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Okay so yesterday Sony all but announced their plans for the PS3 Slim.  Now they didn’t actually say that… but the rumor has been circulating since the beginning of June and a source told Playstation Insider that Sony has planned “Something that hasn’t been done before.” The suggestions they tossed at them were the PS3/HDTV Bundle? PSP Go Price Cut? PS3 Slim?

They replied with:
“N, Y, Y, (?)You’ll see “

4 answers that will truly keep us guessing. All that is definately known is that August 9th the 80gig version of the PS3 will stop selling in Japan and the 160gig version isn’t available there, so what are they going to replace it with? They did a slim version of the Playstation and PS2, why not the PS3?

August 18th should shead some light on the subject. Gizmodo believes that the system will be shown off at the gamescom expo in Cologne, Germany.

With Sony showing off new tech and delievering price cuts left and right you might see a quick shift in the market share for the current “real” next gen consoles. $50 off 160gb PS3 Package

okay, i know this is a shopped wii with a ps3 top on it... but cmon, it still looks kinda cool, right? ...right

Fake Youtube Video for the PS3 Slim… Silly Asians

First off i wanted to apologize to all 12 people out there that check this blog. I really have no excuse for not updating it expect that i’m a lazy ass. I’m going to try and get back into the swing of things as soon as possible and i wanted to open up an invite to people that might want to rant about video games and what’s going on in the industry. Shoot me an e-mail at admin@cantstopthis.net if you’re interested.

To spark some quick interest I figured I’d post something that every guy gamer out there should be interested in…playboy pictures. If you’re in the dark as to who Olivia Munn is i’ll explain. She currently is the co-host of G4′s Attack of the Show.

Olivia Munn: G4's Gaming Beauty

http://www.playboy.com/oliviamunn
(to check out the full set)

Olivia Munn runs a regularly updated blog that i don’t mind reading from time to time. She has a very interesting view on a lot of things and she’s not bad to look at. http://www.oliviamunn.com/. She also keeps the content up on this beaut’

seriously?

A picture is worth a thousand words...

Things like this make me proud to be an American. Only in America can idiots like this parade around on the streets of L.A. and make a fool of themselves to only end up getting mocked all over the internet AND be proud of it. Please click the picture if you want anymore laughs…

DcS, this one’s for you…

A little back story goes a long way so i figured i’d let the people behind the magic explain it best…

Pulled Directly From http://crimsonechoes.com/

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Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes was a fan project modification of the Chrono Trigger ROM begun in late 2004. Development continued thanks to a dedicated group of fans through 2009. By May 2009, the game featured ~35 hours of game play, 10 multiple endings, and 23 chapters, much like the original Chrono Trigger; it was around 98% complete. The plot featured the original cast as they struggled against a new villain risen from the legacy of Zeal.

The team planned to release Crimson Echoes on May 31, 2009 as the first feature-length fan Chrono series game, and an unprecedentedly exhaustive work in the ROM modification community. On May 8, 2009, Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes received a cease & desist letter, along with all other game modification activity (even research) at the Chrono Compendium. In compliance with the letter, the development team ceased development on the game, and existing modifications (including Prophet’s Guile) were taken down.

We thank those fans who followed the game’s development, and also those who poured countless hours into the vision of a fun, new Chrono game, made by fans for fans without copyright claim or intent to make profit.

We understand the frustration. I sincerely hope this action is a sign that Square Enix cares about the franchise and intends to produce future titles, and not merely a shortsighted legal exercise that will further alienate a tired, neglected fan-base.

As a matter of public record, you may view the cease & desist letter here.

Signed ZeaLitY, Saturday, May 9th, 2009

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So here’s my take on it: I’m not a Chrono fan-boy so i had no idea that this project even existed up until this all went down, but what did they expect to happen? I can see them going about this and creating this ROM’d game and everyone getting to play it and be happy, but not on the level that they went about it. There was nothing legal about this…especially with the exposure that this thing had. These kids took a game that Square-Enix (SE) still had the legal rights to and decided to make their own game based on the same characters and basic story without consent from the owning party. Haven’t you people learned, if you’re going to do something blatantly illegal keep it on the DL.

Now, from what I’ve read about this SE has been a pretty big asshole about the Chrono series. They embrace the world of Final Fantasy but leave this huge Chrono fan base to wither and die. And from that i see why that fan base would decide to take action into their own hands and make a new game themselves to continue playing something they obviously love. The problem resided in the fact that the exposure of the project got too out of hand. That’s also why the latest news beyond the “Cease and Desist” letter was so huge.

Apparently this game was in Alpha/Beta testing for several months. After the news surfaced that the team had to shut down the project, surfaced so did the game. We’re lead to believe that a higher up Alpha tester decided to leak the game to spite SE, which i have no qualms in seeing. The production team recognizes that the game was leaked and that it was only an Alpha version but it still allows the public to have a taste of what could have been.

Actual Game Footage

Seeing that i’m one of problem 1000 other blogs/websites reporting on this same story i’m not really worried about the legal ramifications of hosting the links to get the game, so here you go:

Get it while you still can…

and the fans respond…

Max Payne 3 from Rockstar Games has been officially announced on March 23rd 2009. Due for release Winter 2009, most likely during the Holiday Season. Developing company Remedy, who took part in the creation of Max Payne 1 & 2, will NOT be involved in the creation of the third installment to the series. A branch of Rockstar, labeled Rockstar Vancouver, shall be taking the development reins. Max Payne 3 has been long awaited by many die-hard fans of the series. Unfortunately, surprisingly lackluster sales of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, is to blame for the 6 year hiatus of Payne. But rest assured, Max is back. Its time to put all the rumors to rest once and for all. Winter 2009. Stay up to date with all your MP3 news at http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/. They also have some cool downloads so check it out