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    Eidos Buyout, Taito Severance Drains ¥5 Billion from Square-Enix

    Cute Korean Ramen Ladies Rip Off Bubble Bobble? [Update]

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    Image of RicoTheSaboteur RicoTheSaboteur
    10/30/09

    In reply to Eidos Buyout, Taito Severance Drains ¥5 Billion from Square-Enix
    You would think they would already pull benefits from the Eidos purchase with Arkham Asylum alone.
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Eidos Buyout, Taito Severance Drains ¥5 Billion from Square-Enix
    So, can you please make the last Legacy of Kain game now? Please!?! I don't care, turn it into an RPG, just finish the tale, I can't stand it anymore!

    That is if my memory serves me right and Eidos made the games, I remember seeing their name playing the original Soul Reaver... #squareenix
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    Image of WhatTheFrag WhatTheFrag
    10/30/09

    @sanman7890: The entire creative team for that game is in various places though like Naughty Dog and a few others that I can't remember. You could ask for the game but it'll probably be in the hands of those who know little about it. Personally I thought defiance while slightly open ended did close up most of the time-aspects of the game. #squareenix
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    10/30/09

    @WhatTheFrag: Like Kaminari said, Amy Hennig is the real mastermind behind it all, creative team non-withstanding. Defiance wrapped up Raziel completely, We'd never see him again anyways, but Kain's story is far from over, now he has the tools to do what needs doing. That is more than enough to warrant a game in my eyes.

    @Kaminari: She could just write up a novel and then they can buy the rights to it or something, I don't care how honestly, the series and tale just deserve a very finite finale. It is one of my favorite game mythologies of all time, and I'm not alone in that thought process. Then again, just because people like something doesn't mean it'll happen. :D

    Why do you say she'd never work for them? #squareenix
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    Image of WhatTheFrag WhatTheFrag
    11/01/09

    @sanman7890: I agree with Kaminari, if I'm not mistaken there were some disputes, forced story changes such as Moebius's appearance in the mansion. A lot of creative interference seemed present from interviews that talked about the story for the game and the fact that they were thinking of closing down the studio too. It's probably one of the reasons she left soon after. #squareenix
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    10/29/09

    In reply to Eidos Buyout, Taito Severance Drains ¥5 Billion from Square-Enix
    I got £6 with S-E's name on it if they release FFVIII on EU PSN. Thats what, ¥908million right there.
    FFIX might not hurt em either, though I have that on disc already.

    S-E, sell some assets, aka your library of PSclassics, and Eidos PSclassics too.
    Thats like free cash right there
    Most companies would kill for that. #squareenix
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    Image of TexasJack TexasJack
    10/29/09

    In reply to Eidos Buyout, Taito Severance Drains ¥5 Billion from Square-Enix
    Bullshit! The buyouts and severance packages had nothing to do with it.

    It was those goddamn counterfeit fuck coffins! #squareenix
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    Owen Good promoted this comment TexasJack was starred TexasJack was unstarred
    Image of (Starman) Count Von Count (Starman) Count Von Count
    10/29/09

    @TexasJack: "fuck coffins"? Are they love hotels for the dead? #squareenix
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    10/29/09

    @(Starman) Alpha: Close, for the virtual undead!

    [kotaku.com] #squareenix
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    Image of Owen Good Owen Good
    10/29/09

    @TexasJack: +1 with a star. #squareenix
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    10/29/09

    @Owen Good: Thank you!

    Party time, vodka's on me! =D #squareenix
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    Image of TheHeeyyy TheHeeyyy
    10/29/09

    In reply to Eidos Buyout, Taito Severance Drains ¥5 Billion from Square-Enix
    but...what about all that fresh Batman money??? #squareenix
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    shouryuuken promoted this comment TheHeeyyy was starred TheHeeyyy was unstarred
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    10/29/09

    @TheHeeyyy: i dont know how much they got, but warner bros already had that publishing deal before the buy out, so i dont think square saw much. #squareenix
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    Image of ClaudioIphigenia ClaudioIphigenia
    10/29/09

    In reply to Eidos Buyout, Taito Severance Drains ¥5 Billion from Square-Enix
    You know what would bring in a lot of money, a true sequel to Chrono Trigger.
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    DigitalHero promoted this comment Edited by ClaudioIphigenia at 10/29/09 9:01 PM ClaudioIphigenia was starred ClaudioIphigenia was unstarred
    Image of DigitalHero DigitalHero
    10/29/09

    @ClaudioIphigenia:
    Ha! I wish. #squareenix
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Eidos Buyout, Taito Severance Drains ¥5 Billion from Square-Enix
    Sure, blame Lara Croft. Every game company seems to be having a bad year, we did have that recession thing and at $60 a game we aren't all exactly buying up titles in record numbers.

    Though with all the huge titles coming out this month and next, I'm going to have a hard time not emptying my wallet. #squareenix
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    10/30/09

    @Outkastprince: She took all of Squeenix's money...in the form of 20's stuffed in her waistband. #squareenix
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    Image of Altima NEO Altima NEO
    10/28/09

    In reply to Cute Korean Ramen Ladies Rip Off Bubble Bobble? [Update]
    How about this? #southkorean
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    10/28/09

    In reply to Cute Korean Ramen Ladies Rip Off Bubble Bobble? [Update]
    Girls Generation? On my Kotaku?

    I just about came buckets. #southkorean
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    10/28/09

    In reply to Cute Korean Ramen Ladies Rip Off Bubble Bobble? [Update]
    What?
    I'm afraid Taito CAN'T license the song out. It was around back when Nintendo was still making cards... this sample is from 1954.

    Just search for "The Happy Wanderer." Still, I remember we had to sing it in elementary school and back then I was like "Dude! It's the Bubble Bobble music!"

    Also, the Tetris "A" theme is called "Korobeiniki"
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    Edited by fuchikoma at 10/28/09 9:58 AM fuchikoma was starred fuchikoma was unstarred
    Image of Tanneseph Tanneseph
    10/28/09

    @fuchikoma: There's a piece around 2:10 that is similar, but when you just use a piece of a melody or song like that it's just called a quotation, and is just as legal as it would be if you quoted a sentence or two in a book or essay. The only difference is that you don't make the song come to a roaring halt and say, "And that came from the Happy Wanderer!" before you go on.

    Though it would be funny if one did once.

    (Diploma'ed music nerd) #southkorean
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    10/28/09

    @Tanneseph: You're right - the verses go in opposite directions. The chorus is pretty much the same, taking into account that it's way sped up and played on an NES though. It's like comparing "U Can't Touch This" with "Super Freak" - different enough to be called another song, but identical enough that most would hear it and go "he just copied that other song!"

    So I guess this is a bit like if Eminem licensed someone to use the tune from "Stan" (which is "Thank You" by Dido.) #southkorean
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    Image of royaljester royaljester
    10/28/09

    @fuchikoma: Listening to it I see the similarity, but really that particular chorus melody has been around for at least 500 years. That is to say, a ton of songs have it.
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    fuchikoma promoted this comment Edited by royaljester at 10/28/09 12:39 PM royaljester was starred royaljester was unstarred
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    10/28/09

    @royaljester: Not to launch a debate, but could you name one or two? I've only ever heard it on those two, though it is fairly simple. #southkorean
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    10/28/09

    In reply to Cute Korean Ramen Ladies Rip Off Bubble Bobble? [Update]
    i had to. gee....the rock version #southkorean
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    Image of SPECIALciaNAPKIN SPECIALciaNAPKIN
    10/28/09

    @bigman88zz: Just remembered their names, too.
    네미시스 or for those unable to read Hangul, Nemesis. #southkorean
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    10/28/09

    @SPECIALciaNAPKIN: Interesting that they write it "Nemisis" in Hangul.
    I don't know much Korean - do people tend to say it quickly so the "i" sounds like "eu"? (I'd type it in Hangul, but half my language bar has vanished today and I can't recover it, so even though it's set to Korean, it types in English...) #southkorean
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    10/28/09

    In reply to Cute Korean Ramen Ladies Rip Off Bubble Bobble? [Update]
    I don't want instant ones... but i d love one of them serve me a bowl of chashu ramen...

    Btw the psycho war between korea and japan was at its best when a friend of mine was in kindergarten in seoul, circa 1980. They used to make pretty drawings of how japan sux and is evil etc, don't know if it is still of actuality though, but i was there in the early 2000s and one korean submarine entered the japan waters of japan sea and all news broadcasts were sounding like there was impending war. #southkorean
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    10/28/09

    @BarfHappy: I saw some photos of them a few years ago when the dokdo(?)/takeshima island debate flared up again. :/
    Overall though, the 2-way pop culture sharing makes it look like the two are pretty friendly, at least from the outside. #southkorean
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    10/28/09

    In reply to Cute Korean Ramen Ladies Rip Off Bubble Bobble? [Update]
    I can't believe Girls' Generation sold out. They had such a good run in the "Gee" days. #southkorean
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    Image of Altima NEO Altima NEO
    10/28/09

    @tbekolay: Have you been seeing their LG Chocolate commercials? #southkorean
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    Image of Torokun Torokun
    10/27/09

    In reply to Cute Korean Ramen Ladies Rip Off Bubble Bobble? [Update]
    this made me hungry.

    I have that very ramen in my kitchen. Maybe I need some late night snack! #southkorean
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    10/27/09

    BTW... "Bubble Bubble" was called "보글보글 (Boggle Boggle)" in Korean.

    It's the expression they use for describing things bubbling up. Including boiling (ramen) soup...

    So... it's not like they are trying to hide it or anything... I am usually sensitive to this kind of stuff. But I think this falls more under "tribute" range... #southkorean
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    10/27/09

    In reply to Cute Korean Ramen Ladies Rip Off Bubble Bobble? [Update]
    Why is it always the Koreans (Asians) always seem to rip off other people's stuff? Hell they even stole my mod and called it their own. #southkorean
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    Neko_Tech promoted this comment stuartng was starred stuartng was unstarred
    Image of Neko_Tech Neko_Tech
    10/28/09

    @stuartng: I'd think China rip off more things than Koreans (don't know about North Korea though).

    Plagiarism is what makes the industry thrive these days, some hides it better than others. If someone say it's original then they either haven't lived long enough or lived on a deserted island away from civilization. #southkorean
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    Image of FillionSmythe FillionSmythe
    10/28/09

    @Neko_Tech:
    Everybody rips each other off. China gets bad rep cos it's cool to talk bad about China. Most movies, tunes, games and books today are either homages, rip offs or inspired by. Though these days the creator can sell or gain royalties for the tune or idea.

    I'd say confidently that America has ripped off more things than China, being the center of the entertainment and all. #southkorean
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    10/28/09

    FillionSmythe saids "I'd say confidently that America has ripped off more things than China, being the center of the entertainment and all."

    @FillionSmythe: Probably true but the entertainment industry here has enough powerful lawyers to back it up. #southkorean
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