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Naughty Dog’s co-president has revealed that the company is not only happy to work with other developers, but that the entire source code for their first PS3 game is available to all of first-party developers.

Will Zelda Wii boast an art style comparable to either of Link’s outings on the GameCube? In an interview with Nintendo Power, Shigeru Miyamoto touched on the subject.

Sega and Obsidian Entertainment’s wetwork-heavy stealth RPG dated for this fall on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.

Sega officially listed Obsidian Entertainment’s Aliens-inspired role-playing game as KIA last week, but a similar fate isn’t in store for the duo’s other project, Alpha Protocol. Today, Sega announced that Alpha Protocol will be available in North America for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC on October 6.

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Alpha Protocol weaves a story not unlike Robert Ludlum’s popular Jason Bourne novels. The RPG’s plot follows Michael Thorton, a secret agent who has turned rogue after being disavowed by his government. However, given that the game accommodates a branching storyline a la BioWare’s sci-fi RPG Mass Effect, players can assume a variety of undercover personas, ranging from a suave James Bond-style spy to one like the maniacal Jack Bauer of 24 fame.

Obsidian is also at work on Fallout: New Vegas for Fallout 3 creator Bethesda Softworks. While not a direct sequel to Bethesda’s well-received Fallout 3, New Vegas will stick to that game’s RPG format.

For more on Alpha Protocol, check out GameSpot’s previous coverage.

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Koku Gamer writes: "The Koku Gamer Podcast is a go. In the first "Koku Cast" episode, Dylan, Yousif, Joey, Adam, and Aaron get together to discuss Starcraft 2, PS2 emulation in PS3, Fable 3 being mentioned in the New York Times and much more. Also, Aaron and Yousif talk Street Fighter in this weeks debate."

Highly anticipated Half-Life 2 mod Neotokyo is launching on Friday. It will, of course, be a free download for anyone who’s already purchased Half-Life 2, and will be available on their website.

Classics Collection arcade compilations, Mega Man remakes go downloadable for PSP; more Resident Evil and Dino Crisis PlayStation originals headed for online store.

Although Sony updated its download library with several new titles six days ago, some might believe the online service still lacks enough titles to support the imminent October 1 launch of its UMD-less portable, the PSP Go. However, Capcom today announced it will help Sony augment its library selection with a slate of 10 titles confirmed for re-release on the PlayStation Network.

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The influx of Capcom titles begins tomorrow with the release of Capcom Classics Collection Remixed a compilation featuring Bionic Commando, 1941: Counter Attack, Magic Sword, Strider, and more than a dozen other titles. Capcom’s other arcade archival bundle, Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded will follow at an undetermined date with a lineup including Street Fighter II, King of Dragons, and Knights of the Round. Five other PSP games will also soon be joining the ranks of the downloadable, including Mega Man iterations Powered Up and Maverick Hunter X, as well as Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max.

Capcom is also planning to pad out its offerings of original PlayStation games downloadable for the PSP or the PlayStation 3 with Dino Crisis, Resident Evil 2, and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis set for Sony’s online store. Meanwhile, Capcom promises to bring “one of Japan’s most popular animes” to the PSN this summer with the release of the downloadable exclusive Fate/Unlimited Codes.

List of Capcom’s upcoming PSN uploads:

Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded–PSP
Capcom Classics Collection Remixed–PSP
Darkstalkers–PSP
Dino Crisis–PSP, PS3
Mega Man Maverick Hunter X–PSP
Mega Man Powered Up–PSP
Power Stone Collection–PSP
Resident Evil 2–PSP, PS3
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis–PSP, PS3
Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max–PSP

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Q&A: Veteran developer David Perry talks to GameSpot about his streaming game service Gaikai, what makes it different from OnLive, and juggling his many responsibilities.

Earlier today, David Perry posted a demonstration video of his new game-streaming service Gaikai on his personal blog. The video showed him streaming a variety of games, from Mario Kart 64 to World of Warcraft, in a simple browser window.

David Perry.

But for all the demo showed, it also raised questions as to how Gaikai differs from previously announced streaming service OnLive, when Perry’s new project will find its way to market, and how much publisher cooperation the technology has already. GameSpot posed all these questions to Perry, with the veteran designer offering his own answers in prompt fashion.

GameSpot: What’s the difference between this and OnLive?

David Perry: OnLive is going after the living room audience. They plan to fight with Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all at the same time, which won’t be easy. They also have to buy every player through marketing, and if they do well, they just steal some market share from Nintendo, Sony, or Microsoft. There’s no big paradigm change. When the iPhone made access to applications and games really easy, it changed everything. They generated a billion downloads on a phone. We plan to do the same for professional games, but online. The iPhone takes two taps: download, wait to install, and play. We are just one click and Spore or Photoshop pops up. Publishers like this idea.

So our positioning allows us to help Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft reach out and draw in new audiences, where OnLive will never get first-party titles. We are not in competition with anyone; we are a service that just changes what’s possible.

The convenience we offer really matters. How many YouTube videos would you watch if you had to keep going to YouTube.com and search for them? Or how many would you watch if you had to register before playing each one? How many would you play if you had to download the entire video before you play?

This is stuff our industry expects you to do, but that has to end if we want to grow our games virally like YouTube has done. It’s changed how we interact with video on the web. Gaikai can help publishers and developers change the way people discover their games.

GS: What’s the business model for Gaikai? Are you expecting to collect money from the end users through a subscription or one-time deal? Or are you looking instead to just sell the technology to other companies and let them worry about how to sell it to an end user?

DP: The publishers can save a fortune [emphasis his] on advertising if they use our tech. Our goal is to use some of that money to let gamers play for free, then it’s up to the publisher and the game on how they charge. There’s nothing more valuable than getting consumers to actually experience your product, and we will deliver that in spades. You are correct: We are the service, and we just make it all possible.

GS: How many publishing partners do you have on board?

DP: To be clear, unlike OnLive, we are not licensing anything. The publishers host the games on our service, so we don’t need to sign any licensing deals. All publishers and developers can use this day one. During my demos at E3, three of them offered to fund this company during the live demo, so that gives you an idea of how interested they are.

GS: When are you expecting to launch to the public?

DP: Closed beta will be in California, and depending on how smoothly that goes, the open beta will go nationwide. [We are] not setting timing yet as we are still negotiating final bandwidth and power costs. The more buzz this gets, the lower those rates will go.

GS: Are you having to put your GameInvestors, Acclaim, or other responsibilities on the backburner to focus on Gaikai?

DP: No, everything I’m involved in is backed up with great, very talented people doing the hard work. GameInvestors is looking stunning, and I look forward to doing that reveal soon. Acclaim has over 10 million players, and now we are investing very heavily into developing games with no friction (a theme in my life now). Multiple companies around the world have started licensing our latest Rockfree game before we’ve even finished developing it. So with all the partnerships, we are going to have an incredible amount of player traffic during the next 6 to 12 months. The game is still in development, but you can see the progress at the Rockfree Web site. We were one of the first companies pushing free to play, and I think it’s starting to become a serious reality here in the USA. The next step is reducing friction, and that’s where our focus is now, both Gaikai and Acclaim.

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One of the hottest game system on the market today is the Xbox 360 pro system. With the latest graphics technology combined with some of the best games available, you will definitely have a lot of fun with this particular gaming console. Xbox 360 live enables you to play online with other players around the globe or just with your friends. Whatever types of games you like to play, you can be assured that xbox will have it.

However, you have to face the fact that although the Xbox 360 is one of the best gaming consoles available today, there are technical issues that you may face while you are playing with it. One of the problems is the ring of death. If there are 3 flashing red lights surrounding the power switch, then you can be assured that you have a problem with your console.

Ever since the Xbox 360 was released in the market, a lot of consumers suffered from this kind of technical difficulties. The lights that surround the on off button each have a particular meaning that you should understand. You will have a good idea what the problem is, if you understand what each light represents.

If one red light goes on that means that the gaming system has failed and the console has a hardware failure. Two red lights will mean that the gaming console is overheating. To avoid damage you will get a message to turn off the console and allow it to cool.

The most destruction indication is when all three light come on an this condition is known as the red ring of death. When this happens it means that your game system has experienced hardware breakdown and it will need to be sent back to Microsoft for repair.

Normally, people experience this problem while they are playing a game. The machine freezes up without any warning. Then when the system is shut down for a few hours and then turned back on they will see the 3 rings of death.

Microsoft extended the warranty of their Xbox system due to the many problems they were having and from the adverse impac the ring of death had on their console. Since that red ring of death has become a very ordinary occurrence, you will find many of repair guides such as the Red Light Fix on the market.

Howerver it is always better to prevent this from happening rather than facing repair. Always try to keep your console cool and well ventilated to circumvent the feared red ring of death on you Xbox system. You need to remember that overheating cause damage on the hardware which causes the red ring of death. Your Xbox 360 pro system should not be positioned on display casing. Its much better to put the console in a well circulated area, either that or purchase a fan to and point it at your xbox console.

You might want to try playing with your Xbox 360 on an air conditioned room. This will help in preventing overheating and hardware damage. Good ventilation is absolutely necessary to avoid the red ring of death.

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