Peter Molyneux has recently said that he believes that Natal will eventually be as revolutionary as the PC mouse, if not more so for gaming. He began with giving the mouse its dues by stating that it was a major factor in revolutionising PC gaming and then went on to say that  Natal could go on to surpass it or at the very least become just as revolutionary (or bring endless shovelware to consoles, who knows?). Want to hear what he had to say? Of course you do, here is what he said.

“A hardcore gamer’s brain can decipher the emotions through the controller, but for most other people who aren’t used to the controller or find them frustrating, they don’t even begin to get the same emotion.

Maybe Natal is in a way more for them. But I’d say this: IF you’re thinking Natal is going to give you another version of an FPS, you’re just not thinking broadly enough. After all, it was the invention of the mouse that gave us computing as it is today – not the invention of the microprocessor. That’s how we ended up controlling our PCs.

The mouse was the real revolution of the PC – not the Intel processor. And who’s to say Natal [couldn't] end up creating something you and I can’t even imagine now. It forces us to approach technology in a completely different way. Before the mouse, we only had the keyboard… That one little £9.95 device changed everything about computing. And things like Natal can be a bigger change.

My personal opinion is that the first wave of titles [for Natal] that come out will be polished and really good, but they’ll be the obvious stuff. Even when a new console comes out it takes [developers] a while to get our heads round it.”

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Shigsy has himself stated that he is working on a new Motion Plus game (no not Zelda, is that all you ever think about?), which can only be a good thing, right? We at GodisaGeek were starting to wonder if Nintendo were going to make use of the peripheral outside of Wii Sports Resort.

At the 13th Annual Japan Media Arts Festival (he won an award by the way, he wasn’t just there to show his face) he stated that he is working on a new motion based game while confirming that Nintendo are working on new hardware. If I was to guess I would say that more than likely this new hardware falls into the new peripheral category (we know how Ninty likes to make those) but would love for it to be something more.

As you might know we have been told to expect some “real” details on Fable III at the X10 event taking place in San Francisco this week and maybe some “gameplay” footage if your lucky. Molyneux, however, seems convinced that the upcoming anouncements are bound to “piss off” gamers everywhere. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Pete but anytime you make an anouncement something you say annoys the “hardcore” gamer so nothing new there! The man himself had this to say about the upcomming anouncements:-

“We’re making some announcements about Fable III and there’s some… Wow, there’s some very, very big things happening in Fable. Bigger than you think and it’s going to really upset people. I’m really scared when I go out and tell people what it is they’re going to get super pissed off, they really are. But it’s the right thing to do man, I’m sure it’s the right thing to do.”

Couldn’t be any worse than making us pay for armour upgrades and the like in game could it?!. At any rate Molyneux says that all anouncements made for the event will be legitimate features in the game and be demonstrated there and then (I’m sure he will be wearing his bullet proof vest). That being said, for a man quite rightly known for his “bullshitting” skills to outrightly state he is going to “piss off” the gaming masses with his announcements has intrigued us all at GodisaGeek. What could these announcements actually be?! I guess we will all find out very soon.

News moves fast in the World of Warcraft with top EU guild Paragon of Lightning’s Blade EU claiming the world first Arthas 25 man normal mode kill, this after Ensidia had their title stripped earlier in the day. Paragon members used their secondary characters to scope out the encounter which is an achievement in itself as they had to defeat every boss up to the Lich King with toons lesser geared than their main counterparts. Once tactics were sorted the guild returned to their  main characters and defeated the encounter in one attempt. Grats to Paragon for being insanely well prepared!

Paragon Claim World First 25 Man Lich King Kill

Paragon will be looking to obtain more world first kills next week with the Heroic mode of the raid now available.

Not that you need any more reasons to be excited about SSFIV, infact considering the subject matter these screen shots aren’t likely to get you anymore excited than you currently are. Even so we thought we would be so kind as to bring them to you out of the goodness of our hearts.

No new characters in the shots but it seems we get a glimpse of what happens in the SSFIV rivalry sequence between Sakura and Ryu and a slight clue to what Sakura’s alternative ultra may be. Hit the jump and have a look for yourselves.

Super Street Fighter IV hits stores on April 30th for the Xbox 360 and PS3

Hardcore EU guild Ensidia were banned yesterday after seeming to have achieved the world first Arthas 25 man kill. Ensidia did in fact get the first Arthas kill but had their titles and loot taken away after it was revealed some glitching was used during the encounter. The guild members that took part in the raid now have a 72 hour ban with Ensidia pleading their innocence with a post on their website.

Hit the jump to view the details of the alleged kill and consequent ban.

Microsoft has today announced that from April 15th 2010 Xbox Live will no longer support the original Xbox console or any of its games. This also applies to Xbox games that are compatible with the Xbox 360 and the “Xbox Originals” which you can download via Xbox Live Marketplace. In an open letter to all Xbox Live members, Microsoft’s Marc Whitten stated that the decision was made “after careful consideration” and was something needed to done to evolve the service. Mr Whitten stated, “Your Xbox LIVE community has grown to 23 million strong. And as we look down the road, we’ll continue to evolve the service with features and experiences that harness the full power of Xbox 360. To reach our aspiration, we need to make changes to the service that are incompatible with our original Xbox v1 games.”

Xbox Live launched for the original Xbox on November 17th 2002 and supported games such as Unreal Championship and MotoGP. As the years passed the service supported many more games and as a result it became a huge hit amongst Xbox owners. Without a shadow of a doubt though, the most popular original Xbox game on the service was Halo 2. Even to this day, the game still has a huge following on Xbox Live but that will come to end on April 15th 2010. Ahh, the memories of playing Halo 2 and Pro Evolution Soccer 4 online on the original Xbox are flooding back! Good times, good times.

Despite some solid evidence that the motion controller from Sony will be called “Arc”, SCEA’s Patrick Seybold has said PlayStation Arc is a “rumored code name” for the upcoming motion controller. In a tweet, Seybold said, “We haven’t announced the name of our Motion Controller. He referred to it as a rumored code name.”

“He” being THQ CEO Brian Farrell, who referred to the controller as Arc during the company’s Q3 FY10 financial call. Sony is either trying really hard to keep the rumors at bay or it actually is a code name. Though, it doesn’t make sense that Sony would register a domain name using the code name, does it?

Double KO! (click to enlarge)

That’s right, you have read correctly. Us kind chaps here at GodisaGeek in conjunction with the our brethren at GLHF.com have decided to host a couple of tournaments for you to get together and socialise with the team aswell as the fighting game community. There will be two events spanning four days from the 18th to the 21st of Febuary.

Firstly, there will be a LAN party over the course of the four days; you are invited to bring down your PC gaming system, consoles and controllers have a good time with your fellow gamers. There are also places to sleep (for the weak!) and on site shower facilities for those who feel they have worked up a gaming sweat!

Secondly, for those who don’t have the stamina for a full weekend of non stop gaming and socialization there will be two tournaments complete with prizes. First place will net you a brand spanking new Xbox 360 Elite for both tournaments, while runners up will be given games packages courtesy of the wonderful folks at Zavvi.com. The Tekken 6 tournament will take place on Friday 19th February and the Street Fighter IV tournament will be held on Saturday 20th February. Both tournaments will run under the 2/3 rounds 2/3 games double elimination regulations. Participants are expected to bring their own sticks or control pads. Tickets are available for purchase from GLHF.com (click the link to book yours now!) but will also be sold on the door if adequate room is available.

Bethesda Softworks have announced that Fallout: New Vegas is due for a Autumn 2010 release date. The game is being developed by Obsidian Entertainment, a team which is made up of many people who have worked on previous Fallout games. Not much is known about the plot (apart from it being set in post-apocalyptic Vegas) or gameplay mechanics yet but going by trailer (which can be seen below) one can presume it will be quite similar to the massive hit that was Fallout 3.