Ono X Harada - The Epic Battle

Yoshinori Ono(Street Fighter) and Katsuhiro Harada(Tekken) are at it again to determine who is the best through a series of challenges. Just caught this video and this time it's on this years GamesCom. An amazing way to promote the game, at the same time entertain the fans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-L596R5990&feature=player_embedded

It's obviously rigged, but still fun to watch. Both producers have been doing this ever since they officially revealed Street Fighter X Tekken for the first time. I still remember Harada barging in a Capcom's press conference and handing out Tekken 6 copies to the crowd. Epic stuff. The last one before this GamesCom battle was Comic Con, we're they included some fans. It's all in good fun so kudos to Ono and harada for doing this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL0QzfuFO-4

Silent Hill HD Collection coming to Xbox 360 alongside PS3

Xbox 360 owners rejoice! Konami heard your rage filled screams and has announced at their press conference at Gamescom that the Silent Hill HD Collection will not be a PS3 exclusive anymore.

The HD Collection will be out the same on both platforms this fall.

Playstation 3 drops prices in the Philippines next week

This year's Gamescom, Sony just announced a price drop of the PS3 to $249. While the price drop took effect right after it was announced for other countries, the cut will take effect next week for the Philippines and the rest of Asia. Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong Limited(SCEH) just released a press release announcing the new prices for the 160GB and 320GB PS3.

The price drop will take effect on August 22, 2011. For the Philippines, a Sony Playstation 3 with 160GB HDD which is currently at a suggested retail price(SRP) of PHP 17,999, will be at an SRP of PHP 15,999. The 320 GB PS3 will also be reduced, with a SRP currently at PHP 18,999, will go down to PHP 16,999. Retail stores actually sell it for less now so we'll see how low it goes when it takes effect next week.

The rest of asia will also get the same treatment. In Hong Kong, a Sony Playstation 3 with 160GB HDD, will have an SRP of HK$2,080, and 320 GB HDD will go down to an SRP of HK$2,230. In Malaysia,  a 160GB HDD  will go down to an SRP of MYR1,029. The 320 GB version will be at MYR1,079. In Singapore, a 160 GB HDD will go down to an SRP of SGD399. a 360 GB HDD will have an SRP of SGD429. In Thailand, a 160 GB HDD will have an SRP of THB12,990, while the 320 GB HDD will have a SRP of THB13,490.

If you thought about getting a PS3, now is a great time. Just wait for August 22, and head over to your favorite retail shops and see how they reacted to the change.

Dark Souls Gamescom trailer

The Gamescom trailer of Dark Souls reminds us how hard and frustrating this game would be. I'm going to love and hate this game so much. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuG4FZNnuBA

Damn those bosses are no joke!

Dark Souls is going to piss us off on October 4 2011 for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

New Guild Wars 2 footage from Gamescom 2011

More new Guild Wars 2 footage and these videos makes you want to beg ArenaNet for a release date already. It's looking better and better which makes me think that it'll be the change we need in MMO's.

Guild Wars 2 Gamescom 2011 trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OyHwqokkKk

This is definitely going to be my next MMO, and it has no monthly fee which is perfect. I'll be playing Guild Wars 2 for a very long time I'm sure. It will most likely come out somewhere around 2012 since there are rumors of alpha and beta testing that will happen this year. When we hear about a public beta testing, thats a good indication that it's around 6 months away at least.

Guild Wars 2 Boss Fight: Tequatl the Sunless

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0nCHPl_mEU

Wondered what that amazing looking dragon is in the trailer?? well it's a boss fight that can have up to around 100 players participating in the fight. This fight has a lot of roles that splits the players into doing different tasks like controlling the turrets, taking down the bone walls and of course going head to head with the dragon itself. It's a very dynamic fight and I can't wait to see more of their boss fights in the game.

Whats funny is, the guy said that this is just one of the small dragons in Guild Wars 2. So they have bigger?? heck, this looks grand enough. But if they want to bring bigger, by all means.

Press demo with Developer Commentary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMTs74eWBJ4

This is pretty lengthy, a video explaining us character customization, underwater combat, dynamic events, game mechanics and more. Definitely a must see.