Lawmakers Attack Video Game Ratings, Seek Review (TechWeb)
November 23, 2007TechWeb - The lawmakers cite a psychologist who claims Nintendo’s Wii and Manhunt 2 combine to teach players the behavioral sequence of killing.
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Archive for November 23rd, 2007
Romantics sue video game maker over song (AP)
November 23, 2007AP - The Romantics have filed a federal lawsuit against Activision Inc., the maker of “Guitar Hero,” saying the popular video game infringes on the band’s rights by featuring a soundalike recording of its 1980 hit “What I Like About You.”
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EBGames holding Wii supplies until Black Friday?
November 23, 2007Customers seem to be getting pretty angry about the lack of availability of the Wii. One customer went to his to EBGames when he was told a shipment was supposed to arrive, only to be told they were out of stock. So he then contacted the national headquarters who told him \”They\’re telling me that the message from the store should be that they\’re not selling them until Friday.\” Other store managers from Target, Circuit City and Best Buy say they\’ve been selling the consoles as they arrive.
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HMV: Wii selling out in minutes
November 23, 2007HMV has told a UK gaming publication that within minutes of going on sale, the Wii as good as instantly sells out. Their Oxford Street store took a fresh delivery last week and all the units in the batch sold out within 34 minutes.
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New Mario Galaxy PAL Wii Bundle coming soon?
November 23, 2007A distributor has tipped us off that they are soon to receive a new Nintendo Europe bundle which includes Wii Sports and Super Mario Galaxy as well as the official Nintendo carry bag for Wii.
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Nintendo Power Holiday Issue 2007, all the best bits
November 23, 2007A memeber of GAF has nicely summed up all the information from the Nintendo Power Holiday issue 2007. Game reviews, news, release dates and previews on highly anticipated titles such as Mario Kart Wii and more are all available to check out inside.
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Wii is the fastest selling console in Australia
November 23, 2007Nintendo has announced that the Wii has hit the record books as the fastest selling console in Australia. The Wii has reached the milestone of 200,000 units sold in the region, just two weeks shy of its one year launch anniversary.
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Quake Arena is DS bound
November 23, 2007According to a French gaming site, id Software has confirmed that development is underway for a Quake game on the DS. Carmack has reportedly promised that the DS version of Quake Arena will take maximum advantage of the unique functionality of the DS.
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R4 DS Firmware v1.12 released
November 23, 2007The R4 team has released a new build of their firmware for the R4 DS cartridge for the DS. Version 1.12 now includes improved compatibility. The R4 is available to buy from Divineo.com / Germany / France / Spain and Italy. Read more about the update here.
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KOEI: Fatal Inertia better on PS3
November 23, 2007KOEI has said that futuristic racer Fatal Inertia will be a better game on PS3. The company is spending more time on it after the 360 version failed to excite critics when it was released in September. Apparently they\’re polishing up technical areas and making a enticing demo than Live customers were treated to. They also said the new content was a possibility.
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Orange Box for PS3 - downright unplayable, PS3 owners doomed to suffer
November 23, 2007Gaming site 1UP has posted up their impressions of a lengthy playtime with the near final version of Orange Box on the PS3 and they report back it suffers from a variety of technical flaws and the framerate is constant issue within the game. All in all, they believe there are way too many things EA needs to fix in a short amount of time, so it looks as if once again, PS3 owners will be left with a very poor version of a multiplatform game. Things are so bad they say that during vehicle scenes the game actually comes to a HALT!
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Behold… the PS3 phone - not!
November 23, 2007Meet the \’PS3 Gamer Player\’, it is a phone that features Playstation buttons, has a Microsoft Windows OS and plays Nintendo platform titles. This \’phone\’ is reportedly available in \”Koera\” (how it is printed on the phone) and seems uber illegal.
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Video: Fan made PS3 advert for PS3 focusing on exclusive titles
November 23, 2007A PS3 fan has made up a new advert for the PS3 which focuses on its exclusive game offerings…
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Sony to launch TV push for PS3
November 23, 2007According to a UK paper, Sony is planning to launch a huge TV push for the PS3 this Christmas. The flagship ad is set to hit UK TV\’s next month with Sony aiming to promote the Playstation 3 as an \’entertainment super computer\’.
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Sony deny rumors of a Playstation Phone
November 23, 2007According to reports, Sony\’s Jim Ryan suggested that a Playstation Phone was definitely something that was a good idea. However, a Sony rep has come out to say that Ryan was infact misquoted by the Economic Times and at this moment in time the team is not working together on the manufacturing of a Playstation Phone. So that\’s that rumor taken care of, until another high profile executive gets \’misquoted\’…
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