by Rainier on June 25, 2008 @ 1:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony announced the availability of the v4.01 system software update for PSP. Nothing really new in this minor update, basically only optimizing the new features, such as display of search results under Internet Search has been improved for certain languages, and playback of video content under Video has been improved for certain file types.
by Rainier on June 24, 2008 @ 5:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In order to help lift the spirits of seriously ill children and their families, Nintendo and Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation are placing 1,250 Fun Centers, now featuring Wii game systems, in hospitals across the United States and Canada this year.
by Rainier on June 24, 2008 @ 11:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive, then evolve the creature from its microscopic origins into an intelligent, tool-using race, becoming a global civilization and choose whether to hunt or forage, attack or trade, be nice or play rough! The
Spore Galactic Edition includes the game, Making of DVD, How to Build a Better Being DVD, The Art of mini-book, Spore poster, and a 100-page Galactic Handbook.
by Brad Hilderbrand on June 24, 2008 @ 4:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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FlatOut is all about grand scale destruction racing. Fans of the console versions will be able to take the instant jump-in-and-race gameplay mayhem with them wherever they go, including four-player wireless connectivity.
by Rainier on June 23, 2008 @ 5:42 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Located in a tropical paradise Island, Sports Party features 9 sports mini-games that can be played head-to-head or cooperatively, while the 3 different difficulty levels and intuitive Wiimote gestures add replayability.
by Rainier on June 21, 2008 @ 6:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ's UFC 2009 Undisputed, based on the mixed martial arts organization, featuring an authentic and comprehensive UFC atmosphere, including an extensive roster of the best mixed martial arts fighters in the world,
by Rainier on June 20, 2008 @ 6:09 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive, then evolve the creature from its microscopic origins into an intelligent, tool-using race, becoming a global civilization and choose whether to hunt or forage, attack or trade. EA Maxis' Will Wright is going to provide a public demo Spore at the Apple Store in San Fransisco on June 21st (7PM-8PM).
by Rainier on June 20, 2008 @ 3:27 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ announced UFC 2009 Undisputed, based on the mixed martial arts organization, featuring an authentic and comprehensive UFC atmosphere, including an extensive roster of the best mixed martial arts fighters in the world,
by Rainier on June 19, 2008 @ 9:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Located in a tropical paradise Island, Sports Party features 9 sports mini-games that can be played head-to-head or cooperatively, while the 3 different difficulty levels and intuitive Wiimote gestures add replayability.
by Rainier on June 19, 2008 @ 4:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Empire of Sports is an MMORPG built entirely around sports, designed to allow players around the world to simultaneously exist in an online universe, where their alter egos socially interact, train, compete, attend events and acquire the goods and services they need to build a parallel sporting existence.
by Rainier on June 19, 2008 @ 2:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive, then evolve the creature from its microscopic origins into an intelligent, tool-using race, becoming a global civilization and choose whether to hunt or forage, attack or trade. Since the Spore Creature Creator was released earlier this week EA revealed that fans have made 250,000 creatures, roughly 1,000 new additions per minute.
by Rainier on June 19, 2008 @ 12:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Code of Honor 2: Conspiracy Island immerses players in extreme action as they try to save the region of Guiana after a terrorist group apprehends an experimental nuclear reactor.
by Rainier on June 18, 2008 @ 6:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Fire up the fret board, crank the amp to 11 and get ready to rock this way with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Play through Aerosmith's career, bands they performed with, venues they played. Chip Ganassi Racing has partnered with Activision and Target to feature Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, on Dario Franchitti’s No. 40 Dodge in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
by Rainier on June 18, 2008 @ 12:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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While MTV and Harmonix are releasing The Offspring's new Hammerhead single this week (currently on XBL, tomorrow on PSN)
the band itself revealed that more famous/classic tracks are expected, namely Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated), Self Esteem, Gone Away, All I Want, Pretty Fly (For a White Guy), and The Kids Aren't Alright, although no release schedule was revealed.
by Rainier on June 18, 2008 @ 11:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA CEO John Riccitiello has not only
spilled beans on The Godfather II at the William Blair & Company's 28th Annual Growth Stock Conference but also revealed that Need For Speed: Undercover is coming later this year. Riccitiello himself was rather disappointed with last year's Prostreet, and since the Vancouver team has been split in two, each given a two year development cycle. NFS: Undercover will feature a very strong mission structure, influenced by the action movies The Transporter, and a better storyline with a strong narrative hook
by Rainier on June 18, 2008 @ 9:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A new v4.2 SpeedTree has entered beta stage and is available for immediate evaluation and licensing, offers several new options such as a preview option to see your handy work, local wind sources and even more foliage to choose from with over 20 new trees, palms, flowers, cacti etc.
by Rainier on June 18, 2008 @ 2:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Cyanide's PCM 2008 lets you manage one of the 65 teams, with improved AI, a better recruitment system, more realistic rider progression, extensive customization, and improved gfx. The 2008 edition will also introduce in-door circuit elimination racing, and the PSP version will feature 1vs1 wi-fi multiplayer.
by Rainier on June 18, 2008 @ 2:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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As promised, Sony has released the latest v2.36 PS3 firmware update, improving system stability when playing certain PlayStation titles. At the same time Sony also made available a new firmware update for the PSP, bringing it to v4.00 and adding Google Internet search directly to the XMB interface, and the ability to change viewing speed during playback of videos stored on your Memory Stick PRO Duo.
by Rainier on June 17, 2008 @ 7:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Acquire is not only working on an all new installment in the
Way of the Samurai franchise for PS3, and also developing
Tenchu 4 for the Wii, but it is also bringing the original PS2 title to the PSP, adding a Duel mode, playable ad hoc.
by Rainier on June 17, 2008 @ 4:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last year, then SCEE CEO, Phil Harrison revealed that a sequel for LocoRoco was in the works saying that "We're going to bring 'LocoRoco' back in a couple of new ways with some new friends in the future." While there has yet to be an official announcement, SCE UK product manager Claire Backhouse told
MCV today that one of the key PSP software titles for this year is LocoRoco 2.
by Reggie Carolipio on June 17, 2008 @ 4:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy is a third-person espionage action game where players move from fistfights to firefights to experience sequences that, unlike any other game, seamlessly blend Bourne's signature hand-to-hand combat with intense shooting and the ability to escape and evade deadly situations.
by Rainier on June 17, 2008 @ 3:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Developed and originally distributed by Techland under the name Chrome Spec Force, the touch-enabled game will let Falcon users feel realistic weapon recoil, vehicle control, and other game interactions as part of a future world Special Forces team deployed deep inside enemy territory.
by Rainier on June 17, 2008 @ 1:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive, then evolve the creature from its microscopic origins into an intelligent, tool-using race, becoming a global civilization and choose whether to hunt or forage, attack or trade. The Spore Creature Creator gives you the opportunity to design your own species, share it with others, and imported them into the full retail version once released.
by Rainier on June 16, 2008 @ 5:28 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Claude Boulet and his team of elite French Foreign Legion commandos have to face their biggest challenge yet! General Mendoza’s mercenaries have invaded the Île Royale in the French Guiana, where scientists in a secret atomic research facility are working on an experimental nuclear reactor.
by Rainier on June 16, 2008 @ 11:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sony announced the upcoming availability of the v4.00 system software update for PSP, adding Google Internet search directly to the XMB (XrossMediaBar) interface, and the ability to change viewing speed during playback of videos stored on your Memory Stick PRO Duo.