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by Published on October 19th, 2007 19:02
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Devil May Cry 4 will land in shops for PS3 and Xbox 360 next February, with the PC version "following at a later date" says Capcom.
In a nutshell all you need to know is that Devil May Cry 4 comes from the mind of the producer of the original Devil May Cry and Resident Evil 4. And that's a good CV in our book.
We got our hands on the game a while back and yelled: "Grabbing the pad out of the Capcom representative's hands, we leaped straight into the action in that cathedral-looking level that you will have seen in trailers and was struck instantly by how amazing it looks.
"The environmental detail is incredible, with pin-sharp textures wrapped around the lush world that stretched into the distance. It looks amazing in 1080p."
Do we still think the same? Of course we do.
Take a look at the new trailer on the left in both 'short' and 'long' versions.
Trailers here ...by Published on October 19th, 2007 18:58
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The NPD Group has released its report for US September software sales showing Halo 3 at number one.
Despite being released at the end of the month, Halo 3 took the top position with 3.3 million units sold.
That number is about 12 times the number of units sold as the second game on the chart, Wii Play, which sold 282,000 units.
In fact, Halo 3 sold twice as many copies as the nine other games in the top ten chart combined.
Nintendo had four of the top ten best-selling titles in September, including The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass at number three (224,000 sold), Metroid Prime 3: Corruption at number seven (167,000 sold), and Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day at number nine (141,000 sold).
Madden NFL 08 remained on the charts, with the PS2 version selling 205,000 copies, ahead of 173,000 copies for the Xbox 360 version. Those numbers were good enough for the fourth and sixth position, respectively.
New to the chart this month was EA's Skate for the Xbox 360, in fifth place with 175,000 sold.
Bioshock was in eighth place, selling 150,000 units, and Heavenly Sword, the only PS3 title to make the charts, rounded out the top ten with 139,000 units sold.
In terms of console sales, Microsoft sold more than 528,000 consoles, a 50 per cent increase for the month.
Nintendo, meanwhile, sold 501,000 Wii consoles, with Sony selling 119,000 PS3 systems. ...by Published on October 19th, 2007 18:28
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A report has appeared on a technology website that claims Microsoft and Toshiba are working on a new Xbox.
Insiders at Toshiba (owner of the HD-DVD patents) claim that Microsoft is working on a new Xbox that will incorporate a HD-DVD drive, a larger hard drive and new entertainment software.
The device is apparently being developed in response to "the PS3 driving sales of games software and Blu-ray content in several countries." A recent Sony study conducted in the UK, Australia, France Germany and Spain revealed that a big factor why consumers are buying a PS3 is because of the Blu-ray player.
This new Xbox device will be positioned as an entertainment hub that includes gaming and extensive wireless networking capabilities as well as 1080p playback. Games will also be played on it too.
It's all rumour and speculation at the moment and it doesn't take a genius to work out what Microsoft would say. Read the full report here. ...by Published on October 19th, 2007 18:26
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Speaking to the Financial Times, Microsoft's Robbie Bach has confirmed the Xbox 360 Arcade console.
"Arcade becomes [for us] the ability to bring in a new set of audiences," he said. "They're probably a little bit more casually focused, they're looking for a new family experience, or they're more price focused."
The Arcade model will retail for USD 279, and will include a wireless controller and a 256MB memory card. The console will have HDMI output.
The package will also contain five Xbox Live Arcade games, hence the title, but it is unclear whether these are full versions or merely demos. Since the system does not have a hard drive, the arcade titles are likely to come on a separate disc.
While the Xbox 360 Arcade console had been widely rumoured, Bach's statement marks the first time that Microsoft has confirmed its existence.
It is expected that the Arcade console will replace the current Core unit. ...by Published on October 19th, 2007 18:25
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You have come to this page to feast your eyes on no less that 30 new screenshots from Sega's Virtua Fighter 5 on Xbox 360, so go ahead and get eating.
VF5's already released on PS3 of course and we recently captured footage of both versions for visual comparison.
Screenshots here ...by Published on October 19th, 2007 18:23
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Here's something you don't see very often: a game's producer telling retailers it's okay to sell something ahead of its official release date since they already have it in stock.
You may recall that Sony originally intended Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction should go on sale from 23rd October in the USA, but subsequently had to drop it a week, pitching an official release date of 30th October.
"Well, due to some unexpected quickness at the factory, a vast majority of retailers have already received the game," Greg Phillips, SCEA's line producer, writes on the official US Sony blog. "With that, some retailers are choosing to release the game next week instead of waiting until the 30th, which we are all too happy to allow."
Meanwhile, over here in Europe, retailers are pointing to a 9th November date for Ratchet & Clank, which seems to be pretty reliable. ...by Published on October 19th, 2007 18:22
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Sony's plans to clear the channel of 60GB PS3s appear to be well on course following the unit's recent price cut.
As reported earlier this week, the recent price cut to the 60GB PS3 and the introduction of an entry-level 40GB unit saw weekly PlayStation 3 sales jump 178 percent.
According to sales monitor ChartTrack, sales of the 60GB model accounted for 89 percent of PS3 sales last week.
"PS3 went up by 178 percent over the previous week, which puts it third in terms of overall hardware sold behind DS Lite and Wii," ChartTrack director Dorian Bloch told MCV. "It was PS3's biggest week since weeks one and two in March."
"As expected, everyone's buying the 60GB PS3 as it is such a bargain - the split is about 89 percent to 11 percent in the 60GB console's favor."
While deals vary from store to store, leading retailer GAME is currently offering the 60GB PS3 with two first party titles for £350. In comparison, the company is selling the 40GB unit with two pre-selected titles for £330, or with one game for £310. ...by Published on October 19th, 2007 18:21
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Sony Japan has said it will be releasing a free demo for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue on its regional Store this Saturday, 20th October.
That means all you have to do to is pop a fake beard and moustache on a new account and pretend you are Japanese so you can get hold of it.
Inside it are seven cars from the game that you can roar around one Suzuka Circuit: 2009 Nissan GT-R, 2008 Mazda Atneza (zoom zoom), 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STi, 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X GSR, 2008 Daihatsu OFC-1, and 2009 BMW 134i Coupe.
Despite not knowing what most of that means, we can tell you it is very pretty, and you will need to download the demo before it disappears on 11th November.
The full version of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is due out on the Japanese Store in December.
However, the European release date of the game is still treading unknown waters, as is the whereabouts of our demo. But we should be able to update you as soon as Sony UK gets back to us. ...by Published on October 19th, 2007 18:20
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The ability to play PS2 games is not the primary driver for the PS3's business, says Peter Dille.
Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, SCEA's senior vice president of marketing and PlayStation network defended the changes made to the new 40GB unit that was finally confirmed for the US market.
"We've been hearing loud and clear that price is more of a primary concern to consumers," Dille explained.
"We know that getting down to USD 399 will open up the PlayStation marketplace to a much broader swath of consumers that we had been at, at either USD 499 or 599."
The new 40GB PS3 eliminates the graphics synthesizer chip which allowed prior versions of the console to play PS2 software.
When asked why the company didn't eliminate Wi-Fi instead as a cost savings, keeping the chip for PS2 backwards compatibility, Dille said there was a good reason for that decision.
"[W]e'll be rolling out more and more features that take advantage of the connectivity between the PSP and the PS3, and Wi-Fi is really essential to that experience," he explained.
"We've got some cool things you can do today with Wi-Fi, but there are also a lot more on the horizon that will help people understand why we left Wi-Fi in."
While Dille recognized that consumers still value the PS2 software catalog, he pointed out that Sony is still supporting and selling the older system.
"If you take the USD 129 plus the USD 399 that the PS3 is being sold for today, you are still getting into the game for less than the USD 599 price we launched at."
Dille noted that Sony will reach ten years in the PS2's life cycle, with continuing third-party support, in sharp contrast to the way its competition handled their prior generation of hardware.
"Again, we know from our research that backwards compatibility is more important to some people than others," he explained.
"In practice, once you get the PS3 home, the ability to play games in high-definition is more what [consumers] are interested in than their back catalog of PS2 games."
The complete interview with Peter Dille can be read here. ...by Published on October 19th, 2007 18:17
Okay, in Japan the state of play for console hardware sales in Japan are as follows:
Nintendo DS Lite: 78,746
Playstation Portable: 59,584
Wii: 20,575
Playstation 3: 12,365
Playstation 2: 10,181
Xbox 360 6,161
Game Boy Advance SP: 127
Gamecube: 79
Game Boy Micro: 60
DS lite in the lead for a second time, PSP experiences a further drop from last week, the Wii sees really slow sales and PS3/PS2 stays as usual around the 10,000s. ...- Search DCEmu
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