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  EVE Online Scandals Are Good For Business

  Massively-multiplayer game EVE Online has had its fair share of scandals and controversies. That’s what happens when you let the gamers run themselves. But they’ve hardly been a deterrent to subscriptions. Speaking with MTV, Noah Ward, from developers CCP, reveals that after the latest user-induced meltdown to hit the game – in the form of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2009
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  Cute Fighting Game Getting Cute Fighting Stick

  The sequel to moe arcade fighting game Arcana Heart, Arcana Heart 2, got a PS2 port. That port is getting an arcade fighting stick. It’s like we’ve come full circle. Starting today, Japanese peripheral maker Hori is taking pre-orders for the Sugoi! Arcana Heart 2 stick, which goes on sale April 9 in Japan. It’s…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009
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  Midway To Keep Paying Mortal Kombat Creator To Make New Mortal Kombat

  History lesson: despite decreasing sales and quality standards of late, Mortal Kombat is without a doubt Midway’s most important remaining asset. And Ed Boon created Mortal Kombat. So he’s important to Midway. Which is why, despite the remainder of their business operations seemingly falling down around them, Midway have sought to secure the continued payment…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2009
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  Porn Star Reviews Xbox 360 “Rumble Massage”

  Click to view Adult video actress Stoya reviews Rumble Massage, an Xbox LIVE Marketplace title created by a member of the Xbox Community. She also name drops Sid Meier and Steve Jobs. Stoya’s review is, well, a straight up review. Her opinion: “Awkward and loud.” Would she use it in her professional life? “No.” While…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009
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  David Perry Throws Down, Swears Next PSP Won’t Have UMD

  Look, on the one hand, we don’t want to be encouraging this kind of behaviour. But on the other…watching David Perry engage in a bit of tit-for-tat with Sony is too good to pass up. Last week, Perry – the man behind Aladdin, Earthworm Jim, MDK and…Enter the Matrix – came out and said a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2009
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  Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete Packaged With New Anime

  Square Enix has released more information about upcoming Blu-ray movie release Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete. The movie was originally released in 2005 in Japan and is set two years after the Final Fantasy VII game. The story follows hero Cloud Strife as he tries to pin-point the cause of a mysterious, lethal plague.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009
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  Nintendo: We Have “No Plans” To Release Classic Controller Pro In America

  Like the looks of that Classic Controller Pro Nintendo unveiled the other day? Might want to pay your import retailer of choice a visit, then, because Nintendo don’t sound keen on releasing it in America. A Nintendo representative has told GameSpot “At this time, we do not have any plans to launch the Classic Controller…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2009
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  Konami Still Pondering Trophies For Metal Gear Solid 4

  Stealth action title Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots went on sale last June. A month later PlayStation Trophy achievements were introduced. Game company Konami still hasn’t added Trophy support in a retro-active update. However, that doesn’t mean Konami has forgotten about MGS4 trophies. Recently Konami’s Brandon Laurino posted in the comments on…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009
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  PC Sales Charts

  Let’s take a one-week break from the WoW/Sims duopoly and congratulate Relic’s Dawn of War II, which has, for the first time in this writer’s memory, managed to come tops across all three charts. That’s right. Dawn of War II stands astride the NPD, Steam and Direct2Drive best-seller lists like a colossus, leaving even Sega’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2009
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  The Street Fighter Character Actor Chris Klein Always Plays

  Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li is a flop — even American Pie actor Chris Klein can’t save it. Well, not that he ever could. Still, cinematic blunders aside, Klein loves Street Fighter. While Legend of Chun-Li actress Kristen Kruek has only played the game once, Klein grew up playing the game. “Although I’ve played…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009
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  Hello March, Here Are Final Fantasy XIII Screens

  The latest screens from role-playing-game Final Fantasy XIII show bandanna-wearing beach blonde Snow Villiers and his resistance group Team Nora. Besides Snow, the Team Nora fraction is made up of orange haired Gadot, googles-wearing Maqui, and black-haired Lebreau 『ファイナルファンタジーXIII』”ノラ”とは？ [Famitsu]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009
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  Why Capcom Don’t Care If The Street Fighter Movie Sucks

  The latest Street Fighter movie sucks. No doubt about it. But do you think Capcom give a damn about the quality of the movie? They might, but they care more about the money. Speaking with GameDaily, Capcom PR man Chris Kramer says in response to haters of the current Chun-Li flick: Critics were unkind to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2009
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  PS3 Exclusive Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 (Yakuza 3) Sold 300,000

  PS3 exclusive Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 (Yakuza 3) went on sale February 26. How’d it do? Let’s hear what its designer, the very tanned Toshihiro Nagoshi, has to say: First and foremost, it sold 300,000 copies. Thank you very much. Nagoshi’s post is quite terse, and he doesn’t explicitly say Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 sold…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009
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  2004 Build Of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Released (And Yes, It’s Playable)

  When STALKER emerged from development hell in 2007, the final product met with an unexpectedly positive reception. For those more interested in a slice of that development hell, though, developers GSC have you covered. An early, playable build of the game – dated October 18, 2004 – has been released by the team, giving you…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2009
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  White Knight Chronicles Creator In PS3 Ad

  Sony’s game creator ads continue. Previously Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 designer Toshihiro Nagoshi skipped stones with the game’s main character. This time, Level5’s Akihiro Hino talks up the PS3’s power near a construction site while the White Knight from PS3 exclusive White Knight Chronicles walks into the frame. Check out, Hino’s feathery hair! Amazing. Next…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009
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  Now Rock Band Is Going Toe-To-Toe With A Record Label

  Warner Music are just spoiling for a fight! Having had a public falling-out with Guitar Hero publishers Activision last year, this year its Rock Band publishers MTV Games‘ turn. At the root of the issue is the complaint Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. has that music game publishers aren’t paying enough for the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2009
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  More Boozin’ With Japanese Hostesses Screens

  Japanese game company D3 has released more screens of its booze-with-night-club-hostesses game Dream C Club. The Xbox 360 lets players spent weekends getting sauced up with saucy cabaret ladies. As we previously pointed out, the game features a drinking system called “IIS,” which has players control their drinking using the Xbox 360 controller’s analog stick…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 2, 2009
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  French Boy Stabs Sister Over Nintendo DS [Update]

  A five year-old boy in the French town of Uckange has stabbed his ten year-old sister with a kitchen knife following an argument over a Nintendo DS, Le Post reports. The incident occurred on Saturday night, and was prompted by the sister’s refusal to allow her brother to play with her Nintendo DS. Upset over…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2009
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  Which Game Consoles And Console Makers Impress Young Japanese Women?

  Online research group goo Research questioned 1,102 women between the ages of 20 and 26 years-old to find out. Here’s the sample group broken down by region: 33.2 percent from the Tokyo area, 33.6 percent from the Osaka area and 33.2 percent from the Nagoya area. While the survey does not show what all Japanese…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 2, 2009
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  You Got Ninjas In My PSP

  Tenchu: Shadow Assassins sneaks onto the PSP this month, totally wrecking my resolve to save up money for a PSP2. This was a pretty understated port. Ubisoft announced it via Twitter post this morning and Wii platform pages on various press sites were amended with tiny “PSP” tags. Two screenshots also emerged, showing comparable graphics…

  By AJ Glasser Published March 2, 2009