Late Night Consoling
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Phantasy Star Universe Beta Live
[xbox360]The open Xbox 360 multiplayer beta of Sonic Team and Total Entertainment's Phantasy Star Universe (PS2, X360, PC), previously announced as going live on Wednesday, October 11, has now been made available on Xbox Live a couple days late. It may now be freely downloadable and will remain playable until October 18. Many users have reported difficulties in connecting to the game server, likely in part due to the download rush once the beta was finally released.
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DS Leads September Hardware, Madden Leads Software
[ps2] [xbox] [xbox360] [gamecube] [ds] [psp] [gba]Tracking group NPD Funworld has released September sales data for the video game industry. As has become typical, Nintendo DS took the lead in hardware with 403,435 units, nearly a hundred thousand ahead of PlayStation 2, which came in second with 306,517. Xbox 360 was next with 259,448. Game Boy Advance sold 177,145 units, beating out Sony's PSP which picked up 153,353 sales. Finally, GameCube managed 42,286 sales, while Xbox scraped by with 6,495.
In software, EA Tiburon's juggernaut Madden NFL 07 took three slots across PS2, Xbox 360, and Xbox, with the PS2 version taking #1 overall. Volition's Saint's Row (X360), which debuted in the tail end of August, grabbed the #2 slot. Traveller's Tales LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy made the list twice, on PS2 and GameCube. Chun Soft's Pokemon Mystery Dungeon grabbed #4 and #5, in its Blue Rescue Team version on DS and Red Rescue Team version on GBA, respectively. Q-Games and Nintendo's Star Fox Command (NDS) perhaps surprisingly debuted in the top 10, taking #9, and finally Nintendo's New Super Mario Bros. (NDS) managed to keep hanging on to a spot on the list with the last slot.
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Bomberman Terrorizes Web
[ds]Atlus sends word that its official website for the online-enabled Bomberman Land Touch! has gone live. Atlus expects to ship the Hudson-developed game for Nintendo DS on November 7, 2006.
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Assassin's Creed Stalks Web
[ps3] [xbox360]Ubisoft sends word that it has relaunched its official site for Ubisoft Montreal's Assassin's Creed (PS3, X360, PC). It now consists of videos, concept art, screenshots, wallpapers, and various other media. Ubisoft expects to ship the Crusades-set action adventure in 2007.
Misc. Media/Previews
PS2/PS3
IGN goes hands on with PlayStation 3 as well as Evolution Studios' MotorStorm (PS3). Eurogamer has a fairly in-depth look--as in-depth as we're going to get at this stage, anyway--at the PS3 online service.
Xbox/X360
IGN checks out some Xbox 360 multiplayer from Ubisoft Montreal and Shanghai's Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent (X360, also PS2, Xbox, GCN, PS3, Wii, PC).
Portable
GameSpy checks out EA Canada's Medal of Honor Heroes (PSP).
Multi
Movies: FileShack has three more parts of a video interview with voice actor Michael Ironside on Ubisoft Montreal and Shanghai's Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent (PS2, Xbox, GCN, PS3, X360, Wii, PC). Thrillville (PS2, Xbox, PSP).
Console Game Of The Evening [Submit Yours!]
Gyromite for the NES. "If your buddy pissed you off, you could squash him with a massive iron beam when he least expected it. What else could you possibly want?" (submitted by at0micGarden)
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uglysad
replya positive write up for the PS3? I'm shocked.
I suppose I'm one of the few that are looking forward too it. Not til early next year though -
