Thursday, January 15, 2009 - Page 2
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Uncharted 2 Enemies A Little Smarter, A Little More Agile

Uncharted 2 is a sequel, so things are being tweaked, things are being added, things are being improved. One area Naughty Dog are working on is enemy AI, particularly how it reacts to Nathan’s presence.


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Street Fighter IV Wants To Teach You Fighting

Not everyone who is planning on buying Street Fighter IV has experience with the fighter. Capcom hopes to get all players on the same page.


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Sony: PS3 Still For ‘Early Adopters’

The PlayStation 3 was released in North America in November 2006. That’s over two years ago. So we’re well out of the “early adopter” phase, right? Not according to Sony we’re not!


News

Monster Hunter G Dated, Getting Own Classic Controller

Wii title Monster Hunter G has been dated for Japan. It will be out April 23 for ¥3,990. That’s not all. Oh no.


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The Easy Way To Convert MS Points To Dollars

Kotaku AU

Useless at maths? We feel your pain. Microsoft doesn’t make it easy to work out how much money you’re actually spending when you fork over some MS Points on Xbox Live Marketplace. The Aussie dollar conversion rate is 100 Points = $1.65, not the simplest calculation do perform in your head when your thumb is hovered over the A button, eager to spend spend spend! Pro tip: bookmark the Microsoft Points Converter.


In Real Life

This Japanese Adult Video Game Actress Knows Her Western Games

Adult video actress often say they play video games, but few really play video games. Japanese AV lady Noa, star of MAX ORGASM, does. She’s hardcore, yo.


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Aussie Sports Star Thanks Age Of Empires

Kotaku AU

Ryan Tyack led out the Australian team at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney last night. Ryan’s chosen sport is archery and he’s pretty good at it; he was a reserve for the archery team at the Beijing Olympics. What’s interesting is how he got into the sport.

“I just sat around playing Age of Empires all the time and my mum wanted me to do a sport and meet some kids,” Tyack told the SMH. “So I chose either fencing or archery as Age Of Empires had swordsmen and archers.”


News

Spike Awards TV Ratings Tank, Down 26%

Ah, the Spike Awards. What better way to celebrate the year’s achievements in an ever-maturing and important creative industry than with an evening of advertisements and ill-advised celebrity cameos?


Microsoft Considering Sizable Layoffs

According to The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is considering “significant” layoffs across various corporate divisions. Insiders close to the company did not disclose whether Microsoft’s Xbox division will be affected.