Author: Mike
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EA Loses $641M Last Quarter
Last quarter was not a good one for EA, they saw a $641 million in loss for the fiscal third quarter ending December 31. CEO John Riccitiello had this to say: “Our holiday quarter came in below our expectations and we have significantly reduced our financial outlook for fiscal 2009, a clear disappointment.” They also…
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Atlus Online
Atlus announced today that it will be launching an online gaming portal called, yep, Atlus Online. I’m still not completely sure what an “online gaming portal” is, but the press release says it will be a “community-driven, quality content-focused entertainment hub with an emphasis on online games and anime.” Even after that description…I still can’t…
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Star Ocean 4 Faceplate
A bunch of Star Ocean 4 kiosks popped up in Japan on Sunday, each one displaying the Star Ocean 4 faceplate. I think it looks pretty cool. Hopefully they’ll bring those to the U.S. [ via Kotaku ]
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BattleForge Community Update 02/02/09
The latest BattleForge community update featured a chat with developer Martin Löhlein.
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Wii Shop Update: Sonic Chaos, Snowboard Riot, LONPOS
This week’s Wii shop update brings Sega’s Sonic Chaos (Sega Master System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points), Nintendo’s LONPOS (1-4 players, 800 Wii Points, basically a static Tetris where you try to fill in a rectangular field with various shaped pieces) and Snowboard Riot (Hudson Entertainment, 1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points, snowboarding that supports the…
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Ludlum Partners With EA
Ludlum Entertainment has given EA worldwide license to create games based on the works of Robert Ludlum. Basically, all your favorite Bourne books/movies will be released by EA for at least the next few years. Also, the first game is already being developed by Starbreeze Studios, who also developed the Chronicles of Riddick game.
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Weekly Releases – 02/02/09
It’s a pretty slow week. Besides Burnout Paradise (PC, EA) and My World My Way (DS, Atlus) there doesn’t seem to be anything else happening. It’s a good thing, because I a) don’t have any money and b) don’t want to buy anything before I (finally, maybe) beat Tales of Vesperia. And then there’s Persona…
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Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Soundtrack
I know this is old news since the game has been out for over two months now, but I just recently played Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD for the first time, and really liked the tracks for some of the stages. I don’t know why I waited so long to try it, I used…
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The House of the Dead: Overkill Preorder
If you’re thinking of picking up the upcoming (February 10) Wii shooter The House of the Dead: Overkill you might consider pre-ordering the game to get a free graphic novel Prelude To An Overkill, which looks kind of cool.
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Korg DS-10 Coming to Gamestop
If you haven’t been able to pick up Korg DS-10 yet (since Gamestop previously decided not to stock it for some reason), it looks like Gamestop has changed their collective minds and will be selling the game starting February 9. They’ll be selling it at $30, which is a pretty good deal. [ via Gamestop…
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Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? Comic, Contest
NIS America is running a contest for their upcoming PSP game, Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?. The “Prinny ____, dood Bottle Contest” involves filling in the chat bubbles of a comic with hilarious/creative/etc. text. If you win, you could end up with a rad Prinny water bottle.
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Nintendo’s 2009 Lineup
There’s Fire Emblem, Punch-Out!!, Mario and Luigi RPG 3, and Sin and Punishment 2. I guess it could be worse, really.