Sunday, September 27, 2009 - Page 2
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Netflix CEO: “We Want To Be On All The Game Consoles”

Reed Hastings, the chief executive of Netflix, told Reuters his company wants a presence on all video game consoles, but reaffirmed their contract limits them to just the Xbox 360. For now.


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Capps: Gears Of War 3? Not In This Generation

In a Q&A following Mike Capps’ session at Tokyo Game Show, the Epic chief said any Gears of War sequel will be made for “the next console generation, whenever that is”.


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Pick Up Viking Costumes For Sackboy — Free

Apparently thanks to a cross-promo with a Sony Pictures “Family Zone” promo site, US PlayStation Network account holders can make their Sackboys and Sackgirls all Ride-of-the-Valkyries with a free-to-download Norse Mythology costume pack.


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Capcom’s Inafune Declares Japan Game Industry ‘Finished’

As reported by Destructoid, Capcom’s Keiji Inafune—a development fixture going back to the original Mega Man—was unimpressed by the games being shown on the TGS floor. Except for Capcom’s of course.


In Real Life

Booth Check: Microsoft

The Microsoft booth at the Tokyo Game Show included signs that showed the length of the wait to play most of the big Xbox 360 games there. How else to tell which game was best?


Survey, Web Site Indicate Planetside 2 Is In The Works

Huge buzz going around the Planetside community today as a survey email said to come from Sony Online Entertainment reveals plans “to expand the Planet Side universe with another game”. Also, someone found SOE registered Planetside2.com on September 21.


In Real Life

Manual Instruction: Two Types Of Learning In Game Tutorials

Who reads instruction manuals any more? These days even the most complex console game arrives with just a 16-page booklet. Increasingly, we rely on in-game tutorials, and the two modes of learning they promote both have their benefits — and drawbacks.


In Real Life

Super Tokyo Game Show Cosplay Brawl: Day One

Tokyo Game Show’s “Cosplay Alley” is bustling with girls and boys in carefully crafted homemade outfits — and the portly photographers who long to capture them on film, for whatever reason.


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How Sony Motion Control Figures Into LittleBigPlanet

In this five minute video, Sony’s new motion control wand is used in a cooperative mode of LittleBigPlanet. One player handles Sackboy with a Dualshock, while another manipulates objects to help him complete his tour through the level.


Hands-On With Bayonetta — The PS3 Version

The PlayStation 3 version of PlatinumGames’ Bayonetta has become somewhat of a point of contention, given that the developer of the game has handed off development duties to Sega for that platform and that it reportedly…doesn’t look so good.