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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.