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10.14.2009 10:00 am

Uncharted 2: A video game that feels like a movie

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Uncharted 2: Among Thieves”
Genre: Action-adventure / shooter
Developer: Naughty Dog
Publisher: Sony
Platform: PlayStation 3
Number of players: 1-10
ESRB rating: “T” for Teen
Price: $59.99
Grade: A

Hollywood has struggled for years to make even adequate movies based on video games.

Then again, maybe Tinseltown hasn’t struggled at all, hoping instead that a flurry of fanboys…

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10.09.2009 1:25 pm

We’re asking your opinion of PSP Go and mini games

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A week has passed since Sony unveiled its PSP Go portable gaming player and reaction to it in the marketplace has been difficult to find.

Retailers are telling Game Guy the devices sold briskly the first week, but so far they…

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10.05.2009 1:20 pm

Save your money: Avoid PSP Go

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If you have spent $250 already on Sony’s new PSP Go handheld gaming system, Game Guy feels sorry for you.

He did, and he’s feeling plenty sorry for himself.

Because ever since Game Guy got a Go when it debuted Thursday, he has…

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09.18.2009 10:52 am

PS3 problem: Yellow Light of Death?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sony and the British Broadcasting Corp. are at odds over the latter’s claim of a fault in the new PlayStation 3 consoles that results in a “yellow light of death.”

The term refers to a light on the PS3’s front that…

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09.04.2009 8:25 pm

Who’s having problems with PS3 update?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Since Sony released a version 3 firmware update for PlayStation 3, complaints have poured in from PS3 users of games freezing up and system crashes following the update’s installation. PS3 demands the installation at startup, so there’s no way to…

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08.28.2009 9:39 am

Price cut is last gasp for Xbox 360

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Weeks of speculation have come to this: Microsoft is officially reducing the price of its Xbox 360 consoles starting today.

Now, you’ll be able to purchase the higher end, all-black Elite model for $299.99, down from $399.99, and the all-white Pro…

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06.30.2009 10:43 pm

What could a PlayStation Phone do that iPhone can’t?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Speculation is dribbling out that Sony is contemplating a new PlayStation Portable married to a Sony Ericsson phone — the better to mine a market dominated by iPhone and other game-playing mobiles.

The concept is just a pile of words at…

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06.13.2009 11:13 pm

Thank God, UMD may soon be DOA

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The best things about Sony’s PlayStation Portable have been its sleek “slab” design, sharp screen resolution and multimedia capability.

But one trait diminished all these: the system’s Universal Media Disc drive.

It probably sounded like a good idea at the time PSP debuted…

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06.02.2009 12:41 pm

Microsoft’s Project Natal will not succeed with Xbox 360

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It was only a matter of time.

Microsoft finally acknowledges now that maybe Nintendo had a good idea with the concept of a motion-sensitive game controller. And of course, the Redmond, Wash.-based software and gaming giant paid homage in its own…

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05.21.2009 9:00 am

You’ll get a charge out of “InFamous”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“InFamous”
Genre: Third-person action
Developer: Sucker Punch
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: PlayStation 3
ESRB rating: “T” for teen
Price: $59.99
Grade: B+

How often do bike messengers get a chance to rule the world?

Cole MacGrath finds out minutes into “InFamous” after an unexplained explosion during one of his deliveries imbues him with the kind of…

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