Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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Prince Of Persia E3 Trailer
11:30PM Luke Plunkett | Here’s the first real (ie not just some artist doodling) trailer for Ubisoft’s latest Prince of Persia title. If they were planning on tugging at the heartstrings of PoP purists and Ico fans alike, they’re doing an excellent job. More »
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E3 Roundup Day 1: Everything Else
10:40PM Luke Plunkett | While Microsoft’s address yesterday was the biggest, it certainly wasn’t the only source of news for the day. Square Enix announced some game of theirs was appearing on some console, EA gave an interesting talk, while Nintendo managed to steal a good portion of the day’s limelight with just a press release and a single picture of their new, improved motion controls. No Changes On Final Fantasy Versus XIII Being PS3 “Exclusive” Liveblogging EA’s E3 Press Conference Is Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 Coming To Japan? “Ask Them” Liveblogging Square Enix Press Conference Breaking: Official Rock Band 2 Tracklist Revealed Nintendo Introduces Wii Motion Plus More »
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E3 Roundup Day 1: Microsoft
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | Yeah, E3 doesn’t technically start until later on today, but there was enough news yesterday to cause us to re-evaluate our numbering policies. Microsoft’s keynote address contained a few things we’d expected, but also a few things we did not expect, and one thing in particular we did not in any way oh my god expect. If you missed it all or were somehow otherwise engaged, you’ll find the important stuff below. The New Xbox Experience: Just The Facts (And Maybe Some Conjecture) Interview: Catching Up On Microsoft’s Big Announcements Microsoft Releasing LE Red, Green 360 Controllers Final Fantasy XIII: The E3 Trailer Final Fantasy XIII Coming To Xbox 360 Liveblogging Microsoft e3 2008 Press Conference More »Halo Wars: Two New Clips
9:20PM Luke Plunkett | And the Microsoft media just keeps on coming. Latest are these two clips for Ensemble’s Halo-based RTS, Halo Wars, which we hear is due in early 2009. Above, some pre-rendered stuff. Looks nice, but if you’re after more of an idea of how it’ll look while you’re playing it, a gameplay vid’s after the jump. More »More On The Netflix/360 Deal
9:00PM Luke Plunkett | Firstly, it’s scheduled to kick off sometime “this holiday season”. So, late November, early December. Secondly, if you’re an Xbox Live Gold subscriber and a Netflix subscriber, this won’t cost you an extra penny. You’re already paid, and signed, up (though if you’re without a Gold and/or Netflix subscription, you’ll obviously need to get one/both). Thirdly, the deal covers both Netflix’s movies and TV shows, giving 360 owners access to over 10,000 downloads once the service kicks off. One more thing to keep in mind is that this deal is designed to complement the Xbox Live Video Marketplace, not supplant it. Everything that’s in the XBL Video Marketplace will still be there, you’ll just soon have the option of using Netflix instead. Presser follows. More »
The Sims 3 E3 Trailer
8:40PM Luke Plunkett | Freshy pried from the game’s homepage, here’s the first trailer for Maxis’ upcoming top-seller-for-five-years sure thing, The Sims 3. And yes, it looks better, and the promise of a whole town is certainly a pleasant one, but every time they start to lure me in with those kind of deals, I hear one of them open their mouth, and all bets are off. More »
Shane Kim: Don’t Call It A Price Cut
8:20PM Luke Plunkett | Microsoft’s Shane Kim has something he needs to tell you. Something about that 360 “price cut” on the weekend. Something important. The price reduction we announced yesterday is not a system price reduction; I want to be really clear about that because I don’t want people to accuse us of doing something that we didn’t do. It’s OK, Shane, nobody’s accusing you of anything! They know a switcheroo when they see one. “Accusation” makes it sound so…ambiguous. The above quote’s from a piece Kim wrote for the newly-launched Edge Online, in which he also stresses the importance of the Arcade 360 (”The Xbox 360 Arcade is more successful than many people credit”). It’s good reading. You should, you know. Go read it. Shane Kim Writes for Edge [Edge] More »
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British Sales Charts
8:10PM Luke Plunkett | The news may be pouring out of Los Angeles at the moment, but that doesn’t mean we’ve forgotten about you, Britain. Here’s your weekly sales charts. Astute observers will note that Wii Fit makes a “surprising” return to the top of the charts. Surprising in that its taken this long for Nintendo to get stocks of the balance trainer – which based on demand cold/should have been #1 for the past few months – back into the country in significant numbers. More »
Final Fantasy XIII Is A Traitor, Square Must Apologise
7:40PM Luke Plunkett | Not real of course, as we’ve seen his particular brand of internet fury before, but scary nonetheless. Why? Because while this performance is a (brilliant) fake, you can bet there are thousands of real kids out there venting in a similar fashion. [thanks Flame Strike!] More »
