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by Published on April 17th, 2009 15:33
You know how it is -- we're frightened and appalled by the thought of unmanned killing machines, but if they must exist we really, really want to play with one. The US Army's latest nightmarish deathcopter / awesome tech toy is a little something called the Autonomous Rotorcraft Sniper System (ARSS). Essentially a .338-caliber rifle mounted to the bottom of a Vigilante unmanned helicopter (though it could eventually be made to work on a Predator drone, for instance), this bad boy utilizes a modified Xbox 360 game contoller for targeting while the vehicle itself stays put courtesy of its autopilot functions. Never again will your favorite sniper need to leave the comfort of his barracks! Airborne testing begins in July, with autonomy to come soon after that and a possible robot apocalypse estimated for Q4 2011.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/17/a...ller-338-rifl/ ...by Published on April 17th, 2009 15:27
There's a lot to love about the special edition 160GB Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete Cloud Black PlayStation 3 bundle that was unleashed this week in Japan -- a fancy Strife Wolf emblem, a copy of Advent Children Complete on Blu-ray, and a Final Fantasy XIII demo you can't play anywhere else -- but perhaps our favorite part is the console's matte finish. For us, a smudge-resistant PS3 is well worth the 49,980 yen (US $505) price of admission. 1UP has the unboxing,
http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/17/s...ed-in-all-its/ ...by Published on April 17th, 2009 13:56
Having mentioned about XCM announcing Rumble Joystick for PS3 with Rumle, XCM has released the Rumble Joystick as well as final product images.
Here are some of the features:
- Built in Rumble function (world first Rumble joystick compatible with PS3™ console)
- 4 Memory Buttons - Program up to 20 button and joystick movement combos to a single button to pull off devastating moves at will!
- Independent Rapid Fire / Turbo Modes Built In - Just flip the switch of the button you want to enable rapid fire for and its done.
- LED buttons
- Plug and Play - Just plug the joystick into your PS3™ console via the USB port and you are all set.
- 2 at the Same Time - Just in case you are kind enough to allow someone else to use one at the same time, you can plug 2 of these into the same PS3™ console and use them both to battle each other!
- Compatible with all PS3™ consoles
You can purchase this from Divineo, Play-Asia, Extreme-Mods and ConsoleSource.
The final design has a chrome casing. Although it looks nice, expect to have fingerprints galore. If you're anal about things like that, you might want to think real hard if its worth it over your OCD.
Images via comments ...by Published on April 17th, 2009 00:58
Wii sales have been the lowest they've ever been in Japan. Is the Japanese public losing interest? Screen Digest analyst Ed Barton told GameBizBlog that the Wii sales downturn is mostly due to the lack of staying power exhibited by Animal Crossing: City Folk and Wii Music.
Barton says that the continued success of Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii only back up his claim. "These are older games that obviously have shown tremendous stamina, but Nintendo always needs to bring out new ways to drive console sales forward, and we just didn't see that with Wii Music and City Folk." Even though both titles sold decently enough (Animal Crossing was one of the region's top 10 selling games in 2008 and Wii Music debuted with 92,000 units sold in its first week), they lacked the necessary sales stamina of Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii.
He says that there isn't much hope on the horizon either, despite the imminent release of Monster Hunter 3 on Wii. He warns that trying to transfer the user base from handheld to home console is risky and that the gamble may not pay off for Nintendo. Barton is of the mind that "it won't have the same level of success that it had on the PSP."
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/16/an...ame-for-downt/ ...by Published on April 17th, 2009 00:55
Originally released on the PlayStation 2 in 2002, mecha video game Armored Core 3 is getting a PSP port.
As with most PSP ports, it will feature ad-hoc wireless play as well as customization options. Paint your mecha pink! You know you want to.
Thanks cacophanus for the tip!
http://kotaku.com/5213937/armored-co...ing-to-the-psp ...by Published on April 17th, 2009 00:49
Gamespot is running a feature looking into the facts behind gaming addiction: what it is, whether it exists, and why the need still exists for objective research into the issue. Quoting:
"[Richard M. Ryan, a psychologist and professor of psychology, psychiatry, and education at the University of Rochester in New York] thinks the lack of quality research into video game overuse will be rectified with time as games become more sophisticated in the ways they satisfy people's psychological needs. 'We have a lot of people, some in the media and some in the sciences, who are too ready to make very strong claims about video games, whether we are talking about aggression, addiction, or cultural estrangement, based on very little evidence. I think that is especially how the media often sells stories. Some commentators exaggerate risks, and on the other hand there are defenders of games who deny any and all problems and attack any perceived bad news. Games are relatively new in our culture, and such vacillation between hysteria and denial I suspect often greets any new phenomenon, from hip-hop to the Internet to video games. Both sides usually have some part of the truth, but it may be a while before at least we as scientists, much less as a society, have a coherent understanding.'"
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl.../04/16/0753259 ...by Published on April 17th, 2009 00:47
Despite a number of high-profile releases on the PlayStation Network in March, Thatgamecompany’s uniquely tranquil Flower remained the best selling game on Sony’s portal last month.
It’s the second month on the trot that Flower has captured the top spot, and in doing so in March it successfully fended off the advances of new releases such as Sony pair Buzz Junior: Jungle Party and Burn Zombie Burn, Worms and Warner’s download-only Watchmen – the latter of which failed to trouble the top ten at all.
New entries included Wheel of Fortune and Red Baron Arcade, though perhaps more notable is Bandai Namco’s Noby Noby Boy slipping just one place to capture third spot – though considering the admission from creator Keita Takahashi that the game is not selling strongly, perhaps this asks questions about the number of digital units Sony is successfully shifting.
On that subject, the fascinating Noby Noby Stats website shows that 19,000 new players registered their characters in March. Obviously, online registration is not necessarily an indication of total sales – but for a title in which internet functionality is so fundamental, it’s logical to presume the few offline players have dabbled.
Here’s the full PSN March top ten, as reported by Gamerbytes:
1. Flower
2. Wheel of Fortune
3. Noby Noby Boy
4. Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty
5. Mortal Kombat II
6. Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
7. 3 on 3 NHL Arcade
8. Red Baron Arcade
9. Age of Booty
10. Linger in Shadows
http://www.casualgaming.biz/news/284...N-March-charts ...by Published on April 17th, 2009 00:47
Despite a number of high-profile releases on the PlayStation Network in March, Thatgamecompany’s uniquely tranquil Flower remained the best selling game on Sony’s portal last month.
It’s the second month on the trot that Flower has captured the top spot, and in doing so in March it successfully fended off the advances of new releases such as Sony pair Buzz Junior: Jungle Party and Burn Zombie Burn, Worms and Warner’s download-only Watchmen – the latter of which failed to trouble the top ten at all.
New entries included Wheel of Fortune and Red Baron Arcade, though perhaps more notable is Bandai Namco’s Noby Noby Boy slipping just one place to capture third spot – though considering the admission from creator Keita Takahashi that the game is not selling strongly, perhaps this asks questions about the number of digital units Sony is successfully shifting.
On that subject, the fascinating Noby Noby Stats website shows that 19,000 new players registered their characters in March. Obviously, online registration is not necessarily an indication of total sales – but for a title in which internet functionality is so fundamental, it’s logical to presume the few offline players have dabbled.
Here’s the full PSN March top ten, as reported by Gamerbytes:
1. Flower
2. Wheel of Fortune
3. Noby Noby Boy
4. Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty
5. Mortal Kombat II
6. Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
7. 3 on 3 NHL Arcade
8. Red Baron Arcade
9. Age of Booty
10. Linger in Shadows
http://www.casualgaming.biz/news/284...N-March-charts ...by Published on April 17th, 2009 00:45
Plenty of good stuff in this week's PSN update, with LittleBigPlanet and CoD: WaW DLC, Outrun Arcade Online and more worthy downloads. Here's the full official list:
Title Licence/Publisher Availability Price
Game
Outrun Online Arcade Sega Europe Ltd All Territories £7.99/€9.99
Disney's Action Game Feat. Hercules Disney Interactive Additional Territories France £3.99/€4.99
Packs
LittleBigPlanet Monkey King Costume SCEE All Territories FREE
F.E.A.R.2: Project Origin Multiplayer Maps Warner Bros. Interactive All Territories FREE
PixelJunk Eden Encore Pack SCEE All Territories £2.39/€2.99
Midnight Club LA South Central - Vehicle Pack 1 Rockstar Games All Territories £2.39/€2.99
Magic Ball Booster Pack Creat Studios, Inc All Territories £2.39/€2.99
Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 1 Activision UK Ltd Additional Territory New Zealand 18.90 NZ$
Valkyria Chronicles Sega Europe Ltd All Territories
Hard Ex Mode £3.19/€3.99
Edy's Mission £3.19/€3.99
Selveria's Mission £3.19/€3.99
Guitar Hero World Tour Activision UK Ltd All Territories except Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, UAE
Bodhisattva By Steely Dan £1.59/€1.99
Black Friday By Steely Dan £1.59/€1.99
Kid Charlemagne By Steel Dan £1.59/€1.99
Steely Dan Track Pack £4.39/€5.49
New Slang' by The Shins £1.59/€1.99
Electronic Arts Ltd All Territories except Czech Rep, Greece, Luxembourg
Rock Band Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, UAE
Better £0.99/€1.49
Catcher In The Rye £0.99/€1.49
Chinese Democracy (Album) £9.99/€14.99
Chinese Democracy £0.99/€1.49
I.R.S. £0.99/€1.49
If The World £0.99/€1.49
Madagascar £0.99/€1.49
Prostitute £0.99/€1.49
Riad N' The Bedouins £0.99/€1.49
Scraped £0.99/€1.49
Sorry £0.99/€1.49
Street Of Dreams £0.99/€1.49
There Was A Time £0.99/€1.49
This I Love £0.99/€1.49
Videos
Fire Zone Trailer (MotorStorm Pacific Rift) SCEE All Territories FREE
Wallpapers
Crash Commando Daylight Wallpaper SCEE All Territories FREE
PixelJunk Eden Encore Wallpaper SCEE All Territories FREE
Themes
PixelJunk Eden Encore Theme SCEE All Territories FREE
Anniversary Specials
PS3 Store Anniversary Sale has started on the 9th April and will end on the 23rd April 2009
Pain £3.99/€4.99
echoChrome £4.79/€5.99
Piyotama £2.39/€2.99
CRASH COMMANDO £4.79/€5.99
High Velocity Bowling £4.79/€5.99
Elefunk - Full Version £3.99/€4.99
Snakeball £3.99/€4.99
Calling All Cars! £3.99/€4.99
Blast Factor Advanced £3.99/€4.99
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Online £11.99€14.99
Ratchet and Clank Quest for Booty £7.99/€9.99
Wipeout HD £11.99/€14.99
Siren Bundle £14.99/€19.99
Toy Home £3.99/€4.99
Nucleus £3.99/€4.99
Dark Mist £3.99/€4.99
Riff: Everyday Shooter £3.99/€4.99
Pixel JunkRacers £3.99/€4.99
PSP content available to download via PS3 Store
Game
Need for Speed Most Wanted 5-1-0 Electronic Arts Ltd All Territories £15.99/€19.99
PSP Store/Media Manager Store
Game
Need for Speed Most Wanted 5-1-0 Electronic Arts Ltd All Territories £15.99/€19.99
Disney's Action Game Feat. Hercules Disney Interactive Additional Territories France £3.99/€4.99
Videos
Mytran Wars Trailer Deep Silver Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, UK only FREE
Wallpapers
Mytran Wars Deep Silver Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, UK only
Mytran Wars Destroyer FREE
Mytran Wars Destroyer Fight FREE
Mytran Wars Keeper FREE
Mytran Wars Keeper Volcano FREE
PS3 In-Game
LittleBigPlanet Monkey King Costume SCEE All Territories FREE
http://www.computerandvideogames.com....php?id=213195 ...by Published on April 17th, 2009 00:45
Plenty of good stuff in this week's PSN update, with LittleBigPlanet and CoD: WaW DLC, Outrun Arcade Online and more worthy downloads. Here's the full official list:
Title Licence/Publisher Availability Price
Game
Outrun Online Arcade Sega Europe Ltd All Territories £7.99/€9.99
Disney's Action Game Feat. Hercules Disney Interactive Additional Territories France £3.99/€4.99
Packs
LittleBigPlanet Monkey King Costume SCEE All Territories FREE
F.E.A.R.2: Project Origin Multiplayer Maps Warner Bros. Interactive All Territories FREE
PixelJunk Eden Encore Pack SCEE All Territories £2.39/€2.99
Midnight Club LA South Central - Vehicle Pack 1 Rockstar Games All Territories £2.39/€2.99
Magic Ball Booster Pack Creat Studios, Inc All Territories £2.39/€2.99
Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 1 Activision UK Ltd Additional Territory New Zealand 18.90 NZ$
Valkyria Chronicles Sega Europe Ltd All Territories
Hard Ex Mode £3.19/€3.99
Edy's Mission £3.19/€3.99
Selveria's Mission £3.19/€3.99
Guitar Hero World Tour Activision UK Ltd All Territories except Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, UAE
Bodhisattva By Steely Dan £1.59/€1.99
Black Friday By Steely Dan £1.59/€1.99
Kid Charlemagne By Steel Dan £1.59/€1.99
Steely Dan Track Pack £4.39/€5.49
New Slang' by The Shins £1.59/€1.99
Electronic Arts Ltd All Territories except Czech Rep, Greece, Luxembourg
Rock Band Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, UAE
Better £0.99/€1.49
Catcher In The Rye £0.99/€1.49
Chinese Democracy (Album) £9.99/€14.99
Chinese Democracy £0.99/€1.49
I.R.S. £0.99/€1.49
If The World £0.99/€1.49
Madagascar £0.99/€1.49
Prostitute £0.99/€1.49
Riad N' The Bedouins £0.99/€1.49
Scraped £0.99/€1.49
Sorry £0.99/€1.49
Street Of Dreams £0.99/€1.49
There Was A Time £0.99/€1.49
This I Love £0.99/€1.49
Videos
Fire Zone Trailer (MotorStorm Pacific Rift) SCEE All Territories FREE
Wallpapers
Crash Commando Daylight Wallpaper SCEE All Territories FREE
PixelJunk Eden Encore Wallpaper SCEE All Territories FREE
Themes
PixelJunk Eden Encore Theme SCEE All Territories FREE
Anniversary Specials
PS3 Store Anniversary Sale has started on the 9th April and will end on the 23rd April 2009
Pain £3.99/€4.99
echoChrome £4.79/€5.99
Piyotama £2.39/€2.99
CRASH COMMANDO £4.79/€5.99
High Velocity Bowling £4.79/€5.99
Elefunk - Full Version £3.99/€4.99
Snakeball £3.99/€4.99
Calling All Cars! £3.99/€4.99
Blast Factor Advanced £3.99/€4.99
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Online £11.99€14.99
Ratchet and Clank Quest for Booty £7.99/€9.99
Wipeout HD £11.99/€14.99
Siren Bundle £14.99/€19.99
Toy Home £3.99/€4.99
Nucleus £3.99/€4.99
Dark Mist £3.99/€4.99
Riff: Everyday Shooter £3.99/€4.99
Pixel JunkRacers £3.99/€4.99
PSP content available to download via PS3 Store
Game
Need for Speed Most Wanted 5-1-0 Electronic Arts Ltd All Territories £15.99/€19.99
PSP Store/Media Manager Store
Game
Need for Speed Most Wanted 5-1-0 Electronic Arts Ltd All Territories £15.99/€19.99
Disney's Action Game Feat. Hercules Disney Interactive Additional Territories France £3.99/€4.99
Videos
Mytran Wars Trailer Deep Silver Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, UK only FREE
Wallpapers
Mytran Wars Deep Silver Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, UK only
Mytran Wars Destroyer FREE
Mytran Wars Destroyer Fight FREE
Mytran Wars Keeper FREE
Mytran Wars Keeper Volcano FREE
PS3 In-Game
LittleBigPlanet Monkey King Costume SCEE All Territories FREE
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