Archive for 2008
Killzone 2 Beta Keys
Posted by T0SH in Killzone 2, QuickNews on September 26th, 2008
Source – If you live in Europe check your e-mail to see if your lucky enough to get into the Killzone 2 beta. No word on other regions .. yet.
WipEout HD ImprEssions
Posted by T0SH in Wipeout HD on September 26th, 2008
I heard people having issues with the game freezing and online not working. But I didn’t have a chance to play this game until later last night. So maybe it was fixed by then, because I played for over a hour and it played flawlessly. I even tried online.
I created a game and I noticed there is a friend reserve type option. I thought cool, I can invite and reserve a spot for friends. But no, you can not, or I’m not seeing how to do it.
Anyway the gameplay is great, classic WipEout action in gorgeous 1080P. The have a few new weapons which are fun. The pilot assist mode is perfect for people new to the series, it helps steer you away from the walls. You can turn if off if you want. I finished the first 2 sections of the campaign, and got a few trophies for it already.
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The photo above is from the zone mode which looks amazing in motion. The walls and street are just a huge music visualizer. You can see it in the photo. In the zone mode you are alone on the track and with each zone you clear your ship gets faster and the neon looking highway your on, changes color in front of your eyes, it’s a great effect! You just keep going until your ship takes enough damage to fall apart.
WipEout has been around since the PS1 days, I actually remember playing the demo that came with my brand new PS1 long ago before I got my first PS1 game (which was Twisted Metal for the curious).
I’m excited to put together a custom techno playlist for WipEout. In fact NeoGAF has already done that, check it out here.
In short buy this game. It’s a steal at $19.99. It’s everything you want in a futuristic racer and more.
Calling out the Blu-Ray Haters
Posted by Darrin in Uncategorized on September 25th, 2008
It’s doesn’t get more clear cut than this, folks. Engadget is calling out tech blogs for hating on Blu-Ray.
Engadget is accusing sites of cherry picking a single 13% week over week decline and spinning that into an overall trend, while ignoring neighboring weeks where the format shows much stronger gains and also ignoring other stats showing bigger picture rises in blu-ray sales.
They call out ArsTechnica and Slashdot by name. Engadget writes:
for some reason, the 13 percent drop in Blu-ray sales last week got a lot of attention. What we can’t figure out is why the 30 percent increases during the two weeks before (combined) went unnoticed. It boggles the mind why so many so-called tech evangelists only pick up on the bad weeks
Either way, when movies like the Forbidden Kingdom and TV shows like Terminator are stealing double digits away from DVD, sales are not down. But hey, predicting the end of Blu-ray is just so much more fun than actually analyzing all the data, isn’t it? Ah well, we’ll let the haters hate — meanwhile, we’ll continue to enjoy the highest quality hi-def around.
A report from August on afterdawn.com cites Home Media Research, showing a clear rise on Blu-Ray disc sales:
According to Home Media Research compiled by the Redhill Group, it appears that Blu-ray sales are actually quite solid for the year, and up 300 percent year-on-year from 2007.
The research says that Blu-ray movies are selling at about 1.14 million per month on average for the year, for a total of about 8 million. The combined total for 2006 and 2007 was about 6 million discs sold.
ITWorld also paints a negative picture without citing any market research or any data whatsoever. In an article titled, “Blu-Ray hits the skids, numbers continue to decline”, they write:
The cause could be a variety of factors, from the failing economy to the summer gaming doldrums, but the effect is clear: Blu-Ray as a media format is in decline.
As a side note, here is a tutorial, that just come out today, for writing your own BD-J applications in Java that can be played on any Blu-Ray player.
PlayStation Store Update 9.25.08
Posted by T0SH in PLAYSTATION Store on September 25th, 2008
This is a great update this week. I already have WipEout HD downloading and should be done by the time I get home. Burnout Paradise is a great game, but I’m disappointed that trophies are not retroactive like they said it would be. Not way I’m starting the game over from scratch.
DEMOS
► Burnout Paradise (still available, SP-only I think)
► Mega Man 9
► NBA 09 The Inside
► NBA Live 09
GAMES
► Burnout Paradise – Full game including all updates ($29.99)
► Geon: Emotions ($9.99)
► Mega Man 9 ($9.99)
► Wipeout HD ($19.99)
► Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (PSP) ($14.99)
► Untold Legends : Brotherhood of the Blade (PSP) ($14.99)
GAME CONTENT
► Buzz! Quiz TV
-National Geographic Safari Quiz ($7.99)
-Quiz Sci-Fi Pack ($5.99)
-Videogames Pack ($5.99)
► Rock Band (all individual tracks $1.99 each)
-Bad Religion – “Sorrow”
-The Cult – “She Sells Sanctuary”
-Hot Hot Heat – “Bandages”
-Kasabian – “Shoot the Runner”
-Sleater-Kinney – “You’re No Rock N Roll Fun”
-Stone Roses – “Love Spreads”
Rush Pack ($10.99)
-The Camera Eye
-Limelight (orig version)
-Red Barchetta
-Tom Sawyer (orig version)
-Vital Signs
-Witch Hunt
-YYZ
► Soulcalibur IV – Customization Equipment 2 ($1.99)
VIDEOS
► Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway – Making Of #4: Eyes Only
► Burnout Paradise – Bikes Trailer
► Dead Space – Animated Comic Issue #5
► PAIN – New Characters Trailer
► Resistance 2 – Shattered History
► Tomb Raider Underworld – Gameplay Trailer
THEMES & WALLPAPERS
► Buzz! Quiz TV – themes
► WipEout HD – theme
► Soulcalibur IV – wallpapers
DEMOS
► Beijing 2008
► MegaMan 9
► Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
GAMES
► Burnout Paradise (€29,99 / £24.99)
► MegaMan 9 (€9,99 / £6.99)
► WipEout HD (€17,99 / £11.99)
► Burnout Legends (PSP) (€19,99 / £14.99)
► Burnout Dominator (PSP) (€24,99 / £17.99)
GAME CONTENT
► Buzz! Quiz TV – Videogames quiz (€4,99 / £3.49)
► High Stakes Poker – Add-On 2 (gratis)
► Rock Band
○ All That Remains Pack 01 (€2,29 / £1.69 or €0,99 / £0.69 per song)
♪ “Chiron”
♪ “This Calling”
♪ “Two Weeks”
○ Rush (€1,99 / £1.49 per song)
♪ “Limelight” – Rush
♪ “Red Barchetta” – Rush
♪ “The Camera Eye” – Rush
♪ “Tom Sawyer” – Rush
♪ “Vital Signs” – Rush
♪ “YYZ” – Rush
♪ “Witch Hunt” – Rush
VIDEOS
► PAIN Amusement Park
-Call Da Shot Trailer
-Trauma Trailer
► Ferrari Challenge – Trailer
► Metal Gear Solid 4 – Game Trailer
► PES 2009 – Trailer
► PURE – Launch Trailer
► Valkyria Chronicles – Trailer
THEMES & WALLPAPERS
► BioShock theme
► Fallout 3 theme
LittleBigPlanet Tetris!
Posted by Blackstaffer in LittleBigPlanet, QuickNews on September 25th, 2008
Here’s LittleBigPlanet doing Tetris!!! Need I say more?
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