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  Xbox Live, Steam Sales Are Through The Roof

  Getting hard sales numbers for services like Xbox Live Arcade, Steam and Direct2Drive is like getting blood from a stone. Not. Gonna. Happen. So today, we’ll console ourselves with some overall sales trends released by the three service’s parent companies. Valve, who run Steam, have revealed that over the past 12 months sales have increased…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2009
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  Litter Your Room With Authentic Fallout 3 Junk

  Say you like Fallout 3. You like it so much that you want to transform your room/house into something you might see in the game. Since burning the roof off is unsafe, here’s something a little more landlord-friendly. By following Chris Furniss’s simple instructions, you can whip up a ton of hand-made Nuka Cola caps,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2009
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  Did You Know Puyo Puyo Has A Song?

  And did you know it’s really annoying and will probably be stuck in your head all day long? Puyo, puyo, pu-pu-pu-puyo puyo. You’re welcome. SEGA puzzler Puyo Puyo 7 hits Japanese retailers tomorrow.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2009
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  Zeno Clash Devs Release SDK

  One good thing about many games built on Valve’s Source engine is that developers often release the SDK (software development kit) for them. And so it is with Zeno Clash. Developers ACE Team have released the tools – which will allow users to mess around with items, characters and environments within the game – along…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2009
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  We Can Watch This Shin Megami Tensei Trailer Together

  Have a look at the debut trailer for totally new Shin Megami Tensei game, Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. The game is heavy on fancy helmets and scary music. In the game, the South Pole is covered by mysterious matter, and players are part of a crackerjack team sent to investigate – in that groovy…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2009
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  Madden, FIFA Coming To iPhone

  EA have quietly, perhaps even accidentally, revealed that their two biggest sporting franchises – Madden and FIFA – will be coming to the iPhone “soon.” Buried at the foot of a press release for the iPhone’s “Spore Origins” is mention that both FIFA 10 and Madden 10 are “coming soon” to Apple handheld. Wonder how…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2009
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  Report: They’re Making A White Knight Chronicles Sequel

  So says Japanese magazine Famitsu. In an article about the White Knight Chronicles 2nd Wave update, the following text appears: 続編も制作中　(zokuhen mo seisaku chuu) That means something like “a sequel is being made”. Details are scant, and the article details the 2nd Wave update. The last big update to the game, dubbed the 1st Wave,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2009
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  Oh Look, More Forza 3 Screens (And A European Release Date)

  Going a little overboard with the Forza 3 screens aren’t you, Microsoft? We need a break. Just this once, we’ll go back-to-back, but only because they look so damn pretty. While we’ve got you, if you’re in Europe, you’re in luck, as Microsoft today announced the game will be out on October 23, which is…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2009
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  Gloves?! Pikachu Doesn’t Wear Gloves!

  As seen on MaximumPC.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2009
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  Is There Really A Twilight MMO?

  Word’s starting to spread that there is a Twilight game currently in development. But is it what you think it is? A report surfaced on Massively earlier today, pointing us to the site of a game proclaiming to be a Twilight MMO. There were no details provided other than the fact it was an MMO…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2009
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  These Bar Hostess Game Dolls Are Scary, Yo

  With graphics like this, you’d think that plush toys of the bar girls in Dream C Club would kind of look like they do on the Xbox 360. You’d think. But they don’t. At all. DREAM C CLUB ドリームクラブ るい ぬいぐるみ[タキ・コーポレーション]《予約商品０９月発売》15％オフあみあみ本店 [amiami]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2009
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  This Looks Like Art From Warren Spector’s “Steampunk” Disney Game

  Late last year, Gamasutra said they’d heard of a game Warren Spector (Deus Ex) was working on with Disney. Said it was a “steampunk” title. Looks like they were right on the money. The website of concept artist Fred Gambino (via Superannuation) has some pieces for a project called “Epic Mickey”, described as an “interactive…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2009
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  No Install For Uncharted 2

  Install haters, good news! Eagerly anticipated title Uncharted 2 does not require an install on your PS3’s hard drive. Here’s Christophe Balestra from the game’s developer, Naughty Dog: Uncharted 2 does not require any install. Guess that means Uncharted 2 does not require an install. Christophe Balestra: Uncharted 2 does not requi … [Twitter via…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2009
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  PC Sales Charts: Keeping An Aion Top Spot

  Sorry about that. Anyway. Yes, Aion is doing surprisingly well for itself, having not only moved enough pre-sales to top the Steam charts last week, but to make an appearance on the Direct2Drive ones as well. Games that aren’t called Aion that are also doing well include The Sims 3, which was #1 on Direct2Drive,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2009
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  King of Fighters XII Was Released Buggy, Too!

  SNK’s hand-drawn 2D fighter The King of Fighters XII hasn’t only suffered from lag issues, but also buggy glitch issues as well. This clip is of fighter Raiden and glitching it up at around the 1:10 mark while doing a Critical Counter combo. To be fair, this is the PS3 version, which has gotten patched,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2009
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  If Only Monkey Island 2: Special Edition Looked This Good

  It’s not that we don’t think Monkey Island: Special Edition looked bad. It looks great! But if it had looked as good as this fan mock-up, it would have looked greater. Some Germans have put together what they feel a Monkey Island 2: Special Edition should look like, complete with high-res backgrounds made from original…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2009
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  Monster Hunter Chinese Rip-Off Trailer

  Monster Hunter does monster business. PC game Hunter Blade is trying to cash in — or at least ski in Monster Hunter‘s wake. Above is a recent trailer for the game. Players slay large prehistoric-looking monsters. So original! When asked about this title, Capcom reportedly replied, “This title is not licensed by us and has…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2009
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  Cursed Mountain First Look: Religion Is Scary

  Before my first look at Deep Silver Vienna‘s Cursed Mountain, I always thought of Buddhism as an optimistic celebrity religion where you didn’t go to Hell. Now I think it’s the second-scariest religion ever. That’s not to say that developer Deep Silver has misrepresented Buddhism as an angry, savage religion that turns unwary mountaineers into…

  By AJ Glasser Published July 28, 2009
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  Shoko Nakagawa Gives Away Some of Her Xbox 360 Games

  At a recent event, popular Japanese idol and Pokémon songstress Shoko Nakagawa gave away a stack of Xbox 360 games — games that she owned. “I’ll giving away a set of Xbox 360 games I haven’t played yet,” the idol blogged. The games she gave away were Lost Odyssey, Fable II, Gears of War, Viva…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2009
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  iDOLM@STER Toy Buying iNS@NITY

  The latest cute big-headed Nendoroid series is Namco pop idol sim franchise iDOLM@STER. Earlier week the second entry in the Nendorid iDOLM@STER line went on sale with a single set priced at ¥6,000. Here, someone bought 29 sets for a grand total of ¥174,000 (US$1,842). Maybe this individual is planning on selling them off if…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2009