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Square Enix Introduces Mystery Game With JFK Quote

By Spencer . April 30, 2009 . 9:14pm

A teaser site is up for a “NEW GAME” by Square Enix with few clues other than a futuristic city and a quote from John F. Kennedy. It reads, “The world is very different now. For a man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life.”

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What Took Magnacarta 2 So Long To Develop?

By Spencer . April 30, 2009 . 5:48pm

Part of the reason is Magnacarta 2 bares little resemblance to its predecessor. Yoshihisa Kanesaka a key member of the Banpresto division tells us and explains how Magnacarta 2 connects with Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata.

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Sony "Working On" Voice Chat For White Knight Chronicles

By Spencer . April 30, 2009 . 5:09pm

Online play is half of the White Knight Chronicles experience, but in Japan you can only communicate with other players by typing messages. Imagine trying to type “HEAL ME!” while evading a giant troll foot from squishing you. The good news is the North American version may have voice chat.

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A Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Demo Is Ready For You To Download

By Spencer . April 30, 2009 . 4:08pm

If you have a PlayStation 3 and a US account you can download a demo of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on the PlayStation Store now. The file clocks in at 198MB and gives you access to six characters for offline multiplayer play only.

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A Celebrimii Visits Me In Wii no Ma

By Spencer . April 30, 2009 . 3:23pm

Nintendo’s streaming video and coupon dispensing houseplant program, Wii no Ma (Wii’s Room), launched in Japan today. I downloaded it and after I set up my room drama star Tokito Saburo automatically stopped by to visit.

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Hands On The Munchables

By Spencer . April 30, 2009 . 12:54pm

The Munchables is like the son of Pac-Man and Katamari Damacy. You control a tadpole-like creature that gobbles up aliens… space pirates that look like food. At Namco Bandai’s editor’s day I gave the quirky game a go.

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Katamari Forever Is A Blend Of Old And New

By Spencer . April 30, 2009 . 11:29am

Katamari Tribute will come out in North America this fall under the name Katamari Forever. The “tribute” part in the Japanese title is appropriate since Katamari Forever takes levels from the previous games and remixes them.

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Adventure Island Not Beginning Well On WiiWare?

By Spencer . April 30, 2009 . 9:12am

This past month Hudson revived Adventure Island with a new WiiWare game. According to the online rankings Adventure Island: The Beginning might not be selling well. After being out in Europe for almost a week only 54 people are on the leaderboards.

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Furyu Parodies The DS In The Last Bullet

By Spencer . April 30, 2009 . 8:01am

The first shooting mission of The Last Bullet takes place in a fair. Karin grabs a rifle and tries to shoot a prize. As a little Easter Egg, one of the prizes is a “QS”.

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Here’s What Magnacarta 2 Sounds Like With English

By Spencer . April 30, 2009 . 6:48am

You’ve seen the Japanese trailer of Magnacarta 2. Now watch the US trailer and sample the English voice acting.

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Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Has A Multiplayer Mode (Update)

By Spencer . April 29, 2009 . 11:37pm

Square Enix opened a site for Final Fantasy IV: The After Years and the product information section caught my attention. See the number of players? It says 1-4.

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Magnacarta 2 Charters North American Release

By Spencer . April 29, 2009 . 5:09pm

We’ve been following Magnacarta 2 forever and its coming to North America soon. At their Editor’s day Namco Bandai announced the Xbox 360 exclusive RPG will come out here in “Q3 2009″. Reasonable turnaround time considering Magnacarta 2 comes out in Japan in August.

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Tekken 6 Has "Console Specific" Content

By Spencer . April 29, 2009 . 5:07pm

Namco Bandai saved Tekken 6 news as their presentation finale. After a Tekken 6 trailer flashed Katsuhiro Harada, Executive Producer, took the stage and said a few works. Three of which were “console specific content.”

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Naruto Shippuden Legends High Kicking On PSP

By Spencer . April 29, 2009 . 5:05pm

Namco Bandai is far from done with the Naruto license. Naruto Shippuden Legends: Akatsuki Rising brings the Rescue Gaara Arc to the PSP this fall. Unlike the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series this is not a fighting game. It’s an adventure game.

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