Not only is the new PlayStation 3 considered a little expensive for a console here in the States, but it seems like the PS3 may be a little too expensive for the peeps in Japan as well.Maxconsole, by way ofAkibablog.net, shows that at least one retailer in Japan has cut their PS3 price by 20%. Maybe they’re making room for a different color DS Lite that will inevitably drop. PS3 sales in Japan have not just chilled but FROZEN....
Gizmondo 2? Seriously? Apparently it’s happening, andthe news isthat the Google Android operating system shall be powering it. The Gizmondo, for those who don’t know — and you can be forgiven for that — is a portable gaming device with GPRS and GPR technology. It also has practically zero software. The original sold poorly, no doubt hindered by a high asking price (the original RRP in the UK was £229) and the fact that one of the partners in the Gizmondo project was also involved in organized crime....
Someone on eBay is selling hisshiny little ballfor $250,000. The ball is allegedly worth so much money because it is one of fifty specialFinal Fantasy“orbs” that was given as a prize byNintendo Powerback in 1990. The story goes that the mold used to make the orbs was smashed, preventing any more from being made. It’s made of solid lead crystal and has “Final Fantasy” etched into it, along with a shield and a sword image....
There has been a lot of talk recently about the decline of the Japanese videogame market, and several developers believe that in order to survive, they must “go West” and appeal to a worldwide audience. While chatting with Microsoft executive and part-time druid Aaron Greenberg, we asked what he thought about the state of Japan. “Japan is a very important market for the gaming industry and home to some of the video game industry’s leading innovators,” states Greenberg....
Harmonix and MTV Games are all about consumers needing only one set of plastic instruments, unless of course you’re referring to the Chester household, in which case I hear they stockpile their peripherals by the dozen in a state of the art vault. To make good on the words of encouragement, Harmonixreleased a patchtoday for the PlayStation 3 version ofRock Band 2which fixes a slew of things, including adding support for theGuitar Hero World Tourdrum and guitar peripherals....
Today Deep Silver dumped a few screenshots for their upcoming horror titleCursed Mountain. It’s a game for the Wii … and it’s compelling. It feels foreign to write that, but my fingers are really digging it.A compelling title for the Wii. I actually wrote that seventy more times, but I started to get freaked. I don’t want to experience a psychotic break and put an axe through Destructoid’s office door again....
This latest video forHazeshows you nogameplayor cinematic at all. All it shows is a PS3 controller vibrating. In fact, I’m not even sure why I’m bothering posting this video aside from the fact that it’s the weekend and the news tends to die during these two days. I guess the team at Free Radical were really excited to be able to utilize a“last-gen” featureagain.Rumble or not, I knowfor a factthat this game is going to be great....
Unlike previous screens that have come our way, there are a few here that show offDemigod‘s simple, yet effective HUD. As far as I know, this is the first time the HUD has actually been on full display, but my memory has been fuzzy lately. Between this andDawn of War II, I think I am going to be set for the next six months or so, as far as PC gaming goes....
Oh, Tecmo. First you piss off the man behind your best games,Tomonobu Itagaki. Thenhe quits, and talks some sh*t about your company in the process. Of course, yourshares plummetafter Itagaki leaves. On top of all of that, now youremployees are suingyou! How is a gag-order going to help you save any face now? Even after all of this drama, Tecmo has filed a pre-case gag-order with the Tokyo District Court for Itagaki, saysKotaku....
In a Q&A session Nintendo had with Tokyo investors last week, Satoru Iwata was asked how the recent3DS price dropwould affect third party publishers and retailers. Iwata had this to say: For third parties, the hardware price was a hurdle. Publishers were saying things like, “Even if they are interested in this game, they can’t buy it,” or “We placed a big bet that the 3DS would sell without question, and are a bit disappointed....
If Jimi Hendrix’s stepsister is to be believed, it sounds likeGreen Daywon’t be the only musicians getting its ownRock Bandgame this year. Janie Hendrix — who controls the guitarist’s estate — says aRock Bandgame featuring the late musician should be coming before the end of the year. The statement comes as part of anLA Timesinterview, where Hendrix talks to the paper about a recent Sony Music licensing deal for the guitarist’s music....
If you were expecting to finally get your eager hands onKing of Fighters XIIIin late-October, you’re going to have to wait just a tad longer. Atlus announced earlier this week that the fighter won’t be available within theoriginal release windowof October, but instead on November 22nd. Atlus VP of sales and marketing Tim Pivnicny explained the push was made to “ensure that the game delivers on its promise of becoming the finest entry in the series’ 15+ year history....
As we all know by now, Valvehas had to editLeft 4 Dead 2because Australia’s rating system is demented and won’t allow any game deemed unfit for fifteen-year-olds. Unfortunately, this means that the zombie splattering game will have plenty of zombies, but no splattering. Want to see how bad the edits are? Watch this video. The footage was uploaded toYouTubeand is based on the Australian version of theL4D2demo. As you can see, the blood has been more or less completely removed, save for a few stains on the shirts of the infected....
