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Called it: Capcom announces new Basara game

Posted Jul 03, 2009 at 10:43AM by Karl B.

Listed in: News, Games

Tags: Capcom, Japan


A lot of people were hoping that the Capcom teaser site was for a new Onimusha game, but the fact that it was accessible from the Sengoku Basara portal kinda weighed the odds in favor of a new Basara game. And so it turned out to be just that.

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Video: Multiplayer action in God Eater promo vid

Posted Jul 03, 2009 at 10:16AM by Karl B.

Listed in: Videos, Games, God Eater

Tags: Capcom, Japan, Namco Bandai


Yes, it bears more than a passing resemblance to the Monster Hunter games, but it looks like Namco Bandai's God Eater is more than a mere clone for the popular Capcom franchise. It also has shades of Devil May Cry thrown in, so it actually takes from two Capcom franchises!

Still, the game actually looks pretty awesome as I said in my previous God Eater post. That's just reinforced by this new promo vid.

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Namco Bandai snaps up Dragon Ball rights from Atari

Posted Jul 03, 2009 at 08:54AM by Karl B.

Listed in: News

Tags: Atari, Europe, Namco Bandai, North America


There were already a few signs hinting that Atari was having some trouble holding on to the Dragon Ball franchise. A couple of years ago, the publisher clashed with FUNimation over the game license. Namco Bandai announced last month that it had secured publishing rights to three new entries in the franchise. Today, Namco Bandai has announced that it's finishing what it started.

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Dissidia: Final Fantasy gets September PAL launch, new Collector's Edition detailed

Posted Jul 03, 2009 at 08:20AM by Karl B.

Listed in: News, Games, Dissidia: Final Fantasy

Tags: Square Enix, clamshell, GameStop, Europe, Takeharu Ishimoto


Scratch off that Autumn release you've noted for Dissidia: Final Fantasy. Square Enix has finally given a more specific release date for the game's PAL outing along with details about a new collector's edition. Hit the full article for more.

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New Monster Hunter Freedom Unite quest now up for download

Posted Jul 03, 2009 at 07:58AM by Karl B.

Listed in: News, Games, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite

Tags: Capcom


Capcom has put a new quest up for Monster Hunter Freedom Unite players to download. Compared to the three in the first batch it's a bit sparse, but hey, at least it's free.

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Square Enix sues French retailer for selling pirated IP merchandise

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 11:28PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News

Tags: Square Enix, alchemist, Paris, SAKURA


Square Enix is reportedly taking legal action against a lone French retailer for allegedly selling pirated Square merchandise. la société SAKURA, the retail store, operates in Paris and online, specializing in Anime/Manga/Japanese gaming merch.


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Bankruptcy judge okays Warner Bros. buyout of Midway

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 08:38PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: Off Topic

Tags: NBA, San Diego, Chicago Tribune, Chicago


The buyout of Warner Bros. of publisher Midway has been OK'd by a bankruptcy judge, making the US$ 33 million acquisition a sure go. The deal is expected to finally close within 10 days, this according to the reports by the Chicago Tribune.

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24 million installed base for UK consoles recorded

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 07:52PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News

Tags: Sony, Nintendo, UK, GfK


This is intriguing math. Gfk-ChartTrack of UK has released the data for console sales in the region up to June 27, 2009 and it shows that there is a stellar 24 million installed base in the UK to date, with 8.4 million contributing to that number in the past 12 months.

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Sony: UMD-less PSP has always been the plan

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 05:33PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News, PSP Go

Tags: Japan, Sony, Europe


It would seem that Sony's had plans of coming out with a UMD-less PSP all along. According to Sony's product planning division head honcho, Naoya Matsui, "We'd planned to release a PSP model without a UMD drive since the very beginning."

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PSN US - PlayStation Store Update 07/02

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 04:14PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News, Games

Tags: Capcom, Sony, soho, Map Pack, Tom Clancy, Qore


You know what comes next after the European PS Store Update, yes? That's right, it's the US PS Store Update for the week of July 2, 2009. And it's a hefty one to serve you fine too, in time for the 4th of July weekend. So in case you're feeling a little lethargic to join in on the festivities, at least you'll have something else to do to keep you busy. Among those stashed in this week's goodie bag are add-on packs for MotorStorm Pacific Rift, Cross Edge, the Capcom Classics Collection Remixed for the PSP Store and more. Full list after the jump.

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Playstation Store Europe Update 07/02

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 11:13AM by Ryan F.

Listed in: News, Games

Tags: Europe, Batman, Tiger Woods, PGA, PlayStation Store


The Playstation Store update for Europe is now available. This week, you have three excellent PSN games that includes the PS3 exclusive Punisher: No Mercy, an old school classic James Pond: Robocod, the massive PSP hit game Monster Hunter Freedom Unite plus four other PSP games, new add-on contents for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10, LittleBigPlanet  and more.

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PSP homebrew - Bookr-Mod 2009-07-01

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 09:01AM by Ryan F.

Listed in: Homebrew Applications, News

Tags: Bookr, Custom Firmware, PSP-3000


A new update for the Bookr-Mod has been released by the unknown Chinese homebrew coder. Bookr-Mod is an enhanced version of Bookr, a PDF/DJVU/TXT reader for the PSP. Notable features in the latest update includes support for Custom Firmware 5.50 and PSP-3000 with HEN.


Download: Bookr-Mod 2009-07-01

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Custom Firmware 5.50GEN-B now available

Posted Jul 02, 2009 at 08:26AM by Ryan F.

Listed in: Hacks & Exploits, Homebrew Applications, News

Tags: Sony, Custom Firmware, PSPGen, Remote Play, PSP-3000


As promised, PSPGen together with GENyUS has released the much awaited Custom Firmware 5.50GEN-B. This is great news to all GEN users especially when news broke days ago that Sony has successfully implemented a security update that prevented Custom Firmware 5.00 M33 users from accessing the Playstation Store. Fortunately, Custom Firmware 5.50GEN users were safe.

Download: Custom Firmware 5.50GEN-B

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Did you know (part 2)? Dissidia originated from Kingdom Hearts

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 10:48PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News, Games, Dissidia: Final Fantasy

Tags: Disney, Tetsuya Nomura, Kingdom Hearts


Last time, we brought you the trivia about Dissidia originally being made for the PlayStation 2. Today, we have another delightful small-talk piece concerning the game that every PSP owner's got to be waiting for, Dissidia: Final Fantasy. This time, it's about DFF originating from Kingdom Hearts.

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Green light back on: Jack Thompson Debate to go on at SGC09

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 09:19PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News, MY QJ

Tags: Jack Thompson


The July 4th SGC09 debate between anti-gamer, former Miami lawyer Jack Thompson and gamer/ attorney Mark Methenitis is all set and raring to go, despite the hump on the road yesterday morning, nearly resulting into Thompson's cancellation from the event. Reportedly, Thompson had several complaints to event host Screw Attack outlined below:

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Megan Fox talks Transformers

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 08:45PM by Glenn M.

Listed in: Interviews, Videos, Games

Tags: The Transformers, PS2


We've already heard Shia LaBeouf talk Transformers, and he ended up dissing the Wii. But what about his co-star and leading lady, Megan Fox? She too has a few words to share about their latest project and you can catch them in this video after the jump.

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Bruckheimer remains positive: video game-movie adaptations may still work, tasked to lure women to gaming

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 06:29PM by Mabie A.

Listed in: News

Tags: MTV, The Beatles, Hollywood, Jerry Bruckheimer


Despite the lackluster appeal of movie adaptations of video games, super Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer remains positive that one day, they just might get it right. And it won't suck the living daylights out of us anymore.

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Triple threat - WWE, THQ, Jakks Pacific over license issues

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 05:16PM by Glenn M.

Listed in: News

Tags: THQ, WWE, WWE Smackdown, wrestling, JAKKS Pacific, Joint Venture


When license agreements turn sour, you know what's coming next. For World Wrestling Entertainment, THQ, and Jakks Pacific, the result is a Triple Threat matchup between the three companies, jockeying for position over the WWE Smackdown vs. Raw franchise.

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PSP homebrew - (fxPR) MKULTRA Mod

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 04:32PM by Glenn M.

Listed in: Homebrew Applications

Tags: malloc, NoEffex


NoEffex has released his "mod" of MKULTRA, although he did recode a good portion of the actual engine, despite the "mod" name to the brew. He did quite a number on the app, so it ought to be worth a look.


Download: (fxPR) MKULTRA Mod
Visit: QJ.NET PSP Development Forum

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More downloadable Capcom games on PSN starting tomorrow

Posted Jul 01, 2009 at 01:55PM by Karl B.

Listed in: News, Capcom Classics Remix, Games, Fate/Unlimited Codes Portable

Tags: Capcom, Sony, PSOne, PlayStation Store, Eighting


Capcom is showering more love onto Sony's PlayStation consoles. Well, the PS3 and PSP anyway. They've announced that they'll be rolling out more downloadable classics on the PlayStation Store over the next few months.

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