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Rinse, Wash, Wii-peat – March NPDs

by Stephen Woodward on April 29, 2008 at 4:30 pm

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With the dust cloud of Holiday shopping well in our rear-view mirror and the strains of a recession squeezing our checkbooks, you would think the games industry would slow down a bit. You, my friend, would be wrong. Looking at the results of the March NPDs, it seems we’re actually back to where we started last summer! Read more…

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Eight Days in Full Production, The Getaway in Pre-Production

by Patrick Steen on April 28, 2008 at 6:39 am

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Despite a worrying silence from Sony on a selection of E3 2005-06 games, you’ll be pleased to know that Eight Days and The Getaway are both alive and well. Read more…

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UT3 360 Gets Exclusive Maps, Compared to PC/PS3 Inifinite Mods

by Dylan Duarte on April 17, 2008 at 5:17 pm

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Unreal Tournament 3 for the Xbox 360 is coming this Summer (June 30th in the States and unannounced in Europe) and it looks like us loyal Microsoft fans will be getting five exclusive maps, two new characters, and split-screen action for two players. Hit the jump to find out why this bonus content doesn’t really mean diddly. Read more…

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In the recent EGM, Metal Gear Solid 4 Assistant Producer, Ryan Payton had the following to say about the Sony Playstation 3’s Sixaxis Motion Sensing feature:

“I think the problem with this feature is it was severely overhyped …” He went on to say “It was talked up as Sony’s answer to the Wii Remote. The trick is to use Sixaxis sparingly and have fun with it. I don’t think anybody wants to play a long game while consistently having to tilt the controller around. Rather, it’s fun for the player when they’re given a chance to use it in short bursts– that’s how we’re approaching Sixaxis in MGS4.”

I personally agree with him, however I do believe that as someone who prefers what is now considered by many the “old school” controller approach over the arm-flaring Wiimote, I believe that I may be the minority on this subject. What do you think? Read more…

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Rumor: 160GB PS3 Replacing 80GB Model – *Update*

by Roly Reyes on January 28, 2008 at 5:47 pm

ps3_slide_011-copy.jpg According to the fine folks over at Arstechnica, a very mysterious reputable source has trickled down some inside info that reveals Sony’s plan to continue with the two SKU approach.

However, this will be at the expense of the current 80GB SKU in order to make way for a newer and probably more expensive 160GB SKU. Read more…

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