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  Yup, MotionPlus Ships Inside A Rubber Prison

  Those whispers were right on the money: as you can see from the new Wii accessory’s packaging, MotionPlus will ship not as an elegant little add-on, but as a cumbersome rubber straitjacket. Yes, Nintendo needed to get a “new” jacket out there for insurance/legal reasons. And yes, like the old jacket, we’re sure MotionPlus just…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009
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  PC Gaming Alliance Loses Activision, Picks Up…SecuROM

  If only that were a joke headline. When we told you yesterday that Activision had left the PC Gaming Alliance, we were told that other parties had at the same time signed up. In a perfect world (at least for the PCGA), those other parties would have been prominent PC publishers. Like Valve, or maybe…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2009
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  Sega Plans Another Shining Force For An Unexpected Platform

  The nearly twenty-year-old Shining series from Sega may be best known for its turn-based strategy roots, but the publisher has focused on more action RPG oriented entries recently like the brand new Shining Force Cross. The newest issue of Famitsu reveals Sega’s latest entry, announcing Shining Force Cross for arcades. The game, due to hit…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2009
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  Here’s Your Beatles: Rock Band Box Art

  Beatles: Rock Band isn’t just pitched at “gamers”. It’s pitched at Beatles fans, which is, well, most people. So the box art had to be classy! Does it succeed? I think it’s classy. Though some Yellow Submarine art on the big pack would have looked nice.

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2009
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  Watch Some Person Play FFXIII Demo Right Now

  Click to viewThe FFXIII demo isn’t available in Japan until April 16 when Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete goes on sale — the demo is bundled with the movie. However! It seems some folks are already playing. Folks like this guy. esegk’s ch [Justin.tv Thanks x!]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2009
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  The First End of Eternity Trailer

  We’ve already seen Sega and tri-Ace’s upcoming role-playing game End of Eternity in screen shot form, but those screens failed to capture the magic of subsequent images running at approximately 24 frames per second. The debut trailer from the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 RPG is full of things you’d expect from your teasers, including…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2009
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  Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Site Is Shia Free

  Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen isn’t due in theaters for another two months or so, but Activision endeavors to tide you over with this movie-game website. Revenge of the Fallen will be on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS and PSP in various gameplay formats. I’m sure they would have put…

  By AJ Glasser Published April 14, 2009
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  Nintendo Strangling Profits For WiiWare Developers

  According to “multiple developers” speaking off the record to news site Gamasutra, Nintendo are operating a “minimum sales” policy on their WiiWare service, where developers only see profits if their games sell a certain amount. These developers claim that, in the US, a WiiWare title is tasked with selling “in the mid-four figure range”, while…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2009
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  Braid For PC Also Comes With A Level Editor

  The recently released PC version of Number None‘s time-shifting platformer Braid comes with an unexpected surprise: a built-in level and graphics editor. Developer Jonathan Blow says documentation and a developers kit is due shortly. Blow confirmed that the PC version—and, eventually, the Mac version—comes with an unannounced editor, allowing players to swap out graphics, sound…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2009
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  This Is What The End of Eternity Looks Like

  Japanese developer tri-Ace, largely responsible for the Star Ocean series, is working with Sega on its newest role-playing game, End of Eternity. Sega showed off the game in Japan today, releasing all-new, all-pretty screens. While tri-Ace’s pleasantly androgynous characters are par for the JRPG course, End of Eternity mixing things up with its focus on…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2009
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  Saints Row 2: Ultor Exposed Add-on Delayed

  THQ has pushed back the release of the Saints Row 2 downloadable content pack “Ultor Exposed,” moving its arrival to April 23rd. Hope you didn’t plan that sick day just yet. The Saints Row 2: Ultor Exposed DLC will hit both the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store next Thursday, bringing with it an all-new…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2009
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  Konami Gamers Night Round-Up

  Konami’s annual “Gamers Night” press event is known among video game journalists as being one of the longest nights of the year. Between scads of game demos to play, a mandatory social hour and the opening speeches, it almost feels like a mini Game Developers Conference. Only, it’s all Konami all the time. This year’s…

  By AJ Glasser Published April 14, 2009
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  Activision Accused of Stealing From DJ Hero Rival

  The publisher and peripheral maker of upcoming DJ game Scratch: The Ultimate DJ have filed suit against developer 7 Studios and Activision for “intentional interference with contract, breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets.” Yes, the publisher is suing its own developer, claiming that the two parties have interfered with efforts to complete the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2009
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  Poker

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Black Or Brown Eyes? When I was in Texas I used to have these semi-regular poker nights at my apartment. A bunch of us from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram would get together and tell bad jokes, share stories and play a little poker. It wasn’t about the poker though, it…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 14, 2009
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  Ninja Blade Review: Ninja Tragic

  From Software’s Ninja Blade gives Xbox 360 owning wannabe ninjas the opportunity to live vicariously—and cinematically—through protagonist Ken Ogawa, a super ninja tasked with saving futuristic Tokyo from parasite-infected Japanese schoolgirls, yakuza and salarymen. If Ninja Blade looks familiar, that’s because it is so unapologetically derivative, borrowing game design elements wholesale from Japanese action-adventure titles…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2009
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  Solomon Grundy Announced For DC Universe Online A Day Late

  Zombie supervillain Solomon Grundy will be in upcoming massively multiplayer online game DC Universe Online, Sony announced today. Solomon Grundy is part zombie and part plant, a bizarre, centuries-old half-human life form filled with confused anger. At times he is a rampaging monster, at others a calculating and coldblooded villain. Solomon Grundy’s enhanced strength makes…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 14, 2009
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  Final Fantasy XIII Dated For Winter 2009 In Japan [Update]

  When Dragon Quest IX was delayed, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada stated that it could have an effect on the release date for Final Fantasy XIII. “One way or another,” Wada said at the time, “I want to get [Final Fantasy XIII] out during 2009.” Looks like he’s got his wish. On April 16th, Blu-ray…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2009
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  Square Enix Planning New, “Evolved” Front Mission?

  Publisher Square Enix may be giving the Front Mission strategy series another go in North America, registering trademarks for Front Mission Evolved with the US Patent and Trademark Office. While Front Mission Evolved could be an all-new game in the long-running mech strategy series, it could also be an older, localized take on slowly moving…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 14, 2009
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  We’re Slightly Afraid Of Amazon’s Ghostbusters Slimer Edition

  The most frightening thing about Amazon.com’s exclusive Slimer Edition pack for Atari’s Ghostbusters game is definitely the price tag. Amazon is offering a limited edition pack that contains Ghostbusters the Video Game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or Wii, packed with enough exclusive goodies to satisfy even the most rabid fan, provided they have…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2009
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  The First Three Games You Can Play With MotionPlus

  Earlier today Nintendo announced that they would start selling the MotionPlus snap-on for their Wii remotes on June 8, for $20 a pop. But Nintendo’s first MotionPlus-supporting game, Wii Sports Resort, won’t hit stores until a month and a half later for $50 for the game and add-on. So what’s a gamer to do in…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 14, 2009