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Dead Fantasy Indeed: Tecmo Refuses Square Enix, Talks Koei Merger

On Friday, Square Enix announced their intent to purchase a majority stake in Tecmo, giving the floundering Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive publisher until September 4th to approve or reject an offer of 920 yen per share, a 30% premium over their stock’s trading value at that time. Today, Reuters reports that Tecmo has [...]

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Square Enix Offers Friendly Bid for Tecmo

Call us crazy, call it coincidence, but it’s not looking good for game companies whose names begin with the letter T. THQ’s flagging fortunes have continued despite the company’s new directions; they lost $27 million just last quarter. As I’m sure you’re well aware, Take-Two will likely be purchased by EA. Traveller’s Tales, Treyarch and [...]

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Enjoyment Optional, Part Two: Six Settings to Satisfy

Last week, we discussed seven games in which the options menu wasn’t merely a place to adjust your TV display, but rather the key to unlocking the full potential of some truly stellar titles. While the post was primarily meant to inform gamers of the remarkable possibilities they might have overlooked in their own collection, [...]

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GameSpyte Lyte: Girl, Don’t You Walk Out

Greetings, readers, and welcome to a new experiment here at GameCyte. There may be one or zero of you out there who wondered, last week, why we didn’t post our weekly video feature, GameSpyte. Well, you see, since the accident, we’re still exploring our options after a judge declared it would be a crime against [...]

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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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Just the Links, Ma’am: 6.3.08

This month on GameCyte, we’re going to try something a little different. While we always pride ourselves on bringing you deeper perspectives, wittier commentary and more careful analysis than you’ll find anywhere else, it’s taken a toll on our ability to produce truly original content. So now, rather than continually attempt to one-up our competitors [...]

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Nintendo Channel Brings DS Demos and Floating Circles to Wii

Has your Wii got a healthy blue glow this morning? Nintendo would like you to download the Nintendo Channel, an in-console game store and info center. Wii owners can get the new channel from the Wii Shop, and start watching trailers, getting personalized recommendations, and downloading DS demos today.

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