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“With the release of Dragon Quest IX, there are two things I’d like to make reality. The first is to build a thriving Japanese game market together with Dragon Quest that rivals the West’s. The second is to form a strong tag team to promote Dragon Quest overseas. At Nintendo, we were able to popularize the Brain Age series overseas, which was said to be unmarketable. I want to increase the number of people worldwide that understand the appeal of Dragon Quest, which represents all Japanese gaming culture…even if that only turns out to be a single person. I’m looking forward to working together with Mr. Horii and Square Enix.” – Satoru Iwata

Wow, Satoru Iwata seems like a very big supporter of Dragon Quest, and understandably so. The series is not as big in North America as it is in Japan, but there are, for sure, a great deal of people who value Dragon Quest. I feel that it might be more difficult to convince people to play Dragon Quest than Brain Age though, since Dragon Quest is the type of software that appeals much more to hardcore gamers than casual gamers, and those who play games in general.

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Double update: Even more details on the game…

-official development started Jan. 2008
-concept started Oct. 2007
-2.5D Fighter
-Interactive Stages
-4 player versus
-Story Mode
-Battle Royal
-Tournament
-Winner Stays
-Loser Stays
-Practice
-Unlockable Characters
-Unlockable Stages
-Online aspects said to be better than Brawl implementation
-Each character is color coded with glowing effect to make 4-player battles easy to follow

“While this is a licensed game, it’s not tied to any movie or TV show…for this game to succeed on its own it needs to be a great game.” – Ubisoft producer

Update: More details about the game have been confirmed: Online play, confirmed to be for Wii, will be published by Ubisoft, set for a September 2009 release date.

A sneak peak in a gaming magazine has the first information on a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game. Although only a few details were shared, the blurb explains that the title will focus on fighting. Also, members of the Super Smash Bros. Brawl dev. team and former Team Ninja developers have been confirmed to be working on the project. The teaser doesn’t mention which system the game is being made for, though I am pretty sure they are referencing the Wii.

“To kick off our big 2009 preview special, we’ve got an exclusive sneak peak at a game that’s so early it hasn’t even been named yet! For now we’ll just call if TMNT. A new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game is always worth at least a raised eyebrow (despite the, er, mixed results of the foursome’s last several titles), but when it’s a four-player fighting game made by some of the folks who worked on Super Smash Bros. Brawl and former members of Tecmo’s famed Team Ninja (who worked on the Ninja Gaiden and Dead of Alive series), then we’re looking at one of the most exciting stories of the new year.”

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Most of us have played The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time before, but never quite like this. A group of people are working together to remake the beta version of the game. Items such as a fishing rod that can be equipped and a reed whistle for calling Epona will be included. Additionally, you’ll be able to see a few neat locations including the Castle Sewers, which was initially the way that it would be possible to escape Hyrule Castle.

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LYON, FRANCE – 9 December 2008 – Infogrames Entertainment, the parent company of Atari, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to fully acquire Cryptic Studios Inc., one of the world’s leading developers, publishers and operators of Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) games.

The transaction encompasses all of Cryptic’s proprietary IP, tools, technology and work-in-progress and integrates all members of the leadership team and employees into Infogrames. This acquisition is a critical step in the implementation of Atari’s strategy to become a leading online game developer and publisher

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SEGA launches new community and gaming site, boasting classic and newly created games exclusively available on PlaySEGA.com

LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (December 4, 2008) – SEGA Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today launched PlaySEGA™, a completely new SEGA experience for all types of gaming and social networking fans. PlaySEGA is based at www.PlaySEGA.com and is a mini web game portal with a selection of arcade, word, card, puzzle, quiz, Sonic and sports titles, which are available now and completely FREE to all PC and Mac users.

PlaySEGA has an impressive assortment of titles available on the site including Brain Assist™, which was originally released for the Nintendo DS™, and the successful mobile title, Sonic at the Olympic Games™. Brand new SEGA games that have been created exclusively for PlaySEGA are also available such as Ice Shuffle, Hollywood Adventure Quiz and Aquatic Word Burst. In addition, a selection of all-new Guest Games will soon be unveiled, all entirely FREE to each PlaySEGA user.

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It was concluded today that two boys used the cord of a video game controller to hang a four-month-old kitten from a tree. The children – six and seven years old – had just finished a gameplay session of Grand Theft Auto. Before hanging the kitten, the boys used stones to greatly injure the animal. The two boys will not face any criminal charges due to their age, nor will they receive any aid from Child Protective Services.

Unfortunately, this is a case of parental negligence. Grand Theft Auto is rated “M” for a reason, so parents should make it a responsibility to make sure their children are playing the appropriate games. We’ve heard cases of some young boys playing Grand Theft Auto and committing crimes, but never this young.

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These days, it’s commonplace to hear about a robbery, especially with the unstable economy in the United States. However, the same cannot be said about someone entering – and robbing – a bank with spiffy Zelda hat. A man in Waterbury, Connecticut arrived in a bank and on wrote down on a piece of paper an undisclosed amount of money he demanded…Or was that Rupees? The man donned a hat with an object that can be easily identified as the triforce. No one was hurt during the robbery, though we can only assume that this man is a Nintendo gamer. Or, at the very least, he loves Zelda.

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I’m going to be completely honest and perhaps obvious here – There’s a pretty high chance that the new Metal Gear website that has opened has no relation to the Wii. When first looking at the logo, the immediate thought that pops into my mind is that this new game will be releasing on the 360, though we don’t know that for sure. The game could end up on the PS3, but I just don’t see it happening on Wii. Who knows though, miracles happen!

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“We continue to focus tremendously internationally, Europe in particular is a very big area of focus for us. Japan has always been an important market for us. That’s an interesting challenge because you’re competing with Sony and Nintendo on their home turf there”. – Microsoft’s Shane Kim

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“The decision to suspend N•Revolution has been taken because it has become increasingly obvious that Nintendo’s strategy for Wii and DS is no longer in line with Imagine Publishing’s target readership, and has moved increasingly away from the hardcore gaming community that is our specialty. With many new launches and especially acquisitions coming to fruition, we believe the resources and manpower are better spent in other markets where advertising revenue and PR support are stronger and sustained. Imagine will continue to drive purchases of Nintendo software with games™, Retro Gamer and our new multiformat videogames website, NowGamer.com, and we hope to work closely with Nintendo in the future on those magazines.” – N•Revolution managing director Damian Butt

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