Monthly Archives: August 2009

The latest edition of PlayStation Pulse contained the top ten most downloaded PSN games for the month of July, and king of the list is Battlefield 1943 – as one would expect.

Here’s the full thing:

1. Battlefield 1943
2. Final Fantasy VII
3. The Punisher: No Mercy
4. Bomberman Ultra
5. Wolfenstein 3D
6. Namco Museum Essentials
7. Metal Gear Solid
8. Resident Evil: Director’s Cut
9. Mortal Kombat II
10. Zen Pinball

Via Examiner.

NPD has released a report citing that the number of US gamers increased by 4.3 million in 2008 going from 165.5 million to 169.9 million, while approximately 67.3 million Americans use the PC as a primary gaming platform.

For reference, the Census Bureau estimates that there are 304 million people living in the US, which means that 55 percent of them play games.

Breaking down the numbers into seven types of players, NPD has estimated the following:

• Console Gamers: 32.9 million (males owning one or two systems playing 12 hours a week)
• Extreme Gamers: play 40 hours a week
• Secondary Gamers: 33.6 million (mostly females playing less than four hours a week; don’t own consoles)
• Heavy Portable Gamers: 30.0 million (own at least one portable; average age of 19)
• Online PC Gamers: 25.9 million (mostly females, 73 percent of which play online eight hours per week)
• Avid PC Gamers: 17.3 million (playing 23 hours per week)
• Offline PC Gamers: 24.1 million (spend 82 percent playing unconnected to the internet)

More over on Gamespot.

Activision has put out a list of celebrity skateboarders appearing in Tony Hawk: Ride.

The roster:

• Alex Olson
• Cara Beth Burnside
• Christian Hosoi
• Daewon Song
• Dustin Dollin
• Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins
• Mike Mo Capaldi
• Mike Vallely
• Nyjah Huston
• Paul Rodriguez
• Rodney Mullen
• Ryan Sheckler
• Steve Nesser
• Stevie Williams
• Toe-knee Hawk

The game comes with the skateboard peripheral and is expected this fall on PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 for around £99.

Thanks, Eurogamer.

Blizzard’s confirmed that all tournament streams from Blizzcon later this month are to be viewable by all.

“The tournament coverage streams are free, but to watch panels, see new announcements as they are made, or receive the in-game pet, you will need to order the Pay Per View Internet stream,” said blue poster Cydra.

If you want to watch the main reveal event and all the panel discussions, you’ll need to fork out a handsome £25. Details here.

Blizzcon takes place on August 21-22 in Anaheim, CA.

Thanks, IncGamers.

Amazon.de’s listed “PlayStation 3 Konsole slim” as a product.

The new version of Sony’s console is being hotly tipped for a Cologne reveal at GamesCom.

Obviously, this is nothing official. But still.

Thanks, Kotaku and Robo_1.