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Pre-order demand for Sony Corp.’s Playstation Move controller for the Playstation 3 ranked in the top 20 this week amid strong demand for the new product.This week, the Playstation Move held a sales increase of 140 percent to rank at No. 20 in Amazon.com’s Video Games division.The Playstation Move controller will sell at $49.99 each.The Move Navigation Controller holds an MSRP of $29.99 each.In    .. more …

“Metroid: Other M” is exactly what is sounds like ” a video game. Samus Aran, protagonist of Nintendo’s Metroid series, is already known as one of the most iconic heroines in video game history. Now, with the launch of Metroid: Other M for the Wii system Tuesday, players are about to discover more about this enigmatic bounty hunter.This latest entry in the legendary Metroid franchise marks a    .. more …

Square Enix is continuing its remake frenzy with the release of Final Fantasy Legend III – also known as SaGa 3: The Ruler of Space –on DS. While details are scant, the title was recently shown off in a Famitsu magazine spread, as pictured above.The fantasy RPG is receiving a proper facelift, complete with chibi-style 3D graphics, the same visual flair adopted by last year’s SaGa 2 remake .    .. more …

It could well be a mere coincidence but one reader reminded us that the price of the wireless Xbox 360 Elite controller has dropped significantly over the past few weeks, possibly because Microsoft is clearing stock for the brand new Xbox 360 D-Pad controller.The current wireless controller is on sale for less than £18 at thehut.com and at Base and allows the user to play from up to 30 feet from    .. more …

ATAMI, Japan-This resort town, once popular with honeymooners, is turning to a new breed of romance seekers-virtual sweethearts.Since the marriage rate among Japan’s shrinking population is falling and with many of the country’s remaining lovebirds heading for Hawaii or Australia’s Gold Coast, Atami had to do something. It is trying to attract single men-and their handheld devices.In the first    .. more …

By Brendan Mooney Saturday, August 28, 2010WORLD and European champion Katie Taylor tops the bill at a major fight night scheduled for Cork’s Rochestown Park Hotel on November 11.The event will see top fighters from An Garda Sochna and Rylane boxing club host the elite of the New York Police Department. The relationship began when the Garda/Rylane selection provided the opposition for the NYPD at    .. more …

If all goes according to plan, by the holiday season owners of the Nintendo Wii and other consoles will be able to download and play the new game by Brian Provinciano, pictured above, in all its 2D, pseudo-8-bit glory. Filled with era-appropriate references, the game is a labor of love years in the making and it may become a standard-bearer for an emergent niche, “retrogaming.”Over the past    .. more …

Gran Turismo 5 will be one of the most technologically sophisticated racing games in the history of the industry, but that sophistication won’t come without a price.When users finally crack open the case of GT5 in November – a crack that’s been more than six years in the making – the first thing they’ll notice is the game asking for a 10 GB install to the hard drive.Fortunately for those who may    .. more …

Also launched last week was Worms: Reloaded , the turn-based strategy game from developer Team17 . It snagged the number two slot on the Steam sales list, followed by the RPG Mount and Blade Warband at number three which benefited from a deep sales cut this weekend. The full list is below:1. Mafia II – 2K Czeck/2K Games 2. Worms Reloaded – Team17 3. Mount and Blade Warband – Taleworlds/Paradox    .. more …

You’ve probably never heard of Japanese developer Alvion . But the studio may be getting a bit more attention now that they’re working on Malicious , an original download-only PlayStation 3 action title with some slick graphics and a potentially intense gameplay system.Malicious pits you against a creature known as the Malcious. To fend off your foes, you have only your cape. Thankfully, it’s a    .. more …