Party Like It's 1942: Joint Strike

It's a new week, which means that new downloadable content is ready to be paid for and played by you. In case you have 10 dollars burning a hole through your pocket, the remake to Capcom's classic 1942 vertical scroller, 1942: Joint Strike, hits Xbox Live (today) and PSN (tomorrow). I've skimmed through the first few levels and found the same challenging gameplay found in the original. Other features you can expect are two-player co-op multiplayer and a fresh coat of full 3D graphics to appease your HDTV's HD-ness. Check out the video below showing gameplay of the second stage, Rooftops, and expect our review to hit on Tuesday.

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PlayStation Portable ID: Don't Call It a Gamertag

No matter what Sony wants to call 2008, it will probably be called "the year the PSN caught up to Xbox Live." Further adding to the storyline is the unveiling of the new portable ID card, allowing PS2, PS3, and PlayStation.com users to link their accounts into one global username. (XBox 360 users call them gamertags, but let's not get too hung up with semantics here.) Anyway, behold:



The empty space underneath the username is where your profile information goes (up to 21 characters). Mine, obviously, is blank. Here's to hoping for PS3 Trophies to make an appearance somewhere on the ID in the future and/or the ability to customize the appearance.

If you haven't linked up your profiles yet, get going already: http://www.us.playstation.com/MyAccount

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E3 = Exciting Extravaganza of Excitement

e3_BLOG.jpgThe E3 Media & Business Summit starts up today, which only means there will be an explosion of gaming news this week. We're expecting some big news from the Big Three (Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo), and we'll be trying to make sense of it all for you. In case you haven't checked it yet, here's the full speaking line-up for the week:

E3 Press Conference Schedule (all times in PST)

Monday, July 14, 2008

  • 10:30am - Microsoft press conference
  • 12:30pm - Square Enix press conference
  • 1:00pm - Shane Kim roundtable
  • 3:00pm - EA press conference
  • 7:00pm - Gears of War 2 reception
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
  • 9:00am - Show floor opens
  • 9:00am - Nintendo press conference
  • 11:30am - Sony press conference
  • 2:30pm - Ubisoft press conference
  • 4:30pm - Capcom press conference
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
  • 9:15am - E3 Keynote by Gov. Perry
  • 10:00am - Sony roundtable
  • 10:45am - Take-Two press conference
  • 1:00pm - State of the Industry keynote
  • 2:30pm - Konami press conference

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