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]

Yuji Naka wants to work on Dreamcast 2

Yuji Naka may be more known as one of the minds behind the original Sonic the Hedgehog, but the former Sonic Team head has also had a hand in the development of the Sega Dreamcast. In an interview with CVG, the current Prope boss waxes ecstatic about the possibility of working on a follow-up to the Sega home console.

"I'm hoping to work on Dreamcast 2", Naka told CVG. "Of course Dreamcast was my baby back at Sega and I want to carry on making good games for the European market and one day I'm hoping it gives me the opportunity to work on Dreamcast 2.

"I do miss those old days when I was heavily involved in hardware making at Sega. I was involved in most of the consoles and controllers that Sega came up with."

Naka also expressed enthusiasm at collaborating with any of the big three platform holders on any kind of hardware development, even if it's not the actual Dreamcast successor.

"If I have the opportunity in the future I want to be involved again with hardware making," he said. "It would be ideal if I could become some sort of advisor working with the platform makers in future. I think if I can work really well with the platform makers then it's good for everyone, because I can then come up with totally new games."

Naka is currently promoting Prope's Wii upcoming game, Ivy the Kiwi?.

Via[CVG]

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]

Dissidia Duodecim trailer shows off Tifa

Hello everyone. Sorry I haven't been able to update in a few days. Been a little under the weather, but i'm a lot better now :) So, I thought I should start this off with a full length trailer of Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy from the recent TGS event.  Pretty cool.  

Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy is expected to be released in Japan in the spring.

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.