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EA Need History, Geography Lessons

8:45PM Luke Plunkett | I’m sure that EA did OK at school. But just OK. Sure, they passed stuff like sports and marketing with flying colours, but other subjects were more of a struggle. Like geography. And history. Above is the back of the box for a Central European version of Army of Two. Says to register at EA Support you must be 13 or older in Hungary and…Czechoslovakia. Which hasn’t existed since, oh, New Years Eve 1992. Way to keep up with current events, EA! Army of Two w Polygamii! [Polygamia] More »

Czech Children Learn About Dreamcast Console

11:29PM Brian Ashcraft | Even though SEGA isn’t producing the Dreamcast anymore, the console lives on. Heck, tiny Japanese hobby developers still make shooters for it. The DC’s legacy continues in our hearts, minds and Czech children’s books. Over at UK:RESISTANCE, a reader writes: Hello from Czech republic. I like to read UKR so I decided to send you pics from book I found in niece’s hands. It shows many common life things include electronics in form of drawn pictures. The author of book had to be very distinguished as Dreamcast was choosed as example of true video game system (and not the Sony crap) which should be recognised by kids The Mac clearly dates the book, but still. There’s a generation of Czech kids who equate the Dreamcast with a video game console. Think about that! Dreamcast was commonplace [UK:R] More »

Sony Opens Four New PlayStation Stores

1:40AM Mike Fahey | It is a day of great celebration in the countries of Greece, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and the Czech Republic, as Sony Computer Entertainment Europe launches for new iterations of the PlayStation Store for these poor, underprivileged areas. “When we launched PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3â„¢) in March, we promised that we would continue to improve the service throughout the SCEE territories and offer more stores to new regions as quickly as possible,” said Chris Stanton-Jones, VP of Distributor Markets for SCEE. “The launch of these four new stores highlights our commitment both to improving our offering and the importance of these increasingly dynamic markets. I would have thought they’d have gotten to this sooner, seeing as Europe is the most important continent, but you can’t complain when four new countries get access to the most awesome rubber duckie game ever created. More »