Thursday, December 4, 2008
Platinum Games Say Black And White Ain’t Easy
11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Platinum Games’ MadWorld is black and white — and red. Besides blood, everything is monochrome. Just because early video games were black and white that doesn’t mean it’s easiest to churn out a B&W title. Platinum Games producer Atsushi Inaba says that it’s actually pretty hard. More »
Sony Raises Prices On Products, PS3 Unaffected
10:20PM Luke Plunkett | All three home consoles are built in Asia. Two of the three platform holders are based in Asia. So what happens when Western currencies start dropping like a stone, courtesy of the “economic crisis”? More »
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Some Japanese People Impulsively Bought Wii Fit
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | We’re approaching the end of the year. Time to look back at all that we’ve done and all that we didn’t plan on doing. Internet trend site Goo has a poll up that asks about this year’s impulsive shopping. Here’s the question: More »
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Yeah, Brutal Legend News Is Coming This Month
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | What we did know: Jack Black is in Brutal Legend. More »
DDR, The Musical, The Pictures
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Back when we brought word of the Dance Dance Revolution musical, we didn’t have any pics, just a Photoshop from the fellas at GayGamer. Now we have pictures of the 40 person show — from the opening night nonetheless! More »
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Square Enix Launch Takeover Bid For Eidos
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Square Enix are serious about cracking the Western market with games that don’t include the words “Final” and “Fantasy”. Want to know how serious? They just made a takeover bid for Eidos. More »
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Phil Harrison Is ‘Pretty Confident’ Young Generation Won’t Buy Physical Media
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | One day, Atari’s Phil Harrison believes, physical game media will be no more. No more DVDs, CDs, and no more video games in plastic boxes. Phil’s take: “There’s a generation of kids being born today and probably already alive who I’m pretty confident will never buy a physical media product. They will never buy a DVD, they will never buy a CD, and they will never buy a game in a box.” More »
Pata Pata Plushies
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Still waiting on those LocoRoco plushies, Sony. But hey, in the meantime, these will just have to do. By Medicom, these Patapon plushies will be out soon, and will set you back around $US40. More »
DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black Label EXTRA Delayed, Needs EXTRA Time
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Aw, crap. One of the games we were looking forward to most, DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black Label EXTRA, has been delayed. The Xbox 360 title was originally slated for Christmas Day, but has since been delayed. More »
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