With all the fuss over high development costs associated with high definition gaming, it’s quite difficult to find a game which focuses solely on providing a super refined and well executed high definition experience. It’s even more difficult to find a game like this and have it debut at $19.99 CAD. Well, the search is over since Sony Computer Entertainment’s WipEout HD is finally here! It falls in line with everything I mentioned and could be my personal downloadable title of 2008.

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NeoGAF’s musical talent put together their third electronic music album just in time for the PlayStation Network release of WipEout HD. Since WipEout HD support custom soundtracks, I highly recommend that you grab a copy of G.A.M.E. 3.0 and inject it into WipEout HD for expanded awesome.

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…and only for $19.99 CAD!

Excitement overload! My most anticipated PSN title will finally arrive in ten days time. New screenshots and breakdown of this gorgeous arcade racer at the PlayStation.Blog.

What a nice way to start the week.

Mad World Trailer

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Update: Looks like SCEE has come out with some comments concerning the delay of Wipeout HD.  No admission of the PSN game failing the epilepsy tests, but they did say the game was being bolstered with Trophy support, four more ships and reversed tracks. Oh, and the most appreciated feature: 2 player splitscreen support.

Are you kidding me?! The visuals of Wipeout HD failed the epilepsy tests? Were they too rad? Too psychodelic? Bah! I guess all that speed and all them pretty lights will have to be toned down to save Sony and Studio Liverpool from possible lawsuits.

If CVG’s source is to be believed, that is.

The game was so close to being released as well! If this was the underlying reason all I have to say is: “Thanks for keeping me from one of my most anticipated PSN titles, bastards.” Meanwhile, I’ll just watch the trailer below and sigh.

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Got bandwidth to burn? Want some visually stimulus? Head over to GamerSyde’s Wipeout HD section for some succulent videos rendered/encoded at 720p and 60 FPS.

I noticed minor tearing and framerate inconsistencies, but this is a preview build. The final release is expected to arrive in the summer.

At first, I didn’t put much weight on this “leak“, but after some crafty sleuthing from NeoGAF poster, Basch, there may actually be some validity to it.

I’m personally excited for the following if it holds true:

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Oh snap! Wipeout HD. As you may or may not be aware, I fell in love with the Wipeout series after my tenure with Wipeout Pulse. To have a similar game in delicious 1080p at 60 frames per second is so very tantalizing!

Check out the trailer over at 1UP.

(I would embed it, but it breaks our site and our system administrator throws fits.)

Remember Megarace? That was the last futuristic arcade racer I actually sat down and played. After many years of neglect and missed opportunities, I finally got my hands on another game of its kin: Sony and Studio Liverpool’s Wipeout Pulse for the PlayStation Portable. Obviously, the series has been around for awhile since there have been seven installments prior to Wipeout Pulse. However, since I am a relative virgin to the Wipeout series, my views on the latest iteration should be as genuine as they come. What did I like, love or hate about Wipeout Pulse? It’s all here for you, folks.

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