<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Galaxy - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>Galaxy - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:05:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/galaxy/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[SFist Tech Labs: Because No One Should Have to Go To LA]]></title><description><![CDATA[We in the labs like to make fun of San Francisco, but if there's one good thing about SF, it's that it's not LA.  The <a href="http://www.e3insider.com/">videogame trade show E3</a> is going on this w...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2006/05/10/sfist_tech_labs_because_no_one_should_have_to_go_to_la/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24324f44ad066cdcf9f855</guid><category><![CDATA[Arts & Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[angels]]></category><category><![CDATA[City]]></category><category><![CDATA[fun]]></category><category><![CDATA[Galaxy]]></category><category><![CDATA[games]]></category><category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category><category><![CDATA[LA]]></category><category><![CDATA[media]]></category><category><![CDATA[Metal Gear Solid]]></category><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nintendo]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nintendo Wii]]></category><category><![CDATA[people]]></category><category><![CDATA[PS3]]></category><category><![CDATA[San Francisco]]></category><category><![CDATA[sf]]></category><category><![CDATA[shooting]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sony]]></category><category><![CDATA[Staples Center]]></category><category><![CDATA[Super Mario]]></category><category><![CDATA[Super Mario Galaxy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Technology in San Francisco & Silicon Valley]]></category><category><![CDATA[this week]]></category><category><![CDATA[Twilight Princess]]></category><category><![CDATA[Videogames]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wii]]></category><category><![CDATA[Xbox]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[SFist Chuck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 16:01:34 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry52940_thumb-thumb-640xauto-133408.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry52940_thumb-thumb-640xauto-133408.jpg" alt="SFist Tech Labs: Because No One Should Have to Go To LA"><p>Of course, we're still scouring the internets for any hint of game news.  There's plenty of coverage all over the place, in particular <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/e3/index.html">GameSpot's media blitz</a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/">Joystiq's ongoing blog updates</a>, dealing with the horrors of E3 so we don't have to.  But what if you're only casually interested in videogames, and you don't care about all the lights and noise and information overload?  Well, we cover the internet coverage so you don't have to.  Here are our highlights:</p>

<p><b>Console Wars</b><br>
Both the <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/news/6149470.html">Sony Playstation 3</a> and the <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/news/6149663.html">Nintendo Wii</a> were fully unveiled to the public.  The general consensus is that Wii won.  Nintendo played up <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/e3/e3story.html?sid=6149724&amp;pid=930752">its motion-sensing remote controller</a>, which now includes a speaker.  Its first-party games such as <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/thelegendofzelda/news.html?sid=6150188"></a> and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/e3/e3story.html?sid=6150125&amp;pid=915692"><i>Super Mario Galaxy</i></a> will use the remote to simulate shooting arrows, swinging swords, fishing, and hopping over boss monsters and eating mushrooms.</p>

<p>The PS3, on the other hand, will be extremely expensive and larger and heavier than the original Xbox.  Much like the Xbox 360's release, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2006/05/09/ps3-a-tale-of-2-skus/">the PS3 will come in two varieties</a>: the outrageous $499 for a stripped down version, and the no-way-you've-got-to-be-kidding $599 for the version that people actually want.  The biggest difference between the two versions is hard drive size: 20GB versus 60GB.  Also notable is that the 20GB version has no HDMI output, support for other memory cards, or wireless internet.</p>

<p><i>More after the jump.  Image of <del>The Staples Center</del> the burned-out husk of a ruined city from </i><a href="http://www.konami.jp/kojima_pro/e3_2006/">Metal Gear Solid 4</a><i> on Konami's website.</i></p><i>Zelda: Twilight Princess</i>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win Passes to <i>Quality Of Life</i>!]]></title><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/03.17.99/morgan-9911.html"></a>]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2005/10/13/win_passes_to_quality_of_life/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24307444ad066cdcf908c3</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bay Area]]></category><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Contests]]></category><category><![CDATA[District]]></category><category><![CDATA[festivals]]></category><category><![CDATA[film]]></category><category><![CDATA[Galaxy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gothamist]]></category><category><![CDATA[graffiti]]></category><category><![CDATA[Larsen Associates]]></category><category><![CDATA[SFist Chris]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eve Batey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2005 12:33:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry51235_thumb-thumb-640xauto-135055.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry51235_thumb-thumb-640xauto-135055.jpg" alt="Win Passes to <i>Quality Of Life</i>!"><p></p>

<p>Bay Area filmmaker Benjamin Morgan shot <a href="http://www.qualityoflife-themovie.com/"></a>, his cutting-edge directorial debut film in our very own Mission district.  The story of two young graffiti artists arrested for vandalism, this film has gotten a lot of attention from festivals (far more importantly,the film is well-liked by friend of SFist Chris of Larsen Associates, who proveded the passes we're passing on to y'all), and opened at the <a href="http://www.fandango.com/MoviePage.aspx?mid=93680&amp;source=bm_title">UA Galaxy</a> yesterday.  </p>

<p>Want to go see it?  We're giving away passes for 2 for any show during the UA Galaxy engagement of the film.  Enter by midnight tonight to win passes, which will be mailed out to you tomorrow.  Don't enter if you write for any Gothamist, LLC publications, and good luck!</p>

<p><?php @include "http://www.sfist.com/contest/contestcode.php?id=43&source=$PHP_SELF&status=$status"; ?></p><i>Quality of Life</i>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oye, Futbol!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Things <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/08/13/SPG2E86SM81.DTL">aren't looking good</a> for professional sports in San Jose.  It seems that because of dis...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2004/08/19/oye_futbol/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c2433f944ad066cdcfad584</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[A's]]></category><category><![CDATA[America]]></category><category><![CDATA[cesar chavez]]></category><category><![CDATA[Club]]></category><category><![CDATA[Club America]]></category><category><![CDATA[college]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dallas]]></category><category><![CDATA[earthquakes]]></category><category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Galaxy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Houston]]></category><category><![CDATA[LA]]></category><category><![CDATA[Landon Donovan]]></category><category><![CDATA[Major League]]></category><category><![CDATA[Major League Soccer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mercury News]]></category><category><![CDATA[MLS]]></category><category><![CDATA[Oakland]]></category><category><![CDATA[Oakland A]]></category><category><![CDATA[Oakland A's]]></category><category><![CDATA[San Antonio]]></category><category><![CDATA[San Jose]]></category><category><![CDATA[San Jose Earthquakes]]></category><category><![CDATA[San Jose State]]></category><category><![CDATA[Silicon Valley]]></category><category><![CDATA[soccer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bay Area Sports]]></category><category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category><category><![CDATA[the game]]></category><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[United States]]></category><category><![CDATA[world cup]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jackson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:38:47 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Things <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/08/13/SPG2E86SM81.DTL">aren't looking good</a> for professional sports in San Jose.  It seems that because of dismal attendance and the lack of a new stadium, the Anschutz Group is looking to sell the <a href="http://sanjose.earthquakes.mlsnet.com/MLS/sje/index.jsp">San Jose Earthquakes</a> to Mexico's <a href="http://www.esmas.com/clubamerica/">Club America</a> [Espanol], who would then shop them to cities in Texas - including Houston, San Antonio and Dallas.</p>

<p>With a large latino population, lots of top junior and college teams, a lack of competition for entertainment dollars, two recent <a href="http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/index.jsp">Major League Soccer</a> championships and probably the only American soccer player who's a household name - the <a href="http://www.donofan.org/">hunky Landon Donovan</a>, star of the surprising United States World Cup team in 2002 - you would think the Eartquakes would be sitting pretty.  Instead they're drawing 4,000 fans below league average at San Jose State's Spartan stadium.</p>

<p>The <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/opinion/9439586.htm?ERIGHTS=-7576178085808395545mercurynews::jacksonwest@jacksonwest.com&amp;KRD_RM=1ihjnhlpokqjhhhhhhhhjnhmoh%7CJackson%7CN">Mercury News</a> [reg. required] points out that this would seriously hurt the chance of San Jose getting a shot at moving the Oakland A's down 880.  It would also mean that soccer fans looking for a fix would have to travel all the way to LA, although they could enjoy watching the Galaxy in a new stadium along with nearly twice the fans San Jose is currently drawing.  <a href="http://sharkspage.com/2004_08_01_archive_history.html#109287383795908674">Sharkspage</a> wanted to let everyone know that there is a rally being held by <a href="http://www.soccersiliconvalley.com/">Soccer Silicon Valley</a> at <a href="http://www.soccersiliconvalley.com/pdf/ssv_rally_flyer.pdf">noon on Friday in Cesar Chavez Plaza in San Jose</a>.  Even better, <a href="http://sanjose.earthquakes.mlsnet.com/MLS/sje/index.jsp">go to the game</a> on Saturday and buy a ticket.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>