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Bankruptcy judge okays Warner Bros. buyout of Midway

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 08:38PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox 360

Tags: NBA, San Diego, Chicago Tribune, Chicago


The buyout of Warner Bros. of publisher Midway has been OK'd by a bankruptcy judge, making the US$ 33 million acquisition a sure go. The deal is expected to finally close within 10 days, this according to the reports by the Chicago Tribune.

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No More Wii: Suda 51 to find another console home for No More Heroes

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 08:04PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: Wii

Tags: Suda 51, Goichi Suda


If Suda 51 would want to make No More Heroes a bigger franchise, then they'll have to find another console other than the Wii. At least this is what Grasshopper Manufacturer CEO Goichi Suda says of their plans to evolving the franchise.

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24 million installed base for UK consoles recorded

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 07:52PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 3, PSP, Xbox 360

Tags: Sony, Nintendo, UK, GfK


This is intriguing math. Gfk-ChartTrack of UK has released the data for console sales in the region up to June 27, 2009 and it shows that there is a stellar 24 million installed base in the UK to date, with 8.4 million contributing to that number in the past 12 months.

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Battlestations: Pacific to get two new DLCs this month, new screenshots out

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 07:19PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: Xbox 360

Tags: Eidos Interactive, Map Pack, Alaska


Battlestations: Pacific (also on PC) is getting two new download packs this month - starting today, actually, so said Eidos Interactive's press release sent out earlier. The new DLCs will have new units as well as maps for tailor-made battles.

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Tekken director Harada: Unlockable characters worked for arcades, now outdated

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 06:41PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Tags: Tekken, Katsuhiro Harada, Europe, Namco Bandai


"Outdated" would be how the director of the famed classic, Tekken, would describe the feature of unlockable characters in fighting games. Said Katsuhiro Harada, online play makes this "no longer useful."

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Launch date set for Alpha Protocol US

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 06:27PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Games for Windows

Tags: Sega, North America, UK, box art


After being confirmed for a 2009 release back in March, we've now narrowed down the waiting period for Sega's "Modern Day Spy-RPG", Alpha Protocol (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC). The release date: October 6th 2009 for North America.

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Wii Fit and Wii Play game designer leaves Nintendo for action figure website

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 06:16PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: Wii

Tags: Nintendo, Action Figure


Although working for a games company such as Nintendo seems like a dream job for every gamer, it does get old, especially if you have other interests you want to pursue. Such is what happened to Wii Fit designer Motoi Okayama, who has left the company to get going on his dream of starting up his own website dedicated to a gallery of action figure pictures.

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Resident Evil: Afterlife to come out in cinemas in 2010

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 05:59PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Tags: Capcom, Sony, Paul W.S. Anderson


Is Paul W.S. Anderson gearing up to make a new Resident Evil film? The answer would be yes, according to film website ShockTillYouDrop. A studio insider supposedly told them that Sony is in fact scheduling a release for September 17, 2010. This would be followed later on by a confirmation of the release date via an internal memo circulating the office.

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Sony: UMD-less PSP has always been the plan

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 05:33PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: PSP

Tags: Japan, Sony, Europe


It would seem that Sony's had plans of coming out with a UMD-less PSP all along. According to Sony's product planning division head honcho, Naoya Matsui, "We'd planned to release a PSP model without a UMD drive since the very beginning."

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Analyst: 2 more GTA IV DLC episodes and GTA PS2 next year, GTA V in 2011

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 05:18PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Tags: PS2, Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games


"I would expect there would be two more pieces of downloadable content for GTA IV (Xbox 360, PS3), that's what  has been indicated to me, although formats are unsure," he said. "It's been indicated to me that would be the case." Apart from that, he is also of the belief that a Part 5 will be coming to join the franchise sometime in the 2011 fiscal year, as well as a possible new GTA title for the PS2 as early as next year.

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PSN US - PlayStation Store Update 07/02

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 04:14PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: PlayStation 3, PSP

Tags: Capcom, Sony, soho, Map Pack, Tom Clancy, Qore


You know what comes next after the European PS Store Update, yes? That's right, it's the US PS Store Update for the week of July 2, 2009. And it's a hefty one to serve you fine too, in time for the 4th of July weekend. So in case you're feeling a little lethargic to join in on the festivities, at least you'll have something else to do to keep you busy. Among those stashed in this week's goodie bag are add-on packs for MotorStorm Pacific Rift, Cross Edge, the Capcom Classics Collection Remixed for the PSP Store and more. Full list after the jump.

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Wii homebrew game - bugiin v1.3

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 04:03PM by Ryan F.

Listed in: Wii

Tags: Nintendo


Homebrew coder Brunette redhead has released a new update for Bugiin, a spinoff of Mario Paint's mini game Gnat Attack for the Nintendo Wii. The game features two main game modes, the classic mode, which is level based much like the original and a swarm mode which features endless enemies. The latest update now supports 2 players in the classic mode, new swatter graphics in swarm mode and more.


Download: bugiin v1.3

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Steam Weekend Deal - Fallout 3 50% off

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 02:37PM by Ryan F.

Listed in: Games for Windows

Tags: Steam, PC Gamer, Bethesda


Looking for a great deal this weekend? Well Steam's got you covered. This week, Steam is offering Fallout 3, the multi awarded action role-playing game from Bethesda at 50% off its original price.

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Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time pre-order goodies revealed

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 01:46PM by Ryan F.

Listed in: PlayStation 3

Tags: Insomniac Games, GameStop, Best Buy, Amazon, Ratchet


Insomiac has revealed some of the pre-order goodies for Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time. The bonus items will be available starting today at Amazon.com, Best Buy, Game Crazy, GameStop and other participating retailers. Each retailer will offer an exclusive package so better check them first before pre-ordering your game.

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Wii homebrew - DOSBox Wii v0.73.02

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 12:29PM by Ryan F.

Listed in: Wii

Tags: Wiimote, Nintendo, DSL, DOSBox, Tantric


A new update for DOSBox Wii has been released courtesy of homebrew coders Carl Kennera and Tantric. DOSBox Wii is a port of DOSBox for the Nintendo Wii using DSL Wii. The latest release has upgraded DOSBox engine to latest SVN and fixed some previous issue.


Download: DOSBox Wii v0.73.02

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Playstation Store Europe Update 07/02

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 11:13AM by Ryan F.

Listed in: PlayStation 3, PSP

Tags: Europe, Batman, Tiger Woods, PGA, PlayStation Store


The Playstation Store update for Europe is now available. This week, you have three excellent PSN games that includes the PS3 exclusive Punisher: No Mercy, an old school classic James Pond: Robocod, the massive PSP hit game Monster Hunter Freedom Unite plus four other PSP games, new add-on contents for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, LittleBigPlanet  and more.

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Battlefield 1943 coming PSN and XBL next week

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 10:30AM by Ryan F.

Listed in: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Games for Windows

Tags: WWII, Electronic Arts, World War 2, PlayStation Network


Electronic Arts have announced that the critically acclaimed first-person shooter multiplayer game Battlefield 1943 will be available on July 8 on Xbox Live marketplace for 1200 MS points and on July 9 on the Playstation Network for US$ 15.00.

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PSP homebrew - Bookr-Mod 2009-07-01

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 09:01AM by Ryan F.

Listed in: PSP

Tags: Bookr, Custom Firmware, PSP-3000


A new update for the Bookr-Mod has been released by the unknown Chinese homebrew coder. Bookr-Mod is an enhanced version of Bookr, a PDF/DJVU/TXT reader for the PSP. Notable features in the latest update includes support for Custom Firmware 5.50 and PSP-3000 with HEN.


Download: Bookr-Mod 2009-07-01

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Custom Firmware 5.50GEN-B now available

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 08:26AM by Ryan F.

Listed in: PSP

Tags: Sony, Custom Firmware, PSPGen, Remote Play, PSP-3000


As promised, PSPGen together with GENyUS has released the much awaited Custom Firmware 5.50GEN-B. This is great news to all GEN users especially when news broke days ago that Sony has successfully implemented a security update that prevented Custom Firmware 5.00 M33 users from accessing the Playstation Store. Fortunately, Custom Firmware 5.50GEN users were safe.

Download: Custom Firmware 5.50GEN-B

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StarCraft lessons - from an "authentic" Korean

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 11:48PM by Glenn M.

Listed in: Games for Windows

Tags: Korea, South Korea, Tekken, Macro, Counter-Strike, mICrO


There can be no doubt that some of the best gamers in the world are from South Korea. The WCG is a witness to what the Korean gaming force can do. Even outside the WCG, whether it's StarCraft, Warcraft, Counter-strike, and even Tekken, there's bound to be a Korean or two among the best. So now comes this Craiglist posting, where you get to learn StarCraft from a real Korean, and no not a fake one.

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