11.30.06
Christmas ads
The month running up to Christmas is always a bugger for staying in and watching TV. Why, you ask? Inane adverts, like Debenhams, M&S, Asda… They were the main offenders up until now. Every single break in the last couple of hours had at least one Xbox360 advert. It’s not that I hate the console or the games on there… it’s just unwieldy, and not that universally friendly (be it games, or console/control itself), and expensive for what it is. Plus, Peter Moore, the spokesman for the console actually said a while ago that gaming isn’t for girls. The cheek! Anyway… despite their aggressive marketing tactics, PS2 is still outselling them – haha! When will Microsoft learn that offloading tons of money into a project doesn’t necessarily make it successful?
One of the PS3 launch titles, is a sequel to that famous Genji game. Kind of based loosely on Japanese history, and the reviewer for the article above is raving about how handsome Yoshitsune (of the Genji house) is. Screenshots look impressive though, never mind our personal preferences. Out now in Japan for approx. £29.90, we’ll have to see if the game will make itself available over this way too, with the rather late launch of the new console.
Another PS3 title in the wings, is Mist of Chaos (you may go to the site, but not much has been done to it as of yet). Since Famitsu is already raving about it, check out their screenshots. Rumoured to be released Feb. next year for approx. £35.70.
All the stores in the chain TSUTAYA will have a nice gaming fan campaign on for a while (1st Dec. ~ 14th Jan. ‘07) where you get a freebie of either of these two items:
1) if you buy a DS game, the Mario clear file
2) if you buy a PSP game, the PS Schedule Book
You’re not going to get that Mario file anywhere else, apparently – collectors, are you listening?
