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Chrono Trigger DS Dated November 25th

It’s really all in the headline — the enhanced DS port of Chrono Trigger, formerly scheduled for a vague “holiday” release, has now been pegged for November 25th. Considering the game’s rabid fanbase, that’s probably all you needed to know anyhow. While we’d be remiss in truly recommending a title for purchase without giving it our [...]

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EA Thinks You’re Pretty Dumb

EA is accused by some of appealing to the lowest common denominator, so why not embrace that? The publisher has announced this morning that they will start releasing games specifically for dummies. That is, For Dummies, with capital letters; EA has partnered up with Wiley Publishing of the For Dummies brand and developer Beanbag Studios [...]

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Interview: Traveller’s Tales on LEGO Batman and Corporate Ownership

We speak with TT Games about creative independence, publisher/developer relations, and kid-friendly games.

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E3 2008: Monster Lab

Think of it. The brain of a dead man waiting to live again in a body I made with my own hands! Now I know what it feels like to be God! Okay, so, maybe Monster Lab isn’t quite so fraught with moral dilemmas as your standard mad science story. We can still have a [...]

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E3 2008: Rhythm Heaven Stylus-On

I believe the record will show that Rhythm Tengoku is one of my very favorite titles. The GBA cart still occupies my DS, and I’ll still break out a few quick rounds when stuck on a bus, or plane, or if someone is boring me. So, when a trek through the E3 show floor led [...]

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Just the Links, Ma’am: 6.19.08

Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer. Enthusiast: Lightsaber Duels come to Wii, just as disgruntled former LucasArts staffer revealed; producer interviewed at (IGN) Disgruntled staffer kicks himself for forgetting to leak info on the stylus-driven DS clone (IGN) Crysis Warhead runs well on $620 PC, Crytek claims (PC Games via Shacknews) Walking is [...]

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Just the Links, Ma’am: 6.18.08

Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer. Enthusiast: EA compromises identity of Need for Speed Undercover; title reportedly takes cues from The Transporter (Eurogamer) Ubisoft reimagining Driver (BBC via Eurogamer) Stardock’s digital-distribution and community platform Impulse launches (Impulse Driven via Joystiq) Mmfmmfmmph mm mmphmm mgnmmm! — aka Team Fortress 2 Pyro Updates detailed [...]

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Review: Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword

Legendary badass Ryu Hayabusa may cheat death on a daily basis, but he can’t evade GameCyte’s scorn in this first portable outing.

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New Japanese Nintendo Titles Revealed

Leaked by the enterprising minds at NeoGAF and subsequently confirmed by CVG, Nintendo of Japan has revealed six new titles for the Wii and DS, all scheduled for releases in July and August. The list includes two Wii titles: A new Fatal Frame game, co-directed by the inimitable Suda 51, and an as-yet undetailed title [...]

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Clover Studio’s Platinum Ex-Pats Team with Sega for Three New Games?

If you still feel guilty about buying Okami for the Wii, you may be able to make amends soon. According to an article at Videogaming247 that has since vanished without a trace, Platinum Studios (formerly known as SEEDS, and founded by Clover alumni) is now hard at work on not one nor two, but [...]

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