Tuesday, February 24, 2009

In Real Life

British Kid Sets Street Fighter World Record

11:00PM February 24, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Britain’s Zak Bennett entered the record books last week, setting a Guinness World Records… record for most consecutive wins in Street Fighter IV. And it sounds like it took him all day to do it.

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Check The Specs Of Sega’s New Arcade Hardware

10:30PM February 24, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

At Japan’s AOU arcade expo held last week, Sega unveiled a couple of new arcade boards for use in upcoming games. One of which is the amazing-looking Border Break. So what are the specs?

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Even Analysts Are Worried About Res 5′s Controls

10:00PM February 24, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

With the chance to ask Capcom serious, important business questions following the company’s recent financial earnings forecast, one Japanese analyst took it upon himself to… complain about Resident Evil 5′s control scheme.

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British Sales Charts

9:30PM February 24, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

This week’s British sales charts are interesting reading, because Nintendo have been booted off of top spot. And second spot, now you mention it. And spots 4, 8, 9 & 10 as well.

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In Real Life

Buy John Woo Movie, Get Video Game Armour

9:00PM February 24, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Red Cliff, the latest from Hong Kong action director John Woo (Hard Boiled, The Killer), is coming to DVD in Japan this March. What’s that got to do with gaming?

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San Andreas PSP Listing The Result Of Retailer Daydreaming

8:30PM February 24, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

You may have seen today a retail listing for a PSP game called San Andreas Stories. It’s even got box art. Pity, then, it’s all the result of the result of some wishful thinking.

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Dante’s Inferno Trailer

7:30PM February 24, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

The first trailer for EA’s take on Dante’s Inferno didn’t show much. Looked a little, well, “conceptual”. This second clip is much more useful, and should look particularly familiar to God of War fans.

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Japanese Adult Website Selling Pornography Downloads For PSP

7:00PM February 24, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Back in 2006, a splurge of pornography appeared on Sony’s UMD format for the PSP. Several years have passed, and new ways of delivering adult PSP content have come.

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Making Killzone 2 Proved Too Much For Amsterdam’s Power Supply

6:30PM February 24, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Killzone 2 looks set to be the biggest, loudest thing to yet land on the PS3. But did you know it’s so big, and so loud, that Amsterdam’s power supply couldn’t cope with its development?

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Something About MadWorld That May Make Selected Wii Owners Sad

6:00PM February 24, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Upcoming black, white and red Wii title MadWorld is a unique looking game. It runs, however, in 480i and not the more HD-kosher 480p.

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