Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition: Extreme Gameplay
Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition: Extreme Gameplay
Lost Planet's action harks back to Capcom legends that inspired generations of games, while paying respect to modern-day classics such as Halo.
Lost Planet's action harks back to Capcom legends that inspired generations of games, while paying respect to modern-day classics such as Halo.
Lost Planet Producer Interview
Lost Planet Producer Interview
We caught up with Jun Takeuchi, the Lost Planet producer, to get the lowdown on the next big thing for Xbox 360.
We caught up with Jun Takeuchi, the Lost Planet producer, to get the lowdown on the next big thing for Xbox 360.
PlayStation 3 To Get Six Classic Midway Titles To Download
PlayStation 3 To Get Six Classic Midway Titles To Download
Sony Online Entertainment, (SOE) a global leader in the online gaming industry, announced that it has licensed the rights from Midway Home Entertainment Inc., a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, to develop and release six classic Midway games for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. The games will be available for digital download through the PlayStation Network; with the first game being available in early 2007. List below.[...] Read more!
Sony Online Entertainment, (SOE) a global leader in the online gaming industry, announced that it has licensed the rights from Midway Home Entertainment Inc., a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, to develop and release six classic Midway games for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. The games will be available for digital download through the PlayStation Network; with the first game being available in early 2007. List below.[...] Read more!
Three Classic Games This Week For The Wii Virtual Console
Three Classic Games This Week For The Wii Virtual Console
Today Nintendo adds three new classic games to the popular Wii video game system's Wii Shop Channel. The games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the channel every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are: [...] Read more!
Today Nintendo adds three new classic games to the popular Wii video game system's Wii Shop Channel. The games go live at 9 a.m. Pacific time. Nintendo adds new games to the channel every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week's new games are: [...] Read more!
PlayStation 3's SixAxis Wins Emmy
PlayStation 3's SixAxis Wins Emmy
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced that it has been recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a Technology and Engineering Emmy Award for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) computer entertainment system’s SixAxis wireless controller. SCEA will receive this distinguished honor at an awards presentation being held tonight at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007 in Las Vegas.[...] Read more!
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced that it has been recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a Technology and Engineering Emmy Award for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) computer entertainment system’s SixAxis wireless controller. SCEA will receive this distinguished honor at an awards presentation being held tonight at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007 in Las Vegas.[...] Read more!
1 Million PlayStation 3 Consoles Shipped, PSP "Remained Strong"
1 Million PlayStation 3 Consoles Shipped, PSP "Remained Strong"
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007 in Las Vegas, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced that more than one million units of its recently launched PlayStation 3 (PS3) computer entertainment system have shipped in North America to retailers. The company successfully achieved this milestone by the end of the 2006 calendar year, just six weeks after the product was introduced on November 17, 2006.[...] Read more!
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2007 in Las Vegas, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced that more than one million units of its recently launched PlayStation 3 (PS3) computer entertainment system have shipped in North America to retailers. The company successfully achieved this milestone by the end of the 2006 calendar year, just six weeks after the product was introduced on November 17, 2006.[...] Read more!
'Guitar Hero II' To Feature New Tracks And Downloadable Content On Xbox 360
'Guitar Hero II' To Feature New Tracks And Downloadable Content On Xbox 360
The rock gods have spoken, and are pleased to announce further details on Activision, Inc.'s Guitar Hero II on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, which will feature a variety of new exclusive downloadable content through Xbox Live Marketplace, along with over 70 finger-melting tracks.[...] Read more!
The rock gods have spoken, and are pleased to announce further details on Activision, Inc.'s Guitar Hero II on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, which will feature a variety of new exclusive downloadable content through Xbox Live Marketplace, along with over 70 finger-melting tracks.[...] Read more!
Xbox 360 sales beat MS's projections
Xbox 360 sales beat MS's projections
"..."half a million units ahead" of projection, says Robbie Bach.
Microsoft has announced that it has sold 10.4 million Xbox 360 consoles worldwide, at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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"..."half a million units ahead" of projection, says Robbie Bach.
Microsoft has announced that it has sold 10.4 million Xbox 360 consoles worldwide, at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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'1 Million PS3's to US' target reached
'1 Million PS3's to US' target reached
Beats the PS2 record but still trails Wii.
Despite initial manufacturing problems, Sony has shipped a total of 1 million PS3 consoles to North America in the first six weeks on sale.
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Beats the PS2 record but still trails Wii.
Despite initial manufacturing problems, Sony has shipped a total of 1 million PS3 consoles to North America in the first six weeks on sale.
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New trailer: Crysis rumbles in the jungle
New trailer: Crysis rumbles in the jungle
Is this the best-looking PC game ever? Have a gander at just under three minutes of sun-kissed action gameplay footage.
Crytek and EA have released new footage from FPS Crysis, and we've just finished staring at it while saying things like 'Ooh', and, 'Aah'. A movie paints a thousand words - or something - so instead of us rabbiting on for another 100 words - or indeed 1000 - we'll shut the hell up and let you sit back and enjoy.
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Is this the best-looking PC game ever? Have a gander at just under three minutes of sun-kissed action gameplay footage.
Crytek and EA have released new footage from FPS Crysis, and we've just finished staring at it while saying things like 'Ooh', and, 'Aah'. A movie paints a thousand words - or something - so instead of us rabbiting on for another 100 words - or indeed 1000 - we'll shut the hell up and let you sit back and enjoy.
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PS3 Europe launch "on track for March"
PS3 Europe launch "on track for March"
Sony stands firm with plans for the PS3's European launch.
Jack Tretton, chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment, has once again re-stated Sony's European launch plans for the PS3, confirming that its on schedule for March.
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Sony stands firm with plans for the PS3's European launch.
Jack Tretton, chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment, has once again re-stated Sony's European launch plans for the PS3, confirming that its on schedule for March.
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Theme Park DS - new screens
Theme Park DS - new screens
Classic fairground management sim looks great on the portable.
As previously announced, EA Japan is rehabilitating its classic management sim Theme Park in a new game for the DS and, by the looks of these first screens, it's shaping up nicely.
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Classic fairground management sim looks great on the portable.
As previously announced, EA Japan is rehabilitating its classic management sim Theme Park in a new game for the DS and, by the looks of these first screens, it's shaping up nicely.
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New Steam features imminent
New Steam features imminent
Guest passes, background client updates and further additions due today.
We're expecting Valve to update it's Steam service today, the update introducing new features that include Guest Passes, Background client updates and Games list Favorites. In addition, its receiving a makeover and getting a "new streamlined appearance" and will be available "in five different colors", the developer has explained.
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Guest passes, background client updates and further additions due today.
We're expecting Valve to update it's Steam service today, the update introducing new features that include Guest Passes, Background client updates and Games list Favorites. In addition, its receiving a makeover and getting a "new streamlined appearance" and will be available "in five different colors", the developer has explained.
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Microsoft Answers Xbox 360 Set-Top Questions (PC Magazine)
Microsoft Answers Xbox 360 Set-Top Questions
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - CES questions answered: Live on Windows Vista, IPTV on Xbox 360, and more.
PC Magazine - CES questions answered: Live on Windows Vista, IPTV on Xbox 360, and more.
SSX Blur pulls new tricks in Wii trailer
SSX Blur pulls new tricks in Wii trailer
See how the arcade snowboard uses the motion-sensing Wii Remote.
This new trailer from SSX Blur shows the new Wii-exclusive boarder in action, complete with two handy Wii Remote icons that reveal how stunts will be pulled with the Wii Remote.
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See how the arcade snowboard uses the motion-sensing Wii Remote.
This new trailer from SSX Blur shows the new Wii-exclusive boarder in action, complete with two handy Wii Remote icons that reveal how stunts will be pulled with the Wii Remote.
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Ms. Pac-Man beats out Worms on Live Arcade
Ms. Pac-Man beats out Worms on Live Arcade
Namco classic heading to Xbox Live tomorrow.
Despite rumours to the contrary it looks like the much-anticipated Xbox Live Arcade version of Worms isn't making its way on to the 360 download service this week, but instead Namco's Ms. Pac-Man, which can be yours from 9am tomorrow.
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Namco classic heading to Xbox Live tomorrow.
Despite rumours to the contrary it looks like the much-anticipated Xbox Live Arcade version of Worms isn't making its way on to the 360 download service this week, but instead Namco's Ms. Pac-Man, which can be yours from 9am tomorrow.
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Wii outsells PS3 in Japan
Wii outsells PS3 in Japan
SONY sold 466,716 PlayStation 3s in Japan by the end of last month, less than half of its shipment target and of sales of Nintendo's rival Wii console.
SONY sold 466,716 PlayStation 3s in Japan by the end of last month, less than half of its shipment target and of sales of Nintendo's rival Wii console.
Auto Assault dev unveils 'destructive' FPS
Auto Assault dev unveils 'destructive' FPS
NetDevil's Warmonger, Operation: Downtown Destruction is "an apocalyptic, first-person shooter" with a unique "piece-by-piece destruction system".
Warmonger's destruction system comes courtesy of the shooter being built around the AGEIA PhysX processor, the dev explains, which in addition allows for "stunning fluid and cloth-based effects unlike anything seen before." And this is being combined with Epic's Unreal Engine 3.
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NetDevil's Warmonger, Operation: Downtown Destruction is "an apocalyptic, first-person shooter" with a unique "piece-by-piece destruction system".
Warmonger's destruction system comes courtesy of the shooter being built around the AGEIA PhysX processor, the dev explains, which in addition allows for "stunning fluid and cloth-based effects unlike anything seen before." And this is being combined with Epic's Unreal Engine 3.
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Ocarina of Time one of 36 games coming to VC in Q1
Ocarina of Time one of 36 games coming to VC in Q1
Mario Kart 64, Street Fighter II and Super Mario World also among the line-up.
Within the next two months, you will be able to download some of the best Nintendo games ever made onto your Wii, including Super Mario World and Ocarina of Time, Nintendo has revealed.
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Mario Kart 64, Street Fighter II and Super Mario World also among the line-up.
Within the next two months, you will be able to download some of the best Nintendo games ever made onto your Wii, including Super Mario World and Ocarina of Time, Nintendo has revealed.
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Sam & Max Episode 3 dated
Sam & Max Episode 3 dated
The Mole, the Mob and the Meatball arriving at the end of the month.
The third episode of the recently-gone-episodic Sam & Max will be arriving on January 25 on download site Game Tap, and then on Telltale's official website just over two weeks later on February 8.
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The Mole, the Mob and the Meatball arriving at the end of the month.
The third episode of the recently-gone-episodic Sam & Max will be arriving on January 25 on download site Game Tap, and then on Telltale's official website just over two weeks later on February 8.
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360's exclusive Guitar Hero II track list rocks 'net
360's exclusive Guitar Hero II track list rocks 'net
Pearl Jam, Iron Maiden and more headed for Xbox 360 rocker.
The track list for the upcoming Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero II seems to have leaked onto the internet, with Pearl Jam and Iron Maiden heading up the 10 exclusive 360 tunes.
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Pearl Jam, Iron Maiden and more headed for Xbox 360 rocker.
The track list for the upcoming Xbox 360 version of Guitar Hero II seems to have leaked onto the internet, with Pearl Jam and Iron Maiden heading up the 10 exclusive 360 tunes.
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Wii sales double PS3's in Japan
Wii sales double PS3's in Japan
Wii hits close to 1m units sold, PS3 trails at just under 500k.
Nintendo Wii has sold 989,118 consoles in Japan since it went on sale on December 2, compared to 466,716 PS3s sold since November 12, according to stats release by Tokyo Research and publisher Enterbrain.
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Wii hits close to 1m units sold, PS3 trails at just under 500k.
Nintendo Wii has sold 989,118 consoles in Japan since it went on sale on December 2, compared to 466,716 PS3s sold since November 12, according to stats release by Tokyo Research and publisher Enterbrain.
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id Software "hoping" to develop DS game
id Software "hoping" to develop DS game
Mobile phone RPG Orcs and Elves could well be unsheathing its fantasy blade on Nintendo's handheld.
id Software's John Carmack has indicated that the developer is "hoping" to develop a DS version of Orcs and Elves, its first-person, turn-based fantasy RPG on mobile phone.
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Mobile phone RPG Orcs and Elves could well be unsheathing its fantasy blade on Nintendo's handheld.
id Software's John Carmack has indicated that the developer is "hoping" to develop a DS version of Orcs and Elves, its first-person, turn-based fantasy RPG on mobile phone.
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5 new screens from the eye-popping Crysis
5 new screens from the eye-popping Crysis
Cop a load of this lot!.
A new Crysis trailer yesterday, and new Crysis screenshots today - why, Mr EA, you are spoiling us!
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Cop a load of this lot!.
A new Crysis trailer yesterday, and new Crysis screenshots today - why, Mr EA, you are spoiling us!
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Sony PS3 outsold by Nintendo Wii in Japan: magazine (Reuters)
Sony PS3 outsold by Nintendo Wii in Japan: magazine
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Corp. (6758.T) sold 466,716
PlayStation 3 game consoles in Japan by the end of last month,
less than half of its shipment target and of sales of Nintendo
Co.'s (7974.OS) rival Wii console, video game magazine
publisher Enterbrain said on Tuesday.
Sony boss: '360 is simply not as powerful as PS3'
Sony boss: '360 is simply not as powerful as PS3'
"No other next generation entertainment system pushes the envelope on advanced technology like PS3," says Kaz Hirai.
Sony president Kaz Hirai has fired a broadside at Microsoft's Xbox 360, saying that assumptions that the console is as powerful as the PlayStation 3 "simply is not true."
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"No other next generation entertainment system pushes the envelope on advanced technology like PS3," says Kaz Hirai.
Sony president Kaz Hirai has fired a broadside at Microsoft's Xbox 360, saying that assumptions that the console is as powerful as the PlayStation 3 "simply is not true."
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VFS Game Design Expo Sold Out
VFS Game Design Expo Sold Out
The Vancouver Film School's inaugural Game Design Expo on January 13th and 14th, 2007, in Vancouver, B.C has announced it has sold out of attendee slots, more than a week before the event.
New Wii/PS2 Medal of Honour screens top trenches
New Wii/PS2 Medal of Honour screens top trenches
Get a sneaky peek at the gritty urban warfare in EA's latest shooter.
We know - all WWII games tend to look the same nowadays, but these two shots offer a sneak preview of the action in Medal Of Honor Vanguard in development for Wii and PS2.
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Get a sneaky peek at the gritty urban warfare in EA's latest shooter.
We know - all WWII games tend to look the same nowadays, but these two shots offer a sneak preview of the action in Medal Of Honor Vanguard in development for Wii and PS2.
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DS shooter frenzy - new Nanostray 2 trailer
DS shooter frenzy - new Nanostray 2 trailer
Hardcore shooting action with giant bosses and screen-filling bullet swarms.
2D-style scrolling space shooters has become an underground scene nowadays, but the hardcore of you that still love a good bullet-dodging session should get excited about Nanostray 2.
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Hardcore shooting action with giant bosses and screen-filling bullet swarms.
2D-style scrolling space shooters has become an underground scene nowadays, but the hardcore of you that still love a good bullet-dodging session should get excited about Nanostray 2.
Click here to read the full article
CES INTERVIEW: Gates Sees Microsoft Leading Sony In Video Games (TechWeb)
CES INTERVIEW: Gates Sees Microsoft Leading Sony In Video Games
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates Sunday called the early success of its Xbox 360 game console a role-reversing change of fortune for the software giant looking to overtake market leader Sony.
TechWeb - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates Sunday called the early success of its Xbox 360 game console a role-reversing change of fortune for the software giant looking to overtake market leader Sony.
Gaming news from the Gates keynote (PC Magazine)
Gaming news from the Gates keynote
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft kicks off CES yet again with a flurry of demos, including some juicy tidbits about Games for Windows and the Xbox 360
PC Magazine - Microsoft kicks off CES yet again with a flurry of demos, including some juicy tidbits about Games for Windows and the Xbox 360
CES Notebook: Mouse jiggles to games (AP)
CES Notebook: Mouse jiggles to games
(AP)
AP - A new mouse expands on technology found in some video game controllers: It reacts to game action on the screen.
AP - A new mouse expands on technology found in some video game controllers: It reacts to game action on the screen.
Disney revamps website into "digital doorway" to entertainment (AFP)
Disney revamps website into "digital doorway" to entertainment
(AFP)
AFP - Family entertainment conglomerate Walt Disney Corporation has introduced a revamped website which they say is a one-stop portal to online games, information on films and Disney characters, and product sales.
Electronic Arts bets iPod good for video games (Reuters)
Electronic Arts bets iPod good for video games
(Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod
has conquered the portable music market, is making inroads in
video, and may turn out to be a video game player as well, game
maker Electronic Arts Inc. is betting.
THQ finds no options fraud, will restate (Reuters)
THQ finds no options fraud, will restate
(Reuters)
Reuters - THQ Inc. said an independent investigation of its stock options granting practices found no evidence of fraud, but the video game maker will record an $11 million non-cash charge for incorrect measurement dates.
Reuters - THQ Inc. said an independent investigation of its stock options granting practices found no evidence of fraud, but the video game maker will record an $11 million non-cash charge for incorrect measurement dates.
Disney to launch more massively multiplayer games (Reuters)
Disney to launch more massively multiplayer games
(Reuters)
Reuters - Walt Disney Co. sees launching more
online so-called massively multiplayer games as part of a
strategy to entertain kids wherever they go, Chief Executive
Bob Iger said on Monday.
Gates eyes Xbox TV role
Gates eyes Xbox TV role
MICROSOFT announced its Xbox 360 video game console would deliver television and movies via the internet by the end of the year.
MICROSOFT announced its Xbox 360 video game console would deliver television and movies via the internet by the end of the year.
