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…
The guys from Antiques Roadshow check out one of the most interesting video game collections I have ever seen including games like ‘Lock Jaw’ that’s worth $4,000. The Keno brothers interview Joe Santulli who runs Digital Press Videogames in an interesting segment of ‘Collect This!’ Check out the video HERE!
About the Keno brothers:
Identical twin brothers Leslie Keno and Leigh Keno have been treasure hunting for more than 30 years and are considered foremost experts on antiques and collectibles. They have excited and enlightened audiences across the country with their lectures and regular appearances on PBS’ Emmy-nominated hit, Antiques Roadshow. Leigh owns and operates Leigh Keno Traditional Modern in New York City and Leslie is Senior Vice President and Director of American Furniture and Decorative Arts at Sotheby’s in New York.
The rumors about the PSP 3000 being released soon are now no longer rumors. Sony officially announced the PSP 3000 at their press conference at Leipzig. The system will have a built-in microphone, an enhanced LCD screen and will be the same size as the PSP 2000. It looks like the system will be launched on October 15 in PAL areas and will cost an estimated $292. While the system looks sweet, I think I’ll wait for the price to come down a bit before I upgrade…
We don’t know about you, but whenever a press release touts that their new game “contains no violence or foul language” and “no action sequences or timed puzzles,” our attention for it wavers more than a bit. Merscom’s Time Stand Still hopes to attract your attention regardless.
The game is completely mouse driven and features a story about an English girl, twenty-something, living in Sweden who takes on “cases.” Yes, the press release doesn’t go into any more detail than that.
Does it sound like a game you guys would play knowing that it keeps it G-rated and full of talkative, non-action bits? If it does, it’s now available for “as low as $6.99 with Game Club” here.
Nintendo has never been known for having good relations with third-party developers and it seems like they have no plans to change their ways. E3 last month was a great example of how they simply fail to develop good relations. None of the developers or publishers attending E3 knew a single thing about Wii MotionPlus until the moment Nintendo had their press conference. LucasArts was more pissed off than any of the other companies considering the fact that Wii MotionPlus would have worked well with ‘The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels’, which is an exclusive title developed by LucasArts for the Wii.
With that said, I have to wonder if Wii Motion Plus will be adopted by many developers, considering the fact they were basically left in the dark. I’m sure we’ll eventually see some games, but that will probably be a year from now. If Nintendo wants to continue their success, they simply need to improve the way they treat third-party developers. Most of the third-party games we are seeing on the Wii tend to be gimmicky, cheap and simply pointless. Improved third-party relations would increase the quality of Nintendo Wii games and certainly extend the life of the console. Have they learned anything since the Game Cube?
Eversim has just released Geo-Political Simulator, or G.P.S., upon the masses and promises to provide gamers with the most authentic power-hungry simulation you can find.
The player chooses a country he wants to control as the President, monarch, etc. and will make choices that will affect the economics and political structure of the chosen nation. From the press release that French developer Eversim sent over, it looks like an interesting little game that they hope to keep as updated as possible with frequent patches that reflect what happens in our world.
We just received the following press release from SouthPeak Interactive concerning Ninjatown for the Nintendo DS. We’ve seen some strange cryptic press releases from game companies in the past, but this one is just simply strange:
Introducing Ninja Dropping…
“He who smelled it, dealt it.”
Just when you thought it was safe to walk around in Ninjatown barefoot, Ninja Dropping appears out of nowhere and makes you very unhappy. Thing is, it’s not really his fault – he’s just dropped here and there by Wee Ninjas on the go, so what else is he to do except do his duty as a doody?
We just received an interesting press release announcing ‘Clueless’, ‘Mean Girls’ & ‘Pretty In Pink’ the video games. I guess this is something we didn’t see coming, so it’s certainly interesting news. Check out screens from ‘Clueless’ and ‘Mean Girls’ below along with an early shot from ‘Pretty In Pink’. Full press release follows the images…
LOS ANGELES—July 22, 2008—Paramount Digital Entertainment and Legacy
Interactive announced today that they are developing titles based on the
popular Paramount Pictures’ films Clueless, Mean Girls and Pretty in Pink.
We expect an exciting press conference this Monday from Microsoft at E3. There are plenty of rumors out there, so we’ll try to only report the ones we feel are credible. The biggest rumor we expect is the announcement of Halo 4. Word on the street is that the game will NOT feature Master Chief as the main character. If this is true, it could possibly hurt the franchise. I just hope the lead character will be up to snuff.
Other things we expect:
‘Rock Band 2′ will be featured.
‘Dragon Age: Origins’ should be talked about.
Microsoft will add some hype to ‘Dead Space’
Perhaps we’ll hear something about Fable 2 having online co-op.
Xbox 360 price cuts and new SKU!
With any E3, it’s hard to say exactly what will happen, but we’re fairly certain that at least a few of the things I mentioned above will take place.
LONDON July 11, 2008 – Brash Entertainment announced today that key Hollywood talent from the upcoming animated movie, Space Chimps, will be featured in their videogame of the same name. Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm, RV) and Patrick Warburton (Bee Movie, Seinfeld) reprise their roles from the movie, Luna and Titan respectively, for the videogame. Based on the highly anticipated film produced by Vanguard Animation and presented by Starz Animation, the game is slated for release on 1st August, 2008.
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