The Best Street Fighter Ever?

Posted on Sep 3, 2008 at 1:15 AM

It’s been a while, but they’re back. Actually, it’s been more than a while: it’s been a good 17 years since Street Fighter II, and nine years since Street Fighter III. In that time the 2D fighter has been somewhat marginalised, and players’ expectations have changed. In this context it’s a minor miracle that Yoshinori Ono and his team have not only stuck to a clear vision of how to take the series forward in 2D, but that Capcom has been able to excite people about it to such a degree.

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Life with PlayStation Suffers Fresh Delay

Posted on Sep 3, 2008 at 1:15 AM

The launch of Sony’s Life with PlayStation service has been pushed back for a second time, the platform holder has announced.

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Is Lara Croft Sexist?

Posted on Sep 3, 2008 at 1:15 AM

This year"s Tomb Raider Underworld will be the ninth proper home console installment of Lara Croft"s never-ending quest for booty. The buxom heroine first debuted in the original 1996 Tomb Raider, with developer Core and publisher Eidos drawing back the curtains on what would become a pop culture phenomenon that transcends gaming.

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Tiger Woods Makes Chart-Topping UK Debut

Posted on Sep 3, 2008 at 1:15 AM

EA’s Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 teed off with the biggest launch week for any game in the series to take the UK chart top spot.

The game launched across five different platforms, with sales of the Xbox 360 version accounting for 33 percent of all units shifted. The PS3 and Wii versions accounted for 32 percent and 28 percent of the total sold respectively, with the remainder for PS2 and PSP.

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THQ Announces Dismissal of Most WWE Claims

Posted on Sep 3, 2008 at 1:15 AM

THQ has announced that the Connecticut Superior Court has dismissed most of the claims made against the publisher and THQ/JAKKS Pacific by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

Of note, the court dismissed all claims brought by WWE against THQ and THQ/JAKKS Pacific suggesting that “the videogame license between WWE and THQ/JAKKS Pacific LLC was void or voidable based upon JAKKS Pacific Inc."s alleged bribery of WWE"s licensing agent Stanley Shenker and employee James Bell”.

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PAX Orgs to Address Overcrowding

Posted on Sep 3, 2008 at 1:15 AM

The fifth Penny Arcade Expo attracted record attendance figures this year, with 58,500 people showing up for the Seattle-based convention.

"Overall it [PAX 2008] was a huge success,” Robert Khoo, PAX"s director of business development, told Big Download. “The challenge each and every year is to keep the community and cultural feel of the show intact, and I really think we pulled it off.

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THQ Opens New Shanghai, China Office

Posted on Sep 3, 2008 at 1:15 AM

Publisher THQ has announced the opening of a new office in Shanghai, China.

The office will be used to “spearhead the expansion of local partnerships to develop and publish both online and packaged games for distribution in China and around the world”, the company said in a statement.

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Vivendi Posts Q2 Gains

Posted on Sep 3, 2008 at 1:15 AM

Vivendi has reported a 0.3 percent profit rise for the second quarter of the financial year.

Profit, which the company refers to as adjusted net income, was up to €757 million for the quarter, while revenues jumped 15.1 percent to €5.988 billion and operating profit rose 3.2 percent to €1.364 billion.

The company noted the performance of World of Warcraft as one of its operating highlights of the first half of the year.

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Nintendo Shares Continue to Rise

Posted on Sep 3, 2008 at 1:15 AM

Nintendo shares rose significantly for the second day running following the company’s increased profit forecast last week.

On Friday Nintendo raised its full-year profit forecast by 26 percent because of higher-than-anticipated Wii and DS sales, prompting its shares to leap 8.4 percent on the Osaka Securities Exchange, their biggest jump in nine months.

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Microsoft Slashes Xbox 360 Prices in Japan

Posted on Sep 3, 2008 at 1:15 AM

Microsoft will dramatically cut the price of its Xbox 360 family of consoles in Japan in a bid to remain competitive in the region.

As of September 11, the price of the Xbox 360 Arcade will be reduced by almost 30 percent, from 27,800 yen to 19,800 yen, making it cheaper than Nintendo"s 25,000 yen Wii, Microsoft announced on Monday.

The Elite 360 will also see a 17 percent price cut from 47,800 yen to 39,800 yen.

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Xbox 360 Peripherals See Australian Price Cut

Posted on Sep 3, 2008 at 1:15 AM

Microsoft has cut the price of a number of Xbox 360 peripherals in Australia.

According to GameSpot, the wireless racing wheel sees the largest price cut, falling from Sep 3, 2008 at 1:15 AM99.95 to Sep 3, 2008 at 1:15 AM49.95, while the price of the 120GB HDD has been lowered from http://www.mmoabc.com/a_8a8080d21c26cbd4011c26cc07e2000e./Xbox-360-Peripherals-See-Australian-Price-Cut.htm29.95 to Sep 3, 2008 at 1:15 AM99.95.

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Monumental Games Reveals Studio Growth

Posted on Sep 3, 2008 at 1:15 AM

Nottingham, UK-based MMO developer Monumental Games has seen its staff headcount grow from 35 employees to over 60 in the last six months, the company has announced.

The news comes as the firm ramps up development on its flagship MMO title Football Superstars and begins work on two as-yet-undisclosed projects.

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This Week

Posted on Sep 3, 2008 at 1:15 AM

Will Wright’s Spore for PC, and DS title Spore Creatures, should keep gamers busy when they release this coming Sunday, but there’s plenty to look forward to earlier this week too.

From Tuesday Xbox 360 gamers will be able to get their hands on Square Enix’s Infinite Undiscovery, Microsoft’s Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise and Namco’s Warhammer: Battle March, while Ignition’s Vampire Rain: Altered Species also releases on the same day for PS3.

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9 New Atlantica Online screenshots

Posted on Sep 2, 2008 at 1:31 PM

NDOORS has released a batch of new screenshots from its MMORPG, Atlantica Online. More...

Beyond Protocol's Preorder Package

Posted on Sep 2, 2008 at 1:03 PM

Beyond Protocol, the new MMORTS, is now presenting its preorder package. This package includes benefits for those who support the game before launch as well as an incentive for Guilds and individual players to GET TESTING! More...

KingsIsle Entertainment Launches Wizard101

Posted on Sep 2, 2008 at 12:47 PM

KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc. has officially opened the doors of its highly anticipated Wizard101. More...

Tales of Pirates: New Term, New Events

Posted on Sep 2, 2008 at 12:20 PM

Tales of Pirate team is now starting Student Recruitment as well as a series of cool events to follow. More...

Voyage Century Online: War, Combat, Trade

Posted on Sep 2, 2008 at 12:17 PM

The Voyage Century Online team is making fast progress even easier by tailor-making three progress routes to get you off to a good start. More...

Angels Online: New Server & Celebration Event

Posted on Sep 2, 2008 at 12:00 PM

The Lost Atlantis expansion for Angels Online is right around the corner, and all players must be very excited about it. More...

Xbox 360 Peripherals See Australian Price Cut

Posted on Sep 2, 2008 at 1:15 AM

Microsoft has cut the price of a number of Xbox 360 peripherals in Australia.

According to GameSpot, the wireless racing wheel sees the largest price cut, falling from Sep 2, 2008 at 1:15 AM99.95 to Sep 2, 2008 at 1:15 AM49.95, while the price of the 120GB HDD has been lowered from http://www.mmoabc.com/a_8a8080d21c21a57c011c21a5f096001b./Xbox-360-Peripherals-See-Australian-Price-Cut.htm29.95 to Sep 2, 2008 at 1:15 AM99.95.

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Monumental Games Reveals Studio Growth

Posted on Sep 2, 2008 at 1:15 AM

Nottingham, UK-based MMO developer Monumental Games has seen its staff headcount grow from 35 employees to over 60 in the last six months, the company has announced.

The news comes as the firm ramps up development on its flagship MMO title Football Superstars and begins work on two as-yet-undisclosed projects.

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Life with PlayStation Suffers Fresh Delay

Posted on Sep 2, 2008 at 1:15 AM

The launch of Sony’s Life with PlayStation service has been pushed back for a second time, the platform holder has announced.

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Nintendo Shares Continue to Rise

Posted on Sep 2, 2008 at 1:15 AM

Nintendo shares rose significantly for the second day running following the company’s increased profit forecast last week.

On Friday Nintendo raised its full-year profit forecast by 26 percent because of higher-than-anticipated Wii and DS sales, prompting its shares to leap 8.4 percent on the Osaka Securities Exchange, their biggest jump in nine months.

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Microsoft Slashes Xbox 360 Prices in Japan

Posted on Sep 2, 2008 at 1:15 AM

Microsoft will dramatically cut the price of its Xbox 360 family of consoles in Japan in a bid to remain competitive in the region.

As of September 11, the price of the Xbox 360 Arcade will be reduced by almost 30 percent, from 27,800 yen to 19,800 yen, making it cheaper than Nintendo"s 25,000 yen Wii, Microsoft announced on Monday.

The Elite 360 will also see a 17 percent price cut from 47,800 yen to 39,800 yen.

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Vivendi Posts Q2 Gains

Posted on Sep 2, 2008 at 1:15 AM

Vivendi has reported a 0.3 percent profit rise for the second quarter of the financial year.

Profit, which the company refers to as adjusted net income, was up to €757 million for the quarter, while revenues jumped 15.1 percent to €5.988 billion and operating profit rose 3.2 percent to €1.364 billion.

The company noted the performance of World of Warcraft as one of its operating highlights of the first half of the year.

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