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  DIY Patapon Cosplay

  Unless you find their particular brand of chirpy percussion grating, the Patapon are a lovable bunch. Lovable enough to dress up as, perhaps? Sure, why not. The PlayStation.Blog team have, as part of a contest they’re running, posted five charming little Patapon masks for you to print out, cut out and use to play with…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2009
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  Atari Brand Leaving Continental Europe

  Atari is drastically decreasing its visibility in Europe. The company’s sales and marketing staff will be transferred to the newly-formed business Distribution Partners, reports industry site MCV. Hoping to beefed up its business resume, Distribution Partners is handling all Namco Bandai releases in Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Last March, Namco Bandai picked up…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2009
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  Your Last Hope For Star Ocean 4 Toys

  This month, Square Enix is releasing a pair of Star Ocean 4 posable toys from famed figure maker Kotobukiya. Check out hero Edge Maverick and heroine Reimi Saionji. The childhood friends are both around 8 inches tall and come in window box — each with their own weapons*. Those interested in picking them up can…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2009
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  Tony Hawk iPhone Is (Sort Of) Real

  That suspicious-looking video of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 on iPhone from the other day has been confirmed as being real. Sort of. In a roundabout way. Let me explain. The game is running on an iPhone. The developers, LTI Gray Matter, have confirmed this. And they should know, they made the thing. But the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2009
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  There Is A New Monster Hunter 3/Tri Clip to Watch

  With Monster Hunter 3 (-tri) coming out this August, Capcom has released a new trailer for the game to get folks excited about hacking and slashing with their Wii Remote. Monster Hunter crazy Japan is also getting a Limited Edition bundle for the game.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2009
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  Lord Of The Rings Online On 360? Maybe

  Talk of Turbine’s Lord of the Rings Online making the jump from PC to console has been swirling for a while now, but the buzz has picked up considerably following a recent marketing survey. The survey, centring around a 360 version of the game, seems to take the tone that the game’s already been announced,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2009
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  Are These The First Pics Of The PS3 Slim?

  While rumors have been swirling that Sony will be announcing a PS3 Slim, the company has stated earlier that it “currently has no plans” for a redesign. That was then, this is now. Today, pictures of what appears to be a redesigned PS3 have appeared on Chinese message boards. The picture seem to come from…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2009
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  PS3 Software Sales Spiked Almost 80 Percent

  Sony’s PS3 hardware sales experienced a bump during the 2008 financial year. How about game sales? Last year wasn’t a pretty good year for PS3 game sales worldwide. It was a damn good year. The company released its 2008 financial report with software sales data for all three of its gaming platforms: PS2, PSP and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2009
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  In 2008, Sony’s Total Hardware Sales Were Down

  Sony have just released their 2008 end of fiscal year report. Within, information on things like money intake, operating incomes, blah blah…oh, and some promising PlayStation division hardware sales for the past 12 months. So how’d the company do? For the 12 months until March 31, 2009, Sony’s games group reported an overall decline in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2009
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  Which Red Is The Best Red? Your Vote Matters

  Our Red Faction red contest has drawn to a close. We’ve selected the best of the best of the best — the finalists. Let’s pick ourselves a winner. No, let’s have you pick a winner. Here’s how it works: In the comments section below, write the name of the image you are voting for (the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2009
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  Japan Will Surely Enjoy This Limited Edition Monster Hunter Bundle

  Monster Hunter 3/Tri will be out soon in Japan. It’ll come in both standard and limited edition flavours. The standard edition, it’ll have the game and a manual, but the limited edition has more. Available only from Capcom’s Japanese online store, it’ll come with a DVD, that includes both a live orchestral performance of Monster…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2009
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  EA: Making Successful Wii Games Is Not Rocket Science

  Nintendo games do well on Nintendo platforms. Third party developers who don’t release games with Mario (see SEGA’s Sonic and Mario) have a harder time. No complaining though! EA Sports president Peter Moore says its up to the developers to figure out how to make titles that do well on the Wii. “I think the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2009
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  Some New Games For The 360’s Platinum Range

  Microsoft today got around to officially announcing the 360’s redesigned “Platinum Hits” range, which we first saw a month ago. To kick things off, they also announced eight “new” games for the range. We say “new” because, well, not all of them are new to the Platinum Hits series. Indeed, most of the eight highlighted…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2009
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  Second Year of Sega Sammy Losses

  Times are tough. Sega Sammy knows. The company has released its 2008 fiscal results, posting a loss for the second year straight. The company chalked up a net ¥ 22.88 billion loss, which was less than the ¥52.47 billion loss of last year. The company’s pachinko and arcade business caused financial bleeding. While game sales…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2009
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  PC Sales Charts: Fallout Makes A Comeback

  And no, I’m not talking about Fallout 3. I’m talking about Interplay’s Fallout Trilogy pack, which includes Fallout, Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics, an oldie-but-goodie bundle which made the NPD charts! Joining it on the retail charts were Demigod, Left 4 Dead and Empire: Total War. The Steam and Direct2Drive charts, meanwhile, are a little…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 13, 2009
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  Han Solo in Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings

  New footage on StarWars.com shows Millenium Falcon pilot Han Solo as a playable/unlockable character in upcoming title Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings. Sure, the same actor played both Han Solo and Indiana Jones, and yes, George Lucas created both characters. But really? Seems a tad on the gimmicky side — like putting Yoda…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 13, 2009
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  Splinter Cell Breaking Cover

  Splinter Cell: Conviction just kind of fell off the radar, didn’t it? Well, if a new teaser website for the game is anything to go by, we should be seeing it at E3 next month. There’s nothing much to the site – teaser websites are like that – but popping up now, only a few…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 13, 2009
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  Killing Floor Preview: Holy Co-Op Survival Horror

  On the second floor of a non-descript church in Roswell, Georgia, the small team at Tripwire Interactive have been quietly creating Steam’s next big co-op survival horror game, Killing Floor. I actually passed by their building twice before pulling in, thinking that the white brick church building couldn’t possibly house a game development company, but…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2009
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  GoldenEye Designer “Would Like” To See It On Virtual Console

  Nintendo 64 title GoldenEye is a classic title and seems like a perfect fit for the Wii’s Virtual Console. Seems, that is. Alas, the Rare development game doesn’t look like it will because of sticky legal issue: Rare is owned by Microsoft so that nixes the Virtual Console, and GoldenEye was first released on the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 13, 2009
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  A Saucy Call of Juarez Wallpaper To Pass The Time

  Two embargoes prevent me from saying too much about Ubisoft’s Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood; but between this sexy wallpaper and the last trailer we saw, you’ve got all you need for now. Just to get everyone on the same sexy page, here’s what we know about the game so far so far: Call…

  By AJ Glasser Published May 13, 2009