Saturday, March 6, 2010 - Page 2
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Twin Galaxies Founder Retires

Walter Day, a former oil industry executive so captivated by the video game craze that he founded an arcade that would later become the international sanctioning authority for record high scores, has retired from his creation, Twin Galaxies.


Review Round-Up: Zombie Alice Mega Toys

What freaks out an old-school gamer more, a Sonic kart-racer or a Mega Man with an easy mode? We have reviews of those games and more, plus too unoriginal movies, all subjected to our subjective blue-and-red judgments this week.


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DSi XL Versus iPad: The Battle Of The Bigger Versions

The Nintendo DSi XL comes out on March 28; the Apple iPad on April 3 in the States. Both are essentially bigger versions of things that already exist, but how much of an improvement are they really?


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Majesco Faces NASDAQ Delisting – Again

Majesco’s share price has again wandered south of Wall Street’s Mendoza line, prompting NASDAQ to tell the maker of Cooking Mama to get it back north of $US1 or face delisting from the exchange.


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Next Week On Rock Band: White Stripes And Futureheads

MTV Games and Harmonix put a little more Jack and Meg in your copies of Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and LEGO Rock Band, a trio of new tracks from The White Stripes (and more) arriving next week.


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Jaffe: Sony Lawyers Should Start Sending Out Some Letters

On his blog, David Jaffe writes that similarities between Microsoft’s upcoming Scrap Metal and Sony’s Twisted Metal, as well as the film title “War of the Gods,” should both rate “a sternly worded legal letter,” from Sony’s lawyer-mans.


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Fist Of The North Star Explodes Europe’s Guts This Summer

Tecmo Koei’s latest Musou crossover, the one that blends classic manga Fist of the North Star characters with Dynasty Warriors style play, is making its way to Europe. The game known as Hokuto Musou will summer in Europe, officially.


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The Whispered World Is Coming To America

Daedalic Entertainment is pleased to announce that its award-winning, hand-painted adventure game The Whispered World is finally coming to North America, with Viva Entertainment publishing the German game in the States this April.


Max & The Magic Marker Preview: For Those With Imagination

Already released for computers and coming to WiiWare this Monday, Max & The Magic Marker gives a good impression. Especially if you play it on a screen that’s 137-inches diagonal.


What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Kotaku AU

I’m excited about playing Yakuza 3 this weekend. But I’m not really sure why. Maybe that’s it though: I have no idea what to expect.