Newsbits for 08-24-06
Capcom acknowledges of the possibility that Lost Planet may not stay a 360 exclusive. Exclusivity doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot to Capcom (see RE5, Killer 7, Viewtiful Joe, any other damn thing they've ever made).
- Advancing past a certain point in Lumines Live's Mission and VS. CPU modes is going to cost you extra.
- The demo for Just Cause hits PCs and 360s today.
- Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne and Alhambra have been announced for Xbox Live Arcade.
- Nintendo announces Learn English on the DS, software that teaches how to write in the English language. Not for release in America, natch.
- Microsoft announces prices and dates for the Xbox camera, racing wheel, wireless headset and Windows gaming reciever, the latter allowing you to use wireless 360 devices on your PC.
- PS3s will be capable of taking part in the Folding@Home project.
- Native American protests get a Old West themed game pulled from its site. It was just a student project anyway.
- Friends and family members of the Blizzard team are currently alpha testing Burning Crusade.
- A brief history of Activision.
- Time Splitters developer Free Radical and LucasArts are working together on a new game.
- Photos from the crowds of gamers gathered in Japan as early as 3 AM for the release of Final Fantasy III.
- For the next 12 hours, you can bid on a custom painted Dead Rising 360 faceplate.
- North America will be getting onyx and coral pink DS Lites in September.
- Another Bully trailer is online.
- Some guy gets his mom to make a wall hanging based on a stained-glass image of Link from Wind Waker.