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VGN for July 22nd, 2005

Video game news:
Uh-Oh.

Posted: 11:31 on 21 Jul 2005
By: Jon Wilcox


Hot Coffee prompts US ratings board to re-rate GTA: San Andreas to `AO`...


Following the recent debates in the US about the so-called Hot Coffee modification to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which has seen several parties including Democrat Senator for New York Hillary Clinton express their opinion on the subject, the US ratings board ESRB has removed the game’s ‘M’ for Mature rating and re-rated it ‘AO’ for Adults Only 18+.

The fallout from the saga has meant that Take-Two Interactive (parent company of GTA publisher Rockstar) has amended it’s financial forecasts for both Q3 and end of year. The expected results for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending July 31st 2005 has been reduced from $170 million to $160 million, with the end of year results on October 31st 2005 reduced from $1.31 to $1.26 billion.




2 Mil!

Posted: 10:37 on 21 Jul 2005
By: Jon Wilcox


Microsoft announces that the online gaming service has smashed through another milestone...


Here’s a statistic for all you number fans – somewhere in the world a new member is added to Xbox Live every 30 seconds. Whilst that is an impressive stat in itself, Microsoft has also confirmed that the number of subscribers to the online service has now broken through the 2 million mark – and steadily growing.

“Reaching the two million member milestone in such a short time speaks volumes about the depth and vibrancy of the Xbox Live community,” said Robbie Bach, Senior Vice President of the Home and Entertainment Division and Chief Xbox Officer at Microsoft. “This enormous growth is a true testament to the compelling content and engaging experiences enabled through Xbox Live today. The service is inspired by the creative power of the individual and fuelled by the passion of a worldwide community.”

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PSP surfs Officially

By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer
Thu Jul 21, 9:45 PM ET
 
TOKYO - Sony officials Thursday said the company will release a software upgrade that will let the PlayStation Portable video game system surf the Web without a cumbersome software trick.

The free software patch will be available next week in Japan, said Ken Kutaragi, chief executive of Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news).'s game unit.

The PSP comes with a built-in antenna for wireless Internet access, but the only way to use it for surfing the Web has been to modify a limited browsing feature in the racing game "Wipeout Pure."

Sony also said it will launch a white version of the PSP, which is otherwise black. The white version will be sold in Japan only




Resident Evil 5
Capcom's flagship horror survival series will infect both Microsoft and Sony's next-generation consoles.
Since January, GameCube owners have been the only American gamers able to enjoy Resident Evil 4. But while the best-selling, critically lionized title will arrive on US PlayStation 2s in the fall, it looked like Xbox owners would never be able to help Leon S. Kennedy slay the series' signature undead hordes.

However, today Capcom announced that Resident Evil 5 is coming to Microsoft's next-generation console, the Xbox 360, as well as Sony's PlayStation 3. The announcement came in the form of a press release on the English-language section of the Investor Relations part of Capcom's Japanese corporate Web site.

The news came as only a small surprise, as Capcom executives had declared their admiration for both Sony's and Microsoft's next-gen consoles when they were unveiled in mid-May. "Utilizing the PlayStation 3['s] and Xbox 360['s] unprecedented power, Resident Evil 5 promises to revolutionize the series by delivering an unbelievable level of detail, realism, and control," read the release.



Destroy all Movies!!
Thu Jul 21, 9:52 PM ET
 


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Video game maker THQ Inc. said on Thursday it has hired United Talent Agency Inc. to spearhead its effort to make a movie based on its recently released "Destroy All Humans!" title.


In the game, which is rated "T" (Teen 13+), players take on the role of aliens sent to Earth to control humans and harvest their brain stems before destroying them.


What I've been playing:

Psychonauts!--Thanks Cybertron!!

Dark Watch demo

Anime news:

AFO 6!!

Convention Corner:

Dragon*Con!  Tales from Dragon*Con:  Escalator woes.

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