The Cell has found another application in medical technology - this time, MRI analysis. In emergency situations, rapid decisions about brain surgery depend on 3D results from CT and MRI scans, like the one pictured above. The Cell chip can compare freshly scanned images with a patient’s old scans checking if their condition has significantly deteriorated, in a matter of seconds.
via IO9
This week brings a hearty update for the US PlayStation Store - a Turok demo, more PlayStation Eye games, more Rock Band DLC and a heap of trailers sorts just about everyone out with something to do.
Demos
FIFA Street 3 demo
Turok demo
Games
Blast Factor Bundle ($12.99)
Mesmerize: Trace ($1.99)
Tori-Emaki ($1.99)
Add-ons
MotorStorm Double Track Pack - Eagles Nest, Diamondback Speedway ($2.99)
Rock Band DLC
Sweet - “Action” (Cover, $1.99)
Blink 182 - “All the Small Things” ($1.99)
The Monkees - “Last Train to Clarksville” (Cover, $1.99)
Trailers
PixelJunk Monsters trailer
Borderlands Debut trailer
Dynasty Warriors 6 trailer
Lost Planet trailer
Syphon Filter: Combat Ops trailer
Strangely, we get the same as the other PAL territories this week - looks like someone forgot to tell Activision that Australians have never heard of Die Fantastischen Vier.
Yet another week with very little of interest. I can’t believe we’re still waiting for Everyday Shooter…
Demos
FIFA Street
NBA 08
Add-ons
Guitar Hero III Warner track pack (£3.99, €5.99)
Folklore “Visions of the Tower” add-on (£1.49, €1.99)
Trailers
Borderlands
Brothers in Arms
Cloverfield
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
Missing your fix of zombie hobos, exploding babies and grizzly blood splattered backgrounds? Maybe you need to check out this new video for Condemned 2. While the game looks to be coming along nicely I have two gripes with the video. Firstly the Mickey Rourke-esque tough guy voice is a little obsolete now that game protagonists have emotion and motive; and secondly, the blobs of texture that are meant to be rubbish or dirt make it look very last gen. I guess we will see how it turns out on its February 26th release.
via Game Trailers
Many were disappointed with LittleBigPlanet’s lack of a demo last December, and while we still have no info when the demo will be out, we at least have confirmation via this video that it is still on the cards. The only clues we have are that it will be a public beta, and that it will be far enough ahead of the games release to make the necessary changes to the final product. Hit up the above video for more info and some tasty gameplay footage.
via Game Trailers
What with Duke Nukem Forever getting a trailer release it seems like it’s the season for releasing trailers of games that we thought were dead. This time it’s Highlander, that was initially announced in 2004. Like the Duke Nukem trailer this one is void of any game play and is of pretty crappy quality. On the upside the voice acting seems pretty good and it looks like it had some pretty intricate and expansive backgrounds.
via Game Trailers
It turns out Playstation 3 owners aren’t just getting a straight port – with the exclusive option to play as Luka, the leader of the Snow Pirates from the original game. They will also get Joe, Mega Man, and Dead Rising’s Frank West who all were playable in the PC version of the game.
With the game still some way off from its release on February 21, I would not be surprised if more content is announced soon.
via Siliconera
Sony have a new PS3 bundle coming out for those in the UK. The bundle features a 40GB PS3 with two recent big name releases for only £349.99. With the console normally retailing for £299, this ain’t a bad deal. The most notable games available for the bundle are Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction, and SingStar (with microphone).
The bundle will hit shelves January 19th. For a full list of game check after the jump.
This week’s Rock Band downloadable content is yet another mixed bag. The tracks in question are Blink 182’s “All the Small Things”, The Monkees’ “Last Train to Clarksville” and Sweat’s “Action”. The usual price of $2/160 Microsoft points each applies.
via Joystiq
