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Consumer Report: Nintendo Wii Menu version 3.3 update destroys homebrew, Freeloader support (Nintendo Wii Fanboy; Nintendo Everything via videogaming247)
Enthusiast:
- PlayStation 3 “trophies,” in-game XMB finally inbound for firmware v2.40; release date unspecified (PlayStation.Blog)
- Nintendo’s Laurent “geeks and otaku” Fischer promises some sort of Wii storage solution; all is forgiven (GamesIndustry.biz)
- Free trial version of Spore Creature Creator now available at www.spore.com, nature prepares to be mocked and revolted (BusinessWire)
- Sims-themed game creation site goes into open beta, game-makers offered cash prize for top creations (The Sims Carnival via BusinessWire)
- Nolan Bushnell’s uWink surface-gaming, order-by-touchscreenrestaurant chain opens Hollywood location (BusinessWire)
Industry:
- EA extends Take-Two bid for the FOURTH GODDAMN TIME, Take-Two rejects it AGAIN, WHAT WERE YOU EXPECTING, JESUS CHRIST MAKE IT STOP (New York Times)
- Tecmo class-action lawsuit revealed, all 300 employees sue for unpaid overtime, Ninjagate conspiracy unfolds (Game Watch Impress via Kotaku)
Research:
- Study funded by in-game ad dollars finds 82% of consumers [that is to say, 82% of 1300 PC gamers surveyed] don’t mind in-game ads (Kotaku)
- Gamasutra notes trends but fails to show irrefutable evidence for XBLA, PSN, Wii Shop Channel slowdown (Gamasutra)
Film: Die Hard director to helm Gears of War movie, CliffyB to exec. produce; Epic’s Mark Rein approves (Variety)
Perspective: N’Gai Croal and Stephen Totilo’s “Vs. Mode” takes on Grand Theft Auto IV (Level Up)
System Update: PSP System Update v4.00 adds Google Search to XMB, allows users to adjust video playback speed (Playstation.Blog)
Watch: Meet the Sniper (Steam)
Try This: Play Audiosurf with the Wii Balance Board, while you bemoan the loss of console homebrew (BodySurf via Slashdot)
Localize/Import: Fire Emblem remake goes dual-screen in Japan this August 7th; features online battles (IGN)
June 17th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
- Well, Tecmo’s screwed it seems. That’s what, the third lawsuit against them? Does anyone believe they’ll be able to survive having to pay triple the normal amount of lawyer fees?
- I don’t know who’s more persistent, EA trying to buy Take 2 or Microsoft trying to buy Yahoo. At least Microsoft knew when to stop.
- Meet the Sniper was great. Loved the time-lapse part of the clip.