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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:00:01 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tecmo Koei Asking Sony for PS3 Price Cut]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Tecmo Koei has come to the realization that many others have been screaming about: the PS3 needs a price cut.  Computer And Video Games did an interview with Kenji Matsubara -- CEO of Tecmo Koei-- who said, "yes, from a publisher's point of view we would welcome a price cut for PS3, and we are waiting, definitely."

Matsubara does not explain if "waiting" means that they have games and announcements that have been delayed due to the slow sales of the PS3.  He goes on to explain that while he has asked Sony to cut the price, he doesn't "have a clear view on Sony's situation."  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:59:05 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Valve's Lombardi: Roadblock to PS3 Development "People", Not Hardware]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[There hasn't been a lot love for the Playstation 3 from Valve. The only appearance the developer has made on the console was through a less-than-stellar port of The Orange Box. Adding insult to injury, Valve regularly explains why they don't want to get involved with the PS3's hardware. As of yesterday, however, it seems a new page in PS3-Valve relations has been turned. Speaking with Joystiq at the Left 4 Dead 2 event in London, Doug Lombardi - Valve's VP of Marketing - had this to say:"If you look at The Orange Box -- PC: 96 on Metacritic, 360: 96 on Metacritic, PS3 like... 84 or something. That's not even close to where we are right now with the 360 and PC and the reason is people."Read on to find out what this means for future Valve games on Sony's console.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:23:52 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MSNBC Blogger: Not Sure PS3 "Will Survive Another Year"]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[MSNBC's business blogger, Anders Bylund -- known as the Motley Fool -- posted a new blog this morning titled "Will Activision Kill Sony?"  Bylund took little time to reach a doom and gloom scenario for Sony:

The Sony Playstation 3 is starting to look shaky in an otherwise brilliant video game market. I'm not sure the console will survive another year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:30:41 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Random Video of the Day: Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal, Rag Doll Kung Fu-Style]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Ah, machinima.

Kombo co-founder, PR Director, and man-of-a-million-links Sean O'Neill sent this my way earlier.  Put quite simply, it is a performance of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal," as performed by models from the Sony PlayStation 3 game Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic.  Check it out:



No small wonder that the tributes to Michael would still keep coming at this stage, especially from video game fans, a number of which I imagine grew up listening to the King of Pop.  Not to mention his helping lead one of the earlier crossovers between music and gaming.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:34:07 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[HANDS-ON: The Bigs 2]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Most times, sports-themed video games strive for realism and accuracy. Pro football players have been known to obsess over their Madden attributes, and NBA players strive to improve their game on the actual court, but on the digital one as well. Baseball games typically strive for a similar level of accuracy, with franchises devoted months of development time to drill down into the most intricate of player stats in order to deliver the most realistic game possible. The Bigs 2 throws all that stuffiness out the window, instead opting for a streamlined, arcade-style game that's easy to pick up and play but nearly impossible to put down. We put the game through its paces recently and also caught up with Rob Nelson and Damon Perdue, producers on the title so we can bring you all the latest on this particular slugfest.

For those new to the franchise, The Bigs is all about taking baseball players you know and love and making them into larger-than-life caricatures, but in a good way. 
While the steroid era may hang a pall over current seasons, The Bigs beefs up the players but strips them of pretension. These are supermen, with powers that no mere mortal could posses. Once you've got your head wrapped around the idea that you aren't supposed to take this game seriously you can really start to have fun with it.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:55:31 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fallout 3: Point Lookout Impressions]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[

For being the guys famous for Horse Armor, the guys at Bethesda sure have come a long way. As one of the few companies able to pull off consistently released and high quality downloadable gaming, they also stand as part of a very small group along with Telltale Games (Sam and Max, Monkey Island).

Point Lookout is just the latest in the list of great downloads for Fallout 3, and the first following the cap-raising Broken Steel. All that said, this is easily my favorite expansion yet.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:37:07 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PS1 Themed iPhone Case Stirs the Lust in Our Hearts]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[If you are able to control your will to not buy one of these PS1 themed iPhone and iPod Touch cases, you deserve a medal.  I don't even own either, and I still want to buy one for appearances.

I think conversation with a stranger on the bus would go a little like this:

Stranger on bus:  "So, what do you think of the iPhone?"
Me:  "Oh, I don't own one, but this case is rocking though, right?"
Stranger with children on bus:  "Totally!  I think I'll buy six for my kids for Christmas."

Let us know what you think of the craftsmanship in the comments, and check out the larger pictures after the break.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:31:36 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Media:  Palm Pre Hacked to Play PSX Games, GBA and TurboGrafx to Follow]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[


Let's be honest.  The Palm Pre is getting some serious hype, and some very good reviews to boot.  But there is one selling point that likely isn't one of the bullet points on the back of the box.

Coming from Engadget today is an article revealing that ZodTTD, "master-hacker," has created a PSX emulator for the Palm Pre which is called psx4all.  

ZodTTD also claims that the Pre actually handles the jailbreaking and games better than Apple's iPhone 3GS, though he's still dealing with scaling issues among others.  Just as he created a Game Boy Advance and a TurboGrafx-16 emulators for the iPhone, he'll be creating them for the Pre as well.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:07:39 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Map Screenshot Teases SOCOM:  Confrontation DLC for Summer Release]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[SOCOM:  Confrontation fans are free to rejoice that their much awaited DLC will be hitting the PSN sometime later this summer.  The official site for the game says that they'll be revealing more in-depth details of the patch later, but have also given players a tease of what to expect.

* All new Area of Operation
* New Features
* New Game Mode
* New Maps
* New Characters
* New Weapons & Attachments
* New Music
* New Voice-Over


To add to the teasing nature of the post, they included a screenshot for a new map.  Feast your eyes and let us know what you think in the comments.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:41:42 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Uncharted 2 to Feature Over 90 Minutes of Cutscenes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Uncharted fans: I sure hope you like cutscenes.  Because when Uncharted 2 comes your way, you'll likely find yourself with all the cutscenes you could ever want, and plenty more.

During the US PlayStation.Blog's live chat with Naughty Dog, one of the first questions asked pertained to the new game's length.  According to Co-President Evan Wells, "The single player campaign is definitely going to be longer than Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.   We have over 90 minutes of cinematics alone!   And of course we have the competitve and co-op multiplayer modes too!"

More after the cut.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:34:19 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Playstation Network Getting a Dose of Capcom Classics]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Are you getting that urge to blast robots, dinosaurs, and zombies again? Well, Capcom's got your back. Last week we reported on the Capcom Classics Collection Remixed - which hits the PSN tomorrow. If you were excited about that news, you may have to sit down for this one. Today, Capcom announced that seven more classic titles and two separate compilations will be arriving on the PSN in the near future.

Read on to find the full list.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:20:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pachter Predicts: PlayStation 2 Plodding Down Path to Pointlessness]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter has been causing quite a stir lately with his various predictions and analysis.  And that train of thought has yet to reach its final stop for Everyone's Favorite Analyst.

And this time, he has an analysis that people are probably more likely to agree with.  In spite of a recent price cut, he expects "PS2 software sales to decline sufficiently (around 64%) to be almost irrelevant to overall software sales growth, with PS2 software comprising less than 4% of overall software sales in 2009."

Of course, Sony has always boasted a ten year life-cycle for its hardware, and the PS2 only has a year and some change to go before it hits the mark.  So a downturn in growth is only to be expected.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:41:22 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rumor: PS3 Slim Shipping this Month? ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[
The PlayStation 3 Slim rumors just won't die, huh? This time around we are getting reports that two Taiwanese manufacturing firms have received contracts to start working on the not-yet-confirmed console. The units are supposedly being shipped by the end of July. 

These rumors don't sound too far fetched. The two firms, Foxconn and Pegatron, manufactured the original PS3. The timing also seems appropriate. Sony has received continuous pressure to drop the price of the PS3. This could be their answer to that pressure. 
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:36:18 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[GameStop Ditches Blu-ray Movie Disc Trades]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[While Blu-ray's battle with HD DVD is long over, its bloody war to claim itself the king of all movie formats is far from it.  And now, it seems that they have taken a considerable casualty of note.

The Consumerist reports that GameStop, purveyor of used games and movies the world over, is no longer accepting the format as a valid trade-in for cash or store credit.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:33:20 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Another Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Demo Will be Available.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[
Naughty Dog held a live chat earlier today to answer some questions about their upcoming mega-hit game, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. The biggest news to come from this was the announcement that a second multiplayer demo is on the way. 
 
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:20:33 -0500</pubDate>
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