I know: what PS3 DVR? We haven’t talked much about it, but it’s out there, and it seems to be kicking ass, according to the reviews on theUK Amazon site. This little device has a two built in TV tuners that let you record and play back anything you’d like to and from the PS3’s hard drive. Oh, and did I mention it records in high-definition? The latest on this amazing device is that it does all of ths without the digital rights management hassle....
ThePlayStation.Blog, that wonderful little Web site that gathers positive Sony news stories each week (but will one day screw up and post a negative one — we’re watching!) has let its readers know that PS3 firmware v2.42 is ready to install for Japanese customers. It’s only compulsory for Japanese PS3 fans, but if you really want it, you may have it. Hi, everyone, I wanted to give you a heads up about PS3 firmware update (v2....
Sony’sXperia Playphone boasted PSOne games as a major selling point, but customers don’t seem to agree. Less than 1,000 downloads have been registered for the current library of five PSOne titles, excludingCrash Bandicoot, which is pre-installed on phones. Destruction DerbyandJumping Flashare among the poorest performers, only managing to rake 50 to 100 downloads. Not great news at all, but Sony has “no concern” over the failure. “There’s only a few, at the minute, PlayStation One titles there,” said Sony Ericsson’s Dominic Neil-Dwyer, “and there’s the whole PlayStation as a content provider exclusive to the device, the story about that, that will emerge and people will see....
As expected, the upcoming release ofGrand Theft Auto IVhas seen the scaremongers and crybabies of the worldcome out in full forceto stamp their little feet in protest. Once again, it falls to the Parents Television Council to issue one of its “alerts” to let concerned civilians know that “porn and gratuitous violence through a videogame” is on the way. Since the first version was released in 1997, theGrand Theft Autoseries has lowered the bar for appalling video game content....
Puzzle Quest: Galactrix.You’ve been hearing about itfor awhile now. And you finallygot to play it this week. And now we finally know when we’ll get the DS version in our hands. Hot off the press (release), D3Publisher says thatPuzzle Quest: Galactrixwill be taking flight on those little 3″ screens on February 24th in North America. They also confirm a PlayStation Network version to launch some time in early 2009, as well as the Xbox 360 and Windows PC versions (shown above) we already knew about....
Recently,Develop sat downwith Black Rock Studios to discuss the company’s latest racing game,Split/Second. The developer, whose most recently released title wasPure, had some very interesting things to say about the current state of the racing genre. “If you look at the sales figures, the racing genre is in many respects dying out — takeMario Kartout of the equation and the category is in a dire way,” said studio head Tony Beckwith....
It seems that Rare isn’t so interested in its classic franchises that made it such a popular developer. In speaking withDevelop, Studio head Mark Betteridge told them that Rare “would only go back to older franchises if we saw an opportunity to make the product in a different way that would do justice to [them].” He followed up by claiming that there “isn’t a need” to reboot their classic franchises, saying that it would be nice to return to their big name games, but that doesn’t mean that they are going to....
You should’ve seen that before I cropped it. Better yet, you should’ve seen the one Nick wouldn’t let me use. Anyway, HALLOWEEN. My favorite holiday is finally here. So many awesome things rolled into one occasion. Spooky stuff, candy, horror movies, candy, skeletons, bats, candy, and skeletons. Also, everything is black and orange, and that sh*t’s just classy. Straight up. I love this stuff so much I leave the decorations out all year long....
I don’t watch mixed martial arts, but that didn’t stop me from playing and enjoying THQ’s UFC title last year. So needless to say, I have my eye on EA Sports’ response,EA Sports MMA, which is scheduled for release later this year. “Eye on” means I just watched a video of some dudes punching each other, getting sweaty, and then rolling around on the floor. It looks brutal, uncomfortable, and downright nasty....
As an avid fan ofanything relatedtoDynasty Warriors, I’d normally snap up this sort of thing, but this set ofeight Japanese figuresis just so … creepy looking that I’m going to have to think long and hard before slapping my hard earned Yen down for any of them. Zhao Yun, Sun Shang Xiang, Lu Bu, Xiahou Dun, Diao Chan, Zhang Liao, Guan Yu and Gan Ning are all available, resembling something closer to an escaped gang of crossdressing mental patients than medieval war heroes....
MSNBC continues their talks with the top execs from the big three today with Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aime. Reggie gives us the good ol’ Nintendo pitch, which comes off a bit better thanMicrosoft’s “we’re the best” blabber, though it doesn’t pull at the heart strings likeSony’s apologetic underdog act. MSNBC comes right out swinging (I like this Kristin Kalning, and that’s not just becauseshe likes my band), asking Fils-Aime how the Wii has managed to avoid becoming the Gamecube 2....
The eagle-eyed folks atD-padpicked up on a curious little bit found on the back of the official UK box art for the Xbox 360 version ofResident Evil 5: “System link 2-16.” Yup. Definitely says that. If our eyes don’t deceive us and this official render of the box art is to be believed,Resident Evil 5will indeed contain some sort of offline multiplayer mode for up to 16 players. The box shot makes mention of online multiplayer for two players only....
Well, things are back to normal here atRFGO!(whatever that means). Colette is back on the show — she was healing from a brutal wolf attack last week — and rejoins the rest of us as we take a walk down memory lane. Today’s episode is pure nostalgia, folks, and should be some informative listening for those of you wondering why we love our retro so much. Arcades people, it was all about arcades....
