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Aion: East Meets West
The third is a series of video podcasts for NCsoft’s Aion discusses the changes made to bring a hugely successful Korean MMO to North America and Europe. This is really where Aion sets itself apart from other Korean MMO titles translated for the Western world. Rather than simply change the language and call it a…
By Mike Fahey Published September 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Halo 3: ODST Soundtrack Drops Next Week
Halo 3: ODST hits store shelves next week, and Sumthing Else Music Works is making sure you can listen to it when you can’t play with the release of the Halo 3: ODST Original Soundtrack. The latest chapter in the Halo saga brings with it new music composed by Martin O’Donnell and Michael Salvatori, and…
By Mike Fahey Published September 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Guitar Hero Too Far?
As seen at Trader Joe’s in Queens, New York. [Thanks Haik]
By Brian Crecente Published September 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here’s Daft Punk In DJ Hero
Last week’s news that electronic music duo Daft Punk would be contributing heavily to Activision’s DJ Hero is followed by this week’s screenshots of them doing just that. As if the old school hip-hop weren’t enough to lure me into a DJ Hero purchase, Activision had to go and recruit Daft Punk, with 11 exclusive…
By Mike Fahey Published September 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Crystal Bearers Aims For Your Post-Christmas Gift Certificates
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers might not be under your tree on Christmas morning, but the North American release date for Square Enix‘s Wii action adventure game doesn’t miss the holiday by much. December is generally a bad month for video game releases, and earlier is normally better, but when you are Square…
By Mike Fahey Published September 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mac AirPort Express All Messed Up
To: Crecente From: Ashcraft My four year old Apple AirPort Express melted over the weekend and went bonkers and wouldn’t work so I broke down and bought the AirPort Extreme Base Station… S’okay! Just wish I didn’t have to shell out for it. What you missed last night No, Prince of Persia Movie Is Not…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
British Sales Charts: We Did Not See This One Coming
The British charts are a mostly predictable thing. Nintendo games most of the time, football games when applicable, shooters at Christmas. But last week threw up a little surprise. Topping the charts was not Batman, not a Wii game, not a DS game, and definitely not Beatles Rock Band. No, coming in at #1 was…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Forza 3’s Intro Video Short On Gameplay, Big On Car Porn
Here’s the intro cinematic for Turn10’s Forza 3, due out in a little over a month. There’s nothing here showing how the game will play, but there’s plenty here showing the variety of cars and events on offer.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Square Enix Bringing More Dragon Quest To Tokyo Game Show
Dragon Quest IX may be out, but that doesn’t mean Square Enix isn’t done with DQ games. At this year’s TGS, there will be two Dragon Quest titles on display: Dragon Quest VI and Dragon Quest III. Both titles will have trailers and playable demos as well. Dragon Quest VI was originally released in Japan…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wikipedia Warns Tecmo To Stop Editing Wiki Page
Last year was messy for Tecmo. The company’s president Yoshimi Yasuda resigned amid controversy, and its most recognizable developer Tomonobu Itagaki left the company. Yasuda was at the center of the Itagaki vs. Tecmo legal suit. Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki is suing for unpaid DoA 4 wages. These were “special incentive” wages that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bomberman’s Castle In The Sky
Bomberman does Laputa, by Sakkan, as seen on Tiny Cartridge.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
China Rips Off Pokemon, Naruto And Digimon
The country’s state-run television channel China Central Television is airing an anime that appears to be ripping off Japan’s Pokémon, Naruto and Digimon franchises. This is not the first time Japanese anime has been copied by Chinese broadcasts, reports website Record China. Both Crayon Shin-chan and animated film 5 Centimeters Per Second has been reworked…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Super Mario Fingernails
As seen on Boing Boing.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Valve Wants To Sell Mods On 360, Pay Creators
Valve are known for giving away DLC on PC. Microsoft are known for charging money for avatar t-shirts. Doesn’t seem like there’s a good way to bring the two together, but Valve may have an idea. “One of the things I’m thinking about is how we work within that [Xbox Live] system,” Valve’s Yasser Mailaka…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Final Fantasy XIII Lady Looks Familiar…
The new Final Fantasy XIII trailer features Serah, the younger sister of heroine Lightning and girlfriend of bandana-wearing character Snow. According to some, Serah’s character design isn’t new. Her hair style, clothes and even stockings look remarkably similar to Kurumi Imari, a character in high-school witch-coven sex-and-horror erotic game Bible Black. The title was released…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Six Years Too Late, Star Wars Galaxies Gets Interesting
It’s safe to say that Star Wars Galaxies has been a disappointment. It’s boring. If only they’d introduced zombie stormtrooper hordes a little sooner! For a tie-in with Joe Schreiber’s upcoming book of the same name – which is about zombies in the Star War universe – Star Wars Galaxies will in October drop an…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 14, 2009