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Nintendo x Converse
Converse Japan have teamed up with Nintendo to release limited edition Super Mario Bros. X Converse One Star Ox sneakers in black and white. These are set to be released in March.
Want.
Rumours of GAME’s demise were greatly exaggerated
There’s been rumours making the rounds on the internet that UK retailer, GAME, would not be able to stock this Friday’s new gaming releases, including Soul Calibur V. It appears this is not the case, if you believe their twitter account. Their financial problems, unfortunately, are still very much true though.
(Source: twitter.com)
Lion dancer at the Lunar New Year celebrations.
Taken on February 1st, 2009
Reblog 30/01/12
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Colourful paper lanterns in the Eden Project, Cornwall.
Taken on December 4th, 2011
Reblog 29/01/12
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"Maybe I shouldn’t say this, but looking at the finished game makes me think why we didn’t slap a number on the title! It’s a true-as-can-be Resident Evil game from head to toe, so please enjoy it.” - Masachika Kawata, Resident Evil Revelations producer"
Rumour: Microsoft Points to be discontinued
It’s being rumoured that by year’s end, Microsoft Points will be discontinued in favour of using real currency to make purchases from XBox Live.
At the moment, full game downloads are priced in local currency, but paid for in points. Whereas DLC and Live Arcade games are priced in points. Although this will make valuation of purchases less convoluted and provide more consistency between product pricing, it’s not necessary all good news for gamers. Microsoft Points could often be had for discount, something which may be less likely once real currency valuations are put on downloads.
There’s some hope though, the Playstation Network uses local currency for purchases, but accounts can also be topped up with PSN cards for certain amounts, such as £25 or £35. These often can be purchased on sale, so hopefully something similar will happen with XBox Live.
Supposedly, those with existing Microsoft Points will have them converted into local currency should this rumour in fact be true.
Resident Evil 6 Trailer
Following the release of the Resident Evil Revelations demo for the Nintendo 3DS, Capcom have announced Resident Evil 6 is set to be released November 20th, 2012 for XBox 360 and Playstation 3, with a PC version to follow.
Press release and trailer after the break.
Playstation Vita Continues to Struggle
Sales of the Playstation Vita in Japan has continued its dip for the fourth consecutive week, falling below 20,000 units. This also saw it come in fourth position for hardware sales for the week, falling behind the positively long-in-the-tooth Playstation Portable. The Nintendo 3DS sat comfortably on top, followed by the Playstation 3.
Japanese hardware sales from last week:
- 3DS: 100,668 (240,819)
- PS3: 30,332 (74,459)
- PSP: 22,538 (71,033)
- PSV: 18,361 (42,915)
What does this struggling performance indicate for the worldwide launch later next month? Japan, commonly a strong region for portables, could prove to be a litmus test for the rest of the world. Reports from France have already revealed shipments for the launch may have been halved, so things don’t bode well.
(Source: andriasang.com)
Playstation Network Server Maintenance
Just a heads-up, the Playstation Network will be down for server maintenance today between the hours of 4PM GMT 19/1 and 6AM GMT 20/1.
Sony should have scheduled this yesterday so they could have at least pretended the downtime was supporting the SOPA protests. Missed opportunity right there.
