There. There is your PS3 Slim. There is your price drop. Are you happy? Is it everything you hoped it would be? Jeez. Other stuff happened today too, you know. In fact, lots of stuff.
We got a look at the new PS3 firmware, Japan is hogging all the Cave shooters, Bacalao discovered Dragonas de la Doubles, LittleBigPlanet got wetter, and tons of new media and announcements poured out of Germany from gamescom 09. If you’re done telling all your friends about how you “totally called it” in regards to Sony’s new box, here’s a look at what else 8/18/09 had to offer.
GamesCom 09 News:
Let’s get a better eyeful of that new PS3 logo
PSP digital reader just for comics… for now
Eye of Judgment coming to PSP
Check out EA’s Gamescom Press conference livestream!
Peter Moore reveals EA Sports Active: More Workouts
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ships March 2, 2010
Punish or absolve for stat points in Dante’s Inferno
Battlefield 1943 reaches 1 million downloads
Firmware 3.0 announced with animated avatars
PlayStation Home gets a SingStar space and more
Digital Reader coming to PSN with comic books, more
PSP 3000 gets three new colors
PSP Apps finally revealed, branded PSP Minis
Sony’s accurate motion controllers to be shown at TGS
Sony reveals PS3 Slim
So, a PS3 price cut finally happened
GamesCom 09 Media:
PSP Minis have a shedload of screenshots
Freshly cooked Dragon Age: Origins screens
Last two playable characters in Heavy Rain unveiled
God of War III looks so awesome, we nearly passed out
Loads of Eyepet pictures and fun and it’s cute!!! <3
Invizimals unleashed on PSP (also, Brian Blessed)
Here are four MAG screens that don’t do much
Mass Effect 2 trailer and new details revealed
EA announces new Simlish music in Sims 3 expansion
New Need for Speed SHIFT screenshots
Get this Brutal Legend trailer into your skull
Bad Company 2 trailer will tide us over until March
Scribblenauts trailer really, really shows off
Destructoid Originals:
Game SERIES Debate to the Death: Guitar Hero VS Rock Band
Bacalao! Double Dragon
RetRose Tinted: Dr. Chaos
Community:
I suck at games: so bring on undies and a knife!
Forum of the day: Doube Dragontoid Picture Thread
Reviews:
Review: Darkest Fear (iPhone)
Contests:
Write a haiku and win a gaming tee pack from Threadless
News:
Pre-order RE: Darkside Chronicles and get sweet zombie shirt
EEDAR on PS3 price cut: Hallelujah!
Pre-order Brutal Legend for early access to the demo
Wolfenstein multiplayer devs fired on day of release
Logitech announces pimp new G27 racing wheel
You can still swap/upgrade hard drives on PS3 Slim
Maroon 5 to appear in ‘foxy new computer game’ Band Hero
Army of Two weapon contest results are surprising
New high-def videogame remake art is beyond brilliant
Famitsu reveals Phantasy Star 2 Portable details
Loco Roco Midnight Carnival revealed in Famitsu
Harmonix reveal 19 more Beatles Rock Band tracks
Europe getting big pre-order bonuses with Assassin’s Creed 2
Super Stardust devs deliver Dead Nation for PSN
Ubisoft’s new dancing game does not have Lady Gaga in it yet
Here you go: Your PS3 Slim images and details
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 pre-order bonuses vary by store
Remedy: Alan Wake finished, cuts out the ‘me-too’ features
Pay what you want for Championship Manager 2010
Retailers listing Fable II: Game of the Year Edition
Rumortoid: SingStar: Beatles coming to PS3?
LittleBigPlanet makes a ‘splash’ with water!
Zuma Revenge announced, hitting in September
EVE Online dev brings MMO shooter to consoles with Dust 514
Brutal Legend demo coming in Septic-tember (Update)
Confirmed: Cheerleaders playable in We Cheer 2
PlayStation Network going offline today, no MAG beta for you
Espgaluda II headed to the Xbox 360
Bethesda: More Fallout 3 add-ons would’ve been pushing it
Terminal Reality working on title that utilizes Natal
Joan of Arc graces the Lionhead Studios Web page
Michael Vick returns to Madden after being reinstated
Peggle Dual Shot $10 on Amazon today
Phoenix Wright producer OBJECTS to non-DS sequels
British comedian lands boring role in Assassin’s Creed 2
Suda 51’s PS3 exclusive revealed as Kurayami
K-Mart teases PS3 Slim and lower price (Update)
Persona 3 Portable announced, adds new character
Decline in game sales unrelated to quality of titles
Confirmed: Insomniac Games is making a videogame
Dyack says 2009 is the end of the videogame ‘golden age’
Fairytale Fights gets a release date
Media:
Have a tidbit of Tales of Monkey Island’s second episode
New White Knight Chronicles art and screens trot in
View all the circles of Hell in new Dante’s Inferno trailer
Have some more delicious Persona PSP footage
The Behemoth talks Game #3 story and more
Silent Hunter 5 announced, has epic trailer
Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver has video/art
DreamKiller trailer is totally metal
Serious Sam sure seems shinier
Undead Knights says: Zombies are your bitches!
Why Need for Speed: SHIFT sounds dirty plus a bonus video
Published: Aug 18, 2009 11:59 pm