Auction Watch: Atari 2600 with 16 classic games
Shop Goodwill has an auction today that represents classic gaming at it’s best. At 8:50AM PST, Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana put an Atari 2600 with all of the necessary cables and accoutrements. The bidding started at $5.00, and since there’s only been one bidder, it is still at $5 (at 7:36 PM CST June 30, 2008).
The highlight of the auction is the collection of 16 games which come with the system. Pretty much every game is an amazing title. So if you bid, you’ll also be getting Asteroids, Centipede, Chopper Command, Crackpots, Defender, Grandprix, Joust, Outlaw, Pac Man, Pitfall, Pitfall II, Robot Tank, Space Invaders, Target Fun, Q*Bert and Yars’ Revenge.
Joust film in the works
Videogame properties translated into movies don’t tend to fare very well – Just look at Uwe Boll and his pantheon of suck, or even the better-intentioned but no less crappy Mario, Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat movies of the ‘90s. But, for some reason, producers Christine Peters and Michael Cerenzie of new production company CP Productions aren’t scared of the bad rep. In fact, they’re so unafraid that they’re planning on turning the 1982 arcade classic, Joust – a game about brawling ostriches – into a mainstream film.
The flick has been described as a sci-fi action movie akin to “Gladiator meets Mad Max,” though ...
Playstation Store update for the week of July 2-8, 2007
It looks like most of the offerings in Sony’s most recent Playstaion Store Update have been available for a while. The biggest deal, however, is that Sony plans to make game trailers available for download all week during E3 2007. Here’s a screen cap of the top of the email:
Notice that there aren’t any game names listed and, unlike Microsoft’s Xbox Live “E3: Bringing it Home”
campaign, no press conference or playable demos.
Otherwise, click though to see the rest of the items listed in the email…
Playstation Store update for the week of May 21-27, 2007
Added to the Playstation Store this week, available for download through the PS3:
Joust ($4.99) - The arcade legend makes way to the PS3 via the Playstation Store. available for only $4.99, this button mashing classic will have you hopping, flapping and bouncing off other flying ostriches (or whatever giant foul they might be).
Three free downloads, including:
Gran Turismo HD Concept v1.2 free downloadable driving game with HD graphics. This is an update of previous download with a new Drift Trial mode.
A game trailer for Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, an adventure game coming for the PS3. Release date was not listed - likely late 2007 - but the game will be developed by Naughty Dog. The trailer is available in both SD (standard definition) and 720p HD.
A game trailer for racing game Championship Sprint. The trailer is available in SD and 720p and 1080p HD. The game’s release date is not listed - late 2007 - but it will naturally be available for PS3. It’s being released by SOE (Sony Online Entertainment) and Midway.
Site [Playstation Store]
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