Whatever the above cryptic message means (iPhone perhaps!?) if Hideo Kojima and Konami is behind it, expect genius. Find out, well as much as above, from [ Konami ]
No. I won’t count Metal Gear Solid Acid. Ever.
I can remember installing the Japanese version of the 2.0 firmware in order to get access to the web browser on my PSP way back in July 2005. Released on November 20th and now at version 5.02, a rapid update from 5.0/5.01 adds just a few features mostly around updating the Playstation store experience and a couple of other PSP-3001 series specific options.
Too bad I’m sticking with my PSP-2001 “slim” for now. Read more at the Playstation.com website.
Just right before I went to sleep, I decided to fire up NBA 2K9 and was prompted to update to the new 2.50 firmware. The cool bits, my PS3 can now finally view Adobe Flash Player 9 material.
Erm. Great. I don’t even like using the browser to view the PlayStation Store for free downloads. Perhaps now things will be better. Also, the Sony PSP is up for a version 5.0 upgrade - up from 4.05 today too.
Update: 01:44am EST (GMT-5) and the PSP update is still not showing up for me.
Update: 01:50am EST (GMT-5) and version 5.0 is finally showing up for me.
I’ll try to stay away from the CSI jokes…
Nintendo has officially announced Nintendo DSi, which will be released in Japan on November 1, 2008, for 18900 yen (US$179). The new model numerous new features and changes:
- 3.25″ LCD display, 17% larger than NDS Lite
- 3 megapixel exterior camera, lower resolution interior camera
- new SD memory card slot for playing back music, images, downloadable content
- removal of the GBA cart slot
- built-in internet browser and built-in Nintendo Zone internet information service
- built-in music player
- chassis is 2.6mm or 12% less than NDS Lite
Combined with this announcement, Nintendo also announced the name change from Wii Points to Nintendo Points since the points will be accessible by both the Nintendo DSi and Wii - downloadable content for the win! and the following:
- Nintendo will launch a new NDSi online shop to sell NDSiWare downloadable content
- The NDSiWare price will be ranging from 200, 500 and 800 Nintendo points
- First time NDSi users who visit the NDSi online store will receive 1000 Nintendo Points for free, offer ends March 2010
- Nintendo and McDonalds will launch a new “Nintendo Zone” information network service
- Nintendo Zone will be built-in to the NDSi, user can launch it without additional settings
Americans will have to wait until sometime in 2009 for one…
By Andrew Liszewski
According to gaming site Maxconsole, the next Tony Hawk game for the Nintendo DS could incorporate a motion and tilt sensing control scheme.
A new game has appeared at the Australia Ratings Classificatiosn board (OFLC) and it’s called “Tony Hawk’s Motion’ which carries a G rating. Activision has previously said that this game will launch a with a new technology that has not been seen on the DS yet. So we’re speculating that such a technology could be a motion/titlt sensor…
Now I’m not entirely sure how big the motion & tilt sensing hardware is, but I assume it will be incorporated into a peripheral that needs to be inserted in the Nintendo DS’s GBA slot, rather than in the DS game cartridge itself. The rumor also leads to speculation about whether or not the game will be seeing a release for the motion & tilt sensing iPhone too, since I’m sure most of us have had our fill of Super Monkey Ball.
[ Maxconsole - New Tony Hawk game for DS to include motion/tilt sensor? ]
By Andrew Liszewski
If you’re dissatisfied with the stock set of drum sticks that come with Rock Band (where’s the flash?) these illuminated sticks from The Ant Commandos should enhance your pretend rock-star status. (Even if you are just the drummer.) The sticks light up in ‘flame red’ or ‘electric blue’ colors when struck on any surface, and are made of a transparent but durable acrylic material. The sticks also have a larger diameter than the included wooden Rock Band sticks, but I think that’s less of a feature and more of a by-product of them having to accommodate a AAA battery. However, the silicon coated tips are a nice addition and will definitely help reduce the amount of noise while you wail away on your fake drum set.
The Flame Red and Electric Blue Illuminated Drum Sticks are available in separate sets from The Ant Commandos for .99.
[ Illuminated Drumsticks ] VIA [ GoNintendo ]
American games with a Sony Playstation 3 that are dying to be a part of the Playstation oft-delayed Home Beta… listen up:
Later today, the PLAYSTATION Store will be updated with a PlayStation Home theme. By downloading the theme, users are submitting an application to join the PlayStation Home Beta test community. We will be using a variety of criteria including activity on the PLAYSTATION Network to determine eligibility for the Beta community. Existing beta testers have automatically qualified to be part of the expanded beta.
We’re really excited about this milestone and want our most loyal fans to be a part of the evolution of PlayStation Home.
Read more about this from the Playstation Blog.
By Andrew Liszewski
While Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and the umpteen sequels it’s spawned have become the defacto standard for skateboarding games, ask anyone who spent time gaming on the Commodore 64 and they’ll tell you that Skate Or Die was where virtual cube-gleaming got its real start. Even for the C64 the Skate Or Die graphics and music were actually quite impressive, and it was definitely one of those games you could play with a group of friends since there were several two-player modes. That is, as long as you had a 2nd joystick, since no one wanted to get stuck playing with the keyboard.
And anyone who played Skate Or Die on the C64 has to remember this dude. He was the owner of the local skateshop and even though he appeared to be on the rough side of 40 going on 50, he still sported a wicked purple mohawk. His shop also served as the game’s main menu allowing you to keep track of high scores or enter various competitions. You made your selection by moving a cursor around the screen, and depending on where it was this dude would spit out rad skateboard phrases (all text-based of course) like “Don’cha like my ‘do’” whenever you passed over his mohawk. If I had to assemble a top ten list of C64 games, Skate Or Die would definitely be in there somewhere, and all these years later I can honestly say I still like that guy’s ‘do’.
[ Lemon64.com - Skate Or Die ]
Internet has come a long way since its birth. There are now several different ways to build internet connection. One can do this by inserting wireless internet card in computer or can use dsl. Apart from this, internet phone and ip phones are there as well to help people connect to the internet through cell phones and an internet phone is not the last option available, wireless internet providers are there as well to offer internet connectivity.
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