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January 29, 2006
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LA sues over sex scenes in "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," game |
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The city of Los Angeles has sued Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. for selling pornographic video games to children.
Los Angeles City Attorney Rockard Delgadillo, in the suit filed on Thursday, accused the game publisher of failing to disclose the pornographic content in its best-selling game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," .to get the game onto shelves of major retailers that do not carry games rated "Adults Only 18+."
Delgadillo said the company further deceived consumers by first claiming that hackers had modified the original version of the games, then announcing a week later that the sex scenes were written into the original game code.
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January 28, 2006
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Microsoft Corp. reaffirmed its target to ship between 4.5 million and 5.5 million Xbox 360 consoles by the end of June despite supply shortages in its fiscal second quarter, a company spokeswoman said on Thursday.
The world's biggest software maker said it expects to make up the shortages over the next two quarters, Colleen Healy, Microsoft's director of investor relations, said.
More at Reuters
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Ape Escape Academy : PSP |
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Ape Escape Academy is now available for purchase.
Publisher: SCEA
Genre: Misc
System: PSP
Wi-Fi: Ad Hoc
Number of Ad Hoc Players: 1-2
Release Date:
01/2006
Features: Memory Stick Duo™
BE THE MASTER OF THE MONKEYS!
Specter has failed over and over again in his attempts at taking over the world, all because of a few bungling monkeys. To rectify his problem, he decides to form the Ape Escape® Academy, where he, serving as principal, will train monkeys to follow his will.
Join Specter and his friends at the Ape Escape Academy and see if you can be the best monkey you can be!
* Compete in over 40 mini-games such as Monkey Hockey, Saru Matador and Monkey Golf, each overflowing with frantic fun and wacky-humor with up to 100 variations of each game.
* Featuring Wi-Fi Wireless LAN (AD HOC) connectivity, 1-2 players can challenge anyone with a PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) system and the game with the general vicinity.
* Unique Tic-Tac-Toe style interface provides distinctive and unique game progression.
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January 27, 2006
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Homebrew games and Emulation on PSP 2.50! |
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PSP hacker guru Fanjita has completed his first release of a new loader for 2.01+ PSP's called eLoader. While 2.60 is not currently supported, this is a major accomplishment in unleashing homebrew on all systems writes PSP updates
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January 26, 2006
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Major update for Dashboard and games “out soon”; webcam on the way |
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An inside source at Microsoft informed the guys at xboxic about an upcoming update for the Xbox 360. Microsoft hopes the update will address the common problems in both games and the system itself writes xboxic. It will contain fixes for all currently known lockups in games, missing or impossible to get achievements and a bunch of new functionality in the Dashboard.
The Xbox 360 webcam accessory is going to be released simultaneously or slightly after, because one of the Dashboard modifications is going to be camera support.
Seen at Engadget
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January 19, 2006
CNET News.com recently caught up with Reggie Fils-Aime, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Nintendo America, and asked him about the company's plans going forward.
Shorthand Goodies
True Xbox 360 Experience will cost you $700 - Nintendo plans to target poor folk.
"For American consumers to get into the Xbox 360 franchise, with games and extra contollers, they had to spend more than $700, not including an HD TV, which is really the only way to positively experience 360. We resolve at Nintendo to remain within reach for the vast majority of our consumers.
The next-generation console from Nintendo, code-named Revolution, will cost less than $300. ... Fils-Aime adds
Sony's PSP has more buzz the Nintendo DS?
The DS is outselling PSP across the world. The DS is also generating huge buzz in the blogosphere. The fact is, we have a number of not only worldwide but even U.S.-centric million-unit selling games, and Sony doesn't.
We have games that are successfully expanding the audience for gaming for DS, and that's not true for Sony. The buzz for the DS is huge and growing, and the most anticipated handheld titles are on our platform, not on Sony's.
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In an interview featured in yesterday's edition of Japanese newspaper Sankei Shinbun, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata stated, "We can't disclose the Revolution's release period yet, but we have no plans to miss out on the year-end sales battle. As for North America, we need to release it by Thanksgiving, or otherwise we won't receive support from the retail industry. So the Revolution will be released prior to that period."
Iwata reiterated that the console will be reasonably priced. "The amount of money that people are willing to spend on videogames is getting less every year," he said. "Even if it's a superb machine, it's not going to sell if it's 50,000 yen ($434). We plan to make [the Revolution] an affordable price."
Iwata also told the Sankei Shinbun that a working model close to the final form factor of the Revolution will be shown at E3 in May via GameSpot
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January 17, 2006
According to the latest issue of Japanese Gaming Magazine, Famitsu, Sony Computer Entertainment is experimenting with some new features for the PSP with three of its upcoming titles. The games I.Q. Mania, XI Coliseum, and Bomberman: Bakufuu Sentai Bombermen, will include a number of unique goodies that take advantage of the handheld's Wi-Fi abilities reports PSP Scene
Up until now, PSP owners could only compete against each other over Wi-Fi when both parties owned a copy of the game. However, the three aforementioned games will include game sharing, which allows users to play multiplayer games with only one copy of the game. The only catch is those involved must own a copy of one of the three games. For example, if one gamer owns I.Q. Mania and another owns Bomberman, the two players can play a multiplayer game of I.Q. Mania or Bomberman together.
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January 16, 2006
Microsoft Corp. has sold 600,000 of its new Xbox 360 video game consoles in the United States since its November launch, reports Reuters
The Xbox 360 debuted to much fanfare on November 22 in North America. Since then it has been in short supply. Analysts, video game publishers and retailers have said shipments during the key holiday season fell short of expectations.
Microsoft said in a statement that its challenge has been to meet consumer demand for the Xbox 360. The company, which did not comment on the NPD numbers, said its manufacturing facilities are running at full capacity and that a third manufacturer will come online next month.
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January 15, 2006
Revolution Report has unearthed a new patent application filed by Nintendo that appears to reveal more details regarding the Virtual Console function of the company's next-generation console, code-named the Nintendo Revolution.
Synopsis of the major details of the application include
* Nintendo planning on bundling classic titles with newer titles on one medium
* Potential Game Boy and DS emulation
* Possible Revolution / PC connectivity
* Old games can be updated with new looks
* Possibility for other content providers to deliver games through Nintendo's service.
Read More at Revolution Report
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