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Up Close And Very Personal With Beatmania’s Celica
3:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Konami has just released a limited edition 19-cm figurine of beatmania IIDX Celica Mizushiro. As we pointed out before, she’s priced at ¥5,985 (US$60) and comes with different sets of arms in various poses. More »
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The Last Beatmania Game Coming To PlayStation 2
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Arcade music title beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS is getting a PS2 port. It’s the last beatmania coming to the PlayStation 2. More »
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19cm Of beatmania IIDX
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Konami is releasing a limited edition beatmania IIDX Celica Mizushiro figure. The latest in its beatmania series, Celica is 19cm-tall statue is slated for an August 28 release. More »
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Activision Trademarks DJ Hero
5:00AM Flynn De Marco | Trademork is reporting that Activision has applied for a trademark for the name DJ Hero earlier this month. There’s not a whole lot of details at the moment but in legal terms, the trademark refers to “computer game software and related instruction manual sold together as a unit; interactive video game programs; computer game discs; downloadable software for use in connection with computer games; video game controllers; interactive video game comprised of a CD or DVD sold as a unit with a video game controller.” Sounds suspiciously like Konami’s Beatmania but it will be interesting to see how Activision would make the game their own. It also leaves me curious as to what the song list would be like. DJ Hero [Trademork via Opposable Thumbs] More »