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by Published on December 11th, 2008 21:52
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Xbox Live won't crash again this Christmas as it did last year, Xbox group product manager Aaron Greenberg has promised.
Speaking to Kotaku, the Xbox man said that even with all of the new, cheaper consoles downloading the New Xbox Experience on Christmas day, Microsoft will be prepared.
"We've built a lot of infrastructure, a lot of behind the curtain no one sees," he said. "This is something that Microsoft is good at. We are well prepared for the type of growth we expect this holiday.
"We will have people standing by, more people on hand than we've ever had before," he said. "Knock on wood we will hopefully not have any issues." ...by Published on December 11th, 2008 20:21
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Microsoft has released a bunch of super interesting stats for the New Xbox Experience update, which streamed onto Xbox 360s worldwide last month.
Apparently since the revamp Xbox Live friend requests have been boosted 33% and movie downloads are up 49%.
More interesting numbers direct from The Major, below...
- If LIVE were a U.S. city, it would be the largest city with over 14-million members. The equivalent of New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago combined.
- Since the New Xbox Experience launched on Nov. 19 the number of new friends added per Xbox LIVE member has risen by 33%.
- Xbox LIVE is not just games: With more than 45 global network and studio partners, and Netflix in the U.S., we offer more than 30,000 movies, TV episodes and music videos in both high and standard definition.
- In the past year the average number of unique visitors to Xbox LIVE each day has risen 66%
- Movie downloads increased 49% and TV episode downloads were up 30% the week after launch
- Xbox LIVE Arcade sales almost tripled in the first week after the New Xbox Experience launched
- Avatar-specific titles like A Kingdom for Keflings registered the second-best first week of performance ever
- UNO which was updated to include in-game Avatars, saw a 650% increase in sales in just one day
by Published on December 11th, 2008 20:06
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Naughty Dog has said Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will come close to using all of the PS3's power, after the first game used just "30 to 40 per cent".
That's according to the Game Informer reveal (read by a poster on the Gametrailers forum), which provides the first details and images of the sequel.
We're told to expect a brand new female lead in the shape of Chloe Frazer, who'll be played by Claudia Black from Stargate SG-1 and Farscape. She may use a rocket launcher, as suggested by cut-scene footage.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, revolves around Nathan Drake finding the lost ships of Marco Polo. Action adventure will still very much be the focus, and Naughty Dog has made significant improvements to combat.
Apparently melee will be more "dynamic", and Drake will be able to shoot while running, climbing and hanging, as well as simultaneously move and aim from behind cover.
Firefly composer Greg Edmonson will return to score the game, and Nolan North will once again provide the voice and movements for hero Nathan Drake.
Naughty Dog apparently refused to comment on whether original heroine Elena or grizzled friend Sully will make comebacks.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will be unveiled properly on Sunday at the 2008 Video Game Awards. Expect more information to tumble out then.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune was released at the end of 2007 and is one of the best games on PlayStation 3. It can be picked up as part of the PS3's budget Platinum range for around GBP 20. ...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
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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
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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
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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 11th, 2008 18:38
Can't get enough of the perception-warping puzzles found in Echochrome? Who can?! Luckily, Sony's releasing a patch today that will drop Trophies and 1,000 user-created levels into the game. You read that right -- 1,000 new levels come with the patch and will be available in "Freeform" mode. Meanwhile, the Trophies will reward you for "clearing a number of stages, or even for the total number of footsteps or falls," according to a PlayStation Blog entry that goes on to state that an additional update is already in the works.
Break out the Advil; it's going to be a long weekend.
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