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  Retailer: Profits For PSN Cards Are Zero

  That’s according to a Japanese retailer. In an interview with Japanese mag Game Lab, the manager of Tokyo retail shop Games Maya dishes about how downloadable content is faring in brick-and-mortar stores. For pre-paid PlayStation Network Cards, the manager says, “We don’t see a single profit.” The reason? The PSN uses an actual monetary unit,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2009
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  The Band Hero DS Drum Peripheral Revealed

  This fall, Band Hero DS will allow four DS systems to link up for guitar-bass-vocals-drum gameplay. And for optimal drumming, the game comes bundled with a “drum grip” revealed here. The Band Hero DS drum grip is a piece of rubberized silicon that slips over a DS Lite. And is designed to better enable the…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 23, 2009
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  Killzone 2 Map Packs Combined, Get A Little Cheaper

  Once the upcoming “Napalm & Cordite” map pack for Killzone 2 is released later today, there’ll be three such packs on the market. And in case you don’t have any of them, Sony have bundled the lot. This compendium will be called the – wait for it – “Map Pack Bundle”, and will sell for…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2009
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  Gotta Catch All The Pokemon Bullet Trains!

  As seen on Shibuya246.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2009
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  Meet The New Game From The Castle Crashers Guys

  The Behemoth, developers behind Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers, have a new game. It doesn’t yet have a name, so it’s going by a working name: “Game 3”. Practical name! It’s described as a “competitive platformer”, and looks a bit like a cross between Smash Bros., Bubble Bobble and Bomberman. And while “competitive platformer” makes…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2009
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  This Is A Final Fantasy Legend DSi

  Role-playing-game SaGa 2: Hihou Densetsu: GODDESS OF DESTINY aka Final Fantasy Legend II is getting a DS remake. Know what that means? Special SaGa DSi! The remake corresponds with the 20th anniversary of the series. If you didn’t know that, just take a look at this SaGa DSi. It says just that. And if you…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2009
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  Hadouken Your Head With This Sweet Street Fighter Cap

  Capcom and Estate have teamed up to offer Street Fighter fans a little Comic-Con treat: these lovely “Hadouken” fitted caps, which will be available only to people stopping by the San Diego Convention Center this weekend. Be quick, though; there’s only 80 of them available (40 in each colour) at $45 a pop, which for…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2009
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  This, Perhaps, Is The Best-Named PS3 Trophy

  Complete all the guild quests and gain all titles in “soul breeding” PS3 game Agarest Zero and you get a very special trophy: Hikikomori. To learn all about hikikomori, read this BBC piece. That, or stay inside your room for years and learn firsthand. Great trophy in Agarest Zero for hardcore gamers [Canned Dogs]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2009
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  Uncharted 2 Toys Aren’t What You’d Expect

  Sony have announced today that there’ll be a line of Uncharted figures released. But that they won’t be your standard “Nathan Drake with authentic sexual tension action” toys. They’ll be something quirkier. ESC-Toys will be releasing a line of four figures, all of Nathan Drake, all being weird, deformed vinyl sculpts. While none of them…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2009
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  And The Ratchet & Clank Weapon Contest Winner Is…

  At a party in San Diego last night, Insomniac Games announced the winner of the “Captain Qwark’s My Blaster Runs Hot” weapons contest, presenting the winner with a real-life version of his creation. Insomniac’s swank Hard Rock Hotel soiree had plenty of free drinks and enough cupcakes for everyone, but I did manage to pull…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2009
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  First Look At Assassin’s Creed: The Short Films

  As we told you earlier in the week, Ubisoft will later this year be releasing a series of short films based around Assassin’s Creed II. Shall we all take a look at the first details and pictures from these films? Courtesy of a report from the LA Times, there will be 3 films in total,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2009
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  Microsoft’s Halo Division Is Called 343 Industries [Update]

  Forget suggesting that “343 Industries” was the name of some Halo-related studio at Microsoft. It’s a fact, with the group officially revealing themselves as part of the Halo anime announcement. Interestingly, 343 are described as a “division” of Microsoft, not a development studio. Which makes sense, since having spoken with 343’s creative director, former Bungie…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2009
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  Details About Halo Anime

  Microsoft is teaming with five production houses for a series of seven short films called Halo Legends, reports the Los Angeles Times. The five production houses are some of the biggest names in the industry: Bones, Casio Entertainment, Production I.G., Studio4 C, and Toei Animation. The creative director overseeing the production is Shinji Aramaki, director…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2009
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  First Images Of Halo Anime

  That’s right, there’s a Halo anime, and here’s your first peek, courtesy of Los Angeles Times. Company Town: The business behind the show [Los Angeles Times]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2009
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  Monkey Island, Now On Your iPhone

  Hey, kids! Time to put that iPhone (or iPod Touch!) to good use, as Lucasarts have just released the rather excellent The Secret of Monkey Island: Special edition for Apple’s handhelds. As you can see, in visual terms it’s not a bad downgrade of the gorgeous PC/360 version. As far as gameplay goes…I haven’t played…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2009
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  Castlevania Movie Alive! First Look At New Concept Art

  The Castlevania movie might have had a stake rammed through its heart earlier this spring, but the project is showing signs of life. Saw franchise co-creator and director of Dead Silence and Death Sentence, James Wan, has signed on to co-write and helm the flick. Previously, Stomp The Yard director Sylvain White was pegged to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2009
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  Ghostbusters Didn’t Do Too Bad!

  Some people are already calling the Ghostbusters game a bust, in light of its failure to crack the NPD’s Top 10 for June and pricey development budget. Those people may be slightly off the mark. Because while the individual SKUs of the game may not have performed as well as many would have predicted, the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2009
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  Of Course Jean Grey, Gambit Join Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

  Sure, it’s like finding out that Boba Fett is in a Star Wars game, but whaddayagonnado? Jean Grey and Gambit are, that’s right, in MUA 2. No surprises here as Gambit popped up on the game’s box art earlier this month. Still, there are screenshots right up there! And if you like looking at them,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2009
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  Actually, The Sims 3 Was The Biggest-Selling Game In June

  While there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth over the poor performance of June’s console games, on PC, things were looking a little healthier, with EA’s The Sims 3 emerging as the month’s biggest-selling game on any platform. While the top-selling console game was Prototype, with 419,000 copies sold, EA shifted an impressive 820,000…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2009
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  Epic Games Exec Doesn’t Think Nintendo Owns This Generation

  The Wii is hugely popular with lots of people. Some people, though, are more wary of the Wii. One of those is Epic Games boss Mark Rein. “People talk about, ‘The Wii has run away with this generation.’ I don’t think that’s true,” Rein told game site Eurogamer. “Nintendo’s made a lot of money and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2009