Lost Planet

27. January 2011 | 08:52

Lost Planet 2, Yakuza demonstrated on NGP

Capcom’s Jun Takeuchi took to the stage at today’s PlayStation Meeting to show off Lost Planet 2 running on the NGP handheld — as a demonstration only, as he said Capcom was not announcing new titles at tonight’s event — “but before long we will be able to announce new titles for NGP.” According to Takeuchi, LP2 was running on MT Framework Mobile (which also powers Capcom’s 3DS games) and this … (News Source: Joystiq - 07:39:34)

Capcom Producer Discusses The Year Ahead

Jun Takeuchi, best known here as the producer of Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 and the Lost Planet series, has a much larger official Japanese title within the company. It’s (takes a breath) “Operating Officer, Vice-Supervisor of Computer Software Development and Head of Osaka Production Department.” Basically, he’s an important dude in the company — and that’s probably why this week’s issue of … (News Source: 1up.com - 00:18:44)

Lost 5-foot Monitor lizard reunited with owner

A 5-foot-long Monitor lizard named Elmer was reunited with his owner Wednesday after being found wandering the streets of Riverside the day before. (News Source: San Diego Union-Tribune - 04:10:16)

A Space Shooter for…

What’s in a name? In the case of videogames, it’s usually not much. If you had no idea what kind of game Metal Gear Solid was, would reading the title help matters? (News Source: Games Radar - 18:50:36)

News: PSP2 games: NGP line-up

Uncharted! Killzone! WipEout! Resistance! Update #4: Legendary Metal Gear Solid developer Hideo Kojima joined Sony on stage. “There’s no announcement of a new title today,” he said, “but I’d like to talk about the future perspective.” That future perspective involved showing Metal Gear Solid 4 running on PSP2. Read more… (News Source: Eurogamer - 07:11:45)

HP Pavilion dv7-4263cl

Though it lacks the higher-end features of a more expensive media center, the HP Pavilion dv7-4263cl is a desktop replacement that delivers solid performance and components for a budget-friendly price. (News Source: PC Magazine - 18:14:15)

Planet Ark

World efforts to slow deforestation should do more to address underlying causes such as rising demand for crops or biofuels, widening from a U.N. focus on using trees to fight climate change, a study said Monday. (News Source: Planet Ark - 23:26:13)

January’s night skies

The planet Jupiter is visible in the southwest this month. It is well worth observing with a telescope, as Jupiter has lost its South Equatorial Belt but The Orion Nebula it now appears to be returning. At the same time, the Great Red Spot has intensified its color so is now standing out. (News Source: National Catholic Reporter - 17:56:58)

‘Twilight’ gal goes to ‘Prom’

Elizabeth Eulberg, Stephenie Meyer’s publicist, writes a YA novel of her own; Karen Valby gets the scoop (News Source: Entertainment Weekly - 05:56:30)