Headline RePLAY – 3.8.12

Today on Headline RePLAY: Valve shoots down rumors about a “Steam Box” console, Street Fighter's Ryu and Ken duke it out with Tekken’s Kazuya in a new live-action short film and an Angry Birds Space PSA from space!


Valve is on the rumor patrol again, this time to shoot down claims that they are working on a “Steam Box” gaming console.

“We’re prepping the Steam Big Picture Mode UI and getting ready to ship that, so we're building boxes to test that on,” Valve marketing director Doug Lombardi told Kotaku. “We’re also doing a bunch of different experiments with biometric feedback and stuff like that, which we've talked about a fair amount. 

“All of that is stuff that we're working on, but it's a long way from Valve shipping any sort of hardware.”

When pressed about the possibility of a Valve console, Lombardi refused to provide any definitive answers.

“What you're saying is, there's definitely nothing coming any time soon, nothing at GDC or E3, but what you’re not ruling out is the possibility that, hey, maybe someday Valve would make hardware,” he said. “I think that's accurate.”

*Source: Kotaku


In tribute to Street Fighter X Tekken’s release this week, Thousand Pounds Action Company published their latest short film titled “Street Fighter: The Devil Within”. The film delves into Ryu’s inner struggle with the “Satsui no Hadō” (“Surge of Murderous Intent”) while Tekken regular Kazuya Mishima attempts to coax it out through brute force.

Thousand Pound Action Company is best known for their anime and videogame inspired martial arts choreography and films.  

*Source: YouTube


Don Petit, a NASA astronaut, stationed 242.5 miles above the surface of the Earth at the International Space Station, is going to give us a physics lesson involving an Angry Bird, a pig, and bungee. It’s almost like a PSA to take our math and physics courses seriously to join him in—spaaacceeee!

The end of the trailer has our first glimpse of Angry Birds Space gameplay which consists of gravity mechanics, planetary orbits and the physics of smashing buildings like a meteor. 

Rovio has additionally revealed that the game will feature 60 levels, new birds, new abilities, and secret bonus levels. Free updates are also included alongside in-app purchases of course.

Angry Birds Space is slated for release on March 22.

*Source: YouTube

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