Posted by Stephen Johnson - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 6:01 PM
Here's what went down today in the world of videogames, popular culture and technology:
- Capcom officially announced Spyborgs for the Wii at their Captivate 08 press event.
- Some more info dropped on the home version of Capcom's next-gen fighting game Street Fighter IV.
- Capcom yesterday confirmed that the next-gen version of platformer Bionic Commando will have multiplayer.
- Freestyle 101 is going to Brownsville with Lil' Fame.
- To celebrate the release of Ninja Gaiden II, series creator Tomonobu Itagaki is resigning from Tecmo and Team Ninja
- Sony is launching Qore, a monthly insider show.
- Pssst: Sell your iPhone this week.
- Apparently, Capcom was at least considering Sixaxis aiming for Resident Evil 5, but feels the motion controls aren't as sensitive as they'd like.
- Airlines may start weighing passengers like freight to determine ticket costs.
- We review Canon's A590 Digital Camera and the MX850 all-in-one printer.
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Tags: Daily Wrap-Up, Videos
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 4:21 PM
Any day there's a Resident Evil 5 trailer is a gooood day, right? Add some screens and it's like Christmas...but without presents and Santa.
The controversial shooter is set in Africa, involves zombie-like enemies, and comes out in 2009 for the PS3 and 360. Check out the trailer, and put your waiting shoes on.
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Tags: PlayStation 3, Videogames, Xbox 360
Posted by Mike D'Alonzo - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 4:14 PM
 Alfred Molina, who you might remember as Dr. Otto Octavius in Spider-Man 2, and Ben Kingsley, who you should remember as Gandhi, in Gandhi, have joined the cast of the Prince of Persia film currently in pre-production. Molina will play Sheik Amar, who serves as the prince's mentor.
We already know that Jake Gyllenhaal will play the title character in the film. What we don't know is what part Kingsley will play in the movie, but we will let you know as soon as that information becomes clear.
Shacknews.com: Alfred Molina Cast in Prince of Persia Movie
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Posted by Brian Leahy - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 3:27 PM
Bionic Commando Rearmed, the upcoming HD remake of the original game, will feature some top-down gameplay.
Capcom released a video of these levels in action and the PSN, XBLA, and PC game is looking good.
Also released today was a video of level 3, which can be seen after the jump.
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Posted by Brian Leahy - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 3:21 PM
Our friends at Filefront stumbled on an Easter Egg in the newly released Ninja Gaiden II. It's a hidden X with a green gem in the center.
If you press the "examine" button an Xbox sound is heard and Ryu appears to power up.
Check out the video at Filefront.
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Tags: Videogames, Xbox 360
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 3:04 PM
Bionic Commando, the swinging platformer for the PS3, 360 and PC, will have multiplayer, and it will look a little something like this:
Whether the game lives up to the fun-levels of the orignal Bionic Commando remains to be seen, but it sure looks good, right? It comes out in July.
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Tags: PC Gaming, PlayStation 3, Videogames, Xbox 360
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 2:12 PM
In a retro nod to the early days of commercial internet, Time Warner is testing metered internet access. Prices won't be based on time spent online, though. Instead, subscribers who go over their limit for uploading and downloading material will be charged $1 per gigabyte.
The tiered pricing will work this way: At the low end, users will pay $29.95 per month for service at a speed of 768 kilobits per second, with a 5GB monthly cap. At the high end, users will pay $54.90 per month for service at 15 megabits per second, with a 40GB cap.
So, would you try out this service, or switch to something else?
CNET: Time Warner Cable ready to test metered Net use
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