Tuesday, October 20, 2009

News

Don’t Expect More PixelJunk PSP Ports Just Yet

11:00PM October 20, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Kyoto-based developer Q-Games has brought its home console PSN PixelJunk experience to the PSP with PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe. It’s a first for the company, and perhaps, a last. More »


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Report: Nintendo Might Cut Profit Forecast

10:00PM October 20, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

According to Bloomberg, Nintendo could very well cut its earning forecast and announce that annual profit will decline. The reason? Decreasing Wii sales and the strong Japanese yen. More »


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Japan Gets New “Value” Elite Xbox 360 Bundle

9:00PM October 20, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

On October 29, Microsoft is releasing a new Xbox 360 Elite bundle in Japan. Packaged with Lost Planet Colonies and Ace Combat 6, this “value pack” is priced at ¥29,800 (US$330). More »


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Epic Mickey’s Animatronic Donald Gives Me The Creeps

8:30PM October 20, 2009 | AJ Glasser

Game Informer’s keeping a steady stream of Epic Mickey articles coming between its November 2009 reveal issue and its online supplements. This article takes a look at character design and art. More »


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One Day, Hideo Kojima Will Make ZOE3, Promise

8:00PM October 20, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Zone of the Enders 2, known in Japan as Anubis, was not a huge hit. While it did go over well with the press, it was a modest hit for designer Hideo Kojima. More »


In Real Life

Jimbo Jones As Master Chief

7:30PM October 20, 2009 | AJ Glasser

Here’s what you missed if you didn’t catch The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror XX special: Dolph as Venom, Kearney as Heath Ledger’s Joker and Jimbo in the guise of Master Chief. With sneakers. More »


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Famitsu Awards Bayonetta A Perfect Score

7:00PM October 20, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Japanese game magazine Famitsu has four separate critics score games on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the best score. The four scores are then tallied, and 40 is perfecto. More »


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So Apparently No One Cares About Valve’s Conflict-of-Interest

6:30PM October 20, 2009 | AJ Glasser

We’ve heard one developer say they didn’t feel exploited by Valve, despite Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford’s assertion that that’s exactly what Steam does. Today, Ars Technica lets us hear from a few more. More »


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Where Are The Nipples?!

6:00PM October 20, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Japanese developer System Soft Alpha held an event for upcoming Moe Moe Niji Taisen sequel. Jin from website My Game News Flash had a very important question: Where did the nipples go? More »


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Vesperia Fashion In Tales Of Graces

5:30PM October 20, 2009 | AJ Glasser

Siliconera reports that Tales of Graces pre-order customers score Tales of Vesperia downloadable content in the form of three fashionable costumes. More »