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by Published on September 13th, 2007 19:02
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Nintendo has announced a new model DS Lite for Europe, due to go on sale October 12.
The Silver model now joins the Black, White and Pink units already on sale in the region, at the RRP of GBP 99.
After unveiling new Metallic Rose and Gloss Silver units for Japan in May, Nintendo had originally said that they would not be making the new colours available in Europe.
Nintendo has also revealed that European sales of More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima are close to the one million mark just 11 weeks since release, and Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl have sold approximately 1.6 million units combined in just seven weeks of sale. ...by Published on September 13th, 2007 19:00
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According to the latest information from Media Create for software sales in Japan last week, nearly twice as many units were sold for Sony consoles in the top ten as for Nintendo platforms.
This was largely due to robot fest Another Century's Episode 3: The Final moving straight into the top slot and shifting 186,000 copies alone, although Sony platform titles did make up four of the top ten, balancing the chart a little more than it has been in the recent past.
Other new entries last week included Haro Ichiza: Gundam Mahjongg for the DS at number six, and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories on the PlayStation 2 in at number seven.
The rest of the chart is as follows:
1. Another Century's Episode 3: The Final (PS2)
2. Final Fantasy Chronicles: Ring of Fates (DS)
3. Mario Party 8 (Wii)
4. Sengoku Musuo 2: Moushouden (PS2)
5. Bladestorm (PS3)
6. Haro Ichiza: Gundam Mahjonng (DS)
7. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PS2)
8. My Housekeeping Diary (DS)
9. Wii Play (Wii)
10. Wii Sports (Wii) ...by Published on September 13th, 2007 18:31
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PC titles are dominating the multiformat charts in Sweden, with EA's latest Sims title taking the number one spot, according to data from Dataspelsbranschen.
The Sims 2 Bon Voyage is one of eight PC titles in the top ten, with Blizzard's World of Warcraft, it's expansion pack The Burning Crusade and new Guild Wars add-on Eye of the North clogging up the charts.
Sony's first-party titles MotorStorm and Resistance: Fall of Man are at one and two in the PS3 charts, while 2K Games' BioShock is the best seller on Xbox 360.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess tops the Wii charts, as Nintendo's first-party Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl games lead DS sales.
The full Swedish charts follow:
Multiformat
1. The Sims 2 Jorden Runt (PC)
2. World of Warcraft (PC)
3. Medieval II Total War Kingdoms (PC)
4. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC)
5. Bioshock (360)
6. Guild Wars Eye of the North (PC)
7. Counter-Strike 1: Anthology (PC)
8. Warcraft III Reign Of Chaos (PC)
9. Warcraft III Frozen Throne (PC)
10. Motorstorm (PS3)
11. Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)
12. Guitar Hero 2 Rock the 80´s (PS2)
13. Battlefield 2 (PC)
14. Singstar Svenska hits (PS2)
15. Counter-Strike Source (PC)
16. The Sims 2 (PC)
17. The Sims 2 H&M Fashion (PC)
18. Bioshock (PC)
19. Pokémon Diamond (DS)
20. Singstar 90's (PS2)
PC
1. The Sims 2 Jorden Runt
2. World of Warcraft
3. Medieval II Total War Kingdoms
4. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
5. Guild Wars Eye of the North
6. Counter-Strike 1: Anthology
7. Warcraft III Reign Of Chaos
8. Warcraft III Frozen Throne
9. Battlefield 2
10. Counter-Strike Source
Playstation 2
1. Guitar Hero 2 Rock the 80´s
2. Singstar Svenska hits
3. Singstar 90's
4. Shrek 3
5. MX vs ATV Unleashed
6. FIFA 07
7. Guitar Hero 2
8. Valkyrie Profile 2 Silmeria
9. Rogue Galaxy
10. Singstar Pop Hits skandinavisk
Playstation 3
1. Motorstorm
2. Resistance: Fall of Man
3. Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
4. Virtua Tennis 3
5. Ninja Gaiden Sigma
6. The Darkness
7. Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion
8. Formula One Championship Edition
9. Rainbow Six Vegas
10. Tony Hawk Project 8
Xbox 360
1. Bioshock
2. Guitar Hero 2
3. Forza Motorsport 2
4. Gears of War
5. Perfect Dark Zero
6. Kameo
7. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
8. Blue Dragon
9. Dead Rising
10. Call of Duty 3
Wii
1. Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess
2. Boogie
3. Rayman Raving Rabbids
4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
5. Wii Play
6. Mario Party 8
7. Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition
8. Mario Strikers Charged Football
9. Harry Potter och Fenixorden
10. Shrek 3
Nintendo DS
1. Pokémon Diamond
2. Pokémon Pearl
3. New Super Mario Bros
4. Shrek 3
5. Mario Kart DS
6. The Sims 2 Pets
7. Hotel Dusk: Room 215
8. Worms Open Warfare 2
9. Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City
10. Super Mario 64 DS
PSP
1. Need for Speed Underground Rivals
2. Daxter
3. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
4. GTA Vice City Stories
5. Tekken Dark Resurrection
6. Tales Of the World: Radiant Mythology
7. Pro Evolution Soccer 6
8. Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth
9. Burnout Dominator
10. FIFA 07 ...by Published on September 13th, 2007 18:27
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Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian is predicting that sales of Halo 3 could reach USD 200 million in "one of the largest and most successful product launches in digital entertainment."
Sebastian based his prediction upon "conversations with Xbox management as well as our own industry checks," with "significant preorders and broad consumer anticipation" of the Xbox 360 title. More than one million copies of the game have been pre-ordered.
"In addition, we expect Halo 3 to drive increasing Xbox 360 hardware sell-through, supported by the August price cuts," said Sebastian. "We note that incremental retail foot traffic resulting from the Halo 3 launch benefits video game specialty retailer GameStop."
As for competing consoles, Sebastian expects PS2 software prices to decrease, possibly accompanied by a hardware price drop. Even if Sony drops the price of the PS3 during the holidays, he expects the price of the 360 to hold steady, although he does not "rule out the possibility of other promotional activities into the holiday period as Microsoft seeks to take full advantage of Halo 3 momentum."
Microsoft has already stated that they expect Halo 3 to break the record set by its predecessor, Halo 2, which itself surpassed the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest as the highest grossing entertainment launch. ...by Published on September 13th, 2007 18:23
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Sony's Jamie MacDonald has told GamesIndustry.biz that the release of PS3 social networking service Home will be a low key affair, following an invite only public beta.
Home may have a profile similar to the biggest blockbuster games, but Sony is opting for a soft launch as it gradually rolls out the 3D user community for the PlayStation 3.
"One of the challenges that we have is to get over the mentality of Home being your typical product launch," said MacDonald, speaking in an exclusive interview published today.
"In the past we'd make a game, put it on a disc and launch it in the shops. But this is so different.
"It's a constantly evolving thing. Week by week and month by month it evolves. There isn't going to be this 'big bang' launch. That's how you do it in the Web 2.0 world, if you're familiar with the launch of Gmail or something like that," detailed MacDonald.
Home is central to Sony's network initiatives, with it initially acting as 3D community for like-minded PS3 users, bringing together multiple online services for the PlayStation 3.
The free service will launch from the PS3's Cross Media Bar, allowing users to interact, communicate, play online games, shop and build their own customised spaces.
But more than a first-party initiative, Home will open up to offer third-party partners space to conduct business, advertising and services in a controlled environment.
Although no definite date has been set, when unveiling the service at GDC earlier this year Sony pencilled in an autumn release.
"It's already out there in a closed beta and we're going to an open beta in the next couple of months and then it will be available on the Cross Media Bar soon after," said MacDonald, vice president of SCE worldwide studios.
When the beta does go public shortly, it's likely to be by invite only.
"At the moment the closed beta is employees, trusted third-parties and people like that. An open beta will be a wider audience but it won't be open to everybody.
"We haven't worked out the exact way of doing it but it will be invites to people to ask if they want to be part of it, and then depending on what the response is, we'll have to have some way of deciding who can and who can't take part," said MacDonald.
The full interview with Jamie MacDonald, where he discusses the challenges of creating Home, can be read here. ...by Published on September 13th, 2007 18:11
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SCEE has been recognised by the European Imaging and Sound Association, with the PS3 receiving an award for home entertainment.
"To receive an EISA Award is a very high honor in the electronics industry and therefore to receive one for a product that is usually thought of as simply a games machine, truly highlights the versatility and quality of PS3," said SCEE president David Reeves.
"We firmly believe that PlayStation 3 has the capabilities to sit at the heart of the living room and very much belongs there. This award highlights that claim."
The EISA has a membership comprised of nearly 50 audio, mobile electronics, video, and photo magazines spread throughout 19 countries. A judging panel consisting of journalists and independent technical experts selected the award winners. ...by Published on September 13th, 2007 18:06
The PSN seems to be gathering pace, not a bad update at all. Lets hope it continues.
Sepvia: http://blog.us.playstation.com/ ...
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PlayStation Store Update
+ Posted by Grace Chen // Senior Manager, PLAYSTATION Store
Hey everyone, time for another fantastic PLAYSTATION Store update. First off, you’ll notice that we’ve updated some of the thumbnails in the Store. There are new genres for the Game Demos category. Hopefully, this makes it easier to get to the content you want. Oh, and speaking of content, we’ve heard a lot of folks asking about the NHL Demo and Poker and yes, we’ve got them both this week — and a whole lot more. Check it out.
New downloadable games:
• PixelJunk Racers ($6.99) - A single and multi-player slot car racing game, with 32 modes, 10 tracks and online rankings.
• High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition ($9.99) Ante up! Play limit or no-limit poker in five different game types. There’s single player mode or you can play up to five others online.
Demos, demos and more demos:
• PixelJunk Racers
• Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground
• NHL 08
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• FIFA 08
Of course, more movie trailers and videos and wallpapers for your favorite new and upcoming games:
• Everyday Shooter trailer
• Warhawk trailer
• Lair Behind the Scenes video
• Feel the Noise trailer
• Juiced 2 trailer
• High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition trailer
• Soul Calibur IV trailer
• High Stakes: Poker wallpaper
• 2 PixelJunk Racer wallpapers
• Folklore wallpaper
And finally, we also have a free music track from our favorite dragon game, Lair.
Hope you enjoy this week’s update. Stay tuned for more…by Published on September 13th, 2007 17:56
It may be something most of us would've never expected to see on eBay, some could even compare it to the SNES CD-ROM attachment unit, the unreleased Sega Dreamcast prototype Zip Drive!
Here's some information about this unit via DCEmulation Devcast:
Made by Imega Corp, the makers of the Zip Disc format, this Zip drive was made to increase the Dreamcast's storage capacity but mainly for emails, web pages, and other internet based files.
The 100 Mega-Byte storage disk drive is essentially the same as the ones made for PCs with slight modifications made to make it compatible with the DC. "We chose the Zip drive for its durability and low cost. For gaming purposes, durability is essential," said a Sega spokesperson.
The drive was conceived after there was a strong demand for more storage space than Sega's servers were offering to save email and web pages onto. The drive could also save game-updata data so all those extra quake maps could be played at home.
The drive was made to fit under the DC and would connect to the expansion port with the modem, then being plugged into the Zip drive. This was to help promote the DC from a console to a home entertainment/information system with the release of other accessories (which were also never released).
This Zip drive was not going to be compatible with the PC Zip drives, but it was suggested that software for the PC would eventually be released to make it compatible with the DC Zip drive.
The Zip dive was to have a retail price of $199 USD and to be released sometime in the third quarter of 2000.
:: Click Here to Visit the eBay Auction :: ...by Published on September 13th, 2007 17:40
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A GameFAQs user named Kudaku has found a secret cinematic which is shown in the new game Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII if you beat it twice. The video shows the same Final Fantasy VII intro which was shown a couple of years ago at E3, and at the end says "to be continued in Final Fantasy VII". Square Enix has denied a remake earlier, but has also said it might happen. So whether or not to trust this easter egg is uncertain, and it's not even known if it will be for the PSP or the PS3. We'll just have to wait for an official statement from the company.
Attached is a zip file with 14 screenshots.
What are your thoughts? ...by Published on September 13th, 2007 16:50
hurtween has found a way of applying custom themes on firmware 3.60 M33 on PSP Slim. Here is the full post (slightly modified):
Custom themes ARE possible on PSP Slim with 3.60 M33, and it's easy...
Notice the TV icon, and Connected Display Settings icon, which I have yet to recolour, and also the firmware version.
Now we just need 1.50 brew to work...
EDIT: This is not a fake! All you need to get this working yourself, are the same tools that have already been provided by the community.
YOU WILL NEED
- A PSP capable of running 1.50 homebrew
- Your Slim PSP
- RCO Editor 14d
- Resurssiklunssi v0.3
- CXMB v2.4
...Seriously, all you need to do is load up CXMB through seplugins.
But for it to work without crashing, you will need converted 3.60 rco's.
1. Access your Slims's Flash0.
(If you can only see 3 folders in there you will need to unhide system operating files from the view tab.)
go to f0:/vsh/resource, locate all the rco's and save them to your desktop.
2. Put all the RCO's that you want to change into the RCO folder in the root of your memory stick and convert them using Resurssiklunssi
You will need a sysmem.prx from 2.70 f.w. and a 1.50 homebrew capable PSP to use this tool.
Quoted from Resurssiklunssi Readme "Get DECRYPTED and UNCOMPRESSED SYSMEM.PRX from 2.70... ...firmware and place it to the rco-folder.
Use psardumper/prxdecrypter to obtain that file." Also make sure there is a 'done' folder in the rco folder or the program will not work.
- 2.70 EBOOT
- PSP Brew
- PSAR Dumper
- PRX Decrypter
3. Once they are converted all you need to do is open them with RCO Editor and insert the graphics. You now have Slim PSP compatable RCO's.
4. You cannot flash these files because Sony have added some kind of protection which makes putting resource files on Flash0 not work like it used to.
5. Just save your resource files to ms0:/CXMB/vsh/resource on your memory stick and enable the plugin through the recovery menu.
NOTE: you cannot load prx's yet, untill they get decrypted, and custom fonts will crash the browser.
You can however load the reboot_plugin.prx, and the eboot_launcher_plugin.prx out of the CXMB/vsh/module folder.
Just make sure to name them to the corrosponding icon you want them to launch from.
..Still amazing that this plugin works properly on the Slim.
I hope you all enjoy.
Credit to Poison for making this awesome plugin!
-hurtween
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