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Late Night Consoling

by Alec Matias, Mar 21, 2005 8:00pm PST
Related Topics – Sega, Namco, Capcom, Sony, Games: Console, David Jaffe

Over the weekend, as reviews trickled in, Shackers learned that Sony's God of War appears to be a stellar title. It's doing so hot that it is currently maintaining a 98% average over on GameRankings (which would put it #3 of all-time). Pretty impressive for a title that's been flying under the radar. If you live near Hollywood, you can stop by the Universal CityWalk EBgames and get your copy signed by David Jaffe, creator of the game. I hope it gets the attention it apparently deserves, especially since it's releasing two days before the PSP.

  • Katamari and AOE2 on the DS

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    The latest issue of Nintendo Power magazine had a few tidbits on future titles and it confirmed that a port of Age of Empires II and GoldenEye: Rogue Agent will be coming to the handheld, both set for release later this year. However, much more surprising is a listing for Katamari Damacy under a list of upcoming Namco titles. No details on that title were shared.

  • Game Based on The Darkness Made Official

    Majesco Games officially announced a game based on the comic series The Darkness. It will be a next-gen title and is being developed by Starbreeze, the same team behind The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. No concrete details were made available, but it's expected to ship in 2006.

  • One Million PSPs for Day One

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    It wasn't terribly clear how many 500,000 PSP Value Packs would be available first day of sales, but Sony confirmed that a million will be in stores on Thursday and the company is prepared to react swiftly if the initial demand is overwhelming. In this Bloomberg article, Sony is looking to the the PSP to revive the company's sinking worth.

  • PS3 Dev Kits in UK

    GamesIndustry.biz has learned that select UK developers now have their hands on development hardware for the next-generation PlayStation. GI was able to wiggle out of one source, "they're more advanced than the PowerMac kits [Microsoft] has given us [for Xenon] - they're still prototypes, but they're closer to what'll be in the final console... The graphics chip isn't there, say, but we can get a pretty good idea by taking an NVIDIA 6800 and saying, okay, it'll be like this but faster." The source did say that a hardware update from Microsoft is forthcoming.

  • Capcom Updates Release Schedule

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    Capcom set some more definite dates for three of its titles, GameGossip has learned. Capcom Fighting Evolution, which features fighters from five Capcom series, will release on the Xbox on May 3. Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 was pushed up to April 12 and Haunting Ground, the chick and dog happy-go-lucky team-up, will sell on May 10.

  • Nintendo's and Microsoft's Land Battle

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    The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has an article that details an unusual situation over in Redmond, Washington. Nintendo has proposed to the city the acquisition of 550,000 square feet of land for future development in an attempt to prevent Microsoft from gobbling up all the available space, as the company has its own expansion plans. Now the city, which has placed a development cap on the area to ensure proper growth for all companies in the area, has to work with the two companies to settle the matter.

  • Misc. Q&As/Features

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    IGN talks with a writer on Marvel Nemesis: The Imperfects, Greg Pak.

Misc. Media/Previews

PS2
Game Informer has impressions and media of Rise of the Kasai.
Xbox
GameSpot has a new trailer for Unreal Championship 2. TeamXbox spends time with Raze's Hell.
Portable
1UP reprints the EGM article that showcased Castlevania DS. GameSpot posts footage of Pac-Man Pinball Advance (GBA). GamesAreFun has a few details on Advance Wars DS. GameSpy has shots of Boktai 2 (GBA).
Multi
TeamXbox has a hands-on of Delta Force: Black Hawk Down. Gameplay footage of Dead to Rights II (PS2, Xbox) and shots of Spy vs. Spy (PS2, Xbox) and S.C.A.R. (PS2, Xbox) are at GameSpot. IGN goes hands-on with Metal Slug 4 & 5 (PS2, Xbox) and Predator: Concrete Jungle (PS2, Xbox).

Console Game Of The Evening [Submit Yours!]

Command & Conquer for the Sega Saturn. "Still one of my favorite games of all time. Way before I got a pc I eventually found this, and boy what A find. I played it for months, and that's only singleplayer." (submitted by AMikaboshi).


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