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The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best vehicle or mount customization?
Star Citizen's latest ship reveal got me to thinking about vehicle and mount customization in MMOs. Or more specifically, the general lack of it. Oh sure, defunct titles like Star Wars: Galaxies and Auto Assault had lots of it, and current games like APB Reloaded and EVE Online have it in some form or fashion, but for the most part, the ability to pimp your ride -- whether that ride is a spaceship, a horse, or something in between -- is fairly limited if it exists at all. Or at least it seems that way to me. But maybe I'm missing something, and that's where you and today's Daily Grind come in. What MMO do you feel has the best vehicle or mount customization? Every morning, the Massively bloggers probe the minds of their readers with deep, thought-provoking questions about that most serious of topics: massively online gaming. We crave your opinions, so grab your caffeinated beverage of choice and chime in on today's Daily Grind!
Pimp my mount
Blizzard Europe today announced on their website a new feature called "Pimp My Mount"! According to the page, you'll be able to spend around 30,000g and equip your ride with the latest mount pimpage and pwn the face off of everyone that sees you.There are many options available for a pimped out ride. You can choose how much turbo boost you have, how many ejection seats, different kinds of lights, trims, sound systems, drink dispensers, and windows.Perhaps the coolest thing is that it allows you to purchase an onboard companion. At first I was going to go with a "Hot Night Elf Girlfriend" who occasionally cast Blessing of Might on me, but I've since decided to go with the "Onboard goblin engineer for emergency repairs." Mainly because I'm a bad driver and have a tendency to smash into other people.
Wii releases for the week of February 18th
It looks like Balloon Pop got pushed back a week, meaning that it did not release last week, but is hitting retail shelves this week. We're sure that's not the game you are all dying to play, however. No, we look at this list of releases and know only one experience can satisfy your lust for a worthwhile gaming experience: Pimp My Ride. That's right, if you've got the disease, then Xzibit and his car-modifying friends are the doctors, ready to force a bottle of antibiotics down the throat of your craptastic car. Oh, and some Square Enix game is coming out, too. Apparently, it's like some kind of spin-off from one of their huge franchises or something. Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors Pimp My Ride Balloon Pop MX vs. ATV Untamed Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection %Gallery-3929%
Weekly Webcomic Wrapup: pimp my mount edition
Joystiq reader Aberu last week pointed us to the World of Warcraft community comic archives. We're not including them in the wrapup because we'd rather highlight the (already voted upon) comic portal here, but WoW fans should just go peruse them all (if they hadn't already).Here are our other picks for the week's best game-related webcomics, be sure to vote for your favorite! Our rich culture Crafty Eerily familiar Deja vu Can I get your digits? You can't judge a book ... B Button Party time [Image source]
Suzuki unleashes 360 integrated concept car
Today at the 2006 San Diego International Auto Show, Suzuki unveiled the SXBox, a concept car with a complete integrated Xbox 360 media setup. The car features a dash integrated Xbox 360 console using a projector display. The projector actually projects the image onto the inside of the vehicle's hood which can retract at the push of a button. Another 360 runs through two LCD screens located in the seat backs of the two front seats, and a retractable rear projection screen is located at the rear of the vehicle. The front seats include force feedback, the sound is produced by a surround sound system, and all 360s are played with wireless controllers. To top it all off, the driver's control is mounted directly into the steering wheel. Why anyone would put this much crap in their car, we have no idea (we'd rather play on the couch) but if we had to have a kickass car with an integrated 360, this is definitely the one we'd pick. [Image via bikracer's Flickr account]
What a deal! Viva Pinata and more only $29.99
Simply put, cheap games roxorz, especially cheap games that are good. In store at Best Buy and at bestbuy.com you can purchase Viva Piñata, Pimp My Ride, and College Hoops 2K7 for the rock bottom price of $29.99. This deal is only good up until Saturday, December 23rd and can be purchased online (thank god) for those of us who hate to deal with the holiday crowds. It's almost Christmas and retailers want your money, retailers need your money, so make them happy and at least pick up Viva Piñata, because 5 out of 6 gamers agree Viva Piñata is the cool kids crack.
Gitaroo Man pre-order swag (and other less important games)
Gitaroo Man Lives! plans on burnin' down the PSP come November 14th, and if you pre-order the game online at Gamestop, you'll not only secure yourself a copy of the game, you'll also get a 5-pin set (which looks suspiciously like the ones given away in Europe a while back). Although the game is merely an updated port of the PS2 cult classic, there are tons of people out there that haven't had a chance to play this rad game from the creators of import-favorite Ouendan. It received some rave reviews, so don't be afraid to break out the dough.It appears as if you'll be able to pre-order Pimp My Ride and NFL Street 3 and get some swag too, but I stopped reading 'round there. You can head over to Gamestop Gamespot (why are they named so similarly???!) to get all the details.
Ride the Whip in Pimp My Ride
myFlash = new FlashObject('http://www.gametrailers.com/umremote312.swf', 'swffile', 480, 409, 8); myFlash.altTxt = ''; myFlash.addVariable('mid', 14259); myFlash.write(); For those of you who thought it was blasphemy that West Coast Customs is included in LA Rush, I'm sorry to tell you that the MTV series, Pimp My Ride, that made WCC a household name is getting its own video game. While I don't fully understand the need for a Pimp My Ride video game, obviously somebody thought they could make a lot of money from it. And according to the game's brand manager, Steve Wiliams, "Pimp My Ride the video game only makes sense." Sure Steve, if you say so. And hey, any game that lets you Ride the Whip can't be all that bad, right?
Xzibit to pimp rides on 360
We love pimping rides. That's fairly apparent. If we see a ride that has not been pimped, it tears a hole right in our krunky soul. Lucky for us and other would be pimpers of rides, Mike from K1lla's Xbox Domain sends us word that the 360 will be getting it's very own iteration of Pimp My Ride. GameStop lists the game for a November 14th release from Activision -- Activision's site has no listing of the game at all, though. We're a little worried that the genre is "Racing, Online" and not "Rides, Pimping." What's the point of racing rides if they haven't been pimped first?
MTV pimps branded MP3 players in Europe
Just a few weeks after the launch of their Microsoft-supported music service Urge, MTV has tapped European company Mini Media to produce two MP3 players emblazoned with branding from Viacom franchises such as South Park and Pimp My Ride. The lower-end MIVI-P1GB sports 1GB of storage (expandable with SD), WMA playback, an FM tuner and a voice recorder, while the higher-end MIVI-P1GBV1 adds photo/video playback on a 1.5-inch CSTN screen. Yeah, the specs are nothing special but MTV is hoping the wacky rubberized finish and cheesy graphics will be enough to separate consumers from their cash after the European release slated for September. No word on price or plans for a US release yet, but we're betting we'll see these before we ever see that other MTV player again.[Via I4U]
Pimp My Ride, now with 33% more iPod
I have heard, from good sources, that the kids enjoy watching the MTV. Furthermore, they enjoy watching Pimp My Ride, a show in which a lucky person's vehicle is tranformed from 'old and busted' to the 'new hotness' almost as if by some wonderful magic. It now appears that Pimp My Ride will be adding iPod connectivity to about a third of their projects, something that I am sure Apple is happy about.[via the Ubergeeks]
