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Report: Nintendo Releasing New DSi With Larger Screen For Japan

7:00AM Michael McWhertor | There’s a new Nintendo DSi coming. And it’s coming this year to Japan, boasting a larger 4-inch screen and… well, a larger 4-inch screen, according to a report from the reliable Nikkei news service. More »
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Star Ocean 4 Sails Onto PS3

4:30PM Brian Ashcraft | The tri-Ace developed, Square Enix published Star Ocean: The Last Hope was released on the Xbox 360 earlier this year. The title is not an Xbox 360, it’s coming to the PlayStation 3. More »
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Nintendo Selling Black Wii In Japan This Summer

4:15PM Brian Ashcraft | Back when the Nintendo Wii launched in 2006, the company showed possible console colors: White, red, silver, lime green and black. White was the launch colour, and that’s all customers have had. Until now. More »
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Play As The Joker In Arkham Asylum PS3

4:30AM Mike Fahey | A new advertisement appearing earlier than expected in Sony’s PlayStation Home reveals the ability to play as The Joker in PlayStation 3 exclusive challenge levels for Batman: Arkham Asylum. More »
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Dead Rising 2’s Main Character Is Named “Chuck”

12:30PM Brian Ashcraft | Dead Rising’s brown-coat-wearing photojournalist hero had a great name: Frank West. What about the motorbike-ridin’-zombie-killing dude in the Dead Rising 2? What’s his name? More »

Home Launches On December 11

5:15PM Luke Plunkett | Just got a press release from Sony. All about Home. It’s pretty long. Basically says that, after months of promise followed by months of delay, Sony’s Home service for the PS3 now has a “release date”. More »
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A Next Metal Gear Is… Green?

5:20PM Brian Ashcraft | A new flash site has just gone live on Konami’s Kojima Productions website. The flash site is barebones, showing them Konami logo and the above image with text that reads “A Next Metal Gear Is…” More »
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GTAIV DLC Announced: ‘Lost And Damned’

3:30PM Luke Plunkett | A USA Today report is the setting for the announcement of Grand Theft Auto IV’s long-awaited piece of downloadable content. Titled “Lost and Damned”, the DLC will be available on February 19, and will leave Niko’s story behind (though he will make a few cameo appearances) to follow the exploits of Johnny Klebitz, a member of the Lost biker gang that the game’s radio channels liked to talk about so much. Rockstar’s Dan Houser: More »

EA Officially Going After Wii Fit With ‘EA Sports Active’

3:30PM Luke Plunkett | Remember when EA said they were looking at ways they could take a chunk out of Nintendo’s Wii Fit market? Well, they found a way. Aimed primarily at the ladies, new title EA Sports Active will, like Peter Moore said a few weeks back, be targeted at a more Western style of fitness, as opposed to Wii Fit’s reliance on stuff like Yoga. EA Sports Active will include over 20 more active pursuits like running, programs like a calorie counter and “virtual personal trainer”, and even go down the Wii Sports path with simulations of games like tennis. More »