PSP

According to the 1Up game-site (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3158013) a number of big retailers are supposed to have set Sony an ultimatum regarding the pricing of the portable PSP-console. It has to become cheaper or it will be taken off the shelves. Names are not being mentioned in the article.

Some friends of mine are visiting the big Cebit convention in Hanover Germany (March 15-21). What is striking is the fact that this year console gaming is getting very little attention. The X360 and Wii are sitting in fewer stand displays than last show. The Sony Entertainment division is even more absent.

Going bananas here... A long time after the release of the Playstation 3 in Japan en the Americas in November 2006, next week the console will be 'introduced' in the European territories.

It seems like classic graphical adventure games on the PC are making a comeback. One in particular called Runaway - The Dream of the Turtle is keeping the tradition of the comedic narrative and hand-drawn animated look typical of adventure games produced by Sierra, LucasArts, and other studios in the early 1990s. Although the game makes heavy use of cell shading, the game uses fixed angles and beautifully hand-drawn animated backdrops done in high resolution.

It seems that there are two games in the series, one released in 2003, and the other (above) which has just been released. Both games are available as digital downloads through the game's website. It's rather unfortunate I missed the first game in the series, it seems that these types of games don't get a lot of publicity in many game media outlets.

Could this be the product Coleco has been talking about for a while? I hope not, but until a unit is issued that includes real Coleco games it will have to do.

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-3/qid=1161671380/ref=sr_1_3/60...

Wow, color me surprised! Despite being a bit on the melodramatic side, I'm quite dissapointed in this. I guess we'll be ending our affiliate program with them and my only Wii and PS3 pre-orders at present are no more...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - OUT OF BUSINESS NOTICE

Hong Kong, October 24th of 2006 - Lik-Sang.com, the popular gaming retailer from Hong Kong, has today announced that it is forced to close down due to multiple legal actions brought against it by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Sony claimed that Lik-Sang infringed its trade marks, copyright and registered design rights by selling Sony PSP consoles from Asia to European customers, and have recently obtained a judgment in the High Court of London (England) rendering Lik-Sang's sales of PSP consoles unlawful.

Head on over to G4TV's website and vote for your favorite games of the year. Sure, this television awards show had a rough start but it looks like it's the closest we'll get to a respected televised awards show recognizing excellence in gaming, if you ignore all the blatant corporate sponsorship. Besides, it's really