Nintendo President Iwata to deliver GDC ‘09 Keynote

via Press Release
Nintendo Co. Ltd. President Satoru Iwata will return to deliver the Keynote at this years Game Developer’s Conference for the first time since the launch of Nintendo’s infamous little white box, the Wii. The keynote, entitled “Discovering New Development Opportunities.” is more than likely an attempt to interest more developers in to [...]

1up Sold To Hearst, closes EGM, GameVideos.com and lays off well over half the staff.

This is one of the saddest things I’ve ever had to report here on Girth Industries. One of, if not the last reputable big time game journalism outlets has fallen to the corporate ax. The 1up Network of websites, which included 1up.com, Electronic Gaming Monthly Magazine, GameTab, GameVideos, MyCheats, and FileFront, has been [...]

Spore finally on Steam, SecureROM free!

via Slashdot
Will Wright fans rejoice! If you’ve been waiting to buy the long awaited ‘life, the universe, and everything’ simulator because of EA’s draconian DRM that limits the players to only three installs, your wait is now over.  Spore, along with other ‘hit’ EA titles have been released on Valve’s ever-growing Steam platform.   The [...]

! – MGS to come to iPhone!?

via Game|Life
As it turns out, the cryptic ad up on Konami’s website was a teaser for the upcoming game, “Metal Gear Solid Touch” for the iPhone and iPod Touch as apposed to a port of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots to the Xbox 360 like some speculated. The game will take [...]

I love this country.

I really do.  I love how in this day and age, we can have the fate of a white man and a black man in a major national election decided not by the color of their skin, but through the content of their character.
That is so beautiful to me.  Ever since I was a child, [...]

Hitchhiking the Galaxy once again?!

via Slashdot
That’s right, the widely loved Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy saga will continue with a sixth book.  On the surface, this sounds like awesome news because that particular series is not only a personal favorite of mine, but nerds worldwide.  Douglas Adam’s take on life in the universe was a clever, sardonic masterpiece.  The [...]

Well, We’re back.

After much too long of an absence, Girth Industries is back in business.
Once again these pages will be flowing with various news bits pertaining to what matters most.
Phatness.
 
I’m planning a slow roll out but we should be up and running back to our usual output by the end of the month.
Cheers ya’ll, and stay tuned.
~DocG

Smash Bros. Brawl Review on RIPTEN

For those of you who are undecided about picking up Super Smash Bros. Brawl today [seriously, what the hell's wrong with you?!] and you want a second opinion, allow our friends over at RIPTEN.com fill you in to the illness.
Wii Review: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

An interesting critique of Will Wright and his games.

Reid Parham, an Oregon State University student pursuing a BFA in Graphic Design has written a very interesting critique of Will Wright on his blog, Kerplow.com. It’s nothing controversial really, it’s not like he’s bashing the guy or anything like that. I just found it to be a really well written dissertation on [...]

RIP Polaroid :(

via The Boston Globe
Bad news for photography fans out there. Polaroid is calling it quits as far as film manufacturing goes. They’ve announce the upcoming closure of their two Massachusetts plants and the subsequent lay off of 150 employees. Their international plants, located in Mexico and the Netherlands are slated for closure [...]