New EGM Scores and Rumors: Microsoft Next Console, Sony Working on More PSN Games and More

Here are the latest rumors from EGM Magazine via Gaf user SuperSonic1305:

Rumors:

4 Guitar Hero sequels out in 2008 (Guitar Hero 4, Guitar Hero Aerosmith, and 2 others)
Microsoft canceled an XBLA release of Goldeneye 007 at the last minute
Sony teaming up with a major japanese publisher to remake old games for PSN
Unannounced Microsoft first party sequel in the works for Microsoft's next console
Persona 3: FES coming stateside, Next SMT title on PS3
Skateboarding game for Wii Balance Board in the works
Sin City game released in 2009

Reviews:

Burnout Paradise - 9, 9, 9
NFL Tour - 3, 4, 3.5
Harvey Birdman - 5.5, 7, 5
Samurai Warriors: Katana - 4.5, 3.5, 3
Unreal Tournament 3 - 8, 8.5, 8
Kingdom Under Fire: COD - 3, 4, 4
Culdcept Saga - 8, 7.5, 8
Nanostray 2 - 6.5, 6, 5
Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice - 5.5, 6, 6.5

[MK_Red]

Awesome find. Glad to see Burnout getting good scores from EGM.
4 GHs!!?? Activision should be carefull with milking the poor franchise.

EDIT: Wow, seriously low score for Kingdown Under Fire and NFL.
Burnout FTW!

[TANOD]

good to see Burnout get good scores

[TriggerHappy]

Yeah it would seem, developers have stepped up their multiplatform development on diff consoles.

[MK_Red]

True but of course, great scores were expectable for a game from a superb team like Criterion.

[TriggerHappy]

Yeah but is very rare seeing EA come out with 2 "AAA" games in such a short time period. With the first been SKATE and now Burnout.

Crysis on consoles would be awesome.

[mesh1]

burn out is garabge well the demo was or maybe its not just my type o game but the game is crap.

[The Killer]

i bet u didnt like it because the ps3 version is better?
but of course it is ur type of game to play forza 2 right?
well dont worry dont buy it, it better, we ps3 owners will be buying it, its a great game!
in my opinion it will be the best game in the series and if not then only burnout 2 beats it!

[EZCheez]

How could you say that?!

Some people might not like the new open world environment, but other than that what is there to complain about? Burnout is awesome and change is good every once in a while. It keeps the series fresh, and from what I saw, I love they way they handled it and integrated the online experience. Yet ANOTHER game i'll be buying day one.

[KidMakeshift]

I don't like the new Burnout. It reminds me too much of Need For Speed now. I really miss the set tracks spread across the globe, and crash mode.

[xplosneer]

But I like the new Burnout BECAUSE it's like Need for Speed. Need for Speed ditched the open world formula and Carbon sucked, so I've been waiting. Wish it had cops, but still very awesome. EA Black Box-You screwed up trying to get into PGR4's territory.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

PS3 version better? WTF you smoking?

[Skizelli]

Why do people like you have to turn it into a console war? He simply stated that he didn't like it. Merely an opinion. He never mentioned for what platform. You ARE aware there's a demo for the 360 as well, right? Think before you speak.

[TheExecutive]

Already whispers of a new xbox? I am still guessing the 720 will be out in late 09 or 2010.

burnout looks fun and is getting good scores

I wonder what company Sony is working with to get old games on the PSN?? Anyone?

[TriggerHappy]

One of these:

SquareEnix ( About 85% probability)
Konami ( 50%)
Capcom ( About 20%)
Namco

[rofldings]

In other news, this song is epic:

[TheExecutive]

Thanks for the input, but Square at 85%? That would be huge! I can think of at least 2 titles from each of the aforementioned that I would love to play again. Either way its only good news.

[nice_cuppa]

box man pops like a master.

[TriggerHappy]

Yeah 85% because Sony already own some shares in that company so that is a plus and Sony have a very great relationship with them as well. Although is unlikely since they like to charge full prices for their games, I doubt is them.

Is good to want things you know.

[EZCheez]

That it would be a developer that we might not have even heard of before. Getting a minor development team to primarily transfer old PS titles to the PSN would be a great idea, and would seem a lot faster and cheaper than dealing with any of those publishers.

Sony might just establish an in-house development team to do it all. That would seem like the best idea.

[marinelife9]

I can't believe Microsoft is already thinking about releasing the game on it's next console while ignoring the current 360. I wonder how soon they're planning on releasing the new system.

[BigKev45]

HAHA NFL Tour sucks, I downloaded the demo on PSN. Wow, garbage. What happen EA to NFL Street? I'll be picking up Burnout however. Sony will be teaming up with Capcom to remake games on the ol' PSN. And it's either a new Halo or Gears for the next Xbox.

[pwnsause]

Well at Least be Surprised that the PS3 is Finally geting EA NFL games that run at 60FPS. Although I agree that it sucked, cant wait till the EA license with NFL is over.

[EZCheez]

I can't wait for EA to get some competition for it's only guaranteed sells.

[Bonsai1214]

didn't they buy the rights for like 10 years or something. i hope i'm wrong..

[gogators]

signed by EA and the NFL back in December 2004. It may have been a good deal at the time, but now it doesn't look so good for EA.

[carlman23]

I was actually interested in Kingdom Under Fire. Well, better save my money then...

[techie]

Mercs is that you?

[TriggerHappy]

Yeah Man, got a lot of free time on my hands today..

[Leg-End]

off-topic, but if u like hip-hop u need to listen to this

[DarkSniper]

Microsoft once again has failed to give their fellow XBOX owners a glimpse of what true nostalgia is for the First Person Shooter genre. Their hatred and disloyalty to their consumers is the reason why Goldeneye 007 was denied. Many gamers across the nation have dreams of re-living one of the most industry defining games for the Nintendo 64. Instead, Microsoft has shifted their focus on abolishing XBOX live through "server errors" and concentrating on XBOX Live for their next console.

Slave tactics like these should not be tolerated by anyone of the game community. Dark Sniper strongly recommends all gamers to boycott Microsoft immediately and come to the gaming haven which is PLAYSTATION 3®

$niper

[Achievement Unlocked]

Achievement Unlocked is not impressed by DarkSniper's tactics.

[BadTaste]

Neither is BadTaste.

[nice_cuppa]

nice cuppa thinks sniper needs a friend.

...........wow thats anoying me too much.

sniper i will be your friend its ok.
here use these words buddy.

i.
me.
i'm.
i'd.

it will help mate.

[Tsalagi]

Tsalagi just wanted an excuse to refer to himself in third person too. 8D

[carlman23]

There, I said it. It was super-fun back in the day, but try playing it now.

[Spydiggity]

lol, what a noob

[gogators]

I'd rather have something new, nostalgia only goes so far. I can't imagine MS would have an easy time dealing with both Nintendo and Sony, trying to get this game out. Rare can do something new instead.

[Darkiewonder]

but half of those game scores are way below average of 5/6.

Persona 3: FES coming stateside, Next SMT title on PS3 [Yes Please]

Sony teaming up with a major japanese publisher to remake old games for PSN

Square-enix please.

[blusoops]

what does "SMT" stand for?

[KidMakeshift]

Shin Megami Tensei
The Persona series, Digital Devil Saga series are part of the SMT franchise

I have all the SMT, but haven't played one yet, lol

[BigKev45]

DarkSniper, get a life.

[nice_cuppa]

bit sad really.

still he's my friend now so leave of.

[Syko]

4 New Guitar Hero games FFS!!! Who says Activision isn't in it for a Cash Grab now!! Such BS, I will keep enjoying Rock Band. Guitar Hero has lost it's soul and it's clear that Harmonix was that soul...Thank you EA Jr. for ruining a GREAT game.

[vgn24]

Show your distaste for money grubbing publishers by playing the EA distributed Rock Band. That'll teach the other money grubbers.

[harpua]

eeewwwww, a patriots logo.

[08_CiViC_Si]

cant agree more

[dork0783]

i agree with you this guy is an idiot. LOL

[cjp4eva]

If thats the shape of the next Xbox ill say this WELCOME RROD2!!!!!

EDIT: i really dont know why of the disagrees please enlighten me, if you think that shape is efficient at cooling then let me not address you inbreed fanboys.

EDIT EDIT: uhm is not the sony ericsson and is not a gameshere if you look closely youll see that a cd is being inserted into the front part and it says XboX on it THANK YOU.

[Fezthebest]

i didn't disagree with you, but that picture is the logo of cellphone company sony ericcson.

[Polluted]

It's the Okama Gamesphere!

[Marceles]

NFL Tour - 3, 4, 3.5

LOL...i guess I'll cancel my demo download since it didnt finish last night. Damn that sucks for Pursuit Force...I thought that would be a must-buy for PSP.

What's SMT? My mind isn't processing right now..

[MK_Red]

SMT is Shin Migami Tensei.
Agreed on Persuit Force. I was also hoping for better score. Still, it's just EGM. Gotta wait for other reviews.

[THE_JUDGE]

some serious ramping up of the PSN this year. I wonder what company there are said to be working with, SE or Capcom has my vote. MS should concentrate on the 360 and stop counting eggs before they hatch.

[Drekken]

what do you think HOME is?

[DarkSniper]

Dark Sniper is very thankful by the N4G community who has given him countless support. Because of what Dark Sniper does for his community and the Sony Snipers worldwide, many have adopted the exclusive writing style of Dark $niper. Thus, Dark Sniper has been elected as the fearless leader to guide the Sony movement to prominence.

Dark Sniper is very appreciative of each and every one of his Sony Snipers and he would like to reiterate that if anyone needs assistance of him, you can always contact Dark Sniper exclusively on the PLAYSTATION 3® Home Entertainment System.

$niper

[08_CiViC_Si]

DarkSniper / SonySnipers = SonyDefenseForce = fake Sony loyalists communicating like a retard in order to make the rest of the sony fans look worse than they already do.

[MetalProxy]

LOL..keep driving them crazy :)

[heyheyhey]

man i have to agree with the xbots you sound like a fool- and who is giving you support? your grandma? and dont even try and act like the leader of the sony movement- i and tons of others have posted way more intelligent stuff than you- christ it probably takes you an hour to put the registered trademark sign into every post, please talk in first person because you sound like one of those pedophiles who chase after little girls going "yes you and mr.bobby are going to have a good time tonight, yes mr.bobby will be pleased"

[zonetrooper5]

I'm learning C++. =)

Anyways I won't buy the next Xbox until 2011-2012. I always buy consoles around a year or two after they have launched. I love the GH series by come on, 4 GH games in one year WTF are you doing Activision?

Hopefully Goldeneye 007 will come out on the 360, while I know that people don't like surfergirl that much she/he did predict or say that Rare will be release another 360 title as well as 2 XBLA games so one of them could be KI1 or 2 and maybe Goldeneye.

[cjp4eva]

who says that after the new xbox comes out that they wont stop support for the 360 just like they did the original xbox? hey remember its Microsoft.

[squallsoft]

wow new console already. xbox fans must have deeeeeeeeeeeeeep pockets...

[BigKev45]

Deeper then your pockets Mr. softy, lol.

[kunark]

you need deep pockets to keep buying them xboxs after your waranty runs out and some places quit giveing the option for a free replacement when they mess up.

@ darksniper keep it up man you actully make me laugh from the way you refer to your self in 3rd person talk

[Spydiggity]

3rd person speech isn't original or funny. and xbox gave a 3 year warrenty to everyone who has a 360 to cover any mess ups. and i have a day one system that i have on a lot cuz i use it for music, games, and movies and it has given me no problems. also the 40GB ps3s have a high fail rate, but because "xbots" are busy enjoying their system and all their games, they don't come onto these forums to point that out and cry about the other systems nearly as much as ps3 fan boys who have nothing to occupy their time...aside from slamming the competition with lame insults and praying for a decent game.

[rcw]

Damn, talk about a waste of money.

[rcw]

Damn, talk about a waste of money.

[SSCOOLCHEA]

WE LOVE EVERYTHING SONY , JUST CHECK OUT THERE PRODUCTS ...LOOKS GOOD , FEELS GOOD TO HAVE ONE ( STYLE MY FRIEND )AND IT LAST FOREVER. THE PS3 IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER CONSOLE I HAVE EVER HAD . EVERYTIME I TURN IT ON I SMILE ( EXCEPT WHEN I TURN MY GIRLFRIEND ON THEN SHE SMILES )

PS- HATERS YOUR MISSING OUT ON THE BEST PRODUCT , ITS OK KEEP HATING AND KEEP PLAYING WITH YOURSELF

[socsca]

Lol at you, yes the PS3 is very lovely indeed, but come on...

[PirateThom]

Developing games for their new console already?

Way to go, Microsoft, you missed the point of console gaming.

[zonetrooper5]

Maybe they are thinking ahead?

[NoxiousD]

Man, a new xbox rumored. These things are getting insane. I wonder if Sony and Microsoft are starting rumors to shake each other up. But Persona 3 sounds good i want FES now!!! I beat the original one lol good game!

[phony force slayer]

NNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAAAA I DONT THINK SO NEXT XBOX 2011

[CLOUDJU]

I hope that Microsoft isn't stupid enough to release their next system in 2 years time. They still have alot to prove to the gaming world that they are serious about...gaming.And only way to prove that is to release alot of good and original games for the 360. I am positive if they will lose alot of their current fanbase if we seen Xbox 360 2 in 2009. People want good games, not a new systems every 4 years.

[Equinoxe_7]

maybe microsoft will change that, I think the gap will narrow.

Sony says 10 year for Playstation 3 I think 6-7 year is more realistic

The Xbox360 is 4-5 year span.

[KidMakeshift]

My poor Kingdom Under Fire. I still love you

[The BS Police]

I hjope this is wrong, I really do.

Goldeneye and Perfect Dark belong in the XBLA list.

[GITPWNED]

F*ck you, M$.

[NanoGeekTech]

I had a feeling this was going to happen........................ ....

--M$ first party titles for 2008 is really is not that impressive...

--I hope they are sand bagging a few...

--the Pre-Alpha Next 360 will come in the form of the Ultimate 360 then you will see the next 360 probably 2010 fall.....

[darkside]

THEY ARE going to release next year after they come out with a new one this CES.

[INehalemEXI]

I thought the KuF:CoD demo was fun though way to linear.

[mintaro]

they should stop guitar hero, while thier still ahead, god forbid it turns into Tony Hawk, a new one every year

[BWS1982]

didn't even know this was in the works, I happen to think though that obvious graphics-antiquity aside, GoldenEye and Perfect Dark 1 are still amazing to play to this day, they just had that touch to them that makes them timeless IMO. I've played PD1 in the last year or two multiplayer here and there with friends and only thing that aged was the graphics (again though I haven't made the leap to next gen, have an xbox 1 still but just about to buy into this next gen on one system or another).

I don't particularly believe in the new console announcement just yet, that just doesn't sound kosher, even for MS.

[mintaro]

sick, goldeneye for xbla would be awseome

[ichimaru]

i hope that ms didn't can 007

[gunnerforlife]

PS3 version runs considerably slower

a dident see the NFL title there and i swear i thought it was talking about burnout:S

[f7ss1]

a new xbox already?? i bet it'll have a blu ray drive lol, oh the irony

[wiizy]

that wii board.. now thats more innovation.. they need to take advantage of it

[Spydiggity]

First of all to the PS3 artards who take things way too literally but don't stop and think. a 10 year system doesn't mean nothing new for 10 years. if i have to see the same graphics for a decade i'd be very unhappy. what they mean is that after 5 years and a new system comes out, companies will still be developing games for it. just like the ps2. ps2 came out in 2000 and then ps3 came out in 2006. but the systems are still selling now. and there are ppl still releasing games for it. and they don't actually mean 10 years, it just sounds better to say 10 years than 8. 10 commandments, top 10 movies-games-songs etc... 10 is just a number ppl respond to better.

additionally, don't forget that xbox released 360 in 2005, so if we get 720 in 2010, that is a 5 year cycle which is about right. it is not microsofts fault that sony had to delay their system an extra year because they weren't ready for production.

and IF they are already developing games for their new system, you have to be paying attention to other rumors, like IBM working on processors for these next gen systems that are leaps and bounds beyond what we have now. microsoft HAS to start development now so that when the system is closer to release, they know how to develop for it so they can make really good dev kits, just like they did with 360 which is why 360 games almost always look better and have better frame rates than ps3 if the game comes to both systems.

people are so quick to jump the gun and start commenting and criticizing but very few people want to stop and think about what is really going on. they aren't abandoning 360 and they aren't turning their back on the customers, they are just trying to make sure they have the most competitive product available when the next generation is ready to do battle. and sony fan boys should be happy about this because it will force sony to step it up too. the good thing about this competition is that it is creating faster progress in the technology. the gaming industry is now the main motivation behind hardware development. i'm very excited for both sony and microsoft in 2010/2011. i just hope sony can keep up...

[GITPWNED]

Genius ^ ^ ^ ^

[mighty_douche]

...ill be first inline!

Oh someone should tell them to pop a Blu-Ray player in it...

[P4KY B]

MS design a new Xbox
Sony build it for them
It has BluRay
And 360 shaped sixaxis controllers

It could be called the PlayBox4

Then everyone would be happy.

[Chris Brown]

http://stage6.com/Game-Trai...

[mighty_douche]

Graphically, KZ2 puts all other console games to shame! ALL!

[GITPWNED]

Except Gears.

edit: Nope, it doesn't I have it on a high-end PC. It doesn't look better than Gears. In fact, it doesn't even use any parallax shaders. It's crap. It has to look worse to house all the action and guys on screen. But no matter. It will be on 360 in a few months, but with full Live support, rumble, achievements, in-game media access, etc. PWN!

[mighty_douche]

LOL!! UT beats gears.

[MaximusPrime]

That image - if i remembered correctly, that was a fake prototype of xbox 360.

anyway, Burnout deserved to get 9/10. Welldone to Criterion who made this game. (EA is only a publisher so dont think that they did a good job)
I enjoyed the demo. Now it is even better with up to 8 players to play with online and more challenges.
This is one of the best demo i ever played. It is one of the first with online and challenges. Nice job. ;)

[Polluted]

MS working on a sequel for their next console. Jesus, that's a bit much. The original xbox still had plenty of life in it when thy decided to ditch it and move on to the 360. The games were just starting to look noticeably better than the competition (PS2), so what did they do? Dumped the console and released a new $400 machine. Looks like their winding up to do it again.

I wonder what Japanese publisher Sony is teaming with...Square might be to much to hope for.

[gogators]

I can't imagine why all three companies aren't working on their next offering. Every company plans for the future If the 360 actually starts to make money, then MS can take their time.

[ROCCOZILLA]

i love the new burnout.the crashes are unreal!ut3 should get a higher score,it is a AAA game for sure.i really dig the warfare maps.ONLINE MADNESS

[DFresh]

It's true MS is making a new console but it isn't going to be in a newer resolution because the technology hasn't been mastered yet it's in the hands of Japanese Companies and Sony has the 1st OLED's for sale so that's a negative.
I think MS will just try to make a newer console to fix the reliability problems and save them billions of dollars in the repairing of defected units.
They can't master 1080P and even if they managed to play in that resolution PS3 still has the biggest variety of 1080P games so there's really no point.
If MS we're to make a totally new console they would lose a lot of support in the trust of consumers.
How many consoles do they have to make before they get it right?
Xbox 360 models:
Core: Basic design (no HDMI outlet)
Premium: Had to make a totally new console to get a HDMI Outlet made.
Elite: Made the hard drive bigger from 20gb(Core)- 40gb(Premium)to 120gb on the Elite.
Next console: to fix overheating and reliability problems.
Next Console: Switch the DVD Game Drive to HD DVD because Sony won't allow their competition to share their technology.
I'm not trying to hate but all these little upgrades and extra pennies are making you lose by a fair margin.
If you compare to Sony the only thing they have done to the PS3 was just make a little more affordable console to the public.

[UltramanJ]

Microsoft canceling Goldeneye for XBLA at the last minute?! You really have to wonder why as this would be a HUGE game for them. Maybe it'll be an unlockable in Perfect Dark 2?
The bit about Sony teaming with a major third party publisher to remake older games sounds interesting. Hopefully it's Capcom or Sega.
I also can't believe that Microsoft is already planning a game for their next system! The frickin' 360 is only two years old! Don't tell me they're planning on stiffing the 360 like they did with the Xbox.

[Prototype]

Hmmmmmm here's my thoughts:

1. Sony is teaming up with a company we would LEAST expect
2. Microsoft's new system is going to be based on HD-DVD technology to rival Blu-Ray since they discovered Triple-Layer (currently up to 51 GB data)
3. The last-minute cancel of Goldeneye is because of the legal issues since Nintendo still own some of the rights for Rare-based games

Then again at the moment they say rumors so until we get some official word I'm gonna believe all this is to start some sort of flame-war to get people laughing.

[Rattles]

MAKING A GAME FOR IT ALREADY IS JUST STUPID

[CRIMS0N_W0LF]

Deja Vu.

*Points at M$ PC Software releases time-frames*