Wednesday, February 18, 2009

News

Yakuza 3 Demo Out On Feb 19

11:00PM February 18, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 looks great. Blue Sega skies, hostesses, fisticuffs and tanning salons? Yes. Please. Alas, a Western release may never happen, so this demo might be as close as you get.

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Nintendo DSi Dated For United States, New Colour Announced

10:15PM February 18, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

The latest incarnation of the Nintendo DS, the Nintendo DSi, will be released in the U.S. on April 5 and priced at US$169.99. It is launching in black and new colour blue.


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EA Announces Dead Space Wii Again (This Time Officially)

10:00PM February 18, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

EA boss John Riccitiello previously mentioned Dead Space for the Wii in a single sentence during an conference call earlier this month. Today, EA makes the game official and offers details as well.

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Braid Makes The Jump From 360 To PC Next Month

9:30PM February 18, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Braid – the indie darling of 2008 – did good business on the Xbox 360, a platform not exactly renowned for its indie darlings. So how will it fare next month when released on PC?

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Microsoft Survey Probes Non-Gaming Achievements

9:00PM February 18, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Microsoft Game Studios sent out a survey on Achievements to its beta program invitees. There was an array of questions that included multiplayer achievements, user generated Achievements and what types of Achievements players liked.

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Guitar Hero: Metallica Misspells Band Name

8:30PM February 18, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Uh. Whoops. Somebody at Activision thought it would be a good idea to put all the game’s featured band names on the cover of Guitar Hero: Metallica. Nobody at Activision edited said list.

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In Real Life

Pin-Up Model Is Quite Good At Street Fighter IV

8:00PM February 18, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Haruna Anno is not just a gravure idol, but a video game gravure idol, taking names in Street Fighter IV.

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Tales of the World 2 Gets Soulcalibur Costumes

7:30PM February 18, 2009 | AJ Glasser

Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology isn’t just pulling stuff from the plethora of Tales games anymore. Behold these images of Taki and Mitsurugi costumes.

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*Maybe* There Will Be Another MadWorld

7:00PM February 18, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

MadWorld, an upcoming title from some of the developers behind Okami, is hardly your typical Wii title. The Wii-mote and Nunchuk-attachment controlled game is black, white and bloody red.

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Robot Entertainment Are Indeed The New Ensemble Studios

6:30PM February 18, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

When Robot Entertainment said “hello, world” last week, it seemed likely that, being made up of an Ensemble co-founder and a bunch of Ensemble staff, they’d be taking over Ensemble’s work.

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