Monthly Archives: February 2009

VG247 has learned that PSP-4000 does have a sliding front-screen, with a highly-trusted source confirming fresh details on the unannounced machine this morning.

PSP-4000 is not PSP2, but rather a “complete aesthetic overhaul” based on existing PSP tech.

Much is now known by some parties of the console, which will be announced at either GDC or E3 this year, but cards are currently being clutched very tightly to chests.

The revamp does have a sliding front-screen, and we’re assured the design being currently touted isn’t a million miles away from this now-infamous image.

Eurogamer rumoured PSP-4000 for a 2009 release in December last year, and our source confirmed this to be the case today.

Sony has constantly denied PSP2 is in the works: now you know why.

Rumour? This is not a test, Ringo. Comprendez vous?

Street Fighter IV’s now moved more than 2 million copies worldwide, Capcom’s confirmed.

The game released last Friday, and will be followed by the new Street Fighter movie on February 28.

“The movie was developed in order to help rebuild the Street Fighter brand by drawing in new fans and reinvigorating fans of old,” said the firm

“In fruition of its policies, Capcom has achieved the feat of breaking the two million copy mark despite the economic crisis with this first iteration of the Street Fighter series in 11 years.”

Where’s our copy, Capcom? And where’s our FightStick, Mad Catz? Just not good enough.

Fat pipes are the way forward, Rockstar said this morning, claiming that downloading game content is the “future” for the medium.

“I think people are seeing this as the future of gaming, and we see it,” GTA dev chief Jeronimo Barrera said in the latest Major Nelson podcast.

“Obviously we’re going to continue to create more games, full games, but we’re also excited about what we’re going to do with Xbox Live and DLC.”

Barrera was talking in the second part of an interview on The Lost and Damned, GTA IV’s first 360-exclusive DLC episode.

The content released last week.

Rockstar dev head Jeronimo Barrera has said he believes The Lost and Damned script “exceeds” writing currently available in all forms of media.

“If you put The Lost and Damned up as a movie script, man, it’d be crazy,” he said, talking in the latest Major Nelson podcast.

“We want the gamers to realise that there’s a lot of super-talented people working on this stuff, and the quality and the calibre of their work, I think, exceeds what’s out there is all other mainstream media.”

Barrera went on to say that gaming as a medium should be reliant on plot and narrative.

“This medium needs to be driven be the quality of the content and the story,” he said. “Some stuff ends up being so generic these days. We want to have something that stands up to all mediums.”

He added: “Not to say there’s anything wrong with aliens and space marines and all that stuff, but for us it’s focussing on delivering quality, whether it’s the story, the animations, the art.”

The Lost and Damned, the first part of GTA IV’s two-part 360-exclusive DLC package, released last week.

ESA’s published the full E3 exhibitor list for this year, as seen here.

It’s not exactly the gigantic list of yesteryear, but all the majors are on it, so there’s lovely.

E3 2009 takes place from June 2-4 at the LA Convention Center.

Braid will be available for 800 MS Points today, as opposed to the normal 1,200, Nelson’s confirmed.

After the successful run the deal of the week had last December, we’re bringing it back on a regular basis. Starting Monday, February 23rd Xbox LIVE Gold members will receive a discount on a different piece of content each week (Arcade games, Game Add-Ons, Xbox Originals.)

With this announcement of the program, I am also able to give you a tip on what the first deal of the week will be.

Braid the award winning Xbox LIVE Arcade title normally 1200 points will be available for Gold Members in all Xbox LIVE regions starting Monday for only 800 points, a 33% savings.

Get the time-bending puzzler for new low, low price from 1.00pm GMT today.

This is amazingly handy. Valve’s posted system specs of the PCs it uses in the office, so if you’re looking to upgrade Valve-style, now you know how.

It’s all about quad-cores and bastard-hard GPUs, obviously. And 12Gb of RAM.

Worry about your bank balance through the link.

The WiiWare version of World of Goo is headed to Japan.

Soon, goo balls regurgitated by beastly frogs will be used to build bridges in the East as well. Praise be.

Nintendo will be the distributor and Japanese gamers can expect it sometime this spring.

Aion: The Tower of Eternity is lovely to say the least: NCsoft wants to show you just how much by giving you a tour of its Altgard zone.

Game’s out this fall. Watch the video below.

Area backstory is posted as well.

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New screens for the DS version of Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings have popped up.

All three are on Wiiz.

The LucasArts title will ship for DS, PS2, PSP and Wii, and is expected sometime this spring.

Koei has released an extensive character list for Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce — 41 main and four bonus ones, to be exact.

The PSP exclusive has a mix of Dynasty Warriors 5 and 6 thrown in, and will be available March 24 and April 3 for the US and UK respectively.

After the break.

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Haven’t played World of Goo yet? Linux or Mac user? You’re in luck.

Updated demos for both are now available here and here.

Not exactly sure what “updated” entails, but it should give you something to do later at any rate.

Activision has released a small list of Achievements and Trophies for X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Three new screens and the box art, which is pretty neat, have also been unveiled.

Accomplishments are listed after the jump. Watch for spoilers.

Game’s out for everything in May.

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D3 threw a Galactrix launch party last night at Meltdown Comics in Hollywood.

Plenty of pictures of the event, along with gameplay impressions, are posted over on Kezins.

Game’s out Tuesday for DS and PC — still no word on XBLA and PSN versions.

Small video for for Skate 2 DLC, Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Plaza, after the break.

Looks like you’ll be doing loads of tricks without the broken limbs and head trauma. Again.

See for yourself.

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Here we go. Team ICO legend Fumito Ueda has been confirmed as a GDC speaker.

The news is likely to cause many, many people to go fucking nuts, quite frankly.

Ueda’s involved in a panel titled, “Evolving Game Design: Today and Tomorrow, East and West Game Design”. Grasshopper’s SUDA51 joins him.

With Ueda in town there’ll only be one assumption: that Sony’s readying to show the next Team ICO game.

Dig yourself a bunker for Monday. Ueda’s hot hot hot. Thanks, No_PUDding and Johnny Cullen.

Loads of goings on in the world of MMOs, as usual. Let us make sense of it for you.

This week’s had its fair share of content updates, a closed beta, character testing, teaser screens, and an MMO set near the Grand Canyon, in the future, after a plague. Honestly.

Read on after the jump.

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Japan will not only be getting Yakuza 3 on February 26, but a ton of free DLC to go with it.

On March 5, Sega will start rolling out eight weeks of free updates equaling out to 29 pieces of content, filled with item packs and special missions.

Too bad only Japan gets it.

Nintendo’s released three videos of the New Play Control Wii upgrade to Metroid Prime. Get them after the break.

You and Samus will be able to take down the evil Space Pirates using your Wii-mote sometime this year.

Sounds retro-licious.

Click onward to watch.

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Codemasters has picked up Team17′s Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust and will release it in April for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

You’ll play the original Larry’s nephew — aptly named Larry Lovage — as he helps out his uncle’s movie business.

B-listers Carmen Electra and Shannon Elizabeth will lend their “talent” to the title.

More over on the Codemasters site.