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Roger's PlayStation Games Blog April 2006 Archive

By Roger Altizer, About.com Guide to PlayStation Games since 2004

Word on the street: PS3 ships early November for $399

Friday April 28, 2006
According to Joystiq and other gaming blogs, PlayStation Magazine (PSM) has dropped the news/rumor that the PS3 will hit store shelves early November and will retail for $399 US. Now, ... Read More

New PlayStation Portable GuideSite

Thursday April 27, 2006
The PSP is over a year old now, and with the system really coming into its own, in terms of content and popularity, About.com has decided it's time for the ... Read More

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children is on the loose

Thursday April 27, 2006
The English language version of Final Fantsy VII: Advent Children (FFVII: AC) was released on the 25th in North America. Like the fanboy that I am, I rushed over ... Read More

PSP becomes a Portable Island

Friday April 21, 2006
I've had my eye on Portable Island for a while now. According to PSP World, the Bandai-Namco game will allow Gilligan wannabes to: Decorate and build on their own photo-realistic island Catch ... Read More

Soul Calibur, the Movie

Thursday April 20, 2006
Let's hope the rumors are true. According to Kotaku, and other blogs, Anthem films has finally decided to use their Soul Calibur rights (they're what you get when you win ... Read More

Sony officially drops the price of the PS2 to $129

Thursday April 20, 2006
With the PS3 right around the corner, Sony hopes to keep the fires of the PS2 stoked with a price cut. At $129, the PS2 makes the world's most popular ... Read More

The Godfather PS2 - Guest Review

Wednesday April 19, 2006
It's time to see if EA can turn a classic film franchise into a GTA killing game. Explore the ins and outs of the Godfather game with guest reviewer Keith ... Read More

PS2 Price Drop from $149 to $129

Saturday April 15, 2006
Reuters has cited Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian as stating that the price Sony PlayStation 2 will cut to $129 from $149 (US dollars). The last time Sony cut ... Read More

Kingdom Hearts 2 Review (PS2)

Saturday April 15, 2006
You knew it would be great, I knew it would be great, and the big surprise? Kingdom Hearts 2 is great. My Kingdom Hearts 2 review may give away my ... Read More

Sony's silence on PSP2 makes folks speculate about the PlayStation 4

Thursday April 13, 2006
When GamePro called Sony about the PSP2 rumors floating about, they were informed by a representative that "to date we have made no announcements concerning a new PSP or a ... Read More

Devotions 4 Gamers: Brining religion to a videogame near you

Wednesday April 12, 2006
This month's Wired Magazine has Will Wright, who serves as guest editor, on the cover. The special section focuses on gaming, primarily as a cultural event. It examines how gaming ... Read More

New Sony DVD/HDD recorders can record directly to the PSP

Tuesday April 11, 2006
The PSP truly is becomming the flexible media device it was sold to us as. The recent additions of Sony's Location free support and RSS feeds put the PSP's capabilities ... Read More

PSP2 rumor-roundup

Monday April 10, 2006
Sony execs have declined commenting on rumors that the PSP2 is already in development. They also refused to comment on the speculation as to whether or not they are developing ... Read More

Lost in Translation: PlayStation 3 will not cost 499-599 euros

Friday April 7, 2006
"Ooops," was the word when a French media outlet mistranslated a Sony exec as saying that the PS3 would retail for 499-599 euros (800-ish dollars). In reality, Sony says, the ... Read More

Despite looming PS3 release, PlayStation 2 tops Japan's hardware sales

Friday April 7, 2006
The Sony PS2 has retaken the slot as top selling gaming hardware in Japan, from the Nintendo DS Lite. For a system that's facing a new version coming out, it's ... Read More

Beatmania Review (PS2)

Monday April 3, 2006
Beatmania was the rhythm videogame that started it all. The DJ sim took Japanese arcades by storm and spawned DDR and a slew of other titles. I've always been jealous ... Read More

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