Meet Diablo III’s New Class - The Monk
Holy surprise - fourth class announced at BlizzCon 2009.
Look out, Slim: Xbox 360 Elite showing $299 in new Walmart ad
It was all but inevitable that Microsoft was going to hit back at the PS3 Slim with its own $299 120GB console, and while we’re still waiting on official confirmation Microsoft, this purported Walmart ad clipping sure seems to know where the Xbox 360 Elite is headed. Watch out, folks, the video games aisle at your local big box retailer is about to get spicy.
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Look out, Slim: Xbox 360 Elite showing $299 in new Walmart ad originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
BlizzCon Keynote — New WoW Expansion, Diablo 3 Details
BlizzCon kicked off this morning with a keynote address that brought some major announcements for some of their games. First, World of Warcraft’s third expansion, Cataclysm, was officially revealed. It differs from the previous expansions in that they will not be creating an entirely new continent for players to explore. Instead, the two huge continents from the original game will be going through a literal cataclysm, causing some zones to be destroyed, new ones to become available, and existing ones to be entirely revamped. Big news came for Diablo III as well, with the announcement of the Monk class and a trailer showing how it plays. More details for both games as well as StarCraft II will undoubtedly become available over the next few days, but read on for more about what we already know. If you have any questions, don’t forget to post them here.
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Rock Band 3 Getting Natal-ed?
Just when you think that you mastered your favorite songs, you might have to brush up on your stage presence next.
Cabela’s Big Game Hunter Gets Dangerous this Fall
With promises of more action and more danger, this may be one shooter to keep your scope trained on.
Guild Wars 2 Trailer Wows
If you’ve been curious about the free-to-play MMO game, this trailer may break your reluctance.
Amazon says PS3 Slim already facing supply shortages, Sony disagrees
Been holding off on that PS3 Slim pre-order, waiting for Sony to tell you that this whole PS2 backwards compatibility issue was just a big misunderstanding, and of course Sony will keep trying its best to reintroduce PS2 compatibility into the PS3? Well, you might want to rethink that strategy, cowboy, because Amazon is warning of “shortages of this product across the US.” It’s already limiting Slim sales to one per person, and has a more lax five-Slims-per-person strategy in the UK. Meanwhile, Sony in Europe is saying not to worry, since it has “trucks and trailers” of the new console already on the road . We just don’t know who to believe these days, but if you’re not prepared to wait past September 1st for a crack at the Slim, you’ve got some deciding to do.
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Amazon says PS3 Slim already facing supply shortages, Sony disagrees originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Ask Blizzard About Starcraft2, Diablo III, WoW, or Battle.net
Well, Blizzcon 2009 is about to get underway (look for the big news from the keynote in a few hours) and given how fast it sold out I’m sure there are still many rabid fans interested in what Blizzard might have to say that don’t want to shell out the $40 for Pay-Per-View access. So, to that end we have interviews scheduled tomorrow with the teams from Starcraft2, Diablo III, World of Warcraft, and Battle.net. If there is anything you wish to know about the progress or juicy details from any of these teams please leave it in the comments below. We’ll try to parse through for the best questions and get you answers during our interview slots tomorrow. The usual Slashdot interview rules apply.
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Video: Another look at PS3 Slim and its removable HDD
Sure, you’ve seen the pictures already, but just in time for the weekend, we thought we’d put together this video showing off the PlayStation 3 Slim, both on its lonesome and as it compares to the classic PS3 and its Xbox 360 competitor. There’s also a small segment that confirms what many readers have asked about: yes, the 2.5-inch Serial ATA hard drive is indeed removable and is done so with Sony’s blessing (i.e. no worries, it won’t void your warranty). The HDD enclosure is located behind a front panel just under the disk drive, which is a snap to pull out once you undo the blue screw from the bottom of the console. Confused? Check out the video after the break, you’ll see what we mean.
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Video: Another look at PS3 Slim and its removable HDD originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
PS3 Slim bitsreams Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA audio, at last
Slowly, ever so slowly we’re beginning to learn about the internal differences between Sony’s new PS3 Slim and its chubby ancestry. We already knew that it supported BraviaLink while talk of “faster gaming” was introduced (suspiciously) yesterday; something that remains very much in doubt until we can confirm. Now we hear that the fatboy gone slim supports Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio bitstream output to your receiver. Hear that audio nerds? Bitstream. See the HDMI chip on previous generations of the PS3 didn’t support bitstream output of the new(ish) high def codecs like Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA. As such, the PS3 had to decode it internally before sending it over to your receiver via LPCM. A process that could garble the lossless audio depending on your setup. Even though the vast majority of people will never notice the difference (or even care), PS3 Slim owners can still kick back in smug satisfaction each time the TrueHD or DTS-HD MA indicators light-up on their receivers.
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PS3 Slim bitsreams Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA audio, at last originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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