Gamers Evolved

GameStop has teamed up with Nintendo and created a rain check program that was set up to appease those consumers who are unable to find a Wii to put under the Christmas tree. Holiday shoppers were dismayed when there was no Wii to be found hoping that they could offer the best gift to their child (or for themselves).

When Heroes of the Pacific was released back in 2005 for the PS2 and the Xbox it became such a great hit. Ever since then we have hoped that they would come out with another game that would be just as great. We were excited to hear that after two years we will be getting what we want. Red Mile Entertainment announced this week that they are creating a sequel called – Heroes Over Europe – and will be making it for the PS3 Xbox 360 and PC.

You may have a hard time getting your hands on the new Guitar Hero III video game this Christmas. It has become such a popular game that every kid is hoping that Santa will drop it off during his usual runs. Of course the parents that worked so hard to get their hands on a copy may be thinking twice after hearing about his parents tale.

Those of you who were looking forward to playing Guitar Hero III and Rock Band on the same guitar controller are going to be disappointed. Activision has decided to keep the patch – that would allow the guitar controller to work for both games – from being released.

Harmonix created the patch and after receiving the go ahead from Sony last week was making plans to release it when earlier this week Sony called them back and told them not to release it. Apparently Activision spoke with Sony and told them that releasing it would not be a good idea for them.

Sony his finally updating their PSP (it’s about time) by giving it the new 3.8 version firmware. Many users have been complaining that it was out of date and that it didn’t have enough features. The new firmware will allow PSP users to stream radio from the internet.

Also included will be RSS support for OPML and pictures plus the capability of 1Seg tuners to use an EPG to schedule Japanese mobile TV recordings. BB Mobile Point Demos, which means that when you’re in the vicinity of an access point for Yahoo BB Mobile Point, you can access the PlayStation Spot retail download service directly from the PSP. Obviously, this means you can pick up demos while on the go.