Late Night Consoling
| CELL Technology Info Speaking of Sony's future plans, some details and patent diagrams illustrating their CELL processor technology (which is most likely the core technology behind the PlayStation 3) have been posted to a Japanese blog I read, which were taken from an apparently in-depth Japanese language article. |
| A Big Box o' Evil Famitsu (by way of GamePro) is reporting that Japanese retailers have confirmed a giant Resident Evil collector's box, which will include the GameCube original remake of the original game, along with RE0 and the ports of Resident Evils 2, 3 and Code: Veronica X. |
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| Kill Zone Details PSX Nation has posted details from Kill Zone (also known as Kin), the still-unannounced first person shooter from Sony. According to their write-up, this game will feature 16 player multiplayer, along with online co-op play, and voice chat will be available for both. It's also said to be the best looking PS2 game to date, and run at a steady 60 FPS (yeah, we've heard that before, haven't we?). We should find out some concrete details on this game in the very near future, as it's set to be unveiled in an upcoming issue of the Official UK PlayStation Magazine. |
| A Slimmer Xbox? No slimmed-down Xbox was announced at E3, but nonetheless those rumors still persist...the latest time they've popped up is care of two Japanese magazines, who both claim to have heard murmurs of an "Xbox 1.5" system, which will be released in Japan along with a price drop (which has not been announced for that region yet). |
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| Acclaim Founder Steps Down Reuters is reporting that Gregory Fischbach, the co-founder of Acclaim has stepped down as CEO of the company, and will be replaced by their COO. As far as I'm concerned, anything they can do to keep the world from suffering through another Turok: Rage Wars is worth the effort. |
| No Golden Sun 3. Seriously. According to GamePro, Golden Sun developers Camelot made another statement to reassure (or perhaps let-down) fans to let them know that Golden Sun 3 is not in development at this time, as they are already hard at work on both Mario Golf and Mario Tennis. |
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| Mace Griffin Gold GameSpy is reporting that Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter has gone gold. The PS2 and Xbox versions will ship in two weeks, while the PC and GameCube ports are due in September. |
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| Spider-Man Returns, FFCC Takes its Time Activision has announced that Spider-Man: The Movie has been selected by Sony's Greatest Hits, Microsoft's Platinum Hits and Nintendo's Player's Choice programs, and as a result the game will be available for $19.99 for all three platforms. And while it wont' affect us over here, SquareEnix has announced a slight delay in the Japanese release of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. |
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| Misc. Media/Previews |
Console Game of the Evening: Final Fantasy for the NES. "The original grand daddy that started it all. It sucked you in from beginning to end. The story was deep, the enemies varied considerably and character classes that would change further into your journey was pure fun." (submitted by IG-89).
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amankhan
replyYs I & II Trailer. MPG format, link is about halfway down the page.
http://www.zdnet.co.jp/games/movie/ys/index.html
I really hope this game comes to the U.S.
Speaking of RPGs, Jason did you hear anything about the Japanese Tales of Destiny 2 coming to North America? I haven't heard if Atlus even mentioned this game at E3 or not, and I forgot to check with you right after E3.-
I don't recall hearing anything, but then, I heard a lot of stuff at E3...i'm bound to have missed a few things.
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