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Level-5 Vision 2009

By Julius | Published: August 25, 2009
Level-5 held their annual conference, dubbed Vision 2009, earlier today. Did it turn out to be the major event I was hoping it would be? It’s a bit hard to say. I was hoping for an announcement concerning a new Dark Cloud title, or for more info about their upcoming RPG, Ushiro. Sadly, both titles [...]
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Gamescom: The Floodgates, How They Rattle

By Roy | Published: August 19, 2009
Despite your views towards Sony, it’s hard to not be impressed by the PS3 Slim.  Sure its size has decreased, but I don’t often wave my PS3 around or try to palm it like a basketball.  The impressive part is the affordable price tag of $299.99.  Now nearly every denomination of gamer can afford a [...]
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Fallout 3 Graphic Tees at Ebten

By Roy | Published: August 5, 2009
It’s rare that my two loves of video games and graphic tees combine, but when they do I get pretty excited.  I don’t think I can ever have enough whacky t-shirts.  Anyway, Ebten is a Japanese clothing and accessory company that is featured on Famitsu from time to time.  Recently they have received attention for [...]
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XSEED Will Be Localizing The Wizard of Oz: Beyond The Yellow Brick Road

By Julius | Published: July 22, 2009
XSEED announced earlier this week that they will be localizing The Wizard of Oz: Beyond The Yellow Brick Road (called RIZ-ZOAWD in Japan, which is an anagram for Wizard and Oz) for North American shores. This isn’t very surprising, as XSEED has made their interest for the title quite clear before it was even released [...]
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Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver: Japanese Pre-Order Bonus Announced

By Roy | Published: July 3, 2009
The Pokémon Company in Japan released this image of the exclusive pre-order figures for their upcoming Nintendo DS titles Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver.  If you pre-order a copy of Pokémon Heart Gold, you’ll receive a Ho-oh figure, if you pre-order a copy of Pokémon Soul Silver, you’ll receive a Lugia figure.  What about [...]
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