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Stan Lee on game development: "It's like a miracle"

Take this from a guy whose brilliant mind turned figments of the imagination into glorious cultural icons. No less than the man behind Marvel himself, Stan Lee, has expressed his admiration and respect for gaming development. His exact words: "It's like a miracle."

Speaking to The Guardian about Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, the legendary comic book mastermind gave major props to Activision for the work they put into the game. "In all honesty I'm not involved with the development. Activision deserves 100 of the credit," he said, adding that he is usually quite impressed with the output.

Stan Lee also pointed out that if he didn't write comic books, he'd be out there making video games. "If I were young now and I wanted to do stories, I would very much want to get into the video game business because it's the most exciting. Video games and movies are the most exciting forms of entertainment," he said. "But a video game in a way is more imaginative, it has more variety."

That's certainly high praise coming from a man who made a revolution with his imagination. "In a movie you stick to the plotline, in a video game you go in a million different directions. I have no idea how they're able to do that. It's like a miracle," he said.

As for Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, Stan Lee was very impressed with how the game came out. "It has more characters than I have ever seen, more characters that you yourself can take the identity of," he said. "They use their powers exactly the way they do in the comics, yet it's highly original and a new experience."

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 hit store shelves back in September 15th for PS3, PSP, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii, and DS.

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Sony not worried by price gap between PSP and PSP Go in Japan

Now that Sony has announced a price cut for the PSP-3000 in Japan, there will be a sizable gap between that and the forthcoming PSP Go. Problem is, there's still plenty of doubt as to the potential of the latter in making sales. Considering that the PSP-3000 can run UMDs, is compatible with existing accessories, and can be ChickHENabled, the PSP Go might lose a lot of attention to its older brother. What say you Sony? No problemo.

"That's fine. We have no intention to stop producing the PSP-3000," said Sony Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida, who assures PSP gamers that games will still be released in both UMD and digital form. While he did note that some games will be download-only, major titles will still be available for both. "We will continue supporting the UMD format," Yoshida added.

What still needs answering is that how Sony will get consumers to opt for the Go over a more practical PSP-3000. Well, we'll be keeping an eye on the sales charts when they come.

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Media Create software sales 9/14 - 9/20: Handhelds fever

We've been so attuned to the hardware sales charts the past couple of weeks, thanks to Media Create, so for a change, let's veer our sights to softwares. For the week of September 14-20, Pokemon Soul Silver and HeartGold take spots number 1 and 2, respectively.

And they're handheld-dominated too. The only console title that made it to the list is Tales of Vesperia for the PS3. Check them out below

1. [NDS] Pokemon Soul Silver (Pokemon Co.) 225,579 / 948,000
2. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold (Pokemon Co.) 220,554 / 941,000
3. [PS3] Tales of Vesperia (Namco Bandai) 216,593 / NEW
4. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakkyuu Portable 4 (Konami) 104,377 / NEW
5. [NDS] SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu Goddess of Destiny (Square Enix) 91,547 / NEW
6. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Friend Collection) (Nintendo) 72,629 / 1,124,000
7. [PSP] Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D s Tag Force 4 (Konami) 50,697 / NEW
8. [PSP] Ys Seven (Nihon Falcom) 33,349 / NEW
9. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (Square Enix) 32,603 / 3,914,000
10. [NDS] Idolmaster: Dearly Stars (Namco Bandai) 30,786 / NEW

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SCEA scraps UMD good will program for PSP Go

Bad, bad, bad news for PSP owners who are still thinking about getting the PSP Go. If you take the plunge and do buy one, you better hold on to your UMD drive-equipped PSP. That UMD goodwill program that Sony hoped to put in place has apparently been nixed.

"We were evaluating a UMD conversion program, but due to legal and technical reasons we will not be offering the program at this time," a Sony Computer Entertainment of America spokesman told gaming blog Kotaku.

While the "at this time" remark still offers a glimmer of hope, I imagine that this will be a huge addition to the "Con" side of the table for those who already have sizable UMD collections. Those whose first PSP system will be the Go won't be too affected, I think.

Gamers in Europe have it a bit easier, though, thanks to the free games Sony is offering over there to those who upgrade to the Go. So far that particular rewards program has only been confirmed for territories under SCEE.

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Upgrade to PSP Go, get three games for free

In an effort to entice current PSP owners to Go and upgrade to the new PSP model, Sony is launching a "PSP Go Rewards" program, where you can get your hands on three games free of charge. Read on and find out how.

First, you have to register a PSP Go on PSN. Then you have to log into PSN using your old PSP with a UMD in the drive. From there, you can download a PSP Go Theme and receive an email carrying a voucher.

This voucher will let you download any three games out of this list of 17:

• Buzz!: Brain Bender
• Buzz!: Master Quiz
• Daxter
• Echochrome
• Everybody's Golf PSP
• Killzone: Liberation
• Lemmings PSP
• LocoRoco
• MediEvil
• Patapon
• Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice
• Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
• Resistance: Retribution
• SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3
• Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror
• Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
• WipEout Pure

PSP Go Rewards will be running from the PSP Go's day one, October 1st, until March 31st in 2010. The offer is available for those with any of the current PSP models, 1000-3000.

As for the download, there's no word on whether or not it requires FW 6.00 to access. Naturally, Sony's not gonna tell us about their security specs, but it's possible that they have taken steps on that regard. We'll let you guys know if we find anything further.

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NBA Live 10 dev diary: the Dynamic Season

It's no secret that Electronic Arts is pinning high hopes for NBA Live 10 (Xbox 360, PS3, PSP). If they're planning to catch up to 2K Sports like they said they would, then they'd better shape up and bring it. One of their pitches is the Dynamic Season feature, which we can learn more about through this dev diary.