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vamsi_krishna

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OK guys..

I felt like gamers are being ignored in the technology news section and the random news section. So, I thought of opening one thread myself which will be purely dedicated to gaming news. I'll update it once or twice a day. And I will mention the sources of the news too. I request all of the members to contribute. And it should be obvious to you that i will post the news by observing various gaming websites.

Ok.. Today's news..

New Contra Game on WiiWare next week.

Every one of us would have played Contra. It's a true Gem in the arcade shooter. So, in 2007 they have released a contra game for DS. Now.. Konami is going to release a new contra game for wii. It will be officially available on WiiWare from next week. The game features..

--2 player local co-op game play
--Classic Contra firepower, including the popular Spreadshot
--2 unlockable characters
--Retro 2D sprite, action side scrolling game
--Story follows the classic Contra theme.

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IGN's #1 console

IGN has been in the hunt for the best video game console among a big list of 25 consoles. They have announced their best console recently. It's our very best friend Nintendo Entertainment system.. shortly termed as NES.

Check out this video...

That's it for now.. I'll be back with more news at 8 P.M this day...

Untill then.. keep gaming :)
 
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Assassin's Creed 2 New gameplay Video

has been released. The game just shows some random stuff nothing in particular is shown. It is just about 2 Minutes

Watch it here.
 
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PS3 in Last Place in Japan

Nintendo continues to tear up the Japanese sales charts with the most unthreatening of game releases. Friend Collection remained at the top of Media Create's weekly sales charts this week, staying level with its sales for the past few weeks and slowly climbing its way towards a million units.

The casual-friendly DS title, which lets players place their Mii collection in a virtual world, beat out a few major new releases. Soul Calibur Broken Destiny and Super Robo Academy, both heavily promoted, didn't even cross the 30,000 mark. D3 Publisher's Xbox 360 host club sim, Dream Club, debuted with 46,000 units -- an impressive figure considering the system's limited audience.

There wasn't much of a change in the hardware race. The PS3 continued to plummet, presumably as stock dried out and people realized that by waiting an additional week, they could end up with a cheaper, thinner, quieter system, and get an extra 40 gigs too!

DSi: 59,881 (59,578)
PSP : 26,081 (27,187)
Wii: 25,038 (26,972)
DS Lite: 7,304 (5,735)
Xbox 360: 7,254 (8,979)
PS2 : 3,179 (3,295)
PS3: 1,040 (2,052)

What's going on sony? Do some thing....!

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desiibond

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^^That soon gonna end. because last week american sales are released and PS3 got 106% increase in sales over past week and do remember that slim ps3 was released mid week.

It's gonna be bye bye wii as xbox 360 is avialble for 50$ less and sony PS3 is just 50% costlier now.


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Look at the steep jump in sales for Sony.
 
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Grand Theft Auto IV Gets Title Update

Today Rockstar Games released a title update for the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV. Should be a popular update, as it stops filthy cheaters in their tracks.

Apparently folks were using cheat codes in multiplayer matches. No more, though. The update also fixes an invisible player issue.
 
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Uncharted 2 New gameplay video @ PAX 2009

In Penny Arcade Expo Naughtydog unveiled New gameplay video of Uncharted 2: amongst thieves

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Need for Speed Shift - No Demo Coming Before Release

As a reply for thousands of forum posts and emails by the franchise fans requesting to confirm Need for Speed: Shift demo.. EA officials said the following lines.

"In the last few weeks we've received a lot of messages and forum posts about a demo so we're currently looking into the feasibility of releasing a demo for SHIFT. We are committed to releasing the best Need for Speed game so we kept the entire team working on the game to make sure we release a really great experience.

We're really proud of what the guys at SMS and Black Box have created and we can't wait to get the game in your hands."

It is obvious that the demo will not be coming out atleast before the game' release.

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Even I thought about it. But.. will mods like the idea to make it sticky?
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Disney to acquire Marvel for $4 billion

The Magic Kingdom will soon see an influx of immigrants, as The Walt Disney Company today announced an agreement with Marvel Entertainment to acquire the comic publisher and its stable of over 5,000 characters. The deal is valued at $4 billion in cash and Disney stock.

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Little Big Plant: Game Of The Year Edition

Since its launch in October 2008, LittleBigPlanet has been widely praised and critically acclaimed with more than 80 industry awards worldwide, 15 of which have been for Game of the Year categories. To celebrate these achievements, the Game of the Year edition features LittleBigPlanet’s award winning “Play, Create, and Share” gameplay experience with 18 never-before-seen bonus levels created by LittleBigPlanet fans from around the world. These 18 amateur level designers were hand-picked by developer Media Molecule.

The LittleBigPlanet Game of the Year edition will also include seven free downloadable content packs to expand SackBoy’s wardrobe, deliver new action packed gameplay, and offer a larger variety of “Create” materials. In addition, limited quantities of the game will include a PlayStation Network voucher code to download the upcoming ModNation Racers online beta.

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Features:
• 18 NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN LEVELS CREATED BY THE FANS – Each creator was hand picked by developer Media Molecule based on previous levels that these enthusiasts created and shared online. Once identified, all 18 consumers were commissioned to design a completely new environment for the LittleBigPlanet world, allowing each fan to become an amateur video game developer. All bonus levels are readily available to consumers by selecting the "Bonus Level" in-game option.
• 7 COSTUME & LEVEL PACKS – Each content pack provides a mix of goodies to expand SackBoy’s wardrobe, deliver new action packed gameplay, and offer a larger variety of “Create” materials. These Packs include Metal Gear Solid Level Pack – featuring the “Paintinator” and six action-packed levels ($5.99), Metal Gear Solid Costumes ($5.99), Monsters Costumes ($2.99), Monsters Pack ($3.99), History Costumes ($2.99), History Pack ($3.99), and Animals Costumes ($2.99). All packs are priced as on the PlayStation®Store.
• ACCESS TO MODNATION RACERS ONLINE BETA – Get a sneak peek at PlayStation’s newest “Play, Create, Share” experience – ModNation Racers. Limited quantities of the LittleBigPlanet Game of the Year edition will include a PlayStation Network voucher code to download the upcoming online beta.
• PLAY, CREATE, SHARE – LittleBigPlanet allows players to not only play ready-made in-game levels, but to also create their own game levels and share them with others across the world via the PlayStation Network.
• CUSTOMIZED EXPERINCE – Whether the player is a fashion designer, an architect, or aspiring video game developer, they can show their talents off with the easy-to-use creation tools to build unique levels that can be used as a presentation, an in-game fashion show, a photo album, or a creative homage to your pet. The power of creation is firmly in the player’s hands.
• GET CREATIVE – Players will have infinite amounts of stickers, decorations, materials (glass, metal, sponge, polystyrene, cardboard, and rubber), bolts (springs, motor, and wobble bolts), switches, and rods to choose from to create their unique game levels for fun or competitive gameplay.
• PERSONALIZING YOUR LEVELS – Using the Playstation®Eye, players can place their very own images within the levels for added personalization using the sticker and decorations tool.
• ENDLESS GAMING EXPERIENCE – With more than 1,250,000 user generated levels published on the PlayStation Network, fans will never run out of exciting environments to explore.
• ONLINE MULTI-PLAYER MODE – Players can make Sack-buddies with other players across the world (also known as “Happy Gadders”) to discover LittleBigPlanet together while they “Play, Create, and Share” online.
• SOCIAL NETWORKING TOOLS – When players want to play published levels, they can search for levels that suit their skill and taste by player ratings, tags like “Brilliant,” “Funny,” “Challenging,” or they can read through player comments.
• CHAT FUNCTIONALITY – Players are able to commute with the lovable SackBoy’s emotes (happy, angry, etc), but additionally, there is in-game chat support to aid collaborative efforts…or to increase the level of competition!
• TROPHY SUPPORT – LittleBigPlanet supports a host of fun and challenging trophies to collect along the way.

It is available from all the major retail stores.
 
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PS3 Slim Sells 500,000 units worldwide in the first week

PS3 is back on the track baby. The new PS3 slim sold over Half-a-million units last week. This is the most successful console relaunch in history.

More information can be found here
 
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Eidos puts pirates in the Asylum

idos appears to have laid a sneaky bat-trap, for those pesky pirates to trying to enjoy Arkham Asylum without paying.

Apparently the all-important Glide ability gets disabled if you aren’t running a legit version… As a pirate recently found out on the forums.


Cheshirec_the_cat (The Pirate)

Hi!
I’ve got a problem when it’s time to use Batman’s glide in the game. When I hold <Space> , like it’s said to jump from one platform to another, Batman tries to open his wings again and again instead of gliding. So he fels down in a poisoning gas. If somebody could tel me, what should I do there.

Keir (Eidos)

The problem you have encountered is a hook in the copy protection, to catch out people who try and download cracked versions of the game for free.

It’s not a bug in the game’s code, it’s a bug in your moral code.

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desiibond

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PS3 Slim sales up nearly 1000% in the UK

It looks like Engadget editors aren't the only folk who prefer technology that's slimmer, cheaper, and better. According to an article at GamesIndustry.biz, a group that charts retail sales in the UK is saying that sales of the PS3 increased over 999 percent in the week since its British debut of the newer, slimmer form factor. And if that wasn't good news enough for Sony, the console has also outsold the DS, Wii and Xbox 360 by approximately 3:1. Although the last time it was the lead hardware format in the UK was the first week of 2008, the PS3 has never lagged as far behind the others as it has Stateside. But still -- a near 1000 percent increase? If true, that makes the States' 104 percent increase seem lackluster in comparison. Then again, maybe the Brits never realized that Disney Sing It! High School Musical 3 is available on platforms other than the PlayStation. That could explain a lot of things, actually...

source: engadget.
 
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vamsi_krishna

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As it is a Eidos flick.. it would be between 800-1200 bucks.
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PS3 Slim sales up nearly 1000% in the UK

It looks like Engadget editors aren't the only folk who prefer technology that's slimmer, cheaper, and better. According to an article at GamesIndustry.biz, a group that charts retail sales in the UK is saying that sales of the PS3 increased over 999 percent in the week since its British debut of the newer, slimmer form factor. And if that wasn't good news enough for Sony, the console has also outsold the DS, Wii and Xbox 360 by approximately 3:1. Although the last time it was the lead hardware format in the UK was the first week of 2008, the PS3 has never lagged as far behind the others as it has Stateside. But still -- a near 1000 percent increase? If true, that makes the States' 104 percent increase seem lackluster in comparison. Then again, maybe the Brits never realized that Disney Sing It! High School Musical 3 is available on platforms other than the PlayStation. That could explain a lot of things, actually...

source: engadget.
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It seems like ps3 slim is sony's answer for microsoft Jasper.
 
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desiibond

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yes. Looks like PS3 slim is going to put Sony back on track. All hell will break lose if modders get PS3 slim modding to work.
 
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I think achieving that is quite difficult. Even thou they have managed to mod the console.. Games should be loaded on a Bluray disc.. some of the games like MGS 4 even have the DualLayer Bluray discs.
 
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