Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Dragon Quest IX Newswatch: Preorders Begin at Bic Camera

11:20PM Kotaku US Edition | Bic Camera, one of the two larger electronics store chains, announced just minutes ago in an email newsletter to point-card-holders that preorders for Dragon Quest IX are officially open. That’s not all they announced, however.

EA Titles Hit Steam In Australia

9:42PM David Wildgoose | EA and Valve hooked up in North America over the weekend, then continued their dalliance across Europe earlier this week. We can now reveal they’ve consummated their relationship in Australia, with thirteen ten EA titles now available on Steam. And the best news? All the prices are in US dollars. More »

British Sales Charts

9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Don’t be confused. Those charts from yesterday were the overall holiday charts, compiling the top-sellers for the past few weeks. This post? The top-selling games for the week ending December 20. More »

Capcom Announces Monster Hunter G Wii

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | In the upcoming issue of Japanese game mag Famitsu, Capcom reveals another Monster Hunter Wii title, Monster Hunter G. More »
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Left 4 Dead Covers Censored In Japan As Well…

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | At least one of the German Left 4 Dead covers features an edited hand — complete with extra finger. Japan is getting not one, but two edited covers. More »
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Sale of iDOLM@STER Inspired Adult Video Halted

7:30PM Brian Ashcraft | Next January, a pornography parody of Namco’s pop idol sim THE iDOLM@STER was slated for release. The flick’s distributor TMA has announced that the adult movie will no longer go on sale. More »

Crayon Physics iPhone Get

7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Seems we can’t go a day now without hearing about some publisher’s plans to bring some existing, well-received game over to the iPhone. Today is no different. More »

Twenty Of The Best Indie And Overlooked Games of 2008

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | It’s that time of the year again. That’s right, time for making Best Of lists. But what about the best overlooked game titles? More »

Your Favourite Moments From 2008: #7

6:14PM David Wildgoose | It’s easy to write a list of your favourite games of the year. It’s only slightly harder to provide a few reasons for your selection. But how about the one gameplay moment that encapsulates everything that was awesome about gaming in 2008? Much harder. Which is why we’ll publish yours if you send it to us. Maybe, like John here, you’ve felt genuine remorse for something you did in Fallout 3… More »
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How Orson Scott Card Sees Ender’s Game Game

6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | We haven’t heard much about the Ender’s Game game since March. Now we get to hear more about it, including author Orson Scott Card’s hope and dreams and pinwheel schemes.