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Passion For Games - July 2007

Playstation Network Update

PlayStation Store update just went live a few moments ago. Although there are several non-game related items for perusal, including trailers for 30 Days of Night, Across the Universe, August Rush and Vacancy, you can now download trailers for Resident Evil 5 and Haze. Furthermore, there’s a new PlayStation Network game to download: Gripshifts v2.0, which, according to the game description, “combines high speed driving and platform gaming action!” Nice.

However, the item everyone’s been waiting for is finally here. A playable demo of Heavenly Sword shines proudly as a gem for this week. Now, PlayStation enthusiasts can take Nariko, the red-haired warrior, on a journey through the starting levels of one of the most eagerly anticipated games of the year.

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July 30th 2007 @ 17:03

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Microsoft Points for $20.00?



Today’s rumor of Sunday deals is a sweet one, so sweet it’ll rot your teeth from the inside out and that my friend is very, very sweet. GameRush is reporting that this Sunday’s Circuit City ad will feature an offer for $20 off the purchase of two Xbox 360 accessories priced $19.99 or above. And so, if said rumor is true, you could purchase two 1600 Microsoft point cards priced at $19.99 (which Circuit City considers accessories) and get an instant $20 off leaving you with 3200 Microsoft points for $20. See, we told you the deal was sweet. But, it’s just a rumor right now, because GameRush doesn’t supply any leaked ad-scans so we’ll have to wait until Sunday rolls around. But if it’s true, we’ll so be standing in line come Sunday morning for our bountiful Microsoft points harvest.
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July 30th 2007 @ 17:02

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Wal Mart and Toys R Us Xbox 360 price drop?

Well this time was going to come and it looks like it is happening, Walmart and Toys R Us looks like they are dropping the price of the Xbox 360 Console to $349.99. It looks like Cheap Ass Gamers website is sharing images of the AD that was on display. The Price cut will begin as of early August. So now it is making gamers and fans of video games to go out and buy a Xbox 360 console. Also makes me happy cause now I know the production cost of the hardware is going down and soon enough Microsoft will bring out the new chips for the console. To hopefully bring down the rate of broken consoles. Also this is the time where you have to think for a price of $349.99 you are getting over a 100 titles out and a hole bunch of Xbox Live Titles you could download from classics to new idea games. Also maybe one of the best line-ups we are going to see hit a console on a long time. Where about starting August to X-mas you will be getting at least 1-3 titles a month. Microsoft is doing a fantastic job and if this Ad is true. Sony is going to be in a lot of trouble.

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July 30th 2007 @ 17:01

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Show #6 is up!

Well Show #6 is up and ready to be listen too.

At this weeks show I discuss a little about my come back to Final Fantasy XI. Also talk about my past experience playing the game when it was first release on the Playstation 2 console. How it effected me and how I play MMO and RPGs.

I also go through the sites updates and now you could head over to the forums

The news was light this week but I got some updates on some Microsoft Points that appear to be on the latest Circuit City AD which is on sale right now. 3200 Microsoft Points for $20.00.

Also let you know there is some updates in the Playstation Network as in a big demo and one of the games that is on my PS3 Radar which is Heavenly Sword. The demo could be downloaded right now at the PSN. So be sure to give that game a try.

I also discuss the latest on Davd Jaffe leaves Sony and starting his own Utah Development Team call “Eat, Sleep, and Play”

Also Rockstar working on a exclusive title for the Playstation 3.

With the Nintendo Wii I discuss that Nintendo is still rolling as the June NPD numbers have come in and the Nintendo DS and Wii is still selling like hot cakes. Flowing in during this summer into this xmas.

Be sure to check out the latest show and drop me a email and also what type of topics you will like to see on the next show. Also if you are interested in being part of the show drop me at email at passionforgames@gmail.com or hit me up on Skype my user name is Ricanelite
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July 30th 2007 @ 16:59

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Microsoft drops HD-DVD Price



Microsoft’s first announcement to come out of Comic Con is an Xbox 360 HD DVD player price drop. Beginning August 1st (in the US), the Xbox 360 HD DVD player add on will receive a $20 price cut, retail for $179 and include five free HD DVD movies as part of the “Perfect Offer”. The five free movie deal runs from August 1st through September 30th, full list of free HD DVDs to choose from posted after the break.
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July 26th 2007 @ 16:47

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Splinter Cell Double Agent Update



Today, Splinter Cell: Double Agent came down with a case of free downloadable content syndrome and as everyone knows, the only cure for such sickness is for you to give it a download. The free downloadable content includes two new multiplayer maps (Kinshasa and Secret Base), four new challenges, and a new Spy Girl character with three different outfits. And did we mention these goodies are free


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July 26th 2007 @ 16:40

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Virtua Fighter 5 Gets Firm 360 Release Date



SEGA of America has confirmed an October 30 release date for Virtua Fighter 5 on the Xbox 360


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July 26th 2007 @ 10:54

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Aussies get Bio Shock Collector



Finally, after months of staring longingly at our American counterparts and their ultra-spiffy collector's edition of BioShock, we humble Australians can let out a triumphant cheer


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July 26th 2007 @ 10:50

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Gran Turismo 5 Details

The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu magazine features an interview with Gran Turismo series producer Kazunori Yamauchi. Here he talks about some of the new features for the upcoming Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.

- PlayStation Home icon on the top menu screen: within the Home universe, there will be something like a "Gran Turismo World" galaxy. You can then enter the top menu of the game from Home, or vice-versa by selecting the respective icons


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July 25th 2007 @ 16:33

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Arcade Games coming

Good news for Xbox Live Arcade fans: from tomorrow, gamers with a penchant for sidescrolling action and space combat can sate their lust for either, thanks to the release of Wing Commander Arena and Super Contra.

Wing Commander Arena, the first new Wing Commander game since the advent of the wheel, has a strong emphasis on multiplayer gaming, with up to 16 players per map across 8 different maps. It'll set you back 800 points, but as always, a demo will be available. There are also 200 GamerScore points up for grabs here


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July 25th 2007 @ 16:32

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Halo DS?

It's a rumour that's been flying around the internet for some time but Bungie has finally admitted it's "very likely" another developer created a DS version of Halo. However, the dev said that there has "never been an officially funded or sanctioned development of any sort of DS Halo game" from Bungie.

Speaking to Siliconera, Bungie's Brian Gerard and Frank O'Connor candidly tackled the subject of Halo DS. They confirmed that "every once in a while it does come up" and that Microsoft could potentially publish it through THQ, as it did before with Age of Empires: Age of Kings on DS


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July 20th 2007 @ 10:57

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Australian Game Charts

This char is for the Nintendo Wii console and how it's games are doing in Australia

Chart from IGN
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July 19th 2007 @ 10:50

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Rockstar Table Tennis heading to Wii

In a move that will no doubt please paddle fans across the globe, Rockstar has announced it's bringing the brilliant Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis to Wii this Autumn and it's going to take full advantage of the motion-sensitive Wii-mote.

Currently under development at Rockstar Leeds, in collaboration with Rockstar San Diego, the Wii version has "the unmatched speed and intensity of the real-life sport with an authentic physics engine and intuitive gameplay that mimics exhilarating experience found in international competition," according to Rockstar


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July 19th 2007 @ 10:48

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Rumor: Twisted Metal 5?



Hold your horses, Twisted Metal fans


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July 19th 2007 @ 10:46

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Resident Evil 5 details

Takeuchi only provided vague hints about the storyline. As many have guessed from the insignia that appears in the footage, main character Chris Redfield is a member of a group called BSAA. According to Takeuchi, something has happened in the desert area that serves as the game's setting, and BSAA has dispatched Chris to investigate.

Once on the scene, Chris encounters a new form of enemy. Takeuchi described the game's enemies as something of human form that has intelligence. However, the foes are neither zombie nor ganado (in reference to the creatures from RE4


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July 19th 2007 @ 10:43

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Micrsoft Scraps X07?

Following the surprise departure of Peter Moore from Microsoft, the shocks continue to come thick and fast as Aaron Greenberg, group product manager for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, reveals the company is scrapping its European showcase X07.

Speaking on Squad XP's podcast, Greenberg says: "There is not a real X07 this year but I think that we will figure out some way to talk about 2008 some time at a different event or a different type of programme


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July 19th 2007 @ 10:41

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Halo 4 player co-op?

Starting as a rumor a couple of months ago this is looking to be soooo near truth right now. So yeah, that was a pre-emptive “Hell Yes!”.. but check out the new proof, a quote from the Microsoft Vice President of Global Marketing, Jeff Bell, “Now, we’re really looking forward to playing with my three sons, all together on Halo 3.” This was no random quote, in the full interview, this came right after he was talking about how he and one of his sons on Halo co-op, so it would be odd for him to be speaking of deathmatches and not the co-op.

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July 18th 2007 @ 10:43

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Sony Europe says 20gig not enough

Sony Computer Entertainment America will introduce a 80GB PlayStation 3 SKU next month, but don't expect that to arrive in Europe. David Reeves, the head of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and the same guy who leaked news that the 60GB SKU is on the way out, said the extra 20GB wasn't enough incentive for consumers.

"You know, the difference between 60 and 80GB is very small," he said. "We just feel that going up 20GB is not worth it; if you're going to double it, it's worth it, so maybe you'll see something a little bit later, but 60 and 80 -- [there's] really not that much difference


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July 18th 2007 @ 00:26

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Mario Party 8 Pulled in UK

In an odd and rather familiar bit of news, Nintendo has recalled all copies of the just-released Mario Party 8 in the United Kingdom due to the games use of a term considered offensive to disabled persons.
According to CVG, Kamek the blue wizard utters the following phrase during the game: "Magikoopa magic! Turn the train spastic! Make this ticket tragic!" Intrepid observers will notice that this is the same term that forced Ubisoft to pull Mind Quiz: Your Brain Coach off of UK store shelves just weeks ago.

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July 18th 2007 @ 00:22

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Sony Excited to work with Peter Moore

Sony's taken heat lately for third-party sports titles running at 30 frames-per-second, compared to 60 frames-per-second on Xbox 360, but as Microsoft executive Peter Moore leaves the company to head EA Sports, Moore himself will need to reconcile the differences between Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
And Sony's ready to embrace Moore with open arms. Sony Computer Entertainment America President and CEO Jack Tretton released this official statement:

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July 18th 2007 @ 00:20

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Peter Moore heading to EA????

GameSpot has confirmed that Peter Moore, corporate vice president of the entertainment and devices division of Microsoft's interactive entertainment business, is quitting. The announcement comes less than one week after Moore hosted Microsoft's E3 press briefing. It also comes just under two weeks after he announced the extension of the Xbox 360's manufacturer's warranty to three years. Prompted by rising reports of hardware defects that Moore had previously downplayed, the move will cost Microsoft as much as $1.15 billion last quarter alone.

All I could say right now is WOW!!!!! What will happen to the xbox market? Being that Peter Moore started to build something well at Microsoft and the Xbox 360 console. Working hard with the teams and getting the games they need to make a run in the console market. Well I guess there is times where we need to see new faces. I do not see this as a big shock cause when Peter Moore left SEGA it was a dark night at SEGA Corp. Well hopefully things will change and the Xbox Brand will remain strong in the Video Game Industry


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July 17th 2007 @ 22:02

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Post E3 2007 Impressions



E3 2007 was smaller this year and it was only invite only. So far I have been hearing mix feelings for many people that headed over to E3 which was held in Santa Monica, CA. One of the feedbacks that a lot of writers and people that got the invite have said it was of a better experience because they got more time with the games and did not have to fight through the crowd of people around. This year they actually got to spend some more time with the developers and hear the sound from the game. So it was a good experience for them. Also a lot of developers said they still have there voice because in the past trying to talk to a crowd of writers and people to see the game and screaming all day long for three days it could take a big toll on you. The negative feedback has been that developers were held all in different spots around the area. Traffic was crazy and it took some time to get there because you had to make Appointments


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July 16th 2007 @ 11:42

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New Controller from Microsoft

Microsoft announced there new Controller on Tuesday Press Conference. Take a look at the video footage


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July 13th 2007 @ 11:15

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Lost Odyssey Footage

Here is the latest video footage of gameplay and also how Lost Odyssey is coming along. Check out the video footage it looks like Microsoft has another great RPG coming along and hopefully Sackaguchi could bring up the 360 for the Japan Market. Being that Microsoft is having a heck of a hard time getting the Japanese Market in there favor.


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July 13th 2007 @ 11:13

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E3 2007

You must all be thinking. Where is my E3 info well I have been updating it at my site

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July 12th 2007 @ 11:06

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No Gears of War 2 at E3?

With all the hype and sales Gears of War made last november giving you one of the best games out there in a very long time. Was released on the Xbox 360, which to me made the Xbox 360 the console to beat with this next-gen war. So you will figure okay this E3 Epic and Microsoft will give you a little taste of Gears of War 2? Well Epic is indication there will be no word on Gears of War 2. Now you know Epic and Microsoft has something in the works. It is just a matter of time when they release it. Maybe there is going to be a expansion pack for Gears of War? Now that will be BIG, Just because the game still to this day is being played by 360 owners and die hard fans of the game, Me included. So hopefully there will be something out.

Epic Games VP Mark Rein quickly diffused the situation with this quote


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July 10th 2007 @ 11:09

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E3 Predictions

With this E3 which is going to be smaller in size than pervious years. Very hard to get a invite. Microsoft is kicking off there Press Conference tonight at 9:00pm pacfic time. Sony and Nintendo to follow up on wednesday. I will be here blogging and watching the Press Conference giving you the latest information on what I'm gathering here at my computer. If there is anything you want to know on a specific game let me know.

Here is my E3 Predictions


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July 10th 2007 @ 11:01

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Nintendo Rule Japan as of right now?

Well Nintendo is the company right now in Japan which awesome sales in both hardware and software. Also from consoles to handheld, Nintendo is the company right now where Sony is right behind it and Microsoft way gone. Nintendo has the most sales so far with the Summer coming to full strength and where E3 and TGS fast coming. IGN has a full article on there information they have receive from Japan and also talking about how Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft is doing in the Japanese Market. Which right now it is no doubt Nintendo is on top of the game right now.

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July 6th 2007 @ 11:37

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PS3 reaches 50,000 in Australia

According to the latest GfK figures, in excess of 50,000 PlayStation 3 consoles have now been sold in Australia since the system launched on March 23, 2007. A Sony Computer Entertainment Australia representative commented that "With new and classic titles being made available regularly via the PLAYSTATION Network (PSN), and a strong portfolio of exclusive blu-ray disc based games set to launch over coming months, Sony Computer Entertainment Australia remains confident in the PLAYSTATION 3 console's current position."

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July 6th 2007 @ 11:33

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PS3 Price Drop???

According to a poster on the DVD Talk Forums, the Circuit City promotional sales flyer for the week of July 15th indicates the PLAYSTATION 3 will be getting a price drop. The PS3 is now listed at $499 for the week of July 15-21, the week after E3 2007. This should be considered rumor for now until we receive confirmation from Sony, but I'm guessing we'll hear more about this at next week's E3 press conference
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July 5th 2007 @ 23:01

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Blue Dragon demo coming!

Can't wait until August 28th to play the Xbox 360-exclusive JPRG Blue Dragon? You could always import the Japanese release and stumble your way through three discs of inscrutable Japanese text or, if you can settle for a slightly smaller experience, just download the demo on Xbox Live Marketplace July 20th. The Japanese language Dengeki Online claims a 1.1GB demo will be released overseas (that's over here, folks) on July 20th, containing roughly 120 minutes of playtime. But you'd best make sure you download it in that 2-week window, since the demo will fly away on August 3rd. Now let's see, if we only play for about three and a quarter minutes a day, this demo should just last us until the retail release. Just ...
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July 5th 2007 @ 16:48

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Sony PSP in Disguise



We'd like to officially congratulate the Sony marketing team for graduating from offensive to merely "sending the wrong message." Sony Italy is handing out fake books complete with fake hands to disguise PSP play from those pesky authority figures. There's even a helpful outline of the book you're not reading to get you out of any jams. LeVar Burton will be so disappointed


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July 5th 2007 @ 16:45

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Wii outsells PS3 6 to 1



Nintendo’s Wii game console outsold Sony’s PlayStation 3 by a ratio of more than 6 to 1 in June in Japan, a game magazine publisher said, solidifying Nintendo’s leading position


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July 5th 2007 @ 16:41

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