PSP hotter than Wii in Japan

Topic: Gaming

According to the latest sales numbers of video game consoles in Japan the Sony PSP outsells the Nintendo Wii. Of course it is not a fair comparison as the PSP is a portable console and the Wii is a home console, but the Wii outsells the PSP in the U.S. by a huge margin.

According to the Enterbrain sales data the PSP sold 274,131 units in June and the Wii sold 235,990 units. The PSP also outsold the Nintendo DS. Read more

Posted on Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:47:16 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Rockstar Games Sets Release Date for Midnight Club: Los Angeles

Topic: Gaming

Rockstar Games has announced the release date for the latest title in the Midnight Club franchise called Midnight Club: Los Angeles. The game will be available on the Xbox and PS3 and a Midnight Club: LA remix version will hit the PSP.

The games will be available on October 7th in the US and October 10th in Europe. The game promises a very realistic racing experience through the streets of LA. The game will give players an open racing world to drive through. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sony launched Movement Music Show for PS3 and PSP

Topic: Gaming

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today announced the launch of international new music show Movement as a series of free downloadable episodes available this summer for PLAYSTATION Network.

Sony Movement shows are available each fortnight and will be centered on one of five major European cities (Paris, Milan, Munich, London and Barcelona), and there will be eight new video downloads to watch each week – with interviews, performances and footage of the Movement hosts on the road for download.
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Posted on Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Casual Wedding Game Aimed at Female Players

Topic: Gaming

Casual games are a big market for many publishers. A new casual game has been announced from iPlay today and is part of its Dream Day series aimed at female gamers. The game is called Dream Day Wedding: Married in Manhattan and is for the PC.

The game allows players to create a New York City wedding in settings like the Upper East Side to Greenwich Village. In all there are 42 different levels of play and 27 locations in total. Players can also unlock honeymoon levels and Wedding Crisis levels. The game can be downloaded July 24th for $19.95. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:43:23 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Guitar Hero: On Tour for Nitendo DS sold 300,000 Units in U.S.

Topic: Gaming

Activision today announced Guitar Hero: On Tour has sold in excess of 300,000 units in North America in the first seven days since its launch, making it the largest North American launch for the Nintendo DS in the company’s history by more than a factor of eight.

In addition, Guitar Hero: On Tour’s performance ranks it as one of Activision’s top 5 best-selling launches of any title on any platform in the company’s history. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:29:57 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

LucasArts & SOE Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game

Topic: Gaming

LucasArts and Sony Online Entertainment announced a new Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Star Wars Galaxies video game. The card game is called Champions of the Force and is set to launch later in the summer.

After the card game is launched in-game anniversary events will be held as well. The card game will only be offered online and will be available only to paid subscribers to Star Wars Galaxies. The card game will be combined with the adventures of the MMOG. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Jul 2008 07:04:44 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Sony PS3 gains on Nintendo Wii Sales in Japan

Topic: Gaming

The Sony PS3 console sales are getting closer to the still leading Wii console according to June sales numbers in Japan

Enterbrain reports that Nintendo sold 235,990 Wii consoles in the five weeks ended June 29th, while sales of the Sony PS3 reached 139,494 units.

The Xbox 360 does not count in the Japanese console race in Japan with only 10,964 consoles. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Jul 2008 06:46:53 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PS3 Firmware 2.40 Update temporarily removed

Topic: Gaming

Sony has removed the new PS3 Firmware 2.40, because of some PS3 owners reports about bricked PS3 consoles after they installed the update.

Sony says on its Playstation blog that the issue is limited to some users, but they want to make sure what is going on and that is why the pulled the update until the issue is resolved. Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 Jul 2008 23:58:50 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Now Available

Topic: Gaming

Fans of Guitar Hero and the band Aerosmith can now buy Guitar Hero: Aerosmith in stores across the country. The game only features tracks from Aerosmith’s massive library of hits. Some of the tracks were re-mastered by Aerosmith just for the game.

One of the guest appearances in the game is from Darryl “DMC” McDaniels from rap group Run DMC. Aerosmith and Run DMC teamed up for a remake of “Walk this Way” in the 1980’s, helping to rebuild Aerosmith’s popularity when rap was just starting to take off. Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Control your Game by Talking with Say2Play

Topic: Gaming

Most gamers have found themselves rifling through available weapons looking for just the right thing or trying to recall what button you mapped to what command in the middle of a battle. One voice has new software called Say2Play that is now available in beta that will prevent that from ever happening again.

Using the software gamers can say the commands they want without having to remove their hands from the controls. If you want your Flack Cannon in Unreal Tournament just say “Flack Cannon”. One Voice says that the software will work with WoW, Unreal Tournament III, Command & Conquer, Crysis, Assassins Creed, and more. The price for the full version of the software is $29.99. Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:43:36 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

FIFA 09 from EA Provides Platform Specific Experience

Topic: Gaming

EA Sports says that its FIFA 09 soccer game provides a platform specific experience with the PS3 and Xbox featuring over 250 core gameplay enhancements for realistic action. The game will be available on the PS3, Xbox, Wii, PS2, Nintendo DS, and PSP.

FIFA 09 is set for release this fall. The game allows players on the PS3 and Xbox to customize gameplay to their style and new animation makes passing and shooting easier. Players will be able to customize the strategy and positioning of players. Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:01:59 CDT | by Shane McGlaun