Joystiq Writes:"Let's face it, we hardcore gamers are always looking for an excuse to play ninja dress-up. After obliterating tens of thousands of nameless, demonic foes, what greater satisfaction could there be than in donning a leopard print bodysuit and doing it all over again? That's the thing, palette swaps used to be bonuses for our hard-earned mileage; easter eggs buried at the end of the playing field. Not premium DLC.
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Console Monster writes: "A new XBOX Live Arcade release, Ninja Gaiden II costumes, a trailer for Spider-Man: Web of Shadows and more passport locations for The Bourne Conspiracy make up today's XBOX Live Marketplace update for Wednesday 2nd July 2008:
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Ever wondered if GTA IV is coming to the PC? Well wonder no more as two trickers have managed to get conformation from Rockstar. They pretended to have downloaded a free version of GTA IV from the web and a rep later responded "The PC version of GTA IV has not even been announced for release and is still in development so is not about to be released on a website we have no knowledge of" after a chain of e-mails.
According to Neogaf post and to the official xbox page at the link below, X360 arcade/core owners can't play alone in the dark...
Activision has released details of a new Guitar Hero III world record, which has been bested by the previous holder Chris Chike. There's also a Youtube video of his latest exploits.
Three costume packs are now available for 200 points a piece for Tecmo's action ninja game. Msxbox-World raises the issue that is this stuff good value or a rip off, considering in the past this content would be an in game unlock?
The soul still burns with today's Xbox LIVE Arcade release of the SEGA Dreamcast (and arcade) fighting game SoulCalibur. SoulCalibur is now available from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 800 Microsoft Points ($10). SoulCalibur has long sat on Gamerankings.com's top 10 list. See how it holds up nearly 10 years later.
On July 31, gamers based in Japan will be getting Phantasy Star Portable for Sony's PSP. Now any fan of the game knows that waiting for approximately one month can be hell. Thankfully, gamers in the aforementioned region won't have to wait that long.