The Draw Of Osaka Through The Eyes Of A Game Developer
By Ishaan . April 14, 2011 . 2:37pmActive Gaming Media were initially based in Tokyo until 2008, after which they shifted their main headquarters to Osaka, in Japan’s Kansai region.
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Active Gaming Media were initially based in Tokyo until 2008, after which they shifted their main headquarters to Osaka, in Japan’s Kansai region.
Q Games has an upgrade plan of sorts for everyone that bought PixelJunk Racers in Japan
Sony Computer Entertainment America put PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe on UMD and sent it to stores. Today, you can get the game for just $9.99, that’s less than the original price of the PlayStation Network download!
Kyoto based Q Games is working on another yet-to-be-announced title for Nintendo.
Nintendo of Europe officially announced and revealed what Starship Patrol is. Q-Games’ latest DSiWare download is another tower defense game.
Plus a bonus unannounced game from Intelligent Systems!
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According to a retail listing on Play-Asia yes! No details were announced for the PixelJunk 3in1 Pack, but it’s easy to imagine this release, if real, is PixelJunk Racers, Monsters, and Eden on a Blu-ray disc. Sony used a similar strategy with their downloadble PSP games in Europe by releasing PlayStation Network Power Packs. [...]
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