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VGN for July 28th, 2005

Video Game news:

Blind Teen PWNS you.

By SCOTT BAUER, Associated Press Writer
Wed Jul 27,10:01 PM ET
 

LINCOLN, Neb. - Brice Mellen is a whiz at video games such as "Mortal Kombat." In that regard, the 17-year-old isn't much different from so many others his age. Except for one thing: He's blind.

And as he easily dispatched foes who took him on recently at a Lincoln gaming center, the affable and smiling Mellen remained humble.

"I can't say that I'm a superpro," he said, working the controller like an extension of his body. "I can be beat."

Those bold enough to challenge him weren't so lucky. One by one, while playing "Soul Caliber 2," their video characters were decapitated, eviscerated and gutted without mercy by Mellen's on-screen alter ego.

"I'm getting bored," Mellen said in jest as he won game after game.

Blind since birth when his optic nerve didn't connect because of Leber's disease, Mellen honed his video game skills over the years through patient and not-so-patient playing, memorizing key joystick operations and moves in certain games, asking lots of questions and paying particular attention to audio cues. He worked his way up from games such as "Space Invaders" and "Asteroid," onto the modern combat games.

WWE tackles UMD

By Thomas K. Arnold
Thu Jul 28, 5:56 PM ET
 

LAS VEGAS (Hollywood Reporter) - World Wrestling Entertainment is the latest DVD supplier to throw its support behind the Universal Media Disc, the proprietary technology that works on Sony's handheld PlayStation Portable.

 
WWE will release three UMD titles Sept. 27, "Hard Knocks: The Christ Benoit Story," "The Monday Night War" and "The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior."

The titles also will be released on UMD in the U.K. through WWE's European licensee, Clearvision. More UMD titles will be announced in the future.

 

Microsoft release update from Tokyo Games Show

Posted: 13:08 on 25 Jul 2005
By: Jon Wilcox

List of Xbox 360 games currently in development released...

A list of titles currently in development for Xbox 360 has today been revealed at the Xbox Summit 2005. Whilst there are some publishers not listed below, it’s worth pointing out that some are yet to disclose the games currently have on their books. With the Xbox Summit 2005 obviously focusing on Japanese oriented titles, don’t expect some of the more obscure games to make over here. So far the list is as follows:

 

Activision - Call of Duty 2, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, Gun, Quake 4

Artdink - A-Train

Arc System Works - Taisen Kata Action

Atari - Test Drive Unlimited

Bandai - Mobile Suit Gundam
Banpresto - Super Robot War

Capcom - Dead Rising, Resident Evil 5

D3 - Earth Defence Force, The Oane-Chapara X

EA - FIFA 2006, Need For Speed Most Wanted, NBA Live 06

From Software - -eNCHANT arM-

Genki - Tokyo Highway Battle

Hudson - Tengai Makyou: Ziria

Koei - Dynasty Warriors 5 Special

Konami - Winning Eleven, Rumble Roses XX, Pro Yakyu Spirits

Microsoft Game Studios- Every Party, Ninety-Nine Nights, Project Gotham Racing 3

Namco - Ridge Racer 6, Frame City, New RPG, Love Football

Sega - Chrome Hounds

SNK Playmore - King of Fighters Maximum Impact 2

Square-Enix - Final Fantasy XI

Success - Operation Darkness, Zookeeper

Taito - World Air Force

Tecmo - Dead or Alive 4, DOA Xtreme 2, Project Progressive, Dead or Alive Code Cronus

THQ - Saints Row, The Outfit

Tomy - Zoids

Ubisoft - Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter

Yukes - Wrestle Kingdom

Handhelds fuel sales.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retail sales of U.S. video games hardware, software and accessories rose 21 percent in the first six months of the year, as the popularity of handheld devices offset a decline in aging game consoles, a study said.

 
The video games industry, which has been rocked this month by concerns over sexual content in one of its most popular titles -- Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.'s "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," saw sales rise to over $4.1 billion in the period, from $3.4 billion in 2004, research firm NPD Group said in a report. Overall unit sales rose 11 percent.

What I've been playing:

Psychonauts--Thanks Cybertron!!

Battlefield 2

Anime:

Anime Festival Orlando!!!

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