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Banned Resistance player turns his sights on Microsoft and Nintendo, sues them after Sony

Posted Nov 20, 2009 at 10:06PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News

Tags: Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, PlayStation Network


Erik Estavillo is one avid gamer. So avid in fact, that he will not hesitate to take you to court if you get in the way of his pursuit of happiness with his games. The folks he's taking to court: Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.

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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers gets PAL release date

Posted Nov 20, 2009 at 11:50AM by Karl B.

Listed in: News, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Crystal Bearers, Games, Screenshots

Tags: Square Enix


Square Enix may have pulled off a simultaneous North American and European release for Final Fantasy XIII, but things won't be the same for Wii title Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. PAL gamers will have to wait until February 2010 to get this one.

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Media Create hardware sales: November 9 - 15, 2009

Posted Nov 19, 2009 at 10:04PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News

Tags: Japan, PS2, Media Create


And now for our weekly report on the hardware sales from Japan. Media Create has released the numbers for the week of November 9th through November 15th. Interesting results this week. Check them out in the full article.

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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney series confirmed for WiiWare

Posted Nov 19, 2009 at 02:26PM by Karl B.

Listed in: News, Games, WiiWare

Tags: Capcom, Wiimote, Nintendo, Wii Points


IIt turns out that German Wii listing for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney was true, after all. Capcom has confirmed that not only will Ace Attorney hit the download service but so will Justice For All and Trials and Tribulations. Reign in your objections and hit the jump for evidence.

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Wii homebrew games - TetWiis v0.1b

Posted Nov 18, 2009 at 08:45PM by Ryan F.

Listed in: News, Homebrew Games

Tags: GameCube, Nintendo


Homebrew coder Pembo has released a beta version of TeTWiis, a clone of the classic puzzle game Tetris for the Nintendo Wii. This release was based on the DS version of Tetris.


Download: TetWiis v0.1b

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EA memo confirms Pandemic closure

Posted Nov 17, 2009 at 02:56PM by Karl B.

Listed in: News

Tags: Electronic Arts, Pandemic Studios


Following up on earlier rumors of Pandemic Studios' closure, Kotaku reports that an internal Electronic Arts memo has confirmed the studio's fate.

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Nintendo: Metroid Prime series may continue

Posted Nov 17, 2009 at 12:57PM by Karl B.

Listed in: Interviews, News, Games

Tags: Retro Studios, Nintendo, Metroid, Kensuke Tanabe, Nintendo Magazine


Nintendo's Kensuke Tanabe has intimated that Metroid Prime 3: Corruption may not be the last we'll see of the Prime series. Another handheld iteration may even be in the cards.

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Pandemic Studios closing down today?

Posted Nov 17, 2009 at 11:03AM by Karl B.

Listed in: Rumors

Tags: Electronic Arts, Pandemic Studios, Los Angeles


Rumor has it that Electronic Arts will be adding more people to its list of cut employees. The target? Pandemic Studios.

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Wii homebrew - ShowMiiWads v1.2

Posted Nov 16, 2009 at 08:09PM by Ryan F.

Listed in: News, Homebrew Applications

Tags: nand, Nintendo, NES, SNES


Homebrew coder Leathl has released a new version of ShowMiiWads, a Windows-based Wad file manager for the Nintendo Wii. The utility displays info about wad files, edits them and give a preview of the Banner and Icon. The latest update has added new features, bug fixes and various other improvements.

Download: ShowMiiWads v1.2

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Homebrew - ScummVM v1.0.0

Posted Nov 16, 2009 at 07:22PM by Ryan F.

Listed in: News, Homebrew Emulators

Tags: PS2, VGA, SYNC, Amiga, iPhone, ScummVM


The homebrew coders from the ScummVM Team has finally release version 1.0.0 of their classic multi-platform point-and-click adventure games emulator. The latest ScummVM update is said to be one of the best release of the emulator so far. Details after the jump.

Download: ScummVM v1.0.0 (PSP)
Download: ScummVM v1.0.0 (DS)
Download: ScummVM v1.0.0 (Wii)
Download: ScummVM v1.0.0 (iPhone)

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First batch of game demos now available on WiiWare

Posted Nov 16, 2009 at 09:58AM by Ryan F.

Listed in: WiiWare

Tags: Satoru Iwata, Nintendo


Satoru Iwata said earlier this month that they're planning to add game demos into WiiWare, and just about two weeks later, the first ones are now available. They sure went about that pretty fast. When more demos come in, you can avoid risking your gaming money on shovelware and iffy titles.

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Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles will show the dark side of Tofu

Posted Nov 16, 2009 at 08:56AM by Ryan F.

Listed in: News, Videos, Games, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Tags: Capcom, Raccoon City


Remember the funny fighting Tofu of Resident Evil 2? Don't look now, but it seems like somebody at Capcom loves him some tofu, and so they've decided to give the chewy soybean treat the dark side treatment of his own. Tofu will be returning in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles not as a playable character, but as an evil bloodthirsty beast..errr..yeah.

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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers selling slow

Posted Nov 16, 2009 at 03:48AM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News, Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Crystal Bearers, Games

Tags: Square Enix


Someone's not meeting expectations, and it's Square Enix's Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers. The Wii title has sold only about 26,000 units on its first day on shelves, reports Japanese retail blog Sinobi.

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Silent Hill movie sequel targets 2010 release date

Posted Nov 16, 2009 at 02:07AM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News

Tags: Konami, Roger Avary


A date's been set for Konami's Silent Hill 2 videogame movie sequel. A target date at least. Meeting the deadline is obviously going to be dependent on when the script is done, what with screenwriter Roger Avary sentenced to jail.

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On Shelves This Week: November 15 - 21, 2009

Posted Nov 16, 2009 at 12:03AM by Mabie A.

Listed in: Games, On Shelves This Week

Tags: Ubisoft, Activision, ESRB, LucasArts, EA Sports, Paradox Interactive


This is the week, guys! No more filler games! Well, alright, so we still have a couple of titles from the Imagine and Petz series, but never mind that. Big titles are coming out this week, and the publishers did not fail to beef up the lineup just before the Black Friday sales. It's a deluge of games, alright. Can your wallet handle it?

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Wii homebrew - Sand Traps v2.1

Posted Nov 15, 2009 at 07:10PM by Ryan F.

Listed in: News, Homebrew Games

Tags: Wiimote, Nintendo, Uffe Flarup


Homebrew coder Uffe Flarup is back to release a new version of Sand Traps, a homebrew multiplayer puzzle/platform game for the Nintendo Wii. The latest update has added a new multiplayer level and some other improvements.


Download: Sand Traps v2.1

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Nintendo Weekend Warrior - on Chocobo racing, cop retraining, and cabbie beating

Posted Nov 15, 2009 at 12:15PM by Ryan F.

Listed in: Weekend Warrior

Tags: Japan, Square Enix, Zelda, Luigi, Taito, BBC


A lot of interesting bits popped into the Nintendo block this week - from race-able Chocobos, re-imagined sountracks, to retrained cops. If you want to stay up to speed with the new DSi LL, there's an update in here featuring the new upsized portable. There's a lot more where those came from, so let's get clickin'.

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Wii homebrew - Custom IOS38 rev15

Posted Nov 15, 2009 at 01:57AM by Ryan F.

Listed in: News, Homebrew Applications

Tags: nand, Nintendo, emulation, waninkoko


A new version of Custom IOS Installer is now available courtesy of homebrew coder waninkoko. For your info, Custom IOS38 is a modified firmware that allows you to install altered Wads or play backups without a chip or device via a USB or SD card. The latest update has added some new features and various other bug fixes.


Download: Custom IOS38 rev15

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The Biggest Loser interactive game now out

Posted Nov 14, 2009 at 02:10AM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News, Games

Tags: THQ, Nintendo, Blitz Games


The Biggest Loser
for the DS and Wii is now out, thanks to Blitz Games and THQ. The famous TV show that advocates a healthier lifestyle in both mind and body have come to the Nintendo platforms to bring some more healthy goodness for the gamers.


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Rock Band getting AFI and The Bangles, Dead Kennedys going Unplugged

Posted Nov 13, 2009 at 01:16PM by Karl B.

Listed in: News, Games, Rock Band 2, Lego Rock Band

Tags: Microsoft, Microsoft Points, UK, Game Music, Wii Points


A five-song AFI track pack is coming to Rock Band 's in-game music store next week along with one from '80s all-female band The Bangles. Handheld rockers are also getting two new tracks; one each from Dead Kennedys and Sleater-Kinney.

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