Archive for August, 2009

Aug 24 2009

Wii Sports Resort Sells A Million In Japan [Japan]

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Nintendo has announced that Wii Sports Resort has reached the million seller milestone in its native Japan.
The game launched on June 25 in The Land of The Rising Sun and was met with brisk sales….



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Aug 24 2009

Gran Turismo 5: Q4 2009? [GT5]

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So says this pamphlet for the game, which was passed around last week at Gamescom. You don’t need to be a German (or Austrian!) to make out what “4. Quartal 2009″ means.
Before you ask, yes, it…



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Aug 24 2009

Why Sony Ditched The Spider-Man PS3 Font [Sony]

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Since the console launched in 2006 until the official announcement of the new, slimmer machine, the PS3 has been written in the same font used for Sony’s Spider-Man 3 movie.
What’s more, the…



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Aug 24 2009

PSN Going Down For More “Maintenance” [Psn]

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Never mind the fact that last week, in the lead-up to Sony’s Gamescom press conference, the PlayStation Network went down for maintenance. This week, it’s going down again!
At 2:15pm (PST) tomorrow,…



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Aug 24 2009

Will Final Fantasy XIII Be Playable At Tokyo Game Show? [Tgs 09]

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A playable demo for upcoming role-playing-game Final Fantasy XIII has already been released in Japan. Bundled with Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, it came out earlier this spring.
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Aug 24 2009

Sony Losing Money on PS3 Slim [PS3]

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The hardware business is not a profitable business. Don’t believe us, just ask Sony.
When the original PS3 launched, Sony bled money on each PS3 sold. But the manufacturing process improved, and…



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Aug 24 2009

EA Germany Exec Accuses Gov’t of Game Censorship [Violent Video Games]

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Wracked by a mass shooting partially blamed on games, the government considering a ban on “killerspiele” and developer Crytek threatening to leave, Germany’s firsthand experience in the violent games…



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Aug 24 2009

Sony’s Motion Controller Will Be Out Spring 2010 [PS3]

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Sony’s motion controller has neither a name nor a finalised form. Which means, yeah, it’s still a work in progress. And that means it won’t be out until, oh, Spring 2010.
PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai…



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Aug 24 2009

Kid Napped in PSP Deal Gone Bad [Crime]

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What’s it they say, “You never hear about a drug deal gone good?” Same for selling games. In this case, an unhappy customer took a Utah teen for a ride when the PSP that changed hands didn’t work as…



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Aug 24 2009

Elemental: War of Magic Impressions: There’s More To Might Than Magic [Impressions]

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Elemental: War of Magic is a PC turn-based strategy game with a sweet map and a marriage alliance system that sounds like something from George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series.
That’s no…



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