Late Night Consoling

Microsoft Japan pegged July 25 as the day that it will disclose final details regarding the Asian launch of the Xbox 360. It has been previously hyped as a "product unveiling on the scale of E3" that includes many surprises not yet revealed anywhere. While the event will clearly focus on the Japanese side of things, it should offer us Westerners a glimpse of some of the unique titles being developed with the Japanese audience in mind. And if MS Japan is true to their word regarding "final details," we may even get an idea of what this sucker will cost.

The original Resident Evil is going to be remade yet again and this time it's for the portable market. Capcom revealed to the British mag NGC that it'll re-create Resident Evil for the Nintendo DS, incorporating the camera perspective used in Resident Evil 4 and the touch screen for attacks. Details are still scarce so expect more in the coming days.

The Unreal Tournament 2004 mod Strike Force 2004 released their latest version today and in the release notes was this little blurb: "This award winning UT2004 mod has been revamped from the bottom up for more action, excitement and online mayhem! Strike Force 2004 V3.01 is currently under development as "Strike Force Red Cell" for a full commercial release on the PC and possibly the Xbox platform in 2006." I'll let ya know when it becomes official!

A 22-year-old Brit who sold modified Xbox consoles with pirated games on the hard drive was sentenced to 140 hours of community service and fined over a thousand dollars. This was the first sentencing under a new Europe Union law which deems modifying consoles an illegal activity. While selling pirated games was obviously illegal, he could've been charged solely on the modification aspect.

Sony and McDonald's are teaming up for a new promotion that offers eaters of the Big Mac an opportunity to win a PSP. When you buy a Big Mac or large fries, you'll get a code to use at PlayatMcD.com to see if you win a PSP or not. 50,000 prizes are being given out including the PSP itself, PS2s, and games for both systems. The contest ends on July 25.

GameZone chats with a dev on Road on Sunday. 1UP interviews the creator of the fake Revolution trailer released prior to E3 called Nintendo On. Guardian Unlimited talks with Jeff Minter about his involvement with the Xbox 360.