PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
| “Top 10 Bestsellers in Video Games amazon.com U.S. Current Rank / [Previous] / Title / (System) / Company 1. [na] Walk It Out (Wii) – Konami 2. [2] Just Dance (Wii) – Ubisoft 3. [9] Heavy Rain (PS3) – Sony 4. [na] The Beatles: Rock Band software…” |
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| “Rating: 3 Posted By: Logician1313 Views: 1192 Replies: 4 Pre-Order – Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PS3 or Xbox 360 Game) & $20 Game Credit $56.99 w/ Free Shipping at Amazon$56.99 with free super saver shipping for this pre-order due to release on…” |
| “NPD’s January numbers are out and once again there were no surprises when it came to hardware rankings. The Wii dominated the scene with 466,000 units sold during the month, while Nintendo’s other piece of hardware, the DS, moved 422,000. The Xbox…” |
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“NIS America isn’t all about making niche video games. No, they’re going to be making niche anime DVDs as well. Beginning mid-2010, NIS America will roll out their new anime line, beginning with these four titles: Toradora!, Persona: Trinity Soul,…” |
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“You may have started to suspect this when it didn’t release last year, but it seems that an Xbox 360 version of puzzle/action/platformer Trine is all but dead. Writing on the company’s forums, Frozenbyte’s Joel Kinnunen said “It’s out of our hands…” |
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“Sony’s senior director of corporate communications Patrick Seybold issued a statement after last night’s NPD numbers for January, explaining that the company’s flagship console may be a bit difficult to find at retail over the next few months. “We’re…” |
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“It ain’t the first HDMI-to-Mini DisplayPort adapter that we’ve heard of, but there’s nothing like a little competition in a market that Apple’s own closed mindset helped create. Bitterness aside, we’re pretty stoked to hear that Kanex — the same…” |
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“Fans of 1960s soul rejoice: Five tracks from Otis Redding are coming to Rock Band next week, with additional DLC from The Chemical Brothers, Brian Setzer, and more. The Otis Redding five-pack will go for $8.49 (680 Microsoft points), with…” |
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“Last night’s PlayStation Store update was highlighted by the release of the promised Heavy Rain demo. In it, you’ll be able to play two full chapters from the game as FBI agent Norman Jayden and private investigator Scott Shelby. If you’d rather…” |
| “Capcom outlined release dates for Mega Man 10 on its blog. And yes, we mean release dates, as the company has decided to stagger the game’s release throughout the month of March. First will be WiiWare on March 1, followed by the PlayStation Network…” |
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“As if Obsidian didn’t already have enough on its plate, with Alpha Protocol somewhere doing something and Fallout: New Vegas nuking this fall, the company is now in a “services agreement” to assist Red Eagle Games with The Wheel of Time titles. Red…” |
| “Guildford, UK, 12 February, 2010 – MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), announced today it has partnered with hmv, one of Europe’s leading specialist retailers of music, DVDs and computer games, and Seatwave,…” |
| “A portion of a Kombo review… There’s a lot to like about Tatsunoko vs Capcom, but it could have been improved with some extra polish and a better explanation of the Tatsunoko character’s backstories. The more you like the various…” |
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“Back in November, Nintendo of America’s President Reggie Fils-Aime was feeling his oats, and bragged that Nintendo could outsell Modern Warfare 2 with New Super Mario Bros. Wii. The one caveat? It had to be sales on a single system. How confident…” |
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“Filed under: Macworld I stopped by the Kanex (pronounced “connects,” I soon learned) booth to check out their latest product offering: an adapter that lets you plug external HD video (and audio) sources into your 27-inch iMac, which was honored with…” |
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“Wii fever swept the United States in January, another 465,000 units of Nintendo’s white wonder snatched up by consumers. Hey, when you’re selling that many copies of New Super Mario Bros. you’re gonna need a Wii to play it on. Nintendo once again…” |
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“Nintendo’s New Super Mario Bros. Wii had a big January, following its 2.8 million copies sold in December ‘09 with another 650,000-plus copies to Mario-hungry Wii owners in the United States. The one game that came closest to Nintendo’s super popular…” |
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“The long-in-development Alan Wake, one of the most enigmatic titles in development for the Xbox 360, will finally be released on May 18, Microsoft announced today. Earlier this week, the game’s developers gave Kotaku a live demonstration. It was…” |
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“Radical Entertainment, developer of Prototype and The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, has been hit with substantial layoffs today, according to development sources close to the Vancouver-based studio. Approximately 90-plus employees have been…” |
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“The Beatles’ classic “All You Need is Love,” once exclusive to the Xbox 360 version of The Beatles: Rock Band, is finally making its way to the PlayStation 3 and Wii, with its charitable intentions intact. Released for the Xbox 360 in September of…” |
| “Normally, I don’t write these until Friday Australian time. Yet here it is, Thursday night, and I’m writing up the PAL PlayStation Store update. What could possibly compel Sony to release it half a day early? Turns out, not much. The Heavy Rain demo…” |
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“Not only are used copies of Final Fantasy XIII not worth very much money, new copies of the game are cheap, cheap, cheap. Great news if you haven’t bought the game. The PS3 game went on sale on December 17 for ¥9,240 (US$102). Shops have been…” |
| “If the slew of 3D-related announcements of late and multitude of products shown at CES in Las Vegas are of any indication, 3D is set to become the next big thing (or flop) in the consumer electronics world. Sony of course is one of several companies…” |
| “Trine is discounted at 50% off its regular price of $20 and is only $9.99 for a limited time on the PS3’s Playstation Network. This is one of the handful of games on the PSN that has a Platinum… This is a content summary only. Please visit…” |
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“Music Generator: CoLD SToRAGE Interview From Wipeout to Gravity Crash, we talk with the man behind some of gaming’s best electronic soundtracks. By Sam Kennedy Chances are if you were into games during the PlayStation era, you became…” |
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“Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime made a pretty bold prediction back in November. Prior to their respective releases, he said that New Super Mario Bros Wii would outsell the 360 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 by the end of…” |
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“Second verse, same as the first. Tonight’s January NPD numbers aren’t terribly surprising; most systems kept their relative positions. The obvious exception is the constant battle between the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. The PlayStation 3 squeaked…” |
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“Update: New concept art of Mega Man’s weapons and screens for his upcoming adventure have been added to our gallery.Original: Capcom has confirmed a staggered March release for Mega Man’s second, current-gen, 8-bit quest. Nintendo Wii fans will get…” |
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“This week’s PSN update is highlighted by the sopping wet delight of the Heavy Rain demo. We liked the “interactive drama” in our review, but now’s the time to try it out and decide if the gameplay is right for you. There’s actually plenty going on in…” |
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“Sure, last month’s NPD numbers post had all sorts of green arrows plastered all about its form — this month, we knew things would go down. Little known fact: Christmas never occurs in January, and this year is no exception. Without Consumermas…” |
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“The folks at Zipper Interactive have been in an unenviable position for the past eighteen months. Ever since the studio’s flagship PS3 title MAG was revealed during Sony’s E3 2008 press conference, the gaming populace’s collective expectation (or,…” |
| “Videos The Aussie Source – February 12th News Mega Man 10 Gets its Day in the US New Super Mario Bros. Wii Tops January NPD Sales Layoffs At Radical, Neversoft – Luxoflux Closes New Tony Hawk Will Ride Again “All You Need Is Love” DLC…” |
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| “PSP 43,163 Wii 36,149 DSi LL 28,080 PS3 25,450 DSi 19,116 DS Lite 5,410 Xbox 360 3,651 PS2 2,047 PSP go 1,738 Link” |
| “United States sales Modern Warfare 2 – Xbox 360 – 6,156,700 million units sold – PS3 – 3,249,000 million units sold New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 4,866,700 million copies sold Here’s where the problem comes in. Some people believe that Reggie…” |
| “- retail video game industry sales in the U.S. (software, hardware, accessories) were $1.17 billion, a 13 percent decrease from January 2009 – hardware made $353.7 million for the month, down 21 percent. – software made $597.9 million for the month,…” |
| “Music and Fitness Fail Whilst core gamers drove their respected categories to record highs, the Music and Fitness genres failed to deliver to last year’s standards. In fact, 90% of the decline in January software sales can directly be attributed to…” |
| “Intrigued by the prospect of Heavy Rain? Still not sold by our review of the story-driven PlayStation 3 adventure? Then download the demo, which leads this week’s North American PlayStation Store update. The decision to download or not to download…” |
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“Danger. You are at risk of discussing January’s U.S. video game sales data without the proper analysis at the ready. Grab a marker and consider scribbling the following cheat-sheet notes on your hand. For the raw data, check out the NPD’s U.S January…” |
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“Xbox 360 owners have had plenty of alone time with the Microsoft-exclusive, charity-benefitting “All You Need is Love” DLC for The Beatles: Rock Band, but it’s about time PlayStation 3 and Wii users had a crack at it. Harmonix announced this morning…” |
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“We know this is coming but how soon, apparently Pocket-lint had a recent interview with John Koller, the director of hardware marketing for SCEA on the console’s future.” |
| “Rating: 0 Posted By: Logician1313 Views: 49 Replies: 0 Pre-Order – Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PS3 or Xbox 360 Game) & $10 Game Credit $56.99 w/ Free Shipping at Amazon$56.99 with free super saver shipping for this pre-order due to release on March…” |
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“Computers, monitors, and all manner of peripherals that print, shoot video, and incrementally increase your power bill await in today’s Dealhacker roundup. Freebies abound for you to indulge your inner-freeloader with: music, games, and goodies of…” |
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“The Beatles: Rock Band single “All You Need is Love” will bounce on trampolines over to Wii and PS3 on February 16 and March 4, respectively. The song was initially released exclusively on Xbox 360, with proceeds from purchases going to Doctors…” |
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| “Sega has finally taken the wraps off of the not-so-mysterious Project Needlemouse, and it turns out it’s just what everyone was hoping for: a return to classic 2D Sonic the Hedgehog gameplay. The game will officially be known as Sonic the Hedgehog 4:…” |
| “Sega must read Infendo. That’s all there is to it. A 2D Sonic, downloadable via WiiWare, Xbox Live and PSN, will arrive this summer. Called Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1, it looks to be an episodic take on the classic, if not slightly…” |
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“Spawn Labs has put out a new device called the HD-720, a device that can give a gamer the ability to play their Xbox 360, Xbox, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, and Gamecube console video games (no support for Wii, apparently) from a network-connected…” |
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
| “No real theme to this week’s deals, but that means there’s a wide array of cheap stuff being offered out there – some of it meh, most of it good.Hardware • 360 console update: Best Buy has the Elite with free Madden NFL and an extra controller ($76…” |
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“Apple’s unveiling of a tablet PC threatened to crowd out the rest of the games and devices news this week, but we didn’t let that stop us from delivering our usual slate of reports, reviews and rumors.iPad Hands On With Apple’s iPad, Everything But…” |
PlayStation 3 news from around the web:
| “Rating: 9 Posted By: Logician1313 Views: 960 Replies: 7 Wet (PS3 or Xbox 360 Game) $22.98 Shipped at Gohastings.com$19.99 plus $2.99 shipping for total of $22.98 for either Xbox 360 or PS3. 3rd person 3D shooter with slow-motion sequences….” |
| “Rating: 4 Posted By: pjargon Views: 768 Replies: 4 Valkyria Chronicles is selling for $19.99 on GameStop.com/EBgames/B&N. Not sure about B&M locations, probably the same price in store. Most places are still selling the game for $40.gameValkyria…” |
| “Rating: 2 Posted By: dg12345 Views: 704 Replies: 3 Almost everywhere else sells it for $200 or higher.. Next lowest price I see is $193.21. The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle for Xbox 360 or PS3. Includes: * The Beatles:…” |
| “Today only: get The Beatles Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle for PS3 or Xbox 360 for $250 – $80 instant savings = $170 shipped at Amazon. This Premium Bundle version includes the The Beatles Rockband software for your console of choice,…” |
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