Posted: February 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Army of Two, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy XIII, Madden NFL, Madden NFL 09, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, Mortal Kombat 3, Need for Speed: Carbon, Need for Speed: ProStreet, Paperboy, PlayStation Network, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 5, The Simpsons Game | No Comments »
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
| “A whole bunch of Xbox LIVE Arcade games from now bankrupt Midway Games have vanished. The games, oddly, remain on Sony’s PlayStation Network. The Midway games that have disappeared include Cyberball 2072, Defender, Gauntlet, Joust, Root Beer Tapper,…” |
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“UK pop star Leona Lewis is singing the theme song for the Western version of Final Fantasy XIII. And because she’s doing that, she gets to check out the Xbox 360 version. This is apparently the Xbox 360 version running on an HD television screen….” |
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“This week, both Sony and Microsoft have moved forward with plans to integrate their console’s online networks with handheld devices. Thing is, they’re doing it wrong. While Microsoft’s WM7 interface looks amazing, the way it’s making use of Xbox Live…” |
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“Final Fantasy XIII is just a few weeks away for gamers in North America, Europe and Australia, the debut game in Square Enix’s grand Fabula Nova Crystallis project. What does the future hold for the trio of Final Fantasy XIII games? Let’s first talk…” |
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“Achievement hunters, beware! Electronic Arts is pulling the plug on nine more games with online components, titles like The Godfather, Def Jam: Icon and The Simpsons Game, which will go offline forever starting in March. Some of those titles are…” |
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“Microsoft’s foray into the animated adventures of Halo is now officially available at your local retailer of fine DVDs and Blu-rays, offering Master Chief fans seven short films based on the popular Xbox shooter. Anyone getting it? If you have plans…” |
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“Square Enix’s long in the making Final Fantasy XIII finally comes to North America in March, a game that is less like a traditional Japanese role-playing game, its creators say, and more like a first-person shooter like Call of Duty. That is how…” |
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“The announcement of Sonic the Hedgehog 4—Sega’s episodic, downloadable return to 2D hedgehog platforming for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and WiiWare—was exciting, but lacking in both screen shots and video. That’s why we have…” |
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“This year’s Game Developers Conference will see the introduction of the PlayStation Motion Controller and our newest peek at the PlayStation 3 peripheral, the subject a newly added session at the annual gathering of developers. The Sony-sponsored…” |
Posted: August 30th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Final Fantasy XIII | No Comments »
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
| “According Square Enix game designer Tetsuya Nomura, Final Fantasy XIII will be playable. His title, Final Fantasy Versus, won’t be anywhere to be seen, however. Unlike last year, Square Enix will not be screening trailers for upcoming titles like…” |
Posted: July 28th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Batman: Arkham Asylum, F.E.A.R., F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Final Fantasy XIII, Street Fighter IV | No Comments »
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“KDDI R&D Laboratories have collaborated with Japan’s National Institute of Information & Communications Technology (NICT), where their partnership resulted in the most advanced fiber optic cable in the world. Just how advanced, you ask?…” |
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“Verismo Networks recently included Roxio CinemaNow streaming media purchases for the VuNow IPTV box, further enhancing the capability of such a device. This video-on-demand box will augment its strength by gaining access to Sonic Solutions’ 250…” |
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“Original article by Andrea Hart on Matter Network a News Portal dedicated to Sustainability Fifteen years ago if your household recycled its Diet Coke cans and Cheerios boxes, you were considered environmentally forward. Now, if you do not compost,…” |
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“An entire team of fire-fighting robots was recently unveiled by defense contractor QinetiQ at a demonstration in London, where a quartet of robots were more than battle-ready to tackle the particular risk of fires involving cylinders of the…” |
| “You know just how expensive Transformers toys are, and with the amount of interest generated by the movies thus far, you can be sure toy companies will go some ways to make sure they milk this cash cow for all it is worth. The latest release under…” |
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“Archos has recently entered the tiny MP3 player market with the Clipper, which will definitely go up against the SanDisk Sansa Clip, although we’re pretty sure SanDisk’s laywers won’t be too bothered since the impact on the Clip’s sales by the…” |
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“Clocks are there for a very good reason – so that we won’t lose track of time, and everything can get on in an orderly manner. Well, the Morning Countdown Clock is slightly different as it will display the time in addition to announcing to all and…” |
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“Guess losing a limb in the far away future isn’t too much trouble since you can always settle for robotic arms and legs that are far more durable than the human equivalent, and besides, you can start winning arm-wrestling competitions at bars to fund…” |
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“Novero recently released its TheFirstOne Bluetooth headset that boasts dual-mic noise-canceling and one-touch controls for dialing or conferencing in a third party. In addition, the $149 device will be accompanied by a range of accessories that…” |
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“Germany’s annual gaming convention is moving from Leipzig to Cologne this year, redubbed GamesCom, but retaining the spectacle of its eastern predecessor. Everyone’s going, including Square Enix, which will be armed with Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts…” |
| “Rating: 11 Posted By: Yuyak Views: 5498 Replies: 15 *SALE IS OVER* GameStop pulled this “temporary markdown” earlier than they had initially intended.———————————————————————I know there’s already a post…” |
Posted: July 8th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Bayonetta, Dead Rising 2, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Final Fantasy XIII, Gran Turismo, Gran Turismo 5, Metal Gear Solid, PlayStation Store, Tekken 6, The Last Remnant | No Comments »
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
| “1. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) – Square Enix 2. Dragon Quest IX (DS) – Square Enix 3. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii) – Capcom 4. Dragon Quest X (Wii) – Square Enix 5. Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie (DS) – Square Enix 6. Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3) -…” |
| “A portion of an Industry Gamers interview with EA’s Peter Moore… IG: I know as a third-party now you’d love to see the market share between the big three split into a third, a third, a third… PM: Yeah, and alternating every…” |
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“Sure, you might have already played Tales of Vesperia on the Xbox 360. Maybe you own it, maybe you don’t. We dunno! The demo for the PS3 version of Tales of Vesperia has been dated for Japan: July 13. The demo will be available on the PlayStation…” |
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“While Google Chrome OS is hot news on the Internet, one ought to pay attention that Microsoft has already taken a number of months to develop something in a similar vein known as Gazelle, targeting web-based applications. Apart from its name, very…” |
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“T-Mobile has now made the new myTouch 3G available for pre-order, as long as you’re happy without the presence of a physical QWERTY keyboard. Interested parties will be able to place their pre-order from $199.99 with a guaranteed delivery by August…” |
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“LG is preparing itself to release the GC990 Louvre smartphone that will boast a whopping 12-megapixel camera, making it one of the highest resolution camera phone in the market when it is released. Currently, the handset still remains as a concept…” |
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“OCZ has rolled out their Vertex Turbo solid state drive that was built upon the current 2.5″ Vertex line, although improvements include increasing the clock speed for both the host controller managing data as well as the inclusion of a 64MB cache….” |
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“Corning recently announced that its Gorilla glass will be the protective cover glass of choice for the Samsung Ultra Touch range of handsets. Available in a wide range of thicknesses that range from 0.5mm up to 2.0mm, it makes room for providing…” |
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“Thanko has rolled out yet another silent keyboard – this time round it is known as the Silent Keyboard EX that emits a mere 44.5 dB, making it 16.5 dB quieter compared to your average keyboard even when your fingers are flying across the keyboard at…” |
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“Folks who have been hankering after the HTC Hero but do not want the color that it comes in now can look again – this Android-powered handset is now available in pink thanks to the Carphone Warehouse Coming Soon page. Scheduled for a launch later…” |
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“The Asus Eee Keyboard isn’t out yet, but for those who are not in the know, this is actually a keyboard that holds a whole computer within. The whole idea of this would be to hook up the keyboard to a HDTV via a wireless HDMI connection so that one…” |
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“While Microsoft is losing market share when it comes to operating systems, that doesn’t mean we can discount the software giant’s role in this sphere for quite some time to come. TmaxSoft, however, will be challenging the traditional Windows platform…” |
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“Motorola will be rolling out the ROKR handset in South Korea, where it will feature a new panorama user interface that supports a trio of separate screens, enabling users to maximize the amount of shortcuts which can be placed on the screen. As for…” |
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“Genius has unveiled a couple more peripherals – the EasyPen i405 digital tablet and MousePen i608 that will target business professionals, graphic designers and artists on-the-go. They will play nice with both Macs and Windows-based PCs, where the…” |
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“Panasonic’s latest AVCHD camcorder is one compact device, where it will be equipped with the famous 3Mos 10.6-megapixel sensor alongside a 240GB hard drive, making it capable of recording up to 100 hours’ worth of HD video in 1,440 x 1,080…” |
Posted: July 1st, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Final Fantasy XIII, PlayStation Network, Tekken 6, To Heart | No Comments »
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“Dell has apparently done a costly snafu in Taiwan: a promotional deal went online with the wrong price of $15 for a monitor. In about eight hours, 26000 customers ordered 140000 monitors. The Taiwanese regulators are now saying that Dell has to…” |
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“1UP’s Most Wanted Games From Japan Our favorite games that haven’t come to America — and possibly never will. By Ray Barnholt When us old folks were forming our tastes as gamers, it was nice to see and learn about what was being…” |
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“Filed under: Concept Cars, Frankfurt Auto Show, Supercars, Citroen, Special/Limited EditionsGTbyCitroen concept at 2008 Paris auto salon – Click above for high-res image gallery Less than completely psyched about the launch of the new Citroen C3?…” |
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“Sony seems to be less happy with the PS3 sales numbers than one could think. Or why else would they cooperate with the Taiwanese government to make local developers create more games for their console? Yesterday Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic…” |
| “30. NUGA-CEL! (PS2) 29. Love Plus (DS) 27. SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu Goddess of Destiny (DS) 27. Doki Majo Plus (DS) 26. Mushihime-sama Futari Ver 1.5 (Xbox 360) 25. Strike Witches: Anata to Dekiru Koto – A Little Peaceful Days (PS2) 24. Ys Seven…” |
| “A portion of a Dtoid double review… I strongly recommend renting it if you either don’t own a PS3 or 360, or if you’re still hungry for a little more Ghostbusters action after finishing the other versions. It’s just a shame…” |
Posted: June 30th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: PS3 | Tags: Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Final Fantasy XIII, Tekken 6, The Last Remnant, To Heart | No Comments »
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“Gemaga magazine has polled its readers about which upcoming title they want the most. The front runners: Hostess game Dream C Club and role-playing-game Dragon Quest IX. Before we start, realize that this list is not what the ENTIRE NATION OF JAPAN…” |
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“Although Wedbush Morgan analyst, Michael Pachter, predicts PS2 will become somewhat irrelevant in 2009, he doesn’t discount the combined strength of the PlayStation brand. He remains optimistic for the entire PlayStation family as he expects…” |
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“Samsung recently announced a brand new 3G full touchscreen cellphone known as Haptic AMOLED, carrying the new high resolution 800 x 480 pixel AMOLED display that measures 3.5″ diagonally across. Power consumption has been further reduced by another…” |
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“Cree has unveiled the first commercially available water-resistant, surface-mount, high-brightness LEDs for outdoor video screens in the world. Boasting an IPx5 rating, the LEDs on this puppy are able to handle low-pressure jets of water from all…” |
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“Respirator masks that we see on airplanes and in hospitals won’t hold a candle to anything where design is concerned, but Elijah Stillson has made an art form out of it with the Respirator Mask Design. This design will take into account the contours…” |
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“The classic Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin is back this time round where it offers iPhone 3GS support just to keep up with the times. It will still maintain its iconic shape that has led to its name, although you will have to fork out top dollar for…” |
| “We have released a version of AP26 application for 64bit Solaris (on AMD x86_64 or Intel EM64T CPUs, platform name x86_64-pc-solaris). This is our first application for this platform, which also makes AP26 an application that runs on the most…” |
