AP - The board that assigns age ratings to video games will keep the “Mature” label on “Manhunt 2,” resisting calls to raise it after hackers defeated measures that blur some of the game’s violence.
Rockstar Vienna has expressed disappointment and outrage regarding the game credits for Manhunt 2 which did not mention the respective studio which worked on the title from 2004 until the middle of 2006. The studio is now closed but the title did not make any reference over 50 staff that made a contribution to the title.
Divineo.cn has added a new product to its online catalogue from peripheral make Dragon - a Wii fishing rod complete with rope and even a plastic fish priced at $9.95.
It would appear as if a TV program schedule channel is set to hit the Wii, which inevitably allows Wii owners to view the TV program schedule. The news comes from Nintendo\’s recent financial rsults briefing. The president of Nintendo commented that he wants the Wii to become a friend of the TV in the living room. This service will be available in Japan from Spring 2008.
In a rather massive questions and answers session with investors recently, Nintendo executives answered questions on a range of areas. Miyamoto was asked a question on the future of the Wii to which he responded there is still a lot of room for improvement and within 5 years or so, the Wii will be a much more comfortable machine to use suggesting that there is a good amount of life in the machine yet.
According to estimates, Mario Galaxy sold just 130,000 on its launch day in Japan. While this figure sounds pretty good, it is a pale shadow of the New Super Mario Bros which sold around 400,000 on its launch day.
Media Create has released the latest weeklt console hardware sales figures for the region of Japan and they show that the DS is continuing to dominate although to a lesser extent experienced during its \’golden days\’. The DS sold 76,273 units compared to the PSPs 59,792. Eslewhere the Wii sold 27,502 units, the PS3 18,785 and the Xbox 360 3,718.
Game magazine publisher Enterbain has revealed that the Wii outsold the Sony PS3 by just 2-1 in October, with its lead over Sony\’s next-generation platform shrinking for the fourth month in a row. Accrding to Enterbains\’ figures, the Wii sold 110,415 units until the end of October, compared to 47,183 units of the PS3.
Kmart VP Jonathan Magasnik has looked to clarify recent rumors that the firm had gone HD DVD exclusive by stating that such rumors are false and the company plans to support both the HD DVD and Blu-ray formats.
Popular Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu has conducted a final review on Assassin\’s Creed and has awarded it a super impressive score of 37/40 (results added up out of ten from four editors).
According to a UK trade publication, Sony will release a new compact PS2 system in the US at a price of $99 in the new year, which is a $30 reduction on its current selling price. The new version features a built in power supply, but as expected Sony has refused to comment on the respective report.
Yet another hacker has stopped by the MaxConsole froums to post codes in order to uncensor the retail version of Manhunt 2 on the PS2 in conjunction with a cheat device, in his case the Action Replay. However, he leaves a message that an even MORE uncensored version will be coming soon, and we\’re guessing that would mean removing the blur and red filters. Read more here.
Lordhex is back again with the 100% fully nonfiltered gore mode for the retail copy of Manhunt 2 on the PS2. Now this hack means there is absolutely no redness, no negative flashing, no blur and no grainy camera efects just crystal clear unfiltered gory murder sequences. The version of the hack he released is currently compatible with Action Replay cheat devices only. Be sure to check it out here. Spread the word and DIGG THIS!!!
Square Enix Ltd. the publisher of Square Enix interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that FINAL FANTASY and FINAL FANTASY II will be released separately in the UK and across all PAL territories in early 2008 on the PSP.
Square Enix is to release a Star Ocean limited edition PSP that comes with a speciallly designed PSP system, a metallic pouch for storage and of course a copy of the actual game. The bundle is set to go on sale from December 27th in Japan.