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CSI: New York – Second Life Episode
October 20th, 2007 by iDunzo
The crime scene investigators of CSI: New York go into Second Life to catch a killer next week, and the preview is up on YouTube:
The video shows Detective Mac Taylor as he reinvents himself in Second Life customizing his avatar and then goes into some kind of gladiator battle in-world.
It does look cool and geeky, so I’ll be watching.
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Sony Announces New, Cheaper PS3
October 18th, 2007 by iDunzo
Sony Computer Entertainment America today cut the price of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console in the U.S. and announced an even cheaper model that will arrive before the holiday shopping season.
The top-line PlayStation model, with an 80 gigabyte hard drive, now costs $499.00 USD, down from $599.00 USD.
That effectively eliminates the lower-end model, which has a 60-gigabyte drive and has sold for $499.00 USD.
A new low-end model with a 40-gigabyte drive will go on sale November 2 for $399.00 USD.
Unlike the other PlayStation 3 models, the new one won’t be able to play games made for the PlayStation 2.
In a statement, Sony said this was due to a more extensive lineup of games of the PlayStation 3.
The U.S. launch of the 40-gigabyte model was widely expected, since Sony has already announced it for Japan and Europe.
By doing this, it narrows the price gap with competing game consoles, but the PlayStation is still the most expensive.
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 costs $350.00 USD and Nintendo’s Wii costs $250.00 USD.
The PlayStation 3 has been trailing them both in U.S. sales, and the Wii has been a breakout hit for Nintendo, with more than 9 million units shipped.
Sony has sold 5 million PlayStation 3’s since they went on sale in November last year.
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Videogame Systems Top ‘Planned Gift’ Lists This Year
October 15th, 2007 by iDunzo
According to research by the Consumer Electronics Association, sales of consumer electronics are expected to top $22 billion this holiday season, with video game systems topping the list of gifts people intend to give to others.
Though consumers are expected to cut down on expenses like home decorations and travel, they’ll still be spending plenty on gifts.
Not surprisingly, video games made the top five most wanted items for teens, along with clothes, computers, MP3 players, and cell phones.
Adults who were hoping to get some kind of electronic gizmo for the holidays put game systems on their wish list beside MP3 players, laptops, TVs, and digital cameras.
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Record Your World in Conflict Exploits With Broadcast Tool
October 15th, 2007 by iDunzo
A new add-on for the RTS title World in Conflict will allow players with Vista and DirectX 10 to broadcast their WiC matches, TV-style.
You can use pre-set or follow cameras and even some telestration if you want to point out something especially fascinating to your viewers.
You’ll also be able to create a movie of the broadcast, to share later with friends and loved ones. The free broadcast tool should be available some time today from Sierra.
Hopefully, developer Massive will make up for delaying the 360 version of World in Conflict by using the extra time to include this new recording feature. It’s the least they can do.
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Microsoft Adds Free Games To Xbox 360 Consoles
October 9th, 2007 by iDunzo
With an eye on the upcoming holiday shopping season, Microsoft on Monday said it would bundle two video games with the Xbox 360 video game console.
By the end of the month, Xbox 360 and Xbox 360 Elite are expected to ship with Forza Motorsport 2 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. The games have a combined retail price of $90.
Microsoft in August lowered the price of the consoles by $50 in an effort to keep pace with similar moves by rival Sony, which sells the PlayStation 3. The 20 GB Xbox 360 now sells for $350. The 120 GB Elite system retails for $450.
The U.S. price cuts followed Sony’s decision in July to lower the 60 GB version of the PlayStation 3 to $499 from $599.
While hardware pricing is important, games are the driving force behind consumers’ choice of video game console.
Among the most popular games on the Xbox is Microsoft’s sci-fi game Halo 3, which posted sales of more than $300 million in its first week on the market.
Released September 25, first day sales of Halo reached $170 million, and retailers took more than 1.7 million pre-orders — both industry records.
Nevertheless, Nintendo’s Wii has outpaced sales of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Nintendo in June sold 381,800 Wii consoles, compared with Sony’s 98,500 PlayStation 3 and Microsoft’s 198,400 Xbox 360 machines.
The holiday shopping season, which officially begins the Friday after Thanksgiving and runs to Christmas, is the biggest retail season of the year, and a time when Microsoft and its rivals make major marketing pushes for their consoles.
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MAME32 version 0.117 Now Available For Download
July 11th, 2007 by iDunzo
Attention vintage gamers, the latest version of MAME, version 0.117 was released and it’s now available in my MAME section.
That’s right, I’ve got fresh downloads for you. Come and get them while they’re hot!
I’ve also completed building a new MAME machine, so I will have pictures to post of that in the coming days. Stay tuned.
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