YouTube Live Video
YouTube co-founder and CTO Steve Chen said that YouTube plans to start a live streaming service this year. Chen said, “We’ll do it this year. Live video is something we’ve always wanted to do but haven’t had the resources to do it correctly, but now with Google we hope to launch something this year.”
The move will put a dent on smaller live video sites such as BlogTV, Livevideo, Stickam, and JustinTV.
Source: YouTube to Offer Live Video Feeds Later This Year
Metal Gear Solid 4 Has Expansive Voice Over
Metal Gear Solid 4 producer Ryan Payton confirmed that MSG4 will have lots of voice overs. So much so that the US/Euro version will only have the English voice overs while the Japanese version will only have the Japanese voice overs. This is incredible when the Blu-ray can hold much more data than a DVD.
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has announced that Metal Gear Solid®4: Guns of the Patriots will be lauched on June 12, 2008 exclusively for the PS3.
Source: Kojima Productions Report session
Apple Revealed Faster MacBook, MacBook Pro
Apple revealed new MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook lines with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn processors, larger hard drives, 2GB of memory standard in most models, latest 512MB NVIDIA graphics processors and Multi-Touch trackpad. The Apple Remote control is no longer included, and must be purchased separately.
DUALSHOCK3 Wireless Controller Available In April
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) will introduce the DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller in North America in April 2008 for $54.95 (MSRP).
DUALSHOCK 3, which incorporates both rumble and motion sensing SIXAXIS technologies. The added rumble feature, combined with the SIXAXIS system will work with more than 100 current PS3 titles.
God of War PSP Launch In March
The stand-alone version of God of War: Chains of Olympus launches on March 4, 2008.
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced the June 2008 availability of the limited-edition God of War PSP Entertainment Pack for $199.99 (MSRP). The God of War Entertainment Pack will include a “Deep Red” PSP with God of War himself, Kratos, silk-screened on the back of the unit, a copy of the highly anticipated upcoming God of War: Chains of Olympus game for PSP, the hit comedy movie from Columbia Pictures, “Superbad,” on UMD (Universal Media Disc), and a PLAYSTATIONNetwork voucher to download Syphon Filter: Combat Ops from PLAYSTATIONStore.
