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PlayStation 3 sells out at Amazon, nothing until next week
by Colin Torretta 
{ Jul 17th 2007 at 8:00AM }
While analysts and pundits (rightfully) debate the honesty and reasoning behind the whole PS3 pricing debacle, it's clear that consumers have just been focused on one thing: the price tag. Sony mentioned during their conference that sales at all their major resalers had doubled already and it looks like they weren't kidding -- Amazon just ran out of their entire stock of PlayStation 3s and aren't getting anything until next week. Normally, stocking issues is more of a Wii phenomenon but it looks like a lot of people were either waiting in baited anticipation for the price cut, or a lot of people are scared Sony is going to jack the price of the PS3 back up to 600 dollars later this year. Interestingly, sales of the PlayStation 3 have been so strong that its pushed the Amazon special pack-in movie Resident Evil into the top 5 movie sellers across all formats, including DVDs. That's something that even top tier Blu-ray releases can rarely do for even a couple days, and Resident Evil has been holding there all week. Since it's pretty unlikely that an older Blu-ray disc would undergo such a resurrection in sales by itself, that alone indicates that the PS3 sales have been extremely good at Amazon. With great games finally coming out and a decent library starting to form, this is a good time to be a new PS3 owner -- but how long will the sales spike last? Until the only option is a $599 80GB PS3?
*UPDATE*
Looks like they got an early new shipment of PS3s and they're back in stock at Amazon. Go get your buy on!
*UPDATE 2*
Holy crap, they just ran out of stock again. People REALLY want their PS3s, don't they?
[Via N4G]
Video: Resident Evil 5 goes to Africa
by Dustin Burg { Jul 11th 2007 at 12:00PM }
Last night, Capcom announced that the Resident Evil franchise would be headed to the Xbox 360 and showed off their latest trailer for Resident Evil 5. The trailer (embedded above) is not the complete version as the extended version hasn't been shown yet, but will be released for download off the XBLM on July 26th. What more is there to say other than this is Resident Evil 5, in daylight, in Africa, and is a game that gets us very excited.
Today's most deja vu video: Umbrella Chronicles co-op
by Ross Miller { Jul 7th 2007 at 12:30AM }
This trailer for Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles seems eerily familiar for a number of reasons. Beyond the could've-sworn-we-knew co-op feature, the footage also shows environments and bosses from Resident Evil ZeroAlso, we could've sworn we saw Zombie #17 outside the Winchester in Shaun of the Dead. Guess they gotta make a living somehow, right? Video embedded after the break.
New Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles movie
by JC Fletcher { Jul 6th 2007 at 9:50AM }
[Via Famitsu]
RE: Umbrella Chronicles trailer, now in the English
by Alexander Sliwinski { Jun 27th 2007 at 12:58PM }
Like shooting games on rails? Like shooting games with zombies? Like shooting games on rails with zombies? Sadly, it's not Typing of the Dead 2, but Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles. The video above, freshly ripped from Resident Wii-vil 4, gives an English preview of the rail-shooter releasing some time this year.
Although our hands-on time with the title wasn't exactly pleasurable, maybe Capcom has fixed some of the game's issues in the meantime (like using a waggle of the nunchuk to reload instead of the Wiimote you're trying to aim with). It's no RE5, but it might make a lazy afternoon go by with a buddy and some drinks.
[Thanks Will]
Today in Joystiq: June 22, 2007
by Ross Miller { Jun 22nd 2007 at 11:59PM }
Joystiquery
Confirmed: BioShock is dope
Japanese hardware sales, Jun. 11 - Jun. 17: [censored] edition
Joystiq interview with Chasing Ghosts producer Michael Verrechia
The Political Game: Winners & losers in Manhunt 2 meltdown
Today's crashtacular video: FlatOut
News
Nyko introduces BluWave PS3 remote, ships PS3 Charge Base
Penny Arcade Adventures new screens and old trailer
Hooked fishing attachment for Wii appears on EB site
GameTap on Mac looking lickably good, coming soon
Download new Lumines Live! content, save the world
Crytek and Epic Games rev their engines
Sony clarifies 380 PS3 games comment; 145 for US
LotR Online dev not averse to console MMO
Video Games Live coming to your CD and DVD player this Fall
NY game bill awaits passage in July
Remembering Thrill Kill, the 'other' violent AO-rated game
Tingle RPG headed to UK, but normal games are too!
PSP firmware 3.50 enables full 333MHz clockspeed
Epicenter Studios planning to fight fire with... Wii
World in Conflict Collector's Edition to include piece of Berlin Wall
Culture & Community
Diamond and Pearl release raises classic Pokémon prices
FF Crystal Chronicles DS Lite bundle, box art revealed
Steam gets friendly with new community features
Ten years of E3: take a ride on the gaming carousel
Age of Hella Cheap Games, revisited
by Eric Caoili { Jun 15th 2007 at 5:00PM }
When we last fixed our gaze on Cheap Ass Gamer's list of DS discounts at Amazon, we were presented with eight marked-down titles -- two of which were worth your money, the rest being of middling quality. Since then, the thrifty tally has expanded three-fold, its ratio of rad-to-bad offerings also steadily increasing. Here are a few highlights from the $2.99
$10.99
$14.99 As you probably already know by now, Amazon waives its shipping fees on orders totaling over $25. We can't predict how long some of these deals will last before going out of stock or returning to their original price, so now is not the time to be indecisive! Break your piggy banks open and run past the post break for the full list of games on sale.
Resident Evil 5 likely M.I.A. until at least April 08
by Ross Miller { Jun 6th 2007 at 10:55PM }
Capcom's latest financial report, which also revealed the less-than-spectacular Lost Planet and Dead Rising sales in Japan, has a curious absence from their lineup for the upcoming financial year: Resident Evil 5. Unless the publisher is planning on making a surprise announcement, it is unlikely we'll see the sequel until next fiscal year beginning April 2008. We have contacted Capcom for an official statement.
The report listed Devil May Cry 4 and both Resident Evil Wii titles (RE4 and Umbrella Chronicles) as upcoming major release, with DMC4 expected to sell 1.8 million units worldwide.
[Via EuroGamer, PS3 Fanboy]
Resident Evil 5 before April 2008 seems very unlikely
by Nick Doerr { Jun 6th 2007 at 3:00PM }
You read the subject line -- Capcom isn't rushing their latest Resident Evil title to make some quick bucks. They are taking their sweet time (and probably relying on the attractive Devil May Cry 4 to boost sales a bit) to make sure we're getting the best product starring Chris Redfield we can get. In fact, Capcom must really love that poster boy -- he's been in the most games. The original (which we'll count as the fantastic GameCube remake), Code: Veronica and now this. However, poster boy #2, Leon Kennedy, stars in the best games of the series -- the second and fourth. Debate all you like.Capcom released some financial reports and guess what game isn't listed on this fiscal calendar's release schedule? Yep, Resident Evil 5. This means we can expect to do the business with the zombies and whatnot around April of next year. At the earliest. Every single game just seems to get farther and farther from release! Eventually, developers might just shrug their shoulders and say "well, we just don't want to release games anymore." We kid, of course, but the waiting game is so boring.
Resident Evil 4 comparison puts "two Gamecubes taped together" to rest
by JC Fletcher { Jun 6th 2007 at 12:35PM }
The sad part is, we actually don't know if the Wii can do better graphics than the original Resident Evil 4, because nobody has tried. Well, at least this version of RE4 has waggling. And it's not like the graphics were bad on the Cube or anything.
Wii Warm Up: On rails
by Alisha Karabinus { May 30th 2007 at 9:00AM }
With all this talk of a possible remake (can we get a sequel?) of Killer 7, we find ourselves once again dealing with the idea of games on rails. It seems to be one of those things gamers either love or hate -- never something that's just okay. But we've got to ask: where do you stand? Do you feel differently about, say, Sonic and the Secret Rings being on rails than you do about games that are essentially on-rails shooters?Resident Evil: Impressions Chronicles
by JC Fletcher { May 25th 2007 at 5:35PM }
GayGamer recently got a chance to play Capcom's Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, which pulls old RE stories from their graves and reanimates them as segments of a rail shooter. Unlike previous Resident Evil spinoff games, this one seems like it's going to be okay. They were especially pleased with the treatment of the story-- since the Resident Evil series has traditionally had a good story element, this game has a leg up over other zombie-filled shooting games. Nobody will have to suffer like G did.
The Nunchuk use also received praise-- being able to look around freely with the joystick just lets you do more in each area, allowing the players to search for hidden items, aim shots more accurately, and choose paths.
Gallery: Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles
Famitsu gives Resident Evil 4 Wii a 9.5 out of 10
by Ross Miller { May 22nd 2007 at 7:18PM }
Despite being essentially a thrice-released game (previously on GameCube and PlayStation 2), respected Japanese gaming publication Famitsu gave the Wii iteration of Resident Evil 4 a 9.5 out of 10. The score is an average of four editors' score: two gave the title a 9, while two gave the game a perfect score of 10.What's key to this review that Nintendo should be thanking Capcom for is how the editors laud the control system as easy to get into and making the game feel fresh and new. According to IGN, one reviewer noted that "game offers the feeling of being closer to the action as well as upping the tension," while another remarked that those who have played the game before will find something to enjoy.
Such words echo back to Nintendo's mantra of offering gamers something new and exciting, and this game seems to showcase that much like the GameCube version showcased a more mature, visually appealing side to that console. Now how about we see Capcom incorporate the control scheme for a future Wii title?
Resident Evil 4 for Wii is coming out May 31 in Japan. and June 19 in North America with a price well below standard Wii releases.
Capcom wins at packaging
by JC Fletcher { May 17th 2007 at 3:00PM }
This is simply the coolest limited-edition box in recent memory. Forget the European Resident Evil 4 box. This Japanese Biohazard box is the business.
For 3,675 yen, which is a suspiciously low $30, you get an awesome 20-DVD-capacity Umbrella Corporation biohazard storage box (itself inside an Umbrella Corporation shipping box), two keys, warning tags, and caution tape to seal it up. With a case this cool, who even needs a game? You could always buy this and RE4 Wii Edition and build your own limited edition set.
[Via The Tanooki]
Take a look at dead Game Boy versions of Resident Evil
by Kevin Kelly { May 2nd 2007 at 4:56PM }
GoNintendo has posted some YouTube videos that show off test versions off two canceled titles: Resident Evil for the Game Boy Color, and Resident Evil 2 for the Game Boy Advance. For a little comparison shopping, here's the full intro to the Nintendo DS version.
While the GBC version is pretty much what you'd expect, the GBA version looks pretty darn good. Sadly, development was later canceled on both of these. It makes you wonder what else is out there that almost made it. We're usually only able to see the final versions of games, and some of them shouldn't have made it that far.
