Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - Page 2

Hong Kong Game Mag Puts “PS3 Slim” On Cover

The upcoming issue of weekly Chinese publication Game Wave features what is apparently the PS3 Slim with a blurb that the console is debuting at the end of next month.


Is This The New Voice Of Starcraft II’s Kerrigan?

Glynnis Talken Campbell, the original voice of StarCraft’s Sarah Kerrigan, Queen of the Blades, lent her famous pipes for the StarCraft II reveal trailer at BlizzCon 2008, but ultimately the actress will not be voicing the villain for the game.


In Real Life

There Are Adult Ads In UK Game Mags

Lock up your daughters! Over at website Overclock 3D, forum member “mayhem” has discovered “porno” in UK game magazines.


Mega64: A PS3 Slim Ghost Story

The PS3 Slim isn’t scary. Not in and of itself. It’s just a (heavily rumoured/expected) machine! But the story of Sony’s reaction to early reports of the supposed machine, man, that’s some terrifying stuff.


AU Diary: Any Questions About The New Need For Speed?

Kotaku AU

Need For Speed: Shift is intended to travel a more hardcore route than EA’s venerable racing series has ever taken before. I’ll be checking it out tomorrow and I’d like to hear your questions.


News

PC Sales Charts: Sales Of Iron

I’m going to look past the top PC games of the past week, and focus on a quiet achiever that’s doing well on both the Steam and Direct2Drive listings: Hearts of Iron III.


News

Animate Your Own Cartoons On The DSi

Kotaku AU

Flipnote Studio launches for the DSi this Friday, Nintendo Australia has announced. Flipnote enables users to draw and design their own animated shorts, just like a flipbook.


Samurai Cat Lady Plus Screens

Action adventure game Way of the Samurai 3 is getting also an Xbox 360 port as well as apparently an English location. In Japan, the PS3 is getting a revamped version with bonus features this October.


News

Kotaku Australia Goes Mobile, Again

Kotaku AU

Kotaku has given in to peer pressure like the gaming-geeks-to-the-cores we are. You’ve been asking for it and now, thanks to the folks over at BlackBerry, the new and improved Kotaku Australia mobile site has finally arrived.


News

Wi-Fi Company Sues Nintendo, Sony

Bandspeed, a company specialising in wi-fi networks, has filed a patent infringement suit against Nintendo, Sony and Apple, claiming devices from all three companies cut a little too close to two patents they hold.