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RECENT OCTOBER 2009 NEWS

6  Nintendo DSi XL "What would you like 93% bigger?" Sun, Mar 28th, 2010, 10:29 am (EST) BY MARY LYNN MCLACHLAN In March 2009 Nintendo announced an impressive benchmark, that they'd shipped their 100 millionth DS. Since then, they've shipped approximately 25 million more and this has seen the DS become the best selling handheld gaming system to date and quite soon, it might surpass the PlayStation 2, making it the best selling gaming system ever. With sales so high, it's only natural that Nintendo would eventually come up with a new addition to the DS family, so it was no surprise when the DSi XL was announced October 2009. The new unit boasts a 4.2'' screen, which is 93% bigger than that of a DS Lite, but there is more scepticism than anticipation regarding how successful the new unit will be. Will the new larger DSi XL be the granddaddy DS, or will it simply be played by granddaddies, grand children, or the otherwise visually impaired? Fully equipped, the DSi XL leaves none of its predecessors (DSi) features behind, but as expected, there are improvements. A standard stylus may be used, and is provided, but in addition to there is a new large pen sized stylus that offers added comfort. Better and wider viewing angles are also a feature of the new larger LCD screen, making it a sure fire choice for players wishing to share their gaming experiences with an audience. It seems that there may be more than meets the eye with the DSi XL, but besides the extra screen space, improved viewing angle, preloaded games, and the pen sized stylus, it is essentially a DSi with 20% more weight. More »

0  Punchers Impact Announce Crasher As New Title Wed, Feb 10th, 2010, 9:07 am (EST) BY DARRYL Punchers Impact, a new development studio that formed in October 2009, have announced their first game - Crasher. It will be releasing on PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and PC. More »

	6  Gran Turismo Portable Tops 1.8 Million Sales Sat, Feb 6th, 2010, 1:13 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Polyphony Digital, the creators of the Gran Turismo franchise, have announced that the recently released Gran Turismo on PlayStation Portable has managed to sell over 1.8 million units since its release. More »

0  Sega Push Alpha Protocol Back To Summer 2010 Sat, Feb 6th, 2010, 12:41 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Alpha Protocol was originally planned to be released in October 2009, but as the release date drew ever closer, Sega decided to postpone the launch of the game and gave it a new release window of Spring 2010. Since then nothing has really been heard of the title, but Obsidian, the developer, have been hard at work making changes to the title. The game's lighting has been considerably tweaked and there have also been a few usability changes applied to make the experience feel more natural. However, the official word from Sega (via Matthew Hickman) is that they really "wanted to polish the game up, make it everything Obsidian planned it to be, and give the consumer a very polished game." More »

1  New DSi Colours Coming To Europe Posted on 2009/09/22 BY NELSON Today Nintendo revealed that their third instalment to the Nintendo DS series, the DSi, would be getting three new colours released in Europe on the 23rd of October 2009. More »

0  Atlus USA Understandably Silent on Persona 3 PSP Announcement Posted on 2009/08/18 BY SHAWN The announcement of the PlayStation Portable port of Persona 3 in the latest Famitsu article has left many gamers outside Japan wondering if or when the North American arm of Atlus will announce the localization of the game, which will include among other extras a new female main character and improvements to the game mechanics, such as being able to control your party members in battle. When Gaming Union asked Aram Jabbari, also known in the Atlus community as More »

0  Wardevil Set To Be Officially Revealed Very Soon Posted on 2009/08/12 BY DARRYL Wardevil is a game that many gamers might not even know exists, or that they've completely forgotten about. It was initially announced a few years ago, and since then there has been very little information at all. Many people believed the game had actually been cancelled, but that news was incorrect. More »

0  Splinter Cell Conviction: Comic-Con Teaser Trailer Posted on 2009/07/24 BY DARRYL Ubisoft have just released video footage that was shown at this year's Comic Con for their upcoming stealth game, Splinter Cell Conviction. More »

0  The Low Down On Microsoft's 10 Big Games Posted on 2009/06/01 BY DARRYL Microsoft went all out at their conference earlier today, as they gave details about ten games that will be coming exclusively to the Xbox 360. Instead of talking about multi-platform titles like last year, Microsoft spent the majority of the time talking about titles that nobody else have. Many people were scepital about Microsoft's line-up for this year, and this article hopes to take a look at all the new titles, while revealing a bit more information about some that we already knew about. More »