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Disgaea: Afternoon Of Darkness, Dragoneer’s Aria Get Deep Discounts

By Spencer . October 1, 2008 . 12:30pm

Sony Computer Entertainment Asia is starting to distribute English localized NIS America games and these re-releases are super cheap. Play-Asia is selling the Asian English versions of Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness or Dragoneer’s Aria for $14.90 a piece! Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness…

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The life of an Xbox 360 game developer in the eyes of Bollywood

By Spencer . September 3, 2008 . 12:30am

Bollywood, not Hollywood, recently launched a movie where the lead character is an Xbox 360 game developer. Bachna Ae Haseeno’s protagonist is responsible for key Xbox 360 exclusives, namely Halo 3 and Gears of War. But this isn’t a documentary…

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Status on the Söldner-X PSN release

By Spencer . February 7, 2008 . 1:11pm

After seeing tons of video footage I have been eagerly waiting to play Söldner-X on my couch, not my PC. Fortunately, Side Quest Studios is working on a PlayStation 3 version of Söldner-X too. However, the PlayStation Network only release…

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Celebrate Lunar New Year with an Ape Escape Red Pocket

By Spencer . January 28, 2008 . 4:53am

On Lunar New Year parents traditionally present their kids with a red pocket, a lucky envelope with some money inside. Plenty of stores sell empty envelopes, but Sony is giving out free Panda Suit Saru pockets to people who purchase…

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Celebrate Chinese New Year with Sony’s Crazy Sale

By Spencer . January 25, 2008 . 6:20am

Sony Computer Entertainment Asia is bringing in the year of the Rat with a sale on a bunch of downloadable PlayStation Network games. From now until February 14, the following games will only cost HK$39 ($5 USD):   LocoRoco! Buu…

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Asia gets Sony’s “Red Treasure” and a window for echochrome

By Spencer . January 25, 2008 . 5:57am

At the Taipei Game Show, Sony draped the curtains on a limited edition PlayStation 2 set to arrive in stores on February 4 in Asia. The new color, Akai Takara Kurenai, or (loosely) Crimson Red Treasure comes out just in time…

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Solid as steel, Metal Slug inspired, 07 Commando: Steel Disaster

By Spencer . January 16, 2008 . 4:04pm

07 Commando: Steel Disaster slipped entirely out of my radar because this Nintendo DS game is being developed by Mana Computer Software in China and published in Europe by Lexicon Entertainment. I’m glad I caught it though!   The gameplay…

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Lost Odyssey’s earlier English release

By Spencer . January 11, 2008 . 12:03pm

On February 12, a fully localized version of Lost Odyssey will arrive in North America. However, you can get access to Lost Odyssey with English voices and menus two weeks early by picking up the Asian version. Play-Asia notes the…

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Motion controlled golf 3D.0

By Spencer . January 9, 2008 . 10:07am

A Singaporean company called Affineon aims to pick up where Wii Sports Golf left off. At CES they have a demo of a three axis motion tracking system used for a golf game. Their technology measures the position of the…

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Sony considering a subscription service for the PlayStation store?

By Spencer . January 2, 2008 . 12:36pm

Sony is running a survey over in Asia where a question on the list asks “Which of the following offer from PLAYSTATION®Store (PC) that you find it appealing?”. One of the selectable answers is “Monthly subscription plan (1 price for unlimited…