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El Segundo, Calif. – July 8, 2008 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero, the sequel to Elebits, is currently in development …
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Facebreaker 
– “Party version of Facebreaker,” but title is misleading (not really minigames) 
– Graphics look great – art style is impressive, moves nicely 
– Gameplay has a lot of promise also, but Matt wasn’t able to play it long 
– Shot from the sideview, still a 3D boxing game 
– Very fast, arcadey 

Skate It 
– Still not a lot of gameplay available in the version Matt + Daemon played 
– Will be a learning curve, but it’ll be a “cool” way to play a skateboarding game – Daemon 
– Programmed intuitively 
– Grinding all about timing 
– Visually not too impressive 
– Framerate needs to be up and running – lag won’t be good for the game 

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Capcom is running a contest right now for a few lucky fans to attend E3 and have access to Capcom’s E3 booth:

As I mentioned, our booth …
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Rumors were running around the Internet claiming EA would release Skate It with a Balance Board add-on peripheral.  EA has gone on record saying:

“That’s something I …
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D2C Games™, Inc., a premier developer and publisher of mass-market downloadable interactive entertainment, today announced that their frenzied, arcade-style racing game, SPOGS Racing™, is available on Nintendo’s WiiWare™ service. Gamers can now download the high-octane game and experience the title’s signature Crash ‘N Grab™ action, where players battle it out for upgraded performance parts by crashing into each other and taking tires, engines, exhausts and brakes on-the-fly. Read More

IGN: How do the Wii controls work?

Trey: There are a whack load of buzz words that people toss around when talking about controls on …
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Special Anniversary Packaging, Plush Toys, Strategy Guides and an
Exclusive DS Lite Kit Just Some of the Specialty Items that will
Commemorate the Beloved Series

Burlingame, Calif., July 7, 2008 – Natsume, a worldwide developer and
publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that the
company is celebrating the ten-year anniversary of its popular Harvest
Moon franchise this summer. In commemoration of the anniversary,
Natsume is launching two new Harvest Moon titles later this quarter
and offering a host of retail promotions surrounding the launches.

Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness for the Nintendo DS and Harvest Moon:
Tree of Tranquility for the Nintendo Wii will both be available at
retail later this summer, and will be branded with special packaging
marking the 10th anniversary. In addition, a line of collectible plush
toys featuring the cute and friendly animal characters from the games
will also be available as a pre-order bonus/gift with purchase at
select retailers. Other special promotions surrounding the anniversary
include an exclusive 10th anniversary Harvest Moon DS Lite Kit (with
protective cover, stylus, screen wipe and more) and two new strategy
guides from BradyGames.

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ANIME EXPO, Los Angeles, CA – Aksys Games, a publisher of interactive entertainment software, is pleased to announce Princess On Ice, a rhythm-based ice skating simulation game, exclusively for Nintendo DS™! Developed by Arc System Works, players will be able to pick and choose which girl to skate and dance their way through the world’s premier ice skating stadiums, perfecting all the moves and striving to be crowned as the next Princess On Ice!

“Experience the excitement of ice skating in the palm of your hand,” said Frank deWindt II, Project Lead, Aksys Games. “Be you young or old, you’ll find yourself skating for hours on end to reach the coveted title of Princess On Ice!”

Key Features:

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1 AC/DC Let There Be Rock
2 AFI Girl’s Gone Grey
3 Alanis Morissette You Oughta Know
4 Alice in Chains Man in the Box
5 Allman Brothers Ramblin’ Man
6 Avenged Sevenfold Almost Easy
7 Bad Company Shooting Star
8 Beastie Boys So Whatcha Want
9 Beck E-Pro
10 Bikini Kill Rebel Girl
11 Billy Idol White Wedding Pt I
12 Blondie One Way or Another
13 Bob Dylan Tangled Up in Blue
14 Bon Jovi Livin’ on a Prayer
15 Cheap Trick Hello There
16 Devo Uncontrollable Urge
17 Dinosaur Jr Feel the Pain
18 Disturbed Down with the Sickness
19 Donnas, The New Kid in School
20 Dream Theater Panic Attack

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I meant to post this yesterday, but I forgot.

As an American Gamer; you have the right to:

1 – Purchase any and all hunting games, regardless of their 100% …
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“Yeah, absolutely. I think that there’s a difference in the type of customer that is buying the Wii. When you think about it, there’s a difference between trying to be …
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More screens here in our flickr set

• There are doors marked Dr. L (Dr. Light) before each boss. This goes with Dr. Wily accusing Dr. Light of creating the evil robot masters
• Galaxy Man: use portals to travel through the level, enemies that split and multiply
  
• Plug Man: “disappearing block” puzzles
  
• Hornet Man: lots of bees
  
• Jewel Man: stand on swings and use momentum to make jumps
  
• Magma Man: lava, lava, lava
  
• Concrete Man: reminiscent of Guts Man
  
• Tornado Man: spinning platforms, mid-air leaps
  
• Splash Woman: Inafune designed this Robot Master, level features bubble puzzle reminiscent of Megan Man 5
• Dr. Light’s shop is included
• items to purchase: energy balancer, spike shoes, armor
  
• play as Mega Man without his helmet, if you want to
• Select screen and Menu screen feature music directly from Mega Man 2
• Select screen features options that are not allowed to be discussed until E3
• charged mega-buster and sliding not in the game, at this point. It is unclear if they will be in the final version.
• Rush Coil confirmed
• more to look forward to than the ‘regular game’. Menu screen holds other game options

Read on to see some snippets of Game Radar’s Interview with Inafune

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Here’s a closer look at the scan from Famitsu magazine regarding Chrono Trigger for the DS.  The graphics look like a direct carry-over from the original SNES …
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Guitar Hero®: On Tour Sets Activision North American Retail Sales Record
Activision’s Largest Nintendo DS™ Launch

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced Guitar Hero®: On Tour has sold in excess of 300,000 units in North America in the first seven days since its launch, making it the largest North American launch for the Nintendo DS™ in the company’s history by more than a factor of eight. In addition, Guitar Hero: On Tour’s performance ranks it as one of Activision’s top 5 best-selling launches of any title on any platform in the company’s history.

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01. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) 02. Wii Fit (Wii) 03. Wii Play (Wii) 04. Battlefield: Bad Company (360) 05. Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS) 06. Metal Gear Solid 4: …
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“It’s taken over three years to make Brawl but I actually stopped trying to include new ideas early on in development. What happened in the next year and a half …
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GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase The Gamesman,
New Zealand’s largest independent gaming specialist.

The eight Gamesman video game stores will expand GameStop’s presence in New Zealand to a total of 38 stores, bringing the total store count to 308 in Australia and New Zealand. GameStop operates over 5,400 locations worldwide under the GameStop and EB Games brands.

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Help Marker Man Find His Lost Doodle Dog!

Bristol, U.K., July 2nd, 2008 – Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today …
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