Late Night Consoling

The taping for the Xbox 360 MTV launch event took place today and already some details are leaking out of the show. MTV, on their online program schedule, stated in the description for the program this little tidbit : "Trailers of the newest games that are due out in November for the new XBOX." Did you really expect any sooner or later? Another November 15 launch, here we come!

Sega of America confirmed to IGN that it plans to release Shining Force Neo in both the US and Europe. The story follows Max, a young knight on a journey to shut down demonic portals around the world. The standard in-depth character customization system will be fully-featured.

2K Games revealed today that they will release Top Spin for the PS2 sometime this summer. Like its Xbox predecessor, it will feature online play. This appears to be a straight port from the Xbox version with a few unexplained additions. It will be on show at E3.

Electronic Arts today announced that they will release Burnout Legends for the PSP in September of this year. The portable racer will closely resemble its older console siblings, including "eight gameplay modes, including crash, road rage and pursuit, with white-knuckle multiplayer via WiFi, and a GameShare option allowing players to wirelessly share a demo level of the game with friends." It will be debuted at E3.

The GameCube shooter Chaos Field, developed by MileStone, will be released in the United States care of Q-3. Chaos Field was originally a Dreamcast shooter that was ported to the GameCube and released in Japan by Sega. It's scheduled to be shown at E3 and released late in the summer.

So the hot rumor for the Revolution was that it would include 3D display capabilities. Well, an anonymous former Nintendo employee says that's far from the truth and told the Internet the real deal. The controllers will be wireless and pressure sensitive in a whole new way. "It will be sort of like controlling a game with one of those stress balls," said the source. "You squeeze it and you go faster." Revolution "will also include voice control more advanced than anything seen so far" via wireless headsets. Nintendo will also introduce a free online service supposedly better than Xbox Live. "The only way I can describe it is as an internet service," said the poster. "Imagine turning it on and checking your mail on the system. You see previews and demos of DS and Revolution games that you can download. A magazine similar to Nintendo Power will be exclusive to the system, and you will be able to access it on the Revolution's homepage." As for the "revolutionary" aspect of the console? Well, that has to wait until E3.

GameSpot has a video developer chat concerning Onimusha: Dawn of Souls. They also chat with the lead designer of Medal of Honor: European Assault.