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Gaming => Video Game Generation => Topic started by: Tan on January 25, 2007, 01:50:37 PM



Title: Gaming News January 25th 2007
Post by: Tan on January 25, 2007, 01:50:37 PM
Everybody feel free to throw in some links here to interesting gaming news for everyone else to enjoy, this will probably become a daily thread so early morning keeners feel free to start one as well if it isn't up already.  ;D

PSP Connect using PGR3 Screenshot
from Major Nelson

The headline says it all.

Until they fix it it [sic], you can see that clearly the main image used on Sony's PSP Connect site to promote the Gran Turismo HD Preview was stolen borrowed from the......Read More (http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/01/25/psp-connect-using-pgr3-screenshot.aspx)


The Top 7... series run into the ground
from Games Radar

A game is made, and it turns out to be good. The game comes out, becomes popular... and then becomes a series. Usually, we have nothing bad to say about that. Until, inevitably, things start to slide......Read More (http://www.gamesradar.com/us/psp/game/news/article.jsp?articleId=20070123142252250050&releaseId=20060313155021903080&sectionId=1006&pageId=20070123143240511035)


PS3 European launch date revealed
from BBC News

The long-awaited PlayStation 3 will finally go on sale across Europe on 23 March, and will cost 599 Euros......Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6295359.stm)


The Low Cost of (Guitar) Heroism
from MSNBC

If a teenager can become a make-believe guitar hero, will he ever bother to master the real thing?........Read More (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16720931/site/newsweek/)


Nintendo's Wii to provide AP news
from MSNBC

The Wii News Channel, scheduled to debut Saturday, will primarily feature top news stories and photographs from The Associated Press........Read More (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16805501/)


Virtual Console Sales Top 1.5 Million
from 1up

Maybe there's a more sinister reason why Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past on Virtual Console this past Monday: this morning, they announced they'd surpassed 1.5 million sales on Virtual Console -- as of yesterday........Read More (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3156714)





Title: Re: Gaming News January 25th 2007
Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on January 25, 2007, 02:24:20 PM
Someone finally agrees that Sonic sucks. Thank God.


Title: Re: Gaming News January 25th 2007
Post by: Tynstar on January 25, 2007, 02:56:33 PM
The Top 7... series run into the ground
from Games Radar

A game is made, and it turns out to be good. The game comes out, becomes popular... and then becomes a series. Usually, we have nothing bad to say about that. Until, inevitably, things start to slide......Read More (http://www.gamesradar.com/us/psp/game/news/article.jsp?articleId=20070123142252250050&releaseId=20060313155021903080&sectionId=1006&pageId=20070123143240511035)

I knew Sonic would be #1. Sega has killed Sonic. Hell Sega is killing themselves.


Title: Re: Gaming News January 25th 2007
Post by: James on January 25, 2007, 03:17:20 PM
I'm surprised Mario wasn't on the list, but I suppose he's been more of a theme than a series.


Title: Re: Gaming News January 25th 2007
Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on January 25, 2007, 03:34:32 PM
Well he's still successful.


Title: Re: Gaming News January 25th 2007
Post by: Tan on January 25, 2007, 03:39:07 PM
Well he's still successful.

for every Mario Sunshine there's a NSMB, so it evens out in the end.

$835 US for a PS3 yikes  :o