Monday, December 1, 2008

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Shigeru Miyamoto Didn’t Think Wii Music Would Have Immediate Appeal

11:20PM December 1, 2008 | Brian Ashcraft

Wii Music hasn’t set the world ablaze. Still, it is an “evergreen title” — to use the proper Nintendo lingo. That, and Shigeru Miyamoto developed it.

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EA Announce Dungeon Keeper MMO

10:20PM December 1, 2008 | Luke Plunkett

The good news? EA today announced Dungeon Keeper Online, an MMO-based continuation of Bullfrog’s classic strategy games. Bad news? It’s not for you.

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What Halo Wars Developer Learned About Halo Players

10:00PM December 1, 2008 | Brian Ashcraft

Developer Ensemble Studios has had a two part challenge: Make a solid RTS for consoles and make it in the Halo universe. No easy task by any means.

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Sony Hoping Gran Turismo 5 Will Be Out Next Christmas

9:30PM December 1, 2008 | Luke Plunkett

Gran Turismo purists should know better than to get your hopes up about GT5′s release date, but then, you’re a Gran Turismo purist. You can’t control yourself.

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Dragon Quest IX Playable This Month In Tokyo

9:00PM December 1, 2008 | Brian Ashcraft

On December 20 and 21, Chiba’s Makuhari Messe, the home of the Tokyo Game Show, will play host to the Jump Festa. Lots of big name companies will be in attendance. Square Enix, for instance.

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Next Lego Game? Try Harry Potter

8:30PM December 1, 2008 | Luke Plunkett

Having heard from “sources”, CVG are reporting that the next franchise to be given the Lego game treatment will be…well, whaddya know, Harry Potter.


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Japanese Cram School Employee Arrested For Nintendo Piracy

8:00PM December 1, 2008 | Brian Ashcraft

Yet, another DS game piracy arrest. A 57 year-old cram school manager has been taken into custody for illegally pirated Nintendo products. He was arrested after complaints from Nintendo.

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Watch People Devour A Stack Of 360 Consoles

7:30PM December 1, 2008 | Luke Plunkett

You like the looks of that 360/Guitar Hero Black Friday deal? Not as much as these guys did…

[via X3F]

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Here Are New King of Fighters XII Fighters, Screens

7:00PM December 1, 2008 | Brian Ashcraft

Six new characters have found a place on the upcoming The King of Fighters XII roster. They are: Goro Daimon, Clark Still, Joe Higashi, Sie Kensou, Chin Gentsai and Duo Lon.

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TV Ad Sakura Is Way Younger Than In-Game Sakura

6:00PM December 1, 2008 | Brian Ashcraft

That’s female Japanese “talent” Hikari Takada. She’s doing the ads for SFIV. “It’s was my first TV commercial shoot, and it was tough, but also fun. I really hope everyone enjoys the ad.”

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