LocoRoco PS3 news

Straight from this week's Famitsu -

*First off, it seems like you'll take control of a group of butterflies, rather than a yellow blob... The goal of the game is to make the butterflies shout out "boo boo", which will in turn make the sleeping LocoRoco wake up and follow you.

*The game will be released in Japan on September 21 on this year via the PlayStation Network. No word on an American release date or pricing.

Super Bike announced

While no where near as catchy a name as Excitebike, Super Bike seems to have a noticeable bumb in the graphics department. It'll be released on plenty of gaming consoles and handhelds, though Nintendo fans, well, they'll be stuck playing NitroBike (which looks more intense and fun in my opinion, maybe because it's being made by the peeps behind Excitebike 64!). The consoles/handhelds include Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, and PC, and will be available in May 2008...

Warhawk now available!

Warhawk, the highly anticipated PS3 game is now available through the Playstation Network and, for those who want to pay 20 buckaroos (which I seriously just found out was an actual word...) more, an actual PS3 game with the case and all that stuff.

Gran Turismo 5 Prolouge to be free

Apparently Sony has been debating on what the price tag of the aforementioned game should be, though they've decided to amke it a free title via PSN. This is great news for GT fans and PS3 owners, and certainly one of the greatest free things to get on PlayStation Network.

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New games this week

Seriously, if you have a Wii and you haven't saved up $50 to get Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, then something really wrong over there... or you have a life and have to pay for, you know, essential things like food. Well, there are the other few games out that aren't nearly important, though are pretty good. The full list can be seen below.

*Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
*Warhawk (PlayStation 3)
*Stranglehold (Xbox 360)
*Stuntman Ignition (360, PS2)
*Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (360, PS3, PS2, PSP, DS)
*Guild Wars: Eye of the North (PC)
*Switchball (360)
*MotoGP 07 (360)
*Blue Dragon (360)
*Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (360, PS3)
*Dynasty Warriors: Gundam (360, PS3)
*Snakeball (PS3)
*Ultimate Duck Hunting (Wii)
*Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (Wii)
*Carnival Games (Wii)

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FIFA Street 3 announced for PS3 and 360

Most of the Street titles are pretty decent - the NBA Street series was obviously the highlight and NFL was pretty fun too. However, the FIFA series is the one that stands out as the lowlight, and oddly EA is coming back to make a threequel for the PS3 and Xbox 360 (sorry Wii fans, no FIFA for you..., or atleast no FIFA Street for you). No real information was given via the small mention of it in a press release, though it has been confirmed to be in development by EA Canada.

Rumor: 3-D-enabled PS3 coming next year?

Rumor has it that Mitsubishi and Sony are teaming up to create video games that are 3-D enabled. It is 100% certain that the two are talking with each other, and it's pretty clear that this is very possible. Apparently Mitsubishi is already creating a program that can change 2-D movies into 3-D easily, and (this is quoting the company) they say that BLu-Ray users will be able to use this by early 2008.

Bioshock creator says no PS3 version of game

While we all pretty much knew this, the Bioshock creator once again confirmed that there are no "secret plans" for a Bioshock on the PS3.

"I promise you, there is no secret plan about the PS3 that we're keeping from people. There's no PS3 development going on that we're hiding. There's lots of stuff that gets into game code, plans change over time and we got an exclusive deal with Microsoft ... that's not a Rosetta Stone discovery." - Bioshock creator Ken Levine

Another bad Heavenly Sword score...

Edge just gave Heavenly Sword, which we all know as one of the most anticipated PS3 games, a 6/10... Yikes, this really isn't good! First PSM and now Edge...

The big three games - Lair, Heavenly Sword, and Warhawk don't seem to be doing too good...

Oh crap - another bust for PS3: Heavenly Sword

So, Heavenly Sword was supposed to be the biggie for PS3 while you wait for you're MGS4, as was, in a way Warhawk (which, as reported earlier, got a 6.5 from PSM). Well, IGN just reviewed the game and gave it a 7/10. Now, that may not seem like a horrible grade, though they gave the gameplay a 6/10.

This is obviously bad news for Sony...

But, don't worry, Play gave it a 10... though then again Play is a S&#@*% magazine that gave Wario: MoD a 9 and Super Paper Mario a 7...

Minor video game news

*Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja, Hoshigami Remix, Heroes of Mana, and Counter Force all announced for Europe.
*FOG has been announced as Nibris' publisher.
*Runaway 2 announced for the Wii.
*Crytek developing something for Wii, but say not to expect anything anytime soon.
*Tony Hawk's Proving Ground will be released on October 9 and will include a playable demo of Guitar Hero III.

Metal Gear Solid 4 images

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Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer!

To check the brand new, super awesome video of the upcoming PS3 game MGS4, click on the link below!

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Call of Duty 4 release date announced

Over at the Game Conference, Activision announced the release date for one of the most anticipated games of the year - Call of Duty 4. November 5th will be the day, so mark your calendars, get a reservation, and drink some pop... mmmm.

Minor video game news...

*EA signs up for E for All conference.
*BioShock on PS3 rumors are still coimng, this time with the word PS3 found in some coding.
*Guild Wars sells 4 million copies.
*Mafia 2 officially announced by 2K Games.
*Atari Classics Evolved for PSP announced, and will include over 70 classic Atari games.
*Miami Nights: Single City announced for the Nintendo DS, to be made by Gameloft and published by Ubisoft.
*Rumor - The Killers' "When You Were Young" and Santana's "Black Magic Woman" have been shown on the back of Guitar Hero III's pre-order box, suggesting they're in the game.
*Nintendo of Europe confirmed to publish Capcom's Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Wii) and Ace Attorney: Apollo Justice (Nintendo DS).
*New International Track & Field announced for Nintendo DS, will be a game by Konami
*Nintendo to appear at Penny Arcade Expo this year.
*The Secret of the Spirit Island announced for Nintendo DS.

Yikes! Warhawk gets a 6.5/10 from PSM

Sony pretty much claimed that it'd be the best game to use their Siaxis controller... but I guess they were wrong! PSM, which, mind you, is an exclusive PlayStation only magazine, gave the highly anticipated game a grade of 6.5/10... It's kind of sad, because I was looking forward to it...

Vikings: Battle for Asgard announced!

SEGA just announced Vikings: Battle for Asgard for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. It stars a warrior named skarin, a man chosen by the legendary Norse gods (ya know - Odin, Thor, etc...) to stop the evil goddess Hel. More information when it comes out, kay!

The Bourne Conspiracy images

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8 new Virtua Fighter 5 screenshots

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Console sales numbers in! Wii only .2 million behind 360!

Well, we all knew it was going to happen... The Wii next month will almost certainly be ahead of the 360, though not by far (BioShock...). The poor PS3 isn't doing so good as you can see, though it'll probably pick up once MGS4 comes out.