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Final Fantasy XIII Tops UK Charts, Knocks Off Bad Company 2
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Final Fantasy XIII Tops UK Charts, Knocks Off Bad Company 2

Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 4:47 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

This week's UK charts have been published by Chart Track, and they display the result that everyone expected - Final Fantasy XIII took the top spot. More »


Kingdom Hearts Union: Shanelle Gray Interview
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Kingdom Hearts Union: Shanelle Gray Interview

Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 11:24 am (EST) BY DARRYL

Despite being part of ABC soap opera One Life to Live, Shanelle Gray is probably better known by gamers for her role as Larxene in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and Kingdom Hearts Re: Chains of Memories. More »


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Avalon Code Review

Sun, Mar 14th, 2010, 2:47 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

Avalon Code, a new game for the Nintendo DS, presents a rather strange twist on the typical story-telling that's found within role-playing games. The developers, Matrix Software, decided that the idea of saving the world doesn't always have to be about preventing its end, and with the help of Rising Star Games this rather unique story has finally been brought to the Europe for players to experience. More »


How Voice Acting Has Changed The Video Games Industry
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How Voice Acting Has Changed The Video Games Industry

Sat, Mar 13th, 2010, 3:58 pm (EST) BY FOZZIE

Voice acting, as defined by Wikipedia, is the act of "providing one's voice to an animated character." Though its origin is unknown it's been safely lodged in the acting world for quite some time now. Disney, as many of you are well aware, has been well known for its animated movies and, more impressively, as a voice acting pioneer. Snow White (1937) was the company's first full-length animated feature film made and Adriana Caselotti voiced the movie's title character. More »


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Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing DS Review

Fri, Mar 12th, 2010, 9:58 am (EST) BY DARRYL

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing saw its release on the big three home consoles, but it was also released on the Nintendo DS. And Sega have definitely put the effort into making it as important as the console versions, which is definitely good news. It means that racing violently against Sega's favourite characters continues to be the main focus and gamers couldn't really ask for more, right? More »


February NPDs: 360 And PS3 Strong, Wii Down
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February NPDs: 360 And PS3 Strong, Wii Down

Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 10:26 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS

The NPD Group has released the February 2010 sales numbers for the United States. The Xbox 360 has come out on top in hardware sales with 422K sold, while Bioshock 2 took the software crown with 563K. Below are the hardware and software numbers.

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CyberConnect2 Counts Down to New DS Project Reveal

Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 8:29 pm (EST) BY SHAWN

CyberConnect2, the developer for the .hack titles as well as the PlayStation line of Naruto titles, has put up a new countdown site for a new Nintendo DS project. Up until now the developer has been focused mainly on PS3 and PSP projects. More »


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Crafting Mama Diversifying Mama's Talent In 2010

Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 11:59 am (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS

Majesco is getting Mama out of that hot kitchen and breaking out the arts & crafts box, according to a press release from the company today. Bringing Mama up to a whopping three activities performed through gesture now! More »


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Alice In Wonderland Review

Tue, Mar 9th, 2010, 10:37 am (EST) BY DARRYL

Based on the Tim Burton adaptation of the 2010 film, Alice In Wonderland, the game, follows the path of Alice as she is guided by the White Rabbit through the world of Underland. Though Alice In Wonderland on the DS does vary from the movie, it still keeps the same characters that fans have come to know and love, while keeping the underlying story of the motion picture intact. More »


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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Heads UK Sales Charts

Mon, Mar 8th, 2010, 9:41 am (EST) BY DARRYL

This week's UK charts have been revealed, and they show that EA's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has jumped to the head of the queue. It has pushed down last week's top selling game, Heavy Rain, which is now residing in position number 4. More »


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Scribblenauts 2 Coming This Fall

Sat, Mar 6th, 2010, 8:34 pm (EST) BY SHAWN

After selling over a million copies last Fall, developer 5th Cell has announced that Scribblenauts will be receiving a sequel. The news was revealed in the latest issue of Nintendo Power, which features the game as the prime feature for their April 2010 issue. More »


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Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Official Trailer Released

Wed, Mar 3rd, 2010, 9:10 pm (EST) BY SHAWN

Atlus has just released a new trailer for Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey is technically the fourth title in the main series, a series which has branched off into many various entries, such as the Persona and Devil Summoner series. More »


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Ragnarok DS Review

Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010, 11:21 am (EST) BY DARRYL

Ragnarok DS is a handheld RPG set in the world of Midgard, the same world as the title's online massively multiplayer counterpart. The PC title has been a hugely successful and long running series, but can a standalone handheld game reproduce the same successful gameplay as its big brother? More »


Heavy Rain Enters Top Of UK Charts
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Heavy Rain Enters Top Of UK Charts

Mon, Mar 1st, 2010, 8:19 am (EST) BY DARRYL

After months of speculation about Heavy Rain's ability to sell, the evidence has been provided in the one place it matters - the sales charts. Heavy Rain has managed to enter straight into the top spot of the UK charts, removing the previous leader, Aliens vs. Predator. More »


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DSi XL Comes to North America Next Month

Wed, Feb 24th, 2010, 10:38 pm (EST) BY SHAWN

At the Nintendo Media Summit held in San Francisco today, the company announced the official release date for the Nintendo DSi XL, as well as the price for the system. The Nintendo DSi XL is a larger version of the Nintendo DSi, which was released last year in North America and Europe. It removed the Game Boy Advance functionality but added new features like a Wii-stylized home menu and a camera which can take pictures. More »


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Aliens vs Predator Topples BioShock 2 In UK Charts

Mon, Feb 22nd, 2010, 8:37 am (EST) BY DARRYL

Aliens vs Predator launched last week and it has shot straight to the top position in the UK charts, ousting BioShock 2 after just one week. Not only that, but BioShock 2 actually dropped down to the third position as Just Dance held firm. More »


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Nippon Ichi President To Step Down (Update)

Sun, Feb 21st, 2010, 12:03 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

Nippon Ichi Software have recently announced that their president, Tomohiro Sato, will be resigning at the end of this financial year, on March the 31st. More »


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Trauma Team Preview: Diagnosis

Sat, Feb 20th, 2010, 10:30 am (EST) BY SHAWN

Since the release of the Trauma Center: Under the Knife on the Nintendo DS in 2005, the Trauma series has garnered critical acclaim and a large following for Atlus. Trauma Team, which was revealed during E3 2009, expands the series into a new direction, allowing players to experience other medical fields besides surgery, such as forensics and endoscopy, each of which overlap each other in the overall storyline. Over the last few months Atlus has been revealing more information about the various modes, leaving only two out of the six left to explore. Thanks to a recent demo from Atlus, we have a brand-new look into one of the two remaining modes: Diagnosis. More »


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Sony: Capitalizing On Rough Wii Third-Party Game Sales

Fri, Feb 19th, 2010, 4:57 pm (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN

For years now third-party publishers have struggled on the Wii, and in more recent times a number of big publishers, like Ubisoft, have highlighted that they'll be supporting other platforms more due to this. Speaking with IndustryGamers.com, Sony Senior VP of Public Relations Rob Dyer candidly explained where Sony sits in the picture: More »


Mario & Sonic Winter Olympic Games Tops 6 Million Shipped
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Mario & Sonic Winter Olympic Games Tops 6 Million Shipped

Thu, Feb 18th, 2010, 11:12 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

Nintendo have announced that Mario & Sonic At The Winter Olympic Games has managed to ship more than six million copies worldwide since it was released in October of last year on the Wii and DS.

It has, naturally, seen a significant boost since the start of the Winter Olympic Games which are being held in Canada. It'll certainly be interesting to see how its sales compare to the more serious game which launched on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 last month. More »