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Biohazard 5 supports Sony Motion Controller!!!Sweet!!

Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition is currently slated to arrive in Japan on the PlayStation 3 this spring, under the title Biohazard 5: Alternate Edition. Notably, the game will support Sony's new EyeToy-compatible motion controller, which reports indicate will launch in March.

Capcom hinted that an Xbox 360 edition of the game is also planned. "In regards to the Xbox 360, a lot of fans have enjoyed the game on the console. So we are working to release the additional content in another format, as a product." Project lead Miho Suzuki did not mention if the title was one of the Project Natal games which Capcom is currently developing.

As the biggest change from the original Resident Evil 5, Alternative Edition will feature game controls that make use of Sony's recently announced Motion controller. For series fans, another big change is the addition of a new episode featuring Chris and Jill. The episode will be based on the flashback scene from the original RE5, where the two characters infiltrate the Spencer estate in Europe.

"It was a key incident in Resident Evil 5, but it was only there as a flashback scene," Miho said. "In Alternative Edition, you'll actually be able to play through it. We had a lot of requests from fans about it."

Suzuki said that the Alternative Edition is currently only slated for Japan. Capcom's North American representatives had not responded to requests for additional comment as of press time.

Source: gamespot

Motion controller talk in TGS 2009

TOKYO--With Sony Computer Entertainment head Kaz Hirai delivering a keynote at the opening of the Tokyo Games Show today, many expected some new announcements to be made. But what Hirai delivered instead was a fairly news-less speech, with the only notable fact being that the new Slim PS3 had sold more than a million units within three weeks of launch.

But that's not the end of the Sony news, however. At a press conference held later in the afternoon, Sony confirmed that the new motion controllers for the PS3 would indeed be available in Spring 2010, But more importantly, the company revealed what first-party games would actually be supporting the new technology. Ape Escape, Echochrome 2, Eccentric Slider, Sing and Draw, Champions of Time, Motion Party, The Shoot, and Tower will be new games which will incorporate motion controller use from their release. Other games such as PAIN, Flower, Hustle Kings, High Velocity Bowling, and Eye Pets will be made compatible via downloadable updates.

Also announced are new accessories for the yet-to-be-released PSP Go. A Bluetooth Stereo headset and a converter cable adaptor will be released on December 24, 2009, in Japan, at a recommended retail price of ¥4,980 ($54.58) and ¥1,980 ($21.70), respectively. Sony has confirmed that these two accessories will eventually make their way to North America, Europe/PAL territories, and Asian countries and regions beginning January 2010.

Source: gamespot
 
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Assassins Creed 2 is coming out for DS on Nov 17 along with other versions.. but PC version will not land before the first quarter of 2010 :grin:

In related Assassin's Creed II news, Ubisoft has announced through its Twitter feed that the PC edition will not be joining its console brethren on November 17. Instead, the publisher has opted to delay the PC edition to the first quarter of 2010, in order to allow for "a bit more time for the dev team to deliver the best quality game to you."

Notably, the original Assassin's Creed on the PC, which saw release nearly five months after the console editions, sparked a lawsuit in 2008. Ubisoft's claim stemmed from allegations that an employee at the company charged with reproducing Assassin's Creed's disc had leaked the game online a full six weeks before it was to be released at retail. Ubisoft claimed that the leaked edition of the game was downloaded more than 700,000 times, costing the publisher millions of dollars.

Source: gamespot
 
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Gamespot's Hands-on with Gran Turismo 5 on TGS,2009

The two-minute timed demo took place on the Tokyo r246 track, which has appeared in previous versions of the game (and makes an appearance in Gran Turismo PSP as well). Even though the track isn't new, seeing it running on a PlayStation 3 in full HD is an impressive experience--with everything brought to life, from the buildings that surround the urban circuit to the shadows cast from the nearby trees, in impressive fashion. Little touches, like knocking over stacks of tires when running wide the first turn, also made an impression.

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^What the PHUC!!!!?? Every developer says that. Sh*t! I knew they would push the release date of ACII on PC. Why Ubi? Darn! Now it'll be Batman!! :D. Darn! Hell! Phuc!! Ezio, why!?
 

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^What the PHUC!!!!?? Every developer says that. Sh*t! I knew they would push the release date of ACII on PC. Why Ubi? Darn! Now it'll be Batman!! :D. Darn! Hell! Phuc!! Ezio, why!?
ROTFL! I wanted to watch the reaction. What else did you expect from the "king of delays"?

Ubisoft have done this time and again. It's not a new thing. Even Splinter Cell Conviction got pushed to 2010. Pretty much every smashing title is going to be out in 2010. It's a really good time to invest in a console.
 
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Fumito Ueda Wants To See ICO and Shadow of the Colossus on PS3

As part of an interview at this year's Tokyo Game Show, Team ICO leader Fumito Ueda took time to answer a few questions provided, and the most popular of these was whether we might see his games ICO and Shadow of the Colossus released on PlayStation 3 in a combo pack similar to Sony's upcoming God of War Collection.

When asked, Ueda said he's all for the idea, and that he'd like to play the games on PS3 (as well as on PSP). "Initially, I didn't want to consider that," he pointed out. "I always thought they were designed for PS2 and should stay there. But lately, I've been thinking it would be nice to provide the games to other platforms to reach more users."

Ultimately, however, it seems that a re-release would need support from Sony executives. Presumably the same ones that decided to release the God of War Collection after hearing a lot of support for the idea from fans online, so if you want to see ICO and Shadow of the Colossus in HD, now would be the time to start talking up the idea.

Sony Scrapping UMD Transfer Program

Sony has officially stated that the UMD conversion program for the PSP Go has been scrapped, at least temporarily. A SCEA spokesperson told Kotaku: "we were evaluating a UMD conversion program, but due to legal and technical reasons we will not be offering the program at this time." The statement leaves a small door open for the program to come sometime in the future, but their prospects for the idea don't sound extremely hopeful.

Sony's solution, instead, is the offer for three free games we reported yesterday. However, that solution is only meant for those living in Europe. IGN reports that the same offer isn't being extended to other regions like the U.S. In the states, it seems we're getting a PSP Go launch in a few days, with no particular plans to satisfy existing PSP owners with an obsolete UMD library. Does this make you more, less, or equally likely to pick up a PSP Go?
 
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PS3 Out Sells 360 on NFS: Shift

Omg.. We don't see this happen regularly. Generally if the game is a multiplatform x360 will out sell PS3 sales. But when it comes to shift, it is not like that. This time PS3 version outsold the X360 version. I am unaware of the reason yet.

SOURCE*thegameraccess.com/multiplatform/ps3-version-of-nfs-shift-outsells-360-version-first-week
 
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Capcom shows off Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles' new chapter

At the 2009 Tokyo Game Show, Capcom held a stage to introduce the new story addition to Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, its upcoming Wii remake of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil Code: Veronica.

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Shippin' Out Sept. 27-Oct. 3: PSP Go, Gran Turismo PSP, Dead Space Extractio

In May 2004, Sony and Polyphony Digital announced that it was developing a PSP version of Gran Turismo. Over five years later, the 60 FPS-graphics game is finally coming out in North America, both solo and in a $200 bundle with a silver PSP-3000, a 2GB Memory Stick Pro Duo and vouchers for a downloadable movie and in-game Chevrolet Corvette ZR1.

Curiously, the Gran Turismo PSP bundle won't go on sale until October 20, 19 days after the launches of the game itself and the PSP Go. Priced at $249.99--the same price as the original PSP when it went on sale in 2005--the new handheld will feature 16GB of flash memory and a screen which slides over the controls. It will have a 3.8-inch screen--versus the PSP-3000's 4.3-inch screen--and will be 43 percent lighter than the original, but will not have a UMD drive. Despite promises of a "solution" by Sony, current North American PSP owners will not get free digital copies of their UMDs to play on the PSP Go. (UK PSP owners will be able to download three games from a restricted list.) For a closer look at the PSP Go, check out GameSpot's unboxing of the portable below.


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Splinter cell Conviction is meant for 360 and it will show

If you're still holding out hope for a PS3 release of next year's Splinter Cell: Conviction -- you may want to turn away -- this one's going to sting a bit. The game's producer Alexandre Parizeau recently spoke to CVG about the strong partnership between Microsoft and the development house and how it will effect the game.

"There's going to be a really strong partnership with Microsoft," Parizeau said. "Obviously we'll do everything we can to make sure that the experience is indebted with whatever the Xbox has to offer. I want to make sure that when the game hits the shelves the disc will meld with your Xbox 360. It's meant for the Xbox 360 and it will show."

So why is Conviction going exclusive when so many other Ubisoft titles are going multi-platform? "It's really cool to be able to focus technology on one platform to be able to really exploit it to the maximum of its capacity," the producer said. " We've been working with Microsoft for a while now. We've been working with their engineers -- we've had super good feedback from them on all sorts of things. It's been a really good partnership with them. They're backing us up. There's no question that they're supporting the game to its fullest."

Damn.. Splinter Cell series was a multi platform. Damn you UBI.
 
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But they don't have to cut a multi platform series. I played and enjoyed Splinter Cell Pandora tomorrow and Splinter Cell Double Agent on PS2. To be honest Ps2 editions of these games would have sold more than xbox did. Even though Splinter Cell is not tough competitor for Metal Gear Solid Series.. I enjoyed a lot playing those.
 
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Assassins Creed 2 New TGS,2009 Tailer

yo.. check out new assassins creed II trailer that has been exhibited at Tokyo Game Show, 2009.


*tgs.gamespot.com/video/6229666/
 
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100+ PSP games added to PlayStation Store

Sony launched the PSP Go today, marking the first time a major console maker has released a system entirely dependent on digital distribution. To ensure that early adopters of the $249 system have something to play on it, the company also gave its online PlayStation Network storefront a major injection of new and catalog releases. Today's update boasts more than 100 titles in all, including the first PSP Minis, Gran Turismo PSP, MotorStorm Arctic Edge, and new downloadable exclusives like PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe and Thexder Neo.

The newly added titles are pulled from 23 publishers (including Sony). Some companies have clearly embraced the idea of digital distribution for PSP games more than others. Electronic Arts alone added 20 games to the PlayStation Network today, from the recently released Madden NFL 10 to older titles like Lord of the Rings: Tactics and The Sims 2. Among the publisher's newly offered downloads are five
different Need for Speed games, from Underground Rivals to this year's Shift.


Fox culturing Spore movie

The month before Spore went on sale last September, its creator, Will Wright, said the triple-platinum game might expand into films. And though the famed designer has since left Electronic Arts, the Spore movie idea apparently lived on. Today, Variety reports that 20th Century Fox is indeed making a computer-generated movie based on the evolution-civilization-space exploration sim.

The project is in development at Fox's Blue Sky Studios, the studio behind the tepidly reviewed Ice Age movies. Ice Age director Chris Wedge will direct, with Greg Erb and Jason Oremland, who wrote Disney's upcoming The Princess and the Frog, penning the script.

Source: Gamespot

World's first mod chip for PS3

Sony has been quite successful in deterring game piracy for its PS3 console so far. However, this may be about to change if a rumored Belzar mod chip turns out to be true. Besides supporting PS2 and PS3 bootleg games, the hardware-based hack promises many other functions ranging from stealth mode (read: To make the chip harder to detect by Sony) to region-free DVD/Blu-ray Disc playback.

There are, however, two major drawbacks. For starters, you'll have to disassemble the console to solder 12 wires to the mod chip circuit board. More importantly, there's no guarantee that your modified PS3 will be compatible with future Sony firmware upgrade and software patches. According to game portal PS3 News, this world's first PS3 mod chip is currently in testing stage so don’t expect to see it in the market anytime soon.

All said and done, you may be better off buying licensed games to save all the hassle and spare yourself the misery of "bricking" your PS3.

Source: Cnet Asia
 
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^ Even I am waiting for it eagerly.

Yet Another Comparison between GT5 and Forza 3

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PSPgo Hacked, Says Hello World

While Sony went to great lengths towards preventing a repeat of the Pandora battery hack on PSPgo, they evidently forgot to patch up some existing security vulnerabilities on the software side. Mere days after the launch of the new hardware, homebrew developer FreePlay has managed to run unsigned code on it. Above is a video clip showing off his efforts in the form of a hello world proof of concept.

Taking advantage of modified save data files, the exploit is restricted to user mode, meaning modifying existing files on flash is out of the question. That means no custom firmware, kids. Still impressive nonetheless and perhaps a bit embarrassing for Sony’s engineering crew, considering how quick this feat was pulled off. Now, here’s the kicker: FreePlay has no plans to share this one with the public, but at least you can rest easy knowing that homebrew code can be run on the go.

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US cinemas will play videogames via Sony's PS3-4K digital projector

From next week, four US cinemas, including one in San Francisco and another in Washington, will let , albeit for just two days, punters to play upcoming videogame Uncharted 2: Among Thieves on movie screens with the help of connection of a PS3 into a Sony 4K digital projector

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Wii having trouble with 4.2 Firmware

The latest firmware for Wii is rendering some consoles useless. Nintendo claims that the trouble will be only to the modded consoles. By listening to the Cries of thousands of legitimate users.. Nintendo announced that it will repair those damaged consoles at free of cost.

Activision pushed the release date of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 for PC

With the revelation of a new release schedule from Activision-Blizzard this morning, highlighting the publishers autumn/winter line-up, Electronic Theatre can today confirm that the PC version of the highly-anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has suffered a delay. Originally due for a simultaneous release with the rest of 2009’s Call of Duty onslaught, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will now officially be late to the party.

On November 10th 2009, the latest batch of Call of Duty releases will arrive on each of the leading formats. Nintendo’s Wii will receive its’ first Call of Duty release with the Modern Warfare subtitle, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex, alongside the Nintendo DS’s exclusive Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Mobilised. Of course, November 10th also marks the release of one of the most anticipated games of the year, Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The PC release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, however, will now arrive a fortnight later, on November 24th 2009.

Source: ElectronicTheater
 
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Natal will cost more than $150

How much is Project Natal going to cost? Microsoft's still working it out, but Robbie Bach says at the very green roundtable I'm sitting at that it'll follow a price curve "like anything else," meaning, in English, it'll start at a more expensive point and get cheaper as it goes on. In other words, Microsoft's thinking about it more as a 32X-type add-on versus some tack-on motion controller.So, I won't be surprised if it's $150, or even more, honestly.

Remember that Project natal is coming for the PC too.
 
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