Markus Lai

Editor-in Chief at Broken Fuse VG Blog. Former chef turned Civil Engineer/Thermal Imaging tech. Can be found outdoors canoeing/biking, doing photography or playing video games in his free time. Follow him on twitter at twitter.com/verius

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Star Wars Gets A 3D Release Date

Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace gets a release date of Feb 20, 2012. Now all those podraces, lightsaber duels and epic space dogfights will be shown in epic 3D in that galaxy far, far away. Now to wait for George Lucas to milk the franchise and release it as a 3D Blu Ray combo pack ten years from now.

(via Star Wars Official Site)

Permanent link to this article: https://www.brokenfuse.com/2011/03/03/star-wars-3d-release-dat/

Super Mario 3DS unveiled at GDC 2011

Super Mario 3DS was unveiled yesterday at GDC 2011. It’s a welcome reinvention of the series on the new Nintendo 3DS platform. If the tail on the logo foreshadows anything, the Tanooki suit may make an appearance in the game, and if not, it still pays homage to Super Mario 3.

(via VG Tribune)

Permanent link to this article: https://www.brokenfuse.com/2011/03/03/super-mario-3ds-unveiled-at-gdc-2011/

Final Fantasy IV: Complete Collection making its way to Europe

Final Fantasy IV: Complete Collection is hitting store shelves in Europe on April 22, a few short days after the American release of April 19. It looks like it will be another solid RPG collection for the PSP.

(via Joystiq)

Permanent link to this article: https://www.brokenfuse.com/2011/03/01/final-fantasy-iv-complete-collection-making-its-way-to-europe/

Youtube Tuesday: Super Smash Bros Brawl Trailer SNES version

Cause we know retro makes it instantly 10x cooler!

Permanent link to this article: https://www.brokenfuse.com/2011/03/01/youtube-tuesday-super-smash-bros-brawl-trailer-snes-version/

Samsung Galaxy S Captivate Review

Recently I picked up the Samsung Galaxy S Captivate (i896) smartphone at a local Rogers Wireless store. Once the box is opened and you look at the phone, the first thing you notice is the gorgeously large 4″ Super AMOLED screen that Samsung chose to use for this phone.

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Permanent link to this article: https://www.brokenfuse.com/2011/02/28/samsung-galaxy-s-captivate-review/

Broken Fuse Podcast Episode 17 & 18

Its been a while since our podcast has been updated so here are our 2 most recent podcasts available for your enjoyment!

Episode 17 [audio:http://www.brokenfuse.com/wp-content/uploads/episode-17.mp3]
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Episode 18 [audio:http://www.brokenfuse.com/wp-content/uploads/episode-18.mp3]
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.brokenfuse.com/2011/02/27/broken-fuse-podcast-episode-17-1/

3DS sells out in Japan

Japan has fully sold out their 400,000 units of 3DS within a short period of time on launch day. Nintendo has planned to ship 4 million units worldwide by the end of the fiscal year on March 31. Out of the 4 million, 1.5 million are slated for Japan. With what is happening in Japan, long lineup in North America and Europe on launch day are expected.

(via IGN)

Permanent link to this article: https://www.brokenfuse.com/2011/02/27/3ds-sells-out-in-japan/

PSP-3000 gets a price drop to $129.99

The PSP-3000 model is getting a price drop this Sunday to $129.99 to clear up stock to make room for the NGP and also to combat the imminent launch of the 3DS in Japan in a few days and in about a month in North America and Europe. I think this is a good move on Sony’s part since the PSP has done relatively well, but not what you would call stellar when comparing to the lifetime sales of its direct competitor, the DS. There will be a price drop on some games that have been labeled as Favourites or Greatest hits, priced at $9.99 and $19.99 respectively.

(via Destructoid)

Permanent link to this article: https://www.brokenfuse.com/2011/02/25/psp-3000-gets-a-price-drop-to-129-99/

MacBook Pro Line Gets A Reboot

The MacBook Pro line gets a much needed update with the Intel Light Peak Port (aptly named Thunderbolt) which can transfer data at a blazing 10GB/s. A new HD webcam has also been added to the laptop, although FaceTime is no longer free and will now cost $1 from the Mac App Store. Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.brokenfuse.com/2011/02/24/macbook-pro-line-gets-a-reboot/

3DS Launch Titles

Nintendo has finally released the names of the 18 games that will be available at launch. Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://www.brokenfuse.com/2011/02/23/3ds-launch-titles/