Archive for August, 2007

If you are heading to Gen Con, Atari will have a few goodies for you to play at their booth.  Here’s the full release: Read the rest of this entry »

According to Kotaku, there’s the very real possibility that the Core XBox 360 SKU will be phased out.

For sake of developers and owners alike, it would be a truly wonderful thing if this were true. Let’s raise a toast in hope.

Just shortly after seeing the clip online, it’s now available on Playstation Store.  This and many other goodies are now available for download.  Here’s the full release:

Today’s PLAYSTATION®Store update will feature the latest PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) downloadable title, Piyotama™, as well as new Heavenly Sword™ content, including the first episodes in a series of five “Making of” videos and five stunning animated episodes capturing the history behind Heavenly Sword. Also check out the Turok™ trailer from E3 and movie trailers for 10,000 B.C., Fred Claus, Superbad and Perfect Stranger (Blu-ray Disc® release).

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Yep…the world has gone Halo crazy again. It’s gonna be a blast and the cash cow is flowing with milk. Here’s the full release:

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This guy designed his own system to adapt controls to the 360. Here’s the end result of the Wiimote driver.

Video: Playing Halo 2 (Xbox 360) with a Wiimote

Yep, you read it right! The Magic Box broke the news that Sega will release Sega Ages Series Vol. 31 Cyber Trooper Virtual On for PS2 in Japan on October 25, for 2500 yen. The game will have several new features like online duel and widescreen support.

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This is a dream come true for many fans. Here are some pics:

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Yeah a few weeks old but here they are:

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Phantagram announced Ninety Nine Nights Rondo for Xbox 360, sequel to the popular fantasy action game, the game is scheduled to be released in Japan in November.

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This game means a lot to me.  My first cinematic John Woo experience was when I saw Hard Boiled here in San Diego over 10 years ago.  It was mind blowing.  His use of two guns…priceless.  The body count in the film,  record breaking.   I was seeing a new genre of cinematic action right before my eyes.  John Woo was my new hero.   I’ve supported him from his move from Hong Kong to Hollywood and now to next generation gaming consoles.  Not only will Stranglehold prove that good directors can make good games, it also marks a long awaited comeback for Midway. Read the rest of this entry »

Yep it’s true! Put 2 and 2 together. The 65nm chips are already in production and are due out this fall. Halo 3 launches this fall and to celebrate the launch, they created the Halo 360 box as a promotion. The box comes with a standard 20gb drive, some Halo goodies, a play and charge kit and an HDMI port. It costs $399 to cover the themes and other goodies. It gets released…this fall. What people don’t realize is this box represents the new Xbox 360. They didn’t just change the color of the Elite and dump a 20gb drive on it. That wouldn’t make sense. They also added the new chipset. What I’m interested in seeing is how they are going to market this new chipset in the non-spartan versions of the box. Are they just going to sneak it in and put “NOW WITH HDMI” stickers on the existing boxes? The average Johnny consumer doesn’t know or care about what nm means. Is it even necessary to publicize the change? One month from now we will see.

PS3 owners need not worry. As you can see in this comparison video from Gamevideos.com, both games look exactly the same. Even though the 360 has a 30fps advantage over the PS3, you can hardly tell the difference. The 360 version does look a little sharper, but the only time you can truly notice an FPS difference is when it’s slowed down to 25% speed. The 360 keeps running smooth and the PS3 can be seen as being very choppy. At high speeds however, I wouldn’t worry. See for yourself.

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So you may already know that the Japanese RPG, Eternal Sonata is available on Xbox Live Marketplace today. What you may notice when you got to download it is that there are two versions listed. One is the US demo and the other is written in Japanese but it’s the same demo. Looks like someone goofed and put up two links for the same demo.

Price drop coincides with release of “Madden NFL 08” on Xbox 360, one of many titles that make up the greatest holiday lineup in video game history.

REDMOND, Wash. — Aug. 6, 2007 — Microsoft Corp. today kicked off the greatest holiday lineup in video game history by announcing it will reduce the estimated retail price (ERP) of Xbox 360™ by $50 (U.S.) beginning Aug. 8. Soon to follow, Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) will release its blockbuster video game title “Madden NFL 08” on Aug. 14. “Madden NFL Football,” one of the most important mass-appeal franchises in video games, was the top-selling game of 2006 and is the top-selling franchise of the past 10 years. Only Xbox 360 offers a console for all interests and budgets. Read the rest of this entry »

EA’s Award-Winning SKATE Video Game Rolls Onto Retail Shelves in September

Download the Demo on Xbox Live Marketplace on August 15 to Experience True Skateboarding Action Before It Hits Stores

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. –(Business Wire)– Aug. 3, 2007 Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced that its award-winning SKATE video game will ship to retail stores on September 12 in the U.S. and September 14 in Europe for the Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment system. The PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system version will ship to stores on September 24 in the U.S. and October 5 in Europe. For players eager to get their hands on the game pre-launch, EA will release a SKATE demo on Xbox Live Marketplace on August 15 so players can experience first-hand the title’s groundbreaking new gameplay style — a new way of playing skateboarding games that will invigorate the genre. Read the rest of this entry »

If anyone knows me, you know that I’m a hardcore Wipeout fan.  I’ve owned every Wipeout game ever made, including the Sega Saturn version which held up pretty good to it’s PS1 cousin.  The one thing I didn’t want to do when first playing FI was compare it to WO.  I wanted to go in with an open mind and take it for what it was.  The very first time I played I thought the game sucked.  The controls were hard to manage, I was running into shit left and right, came in dead last and was like WTF?!  My problem, I was playing it like a Wipeout game.   So I played again…and again…and again!  I wanted to win and as I played more and more I got used to the controls and finally discovered where this game differs from WO.  Read the rest of this entry »