Yu-Gi-Oh! GX hit PSP
Konami today announced Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (working title) for the
PSP. Based on the top-rated Yu-Gi-Oh! GX series from Cartoon
Network, the game lets players duel in teams of two for the
first time with all new characters, monsters and cards from
the GX universe.
The first Yu-Gi-Oh! game for the PSP system, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
takes players back to the Duel Academy as they join the
Slifer Red dormitory and take on other students from Ra
Yellow and Obelisk Blue. This school year, the Duel Academy
has decided to hold a different kind of competition,
allowing the students to compete in teams of two. Depending
on who your partner is, players will earn rewards such as
access to the lavish Duel Academy Island for one whole day.
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Konami reveals E3 lineup, 16 PSP titles
Konami has announced its lineup of E3 titles, 16 of which
are headed for the PSP. The list includes sequels to the
popular games Coded Arms, Death Jr., and Rengoku, while
adding quality franchises such as Bomberman and Silent Hill.
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Modders add porn scenes to PC game
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion upgraded from 'Teen' to 'Mature'
in the US
A PC game has had its age rating raised by the Electronic
Software Ratings Board (ESRB) after a player created an
'adult' modification.
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion was upgraded from 'Teen' to
'Mature' in the US because of a user add-on that creates
topless female characters.
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Now even my Xbox 360 has a blog - all about me
Gamers, like film and TV viewers, are inveterate liars about
the sorts of entertainment they enjoy. Videogames that no
one will own up to playing top the charts, while titles
everyone says they love, like the oddball Japanese adventure
Katamari Damacy, fail to dent the top 20. But as we enter
the era of the connected console, much of the uncertainty
about what gamers do will disappear. The Xbox 360, for
example, collates data about online gaming habits - what you
play, for how long, how successfully - and broadcasts this
data across the internet as an XML feed.
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Atari Announces Dungeons & Dragons: Tactics PSP
Atari has today announced development of Dungeons & Dragons:
Tactics for PSP, an RPG adhering to version 3.5 of the D&D
ruleset from license owners Wizards of the Coast. The game,
which is in development at Kuju Entertainment, sees players
take control of a child caught in the middle of a feud
between two dragons fighting for 'godhood'.
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"Wizards" conjuring up old magic: making games
Hidden City Games' newest game is Clout Fantasy, which uses
pokerlike chips with characters such as goblins and elves.
In March, Hidden City signed a three-year licensing
agreement with Marvel Entertainment to use Marvel
superheroes as characters in a new Clout game due to be
released this fall. Since the two Clout games can be played
interchangeably, players will be able to find out for
themselves who wins if elves battle the Fantastic Four.
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Marvel Trading Card Game hits PSP and DS. Details
inside
Marvel Trading Card Game lets players assemble their own
deck and take on different challenges to gain more cards
based on legendary Marvel characters such as Spider-Man, The
Incredible Hulk, the X-Men, the Avengers, the Fantastic
Four, Ghost Rider and more. In the game's single player
story mode, players choose to play as hero or villain, then
select a series of enemies to battle. In between each clash,
detailed comic book scenes tell the game's story as players
choose to move on to the next enemy or explore a branch in
the narrative for the chance to acquire additional cards.
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Hellboy' Joins the Award-Winning Vs. System(TM) With
the Premiere of Upper Deck
The comic industry's "Greatest Paranormal Investigator"
makes his trading card game debut as Upper Deck
Entertainment (UDE) -- in association with Dark Horse Comics
-- today announces plans to add Hellboy to UDE's Vs. System
superhero portfolio. Based on Mike Mignola's ("Gotham by
Gaslight") best-selling comic book mini-series "Hellboy,"
the set will premiere as the first release of UDE's new
Essential Collection, which features highly competitive
decks themed around some of today's most notable comic
icons.
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Sony Brings LocationFree TV to Macs
Sony plans to unveil new client software next week that will
extend its LocationFree TV platform to Macintosh computers
and a wider range of mobile devices.
LocationFree TV is a platform that streams a live video and
audio signal from a base station to client devices. It
allows users to watch TV and video from devices in their
living room on a remote computer, so long as there is a
broadband connection between the base station and the
client.
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A pocket-sized travel companion
For those of an indecisive nature, travelling can be
difficult at times.
With every corner carrying the burden of choice, vacations
can turn vacillators into nervous wrecks. Will a left turn
be better than a right? Is it best to order pizza or paella?
Wouldn't it be wonderful if everything were a simple case of
yes or no?
Well now it can be with the help of Unazukin, a new toy from
the people who brought us Pokémon and Tamagotchi. According
to the website, Unazukin is a small fairy who usually sits
under a big mushroom in a wood (or in your pocket, for
around Ł7.00), and she loves to listen to your questions.
Present her with a probe and she will magically respond with
a shake or a nod.
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Pokémon Ranger
So you've got a DS, but you're a little bummed because
there's no Pokémon for the system. Because Dash and Trozei
don't count. You tuned in to E3 hoping for Diamond and
Pearl, but those were nowhere to be found. Now presenting
the Pokémon game Nintendo hopes will keep you satisfied in
the interim, Pokémon Ranger.
Graphically, Pokémon Ranger is a very bright and colorful
sprite-based game, and all of the characters and Pokémon are
well-drawn and articulated. Also, attacks and effects are
looking sharp.
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Nintendo is bringing Pokémon Mystery Dungeon to the states
this fall, in two different versions. Pokémon Mystery
Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team for Nintendo DS and Pokémon
Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team for Game Boy Advance.
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Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Revealed
The wait is over, well not really. The wait for Pokemon
Diamond and Pearl, the widely anticipated followup to the
Game Boy Advance titles in the series, has finally just
begun.
In a truly surprising fashion, the two coveted games were
revealed in a recently released Japanese gaming magazine
while the Electronics Entertainment Expo was in full swing
here in the states.
Fans of the series will be delighted to hear that
bothPokemon Diamond and Pearl are confirmed to release
during the Fall months of 2006 in Japan after countless
failed rumors pinning the games unveiling in the past.
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