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  Square Enix Dives Into MySpace Gaming

  Square Enix sinks to the very depths of casual gaming with the launch of Dive II Hunt: Sorbet’s Great Adventure, a java-based game on the company’s MySpace page. The game follows the adventures of adorable Sorbet, the brother of prolific Final Fantasy XII Moogle Montblanc, as he embarks on a quest to catch a whole…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009
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  Sam & Max Nominated For An Eisner Award

  For those who don’t read/follow comics that closely, know that the Eisner awards are, for want of a better metaphor, the Oscars of comics. Know also that Sam & Max are up for one! The 20th anniversary edition of the duo’s Surfin’ The Highway is one of four nominees in the running for this year’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2009
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  Rock Band Unplugged Trailer Shows How Easy Love Can Be

  Harmonix lays out the ABCs of Rock Band Unplugged in this first official trailer for the PSP take on the popular rhythm game. I doubt they could have picked a better song to use to officially announce the release date for the PSP version of Rock Band. Even Kevin Smith agrees: Nothing brightens the day…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009
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  Soup? That’s No Lunch. Forget It.

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: That’s Lunch Tonight is a late dinner. Really, really late. I am so hungry. Like, I don’t ever remember being this hungry. Speaking of lunch, I had soup for lunch. Why did I do that? Soup isn’t a proper lunch. Mental note: Don’t eat soup for lunch. What you missed…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009
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  Prototype Ships on June 9

  Prototype, Activision’s open-world action game, will ship on June 5 in Europe and June 9 in North America, the publisher confirmed this morning. Activision also says that they’ve updated the game’s official website to include the first half of Prototype’s intro cinematic, though as of this morning I couldn’t seem to find it there. In…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 8, 2009
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  Amazon Selling Xbox 360 Digital Games, Wii, PS3 Incoming?

  Amazon today launched the Amazon Xbox Live Store which allows people to purchase Xbox Live digital games through the online store. Rumors have it that similar stores may soon be arriving for Sony and Nintendo. Customers purchase the games for cash, not Microsoft points, and then receive a download code which they have to enter…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 8, 2009
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  Game Suing Movie Studio Over Name

  TimeGate are working on a game called Section 8. Paramount Pictures announced a web series called Section 8 only three days after cancelling a meeting with TimeGate about, yes, Section 8. Co-incidence? Hardly. So TimeGate are suing Paramount. And good for them! After all, they’re on a roll, as last year ABC tried to call…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2009
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  Rock Band Unplugged Dated

  Rock Band Unplugged, the Harmonix co-developed PSP take on Rock Band, is coming to PSPs this summer. It’s trading pricey plastic peripherals for free ones: your hands. The first portable console Rock Band, Rock Band Unplugged tracks will be broken down into “phrases” which the player must beat-match perfectly to score multipliers and use the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009
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  Cheap Bastards Can Play Final Fantasy XIII Too

  The upcoming issue of Japanese game magazine Famitsu has an interview with Final Fantasy XIII director and scenario writer Motomu Toriyama. According to Toriyama, the in-development game is currently running at a resolution of 720p with a frame rate of 30fps. Square Enix is doing its best to make sure as many people as possible…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009
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  Madworld Jack: The Action Figure

  No, there are no plans for MadWorld action figures. But if there were, surely they’d look a bit like this custom figure, whipped up by ebooze. It’s pretty much perfect. The angular sculpt matches the Wii’s low-res textures, he comes with two chainsaws, and ebooze’s paintjob gets the two-tone mix just right. ebooze [deviantART, via…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2009
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  This Year’s Nintendo E3 Press Conference Is “About The Games”

  Last year, Nintendo’s E3 press conference was a train wreck. Nintendo marketing exec Cammie Dunaway is upbeat about this year’s though, giving reasons why we should be excited about this year’s presser. “Well, because, I’m going to be up on stage presenting, something that your fans ought to love,” Dunaway told IGN. “But I’m not…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009
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  The Pro Evolution Soccer Carousel Spins Around To 2010

  There was a Pro Evolution Soccer in 2008. 2007, too. And 2006. And so on, and so on. So it will be again in 2009, with the release of Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2010. Last year’s edition was a crushing disappointment. For the first time in recent memory, the series yielded its crown as the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2009
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  Don’t Get Your Wii Price Cut Hopes Up Just Yet…

  Hey! Wii’s manufacturing costs are apparently down by 45 percent. Time for Nintendo to pass on those savings to you with a price cut, no? Nope, the UK got a price hike. “Regardless of the cost price of manufacture, the decision to raise the [Wii’s trade] price to retailers in the UK was taken due…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009
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  Tart Up Your Xbox Media Centre With Some Skins

  Despite dying off as a viable games machine a few years back, the Xbox is still good for something: the Xbox Media Centre. Problem is, the thing looks really boring. Lucky for any of you using the setup, there are ways to spruce things up a bit. Make the Media Centre a little easier on…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2009
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  Eagerly Awaited Koei PS3 Title Still In Development

  Koei’s Ni-Oh is based on an unearthed script from Japanese director Akira Kurosawa (Yojimbo, Seven Samurai, Rashomon ) and has been M.I.A. for a while. Good news, Koei is still hard at work on it. Ni-Oh traces the journey of a half-Japanese blonde-haired samurai in 16th century Japan. When asked about the game, Koei apologized…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009
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  Tecmo: Nintendo Holding Back Fatal Frame

  When asked about when Mother 3 would be coming to the States, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that wasn’t his decision. Japan makes those decisions. If so, what’s up with Wii title Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse? When asked about the game, Tecmo replied, “Nintendo holds the publishing rights to ‘Fatal…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009
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  Kick The Crap Out Of A Vending Machine

  I haven’t done one of these in a while. So I’ll make amends with Adult Swim’s “Ultimate Vending Machine Challenge“, which tasks you with, well, kicking the crap out of a vending machine. Just to get some snacks. I like it because I like the idea of a pro vending machine league, I like it…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2009
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  Arr! Director Chooses BioShock Over Pirates

  Next year, the fourth installment in the US$2.6 billion grossing Pirates of the Caribbean franchise goes into production. After spending the past years on the series, director Gore Verbinski is moving on. Instead of directing the fourth Pirates, which is once again starring Johnny Depp, Verbinski has told producer Jerry Bruckheimer that he has opted…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009
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  First Peek At Tales Of Vesperia Anime

  As previously announced, Xbox 360 title Tales of Vesperia is getting a PS3 version and a big screen anime. The animated feature, due in theaters this year, is set before the game. Titled Tales of Vesperia ~ The First Strike ~, the anime is being produced by Production I.G., the studio being Ghost in the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009
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  PC Sales Charts: All Over The Place

  The beauty of PC sales charts is that, as often as they’re depressingly repetitive, other times they’re an explosion of strangeness and absurdity. Like this latest batch, where we have three very different games atop the three major sales charts. Lich King at #1 on the retail charts, we’d expect that. Left 4 Dead, surging…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2009