Play the Ninja Gaiden Sigma demo get stuff in the final version

Man Team Ninja and Tecmo are awesome! Not only are they giving PS3 owners an awesome version of Ninja Gaiden but they are doing something that will make the final version of the game last even more. All you need to do is download and play the Ninja Gaiden Sigma demo from the Playstation Store and when you get the retail version of Ninja Gaiden Sigma and it will detect how much of the demo you have played and it will reward you with Yellow Essence. Yellow Essence is the in-game form of currency that can be used to purchase items and power-ups for your weapons. So get downloading the demo(if you haven’t already. If you haven’t then shame on you lol ) and starting playing the Ninjas out of it!

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Resistance DLC Delayed till 6/7/2007

According to CVG the Resistance Map Pack DLC & Patch have been delayed till June 7th. Here is what SCEA’s Greg Phillips had to say about it:

“The map pack has completed the approval process, and the content update is in the final day of testing worldwide.

“The DLC, itself, is on track and ready to go as promised by Insomniac back in March,” he confesses. “The reason for the delay is we (SCEA) needed a little extra time to get the global servers locked in and ready for thousands of players to come knocking. We would rather have a short delay and continue to deliver on our over the top, online experience.”

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It’s only three more days away it’s not that bad of a delay. I can’t wait!

Lost Planet Collector’s Edition map Battleground to be free 6/7/2007

Starting June 7th 2007 people that did not buy the Collector’s Edition of Lost Planet with be able to download the exclusive multiplayer map Battleground for free.

“Battleground” map which sets players in an abandoned town scattered with rubble from ruined buildings and features indoor and outdoor areas with multi-level vantage points. Starting on Thursday, June 7, the map will be made available for free download to everyone on Xbox Live® Marketplace.

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U.S. Wii Shop Channel Update for 6/4/2007 – 100th Classic Game Added to Virtual Console

Nintendo has released not three but four classic games to the U.S. Wii Shop Channel today. Chexk it out!

Milon’s Secret Castle® (NES®, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Comic Mischief, 500 Wii Points): It is a world where music is the language of the people. An evil warlord from the north arrives and captures the castle. The princess is imprisoned deep within the castle, and the world’s musical instruments are taken and hidden away. Our hero, Milon, takes it upon himself to fight the warlord, rescue the princess and recover the people’s musical instruments. He has only his wits and the magical Bubble to aid him on his quest. Help Milon along the way by looking for hidden doors, finding secret items and defeating fierce enemies. Make sure to look for the shops inside the castle, where you can buy hints and valuable items. Whenever Milon finds a Music Box, he will be transported to a bonus stage. Each instrument you find will add a layer to the background music. Try to grab all seven instruments to create a performance worthy of a music-themed game.

ToeJam & Earl™ in Panic on Funkotron (Sega Genesis, 1-2 players, Rated E for Everyone – Comic Mischief, 800 Wii Points): During ToeJam and Earl’s trip back home, a number of Earthlings hitchhiked on their spaceship and are now infesting planet Funkotron. ToeJam and Earl must track down the Earthlings in order to capture them in large jars and ship them back to Earth in spaceships. It is also their funky mission to find 10 beloved objects belonging to Lamont the “Funkapotamus,” the source of all funk in the universe, so they can persuade him to return to his favorite funk-filled planet. ToeJam and Earl must use their “funk powers,” such as Funk Move and Funk Scan, to assist in evading and capturing the Earthlings.

Dead Moon (TurboGrafx16, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 600 Wii Points): This side-scrolling shooter includes a total of six scenes spanning areas from Earth to the moon. The story begins with a comet discovered in the vicinity of Pluto that is headed on a sudden collision course with Earth. Mankind narrowly succeeds in diverting the comet’s course, and it crashes into the moon. However, investigations into the damage uncover that what hit the moon was not a comet, but a gigantic mother ship. Power up your ship, destroy enemies and fight your way through the bosses in an attempt to reach the moon’s core and protect Earth from alien invasion. Enjoy the unique world of Dead Moon, including various stages with beautiful backgrounds, a power-up system that increases your attack as well as your defense and bosses that have you altering your ship’s direction to fight them.

… and the 100th game in the Wii Shop Channel:

Zelda II™ – The Adventure of Link® (NES, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone – Mild Fantasy Violence, 500 Wii Points): Link returns to Hyrule to search for the Triforce and to awaken Zelda from an endless sleep. Embark on a quest to find the Triforce of Courage and save Hyrule from ruin. Learn magic spells, talk to people in towns to get clues, collect items to increase your power and explore six palaces where the underlings of the evil Ganon await you. This sequel to the Adventure classic uses a side-scrolling visual engine unique to the series for more technical combat, and features more in-depth world roaming as Link encounters townsfolk while on his quest.

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PSP Firmware v3.50 released

Sony has released a update for the PSP’s firmware. It has now been updated to v3.50. With PS3’s v1.80 and PSP’s v3.50 you can now use the remote play feature from any place in the world via a Wifi internet connection. Here is the full list of updates:

Network

o You can now connect a PSP® system to a PS3™ system via the Internet using [Remote Play].
o [Communication Settings] has been added as an option to the [Remote Play] menu.
o [RSS Channel Guide] has been added as a feature under [RSS Channel].

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U.S. Playstation Store Update for 5/31/2007

Sony has updated the U.S. Playstation Store with some goodies. Check it out:

Championship Sprint(Arcade Game) – $4.99
Ridge Race 7 Downloadable Content(New music(Pay for), special events(FREE) & decals(FREE))
Tutorial videos MLB ‘07 The Show
Movie trailers for: Hot Rod and Ratatouille( Both are free)

Playstation 3 Firmware 1.80 Released

Playstation 3 Firmware 1.80 has been released. One of the more notable updates in this version is the ability to upscale PS,PS2 games as well as DVD movies to 1080p! Here is a summary of the updates:

You can now upscale the video content of PlayStation® format software, PlayStation®2 format software, and DVDs to HD resolution.

You can now copy saved data from PlayStation® format software and PlayStation®2 format software to a memory card or a memory card (8MB) (for PlayStation®2).

You can now display images or play music or video files that are stored on a personal computer or digital video recorder with DLNA Media Server functionality over a network.

You can now connect a USB printer to print images.

You can now use remote play over the Internet.

Check out the full list of updates after the jump