R3match Radio Podcast: Show 3 - 8/28/08
August 29, 2008
Surprised by our own persistence and dedication to keeping a podcast up and running on a weekly basis, we bring you Show 3 of “R3match Radio.”
The word from the site:
After ONE show co-hostin’ with Jason and Carlos last week, Juan took a quick vacation out…somewhere in the East Coast. But the show must go on and the super-duo brought it this week with some Mercenaries 2 talk, Xbox 360 motion-control rumor-mongering, as well as “Red Ring of Death” reminiscing.
Pictorial Discussion: Halo Wars Box Art
We threw in the following song, from our favorite ad at the moment, for some added affect:
‘Mercenaries 2′ Ad Lyrics
Oh, nooo…
Oh, nooo…
Oh, nooo…Yo, yo, yo.
Oh, no, you didn’t,
Sucka try to play me,
But you never paid me,
Never,Oh, no, you didn’t,
Payback is a-comin’,
You will be runnin’ for-e-ver,Oh, no, you didn’t,
Until I get my vengeance,
I will never end this may-hem,Oh, no, you didn’t,
I’m a mercenary,
You ain’t got a prayer,
You owe meeee
Feel free to download the show here:
R3match Radio Podcast - Show #3
New PSN Card Retailers
August 27, 2008
Sony just sent out a press release letting us know that they will be making PlayStation Network cards widely available (kind of) in September. 7-Eleven, RiteAid, and Blockbuster will be stocking your PSN cards, funnily enough.
PSN cards — which start at $20 — have been spotted in the wild already at a few locations, but it’s a bit odd that Sony hasn’t shipped out any cards to the bigger retailers such as Wal-Mart, Target, or even, GameStop.
7-Eleven, out of those mentioned, seems like the most convenient. We can now shop for our favorite $3.59 “Sushi - Ready to Eat!” and a $20 PSN card (avoiding credit fees) at 3 o’clock in the morning! Just like it was always meant to be…
Microsoft Sticks It To Sony, Wins $20 Million
August 27, 2008
Well, not directly, but it did so by suing Immersion, the company who provides rumble for all the console manufacturers’ controllers — including Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo.
If you guys haven’t heard about the tussle before, this is how it went down:
- Immersion sues Sony and Microsoft.
- Sony refuses to settle.
- Microsoft settles, adding that if Sony settled, they get $15 Million.
- Sony settles, releases DualShock 3.
- Microsoft sues Immersion.
- Gets money back, cha-ching!
For gamers, it shouldn’t matter what companies do to make their money as long as they keep feeding us more quality games but this legal battle served little good. Reason why we got our shiny, rumble-rific DualShock 3s late and why we can’t feel the power of Call of Duty 4’s shots…
Thanks to Kotaku for making sense of the situation for us.
Image Credit: Spokenhub
GTA IV DLC Dropping in November, For Sure?
August 26, 2008
“Dates-wise I also discovered that the first piece of GTA downloadable content will be arriving in November as well. Very little details were given but I was assured it would be sizable bringing roughly 15 hours of additional play time.” - Chris from RPG-TV
Kotaku pointed us to the above RPG-TV blog which gives us a clearer picture of when we can hope to get some more Grand Theft Auto’ing done.
Rockstar has previously stated that it would break a few price barriers when they released the exclusive Xbox 360 DLC this fall and, if the above is accurate, it looks like gamers will get their full money’s worth.
Would you guys mind paying more than premium prices (likely above $30) for an additional 15 hours of GTA IV content?
New ‘Halo Wars’ Box Art, Same Nebulous Date
August 25, 2008
Halo fans may not be getting any new details on when the strategy-flavored Halo Wars will be hitting console-side outside of “early 2009,” but you can enjoy some new box art in the meantime.
There sure are a lot of people backing up the three Spartan characters present. Looks good enough to grab the attention of the casual gaming crowd, at least.
“What?! I can play with three Master Chiefs?”
There goes a few million copies sold right there. Does the box art sell it for you?
Buy ‘Qore’ Ep. 4, Get ‘Motorstorm 2′ Demo Early
August 22, 2008
In a move that further proves what we said a while back about the “Qore” initiative Sony launched a couple weeks back, subscribers and those who purchase Episode 4 of the series will get into the Motorstorm: Pacific Rift a month early before anyone else does.
Now, wasn’t it PS3 fanboys who complained about not having to pay for premium demos like on Xbox 360? Difference is: you get demos a week later if you don’t pay for Xbox Live…in this case, it’s a month.
To be fair, though, at least you don’t have to be a loyal subscriber to “Qore” and you can just buy the episode for $2.99. Hate to do it, but this writer might just dump a couple bucks to play the demo…dammit, Sony!
Looks Like ‘GTA IV’ is HUGELY Popular
August 21, 2008
While it comes as no surprise that a game with “Grand Theft Auto” in the title would go on to sell millions upon millions, it does come as a bit of a surprise that it has beaten ALL of Nintendo’s console offerings, saleswise.
NPD has reported that Grand Theft Auto IV has gone and sold a cool $6,293,000 in North America and Europe (the game will be out shortly in Japan). Followed closely by Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Fit, and Guitar Hero III, in order.
Image Credit: GayGamer
Sony Makes Plans for 160GB PS3 in November
August 20, 2008
For those of you wishing you had a bigger hard drive, Sony is looking to comply with your wishes. The company will be releasing a new PS3 bundle in November — inside: 160GB PS3 (sans PS2 backwards compatibility), Uncharted, voucher for downloadable game, PAIN, and the rumble-rific DualShock 3 for $499.99.
Does the added hard drive space and packed-in games sell it for those of you looking to purchase a PS3?
Image Credit: PS3.QJ.Net
