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Capcom, Nippon Ichi, Namco Bandai, Gust, And Idea Factory Team For RPG Fan's Wet Dream

Being a gigantic fan of the Japanese RPG and knowing the appetites of said fans, I am half tempted to just toss these new Famitsu scans out onto the site and then head for high ground to avoid the ensuing flood of drool, but I'll be nice.

Cross Edge is a new RPG due out in Japan for the PlayStation 3 this September that is a collaboration between some of the top names in the genre. Nippon Ichi, Gust, Namco Bandai, Idea Factory, and even Capcom have lent their properties to this superstar game, which features characters from Darkstalkers, Disgaea, Ar Tonelico, and many more. Hell, a game with Etna and Morrigan together alone is worth eleventy million dollars. The game features turn-based battles, a plot that involves rescuing souls, and...if you look to the bottom right corner of the scan...the ability to dress your characters up in a wide variety of outfits, from PE clothes to devil costumes.

Chances of this coming out in the states? Pretty damn unlikely. Chances of me importing this? Over nine thousand. Thanks to SupaPhly for the scans!

9:00 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Mike Fahey
25,523 views, 150 comments

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Bathtime With Rubi

Nothing is more relaxing after a hard day's work than taking a nice soak in a tub full of hot water and reflecting on the day's events. That goes double for Rubi, the star of Sierra's upcoming game WET, whose day involves perfecting her Chow Yun-Fat meets Prince of Persia style of killing people. Just because she lives in a converted airplane cockpit trailer doesn't mean she doesn't enjoy the finer things in life, and you have to respect a woman who can let Calgon take her away while chilling her beer in the same cooler with a freshly removed human heart. Of course a CG trailer is no indication of what actual gameplay will be like, but if they get anywhere close to the moves showcased here Rubi might very well be a woman worth watching.

9:20 AM on Thu Oct 11 2007
By Mike Fahey
13,330 views, 70 comments

Latest by essko: looks pretty nifty, but i'm not holding my beath if anything i expect it to relate to stranglehold like heavenly sword relates to god of war. more »

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Tetris Splash Dives Onto XBLA This Wednesday

Love Tetris? Love water? Then you're going to love Tetris Splash, the Xbox Live Arcade update to the twenty-two year old block-dropping puzzler that features classic Tetris gameplay... but underwater. Tetris Splash features online multiplayer support for six players and loads of "beautiful aquatic backscapes."

Worth the 800 Microsoft Points? Totally. You had me at "beautiful aquatic backscapes", gentlemen.

3:40 PM on Mon Oct 1 2007
By Michael McWhertor
1,190 views, 22 comments

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Dewy's Adventure Promotes Healthy Marketing

It seems sort of odd to me to have a video game cross-promotion that encourages you to injest the friends and loved ones of the game's protagonist, but that's exactly what Konami and Nestle Waters North America are doing with the "Green With Envy" campaign, which pairs up young Dewy the water droplet with Aquapod Natural Spring Water for kids. A nationwide contest and sweepstakes is being launched that could net health-conscious families an 'eco-adventure' to Costa Rica and copies of the game itself. Behind the sweepstakes is a multi-million dollar print, internet, radio, television, and in-store advertising campaign to help deliver a health message to children and of course, sell video games. Dewy art is appearing as we speak on bottles of Poland Spring, Deer Park, Zephyrhills, Ozarka and Ice Mountain ~~tap~~ spring water. If I were in charge that would involve the titular character proudly proclaiming, "I Keep Your Innards Moist!", which is why I was never allowed to play in any marketeer games. *sniffs*
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6:00 PM on Mon Sep 17 2007
By Mike Fahey
1,084 views, 12 comments

Latest by sxp151, the happy-headed nose: @Deozaan: I still remember being six years old and seeing the word "ingest" in school. I didn't then and still don't believe it's a real word. Superlative gerunds? Please. more »

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Sierra Wants To Make You WET

Nothing is sexier than an acrobatic female gun-for-hire dual-wielding custom Colt Pythons and carrying a sword. Sierra knows this, and that's probably why they've announced WET, an action game that follows the story of hired gun Rubi, who gets burned on a job and finds herself fighting for her life to find the man who betrayed her.

"The mix of guns, acrobatics and swords in the midst of non-stop action will undoubtedly ensure Rubi takes the title as the most exciting heroine ever in video games," said Martin Tremblay, president, Worldwide Studios, Sierra Entertainment. "WET is an exciting addition to Sierra Entertainment's original games portfolio."

The game is being developed by A2M for release sometime in 2008 for next-gen consoles. With a concept and character this awesome, how can it possibly fail? More »

9:00 AM on Thu Aug 23 2007
By Mike Fahey
9,629 views, 109 comments

Latest by Ilia Chentsov: @ehlaren82: Fear the Oniblade! It's like Oni (that is, anime done by non-Japanese), only with less pants and more swords! more »

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Camp Hyrule Open For Business

Nintendo's annual Camp Hyrule festivities have commenced, giving The Legend of Zelda fans an understated opportunity to hang out anonymously and safely online with their peers. Plenty of poorly designed Flash-based games with camping themes await them, along with a heavily moderated bulletin board and loads of other goodies. Surprisingly, the site is barren of any mention of the next Zelda game, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass for the Nintendo DS.

The meatiest section of the site is, of course, the Sweepstakes area, giving registered My Nintendo members a chance to win a full-size Link statue. Go on! Annoy your parents, wife and/or girlfriend with an unwieldy giant elf-boy replica. They'll loathe you for it.

Camp Hyrule

4:40 PM on Mon Aug 13 2007
By Michael McWhertor
9,829 views, 25 comments

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Clip: PGR 4 Wetness Trailer

Remember those totally sweet rain-dappled car screenshots we posted from Project Gotham Racing 4 a few days back? Well here's the video of those dampened cars in action. More »

2:20 PM on Mon May 14 2007
By Mike Fahey
10,911 views, 40 comments

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Gallery: PGR 4 Weather Porn

Oh, sure. I'm quite realistic in that I'll rarely get to witness the glorious weather and water effects that Bizarre Creations have developed for Project Gotham Racing 4. Who cares? These screens are stunning. Microsoft kicked out some 12 new shots of the Xbox 360 exclusive for us to enjoy, all of which feature some breathtaking environmental and rain goodness. Michael McWhertor More »

7:20 PM on Thu May 10 2007
By Michael McWhertor
1,957 views, 42 comments

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