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Video shows a side by side comparison of Soul Calibur IV on the PS3 and X-box 360.
Watch a two part walkthrough of Gears of War 2 with a special surprise at the end.
A Japanese magazine scan has revealed that R2-D2 from Starwars will be a playable character in the upcoming Soul Calibur IV.
It is unclear from the scan whether R2-D2 will be a system specific character like Darth Vader and Yoda.
Here's a Translation of the Profile of R2-D2 according to the scan.
Age: Unknown
Race: Astromech Droid
Place of Birth: Industrial Automation
Height: 96cm
Weight: Depends on add on gear
Birth Date: Unknown
Blood Type: None
Weapon: Stun Arm, Saber Launcher
Style: J Type Defense Program
Family: Many Others of the same type
A rumoured tracklist appears on a website and it appears to be a pretty good example of either what is featuring or could feature!
There is a lot wrong with Too Human; the camera is difficult to control, the graphics are a bit sub-par, the graphical style is way more than sub-par, the animations are of the worst level of quality, the music is generic, and the voice acting is quite bad (though in the videogame business that means it's pretty average).
However, when playing the game there is an inescapable, pervasive sense of fun that you just can't put your finger on.
VGChartz reports that their estimated worldwide hardware and software chart for week ending July 18th, 2008 is as follows:
Hardware Totals: [Last Week #]
DSL: 465,874 (-2%) [476,583]
Wii: 367,552 (+8%) [338,884]
PSP: 228,299 (+12%) [203,993]
360: 164,980 (+46%) [113,345]
PS3: 157,990 (-12%) [178,948]
PS2: 105,041 (+7%) [98,033]
Top 15 Software Worldwide:
1 Dragon Quest V (DS) 679,461 679,461 [NEW]
2 Wii Sports (Wii) 329,968 26,207,276
3 NCAA Football 09 (360) 290,627 290,627 [NEW]
4 Wii Fit (Wii) 177,528 5,807,191
5 Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 173,879 6,435,346
6 Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon 2: Time / Darkness (DS) 158,526 2,817,388
7 Wii Play (Wii) 153,390 13,694,627
8 Gundam Battle Universe (PSP) 152,722 152,722 [NEW]
9 NCAA Football 09 (PS3) 124,663 124,663 [NEW]
10 Super Smash Bros Brawl (Wii) 111,602 6,318,173
11 Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS) 99,760 602,040
12 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3) 95,680 2,577,415
13 Nintendogs (DS) 76,133 19,038,481
14 New Super Mario Bros (DS) 73,405 15,072,890
15 Brain Training (DS) 71,851 13,619,456
Other New Releases:
16 NCAA Football 09 (PS2) 71,288 71,288 [NEW]
33 Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi (PS3) 1 38,398 38,398 [NEW]
35 NCAA Football 09 All-Play (Wii) 37,183 37,183 [NEW]
48 Rock Band Track Pack Volume 1 (Wii) 30,906 30,906 [NEW]
Software Totals: [Last Week Total]
DSL: 2,751,481 (+32%) [2,091,747] Tie Ratio: 3.53
Wii: 2,043,507 (+3%) [1,991,000] Tie Ratio: 4.95
360: 1,473,016 (+17%) [1,257,877] Tie Ratio: 6.85
PS3: 963,539 (0%) [962,246] Tie Ratio: 4.46
PS2: 611,047 (-17%) [733,990] Tie Ratio: n/a
PSP: 535,263 (+46%) [367,185] Tie Ratio: 2.09
DarkZero: The Xbox 360 demo will be available on Thursday July 31st and the PS3 version will be arriving a week later on August 7th. No reason was given for the weeks delay on Sony's console.
You don't need a certified games "journalist" to explain why Grand Theft Auto IV is awesome or that the Dirty Dancing videogame is shit. You're intelligent. You know what kinds of games you love and which ones you despise.
But once in a while, there's that rare occasion where you've got a few extra dollars burning a hole in your pocket and have enough leftover to splurge on a game that you're on the fence about. And when it comes to these situations, it's frustrating when the professional critics seem to be sitting on the same fence as you.
The average score on an aggregator site like Metacritic may seem like it's giving you an accurate idea of how good or bad a game is. But dig a little deeper and you'll often find that one overly enthusiastic review is responsible for letting an obviously awful title scrape by with a so-so seven out of ten score.
Kotaku: In the second round of oral arguments for the Itagaki vs. Tecmo suit, Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki submitted evidence that included an affidavit from Ninja Gaiden II producer Yoshifuru Okamoto, a contract from 2005 that seems to clearly state terms of the Dead or Alive 4 bonus and a voice recording of Tecmo president Yoshimi Yasuda. Itagaki is suing Tecmo over unpaid DoA4 wages.
Kotaku obtained copies of both the secret recording and the contract and translated both for this story.
For the first time in forever, there isn't a video game for the new Batman film (yet). Here's why that's a great thing.
GamingShogun reports on a message received from Pete Hines stating that the first of many official Fallout 3 comic strips, created by the guys at Penny Arcade, has been posted online for your viewing pleasure...
Games radar writes: "we compiled game review scores (collected from Metacritic) by genre to show you which console does each kind of game best, in the most unbiased way we can."
Kotaku:
"See Brian try to talk the head of Sega of America into launching Dreamcast 2 to take on the Wii.
Dreamcast 2? Seaman 2? Shenmue 3? Hear Simon Jeffery crush all of your Sega wet dreams."
Stephen Totilo writes:
"Microsoft didn't exactly drop the price of the Xbox 360 the weekend before E3. They merely lowered the price on the discontinued 20GB Pro version to $299 in order to make room at $349 for a new 60GB Pro model.
Why do that?
And why not use this opportunity to kill off the hard-drive-free Arcade version of the machine?
Don Mattrick, head of Xbox at Microsoft, broke it down for me at E3..."
Guardian.UK Writes: "The news that Games for Windows Live - essentially a PC version of Xbox Live - will now be available for free makes it increasingly difficult for Microsoft to justify charging a subscription to Xbox Live.
I'm a big fan of Xbox Live. Friend lists, achievements, ease of use - Live still towers above the Playstation and Wii online services. But then it should. Live costs around 40 quid a year, Sony and Nintendo's offerings are free. Sure the service is good but how long can Microsoft get away with charging?"
"TGR was lucky enough to have an interview with CEO of Silicon Knights Denis Dyack to talk about upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive Too Human. Since this is Silicon Knights' first game for Xbox 360, we thought it would be good to ask Dyack how the experience has been and his overall thoughts on the console"
Despite being only about $50 a year, you have to wonder if Xbox Live is really worth the price. Jereme Puik from GamePlasma certainly thinks that this will not even be a question with the new updates for Xbox Live.
Quote from Mwgamer.com
"Final Fantasy 13 was the biggest moment of what turned out to be a damn squib of an E3, but even this could turn out to be over-shadowed by events Square can't control, Minimum Wage Gamer has tasked their best investigator to find out 5 reasons why Final Fantasy on the 360 wont be A PS3 Killer. So Click the link below ,grab a beer or your respective drink and get ready for Minimum Wage Gamers (www.mwgamer.com) 5 reasons why Final Fantasy on the 360 wont be A PS3 Killer."
XboxOz360 writes:
What the heck... ALL CLASSES?
Okay so I'm in the camp that was not sure about the game when I started playing. But after replaying it and getting used to its controls and camera, I've spent several hours loving it... particularly since I learnt to unlock ALL THE CLASSES in the demo.
I was immensely disappointed when I initially loaded the demo that I couldn't play as all the classes. But armed with the knowledge that Silicon Knights has a penchant for hiding secrets a plenty in their titles, along with Denis Dyack dropping heavy hints over at Gamespot, I decided to hit Google to see what I was missing...
The cheeky buggers at Silicon Knights had inserted an Easter Egg to unlock ALL CLASSES in the demo!
We've placed Dimascus' instructional video at the bottom of the page... but if you'd prefer a layman's guide in the most straightforward of ten steps, look right below...
Legendary head of Lionhead Studios Peter Molyneux has said he feels sorry for Denis Dyack, the developer of upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive Too Human.
He told VideoGamer.com: "I feel sorry for Denis Dyack because you know, I think a few things were said wrong, there was that really unfortunate showing at E3 a few years ago. Everyone got on the bandwagon of saying things about Too Human. Now I've played it and, you know, it's a good game. It doesn't deserve a lot of that harsh criticism. But as soon as something starts it's very hard to turn the tide and pull it back again. Unless you've got something in your back pocket to say "Ahaa, but what about this?" then it's really really tough."
