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Silver PS2 Announced For North America

Sony has announced that a limited edition Silver PlayStation 2 will be released in North America for $129. The silver version has already been on the market in Japan and Europe for quite a while. It includes a silver PS2 console and a silver controller, same slim size as the familiar black slim PS2 version. No release date was mentioned.

Sony states in the press release that over 111 million PlayStation 2 consoles have been sold worldwide since 2000, and over 1.12 billion pieces of software have been sold as well. Truly impressive figures, it will be interesting to see how the PS3 performs when it launches in under two weeks (in Japan).

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Wii + DVD Player Confirmed For Japan

A Nintendo spokesperson has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that they will release a Wii console with DVD playback capability in 2007, although only in Japan. From GamesIndustry:

“Speaking to GI.biz, a spokesperson declined to comment on when the new machine will hit the shops, but did confirm, “There are currently plans to release a version of Wii in Japan featuring DVD playback.”

If the DVD Wii version is successful in Japan, there is no reason why Nintendo wouldn’t start selling them in the US and Europe. They will, naturally, come at a higher price.

Xbox360 Egg Frying

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Ever wonder how hot the Xbox360 gets? Hot enough to fry eggs, apparently.

Perfect Dark Zero Getting Map Remakes

Xbox360 bestseller Perfect Dark Zero will be getting two new maps, both remakes of the N64 versions. The two maps are Facility and Ruin, both highly popular multiplayer maps on the original Perfect Dark. Xbox Live users will be able to download the maps for free, while they’ll also be included in the platinum edition of Perfect Dark Zero, scheduled for release mid-November.

In addition, the platinum edition game will include the previously 4 maps released on Xbox Live.

Via PalGN

Medal Of Honor Airborne Screenshots

New screenshots of Medal of Honor: Airborne have arrived. The game is scheduled for release in Q1 2007 on the Xbox360 and PC. More screenshots after the jump. Read more

Wii Interface Vieo

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IGN’s Matt Casamassina gave a walkthrough of the Wii interface a few days ago, detailing all the settings and features. Here’s is the 10 minute video of it all.

PS3 Twice As Powerhungry As Xbox360

Sony’s PlayStation 3 uses a massive 380W of power, more than the average desktop computer, and far more than the 45W power need of the PS2. The PS3 uses more than twice the amount of power as the Xbox360 at 160W. This means that playing your PS3 console two hours a day will cost you an extra $80 a year. Most will probably spend far more than two hours; playing games, watching Blu-ray movies, surfing the net etc. The average PS3 owner can expect to add another $100-$150 extra on their yearly electricity bill.

Via Gizmodo UK

Japanese PS3 Launch Downgraded

More bad news from Sony: Japan is getting only 80.000 PlayStation 3 consoles at launch, as opposed to the 100,000 Sony promised a few months ago. North America is still getting some 400,000 units, while a lot of Japanese gamers will certainly be disappointed with this. The PS3 launches in Japan in just under two weeks, while all available pre-orders have sold out in minutes.

The PlayStation 2 launched with a million units in 2000 in Japan, and still suffered shortages. It’s gonna be a though time for Japanese gamers; imagine the lines with hundreds of disparate gamers waiting for a PS3?

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Xbox360 Update Adds 1080p Support

The next Xbox360 dashboard update, scheduled for tomorrow, will include some 80 new updates and features, one of the most important one being 1080p, the ability to play games and watch movies in the highest HD quality setting. Furthermore, the update adds support for WMV files from a Windows PC, and the ability to play movies and video files from a USB drive or data CDs/DVDs.

Full list of additions at FiringSquad

Wii DVD Only In Japan

News is spreading around that Nintendo will release a special edition Wii console in Japan supporting DVD playback. Game magazine Edge mentioned that Nintendo will release a Wii console with DVD playback, Nintendo has later said that they have no plans of releasing a DVD-compatible Wii in US or Europe,

“In Europe (and the Americas), we have no plans for a DVD option either internally or as an accessory at this time. DVD players are now sold so cheaply and the penetration rate is so high that we did not think it was worth including [DVD playback] and raising the price of Wii.”

A few months ago Nintendo assured that the Wii will not have DVD playback capability, now it seems that the Japanese will have a choice between the regular Wii (around $210 in Japan) and a DVD version.

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Sony CEO Not Worried About PS3 Delays

Sony CEO Howard Stringer said that he wasn’t worried about the PS3 delays, while speaking at the new Sony interactive science center in Beijing.

“The idea of worrying about a delay in the PlayStation is slightly strange to me. Every complex technology runs the risk of delay.”

Strange to him? Maybe that’s why Sony’s profit just dropped 94%? Furthermore, he said that in order to cope with the PS3 losses, Sony needs to find profit(s) from elsewhere,

“We really have to generate excitement and profit from other parts of the company to offset the performance in PlayStation 3,”

Sony estimates the game division losses to reach $1,7 billion this year, mostly due to the high manufacturing costs on the PlayStation 3.

Thompson Still Wants Bully Out

Jack Thompson isn’t letting Bully off the hook that easily. It looks like the video game hater is trying a new angle on the game Bully, by accusing the game of having “homosexual activity,” that may be harmful to minors.

Thompson has written an e-mail to Paul Eiberler, CEO of Take-Two Interactive, with the subject line of “Gay Sex in Bully Video Game; Retail Sale of Sexual Material Harmful to Minors.”

The letter stated the following:

It is my legal opinion that the sale of this game to minors, which is presently occurring at your stores in Florida, violates Florida’s “Sexual Material Harmful to Minors Statute”, Florida Statute 847.102. Each such sale to a minor constitutes a separate felony.

He goes on, I suggest strongly that all of you cease and desist all such sales in the United States immediately. Neither the game’s maker, Take-Two, nor the Entertainment Software Rating Board, told you of this homosexual content, which constitutes a fraudulent and deceptive trade practice, in my opinion, on their parts, and I have alerted the Federal Trade Commission to this.

As always, Mr. Thompson is avoiding a handful of games that deal with what he is trying to explain, and just going for Take-Two Interactive games. It’s known that the main character in Bully can kiss other boys in the game, but there is no gay sex as Thompson accuses it for. I’m sure this entire situation will be settled and ignored within a week.

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New Wii Promo Video

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Nintendo has released yet another Wii promo video, showcasing the controller and nunchuck add-on. Some new footage of the Boxing and Bowling mini games from Wii Sports is also present. The new video/trailer is shown at the Electronic Games Show event taking place in Mexico.

Review: WTF: Work Time Fun

WTF: Work Time Fun, if you haven’t already noticed by the title, is a very odd game. It consists of several mini-games in the form of part time jobs to earn money. Your payment can be used to visit a gumball machine to purchase more mini-games and other toys. Playings mini-games isn’t the only thing you can do however, for instance, you can also enjoy watching an Asian man in a Speedo flexing his muscles until your ramen noodles are ready. Read more

Call Of Duty 3 Multiplayer Interview

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New Call of Duty 3 developer interview video, this time the multiplayer part of the game is explained in detail. The multiplayer part will support up to 24 players online on Xbox360 and PlayStation 3, and it looks more like Battlefield 1942 than previous CoD installments. The game will have several classes, including Medics, who can revive team mates, and Support, who can re-supply team mates as well. Vehicles will also be available on every map (9 maps in total), including Jeeps and tanks.

New Wii Interface & Friend Code Info

IGN’s Nintendo editor Matt Casamassina demonstrated the Wii interface during the recent edition of IGN Weekly. He revealed the friend code system, a new feature called “Address Book”, and showed off some of the settings, including the sensor bar. Read more

New S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Screenshots

The long awaited shooter from GSG Game World, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow Of Chernobyl has been delayed numerous times, now scheduled for release in the beginning of 2007. More spectacular screenshots after the jump.

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Sonic The Hedgehog Multiplayer Revealed

The first mode is called Tag Mode, where a player can play as Sonic or Shadow. The two must work together to collect as many Chaos Emeralds as they can. They also will be sharing lives together, so if your partner dies, it’s game over.

Battle Mode is the second multi-player mode, which involves two to four players. A mission is selected at random and players will obviously have to battle each other. Whoever has the most Gold Medals at the end of all of the missions, wins.

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Bethesda Announces Rogue Warrior

Bethesda Softworks, makers of the award-wining RPG The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, have teamed up with Zombie Studios to make Rogue Warrior, a first person shooter based on Dick Marcinko’s original book series. The game will use the increasingly popular Unreal Engine 3, and is coming to the PC, Xbox360 and PlayStation 3 platforms. Rogue Warrior is a Splinter Cell/Rainbow Six-styled tactical shooter, emphasizing on team-play and storyline.

The game will support 10 multiplayer modes, and a unique map-building system allowing users to create over 200 different multiplayer maps. The game also features an “on-the-fly” co-op campaign, where up to four players can join an existing campaign and leave at will.

You will play as a Navy SEAL trapped behind enemy lines in North Korea, as a war breaks out between North and South Korea; your job is to find a way back home to South Korea, while trying to avoid the North Koreans. The game is scheduled for a late-2007 release.

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Halo 3 Details Leaked

Scans of the upcoming Swedish Xbox magazine Level show the newest Halo 3 details, screenshots/artwork, and a new Collector’s Edition version, called Halo 3 Legendary Edition. The magazine reveals new weapons; Spiker, Spartan Laser (Anti-vehicle), Nail Grenade (explodes with nails as fragments). A new vehicle was revealed as well, the Moongoose, an ATV that was originally meant to be in Halo 2.

New multiplayer features:

• Man Cannon: Launches you into the air. You can still be fired at and you can fire back. It sounds like the jump pads from Unreal and Quake Arena. Though the cannon part could mean that you are a weapon if you collide with someone physically.
• No bots: No bots, just humans.
• Controls: The X-button will have a special use which game developer Bungie will not reveal. A guess is it’s for stealing the opponent’s weapon in close range. Bumpers are now used to reload both weapons independently.

Halo 3 Legendary Edition will include 4 DVDs, and come in a Master Chief helmet replica:

• Disc 1: Game disc.
• Disc 2: Documentaries and developer comments
• Disc 3: Includes the spin-off material that has been created (Red vs. Blue, Spark of Life etc).
• Disc 4: The fourth disc will contain all of the cut scenes from Halo 1 to 3 in HD.

In addition, there will also be a clip or trailer of the Halo movie on one of the discs.

Read (NEOGaf, via VideoGamesBlogger)

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