The PSP Go isn’t even out yet and Sony’s already dishing out the feature updates — PSP firmware 6.10, announced today, allows the slider handheld to tether to your cellphone over Bluetooth for remote internet access. That’s actually a pretty handy feature for a system that relies on network game distribution, don’t you think? That’s not all, however: all PSPs will get a new XMB feature called SensMe which can generate playlists based on “moods,” and the PC-based MediaGo software is being updated as well. Not a bad haul — we’ll let you know when it goes live. SensMe video after the break.
[Via Joystiq]
Continue reading PSP firmware 6.10 brings Bluetooth internet tethering to the PSP Go
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We’ve heard plenty of arguments for high priced products before — many of them from Sony, oddly enough — but this has to one of the odder ones. Sony UK’s Claire Blackhouse says that Sony was actually expecting a greater backlash from retailers than it got in regards to the PSP Go, and that many retailers are seeing the new launch as a way to get consumers into stores, at which point they’ll realize they’re too poor for a PSP Go and might end walking out with a PSP-3000 instead. Sadly, the logic sounds pretty sound, though Claire’s own suggestions that some families might get a PSP Go for dad and PSP 3000s for the kids seems a little fantastical — kinda hard for dad to rock those Hannah Montana UMDs, yeah Sony?
[Via Joystiq]
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Sony thinks its “aspirational” PSP Go might encourage an uptick in PSP-3000 purchases originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Join the space race as you explore the world of Planet 51 and test your skills in a series of action-filled adventures based on the hit family movie. Race and chase as you complete tasks and evade the Army in an incredible array of hover vehicles. Take control of the main characters from the movie –Astronaut “Chuck” Baker, his alien friend ‘Lem’ and trusted robot companion R.O.V.E.R– utilizing their special abilities and skills. With numerous missions, minigames and multiplayer action, players will relive memorable movie moments as well as discovering new environments and missions created exclusively for the videogame!
Join the space race as you explore the world of Planet 51 and test your skills in a series of action-filled adventures based on the hit family movie. Race and chase as you complete tasks and evade the Army in an incredible array of hover vehicles. Take control of the main characters from the movie –Astronaut “Chuck” Baker, his alien friend ‘Lem’ and trusted robot companion R.O.V.E.R– utilizing their special abilities and skills. With numerous missions, minigames and multiplayer action, players will relive memorable movie moments as well as discovering new environments and missions created exclusively for the videogame!
NHL 2K10 IS A BIG-TIME PARTY. AND EVERYONE’S INVITED.
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Aerial Camera - Take in all the action from a new perspective. Use it to evaluate your positioning and playmaking.
Legit Player Behavior - New player attribute system means players and teams perform the way you expect them to perform on the ice.
Smarter Hockey - Improved A.I. makes gameplay more authentic in the offensive and defensive zones. More accurate positioning. Better breakouts. NHL-caliber playmaking.
Face-Off Online - Create online teams, play in leagues and dominate tournaments.
NHL 2K10 IS PARTY NOW!
NHL 2K10 IS A BIG-TIME PARTY. AND EVERYONE’S INVITED.
2K Sports is unleashing the next generation of the NHL 2K franchise. True hockey fans will respect the attention to detail. And with pick-up-and-shoot controls anyone can play.
Face-Off Online - Create online teams, play in leagues, join tournaments and test yourself against the best NHL 2K10 players in the world.
Control The Puck - Improved controls deliver better puck handling, new defensive moves like stick lifts, plus stumble shots so you can always get the puck on net.
Better Graphics - More accurate player looks and styles, brighter arenas and realistic pre-game introductions.
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We’ve already seen Nokia’s Maemo 5-powered N900 pull off some pretty fanciful tricks, but without qualification this is the one most dear to our hearts. Somehow or another, Konttori managed to get his palms around an N900 of his own, and rather than testing out the social networking abilities or battery life, he simply installed an SNES emulator, tweaked it to accept Wiimote controls and even connected it to his TV for a staggeringly authentic gameplay experience. Vicarious living is just a click or two away, so hop on past the break for a video of the action. Oh, and don’t mind the baby — he’s not in the corner or anything.
[Thanks, Sathish]
Continue reading Video: SNES runs beautifully on N900, makes our hearts flutter
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Video: SNES runs beautifully on N900, makes our hearts flutter originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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TheClockworkSoul writes “According to NewScientist, victorious gamers enjoy a surge of testosterone — but only if their vanquished foe is a stranger. Interestingly, when male gamers beat friends in a shoot-em-up video game, their levels of the hormone plummeted. This suggests that multiplayer video games tap into the same mechanisms as warfare, where testosterone’s effect on aggression is advantageous. Against a group of strangers — be it an opposing football team or an opposing army – there is little reason to hold back, so testosterone’s effects on aggression offer an advantage. ‘In a serious out-group competition you can kill all your rivals and you’re better for it,’ says David Geary, an evolutionary psychologist at the University of Missouri in Columbia, who led the study. However, when competing against friends or relatives to establish social hierarchy, annihilation doesn’t make sense. ‘You can’t alienate your in-group partners, because you need them,’ he says.”
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Guitar Hero drummers who wondered whatever happened to that revamped set we spied months ago can finally sleep more soundly at night, although while still probably tapping out “Sweating Bullets” in their dreams. The cats at IGN got some hands-on time with the new gear, and while there’s no physical pics to show for it, they do report being happy with the overall design and its smaller, but still capable frame. The peripheral is reportedly due in a Band Hero Super Bundle for Nintendo Wii this November. It’s a limited exclusive for the console, meaning the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 packages will include the standard Guitar Hero drums until “sometime later this year.” That leaves at most seven weeks of lead time — not too long, but in the precious time before Christmas, it’s probably quite the coup.
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Band Hero’s revamped drums coming in November bundle, very limited exclusive for Wii originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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eldavojohn writes “OnLive is a new cloud gaming service that is in beta testing. While it might sound like nothing more than corporate buzzwords creeping over into the gaming world, a new video reveals how the CEO claims his service will work. Perlman explains OnLive’s solution to the video game compression problem and talks about the ‘80 ms latency budget.’ It’s pretty interesting to listen to him figure out this budget and where the ‘costs’ come from. (Video only.) Now, this all hinges on the ‘microconsole,’ which — as he reveals at the beginning of the video — is so cheap they plan to give it away. We may also see it incorporated with TVs and other electronic devices. He goes on to talk about perceptual science and dealing with packet irregularities on the internet.”
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