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Gran Turismo HD - Drift Challenge gameplay

posted at 2006-12-27 14:29:19

Virtua Tennis 3 - Trailer 5

posted at 2006-12-27 14:28:27

Idea Factory's First PS3 Game

posted at 2006-11-28 23:01:22 IGN Japan's fantasy-strategy specialist Idea Factory has at last announced its first PS3 title. Set for Japanese release in February 2007 is Mist of Chaos, the latest game in the Neverland series.

Mist of Chaos takes place in Ades, a land that's hidden by a mist. Ades is split into Zedeen, Priterion and Kamuikoku kingdoms. Players select one of these kingdoms and attempt to unite the land under one common rule. Read More...

Film clip reveals new PS3 game is in the works. Area 51 Sequel

posted at 2006-11-28 22:58:47 IGNEvery once in awhile IGN editors are sent "mystery media." That is, a video or screenshot that points to an upcoming product without revealing exactly what that product is. Take, for example, the latest movie to cross our desks (which we've included on the media page below). It's been a popular point of conjecture over the last hour or so, and everyone around the office has theories as to what it is. Could it be a sequel to Insomniac Game's Resistance: Fall of Man? Is it the next chapter of DOOM? Perhaps it's an all-new IP with no connection to anything whatsoever? Read More...

Sony is feeling the strain - Bach

posted at 2006-11-28 22:53:48 gamesindustry.bizRobbie Bach, the president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, has said that he believes Sony is focusing on too many different areas - and is feeling the strain as a result.

Speaking to the San Jose Mercury News, Bach defended Microsoft's decision to introduce new music player Zune to market, rather than a new gaming handheld.

At present, he said, the company's priority is to make sure that, "The second holiday for Xbox 360 is set up right, that we've got the quantities we need, that we've got the games we need, and anything I do to distract those guys is probably a bad thing.

"I think Sony, frankly, suffers a little bit from this problem, which is they're spread really thin across all these areas. And trying to do PSP, competing with Nintendo, PSP to DS; competing with us, 360 to PS3, I think it does strain - it would naturally strain any organisation," he added.

When it comes to competing with the PlayStation 3, "Right now we are thinking about how to cost reduce the Xbox 360. That seems to be the first order of business," Bach said.

"You have to ask the question, over the life cycle, who has the cost advantage? Who can price most effectively? Who can reach the price points quicker? That has a huge impact on what gets driven. Read More...

Average cost of eBay PS3 tops US$1000

posted at 2006-11-28 22:51:54 gamesindustry .bizNew figures released by online auction site eBay have revealed that gamers eager to get their hands on a PlayStation 3 are willing to pay more than US$1000 for the privilege.

In the week following launch, a total of 14,675 PS3 units were sold - with that figure including both the 20GB and 60GB versions. The average sale price, again for both versions, was US$1186.39 (just over 900 Euro).

Adding on figures for pre-sale activity from October 17, the number of units sold stands at more than 28,200 - with an average price of just under US$1370.

The Nintendo Wii also sold well on the auction site, although sellers didn't turn quite such high profits. The average price for the Wii, which sells for US$249.99 in shops, was US$412.53 (314 Euro) - and just over 26,700 units were sold. Read More...

PS3 to get new versions of classic arcade games

posted at 2006-11-28 22:49:52 PS3 to get new versions of classic arcade games gamesindustry .bizJohn Hight, director of external development at Sony's Santa Monica studio, has confirmed that PlayStation 3 owners will be able to download remakes of classic titles - just as Xbox 360 owners can currently do with Xbox Live Arcade.

Speaking to Firing Squad about the new service, dubbed "e-Distribution Initiative", Hight said, "Sony's third party publishers will undoubtedly provide updated versions of classic arcade games."

He also said that - unlike with Live Arcade - Sony won't confine developers to producing games that don't take up more than 50MB of storage space.

"We've arbitrarily set a limit of 500MB to keep download times reasonable," he admitted. "[But] Since we've got plenty of HD space we can accommodate even bigger games and a lot of them."

The PS3 Store already offers games which exceed the Live Arcade-standard 50MB limit, such as Blast Factor and Cash Guns Chaos. Read More...

Developers are playing waiting game with PS3, says GDC organiser

posted at 2006-11-28 22:46:54 gamesindustry .bizGDC boss Jamil Moledina has told GamesIndustry.biz that many studios are holding back on starting PlayStation 3 projects due to the challenges of developing for Sony's new console.

Speaking in an exclusive interview, Moledina said, "It's a relatively complex platform to develop for, considering it has a very unique multi-core processor with the Cell. A lot of developers are new to figuring out how to work with that structure, as well as the RSX, the graphics processor.

"A lot of the developers I know are waiting out on the first round and focusing on handhelds; they're creating DS and PSP titles because that's actually a much simpler migration from the current-gen," he continued.

"It's always a challenge for developers to dedicate resources to next-generation titles like this - consider the cost, resources, and time it takes to make these games."

But according to Moledina, things will change as third-party developers get more support from the platform holder. "A lot of Sony's effort has been focused on helping first party understand how to develop games for it," he stated.

"I think you're going to see that knowledge shared more robustly now that those first-party titles are in the can, as it were, or close to being complete."

Moledina said he is confident that the PlayStation 3 will be a success, despite the fact that, "A lot of the games that I really wanted to play aren't launching right now, like Heavenly Sword, Lair, MotorStorm... It reminds me very much of the original PlayStation 2 launch, where there were a hatful of pretty good titles. Read More...

Resistance - Video Review

posted at 2006-11-17 13:13:38

PlayStation 3 - In-Depth Retail Unit Walkthrough

posted at 2006-11-17 13:11:52


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