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Batman: Arkham Asylum

Batman: Arkham Asylum will be released for the Xbox360, PS3, and PC. The game promises to take the player into ARKHAM ASYLUM (DUH!) as you move in the shadows, instigate fear amongst your enemies and confront The Joker and GOTHAM CITY’s most notorious villains who have taken over the asylum. Use a wide range of Batman gadgets and abilities as you become the invisible predator and attempt to foil the Joker’s demented scheme. Check out these screens:


new Prince of Persia game

Well the reviews are trickling in for the new Prince of Persia game and its looking pretty good. This new Prince of Persia game currently has a metacritic score of 90. You can check out the Gametrailers video review here.

January Uncharted 2 Game Informer magazine

This is great news. I absolutely loved the original Uncharted game even though I beat the game before the damn trophy patch.

In any case this new Game Informer magazine is supposed to feature 10 pages on Uncharted 2 and apparently the game will add a free climbing mechanic and stealth gameplay.

Uncharted 2 Tactical Espionage action?

SRK resident genius Toodles

The test were run and the verdict is in. SRK resident tech genius Toodles ran tests to finally get to the bottom of ongoing speculation about wireless joysticks and their performance as compared to wired joysticks. Most contend that wireless joysticks are not reliable enough (due to wireless latency etc.) to use for fighting games. Partially due to my instigation in a thread at SRK Toodles got the parts he needed and ran his tests. His Xbox 360 tests found that Xbox 360 pads were on par with their wired counter parts. His PS3 tests also found that wireless Playstation 3 Sixaxis pads were also on par with their wired counterparts. For his PS3 tests he used his own Cthulhu board.

Side Note: Instead of using the "guts" of a PS3 controller to create an arcade joystick many now opt to use the Cthulhu because its more cost effective and MUCH easier to wire up to buttons and joysticks. They also work on PC's. I highly recommend the Cthulhu board to anyone wanting to create their own PS3 wired arcade stick.

Street Fighter HD Remix Delayed In UK

Yeah you heard it right. For PS3 owners Nevuary is NOT today. The PlayStation 3 version of Street Fighter HD Remix has been delayed again for UK owners. Also there is no alternative official release date in sight.

Source: Street Fighter HD Delayed for UK PSN

Street Fighter IV Joysticks

We now have the official names, new images, and prices of the official Street Fighter IV Joysticks and control pads.

The white joystick will be dubbed the "Street Fighter IV FightStick" and will retail for $79.99 for the Xbox 360 version and $69.99 for the PS3 version. The black larger "Street Fighter IV FightStick - Tournament Edition" will retail for $149.99. The control pads will be called the "Street Fighter IV FightPad" will cost $39.99.

All of these will be available for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 game systems in February with the console release of Street Fighter IV.

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