Archive for March 22nd, 2008
March 22, 2008
NewsFactor - Sony on Thursday said the next firmware update for the PlayStation 3 video-game console will add Blu-ray Disc Profile 2.0. The update is due out late this month. Known as BD-Live, the update will offer PS3 players interactive features, such asdownloadable video content, ringtones and games. Beyond BD-Live, the update will make room for photo and music playlists on PS3 to be copied to a PSP handheld device.
March 22, 2008
Reuters - Gibson Guitar said on Friday that it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Viacom Inc’s MTV networks and Harmonix as well as Electronic Arts relating to the wildly popular “Guitar Hero” video games.
March 22, 2008
AP - Gibson Guitar Corp. has widened its attack on the video game industry with a second patent infringement lawsuit.
March 22, 2008
The Defend Your Castle WiiWare Trailer looks pretty great, especially the 4 Player jump-in cooperative gameplay. The game is set to appear on WiiWare for 500 Wii Points.
March 22, 2008
Website \’thatvideogameblog\’ has posted up a list of third party Wii games that have sold over a million units. The games are as follows 1) Mario & Sonic Olympics, 2) Guitar Hero III, 3) Resident Evil 4, 4) Rayman Raving Rabbids, 5) Carnival Games, 6) Sonic and the Secret Rings, and 7) Red Steel. Games on their way to becomg million copy sellers are Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, Lego Star Wars and MySims.
March 22, 2008
Gamers over at the Wii-Centric forums have confirmed that Datel\’s newly released Free Loader for the Wii is still working despite a minor firmware update yesterday which added support for the WiiWare channel. We guess as long as Nintendo doesn\’t get too \’annoyed\’ by this product, then they won\’t go out of their way to block it. This product is available to buy from Divineo.co.uk and Divineo.cn.
March 22, 2008
Nintendo has thrown up the official website for Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 on the Wii. The website is pretty Flash intensive, with some screens and tutorials and all the rest of the usual website related goodies. It\’s available to view in all its glory at Nintendo-Europe.com, with the goal machine that is Cristiano Ronaldo fronting things.
March 22, 2008
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines and enjoy a look at the Japanese opening for Mario Kart on the Wii…
March 22, 2008
Amazon.com has begun taking pr-orders on Guitar Hero: On Tour with the game priced at $49.99. They speculate that the release date for the game is June 22, 2008.
March 22, 2008
We have been informed by the owner of Divineo (SE) that Gran Turismo 5 Prologue PAL has v2.16 firmware on it - a firmware which wasn\’t released by Sony as they went straight to v2.17. Obviously there is no idea what is different about this specific firmware but perhaps there are some holes or so, who knows?
March 22, 2008
The full lineup of special forces available at launch for SOCOM Confrontation has been revealed. They are Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEALs, United States), Special Air Service (SAS, United Kingdom), Kommando Spezialkr
March 22, 2008
According to yet another hand on test of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, the multiplayer part of the game. Ps3fanboy say the game has no apparent loss in detail in split screen mode and the frame rate is incredibly smooth.
March 22, 2008
Some good quality images of the special limited edition Metal Gear Solid 4 sterl PS3 have been revealed. The 40 gb console will be included in the Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots bundle which will retail for 51,800 yen. The special editions of the MGS4 game only will retail for 9,800 yen and the normal edition 8,800 yen.
March 22, 2008
The U.S International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to start an investigation in to \”certain short-wavelength light emitting diodes, laser diodes, and products containing these components such as Blu-ray players.\” The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Gertrude Neumark Rothschild of Hartsdale and alleges that the products infringe one of its patents. Thirty companies were listed as respondents, Gertrude Neumark Rothschild are requesting that the ITC issue exclusion orders and cease and desist orders.
March 22, 2008
The latest edition of OPM UK has posted up a variety of rumors concerning the Playstation format. On the list is God of War III won\’t be released until Xmas 09, Capcom is developing Dead Rising 2 for the PS3 too, Mass Effect and its sequels are heading to the PS3 and Netflix will allow for movie downloads straight the the PS3.