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  Trucking It In Rig ‘n’ Roll

  If you can’t believe a developer would build an entire game around big rig trucking, check out these screens of SoftLab-NSK’s Rig ‘n’ Roll — the only big rig simulator that covers all of California. Players take the role of a young man in the year 2024 to drive ginormous trucks from one end of…

  By AJ Glasser Published July 1, 2009
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  There Will Be A Second Uncharted 2 Demo

  There’s been an Uncharted 2 multiplayer demo going on. Those who picked up a copy of inFamous, or one of the thousands of promo codes, have been enjoying it. Not among them? You soon could be. Naughty Dog have confirmed that a second Uncharted 2 multiplayer demo will be released, this time closer to the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2009
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  SEGA: Not Game Over For Mature Wii Games

  SEGA’s record with mature Wii titles has been so-so at best. MadWorld was not a hit. House of the Dead: Overkill wasn’t a monster seller, but did well due to a lower price point. But that doesn’t mean SEGA has given up on mature Wii titles. “You have to push boundaries and explore,” says SEGA…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2009
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  In South Korea, PSP Is “Very Hot”

  A giant PSP plus one lady belly button equals “very hot”. In South Korea, there are three new PSP bundles: One bundle includes a region-specific TV tuner, 32MB memory stick, and a PSP. The other two? They’re Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection bundles — as game site Siliconera points out, the year-old-game is quite popular in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2009
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  The Great Xbox 360 Robbery

  Last Sunday, the city of Mississauga in Southern Ontario, Canada was the scene of a mass Xbox 360 theft. A truck carrying over 1,300 Xbox 360 consoles was stolen from a trailer yard at 4 AM. The total value ballparks at around US$670,000. According to police, four or five suspects in dark clothing stole a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2009
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  Starcraft II’s Tech Tree In All Its Glory

  In the olden days, you used to get this sort of thing as a lovely big poster, which came folded neatly inside your game’s large cardboard box. These days, you’ll have to make do with viewing your Starcraft II tech trees online. These shots come courtesy of the gentlemen at Giant Bomb. And before you…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2009
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  Dream C Club or Dragon Quest IX?

  Gemaga magazine has polled its readers about which upcoming title they want the most. The front runners: Hostess game Dream C Club and role-playing-game Dragon Quest IX. Before we start, realize that this list is not what the ENTIRE NATION OF JAPAN wants, but rather, the readers of Gemaga — the readers who respond to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2009
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  And Now There Is A Girl…

  To recap: First there was a landscape and the number four. Then a dragon. After that, a boy. And now? A girl. There looks like there is enough space on the back of that dragon for at least another rider, maybe more. Check back tomorrow! It should be oh so thrilling. NEW Game [Square Enix…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2009
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  Xbox Game Creator Software Now Out, Available For Download

  Microsoft’s “Kodu Game Lab” – often labelled the “LittleBigPlanet of the Xbox 360” – is now available for download via Xbox Live Community Games. It’s only $5, which considering that it lets you create many different types of game, is a pretty good deal. Kodu comes with some basic single and multiplayer game modes includes,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2009
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  Tekken 6 CLAMP Outift In Focus

  Worst thing about blurry magazine scans? They’re blurry. Here’s a crystal clear look at Jin Kazama’s outfit for TEKKEN 6‘s PS3 console version. So spiffy. Famed female manga collective CLAMP (xxxHolic) designed this home console exclusive. TEKKEN 5 on the PS2 also had costumes by various artists. Take A Closer Look At Clamp’s Tekken 6…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2009
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  Forza 3 Screens Make Even A Toyota Yaris Look Good

  Here’s some new screens from Forza 3, featuring a wide range of vehicles, from the humble Honda Jazz to an Impreza STi all the way up to some LeMans-lookin’ cars.

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2009
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  Ads Coming To Xbox 360 Dashboard?

  Sean Alexander, director at Microsoft’s Advertising Business Group, has suggested that you could soon be seeing advertisements every time you fire up your 360 dashboard. Apparently, Microsoft “plans to bring IAB specifications for rich media technologies, including Silverlight, to Xbox Live within the year”. With Silverlight being Microsoft’s version of/competitor to Flash, MediaPost say “Silverlight-powered…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2009
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  Why Is There A Tanned Fairy In Dragon Quest IX?

  With golden skin and bleached blond hair, fairy Sandy doesn’t look like your typical Dragon Quest character. She talks and dresses like the Japanese equivalent of a Valley Girl. Dragon Quest IX producer Ryutaro Ichimura describes a meeting regarding what kind of character would be best for the pivotal role of guide for the adventure.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2009
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  Damnation Developers Laid Off

  Several former employees at Blue Omega, developers behind the recent Damnation, have confirmed with Kotaku today that the entire dev team has been laid off following “issues” with Codemasters, Damnation’s publishers. They allege that there were a raft of lawsuits behind the sackings, which stem from Blue Omega being “taken off” their own game by…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2009
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  PS3 Slim Entering Production, Ready By July

  According to Taiwanese site UDN, Sony have signed production contracts with two companies to begin manufacture of the rumoured PS3 “Slim”, with a delivery date of…oh, next month! Now, with a PS3 price cut heavily expected around August, and with stocks of the existing 80GB PS3 supposedly dwindling, a July delivery date for the “new”…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2009
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  MySims Agents Preview: Spy vs. Sims

  MySims Agents marks a shift in the MySims series away from free-roaming Sim with adventure game elements to actual adventure game with Sim flavorings. The MySims series started out as a cutesy, cartoony version of the Sims series for PC and Wii that would let a younger generation of gamer take a crack at the…

  By AJ Glasser Published June 30, 2009
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  And The StarCraft II LAN Petitioning Commences

  Angered by news that Blizzard has decided to leave LAN multiplayer out of StarCraft II, fans are doing what fans have done in such situations since the dawn of time – signing a letter. The “LAN in StarCraft 2 Please” petition isn’t really all that much of a petition when you get right now to…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 30, 2009
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  Drinks at the Saucer

  To: Ash From: Crecente We’re leaving for New Orleans tomorrow. Tonight Trish and I are going to head over to the Flying Saucer in Fort Worth to have a few drinks. If anyone wants to swing by around 7ish I’d love to say hi and talk games. If the flight time weren’t so long and…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2009
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  Spectrobes Now In Convenient Novel Format

  Disney continues to stand behind their answer to the Pokémon, releasing a series of junior novels based in the Spectrobes universe. Disney’s enthusiasm for the series they had created from the ground up is admirable, and there tenacity is something to see. They aren’t just fostering a video game franchise, but attempting to sow the…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 30, 2009
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  Vandal Hearts: Flames Of Judgment Falls Into Winter

  Konami’s downloadable strategy RPG Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment looks to have slipped from its September release window, now listed with an ambiguous winter release date. When I spent some hands on time at E3 2009 with the prequel to the original Vandal Hearts on the PlayStation, I was told that the game was due…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 30, 2009