When Pirates get dumb Non-existant Wii games hitting the market
If youre the gullible type who will believe anything a sales person says, dont go shopping in the Philippines for video games. The pirates dont waste their time in attempting to get a quick buck. Theyve started reproducing Gamecube games onto DVDs and...
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General
August 6, 2007
UK cracking down on console modders
246 Wiis, 168 Xbox 360, 19 PSPs, 12 DS Lites, 6 PS2s and 6 PS3 along with several cracked software and games were among the latest anti-piracy haul in the UK. The unaware pirates were operating out of a market in Halifax when the authorities busted th...
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Retro
August 6, 2007
Opera keep the ball rolling on the Wii
Continuing their support for the Wii, Opera have released some developer tools to let programmers develop webpages which can interact with the Wiimote. They have an example up on their site which is a simple balancing exercise which uses the motion se...
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Retro
August 2, 2007
Sonic nerfed for the Olympics
Ever wondered how Mario could possibly compete with Sonic in a running race? Well, according to CVG, Sonics speed is going to be severely lowered. Much akin to Mario Kart, different characters will have different attributes. Mario and Luigi are good a...
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Retro
July 31, 2007
The Doctor has an appointment with the DS
What Doctor am I talking about? Dr. Who of course. Apparently there are advertisements appearing in packets of Dr. Who trading cards, advertising the game to be released around Christmas for the DS along with the PC, PS2 and mobile phones. No doubt fa...
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Retro
July 30, 2007
More Dragon Quest love for the DS
Its been known for a while now that Dragon Quest IV is being remade for the DS but in a surprise announcement, Square Enix have said that theyll also be remaking DQ V and VI. Unlike the Final Fantasy remakes, they will keep their 2D stylings that mimi...
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July 30, 2007
EA make gamers an offer they cant refuse
During EAs Annual Stockholder Meeting, they quietly announced theyre working on Godfather 2 when asked about EAs attitude to more mature games. Frank Gibeau, head of EA Games had this to say ""The appeal of those types of games is growing as the demog...
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General
July 30, 2007
Nintendo after new VP of Corporate Affairs?
Adding even more speculation to the leave of Perrin Kaplan, Nintendo are searching for a new VP of Corporate Affairs, a position which is extremely close to Kaplans current position. Kaplan said she wasnt sure if she would make the move from her curre...
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July 30, 2007
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl sell 10 million
Pokemon just wont die. Many people thought it would be a fad which died out after a year or so, but that couldnt be further from the truth. Diamond and Pearl have sold 10 million copies world wide so far, cementing the fact that Pokemon still appeals ...
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July 29, 2007
Boulder Dash Rocks! First DS Screenshots
Some of you older gamers might remember Boulder Dash, a game released in 1984 which spawned a couple of sequels. Well, 10TACLE Studios and First Star Software, Inc. have released some new screenshots of their upcoming Boulder Dash - Rocks! title for t...
