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Slow PSPgo Sales In Australia
PS3 sales in Australia are healthy, and the home console has been selling over 10,000 units per week since early September. The PSPgo, which launched October 1 and is AUD$50 less than the PS3, has been hardly robust. According to Australian paper The Age, a source with access to official GfK sales figures divulged that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2009 -
Report: Nintendo Might Cut Profit Forecast
According to Bloomberg, Nintendo could very well cut its earning forecast and announce that annual profit will decline. The reason? Decreasing Wii sales and the strong Japanese yen. Net income, Bloomberg reports, will possibly fall 11 percent to US$2.7, marking the first drop since March 2004. Wii sales have been on the slide with global…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2009 -
Japan Gets New “Value” Elite Xbox 360 Bundle
On October 29, Microsoft is releasing a new Xbox 360 Elite bundle in Japan. Packaged with Lost Planet Colonies and Ace Combat 6, this “value pack” is priced at ¥29,800 (US$330). Trust me, that’s a much better value when the US dollar isn’t in the toilet.
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2009 -
Epic Mickey’s Animatronic Donald Gives Me The Creeps
Game Informer’s keeping a steady stream of Epic Mickey articles coming between its November 2009 reveal issue and its online supplements. This article takes a look at character design and art. We’ve already been told that this Wii exclusive game will be all about Mickey painting in parts of his environment to get through levels…
By AJ Glasser Published October 20, 2009 -
One Day, Hideo Kojima Will Make ZOE3, Promise
Zone of the Enders 2, known in Japan as Anubis, was not a huge hit. While it did go over well with the press, it was a modest hit for designer Hideo Kojima. Anubis was slated for release during holiday 2002, but was pushed back to February due to the packed December release calendar, just…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2009 -
Famitsu Awards Bayonetta A Perfect Score
Japanese game magazine Famitsu has four separate critics score games on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the best score. The four scores are then tallied, and 40 is perfecto. Today, only eleven, well, now twelve games have been awarded the perfect score. The latest is multi-platform title Bayonetta. Multi-platform Bayonetta is the first…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2009 -
So Apparently No One Cares About Valve’s Conflict-of-Interest
We’ve heard one developer say they didn’t feel exploited by Valve, despite Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford’s assertion that that’s exactly what Steam does. Today, Ars Technica lets us hear from a few more. Indie devs 2D Boy, Dylan Fitterer, Amanita Design and small but not indie dev Telltale Games all lent their voices to the…
By AJ Glasser Published October 20, 2009 -
Where Are The Nipples?!
Japanese developer System Soft Alpha held an event for upcoming Moe Moe Niji Taisen sequel. Jin from website My Game News Flash had a very important question: Where did the nipples go? I have nipples. You have nipples. Even Jin, too, has nipples. This character does not have nipples. Why? “I’m sorry to say,” said…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2009 -
Vesperia Fashion In Tales of Graces
Siliconera reports that Tales of Graces pre-order customers score Tales of Vesperia downloadable content in the form of three fashionable costumes. In this blurry YouTube vid, you can clearly see Graces’ lead character Asbel sporting a Yuri Lowell outfit. Far cuter is the Rita Mordio getup that goes to Sheria, but sadly you can hardly…
By AJ Glasser Published October 20, 2009 -
Your Midnight Best Buy Modern Warfare 2 Locations Are…
On November 10, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will be released in the United States. Those planning on getting ASAP, retailer Best Buy has a list of stores ready to sell the game at midnight, Monday night. That’s right before the big Tuesday release! Modern Warfare 2 Midnight Store Opening Locations: ALABAMA Alabaster Auburn…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2009 -
This Bayonetta Commercial Lady Loves Bayonetta
She’s even copying her look, glasses and all! Not sure what’s up with the tongue action. She should use a moist towelette to wipe her lips, not her tongue. Bayonetta will be released on the Xbox 360 and the PS3 later this month in Japan and early next year in the West.
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2009 -
3D Dot Heroes Has The Bestest Load Screens
From Software’s love letter to retro gaming, 3D Dot Game Heroes, pay tribute to box art of lore via loading screens. “Now Loading” has never been this much fun. 『3Dドットゲームヒーローズ』ロード画面のパロディネタと元ネタ比較画像 [チラシの裏でゲーム鈍報 via NeoGAF via GameSetWatch]
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2009 -
Nintendo Helping Furries To Communicate
Somewhere along the line, we lost their tails and evolved into the species we are today. But tails are useful in communicating — especially if you are a Furry. Fret not, inventor person Wei-Chieh Tseng is here to help. He’s devised the “Mood Tail”, which uses a mechanical tail, RFID chipped cards and the Nintendo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 19, 2009 -
Sony: Playstation Continues To Redefine Entertainment
Riding high on tonight’s news that the Playstation 3 was the top selling home console in September according to NPD, the head of Sony Computer Entertainment of America says they’ve only just begun. Nearly half a million people purchased Playstation 3s in September, according to NPD figures. “We are in the midst of one of…
By Brian Crecente Published October 19, 2009 -
Darksiders Hits Jan 5
Apocalypse-packing action title Darksiders is hitting the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 January 5, THQ announced today. The game will be hitting Europe on Jan. 7 and Asia Pacific on Jan. 8. THQ also announced that relaunch of their official Darksiders website. Darksiders will have gamers exploring an Earth 100 years after the biblical Apocalypse…
By Brian Crecente Published October 19, 2009 -
PLAY Conference Booth Crawl
Here are some booths set up by game companies at the PLAY Conference job fair. Based on their displays, who would you want to work for? Microsoft? LucasArts? Or Lucasfilm as the case may be? Sony? Zynga? Candy? I mean, uh, Frog Design?
By AJ Glasser Published October 19, 2009 -
Atlus: Yes, We’re Making More Copies Of Demon’s Souls
Having a hard time finding a copy of Demon’s Souls, now that the game has shipped to retail and positive word of mouth is helping the innovative PS3 game find an audience? Don’t worry, says Atlus. They’re working on it. The Atlus elves are said to be slaving away in the Blu-ray disc workshop, issuing…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 19, 2009