Filed under: Nintendo DS , PC , Sony PlayStation 2 , Sony PlayStation 3 , Sony PSP , Nintendo Wii , Microsoft Xbox 360
They say records are made to be broken. And all great streaks must come to an end. Today, 45 consecutive weeks of "New games this week" brought to you by Justin McElroy has abruptly ended. For no good reason. As we take a moment to reflect on Justin’s special achievement, we can’t help but acknowledge the magic behind it. What manner of intelligent design commanded his fingertips at the keyboard? How is it that on the day the streak began, Justin seemingly wrote for the day the streak would end? Let us illustrate (with just a few, slight tweaks inserted): "It’s days like this that make us pine for a time machine. Can you imagine being able to tell you from five years ago that the biggest release one week would be an original IP from EA where you [drag] and [drop] arms around to [create new life]? Oh, and also, you appear to ...
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Here are two things I bet you didn’t know about me; I am both rich and famous. Really I am. How do I know? I know because I was included in Justin McElroy’s Joystiq list of rich and famous NXE avatars. I have to give Justin the shout one, because not only did he include me, which is awesome. But also because I... [ Read More ]
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Sony is dubbed as one of the leading manufacturers of gaming consoles in the market today. The PlayStation and PlayStation 2 is one of the most popular gaming consoles in the market and many households all over the world own at least one of these gaming consoles.
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Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3 , Sony PSP , Online
It’s time to go back under the sea with the new exclusive challenge pack for PS3’s BioShock . We’ve gotten some hands-on time with it, so check it out if you just can’t get enough of Rapture. Beyond that, there’s a slew of new DLC and there’s a demo for MotoGP 08. Would you kindly find the full North American update after the break?
PS3 Fanboy has the European PSN update , which deliv... more
Check out this creative marketing campaign for Sony’s PSP gaming console. Have you seen one in your neighborhood? I’m guessing no, since this is actually a concept for a PSP campaign made by a fan. But how cool would it be to spot a transparent PSP with a Tie Fighter, or even Spiderman in the background. Hit the link for more pics. Sony needs to hire this guy at once.
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EA seems to be getting slammed with bad press and lawsuits as of lately, and today a new Class Action Lawsuit has surfaced regarding the Spore Creature Creator Free Trial.* Richard Eldridge filed a claim regarding the fact that SecuROM is secretly installed with the Free Trial of the Creature Creator without the user’s premission.
While I do stand behind him in this lawsuit, I do have to point out there is a small flaw within the claim.* Both this lawsuit and the one before it states... more
EA seems to be getting slammed with bad press and lawsuits as of lately, and today a new Class Action Lawsuit has surfaced regarding the Spore Creature Creator Free Trial.* Richard Eldridge filed a claim regarding the fact that SecuROM is secretly installed with the Free Trial of the Creature Creator without the user’s premission.
While I do stand behind him in this lawsuit, I do have to point out there is a small flaw within the claim.* Both this lawsuit and the one before it states ... more
Poor, wretched EA. First they have to make 600 staff walk the plank , and now they’re being sued all over the place. There are a lot of hackles raised by SecuROM’s secondary effects, like disabling certain drives or legitimate software. A commenter pointed out this page , which lists the current lawsuits (there are four) against EA on this subject.
The most compelling one has to be the newest, regarding Spore’s Creature Creator, a free piece of software if you’l... more
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3 , Microsoft Xbox 360 , First Person Shooters , Online
There’s no such thing as a free lunch, but Valve’s Doug Lombardi figures you already paid your meal ticket when you purchased Team Fortress 2 on the PS3 or Xbox 360. That’s why he wants all future downloadable content for the console versions to be completely free of charge . Of course, it’s not entirely up to him, but Lombardi hopes to get at least some content -- like t... more
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3 , Action , Online
Since the announcement was made last May , Sony has remained somewhat tight-lipped on the topic of SOCOM Confrontation, the multiplayer-only PS3 entry into the Navy-oriented series. The May issue of EGM will end all that, however, with a massive feature on the anticipated title, including all new details and screens. To whet the pallet, Sony has revealed two new screenshots of Confrontation in action, with accompanying informatio... more
Filed under: Nintendo DS , Hacks , Sony PlayStation 3 , Sony PSP , Nintendo Wii , Microsoft Xbox 360
Ah, review scores. Besides letting us skip all that long, boring text that actually describes a game’s high and low points, it also allows for some excellent statistical analysis and fanboy-infuriating numerical rankings. To that end, and spurred on by an similar EA-produced chart , Next-Gen’s Matt Matthews crunched the GameRankings data and ranked the best-reviewed pu... more
Filed under: PC , Sony PlayStation 3 , Microsoft Xbox 360 , Business
Each week Jeff Engel and Geoff Brooks alternate in contributing Counting Rupees , a column on the business behind gaming: Gamers were outraged in recent weeks by a rumor that Xbox Live Arcade royalties were being cut in half for developers; in fact, some developers were reportedly considering moving development from XBLA to the PlayStation Network because of the cuts. It was less clear why Microsoft would do s... more
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