HDGameNews.com: February 2007




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MapleStory Hacks, Cheats and Guides
Wednesday

As gamers we are all familiar with 3d MMORPGs such as Everquest or Final Fantasy XI. However there is a unique take on this tired MMORPG format. The game I am referring to is called Maple Story and its completely FREE.

Maple Story's is a "2 dimensional" multi user online experience that has beautiful hand drawn sprites, cute characters, and a large variety of items to collect. Download the game here.

After you download the game you may need a little help whether it be in the form of a maple story guide , maple story hacks, or maple story cheats. A great website to get all of your MapleStory help is Maple-Story-Hacks.com



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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/28/2007 08:09:00 PM, ,

Phil Harrison: PS3 Demand Is Unprecedented

Apparently PS3's are still flying off the store shelves according to Sony.

Here's the latest quote from Sony's spin machine...

"Talk to the people who run GameStop, talk to the people who run BestBuy, and they'll tell you that the demand is unprecedented and that they give us kudos for managing to keep a very sophisticated supply chain moving."

I guess that stack of PS3's sitting in Best Buy every time I go there is a new and hot off the press stack.

Go figure this one out. Hmm

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/28/2007 07:42:00 PM, ,

Why Does It Take Microsoft Over 6 Weeks To Send A Mailer For An XBOX?

Poor guy. A blogger calling himself Saruman has been waiting for Microsoft to ship him a box for his broken XBox for 6 weeks. Just the box. So he can mail it in for repair. 6 weeks. They still haven't mailed it. Did we mention its been 6 weeks?

From his blog:

" ... another week goes by (4 weeks).

I call up on a Sunday and get someone that could actually speak and he told me that there is definitely a problem with this order and it is totally screwed up and all of the previous guys were lying just to hang up the phone with me (gee thanks earlier guys!). This guy was easily the most helpful and told me to call back tomorrow when the supervisors are in and they will be able to help me. I call up on Monday and the supervisor is not available but takes my information in order to call me back. ...

another week goes by (5 weeks)."

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/28/2007 07:29:00 PM, ,

Wii stomping the competition - thousands of geeks exclaim, "told you so!"

News report from Yahoo. The Nintendo Wii is outselling both the PS3 and the Xbox 360, according to new statistics. Nintendo sold 436,000 Wiis during January 2006, beating out the second place PS2 and the third place Xbox 360.

"Nintendo has maintained its lead primarily through ease-of-use, a lower price, and strong game titles at launch time, analysts have said. Sony and Microsoft, in contrast, have tried to develop consoles that are cutting edge, which has increased the price of the units."

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/28/2007 07:14:00 PM, ,

PS3 - 4 million units shipped but only 1.88 million sold?

Last weekend Sony announced that they had shipped over 4 million PS3 consoles worldwide.

The problem is that they have only managed to sell through around 1.88 million. Even taking into account the massive European launch this still leaves around half of all units unsold. Is Sony in trouble?

Time will tell.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/28/2007 07:09:00 PM, ,

Online gaming addict dies after ‘marathon’ session

An obese 26-year-old man in northeastern China died after a "marathon" online gaming session over the Lunar New Year holiday, state media said on Wednesday.

The 330-pound man from Jinzhou, in Liaoning province, collapsed on Saturday, the last day of the holiday, after spending "almost all" of the seven-day break playing online games.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/28/2007 07:00:00 PM, ,

Editorial : Is the Wii Virtual Console getting more credit than it deserves?
Monday

Let me start off by saying I do in fact own a Wii and love it. I truly believe that Nintendo is doing some innovative things that deserve accolades, however; Virtual Console is not one of them.

What brought me to this is today's release of The Legend of Zelda : The Ocarina of Time for $10 USD. The general Internet buzz is a cheer to the heralds of Nintendo, but am I the only one who has a problem paying $10 for a game that Nintendo gave away for free (in one form or another) a mere 4 years ago. The fact that if you still have this disc it will play on the Wii only makes the situation worse.

Again, I still love Nintendo, but they are getting the praise of downloadable content done right when compared to other console makers. I just feel that considering the depth of their library and the other libraries they have added, there should have been like 100 to 200 games to buy from day one, and not this slow trickle that has you shelling out $5 dollars or more per week. Now that would have been downloadable content done right.

This is but one man's opinion, so feel free to share yours @ The HDGN Forums

Christopher "Master SinWave" Lugo
Assistant Editor
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posted by Master SinWave @ 2/26/2007 05:11:00 PM, ,

Xbox 360 Guitar Hero 2 could feature "Halo Mjolnir Theme Song"

The phenomenon that is Guitar Hero 2 is set to hit the Xbox 360 on April 3rd 2007.

It has been announced that the Xbox 360 version will contain 10 new songs that were not found in the Playstation 2 version. However here is song that was not announced, officially anyway. According to Xbox Official Magazine March 2007 issue, the Xbox 360 version could get a awesomely unique downloadable song that is none other than Steve Vai's electric guitar version of "Halo Mjolnir Theme Song".

Sweet!

source: Xbox Official Magazine March 2007

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/26/2007 11:13:00 AM, ,

PS3 Games Drop Lower Then 360 In The UK

Sony's finally come out with some good news for the UK: First party Playstation 3 titles will sell for EUR 59.99 / GBP 39.99 at launch, or GBP 10 less than Xbox 360 games.

Check it out!

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/26/2007 10:58:00 AM, ,

PS3 is proof positive: bad things happen when gaming isn't the focus

With the PS3, Sony has let its video entertainment aspirations dictate the design of a gaming console, and the results are now plain for us to see: when the going gets rough, the gaming functionality gets going (going, gone!) out of the box. Buh-bye.

Sure, now Sony will use software to provide some backwards compatibility, but not full compatibility. They've got a stop-gap measure in place, and we're hoping that it works really well because who wants to keep an old PS2 sitting around once you have a PS3?

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/26/2007 10:54:00 AM, ,

Halo 3 Galore - Leaks, Peaks and Sneaks!

Here is a forum post that has tons of Halo 3 material. Probably the most I have ever seen in one location.

Check it out!

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/26/2007 10:45:00 AM, ,

HalfLife.com for sale...for $1 million

If you have 1 Million Dollars you could be the proud owner of www.halflife.com ( for a little while anyway ).

I am willing to bet Valve will end up with this domain whether it be through a lawsuit or a private transaction for much less than this asking price.

Buyer beware!

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/26/2007 10:39:00 AM, ,

RIP Gamecube - My little friend
Friday

"Maybe it was the purple hue, maybe the lackluster 3rd party game catalog, or perhaps the non-standard disc size and missing DVD playback did it in, but for whatever reason Nintendo's 6th generation console never really caught on, and now the GameCube is no more..."

I will miss you little buddy.

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*UPDATE* It appears that the Gamecube may not be dead after all.

A spokesperson for Nintendo UK told Eurogamer; “I can confirm that globally, Nintendo is still continuing production of GameCube hardware and GameCube software."

source: strategyinformer.com

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/23/2007 01:43:00 PM, ,

News Flash: Forza Motorsport 2 Online Auction House

Microsoft has announced the inclusion of a hot new feature in Forza Motorsport 2 - The Auction House. Apparently players will be able to sell their custom rides over Xbox Live with "in game money". Players will also be able to keep track of their auctions when away form their Xbox 360s by logging onto Forzamotorsport.net

The list of features are as follows:
  • Create online auctions and sell your customized rides for big bucks. Dictate the terms of your sale by setting price, length of auction, instant buyout amount… even spend a little cash to mark your auction as a “featured” sale!
  • Bid and outbid others for the hottest cars on the market. Since no two cars are alike, even the most common vehicles have unique value and worth.
  • Auction House gives both car tuning experts and adept livery painters purpose as they can now build up in-game wealth through selling their masterpieces online.
  • The ability to hide car setups online turns tuning into a hot commodity
  • The ability to lock paintjobs to their respective cars makes these customized cars truly one-of-a-kind.
  • Every vehicle comes with exhaustive car history data, including total distance and time driven, total winnings, total cost of repairs, number of races, number of owners, number of times sold, and more.
  • Every vehicle sold will also come with all its extra (and stock) parts in the trunk.
Forza Motorsport 2 is scheduled for release on 05/01/07

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/23/2007 12:35:00 AM, ,

Now Available from PS3 Playstation Store: flOw, Ridge Racer Demo and Q*Bert
Thursday

The Playstation 3's Playstation Store Online gets some new downloadable titles today. Games now available for download include: flOw ($7.99), Q*Bert ($4.99) and a free demo from Ridge Racer 7.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/22/2007 08:10:00 PM, ,

Wii invades Retirement Homes!

The Wii is now the latest rage at the Sedgebrook retirement community in Lincolnshire, where the average age is 77.

In particular, the Wii Bowling component of Wii Sports has members of the retirement community hooked on playing the Wii installed inside the Sedgebrooks’s clubhouse lounge.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/22/2007 07:47:00 PM, ,

Modded NES and SNES Controllers work with the Wii, wirelessly

Mark's wireless NES controller mod for Wii involves opening up a SNES and NES controller, sticking a wireless transmitter, a microcontroller, and an iPod mini battery inside, and constructing a wireless receiver module with a GameCube cable on the end.

Thanks to some sort of black magic -- Mark refers to it as "coding" -- when all this is put together, an off-the-shelf Wii can interpret the control input from the modded controllers, and the nostalgia-fueled gamer can play classic games on their virtual console without worrying about wires, and without a Wiimote-tethered Classic controller.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/22/2007 07:42:00 PM, ,

EA Confirms Wing Commander for Xbox Live Arcade

Electronic Arts just announced that they are developing Wing Commander Arena for the Xbox Live Arcade.

The 16-player space melee game is set to hit this summer.

"Wing Commander Arena is a fast-paced space combat game where players can team up to attack other teams of ships. The game introduces the classic franchise to an arcade-style experience that allows up to 16 players online in battle at once.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/22/2007 07:32:00 PM, ,

Warhawk to Become Multiplayer-Only?

1up.com is reporting that Sony's Warhawk may not be released. At least not in the traditional retail format. It looks as if the game may be available by download only.

Oh and one more thing, it may be a multiplayer only title.

We will keep you posted on this interesting and developing story. See the details at the jump.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/22/2007 07:04:00 PM, ,

Wii sales hit 5 million units!

With the addition of the latest numbers from the month of January, the total number of Wii hardware units moved has now reach 5 million.

This is one heck of an achievement in only about 3 months.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/22/2007 06:35:00 PM, ,

Recent "Xbox 360 Core" price cut was an error. Or was it?

It has been widely reported this week on the internet that the UK game retailer Play.com dropped the price of the Xbox 360 Core System a whopping 25% (£149.99) making it cheaper than the Nintendo Wii priced at £179.99. Sorry to tell you this folks but it appears the price has returned to the original £199.99.

See the product page here.

Was this simple human error? Was it a case of a retailer jumping the gun and posting a "yet to be officially announced" price cut too early?

If the latter is the case this could be another indication that the Zephyr (the rumored black 360) is on the way. Lets keep our fingers crossed.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/22/2007 04:10:00 PM, ,

Can't Code For PS3? Maybe IBM Will Help You

The IBM Cell processor is a beast of a powerhouse but developers have yet to figure out how to tap into its power. Like a hidden jewel developers stare at the chip with awe and a bit of fear. Yet, you don’t have to be Indiana Jones to steal the wealth of power within the Cell. You just need some guidance and training.

IBM and Vivendi Universal Games along with High Moon Studios and Radical Entertainment will host a session for Vivendi’s game developers in order to educate them on creation of games for the PlayStation 3 game console and more efficiently use the Cell processor.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/22/2007 04:02:00 PM, ,

360s to get quieter drive through software update?

That's what German site Cynamite claims. They say that journalists packing debug units already have the update, which noticeably reduces the amount of noice the 360 makes when it kicks into high gear.

No doubt this means the rest of us should (well...could, if this is true and you can even do such a thing through a software update) be seeing a similar update soon.

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source: kotaku

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/22/2007 03:22:00 PM, ,

New and unique online auction site.

I came across this new and unique auction site today. Traditionally online auctions have always awarded the winning bid to the highest bidder, however Bassabids takes a different approach. The winner of the auction is awarded to the "lowest unique bidder". Very interesting.

This is a great way to pick up expensive items such as ipods and laptops on the cheap.

Check it out here.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/22/2007 02:50:00 PM, ,

Unreal Tournament 3 trailer hits Xbox Live Marketplace
Wednesday

A brand spanking new trailer of Unreal Tournament 3 has just hit the Xbox Live Marketplace.

Unreal Tournament 3 was originally announced as a Playstation 3 exclusive, however recently made the jump to the Xbox 360.

One thing is for sure. This ain't your daddy's Unreal.

Check out the video on Xbox Live.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/21/2007 07:26:00 PM, ,

PS3s still being returned? Wii starting to trickle in? Xbox 360 sales surging?

It is no secret that the Playstation 3 has had a bumpy ride thus far into the systems life cycle. Whether it be slow initial hardware sales due to low inventory or simply being outshined by the Xbox 360 on 3rd party games due to lack of online features or sub par graphics. The PS3 has received its fair share of bad press and set backs. Retailers are still reporting that Playstations are being returned from Ebay hopefuls not able to sell the pricey machines.

In a call to my local Gamestop today I was able to confirm that they are indeed still receiving PS3s back whether it be by way of "return" or "trade-ins".

I also asked about this past holidays "golden boy", the Nintendo Wii and was able to confirm that indeed 2 units were traded in today as well.

Before ending the call I asked how the return rate of the PS3 and Wii compares to the Xbox 360. I was told that the Xbox 360 return rate was nearly zero, not counting the red ringed D.O.A. consoles. (which are few and far between now)

On another positive note for Xbox 360, NPD numbers for the month of January are reporting a surge in Xbox 360 sales with numbers 18% higher (294,000 units) than 1 year earlier when Microsoft had no "next gen" competition.

Is the 360 getting a second wind? Is interest for the Playstation 3 and Wii currently on the decline in the absence of many compelling games? Only time will tell.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/21/2007 05:01:00 AM, ,

Xbox 360 console sales climb

MICROSOFT sold 294,000 Xbox 360 video game consoles in January, a company executive said, citing preliminary research data.

That is nearly 18 per cent higher than the 250,000 units sold in the same month a year earlier, according to Molly O`Donnell, group manager for Microsoft`s entertainment and devices division that oversees the Xbox 360.

Ms O`Donnell was citing preliminary figures from market research firm NPD, which could not immediately be reached for comment."Xbox 360 had a fantastic January, and we feel great about our position in the marketplace," Ms O`Donnell said.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/21/2007 04:54:00 AM, ,

Was Halo 2 really that bad?

Here's an interesting take on the pros and cons of Halo and Halo 2.

As this article points out, there are many gaming flaws with Halo 2 yet people still love it? Why is this? See the article at the jump below.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/21/2007 04:35:00 AM, ,

Next Wii channel could be 'Nintendo Power' archives

"MTV's recent interview with Reggie Fils-Aime is the latest Wii channel concept: Nintendo Power. "We have a tremendous amount of old Nintendo Power content ... that we could present to consumers," Reggie told MTV...." Would we have to pay per issue, or would it be free to the public?

Who knows if it will happen, but its exciting to think about.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/21/2007 04:27:00 AM, ,

Xbox 360 Achievements Revealed for Def Jam: Icon

Take on the biggest and baddest rappers in the world in Def Jam: ICON. With the hottest music seamlessly infused into the world around you, the environments pulsate, crumble, and explode to life with every bone-jarring beat.Time your attacks to the driving bass and use falling debris and exposed environmental hazards to pound your rivals.

Featuring an all-new single-player story, the game takes you deep into the life of a high-rolling hip hop mogul: Building a record label, discovering new superstars, and becoming a hip-hop ICON.

There are 37 achievements worth 1000 points. See them at the jump.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/21/2007 02:42:00 AM, ,

Xbox Live free for the PC gamers?
Tuesday

Xbox Live Anywhere has the potential to be one of the first unifying services that brings together PC and console gamers into one happy family. No longer will their fragging remain separate.

The vision laid out in this plan for world gaming domination is certainly an interesting one, but not without many unanswered questions.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/20/2007 04:28:00 AM, ,

Sony hints at downloadable HDTV and movies on PS3

In an interview with 1UP, Sony's Phil Harrison has revealed that the company is planning to make movies available on the Playstation Network.

In response to the interviewer's question of whether people could expect to see downloadable TV and movies on the Playstation Network, Harrison words were "we have a hard drive, we have a commerce engine, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out we will have that on the network very shortly."

And the wait begins. Thats funny, I feel like I'm always waiting on Sony.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/20/2007 04:20:00 AM, ,

No love for Crackdown?

Well everyone knows that Crackdown hits retail stores Tuesday February 20th. XKatsu, an employee for one of these retail stores went into the stockroom to get a game for someone and noticed that the shipping boxes for Crackdown had been specially marked. Have a look at what he found in the picture on the right.

Man I'm cant wait to pick up my Halo 3 beta!

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/20/2007 04:12:00 AM, ,

Sony grants Free Playstation 3s to fans
Sunday

Last night we reported that Dwyane Wade, of the Miami Heat, received a free Playstation 3 after winning the Playstation Skills Competition. (See the article here.)

Apparently Dwade was not the only person to receive a free PS3 but a whole section of arena spectators. The way the giveaway worked was each competitor in the Playstation Skills Competition was assigned a section of the arena. If said competitor won the competition then every spectator sitting in that section got a free Playstation 3. The exact number of recipients is not known, however one thing is for sure it was a fairly large number.

With the reports of dwindling demand for the high priced PS3 starting to trickle in Sony needs to do something jump start the system.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/18/2007 07:40:00 PM, ,

Nintendo Wii having problems with 480p output?

A thread over at the Nintendo of America forums has highlighted a potential problem with the Nintendo Wii's output of 480p signals using component cables. Over a dozen members have reported blank and flickering screens on a range of televisions from 30" Toshiba CRTs right up to 65" Sony XBR LCD TVs.

The type of cable isn't limited to third party solutions from the likes of Mad Catz, Psyclone, and Joytech either: several reports indicate that the standard Nintendo component cable also exhibits the problem (no word on whether DIY will save you). Strangely, the problem -- which Tharealfofo states is "like nothing is connected" -- occurs in similar sections of certain games and applications: several forum members have mentioned that the screen goes blank during specific sections of Zelda, the Wii Channel, and in the Opera browser. Switching to 480i output in nearly all cases fixes the problem.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/18/2007 01:31:00 PM, ,

PS3 Not So Hot on Amazon.com

Amazon.com maintains a list of the most popular, bestselling items on their website that gets refreshed on an hourly basis. At the time of the writing of this article, Nintendo dominates the top four spots with Wii Play, Wii, Nunchuck Controller, and the Wii remote respectively. Coming in at five is WoW: Burning Crusade followed by the Onyx DS at number six. The rest of the top ten list is rounded out with the Xbox 360 wireless controller, Twilight Princess and the 20gig Xbox360. Wow, number fourteen is the SNES? Hmmm.

Now at this point you're probably wondering, where is the PS3 in all this.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/18/2007 10:57:00 AM, ,

Retailers *CONFIRM* new Xbox 360 model on the way! Date and price inside!
Saturday

You can’t keep a good rumor down. Just weeks after Microsoft stamped down talk that an HDMI-enabled Xbox 360, codenamed Zephyr, was in the works, the rumors are back.

Retailers have confirmed that the new SKU is in their systems, set for a May 1 release for $479.99. In addition to the new video interface, the system would also pack a 120 GB HDD hard drive into its nifty black exterior.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/17/2007 10:54:00 PM, ,

Dwyane Wade awarded Playstation 3 for winning Playstation Skills Competition!

Dwyane Wade, of the Miami Heat, was awarded a Playstation 3 tonight for winning the Playstation Skills Challenge. Jack Tretton was on hand to make the presentation.

For those that do not know the Playstation Skills Challenge is a competition that occurs during the annual NBA All-Star Weekend. The competition is a race consisting of dribbling, passing and shooting.

With all the negative news that the Playstation 3 has been receiving as of late this bit of good publicity is greatly needed.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/17/2007 09:26:00 PM, ,

Tekken 6 video shown by Namco Bandai reveals two new characters

Tekken 6 may be a console PS3 exclusive for now, but it’ll also come out in Arcades, so the game was revealed at the Japanese AOU 2007 coin-op exhibition. Here is a video that shows actual gameplay footage.

Shown are: Asuka, Brian Fury, Dragunov, Jack, and King. The trailer also introduces two new characters to the series: Leo and Zafina.

Check the video out at the jump.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/17/2007 05:21:00 PM, ,

Nintendo hides Wii’s HD?

Apparently, The Inquirer (keep that in mind) is reporting that a drunk Nintendo executive revealed to them that the Wii’s GPU is capable of HD. If true, the revelation shouldn’t be so much of a surprise, given that even the original Xbox, which the Wii is more powerful than, could support basic high definition.

While the Wii might be capable of HD, the fact remains that developing in HD costs more for developers, and since the Wii wasn’t designed with HD as a main selling point, it generally can’t push HD graphics while maintaining a decent framerate.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/17/2007 10:02:00 AM, ,

Metroid Prime 3 could be delayed (again)

Reggie implies, during an interview with MTV's Stephen Totilo, that Metroid Prime 3 will break its "early 2007" release window so that the game could be perfect at retail. When asked if perfect includes online, Reggie's response is "That's perfect for you."

Please! We can't take all of this dancing around a release date and Reggie implying that the game will come later than expected, comparing it to the brilliance of Twilight Princess. Our hearts, as full of love for Nintendo as they are, only crave one thing: Samus.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/17/2007 09:54:00 AM, ,

Slimmer Playstation 3 on the Way?

"It's no surprise to hear that Sony's already working on the next gen PS3, but rumor has it that the new PS3 will have a dramatically different design from its current incarnation, shedding loads of that initial baby fat for a nice svelte profile.

Sony Japan says that they're expected to transition to 45-nm chips by 2008. These new chips would halve the size of the PS3's current 90-nm chips, allowing for that thinner, curvier PS3.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/17/2007 09:40:00 AM, ,

New Mortal Kombat Wii screenshots

Midway has just released some new screenshots for the next chapter in the Mortal Kombat series: Mortal Kombat: Armageddon for the Wii. What is sure to be more or less the same game you've played for years, now gets a Wiimote makeover. Still interested?

Scheduled to ship in April 2007 with the most complete roster ever, including more than 60 fighters from the entire Mortal Kombat® universe (past, present and future), a revolutionary Kreate-A-Fighter mode and Kreate-A-Fatality mode, plus a brand new Konquest mode and Endurance Mode, Mortal Kombat®: Armageddon™ promises to be the most complete, intensely lethal, fighting experience ever!

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/17/2007 09:34:00 AM, ,

Crackdown for Xbox 360 Gets a 9/10!
Friday

1UP reviewed it and scored it a 9/10.

"If Crackdown were nothing more than a GTA-ish game with the fat trimmed away and some insane physical abilities, hell, that'd be something to be thrilled about. That it represents the best, if not the first, online multiplayer sandbox game on a console is just gravy."

Here's hoping the Halo 3 beta-invite pack-in drives sales enough to warrant a sequel. The only thing more fun than stunt-driving with a buddy riding Teen Wolf-style on your roof is thinking about what it'd be like with another half dozen guys, destructible environments, and a bigger box of toys.

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posted by Wasted Rage @ 2/16/2007 09:26:00 PM, ,

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Brock Raybon - Wasted Rage

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