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  Dragon Quest IX Delay Was At The Last Minute

  Earlier this month, Japanese game maker Square Enix announced that eagerly anticipated role-playing-game Dragon Quest IX would be delayed. The delay was a blow to Square Enix stock prices, and it was made right down to the wire before it’s previous March release. Square Enix executive Yoichi Wada explained, “The decision to delay Dragon Quest…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2009
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  Large, Girly Ken Statue Is On Fire

  With two games released since Christmas, Street Fighter is on fire. The kids at SOTA toys have probably taken it a bit too far, though, with this burning Ken statue. Not only does it look like he’s wearing a fluffy, fire-coloured mink coat, but he also looks like a 12 year-old girl wearing a moppish…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2009
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  Another Brain-Age-Doesn’t-Work Study

  Did you hear for the umpteenth time Brain Age doesn’t really help your brain? No, really. While Nintendo does not claim the game can reverse the effects of aging, the game’s instruction booklet states, “Training can help consolidate memory and creativity and may hopefully help develop a resistance against decline in later life.” Consumer site…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2009
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  Penny Arcade Writing “Anniversary” Book, Out In 2010

  It’s testament to the lasting popularity of Penny Arcade that we can write a headline like that. After all, how many of the site’s readers would have expected to still be reading them in 2010? That’s, like, flying cars/robot helpers territory. Yet the site/comic, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik, has gone…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2009
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  World Of Warcraft In Beer Stein Form

  Let’s get trashed! Why not, you are looking at World of Warcraft: Rise of the Lich King beer steins. The stoneware steins with sculpted pewter lids feature artwork from Italian illustrator Alex Horley. They’re not cheap by any means (US$89.99), and there are even limited edition, hand signed ones as well for nearly double the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2009
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  The Great Capcom Bond Purchase Bungle

  Swiss bank UBS (stay with me) placed an order of 3 trillion yen (US$31 billion) for Capcom bonds. Make that, mistakenly placed an order. The bank intended to place an order for 30 million yen bonds in Capcom, but instead a substantially larger order was placed. UBS does not describe the mistake as “human error.”…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2009
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  Midway Dev Explains Why PS3 Development Is “A Pain In The Ass”

  The PS3 is a powerful, powerful machine, but harnessing that power isn’t easy. There are confusing, technical ways of explaining just why this is, but we like Midway developer Shaun Himmerick’s explanation better. Interviewed by This Xbox Life, Himmerick – who served as Executive Producer on the upcoming Wheelman – speaks at length on the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2009
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  Street Fighter HD Designer: Wha? Street Fighter IV Ain’t Simple

  You got issues with Street Fighter IV? Backbone’s David Sirlin – one of the designers who worked on Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix – got issues with Street Fighter IV. Writing on his own blog, Sirlin takes objection to everyone banging on and on about how easy and accessible Street Fighter IV is:…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2009
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  Librarians Investigated For Playing Rock Band

  We know that libraries are getting into games, libraries know they’re getting into games, but somebody needs to tell the Nebraska State Auditor, Mike Foley. You see, after a video clip appeared on YouTube showing some Nebraska Library Commission employees engaged in a spot of Rock Band, a complaint was made to Foley from a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2009
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  Liveblogging The Chun-Li Movie

  On Friday, Hollywood flick Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li opens in theaters across the United States. We were given a screener copy of the movie by the movie’s distributor. Lucky us! The cinematic event of, well, this week deserves a proper liveblog. Beware. This post is wall-to-wall spoilers. So if you plan on seeing…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2009
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  Somebody Got Wayne’s World In My Lost & Damned

  To those who have GTAIV’s expansion pack, Lost & Damned: you seen those cars that look like they’re the ones Wayne drives in Wayne’s world? Their presence is no coincidence. As the below video shows, there’s more than one tip of the hat to the classic comedy skit/movie franchise going on in Johnny’s Alderney. GTA4:…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2009
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  Persona 4 Teddie Figure, So Cute, So Round

  Comic relief character Teddie (“Kuma” in Japanese) from Japanese Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 is getting his own figure. Lucky him! Pre-orders are currently being taken taken for the 3.5 inch figure, which is slated for an August release. Looks neat, but does his head come off? Kuma PVC [Hobby Search via Tomopop]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2009
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  Nintendo Unveils New Wii Controller

  It’s not like the Wii was ever short on control pads, but hey, if Nintendo feel we need another one – in this case the Classic Controller Pro – then we’re not going to argue. There’s no word yet on price, or a firm release date (just that it’s coming in the Summer). The Classic…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2009
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  Maple Story… Chewing Gum

  Starting this week, 2D action MMORPG Maple Story is getting chewing gum from candy maker Lotte. It’s available at convenience stores across Japan. Printed on the gum’s wrapper is a serial number that can be used to claim rare items in Maple Story. Sure, it’s just Lotte’s blueberry gum with a Maple Story wrapper, but…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2009
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  New Street Fighter Costumes Highlight Cammy’s Posterior

  ://capcom-unity.com/s-kill/blog/2009/02/25/sfiv_alt_costumes_beauty_pack_is_out_now&feature=player_embedded If you’re bored with Street Fighter IV already, Capcom are on hand to ensure that, for 300 MS Points, you can squeeze a few more minutes out of it. Looking at Cammy’s ass. Yes, the Femme Fatale pack is now ready for download (on 360, with PS3 sure to follow on Thursday), and includes…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2009
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  Ten Japanese Idols Cosplaying As Chun-Li With PVC Thighs

  This weekend, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li opens in movie theaters. This calls for a Japanese pop group to dress up like Chun-Li! Ten members of 48 member idol group AKB48 showed up at a Tokyo press event today dressed up in Chun-Li garb and wearing shiny black tights. For those keeping score: The…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2009
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  New Sackboys: Killzone, Heavenly Sword & Buzz

  Ah, LittleBigPlanet. Now you’re learning! Cross-promotion is where it’s at (“it” being cash money), not peculiar regional holidays. So it’s heartening to see new Killzone & Heavenly Sword sackboys on the way. Just unveiled by Sony, who only say these are “things to come”, we can see the previously-seen Helghast Sackboy accompanied by a sack…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2009
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  Capcom Won’t Say Lost Planet 2 Is An Xbox 360 Exclusive

  This morning, Capcom officially announced Lost Planet 2 for the Xbox 360 with a very carefully worded press release. There were the words “Xbox 360” and the term “exclusive,” but not the phrase “Xbox 360 exclusive.” Capcom simply stated the game was “being developed for the Xbox 360.” Yet, the company was reluctant to state…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2009
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  Brazilian Man Holds Woman Hostage For 10 Hours… With A Sega Light Gun

  A man looking to collect on a debt broke into the house of 60-year-old woman in Brazil’s Federal District, holding her hostage for ten hours on the business end of a Sega Light Phaser. The Light Phaser, the light gun that shipped with the Sega Master System, must be fairly common in Brazil, considering how…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 25, 2009
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  The Sims 3 Preview: Smooth Criminal

  Of all the career paths the Sims franchise ever offered, the criminal career track was the most morally unambiguous with the least amount of consequences… until now. Now, you can go to jail while working the criminal career path. Now, you can steal things from your friends’ and neighbors’ houses. Now is when The Sims…

  By AJ Glasser Published February 25, 2009