Friday, August 28, 2009
News
Sakura Note, For The Nintendo DS
11:00PM Luke Plunkett | Marvelous Entertainment’s creative experiments with Nintendo platforms just keep on keepin’ on, with the release later this year of Sakura Note, an adventure game for the DS. More »
Culture
King Of Games Does Tingle
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | Japanese game clothing specialists King of Games have been in a bit of a funk lately. Lots of bland, boring designs. But not this one! This one’s the opposite of both bland and boring. You can thank Tingle for that. More »
Culture
Nintendo Brings Shmup To DSiWare (Yes, Nintendo!)
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Nintendo does make things besides brain games, fitness games and I-don’t-know-what type games. What proof? Here’s proof. More »
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Early Halo: ODST Players Won’t Be Banned If They Bought A Copy
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Let’s say, hypothetically speaking, you’re French. And somehow, your local game store was selling copies of Halo: ODST weeks before it was meant to be out. Then Microsoft threatens action. You’d think “action” meant “XBL bans”, right? More »
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Dragon Quest IX Sells Less Than 100,000 (Oh Noes!)
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | According to the Japanese sales figures released last week, DS title Dragon Quest IX sold 127,000. According to the ones released this week, it did not. More »
Culture
Muramasa T&A Hits The Big Time
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Savvy marketing, this. For the September issue of play magazine, Ignition entertainment managed to get gorgeous Wii side-scroller Muramasa top billing on the front cover. Bottom billing, too. More »
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United Nations Calls For Explicit Japanese Game Ban
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | In the wake of the Rapelay controversy, the United Nations’s Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women is urging for the ban of explicit games and anime. More »
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The PS3 “Ultimate Blu-Ray Movie Kit”
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | This is the “Ultimate Blu-Ray Movie Kit”, a special PS3 bundle that’s being offered at a major Australian retailer. It’s got absolutely nothing to do with games, but still, it’s an interesting retail proposition. More »
Culture
Okami As A Mobile Phone Strap
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Okami on the Wii has not been released in Japan yet. It will be this October. More »
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