PlayStation3 gets another sequel - but hey; it’s at least “exclusive”.

Sony’s latest game in the Ratchet & Clank franchise, will be developed by -you guessed it- Insomniac Games. Named Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time, the new game will hit stores in the fall.

The last Ratchet & Clank video game “Quest for Booty”, was originally released as a download-only title and then subsequently on Blu-ray. The game continued from where Tools of Destruction left off.

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

The multi-million dollar selling Ratchet and Clank franchise has generated eight titles so far across the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PSP formats, with Insomniac being in charge of all of the home console entries.

Insomniac recently revealed that it has sold 32 million units worldwide, in combined sales of all its titles from the Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet & Clank and Resistance franchises. Not bad… :-)

The new game will feature the tradition action platformer gameplay of the series, along with… (more…)

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Looking for a very good video game?

Here are the winner of this years Game Developers Choice Awards.

The awards honor the very best games of the year and are voted by by Gamasutra.com, Game Developer Magazine and with the aid of a distinguished Advisory Committee that includes many of the world’s top game creators, and each award is decided by thousands of votes from game professionals worldwide. 

A quick note to parents: “God of War: Chains of Olympus,” winner of the Best Handheld Game award.  EA Redwood Shores’ shocking horror title, “Dead Space,” winner for Best Audio award and Game of the Year “Fallout 3″ are all rated “M” for mature - and guess what there is a reason for this rating. Think twice, know your kids and try the games yourself first - especially if they want “Dead Space” .

The recipients of the 9^th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards are:

Game of the Year

Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)

Fallout 3

Best Game Design:

LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)

LittleBigPlanet

Best Writing:

Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)

Best Technology:

LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)

Best Visual Arts:

Prince of Persia (Ubisoft Montreal)

Prince of Persia

Best Debut Game:

LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)

Best Handheld Game:

God Of War: Chains Of Olympus (Ready at Dawn)

God of War Chains of Olympus

Innovation Award:

LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)

Best Audio:

Dead Space (EA Redwood Shores)

Dead Space

Best Downloadable Game:

World Of Goo (2D Boy)

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Hello Kitty Online is the official MMORPG based on the popular Sanrio characters. The game, currently in its beta stage, will launch in various territories throughout 2009, using a free-to-play model with optional premium upgrades. Players will explore and experience magnificent adventures in the magical and cute world of Sanrio Land as they interact with other players and more than a hundred Sanrio characters, including Hello Kitty, Badtz-Maru, Cinnamoroll, and many others.

Hello Kitty Online is one of few MMORPG titles targeting a female gaming audience. Aside from redefining traditional MMO gaming with the inclusion of integrated social media services provided by SanrioTown, Hello Kitty Online connects the virtual world with real world charity events: during past beta events, Sanrio Digital translated player activities into real donations to charities such as UNICEF. Sanrio Digital intends to continue charitable initiatives as part of North American strategy for Hello Kitty Online.

How to play Hello Kitty Online Game:

Hello Kitty Game Set Up

First you must create a SanrioTown account. Once you have an account, download the game client and install it on your PC.

Log in to Hello Kitty Online using your SanrioTown username and password. Choose which server to play on, and the character creation process will begin. You can customize your character’s hair, hair accessories, facial features, clothes, shoes, and handheld items to set up your own original Sanrio toon. The customization options are diverse in order to ensure a well-varied game community.

Once you’ve finished customizing your character, you’re all set to take your first steps in Hello Kitty’s world.

Hello Kitty Activities

Hello Kitty Online is not just about… (more…)

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Zeebo is a new video game console, intended for emerging markets worldwide, specifically BRIC – Brazil, Russia, India, and China, which represents 800 million people.

Zeebo is based on Qualcomm mobile technology, from the graphics chipset to the 3G wireless network, and has positioned itself as a piracy-free alternative to the larger, more expensive consoles. In Brazil, for instance, where the console is launching first, a PS3 costs the equivalent of US$1,100 new, and the Wii costs US$1,000, because neither console has officially launched there — the only alternative for those consoles is piracy.

Zeebo Inc. founder Reynaldo Norman stepped up to the plate to demonstrate the console live from the conference room. He was using a Brazilian launch unit with a U.S. SIM card, and it worked quite well. The console sports a game-by-game single screen UI with games rotating on a wheel in 3D space. In the top left corner, you see signal strength, and in the top right your number of Z-credits, similar to Xbox Live points.

It took about 30 seconds to connect to the shop, but Norman indicated this was not the norm, and depended on signal strength. From there, browsing was actually quite brisk, as Norman flicked through genre categories (though only Quake was actually displayed). He downloaded Quake live, and it took under 20 seconds for the full game to be downloaded and ready to play. As with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the Zeebo allows players to purchase additional credits via the UI. (more…)

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Here is some Nintendo propaganda for all you Nintendo Fanboys and Girls… and Nintendo Fanmoms and Fanpa etc.

Wii Play^™, a collection of nine mini-games, has now sold more than 10 million units in the United States alone since its debut in February 2007, according to figures released today by the independent NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. Wii Play, now the top-selling software on all consoles and portable systems in the United States, comes packaged with a Wii Remote^™ controller.

Wii Play with Wii Remote

“Wii Play mini-games are fun and they get people playing together,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “Even if you believe people are buying Wii Play solely for the controller, that indicates that there are now more than (more…)

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