Entries from December 2006

December 21, 2006

X-Box 360 News…

Not Much Here
 
But for fans of Halo series, a Halo 3 development documentary, lasting seven minutes, with interviews with the artists, animators, and designers centering around the Brutes, was released on X-Box Live Marketplace on the 21st. Bungie took a look at the final product that was Halo 2 characters and contrasted that product with [...]

December 21, 2006

Playstation 3 News…

Remember the PSX?
 
In case the original versions of the Playstation 3 simply wasn’t enough of a media center for you, there’s another version of the PS3 in wait (I am calling it the PS3X).
 
In an interview with Sony’s Ken Kutaragi, Kutaragi planning an AV-centric PS3, much like the failed PSX. This AV-centric PS3 would feature [...]

December 21, 2006

Nintendo Wii News…

One Step Forward, One Step Back
 
Earlier this week, the Wii managed to launch its forecast channel in North America, on December 19th, earlier than expected. Users were able to download the channel through a free system update, which could then provide updated weather reports and forecasts, after filling in the proper information. Also, the Wii’s [...]

December 21, 2006

New Titles and Announcements…

From Pokemon Diamond and Pearl to Medal of Honor to Gripshift
 
Releases
 
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl will finally be heading out to the Gameboy DS for the US…in April of 2007. The 22nd to be exact.
 
The new pair of games will be featuring new pokemon and a new region, as seen in the hit anime series, of [...]

December 21, 2006

Thanks For Letting Them Know Their Time Is Up…

With The Honorable, But Somewhat Askew Lifetime Achievement Award
 
 
Former Nintendo of America president Minoru Arakawa and former Nintendo of America chairman emeritus Howard Lincoln will be the first recipients of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences lifetime achievement award on February 8th, 2007, presented by chairman and CEO of Electronic Arts, Larry Probst. The [...]

December 19, 2006

Prince of Persia–Now A Trilogy…

For excited fans of the Prince of Persia series, a new entry for the best-seller is slated for the Wii in March 2007, with an excellent summary available for the title: Prince of Persia: Rival Swords. Expect what you know of the series to stay true. no rebooting or rewrites of the series, same mixture [...]

December 16, 2006

That’s No Surprise…

Nintendo Intends to Replace 3.2 Million Straps…
 
And there you have it. The whole of a post in a title.
 

 

 

 
What? Fine, fine, fine.
 
Now we all heard how people have been bashing TVs, fans, themselves–whatever managed to get caught in their rampage of playing Wii sports. Heh, or maybe Red Steel or Twilight Princess. J/k.
 
In [...]

December 16, 2006

Advent Children Collector’s Set…

Woot!
 
Yes, yes! Square-Enix and Sony Pictures will be releasing a limited edition collectors set of Advent Children, featuring Last Order in February. Among the features is Going the Distance, a making of special and will also feature all new English cast interviews.
 
Yay.
 
Though I am not entirely sure I would pay $49.99 for it. But, it [...]

December 15, 2006

Remember “No Longer A Rumor…”…

 
 
 
 
 

Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance World Maps
Confirmed!
Well, now I finally have official confirmation of Ivalice Alliance. Thank you, Game Informer, who has at least a post about this, unlike GameSpot.
(Don’t get me wrong, GameSpot is reliable and all, but there’s something I detest about it. Thanks for all the great info, [...]

December 15, 2006

Why I Love Game Informer…

 Do Wii Want More…

There is no such thing as flawless, but I wonder if other Wii owners would like similar changes/upgrades to the Wii (systems). An interesting article on Game Informer on what they would like changed about Wii, since invariably, consoles DO change from their initial launch.
Also, the article takes a very nice look [...]