Inu Yasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island
A mysterious island from legend appears out of the mist and
Inuyasha and his friends find a group of half-demon children
residing there, living only to become sacrifices to the Four
War Gods. They must somehow discover the secret of Horai
Island, not only to save the lives of those children, but
there own as well.
The fourth theatrical release provides an action packed
adventure in this final movie of the Feudal Fairy Tale.
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We chat with the director of the new Pokemon: Fire Red
and Leaf Green GBA games.
Nintendo anticipates the same success for the US version of
Pokemon: Leaf Green and Pokemon: Fire Red when it launches
stateside this September. We had the opportunity to chat
with the director of the new Pokemon GBA games, Jurichi
Masuda, as well as the President of the Pokemon Company and
producer of the Pokemon franchise, Tsunekazu Ishihara about
the upcoming remake.
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Software Reportedly Makes PS2 HDTV Compatible
In response to the announcements that both the XBOX 360 and
Playstation 3 will utilise High Definition formats for next
generation game development; Xploder announced that it will
launch the HDTV Game Player to allow Playstation 2 owners to
upgrade their PS2 consoles, so that they can experience
their favourite PS2 games in true High Definition quality
via their HDTV sets.
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Sony Unveils GPS Device for Cameras
Device will allow you to add location information to your
digital photos.
Sony will soon start selling a small GPS (global positioning
system) unit that can be used to add location information to
digital pictures, the company said today.
The GPS-CS1 unit is intended to be attached to a belt and
worn throughout the day as pictures are being taken.
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Magic is all in the cards for Port Huron area teen
Game could earn money for college
Nick Burns, 13, of Port Huron could win $10,000 in college
scholarships just by flipping cards.
Nick and his mother, Lyn Baxter, also of Port Huron, are
flying from Detroit to Atlanta today for the Junior Super
Series Championship of the "Magic the Gathering" card game.
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Teen wins trip to compete in Yu-Gi-Oh! world gaming
championship
His mother worried it was an obsession that was eating into
his homework time. Brandon said it was a productive hobby
that helped his math skills.
Whatever the case, Brandon Sherman's aptitude for Yu-Gi-Oh!
-- a trading-card game based on the popular Japanese cartoon
-- has been enough to win him an all-expenses-paid trip to
Tokyo this weekend for a Yu-Gi-Oh! world championship
tournament.
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PRESS RELEASE
CCP BECOMES A CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR OF GEN CON - $10K EVE
CCG TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD AT SHOW
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND - JULY XX, 2006 - CCP is now an official
Contributing Sponsor of the Gen Con Indy Show in
Indianapolis, Indiana, August 10-13, 2006 where it will
launch its first Collectible Card Game called EVE: The
Second GenesisT, announced earlier this month.
"EVE: The Second Genesis CCG, based on the background
setting of EVE- OnlineR, challenges the players to survive
in the cruel corporate world of the future. Players take the
role of an aspiring corporate CEO with a single starbase
under their control," says Ingolfur Aevarsson, Marketing
Director of EVE: The Second Genesis. "Their goal is to
maintain a steady income flow to expand their empire with
starfleets, cunning tactics, and dirty tricks in order to
gain power
and bring their rivals to their knees."
CCP will have a 128-person tournament at Gen Con in Hall G
of the Indianapolis Convention Center on Saturday, August
12th with cash prizes totaling $10,000. The tournament will
be open to everyone and since EVE: The Second Genesis will
be launched at the show, those competing will have as equal
a chance of winning as possible.
The tournament will be a Swiss double elimination tournament
with cash prizes for the top 32 players, with additional
prizes for random players between rounds. A double
elimination tournament is a competition where participants
are eliminated from the tournament upon having lost two
matches. All players will receive a starter deck free of
charge when they come to the EVE booth for a demonstration.
They can then reconstruct and enhance their decks by
purchasing booster packs at the show floor. Further
tournament details will be disclosed at the beginning of the
tournament.
For more information about EVE: The Second Genesis and to
pre-order, visit www.eve-ccg.com.
PRESS RELEASE
The Spoils™ Open Beta begins shipping!
Friday, August 4, 2006 - (Seattle) - Tenacious Games is
proud to announce the full Open Beta release for their
upcoming Tournament Card Game, The Spoils™.
“The Spoils™ is a game five years in the making,” said Scott
Dodson, CEO of Tenacious Games. “We brought in top level pro
players and tested, tested and tested again. And now, we've
achieved what we set out to do. The Spoils™ is everything we
love about tournament card games and organized play. It's
the game we always wished we had. The Spoils sets a new bar
across the tournament card game threshold, adding more
strategic choices and quicker, more intuitive play.”
The Spoils™ can’t be purchased until November, but Tenacious
Games has printed a limited pre-release set we're calling
Open Beta. Sign up online at www.thespoils.com, and the
first pack is free. Play in a tournament at your local card
shop and walk away with more (free) cards. Find one of the
Premier Level events and pocket a few grand - just part of
the $60,000 in cash(!) Tenacious Games is giving away during
the Open Beta period. All retailers need do to get their
first Spontaneous Tournament Kit is to either contact their
distributor or sign up as an approved Spoils retailer on The
Spoils™ website.
The Spoils™ will be the hit of the show at the biggest 2006
summer gaming convention Gen Con in Indianapolis, IN.
Players from all over the world can experience the fun of
The Spoils™ in on-going demonstrations and special events,
including tournament prizes of 18 ipods and $5,000 in cash!
The Spoils™ will release in November of 2006, and will be
available at gaming stores, comic stores and specialty
stores worldwide.
