Sony and Square Enix celebrate 10 years of Final Fantasy with a special edition FFVII Sony PSP console and game bundle.
The FFVII Sony PSP bundle featuring a custom PSP console can be pre-ordered now in Japan from Sony for 25,889 Yen (~$219).
Shipping date of the Final Fantasy special edition PSP is September 13th.
The FFVII bundle features the new slim silver PSP with Final Fantasy logo and graphics on the back. (Read on …)
According to game magazine publisher Enterbrain Nintendo has sold over 3 million Wii units, that is over 3 times the PS3 from Sony, Xbox is still missing in Japan. With basic principles Nintendo has taken over again the video game world: Low price, and good marketing.
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It weights 15g it includes Chotto Shot for picture editing. It’s price will be around 33 euros.
The GPS will include the navigation software and its price will be around 40 euros.
According to Financial Times, Sony is going to release 200000 units of the new PS3 before the end of the month of July. Sony is planning to release 4million game consoles before 2007.
A rumor on I4U News just put a big smile on my face 
“New information from Nintendo’s financial report indicates that the price of the Nintendo Wii will be not more than $250 in the United States.”
Sony has shown the controller in the past conference and gamers around the world received one of the biggest surprises since the console was announced. Appearance, features and changes made on the controller caused a division between opinions about the PS3 controller.
Let me make a short review from my point of view…
The Good
Features, including X-Y-Z, pitch, roll, yaw and lateral motion detection, and Bluetooth for wireless play.
Classic game pad shape. Since PlayStation where launched in 1994 I believe that its controller where the most comfortable made at these time. That’s why Sony decided to use the same design for the Dual Shock controller and Dual Shock 2 on PS2. I guess if the formula worked on the past why not to try once again adding better features?
The Bad
This controller will not have vibration functionality, unlike the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii controllers. Sony claims this has to do with interference of the motion sensing, but I believe this can be fixed in a future having Microsoft and Nintendo offering the same on their console’s game pads.
The Ugly
Is the motion sensor a copy made from Nintendo’ Wii controller?
“The Zapper” the new nintedo gun controller that is exhibited at the Nintendo E3 booth. The design of the gun is simple and elegant. The Wii remote rests neatly in the gun. It’s funny how the design has evolutionized since the days of “Duck Hunt “
Sony Computer Entertainment has announced the release for its video game console Playstation 3 on November 11 on Japan and November 17 America’s release.
This Time Playstation 3 will come in two different versions which major feature is the inclusion of a hard drive within the console. North America’s price for the Playstation 3 will be $499 for the 20GBhard drive, and $ 599 for the 60GB Hard Drive version.
I’m not happy for the price that was announced by Sony, since it competitors XBOX 360 and Nintendo Wii both were offering lower prices for their consoles. However we still have some months to save some money and have the chance to play games such Metal Gear Solid 4, Final Fantasy XIII.
Nintendo has announced that its Nintendo DS Lite, a sleeked-down version of its dual-screen Nintendo DS handheld gaming device, will be released in the United States June 11 with a retail price of $129.99. The Nintendo DS Lite is being billed as a “lighter, brigher” version of the Nintendo DS, and will initially be available in “polar white” with other color choises presumably to follow.
The DS Lite is less than two-thirds the size of the original Nintendo DS, and roughly 20 percent lighter. The unit also features a longer, slightly thicker stylus, and the microphone, LEDs, and Start and Select buttons have been repositioned. The DS Lite’s screens can have their brightness set to four different levels (which can help conserve battery power), and a removable cover keeps dust and debris out of the GameBoy Advance cartridge slot.
Nintendo also announced a new version of Super Mario Brothers will launch May 15.
Via:Design Technica
Well it seems the new nintendo video game console name “Wii” is today´s topic, all blogs are talking about it, here is the explanation the companny spokesman gave us:
Microsoft is apparently upgrading the Xbox 360 CPU early 2007 a semiconductor manufacturer said.
Chartered Semiconductor of Singapore says that they will manufacture the Xbox 360 CPU with 65nm technology. The current Xbox 360 CPU is made with 90nm.
The reason for this move can be the over heating problem and of course cutting cost. I do not think Microsoft will improve the performance of the new Xbox 360, which would cannibalize the Christmas sales if consumers would get confused and think they better wait until the Xbox 360 with a faster CPU.
Via I4U News
The best selling video game console is now available at a price of $129.
“While we continue to innovate and design groundbreaking new products, we remain dedicated to our long-term vision for the PlayStation 2 platform.” Kaz Hirai, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, said in a statement.
Now what is really interesting is how PlayStation competitors will react, let’s wait to see what happens, at last we will all be the winners!!!
Via CNN
George Fornay, vice president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced the European price point for the upcoming Playstation 3 console on radio show France’s Europe 1.
Fornay said that the PlayStation 3 will sell for between €499 and €599. Fornay acknowledged that the price may seem steep, but he emphasized that that price should be seen as inexpensive when one considers that the console will also play Blu-ray movies.
Fornay also confirmed that Sony would be going for a simultaneous launch of the console in November of this year.
f the PlayStation 3 follows the Xbox 360, the console may arrive in North America for US $499 to $599. This would easily make the PS3 the most expensive console on the market, with Microsoft’s two next-gen systems coming in at $399 and $299. To round out the scene, recall that Nintendo is looking to launch the Revolution for less than $300.
Look out for the Sony PS3 in stores this November.
Source: arstechnica.com
Artificial Intelligence AI, has become more than a science fiction movie… a reality, you can see it on cars, personal computers, web applications and also new generation cell phones. But what do you thing about some device that plays your online role playing games, while you’re out?
Korean gamers are know by its dedication to role games, just remember that men that died after 50 hours playing, so in order to help those extreme games-fans “Cheating devices” appear on the market as a solution for the hunger of experience points.
Joy Mac is one of those cheating tools, an USB device that works on “RF Online” cheating the game server playing with our character with a repeating task… searching a monster, killing it, picking up the money and items, recovering strength, etcetera … Joy Mac looks like a portable USB storage with a flash memory chip and electronic circuits inside. It can grab video signals transmitted between the PC and the monitor, and analyze the signals to make a judgment.
From my point of view, those devices are good enough if our goal is to sell a character, but if your gaming skill are as good as mine, then auto-mouse only decreases the playability value of role play games, making a game a daily task instead of a entertainment time.
Read More: The Korean Times
Everyone who enjoys video games has most likely wondered how they are made, and more importantly how to make their own. The Blitz Reseach company has answered the call for a programming platform specifically for game development (in both 2D and 3D). Let me be the first to inform you that the Blitz platforms are not One-Click solutions to game development, and the user must first learn their BlitzBASIC language to utilize their product. However, BlitzBASIC is an extremely simple programming language that has all aspects of game programming covered, such as sprite generation, collision detection, GUI features, and much more. The only drawback is that this is a Commerical product, but it is modestly priced and quite affordable for anyone. Check out their site and download a demo.
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