Akira Yamaoka, the composer for the Silent Hill games, has taken up a new posting at Grasshopper Manufacture the team behind No More Heroes and Killer 7 Yamaoka’s impressive résumé includes seminal games from Silent Hill, Contra,...
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February 3, 2010
More de Blob goodness is on the way
THQ has announced a swag of sequels for their biggest-selling games, and were thrilled to see that the Aussie-made de Blob will also be honoured with a sequel. The head of THQ, Brian Farrell, has today issued a list of titles that will receive sequel...
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February 1, 2010
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 officially announced
Square Enix have taken the lid off the sequel to their quirky Dragon Quest spin-off on DS Building on the ‘fight with monsters’ formula typical of the RPG series, Square Enix will be upping the ante with over 300 monsters to play with. T...
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January 29, 2010
Want more Silent Hill on Wii? Get Shattered Memories!
The future of Silent Hill games on Wii may hinge on the success of the Wii remake of the original horror classic In an interview with Official Nintendo Magazine in the UK, Sam Barlow, the lead designer of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories highlighted ...
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General
January 28, 2010
First-party games still number one on Nintendo systems
Almost half of all software sold on Wii and DS are Nintendo-owned properties, new research has shown. Industry analyst and professional soothsayer Michael Pachter has disclosed sales figures showing that of the $3.23 billion (yes, billion) generated...
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January 27, 2010
Its official DS the highest-selling console in Australia ever
Move aside pretenders, Nintendos unstoppable handheld has finally claimed the title of best-selling system ever in the land down under We already knew last week that the figure of 2.5 million units sold was a record-setter, but the latest announcemen...
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January 26, 2010
Renegade Kid keen to develop more projects for DS/DSi
The team behind niche DS titles Dementium: The Ward and Moon are pitching a handful of new games to potential publishers Jools Watsham, director at Renegade Kid, announced on his blog that they are working on three downloadable titles for DSiWare and...
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January 23, 2010
No More Heroes 2 launch trailer drips with pure awesomeness
The newly released trailer for No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle has us licking our lips and ruining our pants Presented with an overtly grainy ‘grindhouse’ stylisation, the new trailer shows Travis Touchdown once again talking smack an...
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January 23, 2010
Weekly Sales figures Wii claims top six spots
Newcomer Just Dance joins the usual cast of regulars as the Wii snatches up the top half of this weeks Aussie game sales The Ubisoft dance game debuted in sixth place below the typical line-up of Wii exclusives, with Mario Kart Wii once again claiming...
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January 22, 2010
Brisbane gamers Get ready for Summer Smash 2010
Competitive Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Melee players are invited to attend this years Summer Smash on February 6th and 7th Hosted by LanSmash, a community-run event organisation group in Brisbane, this years Summer Smash will be running a heap of PC ...
