Shacknews - Your source for the latest video game news http://www.shacknews.com/ 30 Sony Computer Entertainment has unveiled new screenshots of Media Molecule's cutesy and customizable PlayStation 3 platformer LittleBigPlanet. As reiterated today, LittleBigPlanet is slated for a Blu-ray retail release this October. http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52741 2008-05-16T20:42-06:00 Finally we come to the end of the week, that special time when we examine the body of the industry for a few minutes before we quit out, like a Trespasser focus tester. Microsoft Declares worldwide victory in the current-gen console war, while somehow claiming that the Wii is not an actual ... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52736 2008-05-16T20:12-06:00 Ahhhh yeah. Weekend! I shall play play some GTA4 this weekend for sure! I can feel it! I ran through the GRID demo a few more times and I still pretty much dont like drifting challenges. Always feels lame. Yet another flying dude Bladerunner heading to Olympics File sharing ... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52739 2008-05-16T20:00-06:00 The Entertainment Software Association today confirmed that publisher LucasArts is no longer a member of the organization, Joystiq reports. The company joins Activision and Vivendi as the latest company to break from the ESA, a group dedicated to the business and public affairs needs of game deve... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52740 2008-05-16T17:45-06:00 Sony Computer Entertainment passed along a new set of screenshots for Q-Games' PixelJunk Eden (PS3), a downloadable title slated for release this summer. Described as an "organic platformer," PixelJunk Eden is said to feature ten unique stages with stylized graphics, as well as original music... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52737 2008-05-16T16:26-06:00 Sony Computer Entertainment America has provided us with a few new screenshots from Insomniac's PlayStation 3 shooter sequel Resistance 2. The shots hail from the game's single-player campaign, showing off the Chicago level and a new type of enemy known as the Grim. Along with the expect... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52735 2008-05-16T15:45-06:00 In my younger years, I had a thing against gnomes, and I blame it on Sega's arcade classic Golden Axe. After wasting a fair portion of my youth on the title, I realized that the very sight of gnomes in any game made me want to kick the little bastards repeatedly, in the hope that I would be rewarded... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52734 2008-05-16T15:32-06:00 Sonic Unleashed is a return to concept for Sonic Team. The plan is to get the hedgehog back to his fast, level-based platforming roots. Less awkward adventure, more speedy action. To that end, this is a Sonic-focused game. Other unspecified characters will be present, but you will only assume con... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52731 2008-05-16T14:39-06:00 Update: Microsoft has told IGN that Bleszinski says "co-op's drop-in, drop-out, multiple difficulty settings for co-op players" instead of "multiple difficulty settings, four co-op players." The Shacknews staff believes that the pause between "multiple difficulty settings" and "co-op" indicates... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52733 2008-05-16T13:40-06:00 Blizzard producer J. Allen Brack has said that World of Warcraft will "probably" undergo a major graphical upgrade at some point in its lifespan. "Will we need a graphical update from the ground up at some point? Yep, probably," said Brack to Eurogamer. "That's actually something we talk abo... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52732 2008-05-16T13:40-06:00 Next week's downloadable content for Harmonix's Rock Band will consist of the nine bonus tracks added to the UK edition of the instrument-based music game, which debuts on May 22. Studio owner MTV Games had previously confirmed to Shacknews that the songs would hit North America, but did not p... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52730 2008-05-16T13:07-06:00 Following this week's revelation of numerous hardware figures, Nintendo has added yet another to the list, detailing that the Nintendo DS has sold 19.6 million units in the United States since it launched in late 2004. Given this new information, we can now add Nintendo DS to the Shacknews-co... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52729 2008-05-16T12:20-06:00 Publisher Capcom has released new screenshots from We Love Golf! (Wii), which it claims to show the "first African-American incarnation of [Street Fighter's] Ken Masters." The outfit comes out of contest in which Capcom asked fans to pick alternate costumes for new characters in the Camelot-d... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52728 2008-05-16T11:12-06:00 At a press event earlier this week, publisher Sega clarified the release plans for its stylish tactical RPG Valkyria Chronicles and Obsidian's spy-centric RPG Alpha Protocol. Previously penciled for a vague fall arrival, Valkyria Chronicles (PS3) is now slated to debut in North America th... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52727 2008-05-16T11:00-06:00 Sony Computer Entertainment America just sent over a timeline for the next nine months of SCE-published games on PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PSP. The schedule confirms that many of the dates provided by SCE Europe apply to North America, such as LittleBigPlanet (PS3) in October and Killzone ... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52726 2008-05-16T09:50-06:00 Publisher and PlayStation maker Sony Computer Entertainment has named Shuhei Yoshida as president of its worldwide development studios, effectively immediately. In his 15 years thus far at SCE, Yoshida has served as a product development producer, vice president of product development at SCE Amer... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52725 2008-05-16T09:12-06:00 Everyone give a big what what for Friday. Hooray Friday! Apparently I should have never opened my mouth about having too many plastic drum sets around the house, for Konami hath spited me. Maybe it's meant primarily for the Japanese market? Here's all the other stuff Konami announced. Plus the staff... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52724 2008-05-16T07:00-06:00 Following NPD's unveiling of April's U.S. console game and hardware sales, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony have all checked in with their take on the data that saw Nintendo's Wii and DS top the hardware charts and the Xbox 360 outsell the PlayStation 3 by a mere 900 units. With a whopping 1.85 mill... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52723 2008-05-15T22:00-06:00 Man, thank goodness we have more music games to choose from! I was starting to feel like there was just no way my hunger for being a fake musician could be met! Robo suits are hot RIAA piracy trial do-over Your techy fridge is pointless Yahoo turmoil over MS buyout b... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52722 2008-05-15T20:00-06:00 Being that today is Thursday, Sony Computer Entertainment has updated the PlayStation 3's online PlayStation Store with a few new demos and loads of downloadable content. Among today's additions are downloadable demos for Dimps' anime-inspired fighting game Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (PS3, X3... http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52721 2008-05-15T18:36-06:00