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'Rock Band' and 'Guitar Hero' -- For Girls

by Engadget Staff, posted Sep 25th 2008 at 11:45AM



Girls can, like, totally rock now, but they've had to use boy-aimed guitar peripherals when playing games like 'Rock Band.' Thankfully, PDP has teamed up with Radio Disney mainstays Aly & AJ to create some seriously rockin' game controllers for the PlayStation2 and Wii. Due out mid-October and priced at a rockin' $69.99, tweenage 'Guitar Hero' and 'Rock Band' fans can choose either the rockin' pink Strat-looking guitar with red skull and crossbones motif, or the totally rockin' pink heart-shaped guitar with purple zebra print. Check out the rockin' video after the break. And rock on!

[Via Video Games Blogger]

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New (Cheaper?) PlayStation 2

by Tim Stevens, posted Nov 6th 2007 at 11:40AM

Sony Developing New, Possibly Cheaper PS2

When Sony finally got around to announcing their new $399 PlayStation 3 model, some (including us) lamented the system's lack of ability to play PlayStation2 games. This was a cost-cutting measure to get that system's price down, but it seems Sony isn't quite done re-tooling its console hardware just yet. Today they announced a new, more efficient PS2 model. This new model will share the same look as the previous "Slim" PS2 released in 2004, but will include an integrated AC adapter instead of the current big power brick.

Sony say this change makes the system more portable and, if you count the power brick, lighter. However, the real improvement is of course cost savings for the somewhat embattled game console maker, savings that many believe will drop the new PS2 to just $99 from its current $129.

However, don't go looking for one of these under the Christmas tree. Just like that luscious white PS3, this one's only for Japan for the time being. Expect a U.S. release sometime early next year.

From Reuters and DailyTech

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PlayStation 2 Still Most Popular Game Console

by Tim Stevens, posted Jul 27th 2007 at 12:51PM

PS2 Still Most Popular ConsoleSony, Microsoft, and Nintendo are all engaged in a beat-down, drag-out fight for next-gen console supremacy with the PlayStation 3 (PS3), Xbox 360, and Wii, respectively. Even though the Xbox 360 leads in overall sales among the three new consoles (thanks to coming out almost a year before the others), it's the Nintendo Wii that is currently outselling the rest by a wide margin and is poised to take the lead.

However, forgotten among all this tussling and stat-reporting is Sony's grizzled veteran, the PlayStation 2 (PS2). Out of all the millions of gamers in the U.S., 42% still do their gaming on the PS2, according to Nielsen GamePlay Metrics. Microsoft's older and bigger Xbox comes in at second with 17% of all gaming, the newer Xbox 360 holding 8%. Nintendo's GameCube is fourth at 5.8%. Meanwhile, the 'blockbuster' is Wii grabbing just 4% of video game use.

This split between huge sales and low play is due in large part to a lack of games worth playing for Nintendo's console, leaving Wii gamers with little to do with their consoles over the summer months. This dearth of titles is something Nintendo will rectify during the upcoming holiday season with the release of major titles like 'Super Mario Galaxy,' and 'Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.'

From BetaNews

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Sony Finally Sells Some PS3s

by Evan Shamoon, posted Jul 27th 2007 at 10:25AM

PS3 Finally Starts Moving Off of Shelves
Finally some good news for Sony: U.S. sales of the PlayStation 3 console rose by 21% in June and Sony itself has reported that the recent $100 price cut on the 60 GB model has resulted in a 135% sales increase over the past two weeks.

Of course, while more sales are (almost) always a good thing, it should also be noted that Sony is still trailing both of its rivals by a significant margin: Even with 98,500 PS3s sold in June, Microsoft sold more than double the number of Xbox 360s (198,400, up 28%), while Nintendo put nearly four times as many Wiis (381,800, up 13%) into consumers' hands.

From The BBC

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