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by Published on November 21st, 2008 19:32
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Capcom's confirmed that Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will be available via the US PlayStation Network from next Tuesday, although a UK launch date still hasn't been nailed down.
The game will be hitting the US PSN one day ahead of its Xbox Live Arcade release, but Capcom UK told us today that it can't confirm whether or not we'll see the title arrive on this side of the pond with next week's European PSN update.
Fingers crossed, eh? ...by Published on November 21st, 2008 19:31
via Eurogamer
Sony has updated the PlayStation Store with a demo of LocoRoco 2, the BioShock Challenge Rooms and a host of premium downloadables for Need For Speed Undercover along with usual candidates Rock Band and Guitar Hero World Tour.
LocoRoco 2 is out in the UK today, although you might not know it from the game's low-profile launch build-up. In addition to seeing what we thought of it in our LocoRoco 2 PSP review, however, you can now grab the demo.
Elsewhere there's the promising but polarisingly priced BioShock Challenge Rooms, which introduce three puzzly new levels that ask you to make the most of the game's varied arsenal of weapons, plasmids and tonics, each with unlockable Trophies and secrets.
Meanwhile the DLC war between Rock Band and Guitar Hero goes monetarisingly on with Rock Band add-ons from Dead Kennedys, Mission of Burma and Century Media Girls and Guitar Hero World Tour downloads from The Raconteurs.
PSP Demos
- LocoRoco 2 demo (free)
- Sim City 2000 (GBP 4.99 / EUR 7.99)
- BioShock Challenge Rooms (GBP 6.29 / EUR 7.99)
- LittleBigPlanet - Sack in the Box (free)
- LittleBigPlanet - LocoRoco Costume Kit (GBP 2.39 / EUR 2.99)
- Need For Speed Undercover - Aftermarket Body Kit Package (GBP 1.49 / EUR 1.99)
- Need For Speed Undercover - Aftermarket Hoods, Spoilers and Exhaust Package (GBP 1.49 / EUR 1.99)
- Need For Speed Undercover - Wheels Package (GBP 1.49 / EUR 1.99)
- Need For Speed Undercover - Collector's Edition Upgrade (GBP 6.99 / EUR 9.99)
- Need For Speed Undercover - Exotic Car Bundle (GBP 3.99 / EUR 5.99)
- Need For Speed Undercover - Muscle Car Bundle (GBP 3.49 / EUR 4.99)
- Need For Speed Undercover - Paint & Vinyls Package (GBP 1.49 / EUR 1.99)
- Need For Speed Undercover - Tuner Car Bundle (GBP 3.49 / EUR 4.99)
- Need For Speed Undercover - Ultimate Performance Bundle (GBP 6.99 / EUR 9.99)
- Need For Speed Undercover - Ultimate Visual Bundle (GBP 3.49 / EUR 4.99)
- Need For Speed Undercover - Pro Handling Bundle (GBP 1.99 / EUR 2.99)
- Need For Speed Undercover - Pro Power Bundle (GBP 2.99 / EUR 3.99)
- Need For Speed Undercover - Race Handling Bundle (GBP 1.99 / EUR 2.99)
- Need For Speed Undercover - Race Power Bundle (GBP 1.99 / EUR 2.99)
- Need For Speed Undercover - Street Handling Bundle (GBP 1.49 / EUR 1.99)
- Need For Speed Undercover - Street Power Bundle (GBP 1.99 / EUR 2.99)
- Century Media Girls - "Closer" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
- Century Media Girls - "Forever" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
- Century Media Girls - "Swamped" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
- Century Media Girls of Metal Pack 01 (GBP 2.99 / EUR 3.99)
- Crooked X - "Gone" (GBP 0.59 / EUR 0.79)
- Dead Kennedys - "California Uber Alles" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
- Dead Kennedys - "Holiday in Cambodia" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
- Dead Kennedys - "Police Truck" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
- Dead Kennedys Pack 01 (GBP 2.99 / EUR 3.99)
- Mission of Burma - "Mica" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
- Mission of Burma - "That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
- Mission of Burma - "That's When I Reach For My Revolver" (GBP 0.99 / EUR 1.49)
- Mission of Burma Pack 01 (GBP 2.99 / EUR 3.99)
- The Raconteurs - "Consoler of the Lonely" (GBP 1.49 / EUR 1.99)
- The Raconteurs - "Hold Up" (GBP 1.49 / EUR 1.99)
- The Raconteurs - "Salute Your Solution" (GBP 1.49 / EUR 1.99)
- The Raconteurs Track Pack (GBP 3.99 / EUR 5.99)
by Published on November 21st, 2008 19:26
via Eurogamer
Sony will be sending out hundreds of thousands PlayStation Home beta invites today.
This coincides with the launch of v1.0 of the virtual world, according to TedTheDog (he's probably not a dog) on the European PlayStation forums.
Furthermore, next Thursday "another larger batch of invitations will be sent".
Those not invited - perhaps they're not loyal enough - are told an open beta will "not be far behind".
The PlayStation Home update brings a meaty list of changes to the table, such as a tutorial, background downloading, more dance moves, reintroduction of regional travel, and a club support system.
The full list of alterations can be found on the European PlayStation forum.
Alternatively, you virtually wander into our PlayStation Home gamepage for our thoughts on the closed beta. ...by Published on November 21st, 2008 19:25
via VideoGamer
VideoGamer.com can exclusively reveal that from January 2009 all newly released PS3 games will be required by Sony to support the console's Trophy system.
Earlier this week VideoGamer.com received a tip from an anonymous source within the UK video game industry that, from January 2009 onwards, all newly released PS3 titles will be required to support the PS3 Trophy system.
Today a Sony Computer Entertainment Europe spokesperson confirmed that this information is accurate, stating: "Yes from Jan 09 all games must have trophies."
This news is sure to be met very positively by PS3 gamers who are currently having to put up with sporadic Trophy support from this winter's biggest releases. Mandatory Trophy support will also put an end to post release Trophy patches that force gamers to replay games to earn the Trophies. ...by Published on November 20th, 2008 22:57
via IGN
Boolat announces Topatoi, one of the first PlayStation 3/PSN projects in Eastern Europe.
Topatoi is a refreshing blend of platformer and puzzle genres, combining the old school impact of the legendary titles like Bubba 'N Stix or The Lost Vikings with original and inventive gameplay mechanics.
The player controls a machine called ATG which works just like a spinning top toy. Basically this is one of the main points of the game. Topatoi is very physics-oriented. ATG should be spinned correctly, since the "spin amount" and thus the overall speed affects device's movement and behavior. Mastering the physics model, you should lead the lead character through multiple stages, filled with obstacles, traditional platforms (it is a platformer game after all), enemies and dozens of puzzles.
Topatoi will be available this Winter through PlayStation Store. More information is available on the official website: http://topatoi.boolat.com ...by Published on November 20th, 2008 22:50
via IGN
Today, a videogame adaptation of Terminator Salvation was announced that will launch alongside its silver screen counterpart in May of next year. Titled Terminator Salvation -- The Videogame (who would have thought?), you'll take on the role of John Connor as you fight against the overwhelming and vastly superior forces of Skynet. The game is being developed by GRIN Studios, however the press release makes no mention of what platforms the game will launch on.
"Terminator Salvation -- The Videogame allows players to battle for survival against Skynet enemies utilizing an incredibly fluid and realistic control set," said President of Halcyon Games Cos Lazouras. "The player will be led through a visceral story with extremely polished production values to create a fully interactive Terminator experience."
We'll keep you posted when more details come down the line. ...by Published on November 20th, 2008 20:54
via Eurogamer
Bungie has explained why load times increase when Halo 3 is installed to an Xbox 360 hard drive.
The problem revolves around the game using a small free-space partition on the hard drive, according to caching clever-clogs Mat Noguchi on the Bungie website.
When Halo 3 runs on DVD, maps are cached to the partition to speed up load times, and subsequently deleted if another game is played. And because Halo 3 launched after the HDD option was announced, the game still tries to cache the maps.
The result: the hard drive reading and duplicating files and moving them somewhere else, which takes time. Less time, incidentally, than another device - the DVD drive - reading the files while the hard drive copies them.
"While anything is possible, it would be a significant undertaking to try and retroactively patch/update Halo 3 to be optimised to take advantage of the HDD install features of NXE," concludes Noguchi....
"The risks of doing that and the resources required have to be carefully considered against what could really be a rather insignificant change to the player experience.
"For now our team is focused on making great games for the future like Halo 3: Recon and other unannounced projects but we will continue to monitor this situation," he added.by Published on November 20th, 2008 19:16
via MCV
Microsoft has told MCV that Xbox 360 has cruised past seven million sales in Europe.
The firm told MCV this week that the combination of Xbox 360’s September price cut and blanket Q4 marketing had seen the console’s unit sales accelerate across EMEA.
The company last released a European sales figure for Xbox 360 in June, when it told MCV that it had shifted five million units in EMEA.
Now that number has grown by two million – having been greatly affected by September’s price reduction, which saw the 360 Arcade SKU reduced to just £129.99 (€179.99).
VP of strategic marketing for Xbox in EMEA David Gosen told MCV:
“We’re in a position now where we’ve sold over seven million consoles in EMEA, which puts us in a fantastic place versus PlayStation 3....
“It’s the combination of elements that put us in a fantastically strong position. We have 360 degrees of entertainment. At the moment, momentum is fantastic, we’ve got real traction in all European markets.
“When you look at what we’ve got coming, just in the next three or four weeks, that gives us the confidence that this will be the best ever Christmas in the history of Xbox. “by Published on November 20th, 2008 19:13
via Kotaku
While last night's story from USA Today is all well and good, we prefer to get our news about the upcoming The Lost and Damned DLC for the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV directly from Rockstar itself. Why? Because the Rockstar official press release is free from any journalistic meanderings, and it comes with nice, lovely, giant-sized screenshots of the content and a nice white logo we can put on top of all of it. Completely loving the whole biker gang vibe these shots are giving off. Makes me want to hop on a hog myself, and then quickly hop off before I kill myself. Hit the jump for a gallery of the new screens. ...by Published on November 20th, 2008 19:09
via IGN
Bandai Namco gave us our latest look today at the Wii version of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, with new screens and some info on what's new for the Wii version aside from the prettier visuals.
The new screens include looks at Vision 3 and Vision 4, as well as a difficult "Extra Vision" stage. These were all in the original PlayStation version.
As a new element for the Wii version, Bandai Namco is including full voices for all characters. The cast for the Japanese version includes Kumiko Watanabe as Klonoa, Bin Shimada as Joka, Akemi Kanda as Huepow, Yuko Minaguchi as Lephise, and Koji Yada as Jicchan. Players can select between Japanese language and a Phantomile language.
The Japanese version of Klona is just a few weeks away. Check back closer to the December 4 import release for more.
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