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Playstation 2 News

PS3 Review: Final Fantasy XIII

We've never seen such a massive clamor for a review, so now that it's here, you can all finally stop asking. Here's the first of two epic takes!

Brink Will Not Favor Any One Platform

Splash Damage is taking a "platform agnostic" approach to their encouraging project, which means nobody will have to suffer through a poor port.

Uncharted 2 Dominates Yet Another Awards Ceremony

The award haul for Uncharted 2 could fill an ocean liner. After nearly sweeping the AIAS awards, Naughty Dog's gem just did it again at GDC 2010.

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Xbox 2 News

Xaviant LLC licenses CryEngine 3

Crytek's latest game development solution to be used by Georgia-based developer Xaviant for new multi-platform title Lichdom.


GDC 2010: Backbreaker Gameplay Clips

Backbreaker (X360)
Touchdowns, interceptions, and more.


Square Enix Working on Next Generation Engine

Company looks forward to upcoming systems and seek top talent for engine work.


Nintendo Wii News

Torchlight Headed for Consoles Soon?

Torchlight

Torchlight was the toast of the dungeon-crawling crowd when it released on PC last year, but what if your rig just doesn't cut the mustard? No worries -- word on the street suggests Runic Games' debut could be headed to a console near you.

Game Informer first picked up on a quote from Runic CEO Max Schaefer, who recently showed up on The Rumble Pack podcast. "We're going to put some serious effort into it -- pretty quick -- getting Torchlight onto consoles," Schaefer confessed on The Rumble Pack.

Nothing's official just yet, but Schaefer did mention that they're talking with multiple publishing partners to help make Torchlight on consoles a reality. Whether he means a full retail package or a Xbox Live Arcade/PlayStation Network release remains to be seen, but we'll keep you updated as more announcements are made.


Rock Band Offers Three Doors Down, Mute Math Next Week

Lady Gaga In addition to the Lady Gaga DLC that was announced earlier this week, Harmonix has revealed four more Rock Band tracks scheduled to become available next week. Songs by Three Doors Down, Mute Math, and The Subways are all queued up for the Rock Band music store next Tuesday, May 16 on Xbox 360 and Wii, with a PlayStation 3 release planned for Thursday, May 18.

The developers have also posted a list of all the latest songs that were added to the Xbox 360's Rock Band Network store over the last week. The grand total for the platform's second week: 23 new tracks, including downloads from Flight of the Conchords, Jonathan Coulton, The Shins, and many others.

The Lady Gaga four-pack will cost you $6.99 (560 Microsoft points) on Xbox 360 and PS3. Individual tracks are all going for the standard $1.99 (160 Microsoft points; 200 Wii Points). Price varies on the Rock Band Network DLC, but it ranges between $1 (80 Microsoft points), $2 (160 Microsoft points), and $3 (240 Microsoft points) per track.


February NPDs: 360 Overtakes Wii, BioShock 2 Tops Software


The Wii doesn't often fall off its perch atop the console crowd, and when it does it's worth noting. The Wii slipped below the Xbox 360 this month, though the reasons aren't easy to identify. None of the consoles have seen price drops, so this seems more of a natural equalizing of the consoles than we've seen in months past. The last time the Wii slipped below another console was September of 2009, due to the PS3 price drop and launch of the Slim. The last time the 360 topped the Wii was September of 2007, during the Halo 3 launch. Now that the three are on par without any particular mitigating factors, we may see them swapping spots for a while.

Year-over-year sales were down, though the consoles saw moderate gains from January of this year. Still, all of the hardware manufacturers have reason to celebrate this month. The PlayStation 3 sales are up 30%, the 360 is on top of the console market, and Nintendo always has its trusty DS to sell like hotcakes.

February 2010 Hardware Sales

  • Nintendo DS -- 613,200
  • Xbox 360 -- 422,000
  • Wii -- 397,900
  • PlayStation 3 -- 360,100
  • PlayStation Portable -- 133,400
  • PlayStation 2 -- 101,900

PC Games News

Square Enix Working on Next Generation Engine

Company looks forward to upcoming systems and seek top talent for engine work.


Star Trek Online - Expanding Universe: Part 1

Star Trek Online (PC)
Check out some of the exciting content the Cryptic Studios team is working on from the upcoming updates.


Star Trek Online Update - "Expanding Universe: Part I"

Star Trek Online (PC)
Good news for Trekkers.


PlayStation Portable News

February NPDs: 360 Overtakes Wii, BioShock 2 Tops Software


The Wii doesn't often fall off its perch atop the console crowd, and when it does it's worth noting. The Wii slipped below the Xbox 360 this month, though the reasons aren't easy to identify. None of the consoles have seen price drops, so this seems more of a natural equalizing of the consoles than we've seen in months past. The last time the Wii slipped below another console was September of 2009, due to the PS3 price drop and launch of the Slim. The last time the 360 topped the Wii was September of 2007, during the Halo 3 launch. Now that the three are on par without any particular mitigating factors, we may see them swapping spots for a while.

Year-over-year sales were down, though the consoles saw moderate gains from January of this year. Still, all of the hardware manufacturers have reason to celebrate this month. The PlayStation 3 sales are up 30%, the 360 is on top of the console market, and Nintendo always has its trusty DS to sell like hotcakes.

February 2010 Hardware Sales

  • Nintendo DS -- 613,200
  • Xbox 360 -- 422,000
  • Wii -- 397,900
  • PlayStation 3 -- 360,100
  • PlayStation Portable -- 133,400
  • PlayStation 2 -- 101,900

Sony's GDC 2010 Press Conference Now Over

Live Streaming by Ustream.TV

The 2010 Game Developers Conference is taking place in San Francisco this week, but you can watch Sony's press conference today in whatever room of your home you deem fit thanks to the glorious live stream above (and yes, pants are completely optional, provided sans-pants is appropriate attire for the room you pick).

The conference kicks off at 4PM PST (7PM EST), so come back in a few hours to watch whatever big reveals and announcements Sony has planned as they happen. Will we get more info on their motion controller? Maybe the first official motion controller games? Maybe an actual name besides "Sony Motion Controller"? Or maybe new games that don't have to do with the motion controller at all!

Come back at 4PM, and we'll all find out together.


All about Japan's Anti-Violence Game Rating System

CERO

In Japan, the equivalent of the ESRB is the Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO), the industry outfit responsible for giving content ratings to every console game released in the country. CERO rates based on a scale of five letters: A (all ages), B (ages 12 and up), C (ages 15 and up), D (ages 17 and up), and Z (ages 18 and up only).

That "only" attached to the Z rating has been the source of consternation for many a gamer in Japan. Unlike the ESRB's "Adults Only" rating, CERO's Z seems to be applied almost exclusively based on violence standards -- if there's too much blood, you're out. What's worse, while a Z on the box isn't as bad as an AO rating in America (or being refused classification at all in Australia, effectively banning it from shelves), it essentially means that the game cannot be advertised in any public manner within Japan.

The situation came to a head recently when Sony's God of War III was given a Z, even though the first two games both got D ratings in Japan. Game-store owners were, to say the least, miffed. "[The Z rating] basically means I can engage in no practical advertising," one Tokyo-based store owner blogged last month. "There are no TV ads, no videos playing in the store. The best I can do is put up posters and flyers, but no matter how great the game is, you can't show what makes it fun with still images. Capcom [the publisher of GOW 1 and 2 in Japan] spent all this time building up the brand, and now it's all ruined!"


Nintendo DS News

Pokemon Video Game Championship is Back

New game, new rules, new venues.


Pokemon Ranger Tops the Japanese Charts

Pokemon Ranger and .hack//Link lead the software charts.


Activision Announces Build-A-Bear Workshop Titles For Wii and Nintendo DS

Build-A-Bear Workshop: Welcome to Hugsville (DS)
Kids and parents will love visiting Friendship Valley and Hugsville this spring.