You guys have any burning questions? About the games industry? About my current state of clothing? This is Ask Me Stuff, which does exactly what it says on the tin. Leave me a question in the comments below and I’ll endeavour to answer it before the day is out.
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If you’re talking about the wifi Spotpass 3DS stuff, the problem is getting stuff sorted on the Telco side of things apparently.
Streetpass is coming to Australia as far as I know?
Do you have a ‘pile of shame’ – a pile of games that are either unfinished or unplayed that you really want to get back to some time but never get around to? How do you prioritize which ones to go back to?
My pile grows way too fast and I’m at the point that there’s so many good games I can’t actually pick one to commit to and finish. 🙁
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backloggery.com is a great place to encourage you to clear out your pile of shame! Not sure if registrations are still closed, though. They’re planning on relaunching the site with a new design soon.
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Looks like a good site for tracking it, yeah. Registrations are still closed at the moment though 🙁
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I have a ridiculous pile of shame.
It is shameful.
I managed to get through a power through December, because my wife went on a lot of work trips. Still lagging behind though…
Do you (or anyone else) know of a reliable site that lists game release dates for Aus.
I generally use the retailer sites but its usually only the major hits they list prominently and only for the coming weeks to month and never in chronological order.
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When I need a release date, I either check the retailer website(s), palgn.com.au, wikipedia, or google, or any combination of the above. Generally, though, it’s tough, because very often there is no Aussie release date, even if it’s different. Check for European dates, too, because we’re usually on track with them.
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Thanks, Palgn release list is exactly what I was looking for.
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Being such a fantastic, handsome and humble individual, I won the Com Kudos. I sent you my Address, did you receive it?
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Verily! I got it!
I think you should rename this segment to “Ask Kotaku”.
Just a suggestion and in no way is this meant as a slight. Its more a recognition of the amount of helpful readers that generally answer the questions here.
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Then again… I guess thats what “Talk among yourselves is for.
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Yeah, good point. I kept it as is, because that’s the way it’s always been! What do you guys think? Quite often by the time I answer the questions you guys have already had an awesome debate about it…
Oooo, didn’t notice an Ask Me Stuff was up; copying my question from the 3DS post.
Would anyone know if the region locking on the 3DS would carry into old DS titles?
I’ve got a mixture of Australian and American DS games for my old DS, and I’d hate to be locked out from playing half of them…
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AW!!! Me too!!
Answer this, quick!!!!!
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the ds games will work
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I see no reason for Nintendo to enable region-free backwards compatibility. Please tell me where you heard that it will be able to play different region DS games.
As an addendum, I’ll remind you that both the DSi and DSi XL were both region locked. So I see no reason for them to change.
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DSi specific games are region locked, they are few and far between, pokemon being one of those.
main DS release ie 99.9% are region free. To have regions in DSI carts it has to be programmed into the cart and the software. It wasn’t done before so how can it be done now
if the cart does not signify its AU, EU , JP, US which they do not (aside from marketing packaging) how on earth can they code that in
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Huh, you seem to be correct. I just tested Children of Mana which was a US game with an Australian DSi. Worked fine.
I was under the impression, which was based on online readings and specific game returns/failures, that it was a universal region lock. Good to know it’s less severe than that!
Now the question becomes: Will my copy of Pokemon work on my 3DS?
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I believe the only region-locked Pokemon games will be the upcoming Black/White, because they have DSi features. http://tinyurl.com/49526ug
I assume that means they also will be region-locked on the 3DS, unfortunately…
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At the very least, it messes with ad-hoc wifi local multiplayer. Or did on DS. I had a local copy of Bleach, my made had an imported US copy, and they wouldn’t work together. So be wary of that! Make sure that if you import, all your friends do, too!
Any news on whether Mike Patton will be returning for The Darkness 2?
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“I deserve a reward, cos I’m the best f*ck that you ever had. And if I tighten up my hole you may never see the light again. Don’t say you’re not, because you are. Don’t say you’re not, because you are. History telss us that you are!
Aaaaand all I need is just one more excuse. You put up one hell of a fight. You put up one hell of a fight.I never felt this much alive, I never felt this much alive.”
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Have shot an email out to ask. When I know I’ll put up a story – cause it’s an important question that needs to be answered!
Australian PSN release date for Legends of War : Patton’s Campaign?
There is a broken icon on the PSN but the reviews etc look good nad its my style of game
Matthew
What do I get for getting the price right on the 3DS?
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Ummmm…..An autographed picture of yourself?
Or one from Mark, i suggest the one i put on TAY last week…. 😀-
A sloppy kiss from a cute pug.
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A congratulatory message from Bob Barker?
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You get my respect. Congratulations – you’ve earned it.
Im looking at picking up a new laptop mostly for gaming and other occasional computing uses (reading kotaku etc)
Any suggestions on what to look at or should I invest in a proper rig?
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I always have to recommend a full tower. That way, you can upgrade, and you don’t deal with vendor-added trash like you get on most laptops. Additionally, the mobile chipsets and mobile graphics cards tend to be weaker than their desktop equivalents.
Oh, and also… Under no circumstances buy any device from Apple or running their operating system if you want to get into gaming.
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Space is the only issue with a full tower, dont really have the necessary room for the full setup atm though im trying to rectify that.
How about the Alienware gear, ive been looking at that as I might be able to get a decent discount through a family hook up-
Alienware is really just overpriced setups. You could easily buy the same components (minus the case) and build it yourself for probably half the price.
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I have an apple laptop, and it does me for gaming on the go. I boot into windows when I have to.
If you want to game at home though, I’d get a full PC and pop in a decent video card. I use my Sony TV with the PC and it is great fun gaming at that size.
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What ever happened to the Ubi-soft game “I am alive”.
Oh, and where the hell is my Syndicate remake?
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Hahaha! Answered above!
Yeah – where is the Syndicate remake!
Are we finally getting shantae’s risky revenge on dsiware this week?
Also, one more week til Marvel vs Capcom 3 finally hits the shelves!
…oh, and Tactics Ogre too.
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Not happening from what I’ve heard – Vooks will do a round up this friday of all the Aussie store stuff.
Are classification for demos named differently then the full game?
I stumbled across this –
ClassificationMA 15+Consumer AdviceStrong violence, sexual references, crude humour and drug referencesCategoryComputer GamesVersionORIGINALDurationVariableDate of Classification07/02/2011AuthorTAKE 2 INTERACTIVEPublisherTAKE 2 INTERACTIVEProduction CompanyTAKE 2 INTERACTIVECountry of OriginUSAApplicantTAKE 2 INTERACTIVEFile NumberT11/0494Classification Number245731
I reckon its the rating for the DNF demo as the rating reflects that of DNF.
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Sorry people i thought that was the link but its the info from that page heres the link.
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That’s not DNF…
there’s no nudity.
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