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May 2008

31 of May 2008

Puzzle Fighter leads PAL PSN update.  Brilliant brain battles.

Sony quiet on in-game XMB talk.  Could be here as soon as June.

Become immortalized in the background scenery of Fable 2

Wal-Mart offering $100 gift card with PS3 purchase

Fighting game lets players get physical
 

29th of May 2008

Beyond Good & Evil 2 - Debut trailer.  Jade is back.

Ubisoft gives Avatar a rough date.  Calls Cameron film tie-in "wonderful".

Prince of Persia gets new sidekick.  Pretty lady will help him save the world.

UbiDays Far Cry 2 pics.  Safari so good.

Sony's Stringer: PS3 No Longer 'On Life Support

Activision's Kotick Speaks on Vivendi Merger, Guitar Hero

THQ delays Saints Row 2 until October 14

New Gears of War 2 Characters

28th of May 2008

Street Fighter IV Line Up Leaked?

Metal Gear Solid Books It To Store Shelves

Ninja Gaiden II Sexy Photo Event Fun Time

FEATURE: ARTIFICIAL IDIOCY

Revisions of the N64 circuitry killed Stop ‘n’ Swop

27th of May 2008

Apple planning solar-powered iPods

One Man's Journey' tries and fails at Wii Fit

Oddworld will return, confirms Lanning.  Maxis co-founder helping out.

Microsoft explains XBLA delistings.  Size limit gets significant raise.

Uwe Boll Gets Serious. It's an interesting interview.

25th of May 2008

My gaming hardware history

SingStar Bundle (w/ 2 Microphones)

Street Fighter IV Racing To PS3, Xbox 360, PC This Winter

Download now, or forever hold your points: Potential delisted Xbox Live Arcade titles

The $600,000 Gundam Painting

Square Enix Lose Money, Need More Greenbacks

INTERVIEW: CDV's Service Strategy

3G iPhone to have fastest data plan ever on Telstra?

24th of May 2008

Microsoft says no Spring Xbox 360 Dashboard update coming this year

Zune shows up at Canadian retailer on schedule for June release

Sam & Max Season 3 coming early 2009, Telltale interested in XBLA, PS3

What Are Your Game Buy Regrets?

Terminator Owners To Release Philip K Dick Games

Nintendo Wii sets software sales record

23rd of May 2008

These Are Supposed To Be Starcraft 2's System Specs

3 Gaming Companies Make The BusinessWeek Top 100

More BioShock PS3 Details Emerge From EGM

Q&A: Phil Harrison On Why Atari Is Softening Its Hardcore Focus

BBFC launches new ratings system.  For downloadable games and movies.

22nd of May 2008

Japanese songs may hit Rock Band soon

Crimson Skies return flight delayed by Dark Void

KingsIsle casting MMO spell on kiddos with Wizard101

PS3 Guitar Hero III getting free God of War track in June

See first screens from Guitar Hero: World Tour

Exclusive: Haze cinematics montage.  Feel the man-love.

Kojima Is "Thinking" About MGS5

Castlevania Film House Gets $200 mln Financing

21st of May 2008

Dual-touchscreen XO laptop unveiled

Ninja Gaiden DS gets definitive date.  It's coming at the end of June.

Avatar game to feature 3D glasses?.  Ubisoft has a "stereoscopic" version working.

Epic acquires Undertow developer.  Chair pulled up to Unreal table.

Dragon Quest IV DS remake coming September 16

GameFly launches GamePie social network application for Facebook

New Project Origin video compares, gushes blood

Lucky Star Used For Prostitution Advert

This Is Nintendo's Excuse For Smash Bros' European Delay

20th of May 2008

Samsung unleashes ultra-sharp 2160p HDTV

Nintendo Fights “Shocking” Price Fixing Fine

Square Enix: Acquisitions Key to Growth Strategy

Rare Mated Viva Pinata DS And 360

Ziff Davis Wraps Up Restructuring, Cuts Debt

Age Of Conan Is Funcom's Smoothest MMO Launch Ever

E3 Santa Monica cost ESA $5 million in fees

List of E3 exhibitors aired.  Some big names are missing out.

Haze writer responds to review score.  "Even GoldenEye got a 4/10" - Yescombe.

19th of May 2008

EA deadline on Take-Two passes

Metal Gear Solid + Lupin The Third = So Awesome

LucasArts Drops ESA Membership

High Impact's Matheson: Build, Don't Buy Game Engines

Nintendo apologises to Wii Fit players.  BMI system might not always be accurate.

16th of May 2008

Konami reveals $2.8bn in revenues for '08

Expert Says Children Should Be Banned From Wii Fit

Itagaki Is Focused on "Movement" and "Animation"

Sony Announces 2008 and Early 2009 PS3 Line-up

DualShock 3 shakes down US for $10.9 million in April

Konami's Rock Revolution drums revealed

WOW will "probably" get graphical reboot.  It's under frequent consideration.

10 greatest Friday Flash games

14th of May 2008

Fable 2 "content complete" by week's end.  Molyneux adamant it's out this year.

New Fable 2 screenshots.  Slow and steady wins the race.

Penny Arcade Adventures also coming to PC, Mac, Linux next week [update]

Rumor: 360 dashboard update to support game installs, 'motion sensor devices'

Velvet Assassin to cut throats on Xbox 360, PC this fall

Atlus asks you to kneel before Zoids this August

MGS4 ads: Evil is powerful, but courage is Solid

Rumor: Gamerscores transferring to next Xbox console

Kojima: Western Devs "Have Surpassed Us"

Let's Look At New Resident Evil 5 Art

Second Level Gears of War 2 Play Through

So... Will There Be Another Metal Gear Solid?

13th of May 2008

Gears of War 2 'Assault' screens, plus weapon-specific executions announced

Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise screens

Lego Indiana Jones demo now available for PC

New Ninja Gaiden II screens are bloody, marvelous

SOE president sees more MMOs on PS3

Shane Kim: Rare Hasn't Realized Their Potential on the 360

Ninja Gaiden II Trailer Scythes Outside The Box

Too Human Co-op Scaled Back To Just Two Humans

Virtual telescope opens night sky

Too Human trailer.  Straight from Microsoft's US event.

Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer and TV spots.  The wait's nearly over.

12th of May 2008

Criterion begins its Blu-ray support

Miyamoto: US Better at Creating Unique Games

Today's Very Best Links. Gears of War 2 video; leaked Banjo 3 screens; GTA IV backlash and a giant NES controller.

180-Degree Gaming With The J-Dome

First Official Dragonball Movie Promo Image

Blackberry's Bold new smartphone

09th of May 2008

Toshiba is planning a PS3-based HDTV

PSP Skype headset coming to the US

Gears 2 gameplay video on Live tomorrow.  7am Saturday.

Burnout Paradise coming to PC.  Massive resolutions, customised content.

Microsoft bigwig has a right go at Sony.  Claims 360 is winning in Europe after all.

BioWare Backs Down From Draconian Mass Effect Authentication

Codemasters Gets Formula One License

Far Cry 2 - Play The Game You Want To Play

Call of Duty 5 To Feature "New Military Theater"

Call of Duty 5 Already Playable

Gears of War 2 gameplay footage debut

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Got Vista Premium? You Can Stream Netflix To Your 360

Sony So Aren't Competing With Microsoft Or Nintendo

Alarm at Google Yahoo partnering

Virtual worlds for children are booming. Will they all survive?

Virtual world. The Sims gets set for its third release

08th of May 2008

Fake media file snares PC users

MPAA awarded $110 million in TorrentSpy suit

Gamecock Goes Digital Download

Rockstar Explains GTA IV Multiplayer

Spacetime Rescues Blackstar From NCsoft

FTC: It's Increasingly Difficult for Children to Buy M-Rated Games

Reeves: PlayStation Home Was Deserting Gamers

Return To LotRO Free This Weekend

Pandemic unveils Lord of the Rings game.  Battlefront in Middle-Earth. Be Sauron.

SF film writer explains Chun-Li focus.  She's "not just a sex object fantasy".

PS3 will take the lead, says Hirai.  All your install base will belong to us.

Here's a link to a 20 minute interview on the BBC website.  PlayStation 'will reclaim lead'

DOOM 4 announced.  id Software staffing up.

Federal legislation proposes ID checks for video game retailers

07th of may 2008

Dragon Quest IV Chooses Subtitle

PlayStation Day: Full Report

MotorStorm 2 shots.  Pacifiic Rifts up its skirt.

PS3 has outsold Xbox 360 in Europe.  So says SCEE boss, with 5m shifted.

GTA IV sells 926,000 units first week in UK

Notes from THQ fiscal 2008 Q4 and year end results conference call

Street Fighter The Movie's Det. Maya Sunee Revealed! Uh, Who?

06th of May 2008

The Ultimate PSP2 Mockup ?

Audiosurf gets meaty update.  Developer responds to fans' requests.

Blizzard begins digital distribution.  Warcraft III, StarCraft first on offer.

Two PSN updates next week.  Special Sony Gamers Day bonus

360 Bike Finished, Looks...Yeah

Happy Birthday, Wolfenstein

Flash Portal Turned Into Real Portal

Rumor: Sony Starting Online Games Mag?

T-Mobile officially confirms 3G iPhone

Free satellite TV service begins

What next for Microsoft after Yahoo?
 

05th of May 2008

Forbes: GTA IV poses threat to Wii

New Zealand warns parents about illegally buying GTA IV

Bourne Conspiracy demo now on Xbox Live

Press Gets Hands On Resistance 2 Tomorrow

Half-Life's G-Man Gets Even More Frightening

03rd of May 2008

Activision, Vivendi Quit ESA

Report: Sony Shrinks Annual Game Losses

Iwata: Wiimote Clone Not a Threat

Okamoto: DS Market In Danger Of 'Atari Crash'

PlayStation Day LiveText plans.  Hirai/Reeves conference on Tuesday.

'F*** casual gaming,' says Rockstar boss.  But Houser thinks the Wii is "fantastic".

2nd of May 2008

Grand Theft Auto producer is Godfather of gaming

Blizzard Confirms Diablo3.com Buy

PSP Continues To Rule Japanese Hardware Sales

Q&A: Bethesda's Hines Talks The State Of Fallout 3

Infogrames And Atari Agree To $11m Merger

LOTRO: Book 13 goes live.  We give away lifetime sub to celebrate.

1st of May 2008

You Might Get Another Unreal Game. Maybe.

GTA IV On PC: No Comment

GameSpot's GTA IV Score-Change Down To A "Bug"

GTA IV Thief Gets Some Local News Air Time

Assault Heroes 2 Coming In May

Infogrames acquires Atari for $11 million

Opinion: Why Microsoft Loses MMOs (And Why The PS3 Will Win the Genre)

SE Lost Planet gets release date. It's coming out this summer.

Crytek drops PC exclusives.  Because of piracy.

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