This picture is a possible design for the Xbox Portable, also being called the Xbox 180.
Archive for June 20th, 2008Here it is, the first episode. Please excuse some of the blurriness, it will be fixed in future episodes. Luigi and Megaman come out of the closet and Waluigi becomes Sailor Moon in this hilarious first installment
As you BioShock Computer owners have probably long since been aware, both the retail and Steam versions of the game came bundled with some pain-in-the-ass DRM. While 2K was quick to increase the install limits after receiving bags of consumer hate mail, one had to wonder why they didn’t just do away with it altogether. Although it’s taken a good ten months since release, 2K has finally realized that their copy protection really hasn’t been doing anything besides pissing people off. “Good news! As promised, all activation restrictions, including install limits, have been removed from BioShock Personal computer as of today,” 2K Community Manager Elizabeth Tobey announced in the company’s official forums. “You don’t have to patch or install anything for this to go into effect for your copy of BioShock – it’s already done!” In a world where facepalm-inducing DRM is introduced all the time, it’s certainly good to see some of it getting the ax. Still, I have to wonder why it took 2K nearly an entire year to figure out that including intrusive DRM is a terrible idea. Did they not want to admit that they were wrong? Did they think that everyone that was going to pirate the game already has? Were they just being stubborn/dense? (Probably that last one.) [Via Kotaku – Thanks, Joe!] Via Destructoid
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Atari goes on the offensive to protect Alone In the Dark legacyPosted by: admin in PS3 Game NewsWord on the net has it that a few reviews of Alone In The Dark are based on illegally obtained code for the game, and Atari is none too happy about it. So displeased in fact, that their lawyers went on the offensive — causing at least one Scandinavian site (as reported by Kotaku) to temporarily pull its lowball score within minutes of its debut on the Internet. Fast forward to the present, and German gaming site 4players comes forward with a similar story of being under Atari’s glare, and accused of reviewing a (supposed) illegally obtained copy of the game. In other words, Atari didn’t send them a review copy personally, yet they were able to post a review on it. Sounds suspicious? Maybe not, as the site claims that they simply walked into a local store and obtained their copy the old fashioned way — by purchasing it. The common theme among all involved seems to be scores that are less than flattering.The million dollar question remains: Is Atari doing the right thing in their attempt to preempt negative publicity surrounding reviews of unpolished versions of the game, or is something sinister going on here? Atari isn’t exactly in the strongest of financial positions, and we’re sure they were counting on Alone In The Dark to provide some much needed relief. As of now, scores for the game are hovering around the 70 percentile, so there’s still time to recover. As someone who’s been looking forward to playing this game since its inception, I hope those scores are indeed flaky. Who do you believe? [Via Next-Gen and Kotaku — Thanks Jonathan] Via Destructoid
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Sony states that the ‘disc-based delivery system will fall’Posted by: admin in PS3 Game NewsThose crazy Sony people. First they tell us that Blu-ray is the wave of the future, and now they state that digital downloads are. Make up your mind! At a developer conference in London, SCEE president David Reeves stated that the future is the PlayStation Network. He points out that internal figures that show over 40 per cent of PS3 owners download games direct to their machines. Reeves told MCV UK:
So which is it, Sony? HEXUS.gaming points out that current games might never work as downloads. Consider Metal Gear Solid 4. Could you imagine trying to download that game? I think there’s room for both. Although they are “proofing itself against the disaster the music industry has found itself in,” games are still selling on discs. I’d say keep the downloads for smaller games, and push the disc for massive titles. This week’s PlayStation Network update brings some pretty hot game add-on content and downloads for your shiny new PS3 games. The best thing they have going on this week is the Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Database we told you about earlier. If you’re an MGS fan, you must grab this free 77 MB download from PSN now. The plot reminders will save your ass! I’m also digging the new Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds course, Oceania. Five bucks and 100 KB later, and you’ll be playing videogame golf oceanside. There’s also a new Astounding Hulk download pack (free) that includes six two-player missions (381 MB). The only downloadable title this week is Fatal Inertia EX ($29.99). It looks great, but I just can’t drop 30 bucks on a download. I need a box for anything over $15. If futuristic racing is your thing, this 906 MB download may be for you. I’d try the demo (542 MB) first. Talking of demos, we also have NCAA Football 09, Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3, and Hail to the Chimp up on PSN this week.
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SCEE president David Reeves believes in the power of the PS3Posted by: admin in PS3 Game NewsCiting internal statistics that show the PlayStation 3’s install base to be growing much faster than older brother PS2 (at a comparable snapshot in time), SCEE president David Reeves recently told those attending an undisclosed conference that Sony expects the Blu-ray beast to eclipse their previous ventures over the long haul. Not only that, but as far as he can see — there’s nothing but blue skies ahead for all: “The next five years are going to be turbulent. But I think it is going to be the most exciting period that we’ve ever seen in the past ten years of video games” In a surprise move, he even reserved a kind word or two for the “other guys” on the battlefield: “We welcome all competition. Whatever happens, we’re all going to do well. We should celebrate the growth of the industry.” Now this is what you call subtle PR at its ideal. Acknowledge your competition in a positive light, all the while reminding people that your current hardware is still going to do what the previous ones did to them… just a little later than before. The only barrier to this, is that the competition is a lot stiffer than it used to be. [Via CVG]
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ESRB lowers the shroud of secrecy surrounding unannounced gamesPosted by: admin in PS3 Game NewsAccording to a memo forwarded to Next-Gen editors (by a mystery publisher) you can thank the ESRB’s current policy change for putting the damper on one of your favorite hobbies — scouring their database for clues about games that publishers don’t want you to know about yet. Before, publishers had to cross their fingers that the savvy Internet Matlocks among us would somehow overlook their submissions to the ratings board. Now, on the web forms will have an embargo option for publishers to choose the date that a particular title is uploaded to the ESRB’s website. However, failure to check that part of the form defaults in the disclosure of information that we’ve come to love and expect: “Unless there are specific concerns regarding premature disclosure of a title, we anticipate this field to be left blank…While we recognize some publishers have concerns regarding earlier-than-desired ‘announcements’ of product on our website, the ESRB system won’t work for consumers if publishers arbitrarily choose dates bearing no reasonable relationship to consumer interest in the product.” Although marketing departments spanning the entire industry are smiling right now, we fully trust in human nature, and the power of the World wide web. Something tells us that Rumortoid won’t be leaving the premises anytime soon. [Via Next-Gen — Thanks Brad] Via Destructoid Filed under: News  Yesterday the Capcom message boards lit up with explosive rage when a rumor circulated from PlayStation Lifestyle that Microsoft was attempting to secure a timed-exclusive release for Resident Evil 5. As posters pondered the possible position (sorry, had to do it) that Capcom was rumored to take, word came down that the rumblings were incorrect. “The assertion is false. RE5 is a multiplatform release that fits with our oft-stated crossplatform strategy,” wrote Capcom moderator Sven, later adding “for the avoidance of doubt … simultaneous release.” So, why is this news? The confirmation that Resident Evil 5 will release on the Xbox 360 date-and-date with the PS3 continues to show the strong support Capcom has offered Microsoft this generation–something the original Xbox didn’t see (sup, Dino Crisis 3?). With titles like Resident Evil 5, Dead Rising and the exclusivity of the Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix beta it appears that Capcom has truly taken a middleground in this generation of consoles. And that’s a good thing. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Via Xbox360fanboy
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Weezer and Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ DLC release to Rock Band next TPosted by: admin in Xbox360 NewsFiled under: News, Xbox Live Marketplace Update: Looks like on top of the Pixies DLC we’ll also be getting a Weezer Track Pack next week, featuring songs from their latest album including “Dreamin’”, “Troublemaker” and the freakin’ breathtaking song “The Greatest Man That Ever Lived”. 440 MS points for the pack or 160 MS points for each song. And because “The Greatest Man That Ever Lived” is so freakin’ astounding, we’ve embedded it above. Enjoy! This day is Rock Band DLC announcement Friday and what an unsurprising DLC announcement Friday it is. Actually, Harmonix didn’t even have to announce next week’s DLC this day, because we already knew about it thanks to IGN’s release date mishap that went down earlier this week. So, this is more of a DLC reminder. Ahem, next Tuesday, June 24th the Pixies’ Doolittle album will release as Rock Band DLC in its entirety, fourteen tracks all for 1520 Microsoft points or individually for 160 points each. View the complete Doolittle DLC list after the break. Continue reading Weezer and Pixies’ ‘Doolittle’ DLC release to Rock Band next Tuesday [update] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Via Xbox360fanboy |
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