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  Look What Books I Got For Free!

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Orthopedic Surgery… For My Dog to Poop On Hung out with Noizi Ito the other morning — which was pretty darn awesome. She’s one of my favorite character designers, so incredibly talented. Fantastic artist, fantastic person. I was interview her about schoolgirl stuff with her for the schoolgirl book I’m…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  What Does Ichiro Do When He’s Hurt?

  He plays Dragon Quest, that’s what. In a recent interview in which he discussed his nine consecutive 200 hit season, the topic of Square Enix‘s role-playing-game came up. The Mariners right fielder said, “Oh, I’ve been indebted to Dragon Quest — especially when I got injured. That was true as well when I played in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  Cricket Game Developer Lays Off A Third of Its Staff

  The Melbourne-based developer of Ashes Cricket 2009, Transmission Games, has made 30 of its workers redundant this week, reports Kotaku Australia. The lay-offs occurred this past Wednesday, September 30, and accounted for a third of the studio — primarily coders and QA staffers. The reason for the cuts apparently is that the studio was hoping…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  Heroes Over Europe Review: A Flying Shame

  Let’s face it: When it comes to World War II-based games, it’s easy to skimp on plot. All you need are two words: “Kill Nazis” – there you go, instant storyline. Heroes Over Europe pretty much falls into that category. The arcade-style air combat game loosely strings together 14 missions from the perspectives of three…

  Monty Phan Published October 2, 2009
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  Is Uncharted PSP Bound?

  We’ve already heard that the Uncharted 2 isn’t the end of hero Nathan Drake, that he is “going to have a lot of adventures”. Some of those adventures might even be on the PSP. Nothing’s official by any means, but Naughty Dog‘s Evan Wells says in an interview with website Examiner, “We’d love to see…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  Witcher Developer To Be Acquired By Polish PC Company [Update]

  Not all the in-game boobs in the world can save The Witcher developer CD Projekt from apparently being acquired by Polish computer company Optimus. But this might not be a bad thing. It could be a very good thing. Polish site Polygamia reports that a nearly defunct public PC assembly company Optimus S.A. is going…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  Wonder What Uncharted 2 Sounds Like In Japanese?

  This, apparently. The game is being released with a Japanese voice track. Ever wondered what Japanese people thought of English language dubs? Well maybe now you know. Maybe you don’t. Who knows! Uncharted 2 will be released in Japan on October 15. PS3『アンチャーテッド 黄金刀と消えた船団』の日本語版プレイ動画 [オレ的ゲーム速報＠刃]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  Capcom Objects To Tax Issue

  For big, international companies, taxes are complex — heck, for people living in other countries, taxes are complex. Capcom received a tax noticed from the Osaka Regional Tab Bureau for the years dated March 2000 to March 2006 and objected to this tax notice on the grounds of double taxation between Japan and the US.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  What the ‘Cheevers Will be Gunning for in Dragon Age

  Fifty achievements worth 1,000 Gamerscore total have been revealed for Bioware’s “Dragon Age: Origins.” No, “Goat Sex-Having” is not one of them. Spoiler alert, some descriptions may reveal game plot details. The list points to origin stories for six character classes – Human Noble, Dalish Elf, City Elf, Magi, Dwarf Commoner and Dwarf Noble. Players…

  By Owen Good Published October 2, 2009
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  Behind The Scenes Of The King of Fighters Movie

  Starring Sean Faris as Kyo Kusanagi, David Leitch as Terry Bogard and Maggie Q as Mai Shiranui, The King of Fighters movie is directed by Hong Kong action helmer Gordan Chan. Chan is best known for the brilliant Jet Li film Fist of Legend. But when he be known for The King of Fighters?

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  Who Bought A PSPgo Today?

  On October 1, Sony released the PSPgo, a smaller, UMD-free version of its PlayStation Portable. The PSPgo is over 50 percent lighter and 43 percent smaller than the first generation PSP. It is also more expensive, priced at US$249.99. Anyone shell out and pick up the new portable? We’d love to know.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  Capcom Has Not Given Up On Arcade Super Street Fighter IV

  Just because there is not going to be an arcade version of Super Street Fighter IV, that doesn’t mean you should give up on it. Capcom isn’t. On the Super Street Fighter IV Blog, Assistant Producer Natsuki Shiozawa writes, “It’s not that an arcade version of Super Street Fighter IV isn’t possible. That’s one thing…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  Why Everyone Will be Rated 100 in EA Sports MMA

  EA Sports’ Rob Hydar is the victim of this perfect setup, in which MMA fighter Jason “Mayhem” Miller visits to check out how he appears in the upcoming EA Sports MMA, and finds his provisional statistics most displeasing. EA Sports Creative Director Jason Barnes is obviously in on it. When Miller sees his low fighter…

  By Owen Good Published October 2, 2009
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  Gladiator Begins Won’t Begin Until January 2010

  　The PSP version of Acquire’s Gladiator Begins will be beginning a little late. The game’s Japanese release date has been squeezed back a bit. The release will altered from November 11 to January 14, 2010. The reason for the delay is the discovery of a “fatal bug”, and further development time is needed to make…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2009
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  Now the Fans Are Suing EA for Appearing in Madden

  Following up on the latest litigation involving the Madden NFL franchise, GameSpot finds that a former North Carolina footballer, a licensing group for boxers, and one of the Cleveland Browns’ infamous “Dawg Pound” inhabitants want a piece of Electronic Arts. All three have filed suits over the unauthorized use of likenesses in EA Sports titles.…

  By Owen Good Published October 1, 2009
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  Sony Bringing PlayStation to Indonesia

  Hey Indonesia! Guess what? Sony is bringing its PlayStation business to you. Sony Computer Entertainment Asia announced that it will begin selling the 120GB PlayStation 3, the PSP and the PSPgo to Indonesia customers. Starting this October, the PS3, PSP and PSPgo will be available for 4,499,000rb, 2,599,000rb and 3,599,000rb respectively (including tax). Indonesia is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 1, 2009
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  South Korean Fighter Gets Bust Size Change

  The official Japanese website for Super Street Fighter IV has been getting a few changes here and there. One small. Another bigger. Take the official Japanese tagline, which has been tweaked slightly from “Go call a guy who’s strong than I” to “A guy who’s stranger than I is calling”. The bigger change is what…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published October 1, 2009
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  EA Finds a Home for Spore Movie Project

  Electronic Arts and Twentieth Century Fox have reached a deal to produce a movie based on Spore, with the director of the animated film “Ice Age” assigned to the project, Variety reports. “I’m always looking for unique worlds to go to in animation,” said the director, Chris Wedge. “From every perspective – visually, thematically and…

  By Owen Good Published October 1, 2009
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  Sleuths Dig Up Microtransaction Language in Old Republic TOS

  The terms of service agreement for Star Wars: The Old Republic, included in its recently announced Game Testing program, mention both “points” and a “game store,” possibly tipping off plans for microtransactions. According to DarthHater, the terms (above) state :• You acknowledge and agree that all points acquired during the Game Program are non-refundable and…

  By Owen Good Published October 1, 2009
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  Approval Ratings: No Motivation for Motion Control

  This past weekend’s Approval Ratings sought to measure your attitude toward the PSPgo, which launched this week, and also motion control systems, which have been much in the news lately. You’re not going for either in strong numbers. 1. Sony’s PSPgo has been the subject of much criticism prior to its release. Which criticism do…

  By Owen Good Published October 1, 2009