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PSN hit sees price cut too.
New DLC is on the way for Joe Danger, PlayStation Network’s fun racer/platformer hybrid.
According to the PlayStation Blog, developer Hello Games is prepping new characters, all with their own bikes, special moves and collectibles.
“Firstly we have the ghoulish, undead Knight ‘Sir Bonehead’, collecting Holy Grails to undo the curse of the Lady of the Lake,” revealed managing director Sean Murray.
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Nielsen reports that Apple’s tablet computer is edging out DS, PS3 on wish lists of children aged 6-12; similar results for 13 and over.
In the past, a DS seemed an ideal Christmas gift for a young person. However, according to a new report from market-research group Nielsen, a safer bet this year is a product from Apple, not Nintendo.
According to a survey of buyer intent among children aged 6-12, the most sought-after item in the next six months is an iPad. Some 31 percent of those responding wanted one of the tablet computers, followed by a personal computer and iPod Touch at 29 percent. Some 25 percent of respondents wanted a product on the DS platform, including the DSi and DSi XL.
Other gaming platforms fared worse, with just 21 percent of respondents wanting a PlayStation 3. Some 20 percent were in the market for an iPhone or the 3DS, which will make its debut in March. Only 18 percent of respondents wanted a Wii in the next half-year, one percentage point more than those seeking a PlayStation Move. The Xbox 360’s Kinect motion-sensing system scored even lower with 14 percent–the same percentage as the PSP. The Xbox 360 console itself was the lowest-ranked gaming offering with just 12 percent.
Among consumers 13 and above, the iPad also bested gaming devices–but only just. Some 18 percent of those surveyed wanted Apple’s tablet, less than wanted a computer (20 percent), a television set (19 percent), or a non-iPhone smartphone (19 percent). The most sought-after console was the Wii, with 15 percent demand, followed by the PlayStation 3 with 13 percent demand. The iPod touch also boasted 13 percent demand.
Only 9 percent of respondents wanted an Xbox 360 or a PlayStation Move, whereas just 8 percent were interested in a Kinect or a DS. Some 6 percent wanted a 3DS, and just 5 percent were interested in a PSP.
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DR2: Case Zero, Sonic 4 lead the way.
Microsoft’s Xbox Live service has enjoyed another record breaking month, according to a study carried out by market research firm Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment (FADE).
CVG report that it took $11.2 million in sales last month, up 91 per cent from last October. Year-to-date revenues have now broken the $100 million mark.
The top 10 bestsellers for October worked out like this:
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Homefront “a work of speculative fiction.”
You may have read this morning about serious clashes between North Korean and South Korean forces, sadly resulting in the death of at least two soldiers and threats of impending missile strikes.
You may also have read about the forthcoming Homefront, a possibly prescient THQ shooter telling the story of a North Korean-instigated World War III.
Eurogamer got in touch with THQ to find out if escalating tensions in the region might threaten the release of the game, and whether its writer, John Milius, has an inside man in Kim Jong-Il’s war room.
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XBLA/PSN puzzler next for Schafer’s crew.
Tim Schafer’s Double Fine studio has announced its next title a puzzle adventure called Stacking, due on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade in Spring 2011.
The game, to be published by THQ, sees you take control of a small Russian matryoshka you know, one of those ‘nesting’ dolls that opens up to reveal another doll, which opens up to reveal another doll, and so on.
You have to jump inside other matryoshkas to take on new abilities such as jumping into a female doll to distract a guard so you can sneak through a door.
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Sold a quarter of Move’s tally.
Kinect’s Japan launch has failed to replicate the system’s success in Europe and the US.
Japanese gaming blog Hachimaki, as translated by 1Up, reported that Microsoft’s new peripheral got “off to a pretty rough start” at one of the country’s biggest retailers.
A merchandiser for retail chain Tsutaya wrote in the Mainichi Shimbun that Kinect was selling around “one fourth” of the PlayStation Move controller, despite the fact that Sony’s add-on had been on sale for a month.
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Sold a quarter of Move’s tally.
Kinect’s Japan launch has failed to replicate the system’s success in Europe and the US.
Japanese gaming blog Hachimaki, as translated by 1Up, reported that Microsoft’s new peripheral got “off to a pretty rough start” at one of the country’s biggest retailers.
A merchandiser for retail chain Tsutaya wrote in the Mainichi Shimbun that Kinect was selling around “one fourth” of the PlayStation Move controller, despite the fact that Sony’s add-on had been on sale for a month.
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House of Mario to showcase at electronics mega-expo following a 16 year absence; 3DS expected to be on display
If anything, the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show will be known for one thing: The year Nintendo returned. This morning, the Consumer Electronics Association, which organizes the event, revealed that after a 16-year absence, the House of Mario will be back displaying its wares on the show floor.
Nintendo will be joined at CES by its two main rivals in the gaming market, Microsoft and Sony, which are regular exhibitors at the event. The former will kick off the event with a keynote address from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer the evening of Wednesday, January 5. The expo proper will begin the following day, and run through January 9.
Though no specific information was given on Nintendo’s CES lineup, a sure bet is the 3DS, Nintendo’s forthcoming handheld. The portable goes on sale in Japan on February 26 for ¥25,000 ($299), with North American and European launches following in March. No Western price has been announced for the 3DS, which offers up 3D graphics without the need for 3D glasses. However, expectations are high, with Nintendo itself predicting 4 million 3DS systems will be sold by March 31, the end of its fiscal year.
For more on the 3DS, peruse GameSpot’s feature on the handheld–The 3DS: What We Know So Far. GameSpot will also be on hand at CES 2011 with full coverage of the event, which is expected to draw over 100,000 attendees.
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Sony says 20 first-party games are being given three-dimensional graphics; third-party 3D outreach on the rise.
Sony has made much of its 3D PlayStation 3 initiative since the console was given the capability in June. Now the company is saying exactly how much 3D content is in the pipeline for the console–and it’s a lot of content, apparently. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe studio director Mick Hocking told Develop magazine that the electronics giant is readying a wave of 3D games for the PS3.
“We’re applying 3D to more than 20 internal games at Sony,” said Hocking. “Overall we have more than 50 titles currently being converted into 3D, and this number is growing fast.”
Hocking did not mention any specific first-party PS3 3D titles other than Killzone 3, which will ship on February 22, 2011. Tomorrow, one of Sony’s highest profile games of this generation, Gran Turismo 5, will launch with 3D support. Other games boasting 3D support include Wipeout HD, Super Stardust HD, PAIN, The Fight: Lights Out, the recently released Sly Collection, and next year’s Team Ico Collection.
As far as third parties go, Hocking said Sony was increasing its 3D outreach to them. “We’re actively talking to developers and publishers, and we’re also offering training to them to help them get up to speed with 3D,” he said. “3D isn’t just about adding depth to a picture–developers need to know how to get the very best out of the technology on PS3 and we’ll ensure that they do.”
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Sony says 20 first-party games are being given three-dimensional graphics; third-party 3D outreach on the rise.
Sony has made much of its 3D PlayStation 3 initiative since the console was given the capability in June. Now the company is saying exactly how much 3D content is in the pipeline for the console–and it’s a lot of content, apparently. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe studio director Mick Hocking told Develop magazine that the electronics giant is readying a wave of 3D games for the PS3.
“We’re applying 3D to more than 20 internal games at Sony,” said Hocking. “Overall we have more than 50 titles currently being converted into 3D, and this number is growing fast.”
Hocking did not mention any specific first-party PS3 3D titles other than Killzone 3, which will ship on February 22, 2011. Tomorrow, one of Sony’s highest-profile games of this generation, Gran Turismo 5, will launch with 3D support. Other games boasting 3D support include Wipeout HD, Super Stardust HD, PAIN, The Fight: Lights Out, the recently released Sly Collection, and next year’s Team Ico Collection.
As far as third parties go, Hocking said Sony was increasing its 3D outreach to them. “We’re actively talking to developers and publishers, and we’re also offering training to them to help them get up to speed with 3D,” he said. “3D isn’t just about adding depth to a picture–developers need to know how to get the very best out of the technology on PS3 and we’ll ensure that they do.”
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