Friday, June 26, 2009
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How FIFA Became The Biggest Sports Game In The World
11:00PM Luke Plunkett | Madden is fine, Americans, but there’s one sports game that towers above all others, and that game is FIFA. Once the laughing stock of the football world, it’s now the biggest-selling and in many’s opinion the best sports game on the market. Here’s why. More »
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The PSPgo Is Expensive Because, Well, “There Is A Certain Premium”
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | The PSPgo had a lot of things going for it at E3. Bold digital download plan, smaller size. But then Sony announced the price. $US249. Nothankyou. Here, SCEE boss Andrew House explains why it’s so damn expensive. More »
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The Last Rebellion Japanese Theme Song Is Interesting
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Here’s the teaser site for upcoming role-playing-game The Last Rebellion. Click on the link below, but beware of the theme song, which can only be described as Japanese hair metal meets Irish folk music meets I-don’t-know-what-the-fuck. More »
Culture
Nothing Says BlazBlue Launch Like Cosplaying Clerk
9:30PM Brian Ashcraft | BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger went on sale today in Japan. What did Akihabara’s AsoBitCity do? They sent out a cosplaying character Noel Vermillion. Whaddaya think will happen when the game goes on sale near you? More »
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PS3 Price Cut When “Factors Are Aligned”
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Those waiting for a PS3 price cut, keep waiting. Here’s what Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president Andrew House has to say about it: More »
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PAL PlayStation Store Update: Uh, Hmm…
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Think last week’s PAL update was bad? It was! This week, though, is just as bad. Maybe even worse. More »
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Hey Look, It’s Some Square Enix Countdown Clock…
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | …and, yeah, it’s counting down to something. There’s a large “4″ on the page, below a countdown clock that will end on July 6. More »
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PlayStation Boss Gets A New Deputy
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai got himself a new second-in-charge today, with the appointment of Kunimasa Suzuki to the role of Representative Director, Deputy President of SCEI. More »
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Vague Update On New Mistwalker Game
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Developer Mistwalker, the folks behind Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon, are hard at work on a new game. Mistwalker head and Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi blogs about it. More »
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