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Siren: Blood Curse On Blu-Ray Temporarily Cheaper Than The Digital Download

By Spencer . January 7, 2009 . 6:36am

For whatever reason Sony Computer Entertainment passed on releasing Siren: Blood Curse in stores. Every other region got a retail release and this week the Asian version, Siren: New Translation, is only $24.99 at Play-Asia.   The digital download costs $40…

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Songs of Siren: Hitomi Shimizu music interview

By Jeriaska . August 18, 2008 . 10:56pm

  Released in 2004, Forbidden Siren for PlayStation 2 was set in the mountain village of Hanuda, Japan.  The macabre story centers on a small group of visitors that voyage to the isolated region to discover a mysterious cult, their…

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Sony holds a Shibito casting call for the next installment of Siren

By Spencer . July 24, 2008 . 3:10pm

A contest is being held in Singapore and Hong Kong to celebrate the launch of Siren: New Translation (aka Siren: Blood Curse) where artists can submit drawings of their ideal Shibito. Three winners get a Blu-ray copy of Siren: New…

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Siren’s survival horror takes an episodic approach

By Jeriaska . July 17, 2008 . 12:01pm

At the Sony E3 press booth, SCE producers Tsubasa Yuasa and Kumi Inaba guided players through an introduction to Siren: Blood Curse.  Known as Siren: New Translation in Japan, the game is an entirely new take on the Playstation 2…

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A way to experience Siren: Blood Curse on Blu-ray

By Spencer . June 26, 2008 . 3:23pm

Sony is only releasing the PlayStation 3 remake of Siren as an episodic PlayStation Network game in North America. A cautious move, but somewhat reasonable since Siren didn’t reach top the charts when it was a PlayStation 2 game. Sony…

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Siren: Blood Curse translated to Blu-ray in Japan

By Spencer . May 19, 2008 . 9:43am

Sony Computer Entertainment America announced Siren: Blood Curse as an episodic PlayStation Network game in North America. The case is very different in Japan where Siren: New Translation won’t have piecemeal distribution. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan will sell Siren: New…

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Siren: Blood Curse spooks Europe this summer

By Spencer . May 6, 2008 . 10:53am

We have a new translation for the title of Siren: New Translation. In Europe the PlayStation Network Siren remake will be known as Siren: Blood Curse. Just like in Japan the game will be split into twelve episodes where players…

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How to beat Siren

By Spencer . April 18, 2008 . 2:43pm

The news about Siren: New Translation sounded great until I remembered how frustrating Siren was on the PlayStation 2. Sightjacking was a neat gameplay mechanic and the Shibito were frightful looking creatures. However, they were too powerful with persistent reanimation.…

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Americans subject to Shibito terror in Siren: New Translation

By Spencer . April 18, 2008 . 9:30am

Just like the rumored PlayStation Network list claimed there is a new Siren game in development for the PS3, but it isn’t exactly new. Siren: New Translation is semi-remake of Siren, with an international cast. An American TV crew wishes…