Thursday, August 02, 2007 - Posts

Thursday, August 02, 2007 8:54 PM

Homebrew game offers $50 prize for top score

The impressive homebrew game, Hexaxis (shown above), has just been updated. There's a new 3D menu system with three modes to play through. Two new levels were also added, and the Pause menu has been adjusted. It's an impressive update to an already incredible 3D homebrew puzzle game.

However, that's not the only thing new about this version of Hexaxis. The developer is offering a $50 gift card to the best player of his game. Play the Quick Run mode of the game, and try to get the highest score you can. A validation code will be provided and the top point grabber will nab the $50 prize. The deadline? September 27th, his birthday.

Andrew Yoon
August 2, 2007

Source: PSP Fanboy

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Thursday, August 02, 2007 7:59 PM

Sony: Piracy scares off investors from Philippines

The widespread piracy of films, music and video games is forcing many international companies to have second thoughts on manufacturing software in the Philippines, a Sony Corp. executive said.

"Piracy is the big concern and this is the reason why we cant do business here," said Hiroaki Kobayashi, president and managing director of Sony Philippines.

"I think its also the problem of other companies," he said, citing the widespread availability of pirated versions of movies, audio products, video-games and computer software.

He said this was why Sony would not even import copies of video-games for their popular Playstation Portable (PSP) into the Philippines.

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Source: GameOps.net
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Thursday, August 02, 2007 7:56 PM

Grand Theft Auto IV delayed to 2008

The overcrowded monkey house that was the 2007 holiday release schedule lost one of its 800-pound gorillas today. Without warning, this afternoon Take-Two Interactive stunned the game industry by announcing it was delaying Grand Theft Auto IV to the second quarter of its 2008 fiscal year, which begins on February 1, 2008. Published by Take-Two subsidiary Rockstar Games, the crime-action title had been slated to ship for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in North America on October 16, 2007.

"Certain elements of development proved to be more time-intensive than expected, especially given the commitment for a simultaneous release on two very different platforms," said Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick in a statement.

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Tor Thorsen
August 2, 2007

Source: GameSpot
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