Archive for March, 2009

Mar 31 2009

The Cruelest April Fool’s Joke In Japan [Otaku]

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This is going to be hard to top. Japanese website Akiba Blog has run a post saying that Dragon Quest IX went on sale last night.
According to Akiba Blog, over two-thousand people lined up at…

Original post by Brian Ashcraft

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Mar 31 2009

A Look At How Microsoft Approve A Game For Release [Xbox Live Arcade]

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Introversion – developers of Defcon and Darwinia – have a treat in store for us. Following “unprecedented approval” from Microsoft, they’ve uploaded a paper trail documenting the journey a game takes…

Original post by Luke Plunkett

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Mar 31 2009

Koei Tecmo Reveals Its New Company Logo (Looks Familiar) [Top]

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Back in January, Tecmo and Koei officially merged. The merger created a joint holding company called Koei Tecmo Holdings as of April 1.
In Japan, it’s April 1, and Koei Tecmo Holdings has unveiled…

Original post by Brian Ashcraft

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Mar 31 2009

Nintendo once takes last place in Greenpeace rankings

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Another year, another announcement of the same info. Nintendo doesn’t submit info to Greenpeace, Greenpeace ranks them dead last.

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Original post by The News Team

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Mar 31 2009

So, How Many PS3 Games Are Any Good? [PS3]

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Picture the scene: your mum walks into GameStop. She walks to the PlayStation 3 section, and picks out a game for your birthday. At random. What are the odds she picks a good one?
Let’s find out!…

Original post by Luke Plunkett

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Mar 31 2009

Is tri-Ace Announcing A New, Multi-Plaform RPG? [Rumor]

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Japanese developer tri-Ace (Star Ocean, Infinite Undiscovery) has launched a website with a countdown clock for a “new RPG project”. The only catch?
Tri-Ace launched it today on April 1 in Japan…

Original post by Brian Ashcraft

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Mar 31 2009

Katamari Damacy Designer Still Not Involved With New Katamari [Namco Bandai]

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Namco Bandai’s Keita Takahashi (pictured) worked on the first Katamari Damacy game and its sequel We Love Katamari.
Those games were great.
However, Takahashi did not work on Me & My Katamari,…

Original post by Brian Ashcraft

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Mar 31 2009

Is This A Partial Rock Band PSP Setlist? [PSP]

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Probably. It’s on GameStop’s website, after all, and last I checked big corporations aren’t as prone to throwing up April Fool’s jokes as common folk.
As you can see from the image below, there are…

Original post by Luke Plunkett

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Mar 31 2009

Man Stabs Mother of His Children “Hooked” On PlayStation [Grand Theft Auto]

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Malcolm Palmer stabbed the mother of his three children and partner of 30 years after having to sleep on the sofa so she could play Grand Theft Auto on a plasma TV in their bedroom.
That, and the…

Original post by Brian Ashcraft

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Mar 31 2009

Xbox Avatar Clothing — Serious Business [Xbox 360]

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Your “New Xbox Experience” avatar has just gotten some grown up clothes, eight new pieces of formal and business casual articles that will be a hit at your next Xbox Live con call.
New shirts,…

Original post by Michael McWhertor

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