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This week in Gaming
- Bill roper departs Cryptic: http://startrekonline.com/node/2029?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
- Bioshock Infinite: http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/12/bioshock-infinite-preview/#continued
- Limbo sells 300k: http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/16/limbo-sells-300k-design-philosophy-discussed-by-playdead
- Call of duty Black ops prestige edition: http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/12/call-of-duty-black-ops-prestige-edition-comes-with-working-rc-s/#continued
- Source joystiq
(Compared to last year) July sales surge resulted in a minor 2% drop in Xbox sales while every other console suffered double digit drops. This, as you can see in our lineup below, has earned the Xbox 360 the rare opportunity to best the Nintendo DS as the best-selling piece of video game hardware last month. To put things in perspective, NPD analyst Anita Frazier notes, “It’s the first time since September ’07 (Halo 3 launch) that the 360 was the top-selling hardware platform.”- 360: 444K, down 9K (-2%)
- DS: 398K, down 113K (-22%)
- Wii: 254K, down 169K (-40%)
- PS3: 215K, down 90K (-30%)
- PSP: 84K, down 37K (-31%)
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- NCAA Football 11 – Xbox 360 – EA – 368K
- NCAA Football 11 – PS3 – EA – 299K
- Crackdown 2 – Xbox 360 – Microsoft – 209K
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 – Wii – Nintendo – 193K
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 – DS – WBIE – 142K
- Red Dead Redemption – Xbox 360 – Take-Tw
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 – Wii – WBI
- Dragon Quest IX– DS – Nintend
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii – Wii – Nintendo
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Xbox 360 – Activision
- Capcom to sponsor zombie protest at London House of Parliament
The Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality (CURE) is joining forces with game publisher Capcom for some slow walks and good times. The undead organization is mustering its forces for a gathering across from the London House of Parliament on August 30 to promote zombie awareness and Capcom will be sponsoring the event.
A list of CURE’s demands:- To permit the marriage of living and the undead
- To increase the minimum statutory retirement age to beyond death
- To make cemeteries more comfortable for their inhabitants
- Attendees will receive a limited edition t-shirt celebrating the event, and the best-dressed zombie will win a game console. “It’s going to be a great day to be undead,” says CURE spokesperson Stacey Forsythe. “Our gathering will be loads of fun, and provide a real talking point in Westminster. We’re hoping that the spectacle will bring smiles to those in the area on Bank Holiday – but also make people think about the undeadly serious issues which face zombies these days.”
- “This is a brilliant cause, and one which Capcom heartily endorses,” says Capcom’s Leo Tan. “As the leading publisher of zombie-related videogames, we feel very strongly that any hostile treatment they receive in our games is recognised as being entirely fictional – the undead are people too.
- Members of the undead who are interested in supporting CURE’s cause can visit their official website and email votecure@googlemail.com for more information.
- (joystiq) Subway restaurants offer early access to PlayStation Move in new contest
Sony and Subway are continuing their bizarre cross-marketing relationship. The newly-announced “Fiery Footlong Frenzy” promotion will award “more than $1 million in retail value” of prizes, at a rate of “one prize per minute.” Up for grabs are PS3 systems, games (including collector’s edition versions of Gran Turismo 5,LittleBigPlanet 2 and Uncharted 2), 3D HDTVs, PSP systems, and an exclusive opportunity to win the PlayStation Move motion controller before it goes on sale. Diners will be able to find codes on specially-marked 32 oz. drink cups, Monterey Jack Sun Chips, and breakfast sandwiches, starting today.
According to Subway’s Tony Pace, partnering up with the PlayStation Move reflects upon Subway’s image of a healthy lifestyle. “As a brand that values active lifestyles, Subway is pleased to join Playstation in the launch its new active gaming platform and offer our fans this exclusive opportunity,” he said in a press release. Does this mean we’ll be seeing Jared Fogle playing against Kevin Butler in a mascot-powered ad campaign? We hope so!
Rumor Mill
- Valve is working on a DotA(Defense of the Ancients) game.
- Gearbox Software is looks at acquiring the rights to make a new Duke Nukem game.
- In SWTOR Naboo will be one of the planets. An unfortunately where there’s Naboo there’s Gungans.
Question of the Week
In honor of CoH: Going Rogue. When given a choice between Good/Bad factions which do you choose and why? (thanks to thesyddiegrl for the idea)
Twitter:
- StoppableForce: I tend towards “bad” factions because the choices on the side of “good” tend to be really boring fantasy races.
- quietambition: I choose whichever side I find more interesting. Good or bad isn’t relevant, although it seems to be “bad” more often lol
- spudpuffinz: Well in Company of Heroes: Going Rogue, I always choose the paragon path, because its usually the way to better bonuses.
- glassofwater2: good normally, but if the good guys are boring, and the bad guys have cookies, then I go bad
Forum:
- Farva: I try going bad, but after my first bad decision I feel so guilty I play extra nice after that. I’m just big baby deep down.
- ColbyTS: I feel you Farva, every time I start Fallout 3 I think to myself this is the time I will blow up Megaton, but when the time comes I bitch out and turn into a blubbering mess…
- Jitterbug: I always play as a good guy first, and then on the second play through I go bad. Except in Mass Effect. For some reason, in that game I just can’t bring myself to go the renegade path. I am always a good guy.
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