NO PS3 Price Cut at Leipzig
August 15, 2008
Leipzig, Germany - SCEE spokesman Nick Caplin says “It’s not going to happen. If you’re coming for that you’ll be disappointed,” speaking about Sony PlayStation’s 3 price cut.
Those expecting for Sony to announce a price cut for the PS3 aren’t getting their wish this year. In Leipzig, on August 20-22, Europe’s Biggest Video Games Fair, many expected Sony to make this announcement of a price cut. With sales of the PS3 getting stronger in this year, the PS3 is no longer required to lower it’s prices. I mean Sony has already dropped their prices from the very high price of $599 for the 60gb system. One this writer picked up…
In the 12 months ending March 31, Sony sold 9.24 million units, below its initial estimates of 11 million sales.
Via Reuters
Final Fantasy XIII Out By the End of 2009 in North America?
August 6, 2008
There’s been some rumor-mongering on the interwebs (when isn’t there?) about the possible release date for Final Fantasy XIII. The article, which has since been pulled, pointed to the now non-PS3 exclusive releasing in Japan next summer and making it out to North American by the end of the year.
It seems likely that that’s the time table for the game as Square Enix recently announced that they’re packing in a demo of the game in the upcoming Bluray Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete next year. So…they have been working on something, it just takes time, patient gamers, it takes time.
Final Fantasy VII PS3-bound on August 16?
August 3, 2008
A picture taken by the attentive GameTrailers poster, irchief’s Avatar, at Best Buy points to the possibility of some type of release for Final Fantasy VII on “8/16.”
Square Enix just held a conference this weekend and announced little else but Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete which was given a release date for next year.
Might this be a goof up on Best Buy’s part or is it possible that we will be getting a remake of the original? A port to PSN? Strike this up as strictly rumor and we’ll see what happens when the date nears.
In the meantime, what do you guys think?
[Thanks, LittleGweeto for sending this in.]
Jet. Set. ‘Ray-Dee-Oh!’ Inbound for Wii?
August 1, 2008
Kotaku reports, according to rumblings at Comic Con, that there might be another game set in the Jet Set Radio universe coming for Nintendo’s Wii. The rumor comes from Sega registering a new “Jet Grind Radio” trademark and points to a possible new iteration of the game.
The original Jet Grind Radio ran well on the almost-decade old Dreamcast– pre, pre “two duct taped Gamecubes” — so it should run beautifully on the Wii. Especially since the original game wasn’t exactly graphically intensive as current gen fare.
If you never got a chance to enjoy the brilliance of the original Jet Set Radio, Jet Grind Radio in the States, here’s a clip of what you missed:
This writer didn’t even know there was a GBA version, so he’ll be scouring the interwebs for a copy of the game for a bit…
Via Kotaku
Soulcalibur IV Gives Its Little Secret Away?
July 29, 2008
And what secret might that be, you ask? Well, that Yoda and Darth Vader will cease to be exclusive for Xbox 360 and PS3, respectively, and join up down the line. Eagle-eyed gamers might have noticed that as soon as you boot up Soulcalibur IV, you’re prompted to make a save file AND soon after:
“Checking for downloadable content…”
Might it be checking for the inevitable release of Yoda and Darth Vader to cross-pollinate on both consoles? Or maybe just nice little hats for you to adorn your created character with down the line?
Rumor: Photos Of The New PSP Model (PSP-3000)
July 22, 2008
New images of the “PSP-3000″ originating from China have been all over the internet today. Many sites are claiming that this is proof that there is a new PSP model currently in production. The photos aren’t high quality enough for me to decide, so believing is up to you. If these are correct by chance, it looks like it has a built-in mic and several changes to the physical appearance of the system.
Via Exophase
Mano-a-Mano with Filefront’s Daniel Perez, RE: A Vampyre Story
July 10, 2008
Juan Perez: “Hola Daniel, after reading your great interview with Bill Tiller we here at Kezins.com would like to know “When can we see Vampyre Story?”
“Bill stated early 2008, and our index fingers can’t wait any longer to point-n-click our way through A Vampyre Story”Daniel Perez: “You’re telling me it isn’t early 2008 any more?”
Las Vegas, Home of ‘Dead Rising 2?’
July 9, 2008
A recent post by the gents over at Kotaku throws out a rumor that the zombies who once haunted Dead Rising’s Colorado mall, where Frank West mowed them down and dressed up as Mega Man, might have migrated to Las Vegas for the sequel.
As anyone who has ventured to Sin City will know: that place is crowded! It should feel good to take down zombies with broken slot machine levers, put their faces inside roulette spinners, and slam them through the Wheel of Fortune for an immediate jackpot.
All this has yet to be confirmed, of course, and Las Vegas hasn’t been too privy on allowing their city to be recreated piece by piece, but a faux-Sin City would do, no?
Via Kotaku
