March 2009
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February 2009
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Japanese Court Blocks Sales Of R4 Cart →
[…]it is now illegal to sell the R4 in Japan. Nintendo, Square Enix and Capcom all released statements celebrating that fact, and reminding everyone that they’ll continue to pursue action against 54 other companies that manufacture similar devices.
This is futile.
The first 10 minutes: Yakuza 3 →
A video featuring the first ten minutes of Yakuza 3, for the PlayStation 3.
Screens: Steampunk Cowboys On The Road To... →
I’m not much for shooters, but the Western steampunk setting is something I’m interested in.
Wisconsin Tax Adds 5% to Cost of DLC, Game... →
If you live in Wisconsin, that Xbox 360 DLC you’ve got your eye on is about to get 5% pricier. Ditto for that PC game you’re considering downloading from Steam. The Spectator reports that Gov. Jim Doyle has signed into law a measure that will impose a 5% sales tax on digital goods. In addition to game content, things such as music, movies, digital books and ringtones will be...
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Bond Trader Accidentally Purchases $31 billion in... →
It was good times around the Capcom offices when they heard that UBS AG had purchased 3 trillion yen ($31 billion) in the publisher’s stock. Shame it didn’t last very long. That’s because, according to the Capcom-Unity blog, it was all a mistake. It turns out that the bond trader in question only meant to buy $306,000 in stocks, which is cause for considerably less...
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Joystiq interview: Resident Evil 5 producer Jun... →
[…]if you were to look at different parts where you are being attacked by lots of different enemies, there are a number of different horror movies. One is Squirm. It is a movie where worms kind of attack people. You can see how it is an inspiration for different imagery that you see in the game.
Oh, god. Squirm was awful.
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Falcom Classics: The Labyrinthine World of Dragon... →
While Ys is probably the best-known series to emerge from the enigmatic halls of developer Nihom Falcom, it’s not actually their biggest — nor their most convoluted. No, that honor belongs to the Dragon Slayer series, a loosely-connected assemblage of RPGs and RPG-tinged games that has spanned quite nearly the company’s entire history in some form or another.
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Japan Review Check: Resident Evil 5, 7th Dragon →
Resident Evil 5 (10/10/9/9, 38 points): “There’s no dramatic change as there was from RE3 to RE4, but there’s still an evolutionary process here,” as one put it. “No major surprises; just an ease of play and a visual, control, and gameplay standard that’s top-of-the-line,” said another. And that, really, is the worst you can say about Capcom’s...
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David Perry 'Certain' Sony Working on UMD-less PSP... →
Perry commented, “I hear Sony FINALLY has the PSP 2. And thank goodness, they’ve removed the stupid battery-sucking UMD disc drive. I’m excited!” GameDaily BIZ followed up with Perry who told us, “I’ve been (for a long time now) calling on Sony to move with the times. I love the PSP, I just wish they’d learn from the mistakes and move forward. I’m...
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PS3 price cut announcement "in the next couple of... →
The PlayStation 3 could be about to receive a price cut, with Sony due to make an announcement imminently.
That’s not the interesting part of the article, though.
He also said that there is talk of a PlayStation 3 unit without the Blu-ray drive[…]
This, of course, makes about as much sense as a PlayStation 2 without a DVD-ROM drive, or an SNES without a cartridge slot. That is,...