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  Battlefield 1943 Drops In June

  DICE advances World War II by a year in June, announcing the release month and pricing details for their downloadable online multiplayer shooter Battlefield 1943. A small slice of World War II is coming to the PlayStation network and Xbox Live Arcade in June in DICE’s Frostbyte-driven update to Battlefield 1942. It’s the US Marines…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2009
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  Red Faction: Guerrilla Demo Now Available For Everyone

  The dark days of pre-order exclusivity have passed, and the demo for Red: Faction Guerrilla is now available to all that would venture onto Xbox Live or the PlayStation Network to find it. In a show of supreme confidence in their game, THQ releases the single player demo for the next game in the Red…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2009
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  The Biggest Non-Gaming News In Japan Today Involves A Naked Man

  To: Fahey From: Bashcraft RE: How To Gift New Neighbors In My Neighborhood I’ve already Twittered and Facebooked this, so apologies to those who’ve already seen it there! Last night at 3am in Tokyo Midtown, SMAP‘s Tsuyoshi Kusanagi was drunk and making a racket, screaming and whatnot…totally naked. (Read more here.) Like, the guy wasn’t…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2009
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  There’s Prinny In My PlayStation Home

  This month sees an update for PlayStation Home. That update sees new things, like this Disgaea lounge where folks can play mini-games like a Disgaea test, a card game and a block game. There are other things, too: Street Fighter IV avatar items and the ability to start-up SFIV games with folks you’ve met in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2009
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  Fallout 3: Broken Steel Gameplay Footage

  G4 got their hands on some gameplay footage from Fallout 3’s latest piece of downloadable content, Broken Steel, and are sharing it for all the world to see. There’s developer interview chit-chat you have to get through to see it all, but it’s with Bethesda boss Todd Howard, so that’s OK. Click to view Video…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2009
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  New, Non-Movie Transformers Game Coming

  As we’ve established, no matter how good the Transformers movie games are, they’ll always be flawed by the fact they’re based on the movies. But what about a game not based on the movies? The Cut Scene reckon that Activision are working on a Transformers game due for release in 2010. Which makes sense, since…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2009
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  And Here Comes The Red Underwear

  Well, that didn’t take long, did it? Reader “cheddar” sends this cheese-free entry. Writes cheddar: The stuffed animal is a red panda. In case you get any dumb raccoon comments. I thought it was a raccoon at first too though. SO DID WE. Very happy to get that cleared up, though! What’s happening? We’re giving…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2009
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  Bad Reviews Made Star Wars Developers Sad

  Last year, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was released to reviews that ranged from glowing (Variety) to anything but (Wired). It was those negative reviews that made the game’s developer glum. According to the title’s project lead Haden Blackman, “But part of it…is that I’m watching this team that has worked so hard on this…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2009
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  A Look At “Declining” Wii Sales In Japan

  Regular readers of our Japanese hardware sales charts will be aware that, in recent months, Wii sales have declined. It’s being regularly outsold by the PS3, and even the 360 is nipping at its heels. This has led many to proclaim that the Wii’s golden run in Japan is over. That the fickle Japanese public…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2009
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  The Best MMO Demonstration Video You’ll See In A While

  We’ve spoken lovingly about Love before. Love the idea, love the art style, love the concept of a procedurally-generated MMO. Continuing the theme, we also love this extended gameplay demonstration. Still can’t get over the fact this is being made by one man. If you’d like to read/see more of the project, the official site’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2009
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  How To Best Play Virtual On, Xbox 360 Style

  Virtual On is great. Its return, a blessing. But also a curse! See, part of what made Virtual On so great in the arcades was the game’s twin-stick controller. Which the Xbox 360 doesn’t have. Even the Dreamcast version had a nice twin-stick peripheral for home use, but on 360, you’re stuck using the control…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2009
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  “Soul Breeding” Japanese RPG Spawning In Europe

  Strategy role-playing-game title features not only suggestive eating, but also “soul breeding“. Record of Agarest War has a “Soul Breed” system in which players must capture the heart of the game’s heroines so that they can create their successor. When this happens, there is a “special” movie that’s show, and afterwards the new successor is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2009
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  First Look At New Aliens vs Predator

  While everyone’s been focused on Gearbox’s Aliens game, Rebellion’s Aliens vs Predator title has slipped beneath the radar. Until now! Previews of the game have begun appearing in European magazines, and while they consist of little more than a bunch of screenshots, they do manage to reveal that the game is set 30 years after…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2009
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  Wii Video Service Channel Launches May 1

  The latest Wii Channel “Wii no Ma” is scheduled to go live in Japan on May 1. It brings video service to the Nintendo Wii — and what appears to be market research on users. As detailed last December, “Wii no Ma” (Wii Room) is a video service for your Nintendo Wii. Instead of offering…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2009
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  It’s A BioShock 2 Screenshot Extravaganza!

  Here you go. A whole bunch of screenshots for BioShock 2. Enemies, settings, characters, weapons, water, masks, the works. Enjoy!

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2009
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  BioShock 2 Impressions: Spoilers? What Spoilers?

  How can you spoil BioShock 2? You already know the gameplay and setting from BioShock — or so you think. Good thing the preview 2K showed was a “fake” level that won’t appear in the final game, making it impossible to spoil BioShock 2 for anybody and focusing more on the game itself and less…

  By AJ Glasser Published April 23, 2009
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  How Square Enix’s Eidos Take Over Changes The Landscape

  Square Enix is officially taking over UK publisher Eidos. Not only will Square Enix acquire Eidos properties like Tomb Raider and Hitman. Oh no, Square Enix will get much more. Land! Compare these pre-Eidos acquisition and post-Eidos acquisition maps. The Square Enix sphere of influence now spreads to more countries, more territories. It’s like looking…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2009
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  Prototyping The Wii’s MotionPlus

  The Wii’s new peripheral, MotionPlus, will be with us soon. And we know what it looks like. But here’s what, but for the grace of God, it could have looked like. The following pics were spotted on a European Union trademarks database, and show the progression of the device, from early prototype to production model.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2009
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  Meet The Stars Of New Onechanbara Movie

  This year, the cowboy-hat-bikini-wearin’ zombie-slayin’ Onechanbara movie is getting a sequel. We haven’t heard much about it — until now. Dubbed Chanbara Beauty THE MOVIE vorteX, the flick is apparently based on game by the same name. Starlet Eri Otoguro who played heroine Aya in the first film as well as the supporting cast have…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2009
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  Anyone For Lifetime Final Fantasy Sales Figures?

  As part of a corporate strategy meeting, Square Enix yesterday revealed the lifetime, worldwide sales figures for three of their biggest franchises. And no, they don’t mean The World Ends With You. The three biggest (at least in terms of units sold) are Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Kingdom Hearts, and when you combine every…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2009