Archive for November, 2007

Ratchet & Clank Future was released in Japan last week to a dismal reception.  Hailed as the number one Playstation 3 title to date, Sony only moved 11,814 copies in it’s first week.  Ironically, this was the same week the 40gb PS3 was dropped and also the same week that Dynasty Warriors 6 came out.  In contrast, DW6 sold 181,926 copies.  Even DW6 on the 360 moved 28,924 copies. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever wanted to see an iPhone get blended? Check out this video from willitblend.com. Notice how the iPhone keeps working after it was slammed around at high speed several times.

PGR4 has barely been out and we are already getting some new content.  Here’s the full details: Read the rest of this entry »

Amazon.com has just announced their new black friday votes.  Among them are a Wii for $79, PS3 for $139, an Xbox 360 Arcade for $99, a Samsung Blu-Ray player for $149 and a Toshiba A3 HD-DVD player for $149.  The winning votes so far for each category are the Wii with 55% and the Toshiba HD-A35 with 45%.  This could all change by the time the voting ends, but it looks like the Toshiba won’t lose it’s steam.  Is this telling us something about the HD market?  Are consumers more keen on HD-DVD than Blu-Ray?  We’ll see next month! Click this link to vote:  Amazon’s Black Friday

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Ah yes, another game based on a hit anime series! Unlike some other anime-related titles, this one stands out with its unique fighting+card combo system. As we all know that in every fighting game each character has his/her own fighting style, and now with the card system in play it makes each character much more personalized to the player. Let me go into the card combo first, since that is the most interesting aspect of the game. Read the rest of this entry »

Bango Button lets users push digital content to mobile phones from their social site, media site or blog

Use mobile to share photos, music and images with friends

November 15, 2007 – Bango today launched the “Get On My Mobile” Bango Button so that anyone using a social website, media sharing site, forum or blog can make their content available to mobile phone users world-wide at the push of a button.

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I’m not a fan of the original Viva Pinata game. It just wasn’t my type of game and I think it was made for a younger demographic. The problem with that is now every Viva title will have that stigma of being a game directed at the younger crowd. This is one situation where I would implore you to throw that belief out the window and at least download the demo before you judge this game. Simply put, Viva Pinata: Party Animals is a hoot for all ages. Read the rest of this entry »

We all thought that this scene was non-existent. Well here it is in its full glory courtesy of Gamevideos.com. It’s a very tasteful love scene and I’m sure Mass Effect players will watch it again…and again…and again.

Edit: This was pulled from gamevideos.com so we added a new one from Gametrailers.com. Thanks guys!

Xbox LIVE Membership Soars Past Eight Million Mark, Microsoft Unveils New Download Service for Full Xbox Games Direct to Your Living Room, Beginning Dec. 4

REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 13, 2007 — On November 15, Microsoft Corp. will celebrate the fifth anniversary of Xbox LIVE. In addition, the company notes that the latest membership figures show more than eight-million members are now actively engaged in the largest social entertainment network on TV. Xbox LIVE has grown from a small community of gamers in two countries, playing a handful of games online with their friends, to a worldwide social entertainment network offering online access to gaming, movies, music and TV shows. As friends across 26 countries and nine languages have connected on Xbox LIVE, it is their feedback and active participation that has guided the service to become what Wired magazine recently called “The king of the online arena.” As a gesture of thanks to the gaming community, all eight million members will have the opportunity to download a free Xbox LIVE Arcade game* between 12:01 a.m. PST on Nov. 15 and 11:59 p.m. PST on Nov. 16**. In addition to this, every active member who joined the service in 2002 will receive 500 MS Points for free. Read the rest of this entry »

This comes from gamedaily.com.  Looks like the big 3 agree to allow disclosure of the hardware sales!  Cool beans!

Last week The NPD Group confirmed that it would be scaling back its monthly video game sales data, especially with regards to hardware because “it used to be policy that NPD not provide hardware sales figures,” spokesperson David Riley said at the time.

The NPD had been waiting to hear back from the console manufacturers, and now Riley has informed GameDaily BIZ that the “Big 3″ are in fact on board. Therefore the NPD will continue to provide media with the monthly hardware sales tally and GameDaily BIZ will be able to continue to pass those always interesting numbers onto our readers.

Riley told us the NPD would be providing these figures “indefinitely.” October’s video game data is expected after market close this Thursday (November 15).

So these are the two anniversary titles. Shrek is just in time for the DVD release of Shrek 3 too! Here’s the full release: Read the rest of this entry »

This isn’t technology related, but it’s the greatest Guinness beer commercial ever made.

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Well how do you think Shigeru Myamoto got all those moves programmed into Super Mario Galaxy?

Nintendo paired its video game character Super Mario with former Apollo astronaut Dr. Buzz Aldrin in preparation for the company’s upcoming Wii game, “Super Mario Galaxy,” which launches on Nov. 12. Prior to the game’s launch, a costume version of Mario attended a space training session in Las Vegas where he learned weightless moves like flying and spinning. As part of the game, Nintendo indicates, Mario travels in and out of gravitational fields by jetting from planet to planet to battle various enemies and aliens.

The new Zune goes on sale nationwide today. It has a sleek new design similar to the 2nd generation iPod Nano. The Zune is a great alternative player for those who don’t want iPods. They’ve offered many new colors and the option to get customizable art for free for a limited time. Here’s the full release:

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According to Siliconera, the Assassin’s Creed launch date for the 360 is set for November 29th. The PS3 However, has no launch date announced yet. Could this have something to do with the 360 software attach rate in Japan, or does it have something to do with the 18+ CERO Z rating demographic? Ubisoft seems to think that 18+ demographic is a niche and is fully exploiting it.

Source: Siliconera