New Nintendo DS launch set for June 11 at $129.99

Millions of people around the world already enjoy playing Nintendo DS(TM), and the system's future looks even brighter. On June 11, Nintendo DS(TM) Lite joins Nintendo's video game family when it launches in the Americas. The lighter, brighter version of the hot-selling Nintendo DS is expected to be priced as low as $129.99 at retailers throughout the United States. The inaugural color is an elegant Polar White with a raised DS logo on the cover. (PRNewsFoto/Nintendo)

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Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter

Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter could possibly be one of the best military game out there either that or it's just that it's for the x-box 360. I'm not really a Ghost Recon fan, but the best part about this game is that it is now a third person shooter. This game also has the best graphics i have ever seen. there/s only one thing that bugged me and that is that when you and a friend play multiplayer and one of you die you don't respond. you have to wait until your friend dies so you can start over.

Black

Black is an awesome game. this is one of the best first person shooters I've played in a while. the only thing i didn't like was that it takes a while to kill your enemy unless you shoot them in the head right away. I love how you can destroy everything.

Sony Expects a Hot Start for PlayStation 3

Sony Expects a Hot Start for PlayStation 3 - Yahoo! News

"After the introduction of the PS3 we will focus our efforts on expanding the platform as rapidly as possible," Oneda said. "We will also attempt to lower the manufacturing costs by reducing the number of parts used in hardware and reducing the costs of the semiconductors and other key components. By so doing, we aim to bring the PS3 business to profitability at the earliest possible time."

What do you think? I think we will see PS3's selling this December on E-bay for $100's over list price, what ever that ends up being.

PS3 not quite 100% backwards compatible & other PS3 news

No doubt that we will get more news about the PS3 as the release nears. We'll keep you up to date as much as possible. Here are a few articles to keep you going.


UK teams working on PlayStation HUB, PS3 back-compatibility

PS3 Launch Line-Up Confirmed by Sony

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Professional Video Gaming Coming Soon to TV

Technology News: Professional Video Gaming Coming Soon to TV

Professional video gaming is set to debut on cable television later this year, potentially paving the way for the kings and queens of game controllers to become as familiar to American households as the faces of Johnny Chan or Annie Duke in televised poker.

I am really looking forward to this. It's always good to see how great players play.

According to Californian developers, PS3 will be $499

PlayStation 3: $499 – Developers Speak - News at SPOnG.com

This should spark a big debate. A complete X-box 360 for $399, Nintendo Revolution for approxmately $150 or the PS3 at $499. I think Sony will meet some resistance at this price.The reason will be that some just won't be able to afford the price. The PS3 will still lead the market and be the best conole but some people will not pay $499 no matter what. What do you think?


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News for PSP, UMD, PS3 and YouTube

Sony ponders PSP-TV connectivity as UMD support slows - PSP News at GameSpot

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Universal and Paramount have ceased making movies for the PSP, quotes Sony executive as saying TV playback "may" happen.

Do you want to know Playstation 3 preorder availability in real time? This site offers RSS feeds or you can be instantly notified via e-mail when there are new preorder opportunities available.


WorldChanging profiles the internet video sharing site, YouTube.


Watch new videos of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter at IGN.com

Must-have games and accessories for the PSP, X-Box 360, Gamecube, DS, PS2 and more at Cnet.com.



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Ninja's wild

Sony's UMD Facing Last Rites - Yahoo! News

Disappointing sales have slowed the flow of movies on the proprietary Universal Media Disc to a mere trickle. At least two major studios have completely stopped releasing movies on UMD, while others are either toying with the idea or drastically cutting back.

This video is crazy!!!




Here is a very nice entertainment room. It is always nice to see how others go about setting up their gear.
Designing a High-Def Game Room - Kotaku

IGN: Top 10 Tuesday: Best Sidekicks


Sony's Phil Harrison talks up the PlayStation Network Platform

However, Harrison admitted that the US is a tough battleground in the Sony versus Microsoft war, saying the latter company is "definitely a more vigorous competitor here than anywhere else in the world" - but added that "in some countries PlayStation is the videogame business."

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Notes for 3/28/2006

This Week's Interesting PS2, Gamecube & x-box game releases:

PS2 Kingdom Hearts 2
PS2 Suikoden V
NGC Harvest Moon: Magical Melody
PSP - Untold Legends: The Warrior's Code
PS2 Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires


Shorties:

1up.com reviews Kingdom Hearts II for PS2

Buy Your Way Into E3 - Kotaku


If you like multiplayer first person shooter games, here is a nice find from Kotaku:
Planetside Free For One Year - Kotaku


PSP vs DS: 1 Year Later from 1UP.com

And then there were two. The DS is cleaning up in Japan -- the sheer demand for the console there has siphoned every single unit from the marketplace, while PSPs sit unloved on store shelves. But here in the U.S., it's a neck-and-neck race. And, since the PSP launched one year ago on March 24th, 2005, we thought it'd be an excellent time to revisit the past year and gauge the situation as it stands today.

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This Week's Interesting PS2, PSP, X-box & Nintendo game releases

It's a great week for video game releases. Here are some that I found the most interesting:





PS2 Godfather




PS2 Godfather Collector's Edition




XB360 Elder Scrolls IV




Xbox 360 The Elder Scrolls IV Collector's Edition




Nintendo DS Tetris




XB Godfather




XB Godfather Collector's Edition





Sony PSP Daxter




PS2 CMT Presents


Next week is also looking like a great week for new releases also.

Xbox 360 Shipments Ramp Up news from 1UP.com

Microsoft has announced that they will start shipping two and three times the amount of Xbox 360s to retailers nationwide in an attempt to start meeting gamers' demand for next-generation gaming with the right supply.

Initially, Microsoft hoped to sell 2.75 million to 3 million consoles in the first 90 days after the product's U.S. launch in November. The company later reduced that target to 2.5 million but said it still aimed to sell 4.5 million to 5.5 million units by the end of June. The extra machines come courtesy of Celestica, a third manufacturing partner Microsoft revealed back during the Consumer Electronics Show back in early January.

PS3 Conference Report - Date and More! News Story From 1UP.com

PS3 Conference Report - Date and More! News Story From 1UP.com

Finally, some real details from Sony about the PS3.

1. Sony plans to release the PS3 in Japan, North America, and Europe simultaneously within the first 10 days of November.
   
2. The PS3 will include a 60GB hard drive (which is upgradeable) with Linux preinstalled.
   
3. Sony's online service called the "PlayStation Network Platform", will feature such functions as matchmaking, messaging, rankings, friends lists, voice/video chat, in-game shopping, and game downloads to the hard drive. Best of all, the service will be free (as of right now, it isn't clear on whether there will also be a paid tier of service similar to Xbox Live Gold). The service will also allow for publishers to connect their own game servers.
   

Sony also offered an apology for the screwup. I hope Sony keeps their word from now on and we can get our hands on PS3's by this Christmas.

Good day!

Living PSP: News update from the Playstation Business Meeting.

Here is some good news for Sony Fans. The PSP will be available for $199.00 by the end of March 2006.

Also, check this out:

On the software side, a series of new PSP®Game are expected to be released from third party developers, publishers and SCE Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS) * around the world.
Highly anticipated titles are such as DragonBall Z: Shin, Budokai (BANDAI CO.,LTD), LocoRoco (SCE WWS) and MIN-NA NO CHIZU (ZENRIN CO., LTD) in Japan, Field Commander (Sony Online Entertainment), Godfather (Electronic Arts) and Syphon Filter (SCEA) in North America, and Football Manager Handheld (Sega Europe) and Lemmings(SCEE) in Europe.

This is great news! Also can't wait for the GPS & camera extensions.

Sony Delays PlayStation 3 News Story From 1UP.com

Sony Delays PlayStation 3 News Story From 1UP.com

Today, Sony officially conceded defeat to the recent flurry of rumors and speculation, with Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun reporting the machine has been pushed back until November.

Wow! Bad day for playstation fans. Sony better make sure the PS3 is released in North America for the Christmas season. Is the PS3 really worth waiting for blu-ray technology?

IGN: Top 10 Tuesday: Most Memorable Villains

IGN: Top 10 Tuesday: Most Memorable Villains

IGN is featuring a weekly top ten that ranks games, characters, fashion statements or whatever else they think of that in some way relates to gaming and its history. This week is the Top 10 video game villians. Take a look and see what you think.

GameStats: Kingdom Hearts II

Reviews of the top ranked game Kingdom Hearts 2. The game was released in December in Japan and sold over 700,000 copies within the first 3 days. Kingdom Hearts 2 brings back the magic of Disney coupled with the world of Final Fantasy, delivering a product that will leave you clamoring for more. The expected released date is April 15, 2006. Kingdom Hearts II is widely expected to be the biggest Playstation 2 (PS2) title of the year. The reviews that I have seen have all been 9+ on a scale of 10. Follow some of the links below if you want to learn more:

• Playstation.com


• Deeko.com


• IGN


• Club Skill


• Game Stats


• Siliconera

Pro-G - Prodigious Gaming: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Screens

If you are a Splinter Cell fan, you will want to check out the 8 new screenshots from their upcoming release. The game has been delayed until September. Looks like it will be a great addition to the Splinter Cell family.

Midway Unviels 2006 Lineup for PlayStation Portable (PSP)

Midway Press Release: PR 2006-02-27 A

Midway Games Inc. today announced the company’s 2006 lineup of products for Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP) game system. The 2006 PSP lineup will include titles based on top Midway franchises such as NBA Ballers: Rebound™, expected to ship in spring; Mortal Kombat®: Unchained™, scheduled for fall; and a new RUSH® racing title, scheduled to ship for the holidays. The PSP offers will only get better and I for one am very happy to see it happening.

Report: Sony admits PS3 delay possible - News at GameSpot

It looks as though Merrill Lynch was correct that Sony would delay the release of the PS3 due to problems with the mass production of the console's built-in Blu-ray drive. This comes as no surprise as many sources were reporting that fall would be the earliest that the Playstation 3 would be released. I think most Playstation fans will be ok with this but a delay into 2007 would spell trouble for Sony.

WSJ.com - Major League Gaming Gains Edge

WSJ.com - Major League Gaming Gains Edge

Better read this soon as WSJ articles require registration very quickly. The bottom line is that a company that hosts videogame matches got $10 Million in funding to help craft a gaming sports league. Check out their website at MLGpro.com

Here is the 2006 schedule:

New York - March 24th - 26th
Dallas - April 21st - 23rd
Atlanta - June 2nd - 4th
Los Angeles - July 21st - 23rd
Philadelphia - August 25th - 27th
Chicago - Wild Card & Playoffs - October 6th - 8th
Las Vegas - National Championship - November 17th - 19th

I might try to make a few of these events. I'll keep you posted if I do.

What are your favorite PS2 video games?

My current favorite video games include Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, Need For Speed: Most Wanted, and Nintendo Super Smash Bros. Melee. Here are the current Top 10 Playstation 2(PS2) video games on Playstation.com to help you out:

1. 
   PS2 Madden NFL 2006
   



2. 
   PS2 MVP 06: NCAA Baseball
   



3. 
   PS2 Need For Speed: Most Wanted
   



4. 
   PS2 Star Wars Battlefront II
   



5. 
   PS2 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Special Edition
   



6. 
   PS2 WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2006
   



7. 
   GUN
   



8. 
   25 to Life for PlayStation 2
   



9. 
   PS2 NBA Live 2006
   



10. 
    Call of Duty: Big Red One
    

Source: The NPD Group / NPD Funworld / TRSTS

PlayStation.com - News - News Stories - SOCOM 3 to invade new maps

PlayStation.com - News - News Stories - SOCOM 3 to invade new maps

According to playstation.com:

new downloadable map packs for SOCOM 3 will be available this year, with the first scheduled for release sometime in March. Gamers will be able to log into their SOCOM 3 accounts and purchase the add-ons for $5.99. Using a compatible USB storage device or a PlayStation Portable equipped with a Memory Stick Duo (minimum 32MB capacity), purchasers can take their downloaded content anywhere. Those with the PS2 40GB internal drive will also be able to download the map packs.

The first bunch will include several maps that should be familiar to those who played SOCOM II, such as new versions of After Hours, Last Bastion, and Liberation. This will mark the first time that the maps will be playable without the internal hard drive, and each battleground has been reworked with new features for SOCOM 3. Subsequent packs will be distributed "over the next several months" and feature reworked maps from the original SOCOM, as well as all-new levels.

This sounds pretty cool. I am interested to see how this works and if they introduce any new maps.

russian climbing - Google Video

russian climbing - Google Video

I love these videos. These guys are awesome. The style is called Parkour and is an urban sport that originated in Europe, it’s a new way of bringing together the spring-loaded bodies of young males with stairways, park benches, the stuff of city blocks and suburban shopping malls. Call it skateboarding, but without the skateboards — a form of extreme gymnastics that swaps parallel bars and mats for fire escapes and concrete.

The sport was invented in the late 1980s by two suburban Paris teens, Sebastien Foucan and David Belle, who began experimenting with obstacle course-style exercises taught to them by Belle’s father, who had served in the military. Parkour is making way into the United States, helped along by word-of-mouth on the Internet. Check it out.

Sony sez "no change" to PlayStation 3 launch date - Engadget

Sony sez "no change" to PlayStation 3 launch date - Engadget

Hope they are right about this. Also take the link about the PS3 costing Sony $800.00 to produce. The PS3 should be sick and I can't wait to see what it can do. I remember when the PS2 came out, the difference between the PS1 & PS2 was noticeable and I hope it is even a bigger difference when the PS3 comes out.

Pro-G - Prodigious Gaming: God of War and SOCOM 4 on PS3

One of my favorite games of all time SOCOM is confirmed to appear at E3 and is likely to be a PlayStation 3 launch title. If you haven't played SOCOM yet, what are you waiting for? Its one of the best online games ever.

World Series of Video Games announced - Gaming Age

Better get your game on and sharpen up on your skillz. Also check out this link: WSVG Press Release and sign up for the updates.

Sony to definitely launch the PS3 this year, says company official

Are we to believe Sony? They still aren't showing the new PS3 yet they continue to say they will release it this year. I don't know but I'm beginning to wonder if they are just playing us so we won't go buy a new X-box. Sony better deliver a great gaming system by year-end or there will be plenty of crazy mad gamers.

Another link talking about the PS3 launch: PlayStation 3 to be delayed?

Peter Jackson's King Kong

Peter Jackson's King Kong is a great game, but short. In this game you play the part of king kong and then you play the part of a character named jack. this game takes place on an island that you are stranded on. When you play the part of jack your in first person and you can use spears to survive. You do use guns but those run out of ammo to easily. King Kong is a hard, but short game.

Need For Speed: Most Wanted

Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a great street racing game. In Need For Speed Most Wanted you lose your car to the cops racing your rival. Now you have to start from scratch. I think it is really awesome that they put cops in this game. When the cops start to chase you they start on heat one which sucks because you can escape from them really easily. Their are some mossions where you need the cops and it really sucks because its really easy to escape from the cops when your on heat 1 the toughest heat is heat 5. Heat 5 is when the send a helicopter after you and lay down spikes to pop your tires and they also send suv's after you that ram into you. I think the cut scense look just like a movie.

Prince Of Persia The Two Thrones

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones is the finall and best game of the Prince Of Persia series. I love the idea of the prince having an evil side, but one of his features I dont like is that he constintly losses health. It gets anyoing when your running around thinking of what to do when all of the sudden you fall down and die. In the game the prince learns how to spead kill. Spead kill is when you sneak up on your enemy and press the action botton and kill him with one stab to the heart. This game has a problem with the cut scense, whenever the prince moves his face while talking his hair go striaght through his face.