Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy
Konami has started shipping Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy for
the Game
Boy Advance.
Taking place in a futuristic Yu-Gi-Oh! world, Konami’s
newest video game in the series introduces players to a
whole new cast of characters and monsters, new cards and
incredible dueling action. The game starts with players
entering the Duel Academy school where they can personalize
their character and learn how to perfect their dueling
skills with in-game tutorials and periodic quizzes. The
better the player performs in class and the more duels they
win, the higher their ranking will be in the game. Players
try to ascend the Duel Academy ranks to become the ultimate
duel master.
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The Battle for Middle-earth II is Coming to Xbox 360
Electronic Arts is hoping The Lord of the Rings franchise
will give birth to the one console RTS that can rule them
all. The company announced today that The Battle for
Middle-earth II will make its exclusive console debut this
summer on the Xbox 360.
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Xbox 360 may see Blu-ray Disc peripheral
Microsoft's Xbox 360 console may see a Blu-ray Disc
peripheral should the market demand it.
Xbox corporate VP of worldwide marketing and publishing
Peter Moore told ITMedia that a Blu-ray peripheral could
appear for the system should the format become the market
leader for high-definition media.
Blu-ray Disc is a proprietary high-definition media
developed by Sony. It is at war against Toshiba's rival HD
DVD format.
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Poll suggests teachers are open to Educational Video
games in the classroom
A MORI poll recently gathered teachers' opinions about
introducing educational video games into the classroom.
Source
Get DirectTV In Xbox 360
Just like any other big tech convention, cool announcements
always float out that make everyone giddy like children and
this is no exception. DirectTV announced they would be
pairing up with software goliath Microsoft to put the
digital television service in the Xbox 360.
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D&D Online Preorder Program
Turbine, Inc. today announced an exciting preorder program
for DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE™: Stormreach™, the
highly-anticipated online roleplaying game based on the
legendary pen and paper game DUNGEONS & DRAGONS®.
For DUNGEONS & DRAGONS fans, this is a great opportunity to
become one of the first to play this online game and be a
part of the dynamic community that D&D offers.
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Kingdom Hearts II (PS2) - First Look
The intriguing adventure featuring both anime and Disney
characters is back and is shaping up to be as big a hit as
its predecessor. We take an early peek at what you can
expect.
THE ORIGINAL KINGDOM Hearts sold over three million copies
and it is already looking like Kingdom Hearts II will do
just as well - if not better. Scheduled for release in March
2006 it will feature over 100 characters from the Disney
stable and introduce some new ones as well.
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Fullmetal Alchemist' continues to shine
Fullmetal Alchemist:Reunion onYockIsland vol. 7 (Funimation)
Lets just call this the sad disc. I wont spoil what happens
(unlike the discs liner notes always wait until after
watching the disc to read the liner notes for this series),
but suffice it to say the disc isnt full of shiny, happy
alchemists, no matter how buffed Als armor is.
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Mega Man X Ships to Stores
Capcom's most recent retro collection heads to the trucks.
The folks at Capcom have confirmed that its
American-produced Mega Man X Collection has shipped to
stores all over North America. Available for the Nintendo
GameCube and Sony's PlayStation 2, Mega Man X Collection
includes the first six titles in the MMX series and also
sports the newly-translated Mega Man Battle and Chase (which
is available for the first time in the U.S. and Canada).
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Nintendo DS: Wi-Fi Max Accessory
A third party alternative to the Nintendo DS USB Wi-Fi
dongle is now available.
Datel, a third party developer of interactive entertainment
accessories and peripherals has recently announced their
intentions to produce an alternative USB Wi-Fi connector for
Nintendo DS users. The product is said to function similarly
to the already available Nintendo Wi-Fi USB dongle as both
require the support of a standard, Windows XP equipped
Personal Computer or Laptop to create a wireless network
from an existing broadband internet connection.
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A brief history of anime in America
From 1959 - 2004.
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Nintendo DS sees Electroplankton
Nintendo on Monday announced that the music game
Electroplankton has dropped to the Nintendo DS. The handheld
music offering will be sold exclusively online.
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Visteon unveils dockable Nintendo system
Visteon has brought the world's most popular video game
system, Game Boy® Advance, to its next-generation Dockable
Family Entertainment System(TM) for a comprehensive in-car
video and gaming experience available for virtually any
passenger vehicle.
The new Dockable Entertainment featuring Game Boy Advance
combines the performance and versatility of the first
portable premium in-vehicle entertainment system with a
gaming platform that has sold nearly 300 million games
worldwide since its introduction in 2001.
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Sony launches new A-series walkman
26 years after creating a ground-breaking personal mobile
music lifestyle, Walkman again redefines music listening
with the new A-series.
“The new Walkman reinvents the way people listen to music.
This digital music player does not only play music but it
actually understands and adapts to the user’s taste in music
by customizing the songs in the player to suit the
individual’s mood,” said Masaru Tamagawa, Managing Director,
Sony Gulf FZE.
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Sony Reader - The iPod of text
Sony are hoping to clean up with readers in the same way
Apple captured the music lovers ears with the iPod. The new
“Sony Reader” promises paper-like legibility and room for
hundreds of books in a device the size of a paperback.
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