Archive for May 6th, 2008
May 6, 2008
InfoWorld - Ah, youth. Ready to take on the world, today’s generation of dynamic, tech-immersed youngsters have grown up alongside the Internet. Firsthand, and sometimes single-handedly, they have advanced some of today’s hottest technology trends, from peer-to-peer networking, to massively multiplayer online games, to social networks and instant messaging. And along the way, a small, sociopathic number of them have behaved very, very badly.
May 6, 2008
AP - In the late 1990s, the Japanese publisher Square could do no wrong. Back in the era of the original PlayStation, Square released one gem after another: blockbusters like “Final Fantasy VII” and “Chrono Cross,” lesser-known masterpieces like “Vagrant Story” and “Brave Fencer Musashi,” and one of my all-time favorites, the mind-blowing “Xenogears.”
May 6, 2008
AP - News from the virtual world:
May 6, 2008
Reuters - The publisher of the controversial “Grand Theft Auto 4″ video game sued the Chicago Transit Authority on Monday, accusing it of pulling ads promoting the blockbuster without explanation.
May 6, 2008
Two new VC games will be released on the North American Wii Shop Channel on 9 a.m. Pacific time, Monday the 5th May. They are Pok
May 6, 2008
Some new screenshots of Twelve Interactive\’s \’Martial Arts: Capoeira\’ (Wii/DS/PS2/PSP/PC) have been released. The game is being touted as the most exciting and original fighting game ever created. Sport and RPG elements have been combined with traditional fighting game mechanics for the very first time, to offer unrivaled realism and challenging brutal gameplay. The game is scheduled for release in Q4 2008.
May 6, 2008
Harmonix today announced plans to release Rock Band Track Pack Volume 1 for the Wii and PS2. The 20-Track Pack features an electrifying mix of classic hits and current favorites, including songs by Boston, Nine Inch Nails, Stone Temple Pilots, and All American Rejects. The Rock Band Track Pack Volume 1 will be available at retailers on July 15th, 2008 for a MSRP of $29.99.
May 6, 2008
Valve\’s Doug Lombardi was recently asked why Left 4 Dead (PC/Xbox 360) was not coming to the PS3. Lombardi replied saying \”We\’re not PS3 developers - we\’re doing PC and 360 like with Orange Box. EA came to us and said \’Wow, Orange box was an incredible project, can we do a PS3 version?\’\” Lombardi wnet on to say that if Left 4 Dead is big then \”we may see a PS3 version later, or if and when we do a sequel, people may be more interested in that.\”
May 6, 2008
An article at The Inquirer has criticized Blu-ray saying that it has 3 problems: DRM infections, BD-J and greed. They say Sony are greedy for increasing Blu-ray player prices 50-100 percent after the end of the format war and ask who would buy a $29.99 BD movie when the DVD version is $16.99. They say every Blu-ray disc is DRM infected and prevents \”legitimate users from using legally purchased media on legally purchased hardware\” and makes \”Piracy the Better Choice.\” They also say that BD-J support is \”so half-assed and broken that using it is nothing less than misery.\” (thanks daps83777)
May 6, 2008
Scott Orr, \”Madden veteran\” and founder of D2C Games, recently said that the PSP is well suited to \”easy-to-play games that are fun and encourage social gameplay\” just like as the Wii is. \”In fact, I believe given its installed base and increasingly strong sales, the PSP platform is a sleeping giant just waiting for the right kind of content that’s value priced and easily obtainable.\” said Orr.
May 6, 2008
A demo for The Bourne Conspiracy (1.24 GB) is now available on Xbox Live in Australia, New Zealand, India and North America. The demo will be available in Europe next week.
May 6, 2008
Below is a new Ninja Gaiden II video showing action in the rainy streets of Brooklyn.
May 6, 2008
Microsoft have again said that they have no plans to introduce a Blu-ray drive for Xbox 360. The news comes after a Chinese news paper reported that a subsidiary of Austek had secured an order from MS to make Blu-ray Xbox 360\’s for release this fall.
May 6, 2008
Trivia game Wits & Wagers will be hitting XBLA this Wednesday for 800 MS points ($10). The game includes 700 questions for up to 25 hours of play and supports one to four players at one console, or two to six players online.
May 6, 2008
Sometimes prototypes don’t work quite as well as envisioned. Sometimes they just need a bit more work before they’re ready for production.
A representative with Sierra Entertainment today confirmed that to be the case with the company’s upcoming open-world action game Prototype. Originally set for release on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC this fall, the game has been bumped to a nonspecific 2009 release date.
“Since its announcement, Prototype has been regarded by many as groundbreaking and taking the open-world genre in new directions, and in the simplest explanation possible, we need more time to deliver the game the team initially set out to create,” the representative said.
Developed by Radical Entertainment (the studio behind The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction and Scarface: The World is Yours), Prototype casts players as a genetically altered shape-shifter tearing a path of destruction through New York City. Along the way, gamers try to discover who they are and what’s behind their mutations, all while fighting off an assortment of military and mutant adversaries.
For more on the game, check out If Its Games’s previous coverage.