The PS3, as most of us are aware, hasn’t sold as well as expected and rumors of price drops have been circulating about it for quite some time, though mostly proven false. However, a new report from Kotaku might be just the clue we’ve all been looking for. Recently, Kotaku received an image from a Best Buy employee of a new PS3 bundle that will come with Killzone 2 and Metal Gear Solid 4 for $400 - the current price for a PS3 without a game.
Is this the beginning of the price cuts or is Best Buy trying to liquidate stock? Either way, this is a great deal for anyone who wants a PS3. The new PS3 bundle is, according to Kotaku, going to hit the stores this Sunday.
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Killzone 2 Map Pack Video, Release Date
Last week Sony announced the first downloadable map pack for Killzone 2 called Steel & Titanium. Today a new video showing off what the map offers has been released, along with the official release date. The official release date for Steel & Titanium Pack will be available on the PlayStation Store next week (April 30th) for $5.99. Check out the video below.
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Resident Evil 5 Dominates March Software Sales
Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 outsold every other video game in March, according to software and hardware sales data for the month from NPD Group. Resident Evil 5 on the Xbox 360 managed to move 938,00 units, while its PS3 counterpart did a respectable 585, 000 units. Pokémon Platinum Edition managed to move 805,000 units in March, followed by Halo Wars for Xbox 360 with 639,000 units, Wii fit with 541,000, MLB 09 with 305,000, Killzone 2 with 296,000, and Wii Play with 281,000.
Resident Evil 5 - Xbox 360
Pokémon Platinum Edition - DS
Halo Wars - Xbox 360
Resident Evil 5 - Xbox 360
Wii Fit - Wii
MLB 09: The Show - PS3
Killzone 2 - PS3
Wii Play - Wii
Mario Kart Wii - Wii
MLB 2K9 - Xbox 360
NPD group noted that video games sales for March were down by about 17 percent from the same period last year.
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GameFly Weekly Top Ten Rentals
What were the most popular games rented last week? Where can we go to get that information and what was the most popular across all platforms? For that information we go to GameFly. And according to GameFly, Wanted: Weapons of Fate was the most rented game for the week ending March 26. Warner Bros. Interactive entertainment’s game based on the movie about curving bullets and a tattooed woman addicted to adoption topped the all platforms and Xbox 360 rental charts, and landed at number two on the PS3 charts. Resident Evil 5 was also a popular rental for the week along with The Godfather 2 and Halo Wars.
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Top Selling Games of February
While Wii Fit moved 644,000 units in February, it was Street Fighter IV the truly topped the retail in North America for the month, according to retail sales data from NPD Group. Combined sales of the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Capcom’s latest beat ‘em up were 849,000 units during the month beating out everything else in the month’s top ten. Also having a good showing in February was SCEA’s Killzone 2 for the PS3, Wii Play and Call of Duty World at War. Despite some stand outs, Nintendo continued to dominate most of the top ten with various first and third-party DS and Wii titles. Here’s the list:
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Killzone 2 Tops UK Charts
Killzone 2 is blazing up the charts in the UK with the PS3 exclusive landing at the number one spot for the week ending Feb 28th, 2009 - according to retail sales data from ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack’s All Formats Top 40. Killzone 2 managed to beat out Halo Wars, which debuted at the number 2 spot, knocking Street Fighter IV to number three for the week, which in turn helped push Wii Fit to the number four spot.
Professor Layton and the Curious Village for the DS, The Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection, FIFA 09, Call of Duty: World at War, Ben 10: Alien Force, and Mario Kart Wii filled out the rest of the chart for the week. Silent Hill: Homecoming debuted at number eleven, just missing the top ten and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II took a dramatic nose dive off the top ten to land at the 18th best selling position for the week.
ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 - Week Ending Feb 28th:
1. Killzone 2 (Sony)
2. Halo Wars (Microsoft)
3. Street Fighter IV (Capcom)
4. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
5. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
6. Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection (Sega)
7. FIFA 09 (EA)
8. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision Blizzard)
9. Ben 10: Alien Force (D3P)
10. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
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This Week in Games: Killzone 2, 50 Cent
What games do we have to look forward to this week? Honestly, not that much.. but there are a few gems that could make us feel all warm and fuzzy inside - assuming they don’t suck. Somebody has to say these kinds of things to curtail expectations.
Killzone 2 finally makes its way to retail, and even though it may be played out with journalist it will be the first time that actual players get their hands on something other than a demo. - our review is right here, but if you’re a fan you might get upset with our findings.
The games we're pulling together in this feature won't appear on any of those best-of lists and get confused looks when you mention them in conversation. Just because time has forgotten these titles, though, doesn't mean you should forget them, too.
Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 outsold every other video game in March, according to software and hardware sales data for the month from NPD Group. Resident Evil 5 on the Xbox 360 managed to move 938,00 units, while its PS3 counterpart did a respectable 585, 000 units. Pokémon Platinum Edition managed to move 805,000 units in March, followed by Halo Wars for Xbox 360 with 639,000 units, Wii fit with 541,000, MLB 09 with 305,000, Killzone 2 with 296,000, and Wii Play with 281,000.
What were the most popular games rented last week? Where can we go to get that information and what was the most popular across all platforms? For that information we go to GameFly. And according to 
While Wii Fit moved 644,000 units in February, it was Street Fighter IV the truly topped the retail in North America for the month, according to retail sales data from NPD Group. Combined sales of the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Capcom’s latest beat ‘em up were 849,000 units during the month beating out everything else in the month’s top ten. Also having a good showing in February was SCEA’s Killzone 2 for the PS3, Wii Play and Call of Duty World at War. Despite some stand outs, Nintendo continued to dominate most of the top ten with various first and third-party DS and Wii titles. Here’s the list:
Killzone 2
What games do we have to look forward to this week? Honestly, not that much.. but there are a few gems that could make us feel all warm and fuzzy inside - assuming they don’t suck. Somebody has to say these kinds of things to curtail expectations.