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Killzone for Life… Literally

PlayStation LifeStyle writes:

"It takes a certain type of fan to be passionate enough about a game to make yourself into a walking, talking advertisement. Well one Killzone fan did just that, by having 'Killzone' tattooed on his leg, forever showing his love for the critically acclaimed FPS."

Four Life Lessons I Learned From Square Enix

Stuffy pundits will argue that games only teach violence and anger, but most of us know that to not be the case. Square Enix in particular garnishes its games with highly digestible life lessons ranging from common sense to uncommonly profound. Here, four of one Limit Break writer's favorite Square morals.

Will A PS3 Price Cut Really Help?

Gamers didn't get the expected price cut on the PlayStation 3 that they were expecting and hoping for at E3 this year, and in the past few weeks the consumers aren't the only ones asking Sony to drop the price. Activision has threatened to stop supporting the platform if the price doesn't drop. Now, Tecmo Koei has stated that they've been asking Sony to cut the price for a while now.

While the pressure is on Sony, we probably will not see a price drop until this holiday season at the earliest. This will no doubt give Sony a boost in sales and increase the install base, but will it be enough?

Will A PS3 Price Cut Really Help?

Gamers didn't get the expected price cut on the PlayStation 3 that they were expecting and hoping for at E3 this year, and in the past few weeks the consumers aren't the only ones asking Sony to drop the price. Activision has threatened to stop supporting the platform if the price doesn't drop. Now, Tecmo Koei has stated that they've been asking Sony to cut the price for a while now.

While the pressure is on Sony, we probably will not see a price drop until this holiday season at the earliest. This will no doubt give Sony a boost in sales and increase the install base, but will it be enough?

How To Name A Video Game Studio - And Hopefully Get It Right

Kotaku writes: "The decision to give something a name, whether that be your struggling rock band, your first dog, your only child, or your game development studio is no simple task. For better or worse, you might be stuck with it.

Names carry weight. They give a group of people and the products they create an identity. For companies like Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, Sega and others, those names are associated with memories, even if those words have little meaning."

Top 10 Reasons Why Xbox 360’s Project Natal Will Beat Waggle Control

"So every console has their own motion control system now. Nintendo has the Wii-mote. Sony is coming out with their ice cream cone controller. And Microsoft has Project Natal -- a full-body 3D motion capture, facial recognition, and voice recognition system.

Let's be frank, Microsoft's Project Natal has got them all beat. And here's why..."

Top 10 Reasons Why Xbox 360’s Project Natal Will Beat Waggle Control

"So every console has their own motion control system now. Nintendo has the Wii-mote. Sony is coming out with their ice cream cone controller. And Microsoft has Project Natal -- a full-body 3D motion capture, facial recognition, and voice recognition system.

Let's be frank, Microsoft's Project Natal has got them all beat. And here's why..."

Exclusive Left 4 Dead 2 footage

CVG report's: Here's an awesome seven minutes of actual-us-playing-in-game-footage recorded from the Left 4 Dead 2 press demo we hammered yesterday.

The footage has us showing up less skillful Journalists in one of the second game's about-to-become-legendary finales.

Tecmo Koei president says Xbox 360 is doing better in Japan

VG247: Kenji Matsubara, global President and CEO of Tecmo Koei Holdings, has said that despite a difficult start in Japan, Microsoft is doing better with Xbox 360 than it did with the original console.

Will Left 4 Dead 2 Crossover With First Game?

Doug Lombardi speaks to IncGamers about whether or not there's a possibility of Left 4 Dead 2 crossing over with the original game, in order to keep the community together.