In the blue corner we have The Greatest of All Time. In the red corn... screw it. We just can't bang the mega clichéd phrasing out. What we can do is tell you we'd back Chun Li's thighs of granite in any semi fair fight. That, and we can also inform you that you should vote for The Fighting Game of the Year at this month's Golden Joystick Awards. Full details inside.
Ishaan Writes: CRI, a Japanese middleware provider, are promoting what they call File Magic Pro; software that allegedly reduces the load times in PSP games by half via game compression and expansion, and file placement optimization. Among the games that already implement this solution are Persona 3 Portable, Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, Valkyria Chronicles 2, and Mana Khemia 2 Portable.
De Telegraaf writes: Last weekend the TMF Game Awards was presented at the FirstLook event in Amsterdam. Killzone 2, the Dutch development studio Guerrilla Games, received an award for best PlayStation 3 game Gears of War 2 and went with the prize for best Xbox 360 game off.
PlayStation LifeStyle writes: This week might just be the largest update the PS Store has ever had. Most of the content will be geared toward the PSP, to ready for the launch of the PSPgo. However the PS3 is still getting plenty of content, namely a few demos and a few downloadable games. Also don't forget to to download the Uncharted 2 demo, which is available in the PS Store now.
The PSP has seen a number of revisions over the course of its existance, and the PSPgo is the latest evolution of the system that's hitting retail in less than two weeks. With the system's launch right around the corner, Sony sent IGN a small note that detailed a few pieces of juicy information that PSP fans might find interesting.
PlayStation LifeStyle writes: This week there are no surprises as to who has gone home the winner in sales. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3) has bested all others. Dissidia: Final Fantasy (PSP) retains its top placement for an astounding 37th week. Madden (PS2) retains the still in first after three weeks.
Nine Over Ten 9/10 has posted up details and a picture of what could be the first Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny-related merchandise in the form of an officially licensed t-shirt from Alstyle of Japan.
411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Fate/Unlimited Codes, Muramasa: The Demon Blade, SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey, and Magna Carta 2 (English language version).
In North America, the only way to get the Lilac PSP is in a bundle with Hannah Montana, an offer promoted by the infamous OMG Lilac PSP ad. In Korea, you still have to buy a bundle to get it, but the game included is ... Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny. The presence of a large portrait of Ivy on the top of the box suggests that the lilac PSP is intended to match Ivy's costume. Either that or Hannah Montana is confirmed as a playable character in Soul Calibur.
Yes, Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny is coming out this summer. When? August 27 in Japan and September 1 in North America. A representative from Namco Bandai Games America shared the release date with us.
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