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Harley Quinn's Revenge Is Batman: Arkham City's Bad New Ending Think back a few decades. Think Steven Spielberg. Back before he was putting his name on Wii games, before his stories were being turned into under-appreciated Lucasarts adventure games, before he looked like Totoro. All the way back to 1983. When he was not only putting out ET, but talking up the film’s videogame adaptation. And lying through his teeth.
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While the PlayStation.com blog says that Haze runs at 720p, the game’s creative lead Derek Littlewood begs to differ, saying the game runs at 576p, letting the PS3 upscale the game. Says Littlewood:
Sure, EA was closer to Peter Moore’s family than Redmond was. And San Francisco’s a nice city. Very hospitable. But did that make leaving Microsoft behind to join EA Sports easy? No. Indeed, Moore says the decision to quit “broke my heart”, which is a little more emotional, and a little less predictable, than I was expecting. Chin up, Pete! Like you said, Y’now, things break!
EA Sports’ Peter Moore [Gamesindustry.biz]
Further proof that anime Lupin The Third makes everything better. Even Metal Gear Solid. Hit the jump for the Lupin The Third opening.
EA just won’t take no for an answer! The Wall Street Journal reckon (ie they know ahead of an announcement) that since EA’s last hostile takeover deadline passed, they’re going to go right ahead and…set another deadline. Stop me if I’m wrong here, but if you set more than one deadline, it’s not really a deadline, is it? It’s more a “date you’d really like to have things sorted by, but if its not, that’s cool”.
EA May Extend Deadline for Take-Two Offer [Wall Street Journal]
How popular is anime Haruhi Suzumiya? Popular enough to get its own PSP game and Wii game. Popular enough to be ripped off for the Bejing Olympics. And now, popular enough for Russian copyright infringement. Pictured, Haruhi appears on a tasty treat. But remember kids, in Russia, Haruhi Suzumiya infringement eats YOU! Heh.
Comparison after the jump!
Not just Pokémon! What games do little Japanese kids play? Well, according to the National Congress of Parents and Teachers Associations of Japan (PTA), 2.8 percent of the 5th graders said they often play games with explicit sexual content, while 97.2 percent, well, don’t. What games were most popular among Japanese elementary school kids? Action games (including fighters) came in at 30.9 percent, followed closely by RPGs at 28.4 percent. Interesting factoid: Out of those polled, only 4.8 percent of grade schoolers don’t have home consoles. They probably have other things! Over 95 Percent [Mainichi via Sankaku Complex][Pic]
Another dose of Rock Band news, though this is of the awesome type. Well, the type that doesn’t involve delays or pushed release dates.
Kyle over at Canned Geek has put together a comprehensive guide on how to import Rock Band, if you can’t be arsed waiting for September (or October, if you live in NZ). According to the article, you can pick up the Rock Band bundle, including a second guitar, for $440.
As a bonus, the article includes info on how to fix the instruments (read: the crappy guitars) and steps to set up a US credit card to buy the extra songs from overseas.
Kotaku’s Luke Plunkett scribed a mini-guide for PAL residents looking to import the game back in February. Check it out for additional reading.
Your Guide To Importing Rock Band 2.0 [Canned Geek]
Motorised chair. It’s the type of description that screams “PAIN” – though probably only to me. I wear loose clothing and leave certain… things… hanging out where they shouldn’t.
Anyway, meet “The Renegade” – an attempt to transform a device normally associated with relaxation into a machine capable of wrenching damp, sweaty fear from the very depths of your man glands. The press release (which you’ll find after the jump) states that The Renegade is made from “stain resistant fabrics”, among other materials.
I can assure you this is a good thing, as I imagine it’ll need a thorough scrubbing after your first adventure in its soft, vibrating embrace.
This melding of comfort, action and danger retails for $649 and will be available in June (though you can preorder now). Accessories include RCA cables, storage drawers and, if your hands lack Herculean stability, cup holders.
Apparently it’s done well enough in the US to warrant sale here. I guess the best way to find out is to ask you guys – is this something you might buy?
ULTIMATE GAME CHAIR: THE RENEGADE [Ultimate Gaming Collection]
We’ve all heard of GameTraders. It’s been breaking street dates since the beginning of time, and probably a little before then.
In order to keep customers up-to-date with tournaments, deals, offers and the like, the Carillon store has started a MySpace page. While I think Facebook might have been a better choice, MySpace is more than sufficient.
If you’re a fan of the independent retailer, it might be an idea to sign up. At the moment it doesn’t provide much, but Travis of GameTraders says he’s in the process of getting it up to scratch.
GT Carillon [MySpace]
