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Thursday, April 17, 2008 - Posts

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    Panzer Dragoon History

    Gamasutra have posted a kickass article on the history and evolution of popular Sega game, Panzer Dragoon. Click here to go to their site and check it out. 8 pages of great interesting info and facts. Must read for Sega fans!!
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    The Moose and The Squirrel

    Retro fans of Rocky and Bullwinkle will be pleased to hear that that wacky duo will be making an appearance on XBLA today and the game in no way resembles the awful movie from 2000. Look forward to all your favourites making a cameo appearance as well. Download it today,folks.
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    Quake Wars Confirmed For Consoles

    Fans of the Quake series can keep their game on when Quake Wars: Enemy Territory makes an appearance on both 360 and PS3 come May 30th in Europe. The game will be based the PC adventure that was released last year. An Australia release can't be far off from that.
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    Naruto's Antics On The PSP

    Naruto has been on many other platforms and has met with both excited and disappointed reactions. The anime of choice for a lot of ninjas in training has proven to be very popular with both males and females alike and with this mind, Namco Bandai is bringing another Naruto adventure to the Sony PSP. This title appears to differ slightly from its brethren as it takes the dungeon crawler route to deliver a unique game of a popular franchise to the PSP. The game takes place in a castle with 100 floors...
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    Afro Samurai Comes Out Kicking

    Fans of Western Anime, Afro Samurai voiced by none other than the man himself, Samuel L. Jackson, will be pleased to hear of the upcoming fighter based on the popular anime. This yet another title from Namco Bandai that appears to follow the successful trend of having cell shaded graphics while maintaining the excitement and action that made the series a hit. The demonstration of the game wasn't on a specfic platform or console as yet but it's been hinted as a new title for both Xbox 360...
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    Soul Calibur For Download...In HD!!

    To whet your appetite for Soul Calibur IV and to bring you up to speed if you haven't played any SC whatsoever, Namco Bandai will make the original Soul Calibur available for download from XBLA later on this year. What we know so far is that every character and mode that was in the Dreamcast version will be making the move to the Xbox 360 version. There's also the possibility that it may come bundled with online play as well keeping trend with the XBLA releases. Stay posted.
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    Soul Calibur's Director Cornered

    1up.com recently had the fortune of cornering the Director of upcoming brawler Soul Calibur 4, Katsutoshi Sasaki, and ask him a few questions about the gameplay and some other tidbits of info. 1UP: In Japan, you recently revealed two guest characters, Scheherazade and Angol Fear, each designed by a famous manga artist. But those characters haven't been promoted in the U.S. and aren't in the playable demo here today...will they still be in the U.S. game? Katsutoshi Sasaki: Yes, they will definitely...
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    New Shooter To Last Forever

    Fabs of endless shooter Geometry Wars on XBLA will be pleased to hear that another endless shooter is coming their way courtesy of XBLA and the PSN. Produced by Namco Bandai, the title is Powerup Forever, ironically enough and will feature the same sumptuous graphics and hectic gameplay that Geometry Wars has brought us. One of the most unique features is the ability to absorb the power from a special guardian that you destroy along the way, this will enable to you grow stronger and larger but the...
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    GTA IV Cut Angers Aussie Gamers

    Came across an interesting article In the Sydney Morning Herald of all places saying that Aussie gamers are going nuts over the whole GTA cencorship issue. Here's a snippet of the article: Many Australian gamers have cancelled their [GTA IV] orders. Already angered by the price of the blockbuster in Australia - $120 compared to $US60 ($64) in North America - gamers have reacted with outrage to news… that developer Rockstar has edited the game for Australia in order to obtain an MA15+ rating....
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    Soul Calibur Dated

    July 29th is the tentaive date for a release of the latest installment in popular weapon based fighter, Soul Calibur IV. Apparently for a few duckets more, you'll be able to snap up the Limited Edition pack, Namco Bandai confirmed which will contain a tin boxed version, Soul Calibur T-Shirt, coffee table art book and downloadable exclusive content in some form or another. Wonder what the RRP will be on that??
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    Japanese Survival Horror For PS3

    Siren: New Translation will be turning up on the PS3 Sony reps said today. In case you're wondering what this means, Siren was a game released only in Japan on the PS2 in the survival horror genre. New translation will be a remake of the PS2 adventure which most gamers have never had a chance to see. The game wil be set in the same locale as the previous adventure, a town called Hanyuda but will introduce more characters than what the first game did, they'll also be from foreign countries...