpry Fox showing off bullet hell MMO at PAX Prime2015-08-26T16:30:00Z2015-08-26T16:30:00Z
Spry Fox (Triple Town, Alphabear) will be at PAX Prime, and in addition to the undoubtedly cute bear posters it's giving out for free, it will also be showing its newest title, Steambirds Alliance.

In a newsletter, Spry Fox describes Steambirds Alliance as a "massively cooperative bullet hell shooter." It expands the Steambirds universe, another Spry Fox series focused on aerial combat via turn-based strategy. Gameplay-wise, Alliance is compared to Realm of the Mad God.

Not much else has been revealed about Steambirds Alliance. We have the promotional art above, a name, and a brief description. No platforms have been specified, but given Spry Fox's modus operandi, we can probably expect a free-to-play game on PC and/or mobile.

 tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=307171Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevoreShutshimi is a cute-'em-up about a muscular fish2015-08-20T16:00:00Z2015-08-20T16:00:00Z
Strong-armed fish crack me up, so I had to give this game a look. It's a cute-'em-up in which levels last around 10 seconds or so, "then the player has ten seconds to pick a power-up from the shop for the next round." Except some aren't actually helpful, and there's over 50 of them in total. You'll pick between three random power-ups at a time. Try not to panic.

Shutshimi is the result of a game jam, but developer Neon Deity Games expanded its scope to include things like better sprites, more songs and enemies, and two- to four-player local co-op.

It's releasing Tuesday, August 25 for PS4, PS Vita, and Steam. PSN has Cross-Buy.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=297038Kyle MacGregorhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Kyle+MacGregorDoujin spin on Turrican, Contra coming to Steam2015-08-01T16:15:00Z2015-08-01T16:15:00Z
Chances are you're unfamiliar with Astro Port, which is equal parts understandable and unfortunate.

Japanese independent studios don't get lavished with attention (something we're trying to change), and Astro Port's wares aren't exactly the flashiest games around. However, despite their spartan appearances, Gigantic Army and Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser both impressed me quite a bit.

Astro Port seems to have a knack for delivering nostalgia-drenched shoot-'em-ups, a trend that looks to continue with its latest effort to release in the West, Steel Strider.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=295952Steven Hansenhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Steven+HansenSol Divide makes the trek from PS1 to Steam2015-07-13T19:00:00Z2015-07-13T19:00:00Z
Out of left field this All Star week: Sol Divide has come to Steam. Looks like an emulation of the PS1 port, and early user reviews suggest it works pretty good.

But where did this come from? Well, the publisher is listed as Console Classics. According to its website, it is dedicated to, "bringing some of the all time best forgotten classics ever released on home systems back into your living room." And it has the rights to some interesting stuff, including D and Koudelka, the predecessor to Shadow Hearts.

I was actually just playing D a couple weeks ago. Need to get back to that. It's weird, but I like the two hour time limit.

[Thanks, Chris, for the tip!]

 tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=293762Kyle MacGregorhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Kyle+MacGregorDoujin shmup Astebreed hits PS4 on June 252015-06-11T13:30:00Z2015-06-11T13:30:00Z
Astebreed is finally warping to PlayStation 4 on June 25, Playism announced today.

The shoot-'em-up comes from doujin studio Edelweiss and was actually among my favorite games released last year when it debuted on PC. In addition to being just plain gorgeous, the game shakes things up with a dynamic camera that is constantly darting around the battlefield.

Another really engaging aspect of the title is the "Lucis System," which allows pilots to send out a swarm of nodes that will surround your enemies and attack them independently. Of course, there's a drawback to this, as it limits your ship's firepower -- forcing you to rely on your sword.

I've been playing the Japanese version of the PS4 release since it landed on PlayStation Network a couple months ago, and have been really impressed by some of the graphical upgrades and various other additions Edelweiss has made over the past year.

Definitely keep an eye out for it when it launches on PSN in a couple weeks for $19.99.

Cinematic Shooter Astebreed Coming to PS4 June 25th [PlayStation Blog]

 tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=293674Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterReview: The Next Penelope2015-06-10T14:00:00Z2015-06-10T14:00:00Z
If I told you that I wanted to mix Greek mythology with the racing and shoot-'em-up genres, you'd probably call me crazy. But that's just what developer Aurelien Regard did with his one-man show The Next Penelope, and for the most part, the gamble paid off.

While it's due for a Wii U release later this year, it just exited Early Access on PC, and it sadly hasn't gotten as much attention as it deserves.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=293036Kyle MacGregorhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Kyle+MacGregorReview: Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser2015-06-02T09:30:00Z2015-06-02T09:30:00Z
Amidst a wash of old school mecha anime and Tokusatsu-tinted nostalgia, there was a moment in this otherwise homespun shooter that left me surprised and curiously enamored.

Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser doesn't come from a genre known for enthralling narratives -- and it doesn't possess a particularly enthralling one itself -- but the way in which it intertwines with the satisfying, if unremarkable, action makes for a compelling experience.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=292925Kyle MacGregorhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Kyle+MacGregorSupercharged Robot Vulkaiser invades Steam next week2015-05-28T16:30:00Z2015-05-28T16:30:00Z
A blast of '70s-inspired action is bombarding Steam next week in Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser.

Announced for a western release nearly two years ago, the mecha shooter from doujin studio Astro Port (Gigantic Army) is finally launching on June 4 for $4.99 / £3.99 / €4.99.

And with a magnificently cheesy theme tune like this, well, it's hard not to get excited.

Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser [Steam]

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=292162Jordan Devorehttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jordan+DevoreEvoland 2 is part shmup, part platformer, part RPG, part puzzler...2015-05-14T15:00:00Z2015-05-14T15:00:00Z

After watching this debut trailer for Evoland 2: A Slight Case of Spacetime Continuum Disorder, I regret missing the first game. The basic concept of an adventure that evolves from 2D to 3D and spans multiple genres is the same, only now it's bigger. One of the bits is straight out of classic Bomberman and I'm in love.

Shiro Games plans to release Evoland 2 this summer for PC with eventual ports to Mac and Linux.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=291754Chris Carterhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Chris+CarterReview: Touhou 14: Double Dealing Character2015-05-08T12:00:00Z2015-05-08T12:00:00Z
As I've said in the past, I consider myself lucky when it comes to meeting fellow gamers over the years that have had a positive impact on my life. I was fortunate enough to discover the Touhou series back in 2002 at the request of a friend, and given my existing love for the shoot-'em-up genre, it took it to the next level.

It's been around a lot longer than that though, and finally, Playism is bringing the series to the West for the first time this year with Touhou 14: Double Dealing Character. Sadly, the way it handled the port leaves much to be desired.

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=291744Kyle MacGregorhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Kyle+MacGregorJapan's most popular indie series arrives in the West2015-05-07T12:30:00Z2015-05-07T12:30:00Z
The Japanese indie sensation Touhou has been around for nearly two decades. Since debuting in 1996, the series has transformed from a collection of obscure shoot-'em-ups into a cultural phenomenon, spawning a myriad of derivative works across virtually every artistic medium.

Unlike most creators, developer Juny'a "Zun" Ota has welcomed the fan-made projects based on the world and characters he's hatched, which has been key to the series' popularity.

"People love the characters, and being able to use those same characters in their own creations has allowed the fandom to snowball and grow in popularity," says Playism marketing manager Nayan Ramachandran, whose company is distributing two Touhou games for western audiences starting today -- something that's never officially been done before.

"That ability to be involved in the world of Touhou is incredibly powerful," Ramachandran adds. "Imagine being given permission by Marvel to make your own comic books and games with Spider-Man, the X-Men and the Avengers. Imagine how gigantic the fandom would become."

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=291687Kyle MacGregorhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Kyle+MacGregorMore Touhou is coming to PlayStation 42015-05-06T14:30:00Z2015-05-06T14:30:00Z
Touhou seems to be everywhere these days. The series is making its western debut tomorrow. A demo for the next mainline entry isn't too far behind. And even some of the fan-made games are on their way to PlayStation 4. The cult doujin phenomenon is really spreading its wings.

And now Croixleur Sigma developer Souvenir Circ. is adding more fuel to the fire by bringing its STG Maihana Soumakyou to PlayStation 4 with improved visuals and added content.

No word on when it's coming to PS4 or if it will ever get localized, but I'm optimistic, given the deluge of announcements we've seen recently and buzz around the series right now.

Here's a look at trailer for the original PC version, which released in 2012:

 Read more...tag:https://www.destructoid.com/,2017:/post.phtml?pk=291438Jonathan Holmeshttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jonathan+HolmesTrailer for 3DS shmup asks 'is life meant to be shitty?'2015-05-03T13:00:00Z2015-05-03T13:00:00Z

Karous is a vertical shmup about two hugging sisters that was released by Korea-based developer Milestone Inc. back in 2006. It was later ported to the Dreamcast, and then again to the Wii as part of the Ultimate Shooting Collection. Strangely enough, Karous has recently decided to make its way to the 3DS as well, in the form of Karous: The Beast of Re:Eden. For a moderately good nine-year-old shmup, Karous sure knows how to keep the party going.

This 3DS title was handled by a new developer, Sakura Flamingo Laboratory. Those are three words that many of you may not have expected to see next to each other today. The game's trailer is equally surprising. If you pause it right before the 00:15 mark, you'll see a question that most videogames wouldn't dare ask, but one that almost all of us have pondered at some point in our lives.

I'm half tempted to buy it just to see if it offers up an answer.


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This competitve renewal application is for the continuation of a Trialnet Center at Yale University. The Center was originally established at Columbia University but moved with the Principal Investigator to Yale University in 8/06. The Yale Center has received IRB approval and participated in the Natural History study, oral insulin study, and GAD65 immunization study. The Center has been been very active in the anti-CD3 mAb trial, ITN027AI (Abate) that is jointly supported by the Immune Tolerance Network and TrialNet. The Center Principal Investigator is the Principal Investigator of the anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (mAb) prevention trial and has also served as the Principal Investigator of the T cell validation-l study. The Center Principal Investigator is the Chair of the Mechanistic Outcomes Committee and has been active in that committee's activities in all TrialNet protocols. In addition to the trial performance, the Center investigators have conducted and published analyses of data from the DPT-1 and the T cell validation study-1. We propose to continue partipation in ongoing TrialNet studies and to participate in the future TrialNet Studies. We plan to be a referral site for the anti-CD3 mAb prevention trial and the metabolic control trial since our site has unique skills for these studies. Studies to date have indicated that combinations of therapies will be needed to reverse T1DM. We propose a new clinical trial with the combination of anti-CD3 mAb with the IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), to test the hypothesis that loss of tolerance following anti-CD3 mAb treatment is due to an inflammatory response, most likely in the islets, and mediated by IL-1. Our preclinical data support the synergy of IL-1Ra with anti-CD3 mAb. The proposed study is a 3 arm randomized placebo controlled trial to compare the effects of a combination of anti-CD3 mAb with Anakinra to anti-CD3 mAb or placebo. The primary endpoint of the trial will be the change in C-peptide responses to a mixed meal 18 mos after study entry. Affiliates from the Columbia site were not transferred to Yale in 2006, but since that time, new affiliates have been enlisted involving sites that had not previously been associated with TrialNet. These sites are in the New York region, the midwest, and Texas. We therefore anticipate that our ability to recruit for future TrialNet studies will increase by several orders of magnitude.
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|Krischer, Jeffrey P; Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Study Group (2013) The use of intermediate endpoints in the design of type 1 diabetes prevention trials. Diabetologia 56:1919-24
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My research interests lie in the area of political parties and elections - especially European politics, British politics and multi-level governance. I focus comparatively on the relationship between parties and public policy, and have published in journals such as 'Representation', 'The Political Quarterly', and the 'Australian Journal of Political Science', as well as in a monograph for Routledge.
I am presently researching the policies of political parties that prefer to be identified as 'Euro-realist' as opposed to 'Euro-sceptic', especially those affiliated to the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) - and have the following article forthcoming in the journal, Representation:
'Euro-realism in the 2014 European Parliament elections: the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) and the democratic deficit'
I am also working on a project with my Lancaster colleague, Mark Garnett, analysing the way left of centre parties use political communication - to be published in an edited volume in 2017 by Palgrave Macmillan.
Comparative European politics (especially British); Political parties and elections; Public policy and political economy
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I graduated with a first class honours degree and doctorate (university anniversary scholarship) from the Department of Politics, University of Glasgow, also acting as a graduate teaching assistant in the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh, as well as spending a period as a visiting researcher in the Department of Political Science, McGill University, Montreal. I have worked for an NGO with Edinburgh and London offices, and in 2008, won the Political Studies Association prize for the best article published in the journal, politics.
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Beiteddine Palace--and the town, Beiteddine--are a bit of a windy drive from Beirut. Once you get there (the drive is amazing!), Beiteddine is a palace plopped into the side of...
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Beiteddine Palace--and the town, Beiteddine--are a bit of a windy drive from Beirut. Once you get there (the drive is amazing!), Beiteddine is a palace plopped into the side of the mountain where the town finds itself.
When you enter the palace, you face a large open courtyard and you can imagine different groups of soldiers--from Ottoman, French, to Lebanese--standing...
This palace, used as the Lebanese President's summer residence is an amazing piece of history in a country replete with historical structures. The grounds are amazing and when you enter the rooms it only gets better. The attention to detail on the mosaic flooring is brilliant as are the ornate ceilings in many of the rooms. Well worth the small...
I heard of Beit Eddine because I was researching Deir al qamar, and I came only expecting beautiful views; but the Beit Eddine palace has beautiful rooms and mosaic on display - something I didn't expect as it is in the "middle of nowhere"...
Loved it, so much history and glamour of the rich and famous centuries ago. The building is amazing with so much to look at. Really enjoyed it and the kids loved roaming around the building and its many rooms. The tiles and mosaics are beautiful, there are lots to see around this historic building
A palace that the president uses I assume. The grounds are stunning, and the mosaics even more so; I would suggest that the mosaics are the main reason for visiting. The state rooms give an air of sophistication but rank below the mosaics in terms of awe.
The castle is amazing, you get to dive into an era of lebanon's history. It is very well preserved, the surroundings are also amazing: typical small lebanese old houses, and the nature is so beautiful and peaceful. Highly recommended. Just dont go around the beiteddine festival because the settings are not very beautiful for a visit of the palace
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|Long grain rice
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Anchovy fillets
|1 Can (10 oz)
|Hard-cooked egg
|1 Large
|Powdered mustard
|1 Teaspoon
|Olive oil
|5 Tablespoon
|1 Small
|Green chili pepper
|Sweet red pepper
|Fennel bulb
|1 Small
|Pitted ripe olives
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Chopped chives
|1 Teaspoon
1) In boiling salted water, cook rice for 15 minutes till tender.
2) Drain the rice and rinse under cold water to cool.
3) Drain anchovies and reserve half for garnish.
4) Peel the carrot and make shallow grooves at intervals lengthwise.
5) Thinly slice the carrot.
6) Peel onion and finely chop it.
7) Thinly slice chili pepper; seed and slice them.
8) In a mortar, put the anchovies and pound to a paste with the pestle.
9) Shell and finely chop eggs.
10) Add egg to mortar with mustard and pound together, gradually adding oil a few drops at a time.
11) Season the egg and anchioves.
12) In the large bowl, place sliced carrot with rice.
13) Add onion to the rice.
14) Thinly slice fennel; chop fennel tops and add to salad.
15) Toss lightly.
16) Chill salad and dressing for 30 minutes.
17) In a serving dish, put salad and arrange reserved anchovies on top with olives and chives.
18) Serve the salad with dressing.
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Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 1889 Calories from Fat 928
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 105 g162.1%
Saturated Fat 12.6 g63.1%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 301.7 mg100.6%
Sodium 5392.1 mg224.7%
Total Carbohydrates 198 g65.9%
Dietary Fiber 14 g55.9%
Sugars 14.7 g
Protein 41 g81.7%
Vitamin A 302.7% Vitamin C 382.3%
Calcium 42.4% Iron 30.4%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet


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developing right now on "early today," hurricane sandy is already having a major impact on the atlantic coast as well as air travelers across the east coast. the storm is drastically changing president obama and mitt romney's campaign plans with just eight days before america votes. and the san francisco giants are 2012 world series champions. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. hurricane sandy is bearing down on the east coast. 60 million people are bracing for impact across the northeast with waves growing ever more ominous overnight. and the threat of storm surges
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anywhere from four to 11 feet high. this is the scene about 100 miles north of boston. hundreds of thousands have been told to evacuate in coastal areas all the way into new england. the mid-atlantic is already dealing with flooding from a storm that has claimed 65 lives in the caribbean and has the potential to paralyze new york and other big cities. this morning, president obama signed three emergency declarations for connecticut, and rhode island, clearing the way for fema. let's get right to bill karins and the weather channel forecast. what's it looking like right now. >> sandy is an amazing anomaly. this storm this time of year should not be this strong this far north. at this point in the math it should not be ready to take a hook back into the northern mid atlantic states and southern new england. that's all going to happen today. we'll deal with, in some cases, devastating storm surge and the wind damage is going to be incredible with still leaves on the trees in many areas from
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philadelphia to the d.c. areas. there's the center of the storm. still thunderstorms around the center. it's feasting right now over the warm waters of the gulf stream. it may even intensify a little bit. amazingly the winds went up this morning to 85 miles per hour, now only a little less than 400 miles away from new york city. it will accelerate and move quickly towards the coast. the weather will go downhill in a hurry. look for landfall somewhere near atlantic city to wild booed to cape may, new jersey, as we go about the 8:00 to 10:00 hour on the east coast. that also coincides with the high tide cycle, too. you picture the devastating effects. high wind warnings in effect. this storm is not just pretty intense for this time of year, but it is enormously huge for any time of year. we have high wind warnings from northern maine through the spine of the appalachians where they'll deal with blizzard conditions in west virginia and also way down into virginia, the norfolk area, 60 to 80-mile-per-hour winds over a large population center. millions of people without power at this time tomorrow morning.
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as far as the winds go right now, they're just starting to pick up on the jersey shore to 40 miles per hour. even new york city gusting to 40 miles per hour. usually when you get up to about 50 is when you'll start seeing the trees come down. the heavy rain could cause some problems with flooding. i think the worst part of the rain will be loosening of the soil and the trees will come down. the heavy rainfall amounts as much as seven to eight inches and maybe as high as ten through the del marva region. the worst damage late this afternoon and this evening, veronica from sandy. >> unbelievable. snow, wind, rain, flooding, unbelievable. much of southern new york from manhattan to long island will feel the biggest impact. right now we go to tracie strahan of wnbc in rockaway beach this morning. >> reporter: veronica, conditions here continue to deteriorate. it's hard to believe that this is only the beginning of sandy's fury here in the rockaways. we want to show you what's happening right now.
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the ocean waves, at first they were kissing the sand barrier that had been built up, now they are crashing over it, coming underneath the boardwalk in what is evacuation zone a here in new york city. 375,000 people here were ordered to mandatory evacuate. here in the rockaways, we can tell you the lights are still on in several apartment buildings, even cars up and down the street. a lot of people after hurricane irene said they decided to stay put. what you see in the distance is a new york city bus that has been converted into a hurricane shelter transport. there's 72 hurricane shelters set up throughout new york city. so far at last check, there were only about 1,100 people staying inside of them. mandatory evacuations were in place for hurricane irene but that storm petered out. this, of course, expected to be much worse. so many people buying generators, water, extra food, deciding to stick it out. the problem with all of that is in the past four hours that
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we've been here, conditions have deteriorated quickly. so when people notice that something could really be wrong, they may not have a chance to get out safely. veronica. >> you can hear the wind picking up. tracie strahan of wnbc, thank you. moments ago president obama canceled a campaign appearance in florida in order to get back to the white house sooner to monitor the storm. nbc's tracie potts has the latest for us from washington. tracie, what's going on? >> reporter: veronica, as you can see things are changing literally by the hour. the president is going to be here and not in florida this morning. so far here we just have light rain. as you can see these campaigns are taking no chances. >> reporter: governor romney will join ryan's bus tour in ohio. president obama canceled events
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in virginia and colorado. he'll do one last rally in florida today before heading back to washington. on sunday the president met with fema, the federal emergency management agency overseeing the government's plans to help states and cities. >> anything they need, we will be there. we're going to cut through red tape. we're not going to get bogged down with a lot of rules. >> reporter: in florida the president told campaign workers turnout is the key. >> whoever is able to get their voters out, they're the one whose are going to win florida. >> reporter: that could be tough in states where sandy is headed. maryland already canceled early voting today. virginia, a battleground state could see power outages lasting until election day. >> several months ago we had the largest -- third largest power outage in history but we got everything pretty much back on in seven days. we're not expecting that this time. >> reporter: virginia is already planning to extend its hours for absentee voting. those absentee votes could be critical.
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it's believed that 40% of this election will be decided befe election day. >> tracie potts in washington, thank you. now let's check back with bill karins who has the latest on this storm. bill, when is this supposed to make landfall? >> probably about 8:00 to 10:00 on the east coast, about 5:00 on the west coast. that's when dramatic picture of the high tide -- lit be dark. that's when the winds will be howling and everything else. the immense size of the storm, i don't want to focus just on the jersey and philadelphia. the size of the storm is incredible. this is when it was starting its life cycle down in jamaica when it killed all those poor people in haiti with the flash flooding. they're so prone to that. the immense side continued to grow. the cloud shield over the weekend was all the way up into new england while the storm was still over florida. i guess we'll find out in about 24 hours how much damage it does. let me give you a quick briefing on your forecast for the west. we've had rain on and off throughout the last 24 hours coming from the northwest,
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especially washington state. it looks like that system is on its way out. idaho and the northern rockies are dealing with most of the wet weather. showery-type weather from portland to seattle to olympia. looks like the cascades and the lick picks will get the most as far as the wet weather is concerned. no problems in california, nice ific maritime air mass which means it's a warmer air. if that air comes from the north this time of year it gets much colder. we'll take another look at your forecast for today and tomorrow coming up later. how hurricane sandy will impact your travel plans, plus wall street may take a walloping of another kind from the hurricane that will keep traders home today. you're watching "early today."
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there are already huge headaches for travelers across the country as hurricane sandy makes its approach. nbc's tom costello is at reagan airport this morning for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this place is abandoned. behind me normally you'd see a lot of planes on the ramp. this morning there isn't a plane to be seen anywhere because they pulled them all out of here. they don't want to take any risks at all with planes getting hit by this storm. let me show you a website we watch very closely, i'll show you what happened yesterday at about 5:00 p.m., this website shows real live airline traffic over the skies at any one time. you can see at 5:00 yesterday we had tremendous traffic over the skies of the eastern seaboard. now take a look at the live view of flight radar 24.com. you can see it has emptied out dramatically over the last few hours. whatever few planes are still on the east coast, they're also going to get out of harm's way as fast as they can because of the danger that sandy poses, not
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just, of course torques the passengers, but physically to those airplanes. we have right now according to our stats about 7,500 flights canceled, yesterday, today and tomorrow. the airlines are waving the change fees. if you have to rebook, you should not have to pay a penalty. amtrak also canceling service up and down the east coast. we're talking about every major airport on the east coast, washington dulles, washington reagan, baltimore, philadelphia, new york city laguardia, newark as well as hartford. that's just the immediate area of the impact zone as this storm moves further inland, likely to see some of those airports shutting down operations as well or the airlines cutting back their flights. veronica, back to you. >> nbc's tom costello, thank you. sandy is big enough storm to make even wall street shutter. both the new york stock exchange and nas das dak have suspended
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all trading today, the first time all trading has stopped since the days following the september 11th attacks. depending on how much damage sandy inflicts, markets could be closed again tomorrow. late last night exchange operators made the call to suspect all u.s. stock trading after complaints were reportedly made to the securities and exchange commission about keeping markets open, even for electronic trading. banks and evacuation zones including goldman sachs, citigroup and american express closed their offices and advised employees to work from home. a number of insurers are already scrambling rapid response teams as estimates of sandy's possible damage swirl around $5 billion. home depot, lowe's and walmart were flooded with customers prepping for the storm. sandy has forced several stocks to postpone third quarter earnings. jpmorgan chase is waving a
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number of overdraft and late fees for new jersey, new york and connecticut consumers and businesses impacted by sandy. still ahead, the latest details on hurricane sandy. senator marco rubio's daughter airlifted to a hospital after a golf cart accident. we have your sports next. your forecast also coming up.
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welcome back to "early today." here are other stories making news this morning syrian military jets bombed opposition areas in damascus and other parts of the country violating a truce. the strikes killed at least 14 people including women and children. in massachusetts, officials close another pharmacy as part of the outbreak of fungal disease that killed 25 people and made 344 sick. a sur surprise inspection turned up unsanitary conditions run by a company called infusion resource. in florida, the 12-year-old daughter of senator marco rubio is hospitalized in fair condition with a head injury following a golf cart accident over the weekend. she is undergoing tests, but is expected to recover. the unmanned dragon space capsule undocked from the international space station and returned safely to earth carrying medical samples from crew members. this was the first official mission for the private space-x
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company the movie "argo" was at the top of the weekend box office. the ben affleck thriller brought in $12.4 million, and the new james bond movie "skyfall" got off to a huge start, making $77.7 million in 25 countries. it opens in the united states on friday. in sports now, san francisco swept detroit in four straight games to win their second world series in three years. with the score tied in the tenth ingmar co-scutaro singled to center and the giants went ahead of the tigers 4-3. in the bottom of the tenth, san francisco sealed the sweep. >> again, the 2-2 pitch. got him looking! and the giants have won it all! now to the nfl, peyton manning led the broncos to a
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34-14 win over drew brees and the new orleans saints. atlanta remained the nfl's only unbeaten team with a 30-17 win over philadelphia. just ahead, bill karins will have the very latest as the east coast braces for hurricane sandy. please stay with us.
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welcome back on this monday. of course, the big weather story all across the country is what's going to happen with hurricane
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sandy as it makes landfall in new jersey later this evening. the only other weather system on the map is the one that went through the northwest yesterday, into billings later today. showery weather behind it. temperatures not bad, in the 60s. southwest still feeling very warm. one of the warmest spots in the country is from vegas to phoenix. tuesday's forecast a lot like today, nothing changes here with hit-and-miss showers in the northwest and a lot of sunshine continues with the west. all eyes will be on how much damage is done in the northeast, how many millions of people are without power. it could end up being one of the biggest power outages our country has ever seen. >> biggest storm in history, right? >> it's large. just to bring you up to date, here is what we know right now. president obama has declared states of emergency in several mid atlantic and northeastern states including maryland, new jersey, new york and connecticut. fema, the federal emergency management agency established emergency operations centers in
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those places to coordinate preparations and disaster relief. hurricane sandy knocked out electricity to more than 5,000 customers in new jersey so far. officials warn that number will grow into the hundreds of thousands. sandy is being blamed for 65 deaths in the caribbean, 51 in haiti where residents endured three days of constant rain. just this morning, a 17-man crew was forced to abandon the hms bounty after getting caught in sandy's high seas off the coast of carolina. the coast guard says the members safely boarded two life rafts. this storm is shaping up to be a travel nightmare. nearly 7,500 flights canceled in the northeast while amtrak suspended service in the northeast corridor. the show must go on for comedians jimmy fallon, jimmy kimmel. they're both saying they'll go ahead with tapings of their respective shows to night despite the hurricane. kimmel usually tapes in los
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angeles but he's at the brooklyn academy of music this week. he says they will use backup generators just in case of a power outage. you were saying that's really going to be the big story for so many folks here, right? >> especially a lot of metropolitan areas. a lot of people in the suburbs are used to it with the trees and power lines above ground. a lot of the cities have power lines below. hopefully cities like new york city and philadelphia won't have too many power outages. >> the danger is, this time last year we had hurricane irene and it went right around new york. i think a lot of people are thinking that might happen. >> it's a big storm. there's going to be a lot of issues. all right. i'm veronica de la cruz, this is "early today," just the first stop of the day today on your nbc station.
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the statue of liberty turned 126 on sunday, but hurricane sandy has forced officials to delay unveiling her new look. a small ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the celebration of lady liberty's reopening. the landmark had a $30 million
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touchup. the elevator allows wheelchair-bound visitors inside for the first time ever. isn't that great? >> i've never been to the statue of liberty. >> you haven't? >> you're not a real new yorker. >> i can see it from my house but i've never been to it. >> they'll reopen the public tours on wednesday because of the storm. while most of the atlantic coast braces for this powerful hurricane, floridians were partying it up in the streets of key west. the trajectory of hurricane sandy allowed the sunshine state revelers to keep the party going. the annual ten-day fantasy fest came to a close on sunday, but not before turning the city into a mad house. it featured outrageous costume parties and zombie-themed parades. time for an early look at the stories that we'll following on nbc. president obama canceled a morning rally in florida to head back early to washington the oversee the government's emergency response.
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as of right now vice president joe biden is scheduled to visit new hampshire. governor romney will campaign in ohio, iowa and kiss con sin while his running mate travels to florida. hab pi birthday to gabrielle union. all day long you can stay on top of those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." finally, here is a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. "morning joe host" joe scarborough and mika brzezinski are live with the candidates. a look at how hurricane sandy is disrupting air travel across the country. keep it here on this channel for continuing news, weather and sports, i'm veronica de la cruz. thank you for watching "early today," just the first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday.
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We went to Long Island to see a Limp Bizkit concert and it ended up changing our entire perspective on what it means to be punk rock.
Fred Durst and Wes Borland, as taken by my shitty iPhone.
What is greatness? Is greatness 40 million records sold? If so, then Fred Durst has indeed achieved greatness. Is greatness the adulation of untold scores of strangers, screaming your own words, words that you wrote, back at you while fireworks and shit go off behind you? If that's greatness, then Fred Durst was once damn great. Is greatness being actually remembered as one of the greats? In that case, Fred Durst is not great, or even particularly good. Pop culture has a short memory, and its narratives are often written by not the victors, but instead the critics. But what's a victor, anyways? Is it the dude who actually won, or whoever gets to say who won? In other words, why does no one talk about how (to a whole hell of a lot of people) Limp Bizkit is a way more important band than Neutral Milk Hotel? And is Fred Durst actually a douche just because someone who wasn't him got to say so?
At the Paramount, a maybe 3,000-person upscale concert venue in Long Island where a reunited, newly Cash Money-aligned Limp Bizkit performed last night, the answer to these questions, and pretty much every other question you could have thought of, was simply, "GET THE FUCK UUUUUUUP!"
Mainstream American rock goes through epochs, as fickle and distinct as layers of the earth's crust. Stadium rock begat hair metal, which was torn asunder by grunge, which eroded into the nu-metal and rap-rock of Limp Bizkit, which in time was replaced by emo and pop-punk, which has since fallen and been replaced by…what, exactly? Indie-leaning folk rock? That's not the mainstream rock reality I or anyone else wants to live in, and that's why it's actually kind of refreshing Limp Bizkit is back—at least they had the balls to actively piss people off rather than be content to bore them.
Limp Bizkit was born in Jacksonville, Florida, fathered by a seemingly deadbeat skater/tattoo artist by the name of Fred Durst, who according to Wikipedia, told the bassist in his band Shindig that they should start a new band that combined "rappin' and rockin'." And rap and rock they did, aligning themselves with Korn, opening for them, and then lapping them to become one of the biggest pop acts in America. Everything about Limp Bizkit pisssed people off: the name (it's another name for Soggy Biscuit, a game in which participants jack off onto a biscuit and whoever's last has to eat it), the way they hit the mainstream (their label paid a radio station in Portland a bunch of money to play their single "Counterfeit" which got them name recognition and infamy, then they blew up a boat on MTV, then their first actual non-Payola hit was a cover of George Michael's "Faith"), to the way in which Durst openly courted fame (in a 1999 SPIN profile, he explained why he liked that his hard-edged band was being referred to as "Pop," because, "'Pop' means 'pop-u-lar', which is cool with me," and it came out that Durst had named his dog after his own band). This is all to say that at one point, Limp Bizkit had both the money and popular enmity to come onstage at Ozzfest '98 by jumping out of a giant toilet. Despite their overt annoyingness, Bizkit had the right combination of punishingly adequate riffs, pop hooks, and stadium-ready showmanship to attract a legion of pissed-off, baggy-pantsed teenagers and become serious movers and shakers in the world of American pop music, despite enraging many critics—that same SPIN profile was openly disdainful of everyone in the band but Borland and claimed, "Limp Bizkit have yet to write a good song." But who was right, ultimately? The dude who wrote that profile, or the seven million people who bought Significant Other?
One thing's for certain, that guy's opinion hardly mattered as the Bizkit took the stage to "Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)," and succeeded in whipping the entire crowd—including me—into an absolute frenzy. The band seemed genuinely honored to be playing for 3,000 people, even if they'd played vastly larger stages in their life. The crowd at the show was pretty much what you'd expect from a Limp Bizkit show on Long Island in 2013—mad dudes in their late twenties and early thirties who skewed blue collar and overwhelmingly non-hipster—and though probably a good third of them were wearing backwards red Yankee hats, Durst proudly rocked a red Trukfit hat, symbolizing the band's newfound allegiance with Lil Wayne's Young Money/Cash Money label.
Wes Borland.
Watching them live, you tend to realize that Limp Bizkit is more about the tension and release of the Durst/Borland interplay than anything else. They're like a jocky, Nu-Metal Van Halen in that way, with the spazzy, bro-tastic frontman reeling in the artier and more complex impulses of the guitarist and just making the dude play the goddamn riffs. I'm happy to report that Fred Durst doesn't actually do that weird rhythmic monkey arm-pointy dance that he did in the Limp Bizkit music videos, instead moving around like a relatively normal human being, albeit one fronting one of the biggest rap-rock bands of all time. No one really talks about it, but Wes Borland can play the fuck out of a guitar, throttling his Flying V within an inch of its life, double-tapping percussively as if he were an ungodly Yngwie Malmsteen and adding ambient instrumental intros and outros to the songs, seemingly whenever he felt like it. They couldn't have contrasted more in the wardrobe department as well. Where Durst was wearing black basketball shorts and a white Limp Bizkit hoodie, Borland was seriously dressed like a fucking orc, his entire body painted black with a giant black wig on his head and a light-up opera mask obscuring his face. He kept spitting water his water out instead of swallowing it, which seemed kinda weird but probably symbolized nothing.
The new Limp Bizkit single is titled "Ready to Go," and it's actually way better than it needs to be. It's produced by Polow da Don and features probably the best Lil Wayne verse in recent memory. It turned out that the band was filming the "Ready to Go" video that night, which meant that Durst teased a Lil Wayne appearance that never materialized, and the band ended up lip-syncing the song twice in front of the cameras while a dude in a Winnie the Pooh costume came onstage and did The Worm. That was preplanned (I think).
Bizkit closed their set with a cover of Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name Of," and I was reminded that to so many regular Americans with busy lives who casually listen to rock music and were screaming along to Limp Bizkit like it was the last night of their lives, this is punk rock. "Punk" as a genre term and a lifestyle becomes problematic when it gets conflated with "coolness" or "exclusivity"; by privileging knowledge of social codes and access to both information and physical space, seemingly democratic and open scenes can become inherently classist and disdainful of outsiders. Enjoying a Limp Bizkit show is a no less authentic musical experience than any other. There are no barriers to entry that would impede you from enjoying them or being accepted at their concert; they are rappin' and rockin' out for the people, regardless of how those people are dressed, what jobs they have, what they believe in, or where they hang out on the weekends.
When it came time for the encore, Durst came back out, threw Monster energy drink onto the crowd and proclaimed, "This is our favorite show in like, ten years!" to which everyone freaked the fuck out for seemingly the millionth time. Probably a thousand people had the best night of their life last night at a Limp Bizkit concert, and regardless of what you think of them as a band, watching people experience true, unadulterated joy because of music is a beautiful fucking thing. By the time the band closed with their cover of "Faith" as well as the enduring "Break Stuff," you could feel that not a single soul wanted it to end.
So, to reiterate: What is greatness? Is it engaging three thousand strangers on your own terms and having them all fucking love it? Is punk a pre-existing set of ideals that you have to subscribe to, or is it tearing down tradition and making your own goddamn rules? Succeeding in spite of yourself is punk as fuck. So is having a good time. So is not caring what other people think. So is pissing people the fuck off. And in that way, Limp Bizkit will always be more punk than God.
Drew Millard is blessed with a mind that'll wreck it. He's on Twitter - @drewmillard