“Of course I’m sad to see her go. But those things have a way of creeping back. I think Retro will always be associated with the Metroid Prime franchise. And who knows, maybe we’ll do another one some day.” – Michael Kelbaugh, President & CEO of Retro Studios

Personally, I would love to see Retro work on one more Metroid game. For now I’m happy that they’re developing something different, but I know that I’ll always remember Retro for successfully handling Samus’ transition from 2D to 3D.

Latest LEVEL review scores

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The latest LEVEL review scores are as follows:

Batman: Arkham Asylum – 9,8
Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box – 8
Shadow Complex – 8
The Beatles: Rock Band – 9
Guitar Hero 5 – 8
Gradius Rebirth – 6
Wolfenstein – 6
Battlefield 1943 – 8
Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal – 8
The King of Fighters XII – 6
Madden NFL 10 – 8
Let’s Tap – 5
Sacred 2 – 6
Fat Princess – 7
Trials HD – 9

A few Scribblenauts details

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– Milk will turn into cheese if you take it with you in a time machine – put the cheese into a freezer and ou’ll see a block of ice with the cheese in the middle
– Will need to rescue a king from a cage in one level – Dragon, fire, chasm are obstacles
– God, Satan are the only religious figures in the game
– Keep up to 8 user created levels

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ColorZ dated for North America

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Wanna play a true gamers videogame on Wii? Here is ColorZ the 7th of September on WiiWare in North America and it’s only 700 Wii points. With ColorZ, set forth in your spaceships on a mission to clean up virus-infested planets. Immerse yourself in a new gameplay experience to meet new challenge. Control one to three ships at the same time in your missions. Absorb viruses of your own color, but steer clear of the others. If you need to, you can cleverly merge your ships together to create new colors. “Scratch” on your enemies to keep your combo and clock up a new high-score record.
Inspired among others by Shoot’em up, ColorZ will delight all gamers eager for strong feelings on Wii. It’s a true challenge proposed to the solo player. Psychedelic graphics reflect the tortuous path on which
ColorZ leads you to reach your goal with a fulfillment feeling. Moreover ColorZ has just been nominated for the “best game on home console” category in the biggest French event: “Festival du Jeu Vidéo”. Enjoy ColorZ outstanding and ingenious level design! Check out our website www.colorz-thegame.com for more info, screens, video, etc.
About Exkee
Created in 2003 and based in Marseille (France), Exkee develops high quality and innovative game on mobile, PC and Consoles. Last year I-Fluid, PC game in which you control a drop of water, earned great press critics for gameplay originality. Its release on Steam and other online distribution channels is a big success. Now with ColorZ on WiiWare, Exkee offers once more an amazing gameplay in which players must merge colors to get over levels of the game.
Our Websites:
o Exkee: www.exkee.com
o I-Fluid : www.i-fluid.com
o ColorZ : www.colorz-the-game.com

Dragon Quest IX DLC details for Friday (8/28)

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– First quest is Fungar! Ki ha Daijini! (132)
– Talk to a cyclops at the top of a mountain close to the south east of Dharma Shrine
– Need to finish the game first
– Complete the quest once and obtain “Inochi no Kinomi,” beat it again for a powerful weapon used by the Gigantis

– Second quest is Kaerou Dan he Youkoso (133, story quest)
– Go to St. Shutein
– Need to finish the game and complete quest 131 (Rudia wo Kirei ni)
– Ryuma gives you the quest

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Media Create software sales (8/17 – 8/23)

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01./02. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Friend Collection) (Nintendo) – 82,000 / 810,000 (-35%)
02./01. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (Square Enix) – 79,000 / 3,723,000 (-38%)
03./04. [WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) – 51,000 / 801,000 (-45%)
04./00. [PS2] Melty Blood: Actress Again (Ecole Software) – 44,000 / NEW
05./03. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) – 32,000 / 1,034,000 (-70%)
06./05. [PS2] SD Gundam G Generation Wars (Namco Bandai) – 26,000 / 258,000 (-55%)
07./00. [PSP] Okami Kakushi (Sly Wolf) (Konami) – 23,000 / NEW
08./08. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (BEST) (Capcom) – 18,000 / 907,000 (-33%)
09./07. [NDS] Puyo Puyo 7 (SEGA) – 18,000 / 127,000 (-38%)
10./00. [PSP] Kin-iro no Corda 2 f Encore (Koei) – 14,000 / NEW

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Famitsu to unveil Okamiden in next issue

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We only found out about the Okamiden trademark a few days ago, but we won’t have to wait much longer to find out what this mystery title is all about. 7&Y, an e-commerce site, not only confirms the game’s existence, yet also manages to let people know that the game will be present in the upcoming issue of Famitsu. It should be noted that e-commerce sites have accidentally let similar news be leaked in the past – Specifically with the Metal Gear Solid titles which were supposed to be properly announced at E3.

Muramasa: The Demon Blade depicted in a very different way

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Muramasa: The Demon Blade focuses on RPG elements mixed in with a little bit of action. Sure, the game features a bath scene and some slightly undressed characters. That’s about all there is in terms of any other provocativeness though. The latest edition of Play magazine, however, makes Muramasa look a tad more sexual. The cover is depicting the battle with the Kraken in a very, very different way. Check it out below.