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by Published on December 11th, 2008 20:04
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Microsoft has clamped down on overseas Xbox Live users getting their hands on the Japan-only Resident Evil 5 demo, disabling online co-op for anyone outside of Japan.
The highly sort after demo hit the Japanese XBL Marketplace last week, and expectedly Western Xbox Live users have been scrambling to get their hands on it by making dodgy Japanese Gamertags.
In an attempt to stop the West getting at the full demo, Microsoft has begun tracking the IP of those playing Resi 5 and blocked Japan outsiders from playing co-op games online.
Why Microsoft and Capcom are so determined to stop us from playing the demo is anyone's guess, especially considering it has a global release date in March.
Capcom has said that Europe will be getting the demo - which is already in full English - "a bit later". We're probably looking at early 09 then. ...by Published on December 11th, 2008 19:53
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Here are the first images of Heavy Rain that aren't of that scene from the taxidermist's house in that Leipzig demo that got everyone so excited.
The detail in the face of that new, unnamed bloke is incredible, and there are three shots of some previously unseen environments, too.
They seem to be as developer Quantic Dreams described - reasonably compact but filled with detail, and it should all be interactive if the game lives up to promises.
The images (from 1Up) don't give anything away, plot-wise though. We're itching to know more. Roll on 2009.
You can see the entire Leipzig demo in video right here. If you haven't you really should check it out.
Screenshots ...by Published on December 11th, 2008 19:51
via Eurogamer
Sony has restocked the PlayStation Store cupboards to include a free Santa outfit for LittleBigPlanet. Ho ho ho.
The same game also hails the arrival of four Street Fighter-themed costumes, featuring togs worn by Ryu, Chun-Li, Guile and Zangief. These are GBP 1.59 a pop, or all four for GBP 4.79.
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords - Revenge of the Plague Lord is up for grabs at GBP 15.99. And full games NBA Live '09 and Tiger Woods PGA Tour '09 can be downloaded for GBP 29.99 and GBP 31.99, respectively.
Brain Challenge (GBP 7.99) and Jet Rider 2 (GBP 3.99) are the premium PSP games on offer, but there's also what appears to be the entire Football Manager Handheld 2009 game there - for free! We've not got a PSP to test this, and the file is only 44MB, so perhaps this is a data refresher.
Elsewhere there's the Escalation Pack DLC for Tom Clancy's EndWar at GBP 7.99, and the No Doubt Singles album for Rock Band, which charges GBP 0.99 a track, or GBP 9.99 for the 13-strong collection.
There's also those Nirvana and Euro-band Guitar Hero World Tour songs (GBP 1.59 each, or GBP 4.39 a trio), plus trailers for Crash Commando and Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer. ...by Published on December 11th, 2008 19:47
via Games Industry
Professor Layton and the Last Time Travel has held onto the top spot of the Japanese software charts, according to data provided by Media Create.
The puzzle solving DS title sold 87,100 units, closely followed by the PlayStation 2 title Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World, which debuted on the chart in second place with 76,500 units.
Nintendo's Animal Crossing: City Folk for the Wii came in third place with 75,600 units, while Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe, for the DS, hit 60,200 units in fourth place and Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 on the PlayStation 3 secured fifth place with 42,400 units.
DS title Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode took sixth place with 37,900 units, Pokemon Platinum came in seventh with 37,300 units, as debut Wii title, 428: Fuusa Sareta Shibuya de, by Sega came in eighth with 34,000 units.
Bethesda's hit post-apocalyptic RPG, Fallout 3, also debuted on the chart for the Xbox 360, claiming ninth place with 30,600 units.
Rhythm Tengoku Gold, for the DS, closed the chart off at ten with 29,600 units, bringing the title's total sales up to 1,244,100 units.
Japanese software sales chart follows:
01. Professor Layton and the Last Time Travel (DS)
02. Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World (PS2)
03. Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii)
04. Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe (DS)
05. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PS3)
06. Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (DS)
07. Pokémon Platinum (DS)
08. 428: Fuusa Sareta Shibuya de (Wii)
09. Fallout 3 (Xbox 360)
10. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS) ...by Published on December 11th, 2008 19:47
via Games Industry
Professor Layton and the Last Time Travel has held onto the top spot of the Japanese software charts, according to data provided by Media Create.
The puzzle solving DS title sold 87,100 units, closely followed by the PlayStation 2 title Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World, which debuted on the chart in second place with 76,500 units.
Nintendo's Animal Crossing: City Folk for the Wii came in third place with 75,600 units, while Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe, for the DS, hit 60,200 units in fourth place and Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 on the PlayStation 3 secured fifth place with 42,400 units.
DS title Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode took sixth place with 37,900 units, Pokemon Platinum came in seventh with 37,300 units, as debut Wii title, 428: Fuusa Sareta Shibuya de, by Sega came in eighth with 34,000 units.
Bethesda's hit post-apocalyptic RPG, Fallout 3, also debuted on the chart for the Xbox 360, claiming ninth place with 30,600 units.
Rhythm Tengoku Gold, for the DS, closed the chart off at ten with 29,600 units, bringing the title's total sales up to 1,244,100 units.
Japanese software sales chart follows:
01. Professor Layton and the Last Time Travel (DS)
02. Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World (PS2)
03. Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii)
04. Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe (DS)
05. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PS3)
06. Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (DS)
07. Pokémon Platinum (DS)
08. 428: Fuusa Sareta Shibuya de (Wii)
09. Fallout 3 (Xbox 360)
10. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS) ...by Published on December 11th, 2008 19:41
via Games Industry
Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg has criticised Sony's PlayStation Home as outdated.
"What Home to me feels like is Second Life for hardcore gamers. It doesn't feel like it broadens the experience and invites people in," Greenberg told Kotaku.
"When they unveiled it, it seemed innovative. I think what's happened is now here we are a couple of years later and we feel beyond that.
"It feels like 2005 tech in 2008. I'm not sure that's what people want," he said.
Greenberg added that, at least in his mind, there is still a "huge gap" between the quality offered by Xbox Live to that of Home. He dismissed the possibility of an Xbox Live subscription price cut by observing that many are "willing to pay for the premium experience".
Aaron Greenberg's criticism of PlayStation Home comes days after EA founder Trip Hawkins said the service was unsure of its target audience. He argued that following the Second Life route would take Home away from the mass market being captured so successfully by the likes of Nintendo and even Xbox Live Arcade.
The open beta for PlayStation Home kicks off today ahead of a full launch sometime next year. Game clients can be downloaded from the PlayStation Store, and the only charges involved are for micro-transactions when buying some new virtual clothes. ...by Published on December 10th, 2008 21:29
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Earlier this month a tipster claimed that he received a huge roaming bill from T-Mobile despite taking precautions. Now, T-Mobile has offered an official response—some of the apps can turn on data roaming by themselves.
T-Mobile Statement:
T-Mobile is committed to delivering the best experience in wireless to our customers. If a T-Mobile customer would like to use their T-Mobile G1 while outside the country, they should contact Customer Care before they leave to ask that the WorldClass feature be added to their service at no additional charge. If they choose, customers can also disable data roaming on the G1. This can be done by going through the following steps: Home Screen > Menu > Settings > Wireless Controls > Mobile Networks > Data Roaming.
Some third party applications available for download on Android Market require access to the internet and have the ability to turn on data roaming when in use. Customers are informed whether an application will use this feature prior to downloading, but should also be aware when traveling outside the country.
So there you have it. Apparently, if you want to travel abroad, it is imperative that you delete any applications with this issue. It may also be one reason why the battery life is so poor. ...by Published on December 10th, 2008 20:56
via IGN
Square Enix has chosen Wii as the destination for the next installment of its blockbuster role playing series Dragon Quest.
That's according to Reuters, which says the publisher has yet to reveal a launch date or any pricing details for Dragon Quest X.
Before the new game's release, Dragon Quest IX will launch for DS on March 28 in Japan. It'll cost 5,980 yen ($64.73), but there's no word yet on when the title will be coming out over here.
Early titles in the multi million selling Dragon Quest series appeared on Nintendo platforms, before the franchise decamped to PlayStation, but the recent rebirth of Nintendo via the success of Wii and DS means, from a business perspective, it just makes financial sense to target those markets.
More details when we get them. ...by Published on December 10th, 2008 20:38
via Games Industry
Sony's long-awaited social networking environment for the PlayStation 3, Home, will finally go live worldwide tomorrow, December 11.
A free download for all PlayStation 3 owners, Home will allow users to create avatars, communicate via text and chat with other users in real-time, play mini-games, view entertainment, and create their own online communities.
For Europe, Ubisoft will be the first publisher to offer a themed Far Cry 2 space, with more environments planned for Sony titles Warhawk, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, MotorStorm and SOCOM. Sony Europe has said it is also working with Activision, Eidos, Electronic Arts, Midway, Sega and Atari on future themed locations.
A Club House feature will allow users to create groups for other PS3 users, with Sony charging for the entitlement to run a Club, although no price has yet been announced.
Last week it was revealed that Red Bull would be one of the first brands to claim space in Home, with Diesel, Paramount, Ligne Roset, Hexus TV and Eurogamer also offering unique content for the online world.
Diesel will begin offering clothing for avatars – some free, some priced up to EUR 1.50 – while Ligne Roset will offer furniture which can be customised.
The PlayStation Home Theatre will allow users to view exclusive movie content from Paramount, while Eurogamer will provide gaming content and Hexus TV lifestyle programming.
"PlayStation Home is truly a promising network community service on the PlayStation platform, made possible with the powerful combination of PS3's overwhelming computational power and PlayStation Network that covers many countries around the globe," said Kaz Hirai, President of Sony.
"We are committed to providing PS3 users with exciting gaming experiences with PlayStation Home and together with our partners and users, expand the new world of interactive entertainment as we move forward."
The Home beta has been available to thousands of PlayStation 3 users over the past month, but the opening of the service tomorrow to a wider audience is still being labelled as a 'beta' product by Sony.
The company intends to add more features and content to Home throughout 2009.
Home has suffered a number of delays since it was first announced, disappointing not only consumers but industry executives such as EA's Peter Moore and Microsoft's Neil Thompson - rivals who will no doubt be scrutinising Sony's bold move into virtual worlds. ...by Published on December 10th, 2008 20:36
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You've got to love ELSPA. Not content with recently getting the 'boob job pirate' put behind bars, the publisher association has confirmed its latest victory - busting a massive games copying factory in the West Midlands.
According to the organisation, it was a Ł1 million racket, from which 30,000 illegally copied games, films and music DVDs were seized in a recent raid.
Slightly less impressive sounding, West Midlands police and members of Sandwell Council's Trading Standards Department also stormed "a market stall and a residential property" as part of the swoop.
Seven computers attached to 35 DVD re-writers, three printers, 19 hard drives, 15 Xbox 360s, two Wiis and a number of circumvention devices for chipping consoles were recovered alongside the pirated games and movies. We think ELSPA could've been more specific with that list.
"Piracy, like that of any other entertainment industry, costs us dear," said John Hillier, who heads up ELSPA's crime unit. "When a pirate sells illegally copied games they undermine the viability, value and creativity of our industry. The worst-case scenario is that pirate activity could cost the jobs of some of the UK's outstanding creative talent and that would be a catastrophe."
ELSPA advised punters to avoid dodgy games and hardware by sticking to reputable dealers in the run up to Christmas, before sending out a chilling message to pirates still operating under the radar.
"Anyone in Sandwell who is either trading in counterfeit goods, or even thinking of doing so, should beware - you could be next to receive an early morning call," said Sandwell Council's Deputy Trading Standards manager Bob Charnley in no uncertain terms.
Another textbook pirate bust there. Well done. ...- Search DCEmu
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