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  How Was That First Day Of School?

  To: Mike(s) From: Bashcraft RE: Meme Created Today was Mini-Bash’s first day of school. Make that, his first day of school at his new school since we moved. He was in school for only four hours today, but during that time he make a new friend — a new girlfriend. Mini-Bash says he found a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009
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  Red Dead Redemption Trailer Now Available To Everyone

  It’s May 7th, and Rockstar has graciously released the first trailer for Red Dead Redemption to everyone who didn’t already get it two days ago. IGN was allowed to post the Red Dead Redemption trailer a few days early, which is a common sort of occurance but still makes Rockstar’s releasing the trailer today a…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2009
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  G-Force in Threeeee Deeeeee

  Yesterday Disney Interactive Studios revealed that their upcoming movie-game G-Force would have a 3D option for the 360 and PS3 version of the game. You can turn the mode on and off on the fly. I’m told that if you happen to have a pair of red and blue 3D glasses lying around the house…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 7, 2009
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  Making Movie Games Is Hard, Yo

  Movies have fairly firm release dates. Games, on the other hand, well… Making video games based on movies tied to Hollywood release dates isn’t exactly ideal then. UK-based developer Rebellion has worked on game versions of big time movies: Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and Miami Vice: The Game. According to Rebellion’s founders, brothers Chris and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009
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  ASCII Fighter II Super Hyper Text-Based Championship Edition

  Earlier this year, five students from the University of Central Florida had to design a networked, text-based multiplayer game for their programming class. This, amazingly, is what they came up with.

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009
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  DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero Hit This Fall

  Sure we we’re pretty much positive that DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero were coming, but now Activision has made it official, official, and they’re coming this fall. Activision says the games will “redefine the company’s popular music gaming platform” and “transform the way consumers enjoy and engage with music.” DJ Hero will…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 7, 2009
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  You Cannot Play The George W. Bush Famicom Game

  Hipster retro shop Meteor is once again holding its “My Famicase” exhibit. Like last year, the show features Nintendo Famicom cartridges for games that never were created by artists and designers. This year, My Famicase Exhibition is 58 carts strong. Like a lot of art, some of the cartridges are social commentary, and some are…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009
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  When Movie Posters Meet Video Games

  Movie posters can be an art form. See anything ever done by Drew Struzan. But other times, they’re not, and all they’re doing is calling out for video game characters to make them better. Least, that’s what the folks at film mag Empire reckon, as they’ve got a long-running a contest to see how movie…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009
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  DJ Hero Peripheral Revealed

  A Twitter account by the name of djhero has tonight posted these renders, claiming they are the first shots of the upcoming game’s turntable controller. Now, they might be legitimate! The Twitter account is a few months old, and they look nice enough. Then again, there’s nothing else to confirm these are being the real…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009
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  Devil Kings Being Made Into, Yes, A Stage Play

  Capcom must be onto something with these theatrical adaptations of their franchises, because fresh off the Ace Attorney show-and-dance routine comes news Devil Kings – or Sengoku Basara – is being adapted for the stage. Yes, Devil Kings fans, this is two stories in one night. Be still your beating hearts! The games, which are…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009
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  Three RPG Makers Make New PS3… RPG

  Japanese game makers Idea Factory, Gust and Nippon Ichi Software have teamed up for a new PS3 role-playing-game called Trinity Universe. Trinity, geddit? The game is a 3D dungeon crawler RPG and features two plot lines: Goddess and Devil King. Gust worked on the scenario for Goddess, while Nippon Ichi did the Devil King scenario.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009
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  Maybe One Day Everyone’s Spore Creatures Will Look This Good

  Maxis senior art director Ocean Quigley has shown us the future. A future where Spore creations are not bulbous, simple game characters, but realistic-looking creatures. Using Maxis’ “in-house exporter”, which is able to export all the “skinned, rigged meshes along with all of the textures (normal maps, specular, diffuse, gloss, etc)” of a Spore creature,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009
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  Gonzo Adult Flick, Japanese Game Center

  After tackling such Japanese adult video mainstays as classrooms and offices, gonzo pornography maker “Hunter” has taken its naughty, low-budget guerilla filmmaking to arcades. Titled Game Center Buck Naked, the 140 minute movie features, well, buck naked ladies in, wait for it, a game center. There are also partially clothed ladies, too. We assume there…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009
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  Robot Chicken + Spore = New Series About Giant Robots [Update]

  EA Maxis and the creators of Robot Chicken are teasing a new joint venture in this clip, showing that the comedy boys are using Spore to design…something. It was all looking very mysterious, with a mysterious website and a mysterious Spore-branded teaser (Find out what happens…May 19th), until Reuters went and blew the project’s cover.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009
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  SEGA Already Developing New Ryu Ga Gotoku (Yakuza)

  Going on sale last February, Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 (Yakuza 3) has shipped over half a million copies in Japan. It’s a hit, and SEGA is hard at work on another entry in the franchise. In an interview in the upcoming Famitsu, the very tanned Toshihiro Nagoshi reveals the development on another Yakuza title. Nagoshi…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009
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  What Is Nintendo’s Game Plan?

  Nintendo offered a look behind the curtain, a peek at how the company operates. In its financial earnings, the Kyoto-based game maker explained is mid-term and long-term strategy. According to the company, Nintendo will continue to go after “Gaming Population Expansion” by “putting smiles on many people’s faces by offering brand new entertainment that anyone…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009
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  Zelda: Spirit Tracks Is For A “Wider Age Group Of People”

  Buried in the midst of Nintendo’s 2009 fiscal year results is a small note about the upcoming Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. It’s interesting to see how the game’s described to investors, rather than fans. While the game is mentioned only in passing, the report hints at the game’s direction, saying that “The Legend of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009
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  Nintendo’s 2009 Software Sales: The Breakdown

  As you’ve seen, Nintendo’s 2009 fiscal year results are in. Pushing on from the cash money, let’s now take a look at the games: which ones sold, how many they sold, that sort of thing. WARNING: these numbers will make every “1 million sold!” proclamation from other publishers seem tame by comparison. The following sales…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009
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  New Global Lifetime Sales For The Nintendo Wii And The Nintendo DS

  Like numbers? Nintendo released oodles of numbers today, including lifetime and 2009 financial year Wii and DS hardware sales. Let’s have a look. Worldwide annual sales of the Nintendo Wii hovered close to 26 million units (25.95), and the total lifetime sales for the console have surpassed 50 million (50.39). Global Nintendo DS system sales…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009
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  Nintendo Had Yet Another Money Printing Year [Update]

  Nintendo has released its 2009 fiscal year end results. For the financial year ending March 31, 2009, the company posted record highs for both sales and operating profit. The Kyoto-based game company reported sales of 1.83 trillion yen, which is up 9 percent from the previous year, and it reported operating profits of over 555…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009