Nick Doerr
Athens GA - http://www.ps3fanboy.com
A twenty year old writer and RPG guru at UGA. Majoring in Marketing at the prestigious Terry College of Business.
Haze weaponry revealed, detailed, explained
- Diplomat pistol -- standard Mantel weaponry, seems most useful in short-range situations.
- Blacksaw assault rifle -- depleted uranium are the bullets, pain is the result. Also available: silenced version.
- Donkey Puncher shotgun -- " ... this high-end shotgun is more than enough to kick any ass presented to you." Enough said.
- Hard Candy rocket launcher -- apparently makes Sloppy Joes out of the enemy.
- Pinpointer sniper rifle -- it's a sniper rifle. Need we say more?
- Heavy Gun -- uh, we're not sure, but it sounds extremely useful. Seems to be a stationary weapon of mass destruction.
- Razor Tongue knife -- standard Promise Hand melee weapon. You can smear it with Nectar, which causes Mantel soldiers to overdose on Nectar if you slice 'em. Nice way to make a knife useful without being ridiculously overpowered (Warhawk).
- Lobo -- the assault rifle of choice for Promise Hand soldiers.
- Oso -- shotgun! Notice the trend of Spanish names for Promise Hand weaponry.
- Mano del Dios -- the "Hand of God" is essentially a minigun you really don't want to see from the wrong end.
- Dragon de la Gente -- take a guess! It's a flamethrower for the people, by the people.
Time Crisis 4 trailer assures us they still suck at voice acting
Japan's 40GB releases with Dynasty Warrior 6 bundle
The extras included in this pack are numerous, going from nine metallic tags featuring some of the most popular officers, to giant stickers, to a book featuring images of the characters and maps. While these are fine and dandy for the Japanese crowd, it is interesting to note that Koei is releasing the game on the 360 at the same time. It should be pleasing to see which console garners the most attention from this title's release in Japan, especially if the PS3 starts selling at its new, lower price point in droves.
TimeSplitters 4 makes monkey outta Halo, sans poo-flinging
The Free Radical website announces the game thus: " ... We can't tell you the details yet, the monkeys have a loaded banana pressed against our skull, but this game will take the first person shooter to gaming nirvana. Save the world or die laughing, Timesplitters 4 is coming to getcha!" We can't wait to see what sort of juicy, informative fruit is hidden behind that skin. Let us peel away at this banana of mystery in due time -- that is, we'll let you know more on TimeSplitters 4 as we get information!
[via IGN]
Rumor: Fear Effect 3 may exist after all
In some magazine talking about the movie, there's a quote somewhat along those lines. Eidos Interactive is bringing the series back from the grave. Still, this is no way an official announcement from Eidos, but rumors propagated by some sort of Hollywood movie magazine. We'll figure it out once Eidos tosses out an official statement, but there are bound to be some people excited by this prospect!
SingStar goes into "further testing" limbo
Sony said they want to make the PlayStation Network experience "as rich, simple and accessible a SingStar experience as possible." With that idea, it's implied that the problem does lie with the SingStore as well as licensing issues with music. We'll report more on the delay and let you know when a release date is given as soon as we're given the information. Until then, just slap on a CD and sing in the mirror.
[Via Joystiq]
Hitachi working on 100GB Blu-ray discs
Well, there is a catch. All Blu-ray players would have to have their optical heads tweaked a little bit, but it's something that can be worked out in a firmware update. No word on a release for the discs, but as soon as they finish stabilizing the signal quality, we'll hear an announcement of some kind.
[Thanks, Gunegune!]
Everyday Shooter appearing this Thursday on PS Store
Water-cooled PS3: liquid engineering at its finest
SCEE knows early PS3 adopters may feel cheated
If you feel cheated for buying the PS3 upon its release, Sony UK's managing director, Ray Maguire, understands how you feel. He told GI.biz that it's natural to feel slighted, and "the difference between our industry and many other industries is that if you're selling cars or houses the price goes up steadily. Consumer electronics only goes one way and that's downwards."Maguire denies that Sony is making buying the PS3 confusing with different options, pricing, and bundles. "As products evolve the offerings change because they have to adapt to the needs of the consumers but I don't think it's been particularly confusing in six months to go from stand alone, to a bundled proposition into a low price entry level model ... We also have to remember that consumers don't search around the world for different configurations. We are a global company but we have to act locally as well."
SCEA creates in-game advertising group, keeps Home free
What can we expect? Just about any sort of "dynamic, relevant advertisements" you can think of. SCEA will make sure they're just like ads in real life -- billboards, posters, images on shopping bags or soda cans, things on your TV, and more. While this is a neat concept, we don't know how well it'll actually work. Sure, we could customize our avatar to drink Coca-Cola, but will that really make us want to go buy some? Who knows. Still, promotions like those will undoubtedly let free PSN services thrive.
PS3 Poll Police: Is losing backwards compatibility that painful?
We have to take a step back from all the technical information and board the logic train to see things from a little farther away. First off, the PS3 has been out long enough to begin amassing its own game library. Secondly, if you already own a PS3, you're an early adopter and have backwards compatibility ... good for you, this poll doesn't apply. If the PS3 is going to be your first Sony console, why would you care about backwards compatibility? If this is not your first Sony console, you already have something that plays old games -- what's the problem? Shelf space? Fourth, if you don't have an old Sony console but want the PS3 and collect old games, keep in mind this is the cheap version of the PS3. The slim PS2's are practically being given away, so if you really want to go buy old games, the combined price is essentially the same as if you were an early adopter of the PS3. This isn't to say removing backwards compatibility is a good move, it's definitely confusing and pointless, but for a lot of us, there's no real justification to all the hate being poured out on Sony. This is the data the Poll Police compiled from witnesses, so take it as you will. Last week's results are after the jump.
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Rumors ahoy: Parasite Eve and Konami and bears, oh my!
It's time to get back into the business of speculation and rumors that don't consist of different PlayStation SKU's. While everyone loves talking about the convoluted and outright confusing backwards compatibility issue with the new 40GB model, we think it's better to continue pushing forward and offering some rumors that have surfaced in the latest EGM.Konami and Hideo Kojima might be working on another PS3 exclusive, first off. We know what you're thinking, but no, supposedly the game is not the third Zone of the Enders title. We wish we had any more to say, but that's all we know. Secondly, long time fans of the amazing and amazingly under-appreciated Parasite Eve titles cried foul when it turned out a new game was being made exclusively for mobile phones. Square Enix is apparently listening to these cries and have begun work on a console version, though the consoles it will appear on is unknown. We don't see why they wouldn't continue shoving Aya onto Sony platforms -- exclusive or not. Thirdly, bears are frightening, unless qualified by a humorous story. That is all.
[Thanks, Joe!]
We want to answer your questions on the revived podcast!
It's been over a month since we had our voices gracing the internets and it will be nice to finally get the show back up and running. We'll be running through the most recent events on Monday and going back in time to make up for the stuff we missed -- Wednesday will bring a show about stuff from TGS, for example. Come next Sunday, we should be all caught up and ready to get back into the regular swing of things. Until then, send us your queries and lend us your ears!
PS3 Fanboy impressions: Agarest Senki demo
