IGN: PSP vs. iPhone Grudge Match

IGN: PSP vs. iPhone Grudge Match

The overlap that now exists between the PSP and iPhone demands debate. The goal is not to hash out system specs. No poly count wars here. The PSP is a powerful system and so is the iPhone. Instead, the devices should be compared on metrics that actually mean something to you as a gamer, such as the titles each platform offers and whether or not they’re any fun, the ease of getting content for the platform, and features that affect the overall value of the platform. You want the most for your gaming dollar — and you deserve it.

Need for Speed Studio Is Officially Closed [Updated]

Need for Speed Studio Is Officially Closed [Updated]

GCO had a chance to speak to an EA spokesperson and according to them, "Black box studios is not closed. It is going to relocate to [EA's] Burnaby facility in June 2009."

Walmart iPhone Goes on Sale, For Real

Walmart iPhone Goes on Sale, For Real

As of December 28, Walmart will have a national launch of the 8GB and 16GB iPhone 3Gs priced at $197 and $287, respectively.

Of course, those lucky enough to grab one will have to sign that two-year AT&T contract we all love so much.

Kojima: Metal Gear Solid Touch Will Be a “Simple” MGS

Kojima: Metal Gear Solid Touch Will Be a “Simple” MGS

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima said that for his upcoming iPhone game, Metal Gear Solid Touch, (MGST) the guiding principle was to create a "simple MGS."

Initially, the team Kojima Productions wanted to make the iPhone title revolve around stealth, but Kojima, in an interview with Famitsu, didn’t think that strategy would work for the platform.

Metal Gear Solid Touch a Disappointment? It’s Snake’s Crossbow Training

Metal Gear Solid Touch a Disappointment? It’s Snake’s Crossbow Training

You’re excited by the prospect of Metal Gear Solid on the iPhone, are you?. You may be less excited about the reality of Metal Gear Solid on the iPhone.

Take a close look at those screens. One shows Snake standing behind a wall of sandbags, shooting at bad guys. The other shows a zoomed-in view of Snake shooting at bad guys. They don’t show him sneaking, they don’t show him blending into a wall, they don’t show him punching some unlucky sap in the cock.

You know why? Because it sounds like shooting is all you’ll be doing. The same Famitsu article that broke the news yesterday also has a few details on the game that the press release neglected to mention.

The best and worst tech products of 2008

The best and worst tech products of 2008

Tech.Yahoo writes, "Find out why Blu-ray made the short list of the worst products this year.

Lists like this are awfully subjective, but always fun to work on. As Christmas approaches, it’s time to reminisce about the products that really floated my boat in 2008… and a few of the ones that made me run away screaming.

Without further ado, here are my — completely personal — picks for some of the best products to come from the world of technology from 2008."

Kojima Goes In-Depth on Metal Gear Solid Touch

Kojima Goes In-Depth on Metal Gear Solid Touch

1UP: "Metal Gear Solid Touch has likely caused a lot of heads to be scratched across the game industry today — a full on MGS game on a fledgling platform that features a couple decent titles and approximately eight squillion one-shot gimmicks? Don’t tell that to MGS director Hideo Kojima. Along with MGS Touch creative producer Yasuyo Watanabe, the man sees great opportunity in the tiny device — in fact, when the game is released next spring, he hopes it opens up an entirely new userbase for his games.

Here are a few choice excerpts from the interview with Kojima and Watanabe published in Famitsu magazine this week:

This is Watanabe’s first "real" game. Up to now, she was Kojima Productions’ chief web designer, working on a variety of Flash stuff for the site.

Kojima: She almost never give me any lame ideas during presentations; she has a good sense for that sort of thing. Around the time I noticed that, the iPhone was released and started to become a major movement. I’m a huge fan of the iPod and Apple products in general, so if they’re putting out a game platform, then naturally I want to compete on it — and I thought that her design sense would work perfectly on the iPhone."

Hey, you got NXE in my iPhone

Hey, you got NXE in my iPhone

Xbox 360 Fanboy writes: "It’s a constant problem, really. You want to love your snazzy iPhone, but you just can’t live without the also snazzy NXE navigation on your Xbox. Never fear iPhone loving Xbox 360 fanboys, because (ahem) 1337pwn.com has you covered with their new iNXES Xbox Live Friends app. The application allows iPhone users to browse their Xbox Live friends lists just like they do on the Xbox 360."

Games Are Evil – Hero Of Sparta: First Impressions

Games Are Evil – Hero Of Sparta: First Impressions

The new iPhone game from Gameloft compels GamesAreEvil to write something not-quite-a-review, as they feel it is a paradigm changing release. Click through to find out why they would do such an odd thing.

Games Are Evil – iPhone Game Review: Movie Challenge

Games Are Evil – iPhone Game Review: Movie Challenge

The latest movie quiz game from developer Redwind Software is reviewed for your pleasure.

Games Are Evil: Bounce Trap for the iPhone Reviewed

Games Are Evil: Bounce Trap for the iPhone Reviewed

If one were to put a pinball machine and a pachinko machine in one room and tell a developer to make a game that combines elements from both of these, Bounce Trap is what we’d get, and exactly what PlayScreen gives us.

Metal Gear’s On Board: Is the iPhone a Danger to Sony and Nintendo?

Metal Gear’s On Board: Is the iPhone a Danger to Sony and Nintendo?

Gamezine:

"Konami has revealed that the next Metal Gear will appear on Apple’s iPhone. Does this release bring the iPhone and iPod Touch to the forefront of handheld gaming? Can they actually be considered to be in direct competition with Sony’s PSP and Nintendo’s DS?"

New Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Birth By Sleep and Coded Trailers

New Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Birth By Sleep and Coded Trailers

Square Enix has released a compilation book titled "Re: Riplai" through Famitsu publishing according to the Famitsu website. The book will contain much information on all the games Square Enix exhibited at the DKS3713 party last August, including all three of the new Kingdom Hearts compilation games!

The highlight of this thick compilation book is not just the information it contains, but the fact it comes with a DVD containing high quality versions of the Kingdom Hearts trailers we’ve seen in the past!

Translated trailers will be posted on their front page

Neocrisis: New Metal Gear Solid Touch Screens

Neocrisis: New Metal Gear Solid Touch Screens

Neocrisis: Konami has released two new screens.

Neocrisis – Metal Gear Solid Touch *FULL SCAN*

Neocrisis – Metal Gear Solid Touch *FULL SCAN*

Neocrisis: Here is the full scan of the Metal Gear Solid Touch device.