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MAG beta open to all on January 4
Exciting news for those of you who were unable to get into the MAG beta via Sony employee status, email invitation, Qore subscription, GameStop pre-order, Europe-only signup, or Joystiq contest! Now Sony has announced a MAG beta for everyone -- including the people who, somehow, didn't get into it already! The new beta file will be available for download on PSN starting January 4. Existing ...read more
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Rumor: Super Street Fighter IV getting 10 new characters in total
Every Street Fighter fan site ever perked up its ears late last week when Famitsu held a live streaming demo of Super Street Fighter IV. The administrators and visitors of said sites immediately began to pick the bones of the demo clean of important gameplay details -- the most fascinating of which comes from the above still image of the game's character select screen. The alleyway brawling ...read more
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Traveler's Tales director assesses Sony and Microsoft motion control
Speaking to Develop, Traveller's Tales director Jon Burton voiced concerns about Microsoft's motion control solution, Project Natal. Specifically, Burton stated that Natal's lack of controller input as well as input lag could limit the kinds of games made for it, though he did admit that the device is "exceedingly clever." Burton prefers Sony's motion controller, noting that it will be "cheap, ...read more
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Quadriplegic Gamer Asks For Custom Button Remapping
Chuck Bittner is petitioning not only to game developers, but console manufacturers as well for custom button remapping for game controls. His petition: To: Video Game Console Manufactures & Video Game Developers Game developers Zipper, Infinity Ward, Treyarch etc. and video game console manufactures Sony, Microsoft & Nintendo. This is a request for the ability to change ...read more
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Sony Mentions Charging For PSN
In a discussion about online revenue streams in Nikkei Japan, Sony technology platform boss Masayuki Chatani mentioned the idea of charging for the PlayStation Network. Don't get too up-in-arms, though: If there is a plan for pay-for-play, it isn't public yet. Below are Chatani's words. Parse them as you see fit: "Servers and the like have running costs... after we sell the hardware, ...read more
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Square Enix Ships 1 Million Pre-Launch Copies Of Final Fantasy XIII In Japan
Square Enix has understandably high hopes for the long awaited Final Fantasy XIII, and to prove it, the publisher recently shipped 1 million copies of the epic role-playing game to retailers in Japan, where the game will be released exclusively on the PlayStation 3 this Friday, Ameba reports (via Kotaku). Square is planning to send out an addition 300,000 units during the games first week of ...read more
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New DLC Pack Adds Water To LittleBigPlanet
The next batch of downloadable content for Media Molecule’s acclaimed PlayStation 3 platformer, LittleBigPlanet, arrives on Dec. 22. And while I’m sure there are some LBP fans out there eager to get their hands on the new Pirates of the Caribbean costumes and movie-themed levels, I’m guessing most players will be more excited to try out the game's new water feature being ...read more
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Pachter: Modern Warfare 2 sold 6m units in Nov.; PS3 hardware sales skyrocketed
Though the November NPD sales report won't be released until later this week, gaming industry analyst (and possible soothsayer) Michael Pachter has predicted November's biggest players in the gaming hardware and software markets. Unsurprisingly, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the highlighted title in his report -- not only does the report claim the game sold around 6 million units last month ...read more
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Australian Classification Board vs. Aliens vs. Predator
It may not have acid blood or infrared vision, but the Australian Classification Board has won its battle against Rebellion's upcoming Aliens vs. Predator game. "The game contains first-person perspective, close-up depictions of human characters being subjected to various types of violence, including explicit decapitation and dismemberment as well as locational damage such as stabbing through the ...read more
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Brink moved to Fall 2010; watch its S.M.A.R.T. system now
Back at E3, we were briefly shown Brink's S.M.A.R.T. system for navigating around the Bethesda-published FPS' environment. Our play session was mainly focused on the combat and quests of the game at the time. Now, Splash Damage's own Paul Wedgewood has been kind enough to demonstrate how it works in-game, courtesy of the G4 video past the break. Another interesting item brought up in this ...read more
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