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Playing LittleBigPlanet On The PSP Go
LittleBigPlanet for the PSP packs all of the character and creation of the original into a more portable format, but the PSP Go’s button layout presented a small stumbling block. During a tour of Sony’s booth at E3 2009 yesterday I got a chance to poke around in LittleBigPlanet on the PSP Go, and while…
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Somehow They’re Squeezing Fat Princess Onto The PSP
Fitting the other team’s cake-engorged princess into the giant PlayStation 3 was easy; how they’ve managed to cram her into the PSP is something we don’t really want to think about. But cram they have, and Titan Game’s addictive action fantasy blend is indeed coming to the PlayStation Portable in the form of Fat Princess:…
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Things Unmentioned At The Nintendo Press Conference
These are the things we thought Nintendo would mention yesterday at their E3 2009 press conference, but didn’t: Virtual Console For The DSi: We were almost positive that Nintendo would be expanding the DSi store with downloadable classics for the Game Boy and Game Boy Advance, but apparently Nintendo isn’t quite ready to plumb that…
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A Closer Look At Borderlands’ New Look
Here’s a set of E3 2009 screens for Gearbox’s Borderlands, in case you felt you were getting a little behind. Just one of hundreds of weapons in the game. Boom! That’s one good looking guy right there. One badass mofo. The Breakfast Club. Shooting things. It’s what they do. Obligatory ass shot. Collect the whole…
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Borderlands Eyes-On: Co-Op Fallout In Reverse
You’re in the wasteland, taking on quests, picking up look, and wandering around for miles, only this time you’re trying to get into the Vault. I had a chance to check out a demonstration of Gearbox Software’s cosmetically mercurial Borderlands today, and it felt rather familiar. Take the wasteland environment, role-playing, and first-person shooter elements…
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Get Your Hands On Rachel In Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Stopping by Tecmo today for a little hands-on with Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, I learned that everyone’s favorite ridiculously large-chested blonde is the third additional playable character in the PlayStation 3 exclusive remake. It was almost a given, seeing as how chesty ninja Rachel was a playable character in the first Ninja Gaiden Sigma, but…
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Oh Yeah, PSP Getting Its Own Resident Evil
Announced at the Sony E3 2009 press conference but lost amidst new PSP, Final Fantasy, and Metal Gear Solid news, the PlayStation Portable will also be getting its own special Resident Evil game next year. Why was this news missed? Because that’s all we really know. There is a Resident Evil game coming to the…
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PlayStation 3 Motion Controller Makes Its Debut
Sony took some time at their E3 2009 press conference to show off tech demos of their upcoming motion controller, a two-part controller due out in spring of next year. The controller actually consists of two wands, which the user holds in their hands, while the PS3 camera tracks the movement and translates it into…
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PS3 Exclusive Final Fantasy XIV Announced
Looks like the PlayStation 3 is getting a double dose of Final Fantasy next year, as Sony reveals a new online Final Fantasy XIV for the PlayStation 3. Yes, XIV. A complete and utter surprise to the entire audience, Final Fantasy XIV will be coming to the PlayStation 3 exclusively next year, assumedly after Final…
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Final Fantasy VII On PlayStation Store Today
The long wait is finally over, as Final Fantasy VII joins the PSone Classics line, available for purchase and download today on the PlayStation Network. THere isn’t really much else we can say. It’s Final Fantasy VII…you know, the one with Cloud and the dead flower girl? And you can purchase it today on the…
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Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Walks To PSP In 2010
Hideo Kojima made a guess appearance at Sony’s 2009 E3 press conference to announce Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the PlayStation Portable. Peace Walker takes place 10 years after Metal Gear Solid 3, chronicling the rise of Outer Heaven in Costa Rico. The game is not a side story or spin-off, but a full…
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The Wii Vitality Sensor Seems…Nice
Nintendo announces the Wii Vitality Sensor, a device that attaches to the tip of the player’s finger that measures their vital signs and helps them relax. It sounds like one of those biorhythm reading machines you find in dirty bowling alley arcades, though as a Nintendo Wii product it is of course pristine and white.…
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Golden Sun DS Coming In 2010
A bit of news out of Nintendo’s E3 2009 press conference sure to make RPG fans get the warm fuzzies, the Golden Sun series continues on the Nintendo DS next year. Arguable one of the best 2D role-playing games on any system, Golden Sun and its sequel, Golden Sun: The Lost Age were two of…
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Wii Fit Plus Brings More Wii Fit This Fall
More mini-games and more workout customization options are coming with Wii Fit Plus, due out this fall for the Nintendo Wii. Another rumored announcement made real at Nintendo’s 2009 E3 press conference, Wii Fit Plus is basically an update to the original Wii Fit, featuring six new training exercises and fifteen new balance board mini-games,…
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Nintendo Reveals The New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Nintendo kicked off their E3 2009 press conference with the announcement of The New Super Mario Bros. Wii, afour-player co-operative take on classic 2D Mario gameplay. It was almost a perfect surprise, but close enough. The New Super Mario Bros. Wii combines the classic 2D gameplay of the original Super Mario Bros. with four-player co-operative…
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Tom And Jerry MMO To Revolutionize Cat VS Mouse PVP
In the cartoon world, there is no conflict more storied or epic than the struggle between cat and mouse. Soon you will live that story. The Tom and Jerry MMO is coming. It sounds like an idea that a bunch of game journalists would come up with late night at a major trade show after…
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Microsoft Makes You The Motion Controller With Project Natal
Microsoft’s new motion controller is a camera, that uses object, movement, and voice recognition to deliver a new kind of immersive gaming experience. It may look a bit like a Wii sensor bar, but it’s something altogether different. Project Natal, as Microsoft is calling it at their 2009 E3 press conference, is a camera and…
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Last.FM Coming To Xbox Live
Microsoft and Last.FM are making sweet, sweet music on the Xbox 360 this year, with the music listening and discovery service available free to Xbox Live Gold members. A relative surprise delivered as part of Microsoft’s 2009 E3 press conference, popular music community service Last. FM will be available as a free download for Xbox…
By Mike Fahey