Remember those avatars that Microsoft announced that they would be adding to Xbox Live? Yes, they seem very similar to the Miis on the Nintendo Wii, but I suppose imitation is the highest form of flattery. Well very much like the Wii, you will be able to use your avatars as playable characters in some of your games, but which kind of games will use them?
Since the second Guitar Hero title was announced, it has been a habit to slowly trickle out songs until very close to the game’s release date. This usually brings about much speculation and many fake lists. Well today we’ve got a few more confirmed tracks thanks to Stuff Magazine. Hit the jump for a full list of confirmed tracks for Guitar Hero: World Tour.
There comes a time in every Xbox 360 owner’s life when they realize that they can no longer play games on their beloved console. It will be a day that they never forget, the day they saw those three red lights flashing at them, mocking them. They’re like a giant red middle finger from Microsoft. Yes folks, yesterday was that day for me.
Every time I walk down a gaming isle and see a game based off of a really bad movie, I wonder why on earth it was even created. Then I remember that some gaming studios love to try and cash in on a license in the hopes that the movie will be a success. Who cares if the game is bad, so long as the movie is good. Unfortunately in the case of say, Catwoman, neither was exactly worth sitting the whole way through. Well EA has vowed that the days of making crappy games (from movie licenses, not crappy games in general, mind you) are behind them.
We already know that Rock Band 2 is going to make its debut on the Xbox 360 before any other console. However, we’ve gotten no word on just how long we’ll have to wait before it is released on the PS3 and Wii. However, thanks to a few snapshots from a retailer, we may have a better idea.
Remember back in the day when you would play one of the original Mega Man games and you’d get those wonderful sprite flickers when too much was going on? Well it looks like we’ll be seeing those same things in the retro Mega Man 9. Hit the jump for a quote from Capcom’s Hironobu Takeshita on the subject.
Last week Sony released the v2.42 firmware for the PS3. It was a minor update that “improves the playback quality of some Playstation 3 format software.” Unfortunately, while it has affected PS3 software, it hasn’t been in a good way.
Rumors have been kicking around the interweb about a potential price cut for the 360 sometime in September. Specifically, the Arcade SKU would be getting cut down to $199, effectively making it the cheapest of the current-gen consoles. As for proof, here’s a pic from an inventory screen that shows the changes.
If Crüefest hasn’t made its way to your area, there’s a good chance that it will sometime in the near future. I had a chance to check it out a couple of weeks ago, and the bands put on a good show. You can now pick up another three-pack from some of the bands, plus a couple of singles from System of a Down.
Many PS3 users were upset when Square Enix announced last month that Final Fantasy XIII was not going to be exclusive to their favorite console. Xbox 360 users were finally going to get in on some of the good Final Fantasy action. This of course led people to wonder whether or not Final Fantasy Versus XIII Versus would be exclusive or not. Well we have confirmation of just that.
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