Weekly WrapUp: September 19-25, 2005
The past week was pretty active. The gamerati continued to digest the design implications of the revealed controller for the Nintendo Revolution, Microsoft was sued for a hard shell case, the NBA signed five deals in the video game world, Activision pledged 40 titles for the Xbox 360 during 2006, both the PSP and the Gizmondo portables had their firmware cracked, and the Joystiq crew got to unpack a Game Boy Micro a little early. Yippee!
Monday, September 19
- TGS 2005: Playstation 3 show-floor game
trailers - Latest Samurai Shodown on Japanese PS2s this
winter - Nintendo Revolution teaser
- 3-hour cutscene compilation among Subsistence
extras - True Crime NYC nabs Hollywood voice talent
- Portable Resort promises island getaway in your
hands - Plague epidemic terrorizes WoW servers
- We Love Katamari review round-up
- NetJak celebrates its 1000th article
- Microsoft to consider Xbox 360 price cuts – every
year - And yet, the Revolution mockups keep on
coming... - Hot new Gears of War screenshots released by
Microsoft - Kojima retiring from MGS (again); going portable,
online
Tuesday, September 20
- Upskirting a feature of Ragnarok 2 (demonstrated at
TGS) - Revolution controller made of paper
- Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo DS grabbed the bulk of gamer
playtime in July-September - Building an RPG? Stuff it full of these
cliches! - Xbox 360 region locked for games and DVDs
- The NES controller bluetooth headset
- Joystiq @ TGS: PlayStation 3 vs. Xbox 360 booths
represent eternal struggle of Dark vs. Light, Good vs. Evil - Loco Roco — the PSP's next big hit?
- Study: videogames can bring us to tears
- World of Warcraft: The Board Game coming along
nicely - Industry reaction to Revolution controller ranges
widely - Mystery building in Japan revealed as Xbox 360
Lounge
Wednesday, September 21
- Classic Nintendo games won't be free
- Schools purchase history video game to teach
WWII - Spotlight on GunZ The Duel
- NES spoof: Friday the 13th Part Deux
- Xbox icon Peter Moore praises Nintendo's new
controller - VP of Epic Games mad about pre-owned game
policies - Dragon Quest VIII to ship with Final Fantasy XII
demo - Solitaire improved? (Was: games that are impossible to
lose) - Rag Doll Kung-Fu to be released Oct 12; only
$12.95 - Ikaruga developer pledges original shooter for Xbox
360 - NBA signs five way deal, Take2 decides its all about
the shoes - Glass ceiling for women in the games industry a
myth? - Nintendo Revolution specs leaked online (by Han
Solo?)
Thursday September 22
- WWE superstars banned from backstage gaming
- Video games directly responsible for the popularity of
anime - Metal Gear Acid 2, is it worth the neck
strain? - Nintendogs Best Friends bundled with pink and teal
DSes - What does a woman gamer want?
- Miyamoto's NYC visit — of course Joystiq will be
there! - Video games — a gateway to drugs?
- Sony to cut 10,000 jobs, Playstation a
"Champion" - Xbox 360: poll shows rising interest in Japan
- Activision CEO pledges 40 Xbox 360 titles in
2006 - Differences between guy and girl gamers
examined - Sony CEO mentions Spring 2006 launch plan
- Square Enix / Taito merge complete; names to stay
separate - Game Boy Micro – the little handheld that
could - Brilliant PlayStation bus ad gives bored commuters
something to play with (other than themselves)
Friday, September 23
- UK Nintendo DS pricing drops £10
- "Made in India" sticker coming to more games you
play - The Nintendo Revolution controller: not a sex
toy - New Xbox 360 and Xbox Live GUI screenshots
- CBS News features Stubbs the Zombie
- Man sentenced in GTA San Andreas leak
- Microsoft keeping XWand on backburner?
- Rockstar to release two Special Editions of San
Andreas - Confirmed: changing your Gamertag will be possible
with Xbox Live - Guild Wars nets one million subscribers in five
months - Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects ('nuff
said) - PSP 2.0 cracked, homebrew to follow
- Jesus plays World of Warcraft
- 20 questions with David Jaffe, designer of God of
War - Dead or Alive 4 creator says Xbox 360 "best on
earth" - More schools offering video game degrees? The cynical
interpretation.
Weekend, September 24 and 25
- Indie short details the lives of Long Island
gamers - Halo 3 to launch in May 2006 after all?
- Perfect Dark Zero : Xbox 360 :: Halo : Xbox
- Gizmondo cracked for homebrew
- F.E.A.R. multiplayer demo available on 9/29
- Electronic Gaming Monthly's October 2005 Issue
(#196) - Unpacking the Game Boy Micro
- Xbox 360 controller up on eBay
- Live Blogging: Miyamoto at Nintendo World
- Was there a bug in a Madden 06 roster update?
- Was the Revolution leaked before TGS?
- Gameplay videos of Perfect Dark Zero (and a few other Xbox
360 titles: Kameo, Warriors, RR6) leaked online!