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XBOX 360 - Going up by GBP 30

Monday 17th of August, 2009 - 18:11:43 GMT

The basic Arcade Bundle is to increase by UKP £30, and the Live Arcade games 5-pack offer will soon come to an end.

We hope that this is a short-term move considering the British Bank Holiday at the end of the month, which traditionally sees a small blip in last minute entertainment purchases before children return to school. Considering the price rise could fund a game it's all the more galling for UK buyers. It could also affect high street retailers unless they are allowed to be creative with their independent bundling.

On balance, it's a deliberate upsell to the first MS console bundle with a hard disk, the Elite. There was no mention of the Premium so like the PS3, a new hard disk size may arrive to become the new top of the range, possibly helping to shift any eventual Project Natal Bundle.

With any luck, the current rise will be "All over by Christmas"...

- Ken

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Preys-World Podcast - Back up on iTunes

Monday 17th of August, 2009 - 00:12:36 GMT

We've resolved the RSS listing bug which meant that #15 and the E3 special podcasts were failing to download to iTunes listeners. Another podcast was recorded today and when it's edited and finished, we'll let you know as always and it should be ready to hear wherever you get it.

Visit the relevant section at the Magazine and pick the right hand arrow to access the Itunes listing, but if you're already signed up, the delayed files should download by the end of Monday 17th August or whenever you choose "Refresh".

- Ken

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Preys-World Podcast - E3 Podcast Released

Thursday 2nd of July, 2009 - 11:30:36 GMT

For those of you who don't read Gaming Discussion, you can now download the two-part E3 Podcast from the usual FTP Section.

As ever, any of the usual sound issues, or download access problems, please let us know.

- Ken

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Preys-World Podcast - E3 Podcast Released

Thursday 2nd of July, 2009 - 11:28:55 GMT

The most recent podcast to be recorded was all about E3, following up issue 3 of the PW Magazine. It's in two parts, both of which are downloadable from the usual FTP Section.

As ever, any of the usual sound issues, or download access problems, please let us know, and if you're an iTunes listener you will receive it automatically in a few days.

- Ken

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Preys-World Podcast - Episode 15 Reminder

Sunday 28th of June, 2009 - 14:24:49 GMT

For those who don't frequent the Gaming Discussion forum, Podcast 15 has been released and you can obtain it from the usual FTP site here.

- Ken

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Preys-World Podcast - Episode 15 Released

Sunday 28th of June, 2009 - 13:03:54 GMT

The 15th Preys-World Podcast has been released, covering the events surrounding the death of Duke Forever contrasted with Activision's fortunes, Madworld on the Wii as reviewed in the magazine, the reviewing spat regarding the Darkfall MMO and videogaming fashion.

To contrast the larger E3 podcast, this is 40 minutes and a quick 46Mb to download. You can obtain it from the usual FTP site here otherwise it'll come down to iTunes subscribers in the next few days.

As ever, if there are linkage problems to the podcast files then please get in touch at the following address:

nethlyn AT preys-world.com

- or post in the forums.

- Ken

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Ghostbusters - Idiotic Release Schedule begins tomorrow

Monday 15th of June, 2009 - 06:50:45 GMT

We have to say that we don't share the views expressed in the BBC article last week about the release of this game

Even if Ghostbusters might have to be re-sold to the newest generation of gamers, there's an army of them across the world that remember the 80s and the 8-bit editions of the game, who will want to play the modern version in all its glory with with orchestral quality sound.

Atari is inviting piracy on the PC at best and slow console sales at worst by delaying the UK and European release of the PC, 360, DS and Wii versions of this game until "later in the year" from retail outlets. Given that the game was canned and picked up again, it's a shame the successful bidder is now messing around an almost guaranteed hit. This is a re-run of Disney Interactive's similar bungled launch of Tron 2 in late summer 2003 across the rest of the world.

The big chains with established online presences like Game, including its wholesale Ebay operation, will still be able to sell the title. Similarly, shops which buy in and sell on games like CEX and/or Gamestation will still be able to sell the game without a problem as these grey imports are completed and jettisoned, but the indies will certainly get hurt and you have to wonder how serious Atari is about the games business following greater success on Steam for Unreal Tournament III, than for its retail edition.

- Ken

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Mirror's Edge 2 - Confirmed in development

Friday 12th of June, 2009 - 14:40:12 GMT

The original Mirror's Edge developed a hardcore following rather than achieving mass market appeal and was only released in January this year on the PC.

Fans will be happy to hear that EA gave the green light to a sequel. The work began before E3 when the announcement was made but it's also good news for developers Dice, not to be permanently associated with the Battlefield franchise.

Most players would hope the sequel is simply longer, which would mark an immediate improvement over the first game.

Read the comments about the game over at videogamer.com here.

- Ken

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Preys-World Podcast - 13 and 14 Reminder

Sunday 7th of June, 2009 - 06:58:11 GMT

For people not listening to the podcast through iTunes, if no.14 has failed to appear in your RSS list then go direct to the FTP Folder for 12 onwards to download it. We'll let you know when any issues with the iTunes linkup have been rectified in the meantime.

- Ken

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Aliens Vs Predator 3 - Trailer and Dev Diary Walkthroughs

Thursday 4th of June, 2009 - 11:34:02 GMT

If you'd followed either the E3 thread or the specific game thread on the forums, Prey the Founder has been posting like mad on this globally eagerly awaited follow up to a classic pair of games, both of which managed to better the movies that followed five and eight years later respectively.

For the E3 trailer visit here. This early version featured French subtitles, but you get the same footage and some Predator hiss.

The developer diary walkthroughs are split into two parts, Part 1 and Part 2 respectively.

Finally, the adversaries trailer was released this morning, which is the same as the E3 one but in English, slightly cut but in a larger window in case the original mirror becomes too busy. View that one here

- Ken

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