Daily Blips: Games News from May 14th, 2009

The PlayStation family always seem to lose weight, so we're not surprised if the PS3 really is going on a diet. All this really proves is one thing: Sony products are incredibly vain.

News Blips:

• PS3 possibly loses weight; 360 now feels fat. Even though Sony has publicly denied rumors it's starving its flagship system, a Chinese message board has posted some suspicious photos of what appears to be a slimmed-down version of the previously portly PS3. Looks pretty convinving to us. Hmm, maybe Wii Fit really does work. [1UP]

• Harrison Ford appears in Harrison Ford game...twice. Bet y'all didn't see this coming: StarWars.com officially announced that Han Solo will show up as a bonus character in the upcoming Wii game Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings. Guess it's a better choice than Howard the Duck. [Kotaku]

• MotorStorm: Pacific Rift DLC available today for the low, low price of free. Check out the PlayStation Network right now for a new pack of paint jobs for the tropical PS3 racer. And who said nothing is life is free? Seriously, that guy is an idiot. [Joystiq]

• Factor 5 closes in 5...4...3...2...1. Sad news today for the developer of Lair and Star Wars: Rogue Squadron -- the company officially announced they will be shutting down. Hopefully, like Obi-Wan, killing them will only make them stronger. If that doesn't work, at least they'll get to recite iconic lines in people's heads and appear as sweet ghosts. [Kotaku]

• Former Sucker Punch developers are officially loose canons. Two former game makers at Infamous developer Sucker Punch have formed their own studio entitled Loose Cannon. The two plan to create a new IP for consoles that they say will "blow you out of the water." OK, maybe they didn't say that. But it'd be punny if they did. [Gamasutra]

Click the jump for some video blips, including a whole lot of BioShock 2 gameplay, people playing Punch-Out!! before you, Street Fighter toys, and...more.

Video Blips:

• IGN fishes up BioShock 2 gameplay. Nine minutes to be exact. We'd watch, but we smell spoilers.

• Watch 1UP play Punch-Out!!; get jealous. The folks over at 1UP play through upcoming Wii boxer while answering your questions.

Cultural Blips:

• Street Fighter toys pack a plastic punch. They're not nearly as cool as these Street Fighter toys, though. [Kotaku]

• Videogame music without the videogames. A chiptune artists gets down to this videogame-inspired tracks. [GameSetWatch]

Tags: Daily Blips, Punch-Out!!, sony, Infamous, Wii Fit, BioShock 2, street fighter, PlayStation 3, Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, Lair, Factor 5, Sucker Punch, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

Comments (9)

Carlos Garci�a

May 14, 2009

I seriously doubt that's a slim PS3. It's WAY too thin to still play games. And Factor 5 closing? Who could see that one coming?

Chris Cosmo Ross

I like my obese PS3. More cushion for the...gaming?

Dan "Shoe" Hsu

I'm actually not sure Howard the Duck wouldn't be a better choice....

Jeremy Darling

I would actually buy a slim PS3 if they released it for $300. That's probably asking for too much though.:P

Evan Favreau

That PS3 is so fake. Or, let me put it this way...if it's real, Sony should probably start considering [i]another[/i] redesign.

Joshua Henderson

I seriously doubt they'd be able to fit the PS3 in anything smaller than what it's in now.

Topher

I am not sure if I would pick up a slim PS3. My launch 60gig PS3 is already pretty quiet, and plays PS2 and PS1 games which I am currently going to some Project Eden and Sega Genesis Collection.

Shalamar Cammorto

Factor 5 meets an unfortunate fate. As for that slim PS3 story.. totally fake.

Paul Mos

I love those daily updates. That Bioshock is such a tease, but i refuse to watch any media for bioshock to avoid spoilers ;)