Archive for the “Tech Gaming News” Category
Aug
24
2008
 
Atari - Smash Court Tennis 3 - Official Video Spoof!Posted by: admin in Tech Gaming NewsGoodies, goodies. Techchill sure does give you readers a lot. Here’s a video spoof that shows the long awaited Smash Court Tennis 3 from Atari. Enjoy! World wide web cafés and gaming lounges has been up and running for a while now, always flocked with people playing Quake, Medal of Honor, GTA or Halo. But the popularity of GameServers businesses is a new and rapidly growing segment in the web hosting industry. More and more web hosting companies have started to offer gaming servers to a target group consisting of an older, almost adult, group of a gaming generation who want to work with what they love and have realized that there’s a demand for gaming servers. Not many private individuals go to the store and buy a server on which they’ve the ability to install games and invite their friends to play. No, like we mentioned above most gamers go to LAN’s or world wide web cafés where gaming servers are offered. And they sum up to a quite large number of customers. Game servers need a lot of resources when its bandwidth is constantly burdened and the server capacity often run to the max by the variety of games. When most web hosting plans stick to offering simple and light-versions of web hosting to a cheap cost game servers is one of few niche market that’s competing with the more commercial dedicated server hosting plans. What the future holds is hard to state but since gaming isn’t cooling off probably neither will web game server hosting. And it seems to be a lucrative business! It is sometimes a concern of many people as to which http://freemp4downloads.weebly.com is right for them. Normally pretty much anyone of them can do the trick; of course most of the time you take time in picking the right one. It just doesn’t seem to do everything you want, this day there’s the internet, a vast pool of information, where each topic exists, from created spreadsheets, CD’s, Mp3’s, DVD’s. In addition, which conversion tool to use, now imagine for a moment that you could take a few minutes to list all the possible ways in which an mp4 to mp3 converter works. There are so many professional and basic software programs to choose from. Whether it is Xilisoft to real media, to swift time, to changing the kind of converted file it is, like mp4 to wav, or mp4 to wmv (windows media). However, this day we’re speaking about just one of that kind and it is mp4 to mp3 converter. Even some of the recommendation states that the http://freemp4downloads.weebly.com is a smart and easy way and that worldwide it is the most popular one to use. In almost each aspect that holds true, because everyone uses this feature whether a movie or even in music, including audio and video, and to convert. Filed under: PlayStation Network  A current survey released to Home beta participants asks what they’d like the Home Square to look like. The Square is the area which connects the various parts of Home. It’s already received one significant redesign over the life of the beta, and it looks like another one is forthcoming. The survey offers a number of visual options, from a city center (D), to something a bit more alien (I). Looks like the results of this survey will help the Home team create something that Home users can really get into. [Thanks, Joe!] Filed under: PlayStation Store, News  In a move that undoubtedly keeps the hype-train chugging on strong towards Metal Gear Solid 4, Konami is bringing the first Metal Gear Solid up on the Japanese PSN. The downloadable version of the game, good for the PS3 and PSP, will be available on March 21 with a 600 yen price tag. As of now, there’s no mention if other regions will be getting similar treatment. Here’s to wishful thinking! [Thanks, Joseph C.!] Filed under: PlayStation Network, e-Distribution Games  It took some time, but it’s finally done it: Incognito’s online-only Warhawk has reached the 500,000 registered player mark. The game was an interesting and risky venture for Sony: would people pay to play a game without a single player component? Looks like the answer is “yes.” Warhawk was the first game to take advantage of a new business model Sony is implementing in this generation. Warhawk is available on Blu-ray and as a downloadable. The $40 price point is high for a downloadable, but contains much more content than the average downloadable game. We’re certain that Warhawk fans will be pleased by the news — Dylan Jobe stated that more DLC will come to the game “as long as the community exists.” It looks like it’s going quite strong. [Via Digg] Filed under: Hardware  Could Japan be receiving a new PS3 color for the launch of Metal Gear Solid 4? This magazine scan seems to recommend so. This Limited Edition system will come with a slightly grayed version of the console — perhaps to parallel how Snake has aged in the newest iteration of the franchise. It looks like Japan’s bundle includes a few bonuses — is that the Metal Gear Saga DVD? These new Metal Gear bundles are a wise move on Sony’s part: this is undeniably a system seller. (Check out the US bundle here.) Update: These “steel” PS3 systems will include, as expected, a DualShock 3 controller as well. [Thanks, CHK!]
Mar
17
2008
Rumor: European PSN release calendar leaked onto the netPosted by: admin in Tech Gaming NewsFiled under: Rumors 
We’ve seen these roadmaps before, haven’t we? The ones we’ve encounter in the past seem little more than virtual post-it notes written down by SCEE staff, detailing all the content they would like to get out to the public within the next few months. Unfortunately, it never seems to go that way, does it? Case in point: compare these two lists from yesteryear. One of which was “leaked” and one of which was posted on ThreeSpeech. Not only do they both list the same games coming out in different months, but some titles haven’t even been released yet. So, you’ll understand our skepticism at the latest “leaked EU PSN release schedule.”
The list, which can be seen after the break, starts off well enough with PAIN and Gran Turismo 5: Prologue being released in the next couple of weeks, as we know to be true. As for the rest, we’ll be very intrigued to see how closely the PSN updates resemble this list in the following weeks. Home being listed under July means diddly-squat until Sony confirms it. We’re going to save some time (and our poor Sony contacts’ inbox) by pretending we contacted them for a statement. Here it is: “Sony does not comment on rumour of speculation.” We hope you feel enlightened. The most interesting part of lists like this are unannounced games. There are a few to be seen, but the one that catches our eye the most has to be Ratchet: Quest for Booty. A perfectly Insomniac-crafted title if ever we heard one. We’re reminded of the number that popped up in the Insomniac recruitment video - 0708. Not, as we believed, referring to a demo for Resistance 2 but, perhaps instead, a release date for a smaller PSN title in the Ratchet and Clank universe. It all seems to fit together. If we hear anything more, we’ll let you know. Continue reading Rumor: European PSN release calendar leaked onto the net Filed under: Community Oh no, crimemobalbo. You’ve just opened the floodgates of the internet. Yes, this was “just for fun.” But, by posting your PS3 “song” on YouTube, you’ve exposed yourself to the undeniable flaming that’ll pour in. We give you credit for being far braver than any of us — we certainly wouldn’t express our fandom in such an … enthusiastic way. The song is currently in “beta,” which means we’re anticipating the final version won’t end so abruptly. Who’s looking forward to that? [Via PlayStation Boards] Filed under: Hands-on  Ubisoft representatives reaffirmed that Haze will remain a PS3 exclusive at the current Play.com Live event. According to Ripten, “they stated in a resolute fashion that the game is not just a PS3 timed exclusive, but will never make its way onto any other platform.” Good news? Perhaps. But our very own Jem Alexander attended the Live event, where he was able to play the hotly anticipated FPS. Apparently, “the company presented an underwhelming single-player demo which never managed to really amaze.” Unfortunately, the demo lacked the visual flair expected of a PS3 exclusive: “the environments didn’t seem particularly inspired and boasted only a minimal level of destructibility.” And the gameplay? Well, you can read more. We know that there are several that are seriously expecting this release, touting it as a strong reason to pick up the PS3. However, this initial hands-on doesn’t have our expectations high. Perhaps it was simply a bad demonstration. However, unless things shape up in the final build, this is one “exclusive” that we wouldn’t mind losing to a multiplatform release. |
