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May
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Opinion: PlayStation Network & Downloadable Games - The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
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[In this in-depth opinion piece we printed on Gamasutra yesterday, I take a look at Sony’s PlayStation Network for the PS3 - and the surprising positive and negatives of how it works for independent and third-party downloadable games.]
Digital game downloads for consoles are in a fascinating position right now. We’ve previously discussed the state […]
May
7
Shocker: Sony thinks the PS3 has a better 2008 line-up than the Xbox 360
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In an absolutely groundbreaking move, Sony has declared that it has a better line-up of games this year than Microsoft! Stop the presses! Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss David Reeves made the claim, and promised that the PlayStation 3 has a "really good Christmas coming up."
It can’t be denied that the black box o’ Blu-ray […]
May
7
Last week, Fronz and Grim gave you lists of the top ten Xbox 360 games that they were each excited the most about this year. Well, we here at Destructoid never like to promote a particular console, lest we be accused of bias/fanboyism — so Gameboi and I have come up with our own top […]
May
7
OMFG! 1UP to premiere exclusive Gears of War 2 gameplay footage this Friday
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Far be it from me to promote someone else’s exclusive content (you know how selfish and monstrous we are here at Destructoid), but I figured you guys would want to know about this one.
1UP and GameVideos are promising the exclusive first footage of Epic’s Gears of War 2 this Friday. In case you haven’t heard, […]
May
7
NVIDIA wants to make its products more ‘consumer friendly’
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The days where we have to spend an excessive amount of time researching video cards are numbered, if NVIDIA has anything to do about it.
NVIDIA’s VP of Content Business Development, Roy Taylor, has told GamesIndustry.biz that the company’s "current range of products is over complicated and too confusing for many customers." He then added that […]
May
7
GameStop, Gamecrazy stop Wii Fit pre-orders, Americans not so lazy after all
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Thinking about picking up your copy of Wii Fit at GameStop or Gamecrazy next week? Maybe when that clerk was harassing you about pre-ordering it you should have given it some thought, cool guy.
According to IGN, both retailers have suspended their pre-orderings, having already sold out of their initial allocations. All hope is not lost […]
May
7
Dr. Mario WiiWare gets a new name and a pricetag
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Ready to fight some nasty germs? I can’t say much for whatever already lives in your bathroom, but as far as WiiWare is concerned, Mario has you covered. A video on the newly launched Nintendo Channel reveals that the newest incarnation of Dr. Mario will be called Dr. Mario Online RX and will cost 1000 […]
May
7
Ubisoft’s first promotional video for new Prince of Persia is a dirty tease
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When the Gametrailers folks emailed us with this new video of Ubisoft’s next-gen Prince of Persia title, I was all like "Oh my God! No way!" They were like "Yeah, totally." And then I said, "That’s going to be soooo sweet!" And then they nodded knowingly before walking off into the sunset.
So imagine my disappointment […]
May
7
Street Fighter movie info: Who the hell is Maya Sunee?
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I’m not so sure about this one, but here goes: the official Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li blog has the first image of one of the film’s characters, Detective May Sunee. Wait … who?
"She’s Bangkok Gangland Homicide," writes Aaron Horwitz on the blog. "A no-nonsense, fast-talking, half-Thai cop who rocks a Ducati and […]
May
7
Fight Night Round 4 to mark Mike Tyson’s triumphant return to videogames
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Electronic Arts and EA Sports have officially announced their return to the ring with Fight Night Round 4, set to ship next year for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
The EA Vancouver developed title will feature a completely re-written gameplay engine that is designed around a physics-based animation system. A variety of legendary boxers and fighting […]