Thursday, March 19, 2009

News

Final Fantasy Creator Waxes Lyrical Over The Economic Crisis

11:00PM March 19, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

You may have heard. There’s an economic crisis going on. Many people are panicking about this, but Mistwalker’s Hironobu Sakaguchi isn’t. He’s getting poetic.

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Ever See One Hundred Sheep Play Pong Before?

10:30PM March 19, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

This ad for Samsung is trying to sell us on the benefits of an LED TV. Instead, it’s selling us on the benefits of buying a camera and lots and lots of sheep.

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Punch-Out!! Dated For Europe

10:15PM March 19, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Nintendo just let us know that Punch-Out!!, the Wii remake/re-imagining of the classic NES title, will be out in Europe on May 22.

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Ghostbusters Is ‘Gears of War Lite’

10:00PM March 19, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

After getting dropped by one publisher, the release of Ghostbusters: The Video Game was pushed back. The Atari game is now slated for June 16. With that extra time, what has developer Terminal Reality done?

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In Real Life

Now The Mushroom Kingdom Is In Russian Doll Form

9:30PM March 19, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

The Matryoshka doll is the cake/custom action figure of 2009. Not the most obvious of pioneering creative avenues to pursue, true, but we can’t direct these artistic waves, only react to their flow.

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2D Fighter BlazBlue Gets Release Date

9:00PM March 19, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Guilty Gear developers Arc System Works released BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger in Japanese arcades last November. A multi-platform console port was announced earlier this month. Today, the game gets a Japanese release date.

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The Mouse Sent Back In Time To Kill Sarah Connor

8:30PM March 19, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Ask PC gaming snobs why they prefer playing games on a rig to a console and they’ll tell you, it’s the controls. Pads just can’t match the speed and accuracy of a mouse and keyboard.

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In Real Life

Hideo Kojima’s iPhone Is Covered In Hideo Kojima

8:00PM March 19, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

With Metal Gear Touch, Metal Gear Solid has arrived on Apple’s iPhone. It’s not a huge surprise as Apple products are littered throughout Metal Gear Solid 4.

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Online Game Gets Real-World Banking Licence

7:30PM March 19, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

While some online games have problems with real-money transactions, Swedish MMO Entropia Universe has no such issues. Indeed, it’s so responsible that publishers MindArk have been granted a proper banking license.

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Sony Computer Entertainment Patents Robot Peripheral

7:00PM March 19, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Last June, Sony Computer Entertainment filed a patent application for a real robot that interacts with video games. Think of it as Sony’s take on R.O.B.

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