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Phantom Releases, Retracts Game List, Debut Rated

Posted by simoniker on from the not-so-phantomic-anymore dept.

Thanks to GameSpot for its story noting that Infinium Labs has released, then quickly retracted a list of game for its Phantom PC-based 'console' shortly following its CES debut. The story notes: "The list featured over 500 titles from 60-plus companies", and the page's new notice, which replaces the old list (Google cache), "urged visitors to return to the site to see a list of games 'pending developer/publisher approval,' which indicates some of the companies on the list [which include Atari and Take Two] may have asked Infinium to remove it." 1UP has also debuted a preview of the Phantom, taken from impressions of a working unit at CES, in which the console is described as "promising and grounded in reality" (though a second editor is " not yet convinced.")

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  1. I could have sworn this was vaporware! by Ayanami+Rei · · Score: 2, Funny

    If Tycho and Gabe make fun of it, it must be true... I don't know what to think anymore... ARRRGH!

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    THIS THING CAN TURN ON A DIME, MACROSSZERO STYLE ALSO FUCK BETA, ~NYORON
    1. Re:I could have sworn this was vaporware! by Ayaress · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'm still very bothered about their news release last week:

      "Infinium Labs Inc, onwer of the upcomming Phantom Gaming Service, is proud to annoucne that on January 6, 2004, Infinium Labs Inc. has acquired Infinium Labs Inc. in a merger. In such, Infinium Labs has acquired the rights to the Phantom Gaming Service. Infinium Labs Inc has no other material operations except those acquired in the merger with Ininium Labs Inc."

      Sorry, but I'm still not convinced. Also, all of the developers that they mentioned (I checked a couple dozen of them) don't seem to confess to supporting the system on their own sites. I'm still waiting for a reply from Blizzard and a couple others asking if they really are supporting the Phantom.

    2. Re:I could have sworn this was vaporware! by imr · · Score: 2, Funny

      On the contrary, there are 2 ways to know a console exists through penny arcade:
      -when tycho and gabe make fun of a console.
      Here, it might exists.
      -when tycho and gabe stop making fun of the console right after some advertisements for it appear on their site.
      Here, you know, it's for real.

  2. I'm not sure about you guys... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ... but I can't wait to bust a cap with some Reader Rabbit multiplaying action in the living room!!!!

    Woozha!