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Sunday, May 18, 2008

PlayStation 3 software sales jump 410% in April


Software sales for Sony's PlayStation 3 leapt 410 per cent in April, with Gran Turismo 5 - Prologue and Grand theft Auto IV leading the field with 2 million sales between them.
"Clearly, the tremendous legacy of Grand Theft Auto on PlayStation, combined with the blockbuster launch of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue packed a one-two punch with consumers at retail this month,"
said Jack Tretton, president of SCEA (Sony Computer Entertainment America).

The PlayStation 3 console itself sold 187,000 units in April a jump of almost 130%.

PlayStation Store downloads on the PlayStation 3 stood at 6 million in the US alone that's 73 million downloads to date. Sony have 3.8 million registered PlayStation accounts in the US.
Over a million portable games were sold in April and hardware sales also rose by 5.4 per cent with the DualShock 3 controller topping $10.9 in sales during the month.

Total revenues were up almost 18 per cent to $1.9 billion - say Sony.

1st gameplay footage of The Conduit New Nintendo Wii FPS



There's at least one original FPS Wii owners can look forward to.



The Conduit looks amazing! Independent developer High Voltage Studios has released the first gameplay trailer for The Conduit, a first-person shooter for the Wii with an impressive game engine behind it.





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The Amazing Brian Train Game free download trial


The Amazing Brain Train Game Summary:
Discover the wild animal terrain aboard The Amazing Brain Train. First, Madeline the Monkey needs to collect all the fruit on the frozen pond. Guide her from one fruit to the next so she can grab it without sliding away. Choose from 15 riveting brain games in five categories such as "Spatial" and "Memory".

Become a Puzzle Prodigy and unlock new trophies in the quirky world of Professor Fizzwizzle.

Power up your intellect and ride The Amazing Brain Train.

Metal Slug 7 and giant mecha fights


Whoa! Metal Slug 7 still has some surprises that I didn’t see when I played it.

This trailer shows two new slugs, the tethered Slug Tank and my favorite addition, the Slug Gigant.

The mammoth slug takes up 4/5ths of the screen and it looks like it was made in a junkyard.

At the tail end of the trailer you can see a few frames of the Slug Gigant fighting another junkyard mech with a missile launcher strapped on its back.

Check around the 1:55 mark to see it.

Watch it here

Source: Siliconera

The Eye of Judgement on PlayStation 3


The Eye Of Judgment presents a new style of gameplay where collectable trading cards, embedded with a CyberCode, are brought to life in the 3D game through The Eye Of Judgment's innovative “9 Fields” battle mat and PlayStation Eye. 

The Eye Of Judgment players compete by selecting a coded card and placing it in front of the PlayStation Eye for their respective creatures to come to life and battle on screen. In The Eye Of Judgment, players take turns placing cards as they jostle for control; the winner is the first player to conquer five of the nine squares of the “9 Fields” battle mat. 

The gamer's task is to conquer the Eye Of Judgment board by deploying their cards more skillfully than their opponent.

Players have four ways to play The Eye Of Judgment, single player against their PS3, against an opponent in two-player mode, against an opponent online, or letting the PS3 play out a round with the cards the player owns. The Eye Of Judgment comes with a starter deck of 30 character and spell cards manufactured by Hasbro. Pre-constructed decks and booster packs, sold separately in stores, can be purchased to strategically build the perfect Eye Of Judgmentdeck using the 110 cards unique cards available.

The Eye Of Judgment Features:
  • Revolutionary new PS3 gameplay: The Eye Of Judgment is based on traditional trading card games and given a new dimension in 3D by next-generation technology.
  • A collaboration: Developed by Hasbro and its Wizards of the Coast subsidiary that produces Magic: The Gathering
  • Four ways to play : The Eye oif Judgement offers player vs. PS3, player vs. player offline, player vs. player online, PS3 vs. PS3 using players own deck.
  • High Definition PS3 visuals: 3D animated characters and vehicles come to life seamlessly into the on camera view of your Eye of Judgement tabletop.
  • One big fun bundle: The Eye Of Judgment comes with PlayStation Eye, 9 Fields mat, stand, a starter deck of 30 Eye of Judgement cards, and a booster pack of 8 cards. More than 100 different characters and spells will be offered via additional Eye of Judgement booster packs and pre-constructed decks, available at major retail chains.
  • Socially engaging: The Eye Of Judgment appeals to gamers of all ages and abilities.

Countdown to Battle of the Bands on Nintendo Wii


Battle of the Bands is the first time a musical “mashup” game has been delivered on Wii, allowing players to battle it out with their preferred musical style.

Battle of the Bands features both an exciting two player versus mode and an extensive single-player campaign where players take on the role of one of eleven bands trying to topple the nefarious big boss Mr. Hong and take control of the faraway city of New Cadenza.

Battle of the Bands introduces the innovative concept of "music switching", putting the player winning the battle in control of the style of music both players hear.


When an opponent turns the tide of battle, the music changes as well, switching between different music styles.

Battle of the Bands features 30 classic and modern chart-topping hits from over the last four decades, all of which have been recorded in five different styles - (rock, funk / hip-hop, country, Latin and marching band) - for the game, resulting in a total of 150 unique, playable recordings.

Age of the Conan - Hyborian Adventures out on PC this week


Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is a monster MMO arriving to reinvigorate online role-players. The famous Conan fantasy world is brought to life with brutal real-time combat, cutting-edge visuals, unique singleplayer and massively multiplayer content, and enormous siege battles.



The Age of Conan Collector's Edition brings together all of this in a package containing a leatherette map of Hyboria, CD soundtrack, two in-game items, exclusive DVD Making-of features and more.

Nintendo top 100 8-bit games - Playable in your browser


Nintendo top 100 8-bit games - Playable in your browser

1 Super Mario Brothers 2 Super Mario Brothers 3 3 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 4 Tetris 5 Legend Of Zelda 6 1942 7 Double Dragon 8 Super Mario Brothers 2 9 Bubble Bobble 10 Bomberman 11 Dr. Mario 12 Contra 13 ExciteBike 14 Mario Is Missing 15 Galaga 16 Kirby's Adventure 17 Paperboy 2 18 Duck Tales 2 19 Mega Man 2 20 R.C. Pro-Am 21 Tecmo Super Bowl 22 Simpsons - Bart v Space Mutants 23 Battletoads & Double Dragon 24 Battle Tank 25 Lifeforce 26 Ghostbusters 27 CastleVania 28 Skate Or Die 29 Spy v Spy 30 Batman 31 Metal Gear 32 Adv. Dungeon & Dragon - Heros of Lance 33 Blades Of Steel 34 Metroid 35 Rampage 36 American Gladiators 37 Donkey Kong 3 38 WWF - Wrestlemania Challenge 39 Marble Madness 40 Simpsons - Bart v The World 41 Monopoly 42 Legend Of Zelda 2: Adventure Of Link 43 Contra Force 44 Family Feud 45 1943 - The Battle Of Midway 46 Tecmo Bowl 47 F-15 Strike Eagle 48 Ironman Stewart's Super Off-Road 49 Ghosts N' Goblins 50 Ms. Pac-Man 51 Back To The Future 52 Yoshi 53 Commando 54 Tennis 55 Pac-Man 56 Jurassic Park 57 Adventure Island 58 Mega Man 59 Micro Machines 60 Tiny Toon Adventures 61 Ice Hockey 62 Paperboy 63 R.B.I. Baseball 3 64 California Games 65 All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros 66 Adv. Dungeon & Dragon - Pool of Radiance 67 Bomberman II 68 Double Dare 69 Pro Wrestling 70 Kid Icarus 71 Adv. Dungeon & Dragon - Dragon Strike 72 CastleVania 2: Simon's Quest 73 Darkwing Duck 74 Bionic Commando 75 10-Yard Fight 76 Al Unser Jr.'s Turbo Racing 77 Adventures of Lolo 78 Simpsons - Bartman Meets Radioactive Man 79 Guerilla War 80 Mega Man 6 81 Donkey Kong Jr. 82 Kung Fu 83 Arkanoid 84 Gradius 85 Mighty Final Fight 86 Goal! Two 87 Adventures In The Magic Kingdom 88 Mega Man 4 89 Batman Returns 90 Mario Brothers 91 Yoshi's Cookie 92 Mega Man 5 93 Conflict 94 Lemmings 95 Donkey Kong Jr. no Sanssu Asobi 96 Q*Bert 97 Mega Man 3 98 Ghostbusters 2 99 Adventure Island II 100 Top Gun

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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Lost Planet - Extreme Condition Colonies Screens


With the news of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition: Colonies Edition going gold, comes some new screens. The Colonies will include the following additions to the game - more

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Hands-on with final version of Metal Gear Solid 4


We were whisked from the title screen – a real-time scene showing a suit-wearing Old Snake in the graveyard from previous trailers – to the Middle East, where after only a few minutes we realized that Kojima has done it again: he's taken MGS in a new direction, with wild ambition, yet still kept sneaking the No. 1 priority.

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