Time is definitely no longer on the side of the current PSPunits. SCEE has given official word to developers that they will no longer be selling dev kits after November 15th.

Said the notice, the company will "no longer be selling the PSP development tool (dtp-t2000a) or testing tool (dtp-h2500a)". Now if the devs still want to make some last minute projects for these PSP models, then they should try and get their hands on the dev kits before the aforementioned deadline of November 15.

There's no need for concern, though, because as soon as Sony comes out with the new model, they'll be advising the devs so that they can avail of it. Said Sony, "Due to the certification on the current development and test tools expiring, we will be stopping selling them on November 15. However, we will continue to provide loan stock for registered and new developers, until a new certified model is available."

With these dev kits "expiring", and Sony talking of a newer certified model, this certainly only further hypes the speculation of a PSP2 coming to town very soon. If only for that, people will definitely be looking forward to this expiration date.

Via [VG247]

Welcome to the Jungle: Introducing Panasonic's MMORPG handheld

The Jungle has been finally brought out into the wild. This is Panasonic's entry to the handheld gaming market, but what sets it apart from old-timers is that it caters exclusivley for online gaming and MMORPGs.

Sporting a full QWERTY keyboard and a touchpad, with d-pad and shoulder buttons, the Jungle promises to make your PC gaming more efficiently mobile. Finally, MMORPG gamers can enjoy sunshine out in the open and not just when they peer through their window blindtocheck if their pizza delivery is there.

It's not necessarily ergonomical given its bulky design, but as long as it gets the job done, players shouldn't be complaining. A test gamer who was able to handle it at the recent PAX event said, "The screen resolution is bananas. Everyone was freaking out about it." Other features said to be in this package are the HDMI port as well as Wi-Fi. Still unconfirmed is that the gadget will be running on Linux OS.

There's still not a lot of info about Panasonic's jungle, but they did launch a website for it. Feel free to check it out through this link here.

Via [Gizmodo]

3DS price and lineup announced!

Hello everyone! So we may be paying 300 dollars for a 3DS, which is pretty damn pricey.  But with this lineup, it looks like i'm definitely going to be purchasing one on day one for me and my kids. Capcom has Resident Evil: Mercenaries, Mega Man Legends 3, and Super Street Fighter IV. Konami has a 3D-fying Snake Eater. Nintendo has Mario Kart, Paper Mario and Zelda. That's already a strong lineup right there, but there are more titles coming to support the Nintendo 3DS which might make it worth the money.









Also, Nintendo didn't forget about the Wii while they were busy with the 3DS. Here's a quick montage of their lineup that they released.

Looks like i'm going to be making quite a dent in my wallet next year.

Monster Hunter Portable 3rd!

Just wanted to throw a little update out there before I head out into town for the night. I personally love Monster Hunter. It's literally one of my favorite games of all time. So I wanted to share with you guys the brand new trailer of the upcoming game in the Monster Hunter series. Japan will be getting Monster Hunter Portable 3rd on December 1st, and they have just released a new trailer for the game. See the trailer below! You hunters are definitely going to want to watch this. New moves, new monsters, new everything. Looks like one of the biggest Monster Hunter games to date. Here's hoping for an english release :)

Monster Hunter portable 3rd is also getting a special PSP bundle in Japan. Unfortunately I couldn't find a picture of it.