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According to Chris Morris, of CNN/Money, we can expect the PS3 to retail for more than the Xbox 360 launched at. Another analyst, P.J. McNealy, suggested that the machine could actually retail for $700 USD. I highly doubt the machine will go for $700, but $500 doesn’t seem completely out of range. The PS3’s cost will be driven up due to the inclusion of a Blu-Ray drive. Of course there are plenty of consumers out there who would be willing to pay a premium for the PS3 since it will allow for high definition movies and gaming all in one box, unlike the Xbox 360. It’s all still up in the air though - but maybe we’ll know more by E3?
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Jack Thompson Says Video Games are “Masturbatory”
Posted by Brandon Gribin Categories: Culture,
Oh Jack, what are we going to do with you? The lawyer who wants you to stop playing video games is at it again. This time though, in an interview with NetJack, he says that video games are “masturbatory” and that they’re not healthy. Hey Jack, you know that most people are able to put down a video game controller right? Heck, I just got back from the gym.
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Some members over at GAF have a thread going that features photoshopped images of Shigeru Miyamoto and Reggie of Nintendo fame. The thread is definitely worth taking a look at.
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New Gears of War Screens
Posted by Brandon Gribin Categories: Screenshots, Survival Horror, Xbox Live,
Jeux-France has posted a series of new Gears of War images. Gears of War is slated to ship later this year for the Xbox 360. Epic’s developing the tactical action/survival-horror title. From the images, it is looking great.
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Many hardcore gamers claim they’re “addicting to games” or that “games are addicting.” In truth though, these individuals most likely aren’t refering to the word addicting in the traditional sense.
In fact, dictionary.com has different definitions for the word addicting.
ad·dict ( P ) Pronunciation Key (-dkt)
tr.v. ad·dict·ed, ad·dict·ing, ad·dicts
1. To cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance: The thief was addicted to cocaine.
2. To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually or compulsively: The child was addicted to video games.n. (dkt)
1. One who is addicted, as to narcotics or a compulsive activity.
2. A devoted adherent; a fan: “We are all… addicts of change” (Christopher Lasch).
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Nintendo DS Hard To Find In Japan
Posted by Brandon Gribin Categories: Corporate News, Nintendo DS,
Nintendo’s sorry. This is in regards to Japanese consumers who want a DS, but haven’t been able to get one. According to Game Daily, “The DS has actually become the fastest selling system in Japanese history, with over 5 million units sold in that country alone.” The fastest selling system in Japanese history! If that’s not an accomplishment, we don’t know what is. Keep up the good work Nintendo! Just keep up with the supply count as well.
Here’s some of what Nintendo said:
“During the year-end period, there was a shortage of our company’s portable gaming system, the Nintendo DS, due to a flood of demand which far exceeded our expectations,” said the release by Nintendo translated by YamaKiyo Press. “We greatly apologize for inconveniencing all of our customers and retailers.”
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Microsoft And Sony To Duke It Out Online
Posted by Brandon Gribin Categories: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox Live,
According to Bill Gates, that is. Here’s what the man recently said:
“We’ve got a lot of things that they don’t know that we’re doing, so we’ll keep them on edge a bit….We had to learn a lot with Xbox 1, and the decision to require broadband, to go with VoIP, but we learned a lot about wanting to put things into the operating system so you can chat even while you’re playing the games, it’s really a level of richness that the games are built on top of that we didn’t have that last time.
“We learned how to do that, we learned about contests and spectators, and so this is really a second generation of Live for us. It’s very based on software expertise, so it will be interesting to see what Sony does in that dimension.”
He added, “I don’t think there’s any doubt we’ll have a substantially higher share in this generation than we had last generation. It depends on our execution, it depends on Sony’s execution. This is a business we’re committed to, so we’re just going to keep doing our best.”
We’re excited as anyone about all of this. Personally, my favorite feature of the Xbox 360 may very well be its online integration. Being able to pull up your friends list whenever, check their accomplishments, and see what they’re up to at all times is pure bliss. Additionally, the Xbox Live Arcade has brought many treasures. Furthermore, on somewhat of a downer, he added that Halo 3 won’t nessicarily be released against PS3’s launch (as he had previously indicated) but when Bungie feels the game is ready.
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Before you flame us and declare this “old news,” I’ll admit that this quiz has been floating around the internet for some time. I had to take the quiz a couple days ago for a Fundamentals of Video Games course I’m taking this quarter and found the quiz to be both interesting and humorous. So go take the quiz and report back to us if you’d like to let us know which pre-1985 character you are.
Me? Why…
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This Week’s Best Selling Games
Posted by Brandon Gribin Categories: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Gamecube, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360,
Thanks to Next Generation, this week’s best selling games from Gamestop’s Amazon.com storefront follow. Click through to see them.
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10 Most Interesting People In 2005 Gaming
Posted by Brandon Gribin Categories: Corporate News,
GamerGod has published a list of what it believes it have been the ten most interesting people in our industry last year. It follows:
10. Patrick Wildenborg - Hot Coffee unlicker.
9. Jessica Chobot - PSP Licker.
8. Rod Blagojevich - Illinois Governor, involved in “Hot Coffee” ordeal.
7. Patricia Vance - ESRB President
6. Will Wright - creator of Spore
5. John Smedley - CEO Sony Online Entertainment
4. Old Grandma Hardcore - Gaming Gradmother with a blog
3. Brenda Braithwaite - “Playboy: The Mansion” lead designer
2 Leroy Jenkins - Involved with a popular World of Warcraft video.
1. Jack Thompson - Lawyer involved with “Hot Coffee” combat.
If you’d link more of a description on any of the people listed, let us know.
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