NGP postponed to 2012?

During an interview with Bloomberg, the chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment America, Jack Tretton said that due to the earthquake some factories involved in the production of Next Generation Portable were damaged and that the new portable Sony console could arrive a few months later than the plans of the Japanese company.

Tretton said that the postponement of the console will also allow developers who have been affected to varying degrees by the earthquake last month of complete games for Next Generation Portable. "Maybe we can launch the console in one market," said Tretton confirmed the statement from Sony some time ago.

The Michael Jackson Experience: Trailer for version Kinect

The game is scheduled for April 14 Ubisoft has released the launch trailer Kinect version of Michael Jackson's The Experience, where you can listen to one of the biggest hits of Jacko: Smooth Criminal. Watching the video you can see how the focus of the game was focused on the exploitation of the new control device for the Xbox 360.

The Michael Jackson Experience: Trailer for version Kinect

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XBLIG came the shooter "voice"

An independent developer has created a shooter playable by issuing voice commands. Available this week on Xbox Live Indie Games for 240 Microsoft Points, PewPewPewPewPewPewPewPewPew is a horizontal scrolling shooter fully playable by issuing commands via the microphone. Saying "Pew" you can shoot at the enemies.

Here's a movie, reported by Siliconera, which shows the mechanics of the game developed by Ape Incredible.

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The launch of the NGP limited because of the earthquake?

The new handheld console, Sony is likely to impact the disaster Jack Tretton, president of Sony Computer Entertainment America, admitted that the worldwide launch of the NGP, the console will happen to the PSP, are under threat. It is more likely that the launch covers only one region, but it was not clear which of Europe, Japan or the United States.

The reason for the postponement was due to the closure of several factories in Japan because of the earthquake. The risk, of course also iPad 2, is to not have enough pieces to be distributed worldwide. Source: GamesIndustry. biz

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Multiplayer confirmed for Ninja Gaiden 3

As reported by Gamesthirst, the boss of Team Ninja's Yosuke Hayashi, told the magazine PlayStation: The Official Magazine that Ninja Gaiden 3 will explore the psyche of series protagonist Ryu Hayabusa. "We're making a hero Ryu Japanese dark. There will be new playable characters, but we will explore in depth the lifestyle, feelings and thoughts of Ryu Hayabusa." "We're trying to investigate the violent component of the game to make people understand how you feel after killing someone.

Shield the Beat available on XBLA - Game Trailer

A game on the defensive shield the Beat is available on the channel of indie Xbox Live for 400 Microsoft points. It is a mix between arcade and space music title that guides us through 8 levels distinguished by 8 tracks. The player's goal is to keep pace in order to maintain functional shields and save the ship.

The authors chosen by the development team for the soundtrack are: Franz Ferdinand, PT Walkley, Malajube, The In & Outs, DJ Champion, Steve Hill, Elektrik Bones, Eugene et le Cheval. Shield the Beat - Trailer

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PC demo available Bulletstorm

People Can Fly has announced the launch of a demo of the PC version of Bulletstorm. The demo, available for several weeks on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, can be downloaded from the service Steam and Games for Windows Live. Bulletstorm is available since February on PC and console HD.

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