Category: Video Games

We have 2 PSP’s at the office, a Japanese version and an American version. We have 2 copies of Need for Speed, a Jap version and a US version. The problem is we can’t get the two systems to connect for a head to head race! Wtf?! I thought we would be able to do this even though we have two PSP’s from different regions.

I don’t know why I didn’t know about this from before but it turns out you can play your current PSP games online now via tunneling. Amazing stuff and its for free! [Link]

The PSP firmware update to version 1.51 is now available for US systems. Go to your main menu and click on Network Update. Its a 14MB file. If you do not have wifi available then you can download the update from here. The file is rar format so you need to unrar it first then you have to put into X:\PSP\GAME\UPDATE folder (X = drive letter of PSP). This firmware update contains security fixes. When done installing the update, delete it off your memory stick.

Ok, so there is a new PS3, there is the Xbox360, the Nintendo Revolution and the Game Boy Micro. They are all amazing systems and as I told Nibaq, I will need to start saving up so I can buy them all. I just watched the PS3 duck technical presentation and it was good except I wanted to watch the Motor Storm video (check this: 1 and 2). I am also downloading the Dead or Alive 4 video, its 470MB but here are some screenshots for those of you with slow connections. Some cool games are coming out on the DS, Castlevania is one and its in 2D thank god. Sonic is the other game, the cool thing about sonic is the way it uses the 2 screens, click here to see what I mean. Finally I was hoping to see screenshots of GTA for the PSP but all I was able to find was this write up.

I think the next generation of systems is going to be really kick ass. I don’t have a favorite yet, each has its own advantage and thats why I will probably get them all.

Total hardware sales Jan 1st to May 1st in Japan:

PS2 – 828,824
PSP – 796,654
DS – 739,557
SP – 280,128
GC – 99,574
GBA – 9,594
xbox – 6,360

Am I reading this right, is the PSP kicking the DS ass? I think so.. 😀

Wow, the Playstation 3 is going to look cool. But whats up with their joypad?? [Link]

Just got a flyer from GameWorks with the following message:

Play all you can play in 1 hour for KD3.500 every night from 9PM to 11PM. Valid till May 31st.

KD3.5 doesnt sound bad. Probably will try it tomorrow night before starwars.

You guys have probably seen the Dance Dance Revolution arcade machines at Gameworks and Future Kid, but I am sure you haven’t seen this video of a one legged guy playing on the machine. Here is the video [5.7MB].

Engadget somehow got their hands on a picture of the new Xbox 360. I think it looks reaallllyyy cool. Can’t wait to get one..

My brother sent me a link to a girls photoset on Flickr with pictures of her browsing flickr using her PSP. Here is the link.

Here is a list of the top 25 games of 2005 according to Joystiq.
Hmmmm no DS games?

* 96: Resident Evil 4 (GC)
* 95: God of War (PS2)
* 94: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (XBX)
* 92: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (PC)
* 91: World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International (PS2)
* 91: Psychonauts (PC)
* 91: Jade Empire (XBX)
* 90: World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International (XBX)
* 90: Silent Hunter III (PC)
* 89: Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GameBoy Advance)
* 89: World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International (PC)
* 89: NBA Street V3 (PS2)
* 89: Tekken 5 (PS2)
* 89: Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (XBX)
* 89: Gran Turismo 4 (PS2)
* 89: Doom 3 (XBX)
* 89: NBA Street V3 (XBX)
* 89: WipEout Pure (PSP)

I was just browsing Amazon and I just realized they now are selling PSP’s for only $249. Good deal, check it out.

PSP Magazines is a site that enables you to download magazine snippets and load them on your PSP. You can currently download snippets from the following magazines:

BLENDER Magazine
Car & Driver
FHM Magazine
Gamespot.com
MAXIM Magazine
Mountain Bike Magazine
Road & Track
Rolling Stone Magazine
Snowboard Magazine
STUFF Magazine
Sports Illustrated
SYNC Magazine
WIRED Magazine

All this is for free, here is the link.

Ok, this might be nearly as big as yesterdays Adobe and Macromedia merger, GameStop Corp. and Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. have announced a merger agreement. The new company will be known as GameStop Corp. and pretty much holds a monopoly on video game retail. Over 3,200 stores. About $3.8 billion in annual revenue. [Link]

Someone managed to create software for the PSP that allows him to have full control (Play, Stop, Pause, Menu) of his DVD player, TIVO, and High Def TV, all wirelessly from his PSP. [Link]