Rumors pertaining to the PSP2 (sometimes called PSP-4000) seem to be getting wilder and more exciting as the days go by. First, we heard about the UMD drive's removal and the addition of sliding screens, but now it's all touch screens (that slide) and dual analog nubs. According to PocketGamer, who apparently spoke with a developer working on the new hardware (and not ... Read more »
EA just hit us with a hook across our face place in the form of the new Fight Night Round 4
trailer you see above. In this latest trailer, the sports giant shows
off a couple of the features that boxing fans will likely enjoy in the
new game, namely the dynamic blood, sweat and tears, as well as the
true inside fighting and glancing blows. Basically, it looks like the
new game will have some improved controls and gameplay, which is
surprising considering that both of those things were pretty top-notch
in the previous Fight Night game.
We've
now played a near final version -- once again starting out in the
jungle -- and, well, we still like it. Luckily we got to see a lot more
of what players are in for and found that, while Kratos
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Capcom isn't content with the five gazillion dollars of money it's made with the Monster Hunter
series in Japan so far. No, the company is looking to make American
gamers follow suit by turning the multiplayer RPG to the gaming
equivalent of crack cocaine. Speaking to MCV, Capcom's Ryozo Tsujimoto admitted there has been a serious lack of marketing for the Monster Hunter games. This will be rectified for the upcoming PSP release, dubbed Monster Hunter Freedom Unite.
"This time we're
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Bplus, developer of Plattchen and Niki - Rock 'n' Ball, both for WiiWare, has just announced its next game, which is weird in a different way from the last two: Vektor Tank, a tank combat game that channels the spirit of the early '90s into one delightfully awkward-looking game.
Judging by this teaser video, Vektor Tank has it all: big ugly polygons, endless, flat expanses, and
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Sega has announced a fourth DS Bleach game, called, appropriately enough, Bleach DS 4th: Flame Bringer. The firsttwo DS games were fighting games developed by Treasure, and the third is an internally-developed tactical RPG. So basically we have no idea what Flame Bringer
will be. The official teaser site isn't telling! We'll find out when
Sega decides to release any gameplay information at all. We're guessing
"RPG," since Treasure
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Ubisoft just announced its first game to take advantage of the DSi's camera feature, and it's, uh, My Healthy Cooking Coach (or simply My Cooking Coach in the UK). The game will work on both DS and DSi, but DSi owners
will have access to ten extra recipes for some reason (mostly just to
make DSi owners feel special, probably), and will be able to use
pictures taken with the DSi camera in their own chef profiles. The
press release mentions DS and
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We don't know if it's their love of dual cameras or their hatred for GBA slots, but people in the UK can't get enough of the DSi. The console has become the fourth-fastest selling in their history, even beating out the original DS and DS Lite, according to GfK-ChartTrack. Only the PSP, PS3 and Wii have done better.
GfK-ChartTrack
spokesman Chris Poole says the company also noted a bump in DS software
sales, especially impressive when you consider that there aren't any
DSi-specific games on shelves.
Have you tried to play WarioWare Snapped!
yet? We have, and we couldn't get past the camera calibration tool. The
game says that our skin tone too closely resembles the color of the
background. Considering our skin is a light peach and the walls are completely white,
we're wondering what the problem is. Also, trying to use the game
against, say, a dark blue background has been no help either. Have any
of you had trouble playing the game, or has it all been smooth sailing?
We've put word in to Nintendo and will be sure to update you as soon as we receive a response.
