Dragon Age!

Here's my review:Wow! :D(Sorry, I'm speechless!)

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Modern Warfare 2 - Here Comes The Press!

I called it...the gaming industry doesn't need this kind of attention. It's unfortunate because Modern Warfare 2 is really a great game. But for non-gamers, they can easily misinterpret that one level, and then if another violent attack occurs in the United States or elsewhere, this game is going to be the scapegoat.Regardless of what you think about Fox News' reporting and whether you agree with

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 - Unnecessary Violence

I've never thought I'd say this, but the violence in the Airport level in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 easily aims for controversy and is totally unnecessary. They could have just portrayed the same scene with a non-interactive cutscene, or they could have put you in the moment as a different character. It's something else completely when they put you in there as a terrorist, mowing down

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Interesting Picture from Forza Site

I saw this picture on the Turn 10 Studios blog:That's Dan Greenawalt (left) from Turn 10 Studios (Forza Motorsport 3), posing with Kazunori Yamauchi (right), CEO of Polyphony Digital (Gran Turismo 5).Here's the blog post where I found the picture: http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/blogs/post.aspx?App=turn_10s_forza_motorsport_blog&y=2009&m=11&d=06&PostName=forza-motorsport-3-week-in-review-11-6So

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Complacency: Microsoft's Curse

It’s been around 4 years since the initial launch of the XBOX 360 and at that time, I felt that Microsoft was the underdog in the console race. Everyone was prattling about how ‘awwwwzommmm!!’ the Sony Playstation 3 was and laughing that Nintendo named their console after a male appendage. When the XBOX 360 came out, I believed that Microsoft hit jackpot. They had the right vision, they had

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Racing and Tuning Tips for Forza Motorsport 3

I'm currently playing Forza Motorsport 3; the one thing that really sticks out if you've played the previous game is how much more detail is on the car models this time. The cars are really pleasant to look at now, and sometimes I find myself just watching the menu screen [where they display your current vehicle in a variety of nice camera angles]. I also like the lighting on many of the tracks;

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Forza Motorsport 3 - Raw Demo Impressions

I also posted this on pinoyxbox.com*************Finished downloading Forza 3 at 1:45AM. Finished playing the demo at around 2:40AM.Unbelievable, completely lives up to the hype; everything they've said about this game is true. I'm shocked at how much fun it was to play for a 'simulator'!The other day I was trying out Need for Speed Shift, which, at the end of the day, really reminded me of Grid/

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Forza Motorsport 3 Demo is Now Available

Only downloadable (at this time) by using the website marketplace.xbox.com to forward your download to your console.Perhaps later on it can be downloaded directly via the 360. Here's the link!http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d53084d/

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Forza Motorsport 3 - Fujimi Kaido Drift Trailer

Absolutely spectacular even for a game trailer - it is quite difficult to drive like the way they demonstrated there. Even more amazing that they used in-game footage; which means it can be done by players in the game itself, if they spent enough time with it.

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Pre-TGS 2009 - Feature on Project Natal

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Pre-TGS 2009 - Blazblue: Continuum Shift Announced in Famitsu!

Forums such as Neogaf.com and Dustloop.com are reporting the appearance of the next update to Blazblue, titled "Blazblue: Continuum Shift". Reports say that this game will first appear in Japanese arcades some time in late September 2009, and it will add 2 new characters to the game. One of the new characters, Tsubaki Yayoi, was revealed in the latest issue of Famitsu.For more on the game, check

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Forza Motorsport 3 Demo IN FOUR DAYS....

For a few months now, Turn 10 Studios has been showing off pictures and videos of Forza Motorsport 3, and everything they've shown thus far has been very impressive. In a few days time we will find out if the videos, pictures and claims about gameplay will be proven to be true....the Forza Motorsport 3 Demo is coming out on the Xbox Live Marketplace this coming September 24, 2009!Forza 2 was a

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More of my Blazblue Ranked Match Videos

In all these videos I play as Jin Kisaragi. (Gamertag: hadokenz)

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Blazblue - Greatest Comeback Ever!

Jin (hadokenz) vs. Nu (BlackberryChaos), Xbox Live Ranked Match; I'm hadokenz in this match. Greatest. Comeback. Ever!

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Blazblue Ranked Matches - Personal Stats

My extra 1 month free Xbox Live trial on my Xbox 360 is almost up. I'm still pondering on whether to buy a new Live card or just use up all the trials I have left. I'm saving on expenses so I just can't buy every game that comes out...the same goes for Live subscriptions. The one saving grace of the Playstation 3's online model is that it's free....it's just too bad for the Xbox that it doesn't

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The Year is Winding Down....

Yes, it's early (September), but it seems for me, for gaming, the year's winding down. We already have so much information on the games coming towards the end of the year that I feel my anticipation for new games is lessening lately. The only game I'm getting before the year ends is Forza Motorsport 3. I'll probably just rent Halo ODST because I'm getting the impression that it's just a

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Pinoyxbox Members Go to PAX 2009!

PXB members Kantoboy and GM were able to attend the Penny-Arcade Expo 2009! More pictures over on this thread at Pinoyxbox.com.

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WANTED: Criselda Dayag for the murder of Alexis Tioseco & Nica Bohinc

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=501774&publicationSubCategoryId=65Victims were Canadian Alexis Tioseco, 29, and his live-in-partner Slovenian Nica Bohinc, 30, both died on the spot after they were gunned down inside their house at 39 Times Street in Barangay West Triangle.Elenzano said that they are now locating the couple’s new helper identified only as a certain Criselda, 46, and

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Gamehopper Offering TEKKEN 6 Pre-Order Promotion

For gamers based in the Philippines, Gamehopper is now accepting pre-orders for the highly anticipated release of TEKKEN 6 for both the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360! This title will cap off what has been an amazing year for fighting games.

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Article: Both the PS3 and the Xbox 360 Are Prone to Hardware Failure

Will this article ever banish the myth that PS3 is more reliable than the Xbox 360? I seriously doubt it, considering how rabid [and pointlessly defensive] the Internet fanboys can be about the console brands that they love.That said, whatever console you own, for this gaming generation, be ready to face the inevitable!(For the entire article, click the link below)http://www.eurogamer.net/

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Super Battle Opera Video on Capcom-Unity

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Treasure Trove of BLAZBLUE Artwork on Giantbomb.com!

I found this only very recently, apparently Giantbomb.com has a really good treasure trove of Blazblue images! It's in their review for the game. Honestly, the review sucks. But the images they put in there are pretty good, including some artwork that was from the GALLERY of the game. Some samples below (the link to the review is below the pics).

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Off-Topic: Philippine Politics: Noynoy Aquino says 'Paint the Town Yellow' If You Want Him To Run for President!

Just an off-topic post because this concerns saving my country from all the corrupt politicians running for office....for the Filipinos reading this, do the right thing and help convince this guy Noynoy Aquino to run for President!http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090828-222419/Wear-yellow-Sen-Aquino-tells-supportersWear yellow, Sen Aquino tells supportersBy Maila

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Blazblue: My Ranked Match Stats (All stats posts go here)

UPDATE: I've been on a huge winning streak lately! Still going :D I just wonder...is it online lag that's causing me to win so much recently, or have I been extremely lucky, or am I getting better at this game??? I have no idea, to be honest. I am enjoying playing this game online, though! Great netcode! :DSaving for posterity :D

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Why No Updates?

It's a very SLOW time in console gaming these days. No major announcements, and not many interesting things to write about....Sure, there's the PS3 Slim news leaks that we keep hearing about in the gaming press but to be honest, how is that news? And how is it interesting? It's a Playstation 3 in a new form factor.....regardless of whatever shape or form it may arrive, it's a PS3, we've already

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Tips for Finishing Score Attack Mode (Sorry...Jin Kisaragi players only...)

Tips for Score Attack (Jin only....I haven't spent a lot of time with the other characters, though I am considering learning Bang or Litchi)Useful block string for all the 'hard' characters:2A (x3 max), 5B, 5C, 5D (somehow this baits them to try attacking, thus turning 5D into a counter). After 5D, use the combo / follow-up of your choice (in my case it's 6A->dash cancel->5C->super jump cancel->

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Blazblue Score Attack Mode - Finished!

This achievement was really hard to get and took me a very, very long time:

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Finally! Someone uploaded the real, full, uncut, absolute true version of the Bang Shishigami Theme Song!

I've been looking for this forever, finally found one thanks to the dustloop forums:The Real, Seems-to-not-be-ripped-from-the-game, full, uncut, epic version of the Bang Shishigami song!

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Forza Motorsport 3 - Feast Your Eyes on the Collectors Edition

Need cash. To buy this.

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Blazblue: More Notes on Jin Kisaragi

I already posted this on Pinoyxbox, but might as well save it here for future reference...* * * * *(Given the following directional input markers)789456123And A - weak attack, B - medium attack, C - strong attack, D - drive attack* * * * *Currently enjoying finding new tricks in the game (with Jin, at least) through Training mode....yesterday I learned that:- Jin's 623 (dragon punch) + C has a

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Funny Penny Arcade Comic Strips for Blazblue

These were pretty funny:

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Good News PS3 Owners: Hori Real Arcade Pro 3 Available In Many Stores In Greenhills!

...for only 4,000 - 5,000 pesos! I saw the stick in several shops there. Playstation 3 owners are very lucky to have accessories like those readily available in local stores, so go grab them, and let store owners know that selling arcade sticks is a GOOD idea!In other news....The Hori Real Arcade Pro EX (the Xbox 360 version of the stick) was nowhere to be found in Greenhills. It's a trend I've

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Street Fighter IV in Timezone, SM Megamall

I spotted these in Timezone, SM Megamall yesterday. They had 2 SF4 machines for 1vs1 play (one player on each machine). Both machines were set up with the correct HD screen resolution, so the characters don't look stretched (unlike the original setup before in Glorietta).I hope more players play on these Street Fighter machines, so that Timezone will know that a strong fanbase exists for Street

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Interview with Daigo Umehara, EVO 2009 Street Fighter IV Champion

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Blazblue: More Jin Kisaragi Strategies That I've Discovered....

Note that the following are indicators for directions:789456123* A good way to interrupt some strings or pokes from your opponents is to press 'A' repeatedly, though you have to combo it into something so when your opponent is far enough, he won't be able to counterattack so easily (or counter-poke you). A good attack string I've found is: 2A, 2A, 5C cancel to 2C, then ice car 214C. Add more 2A's

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Regarding Proper Hand Position on an Arcade Stick - A World Of Difference in Game Control

A long, long time ago, I used to play Street Fighter II in the local arcades...I think it was about 1992 or so. One of the things which other players would tell you is the way you hold the arcade stick matters when you're playing. Originally, I put the arcade stick between my middle finger and my ring finger, much like holding a wine glass. I've done that ever since I was 13 or so....Fast forward

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EVO 2009 Street Fighter 4 GRAND FINALS Videos!

Amazing series of matches from the Grand Finals of the EVO 2009 Street Fighter IV (World) Championship:Daigo Umehara from Japan plays Ryu, while Justin Wong from the USA plays both Abel and Balrog....the Grand Finals extends to over two sets!Part 3 has a sound problem where the audio turns into static, so turn down the volume when you play this video:

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Daigo beats Justin Wong Again at EVO 2009

I wasn't able to catch the final match, but I've heard that Daigo bested Justin Wong again at EVO 2009. Daigo stuck with Ryu while Justin picked Balrog (Boxer). I'm still looking for a video of it on youtube....it's actually on ustream but the download speed from there is really slow.For now, I'll just have to settle with this match, the earlier 'winner's circle' round between Daigo and Justin,

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On Fighting Games This Year....

Just sitting down pondering on all these great fighting games that came out this year. Blazblue, Street Fighter IV, then later King of Fighters XII and Tekken 6....this year is pretty unprecedented in terms of attention that the genre is getting.I remember in the late nineties, when Street Fighter II was at its prime, there was also a lot of fighting games being released by various companies. You

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UPDATE on the Supposedly Leaked PS3 Slim

More rumors about the PS3 Slim that was in the Youtube video:http://www.examiner.com/x-12218-Providence-Video-Game-Examiner~y2009m7d12-PS3-Slim-video-and-new-image- The store supposedly had 2 PS3 Slim units.- The PS3 Slim units were NOT packed in boxes (they were sold 'as is', as shown in the video)- The PS3 Slim came with Playstation 3 accessories (cables) and 1 Dualshock 3 controller.- The

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Playstation 3 Slim Spotted in the Philippines?

According to this post from Kotaku (and this video from Youtube), the PS3 slim was spotted in the Philippines.http://kotaku.com/5317605/yes-i-know-about-the-damn-ps3-slim-video-[update]The video:What do I think?I don't know if it's fake. I do find it sad that Kotaku takes every opportunity to portray our country as piracy heaven. I'd like to say that there are gamers here in the Philippines who

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Street Fighter 4 Spotted in Timezone SM Megamall and Trinoma

According to reports from Pinoyxbox. This is great news....now a lot more people here can try out this excellent fighting game!

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Evolution 2009 Tournament Ongoing (July 17-19, Las Vegas USA)

Just some footage from the Evolution 2009 Fighting Game Championships taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:Live stream: http://www.evo2k.com/live/

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Virtua Fighter 5R's Insanely Awesome Replay Mode

It's a real shame that Virtua Fighter 5R isn't coming to home consoles. I was watching this video on Versuscity and was amazed by this feature for watching match replays....a feature for displaying frame data! Nothing like actually seeing this in a replay....this feature looks to be quite useful for someone who wants to analyze the game at a very deep level!http://www.versuscity.net/2009/06/25/

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Blazblue Strategy : Jin Kisaragi

I wouldn't say that this is a strategy that is 'fool-proof', it's just something that you can start with if you want to think about how exactly to play as Jin. Just something I posted on Pinoyxbox a week ago....http://www.pinoyxbox.com/phpnuke/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=24377&start=105***Playing as Jin I'm trying not to abuse the ice car tactic too much since it loses its surprise

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Timezone Launches Guitar Hero Arcade

A few months ago, Guitar Hero Arcade made its debut in the Philippines at Timezone Glorietta 4. The game was a huge hit with local arcade players, which has prompted Timezone to make the game available to their other branches in the Philippines. Thirdworldgamer was invited to their event to try out their latest Guitar Hero Arcade units, and to talk about the current arcade gaming scene.Here are a

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BlazBlue - Bang Shishigami!

If you execute Bang Shishigami's Distortion Drive...you get this epic transformation sequence which happens alongside this anime-styled theme music. Just awesome :DHere's another vid of the song; if you click the video, you'll get a youtube page with the lyrics on it:

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Watch the Dead Space Ending + Final Boss on Youtube

Gamers considering getting this game for an extreme experience of gaming terror, don't spoil yourself by watching this video. Buy the game today; it's going to be totally worth it. For the rest of us wimps who couldn't finish the game, here's a video of the last boss and the game's ending.

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Giving Up On Dead Space

I've had enough of Dead Space (Xbox 360). It's just too disturbing for me. With all the shocks and gratuitous gore in the game, I've had to lower the volume on my home theater to a sound setting of '8' just so I can keep on playing the game. Despite that, the ultra-violence is just too much for me to take.Granted, everything about the game is EXCELLENT. The GUI? Amazing. They implemented this

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More Incredible Screenshots for Forza Motorsport 3

Click to see full size versions.

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R.I.P. Michael Jackson 1958-2009

Rest in peace, Michael Jackson....the King of Pop! The man is truly a legend and he'll never be forgotten.While I think at some point late in his career, his life took a turn for the strange, there's no denying his contributions to the music world. Since the day of his passing I've been reading up about this man, and it really seems he was a good person at heart. Unfortunately the media focused a

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Dead Space - First Impressions

Just got Dead Space...yes, it's not really a new game, but I've heard a lot of good things about it, so I thought it was worth a try. Impressions:- Excellent production values - I like the way the GUI is set up as these floating graphics/screens. It's the most unique GUI I've ever encountered for a third-person shooter in a long time, and it makes the game feel very futuristic.- The graphics are

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Prototype - Halfway Through Game...Just EPIC!

Just went through a boss fight that lasted over an hour and thirty minutes. I took so long because I used hit-and-run tactics to take down that boss. Eventually I found a 'way' to do it and it was extremely satisfying once it ended.It was Capcom-esque in that you need to really work your way to winning that fight and it really isn't easy, unless there's something I completely missed and there's a

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Prototype - Sandbox Carnage

A few weeks ago I played Infamous on the PS3. The game's premise was that there's this character who wants to figure out why he has certain superhuman abilities. At the same time, supposedly his actions in the world determine how his powers develop, and also steer the course of the storyline.Within nearly the same release period as Infamous, Activision's Prototype gets released for multiple

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Can't Decide Which Platform to Get A Game For?

This is an interesting site. It compares multiplatform games between the Xbox 360 and the PS3, and recommends one based on which has the best overall features.http://www.lensoftruth.com/Give it a try when trying to figure out which version of a multi-platform game to get.

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Forza Motorsport 3 - One Lap of Le Mans

Gameplay footage.I found this on: http://jalopnik.com/5292747/forza-motorsport-3-le-mans-screen-shots-partial-car-list

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Halo Wars - Final Thoughts

Finally finished the campaign for Halo Wars tonight. My opinion still stands on the soundtrack. The last few missions are very well structured and are enjoyable for what they are; though if you've played a lot of RTSes you already know what to expect.There is one thing which blew me away towards the end of the game:That last bit of the game contains the very best

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Save your old laptops! Try Windows 7!

It’s back to school here in the Philippines and I was helping my brother prep up his laptop for college. It’s a relatively old laptop, a Compaq Presario V2000 (V2602TN), that we got around 2006. I say old because of the original specifications below.PROCESSOR: Intel Duo Core T2300 1.66GHZMEMORY: 1.5 GB DDR 2HARD DRIVE: 60 GB 5400 rpmGraphics: Mobile Intel 945GM Express ChipsetAt the rate

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Halo Wars: Some Things Right, Some Things Wrong

Alright, I think I'm a bit more through Halo Wars, enough to give a solid opinion about it. The game gets a lot of things right, and a lot of things wrong. It isn't a bad game, but it could be a better one.Case in point: the game's soundtrack needs some serious help. I know that Ensemble Studios must have went through so many lengths to capture that 'Bungie' magic and put it in their game. And

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Dee Jay and Thunder Hawk Sound Bites Found In Demo?

I found this on this thread at forums.shoryuken.com:http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=194980It seems these sound files were found with the demo which was just released.Check these links:"Thunder Hawk Wins!" http://www.zshare.net/audio/613842821a438fac/"Dee Jay Wins!" http://www.zshare.net/audio/613843017883d013/

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Street Fighter IV PC Benchmark Is Now Available For Download!

Here's a link:http://file.4gamer.net/demo/StreetFighterIV_Benchmark.zipOr go to the page with the link on it: http://www.4gamer.net/games/049/G004954/20090612078/You can also get it from the other sites listed in my previous post about SFIV PC.

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Can Your PC Run Street Fighter IV? Find Out Tomorrow

According to this post from http://www.andriasang.com/ , the benchmark program for Street Fighter IV PC will be out tomorrow:Excerpt:In last week's update at the Street Fighter IV blog, writer Natsuki Shiozawa announced that the Street Fighter IV benchmark would be offered at the official SFIV site on June 22, but would be accessible one week before that through an undisclosed means.Today's

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Street Fighter IV: Finally Hit 2,000 Games Played on Xbox Live

Hey, you never know if or when my Street Fighter IV save file might get corrupted! There are rumors on forums online that it just happens at random. So I took these pics here to preserve how much time I've put in on Street Fighter IV for the Xbox 360.Most of the games I play online are Player Matches, the reason being that I enjoy being able to relax a bit when playing and not worry about losing

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Soulja Boy @ E3 - Project Natal, Halo ODST, Forza 3, GOW2 Map Pack Footage and More....

I'm not an R&B/rap fan, but every so often I come across youtube videos from this guy. They're always interesting, sometimes even funny:

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In-Depth Kikizo Article On Project Natal

http://games.kikizo.com/features/microsoft-natal-xbox-360-why-its-a-big-deal-p1.aspExcerpt:Natal is a new peripheral for Xbox 360 that currently exists in a very early work-in-progress form. This new, 'full body motion sensing' technology may be revolutionary for interactive entertainment, and quite frankly, leaves things like EyeToy, Wii MotionPlus, and Sony's new motion sensing controllers for

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Final Fantasy XIII Category Available On Singapore Xbox Live Marketplace - Confirms Asian Version?

Thanks to a tip from Pinoyxbox I found out that there is already a category for Final Fantasy XIII in the Singapore Xbox Live marketplace. Does this mean that Final Fantasy XIII will be released in Asia/Singapore? I sure hope so.Unfortunately, for some odd reason, the video for FFXIII on the Singapore marketplace is region locked, so I can't download it from my location (Philippines). Why is this

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Is Final Fantasy XIII Still Exclusive To PS3 in Japan?

According to this post from Kotaku, it may not be...http://kotaku.com/5286896/xbox-japan-accidentally-uploaded-final-fantasy-xiii-pageCurrently I'm not sure if this game will be out for Asian/Japanese Xbox 360s, considering that the FFXIII trailers and themes on the marketplace are only available for US accounts. It would be a real shame if it were only out in the USA; there's a lot of JRPG fans

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In Case You Missed It - Project Natal Jimmy Fallon Segment

http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2009/06/kudo-tsunado-demos-project-natal/

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Yes, Project Natal Works with African Americans

The Youtube channel for Project Natal was just recently updated with more videos.http://www.youtube.com/xboxprojectnatalHere are just some of the videos there:Some time this week some misinformation was being spread on NEOGAF about how the system couldn't 'see' African Americans, citing how N'Gai Croal was having trouble with using it. There was a video on the Youtube channel with other

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Reminder: Project Natal Will Be Demoed On Jimmy Fallon Show (Jack TV on Philippine Cable TV)

For gamers in the Philippines, catch the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show tomorrow at 4:00 PM Philippine Time on JackTV, to see a live demonstration of the Xbox 360's Project Natal, courtesy of Kudo Tsunoda from Microsoft.It will be interesting to watch this on local cable TV tomorrow :D

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Project Natal on ABC's Good Morning America

No embed code for this video, so you'll have to visit the link:http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7791505The more I watch these videos of Natal, the more impressed I get. I can't wait for this! And that's saying a lot considering I'm not too big a fan of motion controls on Wii.

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Gamingvice.net Claims Tekken 6 on PS3 Has Aliasing Issues

http://gamingvice.net/2009/06/07/tekken-6-on-360-analysis-the-rematch/"Now here’s the real kicker, if you like the staff of GamingVice.net were at E3 last week you’ll notice something very interesting about the Xbox 360 version of Tekken 6. It is graphically better than its Playstation 3 counterpart. Am I happy about this? Not at all but I find it very ironic that after all this arguing over

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NXE Minority Report Designer and Project Natal

I managed to dig up this old news from Kotaku dated July 2008. They were talking about the redesign of the XBOX 360 User Interface which we now all know as the NXE. Back then it was interesting that they got the design company 'Schematic' who has people that worked on the impressive UI Tom Cruise was using in the 'Minority Report'. Read all about that here.With the announcement of Natal

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Forza 3 vs Gran Turismo 5 Continues: CNET Poll

Forza Motorsport 3 Vs. Gran Turismo 5 poll is underway over on CNET:http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10256571-48.htmlPoll: Forza 3 vs. Gran Turismo 5by Antuan GoodwinE3 2009 has come and gone, leaving delicious trailers and tons of information for Polyphony Digital's Gran Turismo 5 and Turn 10's Forza Motorsport 3 racing sims in its wake. It looks like it's time for the digital drag race to

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Celebrities, E3 Visitors Try Out Project Natal - With Burnout Paradise Footage!

Watch the youtube channel for Project Natal for more videos:http://www.youtube.com/xboxprojectnatalHere it seems they also got random E3 visitors to try it as well:

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Late Night With Jimmy Fallon To Feature Project Natal Wednesday Next Week

E3 was featured on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show, with this segment:http://kotaku.com/5280535/jimmy-fallons-late-night-at-e3According to Kotaku, the people from Late Night were so impressed with Natal that they've invited Kudo Tsunoda from Microsoft for a segment this coming Wednesday. If it pushes through, it's a huge opportunity for Microsoft to continue building awareness on their

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Gran Turismo Developers Polyphony Digital Visit Forza Motorsport 3 E3 Booth, Then Start Taking Notes!

Now this is an interesting turn of events. Blog post from Che Chou of Turn 10, the studio working on Forza Motorsport 3:http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/blogs/turn_10s_forza_motorsport_blog/archive/2009/06/05/the-road-to-october-looking-beyond-e3-2009.aspx************Besides the consistent line of showgoers wanting to try their hand at this rare spectacle, we also had quite a few celebrities

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New Interview with Tomonobu Itagaki

Here's a new interview with Tomonobu Itagaki, courtesy of 1UP from E3 2009:http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?pager.offset=0&cId=3174656It doesn't take a rocket scientist to guess where he's headed....

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Microsoft's Project Natal Has The World Talking

Kotaku recently posted an article about how Project Natal has all the buzz coming out of E3:http://kotaku.com/5280739/so-which-e3-announcements-generated-the-most-buzzSurprising to see it beat out big hitters like Super Mario and Final Fantasy XIII.Also, in Gamespot's latest poll on which press conference did gamers liked best, Microsoft's poll clearly leads the rest, with a dominating 41% of the

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1UP Forza Motorsport 3 Interview

Is it just me, or every gaming site out there is getting hammered? It's quite hard to download anything gaming related from most sites.

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More Incredible Stories on Project Natal

Click here for the full article:http://gizmodo.com/5277954/testing-project-natal-we-touched-the-intangible?skyline=true&s=iHere's a very interesting excerpt from the article:Burnout showcases a few important points for Microsoft. First, it's a real game that's been on the 360. So Natal doesn't weigh down on the processors so hard that you can't play games. Second, it requires fine motor control.I

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Infamous (Playstation 3) - Review

I got around to finishing Infamous this afternoon. I only completed it once, focused as a 'good' character. I suppose there's a lot of replay value to be had in this game considering it can be played as an 'evil' character, too.When I first fired up the game, honestly I was not very impressed by the graphics. On my setup which is running at 1080p with HDMI, I could see a whole lot of jaggies, and

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Forza 3 @ E3 2009 Multi-Screen Setup

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Project Natal Makes Headlines

Front page of Science and Technology Section, today's issue of the Philippine Star:Meanwhile, Sony's PSP Go, and their prototype motion sensor device, and Nintendo's Wii Motion Plus were nowhere to be found. They're newsworthy for gamers, but for the mainstream, they're not so interesting.Bloomberg:If you haven't heard of Project Natal yet, here's some videos from E3:The key now for Microsoft is

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Even More Forza 3 Real-Time Footage

Let the videos speak for themselves. Video Games | Forza Motorsport 3 | E3 09: New Features and Improvements InterviewXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Video Games | Forza Motorsport 3 | E3 09: Leaderboards InterviewXBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

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How To Draw Mainstream Attention: Invite the Beatles

This was in today's The Philippine Star newspaper here in Manila:Having the Beatles at Microsoft's E3 Press Conference was a pretty smart move by Microsoft to gain worldwide attention for their event.

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More on Project Natal

Project Natal was the most interesting thing I saw in Microsoft's conference and perhaps the best in E3. Sure I like the games, and MS E3 conference pretty much sold me on practically every game they showed. But games are games but Natal is something completely different which can essentially change the way motion systems work for games. My interest in Natal is not based purely on gaming. I

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Metal Gear Solid: Rising Announcement for Xbox 360 Sparks Fanboy Anger/Rage

Here's a tip: if you fall under the same category as the angry people who just posted in Hideo Kojima's blog here, please, consider some mental / psychiatric help / treatment.http://www.kjp.konami.jp/gs/hideoblog_e/2009/06/000177.htmlPreserved one angry comment for posterity; I have a feeling Konami / Hideo Kojima will clean out his comments section after today or after E3.32 / Disappointed Fan /

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Famitsu.com - "We Support Xbox 360"

Marketing? Or a real show of support? I wish my Japanese skills were better than kindergarten level so perhaps I can make a better conclusion.Interesting nonetheless.Famitsu proclaims "WE SUPPORT XBOX 360!"

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More on MS E3 09

As I write this post with bleary eyes, I look back on the past 4 or 5 years where my husband and I watched Microsoft’s E3 Press conferences. It all started with J Allard returning to the stage to announce the XBOX 360. Back then, I knew this was the console that, for me, will bring about the technological enhancement that I have been looking for. I have always felt that technology is not solely

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Forza Motorsport 3 - The Defining Racer for this Generation of Consoles

Just downloaded the trailer for this on the Xbox Live Marketplace....the SD version I posted below doesn't do the game justice. It ALREADY looks good just by watching the SD trailer here, definitely matching Gran Turismo 5 in overall sharpness, and in many cases, surpassing it....but when you watch the trailer in HD on your Xbox 360, you will feel your jaw drop....This trailer for Forza 3 was

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Comments on Microsoft's Spectacular E3 2009 Press Conference!

MS's presscon started out slow but at some point really picked up steam. Granted, starting out with The Beatles: Rock Band is not a bad choice, but I think they spent too much time on it. Then again, EA must be a really important developer for MS, and, it is the BEATLES after all, and they deserve all the respect that they get.On to what I thought were the most mind blowing points of the show:1.

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Minutes to E3 - Gran Turismo 5 Will Be A No Show

On the week that the world will [possibly] get a first glimpse at Forza Motorsport 3, Microsoft's answer to the Gran Turismo series on the Playstation 3, it is being announced that NO questions will be entertained regarding Gran Turismo 5.Only questions regarding Gran Turismo PSP will be entertained, apparently.Source: http://www.vg247.com/2009/06/01/rumour-yamauchi-wont-talk-gt5-at-e3/Those

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Microsoft's E3 2009 Press Conference - 1:25AM Philippine Time

Do you want to watch the Microsoft E3 2009 Press Conference, live? If you're in the Philippines, you'd have to wake up at 1:25 AM Philippine Time (Tuesday morning) to catch it. A few gaming websites are hosting a streaming video feed of the conference, so just look for an available feed and watch.In other news, the MS Conference was supposed to be at 1:30AM (10:30AM in Los Angeles), but

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GAME SALE ALERT: Rustan's Shangri-La

We happen to pass by Rustan's Department Store in Shangri-La today. We almost didn't see it but there was a stack of older titles on sale for the XBOX 360, XBOX, Gamecube and a ton of GBA cartridges. The table was in front of the huge 'Bakugan' poster near the escalators. We picked up Ninja Gaiden Black for P500! XBOX titles sell for PHP 500 only while XBOX 360 titles sell for PHP 700. When

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PRE E3 MEGATON! TOMONOBU ITAGAKI RETURNS!

Legendary game producer Tomonobu Itagaki, famous for the Ninja Gaiden series of games on the Xbox platform, returns to gaming with a new team---focused on a new game for the Xbox 360 platform!http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=362921http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=31743931UP: Can you tell me who else from Team NINJA is in your new company now?HM: Well, I can give you a list, but it's

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E3 2009 Begins Next Week!

Expect the first salvo for E3 from Microsoft on TUESDAY morning Philippine Time; the first day for E3 is Monday in the US so most likely the first info out of E3 will be out by Monday evening or Tuesday early morning.

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Street Fighter IV in Timezone Glorietta 4 - Impressions

We were at Glorietta 4 today and surprisingly, we spotted 2 Street Fighter IV arcade machines at Timezone Glorietta 4. They had two system-linked SF4 arcade cabinets, where each cabinet only has one set of sticks. When you start the game, you're given an option to play 'arcade mode' (which is open to challengers), 'beginner mode' and 'trial mode'.(Pictures of the unit are at the bottom of this

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On Capcom Japan's Decision NOT To Go To E3 2009.

Here's Kotaku making too much of a big deal of Capcom Japan's decision not to go to E3 2009.I actually AGREE with Capcom Japan.I'd rather that Capcom Japan's very-talented-developers and staff not take the risk of being infected with the H1N1 virus. Personally, I can wait for Dead Rising 2 to be revealed at another time. It's not like the game itself is getting delayed.I think it's just the game

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Interesting Article on Professional Gaming

The article is titled, "Virtual Leagues Fold, Forcing Gamers to Find Actual Jobs", with a slightly (probably implicitly) mean first picture and description:Excerpt from article: (For the entire article, check out this link.)Until recently, Emmanuel Rodriguez worked on a stage, under bright lights, amid intense competition and before cheering fans. He was a professional video-game player, and a

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XBX Interactive An Ideal Place For Street Fighter IV Tournaments

We drove over to the Xbox 360 LAN Gaming Place XBX Interactive for the first time this morning. We were supposed to try out their Rockband 2 VIP rooms, but unfortunately I didn't have enough money for it.Instead of opting to come back again next time, though, we asked if they had STREET FIGHTER IV, and they did. And the second question we asked...was if they had fighting sticks. The answer was,

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Star Ocean 4 : Middle of Disc 2 Impressions *spoilers*

I really missed out on a great RPG last April; that RPG is Star Ocean 4 :)I think I've reached the middle of the game now; the in-game combat system is now showing some level of sophistication. It's nice how you can switch characters in the middle of a battle sequence, and how your party isn't 'wiped out' unless everyone (and absolutely EVERYONE) gets killed.Not that it makes things any easier.

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Cynical Kotaku Rates Microsoft's E3 Promises Last Year

I was expecting them to fail Microsoft (like they usually do); surprisingly, they demonstrated how MS actually lived up to MOST of their promises (practically all of them, actually).http://kotaku.com/5259178/microsofts-e3-promises-one-year-laterThey gave them a 'B', perhaps to ensure that they don't get the ire of the other console fanboys; but judging from the actual article, Microsoft clearly

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Star Ocean 4 Surprisingly Like 'Star Trek'

A few hours in, I'm getting the impression that the game's designers were heavily inspired by the style of Star Trek. Human space explorers together with a few alien beings find uncharted territories, investigate, seek out new life, gather information/intelligence...At the very least, the first few quests have that consistent feel about them. After leaving a particular planet it felt to me like

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Mad Catz PS3 Street Fighter IV Fightstick Spotted in I-TECH GREENHILLS!

News flash! We spotted the PLAYSTATION 3 MAD CATZ STREET FIGHTER IV Standard Arcade Fightstick over in I-TECH (Mr. Dynamic) in Virra mall/V-Mall Greenhills! Price: PHP 7,290.00Platform: PLAYSTATION 3Number of items: 2 Fightsticks still in stock as of 12:00 NN today.A couple of other stores were also selling what appeared to be a Chinese-made 'Fighting Joystick' for prices ranging from PHP 1,800 (

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Games for Windows: Requirements to run Street Fighter IV for PC

http://kotaku.com/5256610/street-fighter-iv-hyper-turbo-pc-specsIt does make me wonder....what will SFIV on a low-end PC look like?MinimumOS: Windows XPCPU: Intel Pentium4 2.0GHz or higherRAM: 1GB or higherHDD: 10GB of free space or moreVideo Card: DirectX 9.0c/Shader3.0 or higher compatible, NVIDIA GeForce6600 series, ATI Radeon(TM) X1600 or higher or higher, VRAM ：256MB or higherSound:

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Speaking of Space Operas...Mass Effect 2 Pre-E3 Preview Video

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The Long Overdue STAR OCEAN 4 Impressions Post

Blame Capcom. Blame Street Fighter IV. And blame Resident Evil 5. We got Star Ocean 4 a few months back; my wife got to about near the end of the first disc but then a lot of work came in, so she never finished the game. I got started on Star Ocean 4 a few days ago. She said she'll just take turns with me playing the game instead.Yeah, it was hard to get out of Street Fighter IV to try out a

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PS3 Slim Images Posted on Kotaku. Fake?

Looks dodgy, but who knows. E3 is coming. So all these crazy rumors/faked(?) pictures start coming out right about now.http://kotaku.com/5253475/are-these-the-first-pics-of-the-ps3-slimSource where Kotaku found these: http://gamecolumn.blog17.fc2.com/blog-entry-3136.html

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More Fable 2 DLC, or Hinting at Fable 3?

Saw this story on Kotaku today, and then I watched this video (note: This contains SPOILERS! If you're planning to buy the latest DLC, stop reading right now). It seems to hint at a future game...or DLC? Whichever the case, it impresses me that Fable II's DLCs have added voice acting. Usually these things are just tacked on to existing games. Good for Molyneux and Co. to actually put in more

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On The Rampant Metal Gear Solid 4 for Xbox 360 Rumors.

This rumor is everywhere right now on the 'net, and a lot of people are expecting this to be announced at E3 this year. Here's my position on it:1. I don't really care - It's too late for the game to be released on the Xbox 360. It has had enough time released on the Playstation 3 and I think by this point in time everyone who wants to play the game has already bought it for the PS3.If it were to

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Apple's Counter-Ad to Microsoft's 'Laptop Hunters' Just Reeks Of Fail

To watch Apple's counter-ad to the 'Laptop Hunters' series of ads, click here:http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/13/video-apple-responds-to-microsofts-laptop-hunters/That ad just reeks of fail, in more ways than one.Regarding viruses on PC: Responsible computer use/internet surfing and ample prevention meausres can protect you quite easily from viruses on Windows. And its not like Macs are

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Manny Pacquiao Sponsored By...TEKKEN 6??!!

Spotted by my brother as we were watching the fight in HD. Check out the jacket of the guy on the left side of the screen.(Click the image to see a larger version of the picture.)Namco-Bandai games does own the trademark to the name 'Pac-Man'. So perhaps they approached him and, instead of suing for copyright or whatever, just asked for some kind of sponsorship?Or maybe the guy with the jacket is

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Punch-Out Wii Documentary Styled Ad

This ad for Punch-Out seems tailor-made for players who have already played the original NES version to try to convince them to buy the upcoming Wii version.In short: fan-service! Heh.

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Prince of Persia Movie Footage

Will this continue the storied tradition of game-to-movie disasters? I hope not....

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Jaw-Dropping Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 First Footage

Stunning.

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Justin Wong Claims He Will Beat Daigo at EVO This Year

http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2009/may/04/justin-wong-says-hes-player-beat-years-evo/Twin Galaxies: In the International Finals round of the Tournament, you lost to Daigo Umehara. Tell us about that experience.Justin Wong: I lost to Daigo at the International Exhibition. If that was a real tournament, I would have changed to my counter character. He uses Ryu, and Ryu counter’s Rufus. Don’t get me

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Tekken 6 Gamers Day Preview from G4TV

Video Games - Video Game Reviews - Xbox 360

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Capcom's E3 Games Lineup

Eagerly looking forward to this one:http://www.capcom-unity.com/kramez/blog/2009/05/06/capcom_and_you_at_e3_2009E3 -- aka the Electronic Entertainment Expo -- is fast approaching. "What's that?" you may ask. "Why the hell should I care?" you may shrug. If you had either of these responses, you've accidentally come to Capcom Unity on the way to finding either sports scores or porn or both, so move

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Getting Game Footage

I tried to get SF4 online play footage via webcam; the quality was so horrible that I can't imagine how much worse it would look if I uploaded it to youtube!I really should find myself a way to capture HD game footage....

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Reviewer Ownage - Eurogamer Embroiled In Controversy

Another example of how you can't always trust game review sites, even those who seem to already have a good reputation:http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=360734The game? Darkfall Online.Eurogamer posted their review of the long thought to be vapourware MMO this afternoon and it has received one of the lowest scores ever given to a game by Eurogamer.Ive just come across this little gem

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Soulcalibur Broken Destiny PSP Gameplay Footage

Quite impressive, for graphics on a portable system!

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The Simpsons References 'Teabagging' in Halo 3

Let's let the video speak for itself:

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Real Life Fighting Game News: Manny Pacquiao Wins Against Ricky Hatton!

Just watched it 5 minutes ago, amazing second round knock out! WOAH!Articles:http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ap-pacquiao-hatton&prov=ap&type=lgnshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8031286.stmhttp://kevin-blackistone.fanhouse.com/2009/05/03/pacquiao-the-destroyer-sends-message/Congratulations Manny Pacquiao! Go Philippines!!!!

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Want Marvel Vs. Capcom 3? Buy Marvel Vs. Capcom 2!

Just reading around the capcom-unity forums, and I found an interesting tidbit there about the possibility of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 ever getting made:http://www.capcom-unity.com/ask_capcom/go/thread/view/7371/14396175/Is_Capcom_current_rights_holder_for_Marvel_fighting_games?num=10&pg=1Question: I remember back then when people here said Capcom can't release MVC2 because EA currently has the rights

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Tekken 6 Editor's Day 2009 Trailer

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1UP Reveals PSP Go! Coming this Fall

Sony is supposedly releasing a new version of their PSP, called the 'PSP Go!'. The most interesting thing about it is that it does NOT have a UMD drive anymore; all its games will play off internal storage.1UP provided an 'artist rendition' of what the PSP Go! might look like. They seem fairly certain that this news item is very real. For more info, check out this link: http://www.1up.com/do/

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The Year of the Fighter Continues: Tekken 6 and Soulcalibur Broken Destiny Announced for PSP

Some interesting announcements today: both Tekken 6 and Soulcalibur IV are coming to the Playstation Portable (with SC4 being somewhat of a 'sequel', titled: Soulcalibur Broken Destiny)Tekken 6 is supposedly coming out alongside the console versions, while Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny is coming out Summer 2009 (which means some time June-August this year).Articles:Tekken 6 for PSP Announced: http:

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Dead Rising 2 - First Full Trailer!

Woohoo!

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Marvel Vs Capcom 2 Announced for Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network!

Capcom's worst kept secret is finally out, Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 is going to be re-released as an Xbox Live Arcade / Playstation Network downloadable game! From shoryuken.com:One of the most celebrated fighting games in history is coming back for another round! Check out the first teaser trailer, art and details for “Marvel vs. Capcom 2″!Nine years after taking the arcade gaming scene by storm and

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Street Fighter IV Championship Mode Impressions

The Championship Mode Update for SFIV was released yesterday night about 5PM Philippine Time. It was active early on for PSN; while Xbox Live users could get it at the same time as Playstation 3 owners, they could only use the update some time late in the evening. I've played a bit of this new mode and I am impressed by the effort Capcom put into it. I like how it doesn't deduct points when

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WCG Fighter Club in the US : A Microcosm Which Tells You Which Game Players Want To Play Competitively

Just going around online and made an interesting observation on this site here:http://qualify.us.wcg.com/fighterclubThe number of competitors which signed up is freely viewable via each game's "COMPETITORS" link. In summary:Virtua Fighter 5Active Players: 64Waiting Players: 13Total Players: 77Dead or Alive 4Active Players: 64Waiting Players: 20Total Players: 84Soulcalibur IVActive Players:

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Street Fighter IV Championship Mode - "Power Up Pack" Out Now

The Street Fighter IV Championship Mode - "Power Up Pack" is now available on both the Playstation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace. For PSN it's a free update which will be prompted when you play the game, while for Xbox Live, you can get the update from the Game Marketplace (check the 'New arrivals' menu to find it). I wonder why the Xbox Live version is not a required update? Hmm....According

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Yet Another Interview With Japanese Pros Daigo and Iyo - This Time from Capcom

A lot more organized and interesting compared to the previous interview. Here's an excerpt:Shino: What is it that keeps you playing SFIV? What’s so fun about it?Iyo: Well, I could not win when I first started to play. I was so bad at it.So many good players who are also my friends I met through playing Capcom vs. SNK2 started to play SFIV. So I naturally got introduced to the game. But it was

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Street Fighter IV Championship Mode Out Tomorrow

Tomorrow's April 24th over here, so at some point during the day, the Street Fighter IV Championship Mode Update will be released. Based on experience with past updates on Xbox Live, I have a good feeling it will be out after 4:00PM tomorrow afternoon Philippine time. So I wouldn't be expecting the update until then.As for Playstation Network, being relatively new to the service, I wouldn't know

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Real Life Megaman! (Rockman to us here in the Far East)

Found this on capcom-unity, which found it here: http://www.destructoid.com/mock-man-a-real-life-mega-man-that-sucks-129072.phtmlMan, who has the time to make videos like that one? Really funny, though!

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Capcom Hosting European Street Fighter IV Official Tournament!

Heads up for European gamers (in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK)....hot on the heels of the success of the US, Korean and Japanese Street Fighter IV tournaments, Capcom is hosting yet another tournament, this time, to find the "Ultimate European Street Fighter Supreme Master." (Hey, that's an exact quote from the official website for the European Tournament here! I couldn't possibly

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Interview with Daigo from IPlayWinner

Found this on youtube, which references http://www.iplaywinner.com/as the source for it (Interview Transcript below, as posted on the youtube link).A transcript was also posted:1st Question from Anthony: How does the competition in Japan compare to the United States?Daigo/Shino: There are more competitors in the USA but more "number 1's" gather in Japan... (?).. and he hopes to see more people

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Videos from the Gamestop Street Fighter IV US National Finals

Shaky-cam quality but some of them are pretty sharp.US National Finals: Justin Wong (Rufus) vs. Mike Ross (E.Honda)After the final match, where Justin Wong was determined as the Street Fighter IV 2009 Gamestop Tournament USA Champion, the following exhibition matches were held. This was between the following players:Poongko - SF4 Champion from KoreaIyo - SF4 Champion from JapanDaigo - Street

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Street Fighter IV US National Finals Results

This was posted on Eventhubs:http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2009/apr/17/live-audio-national-sfiv-championships-saturday/Perhaps Daigo truly is the best Street Fighter player in the world today. Yeah, he didn't win the Japanese Nationals (and yeah, the matches he played in were Exhibition matches only), but it must be something to just plow through the best players in the world just like that.And

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Street Fighter IV US NATIONAL FINALS Tomorrow!

The Street Fighter IV US NATIONAL FINALS is some time tomorrow (Philippine time; April 18 7-11PM US Pacific Time)! I sure hope there'll be streaming video of the event somewhere out there on the Internet.The matches I'm looking forward to are the ones between the US champions and the Japanese and Korean champions (Daigo, Poongko and Iyo). Those will be very entertaining to watch! I know those

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NPD Sales for March 2009 - More Detailed View

Found this on Kotaku: http://kotaku.com/5217172/marchs-top+selling-games-accessories-by-platform , which found it on Wired : http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/04/march-2009s-top.htmlTop 20 Games Overall:1. RESIDENT EVIL 5* 360 CAPCOM USA2. POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION NDS NINTENDO OF AMERICA3. HALO WARS* 360 MICROSOFT4. RESIDENT EVIL 5* PS3 CAPCOM USA5. WII FIT WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA6. MLB '09: THE

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Street Fighter IV FREE CHAMPIONSHIP MODE for Xbox 360 and PS3 Next Week (April 24)!

Capcom has finally revealed full details on the upcoming FREE CHAMPIONSHIP MODE for Street Fighter IV, for both the Xbox 360 and the PS3!Replay mode! Championship tournaments for players of all levels! This is going to be great!http://www.capcom-unity.com/s-kill/blog/2009/04/16/sfivs_free_championship_mode_update_?num=5&pg=2If there's anything I'd hope for, I wish that Capcom would just make the

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US NPD Sales Figures for March 2009 - Resident Evil 5 on Xbox 360 is Number 1

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=358785Data care of NPD GroupPlayStation 2 112KPlayStation 3 218KPSP 168KXbox 360 330KWii 601KNintendo DS 563KRESIDENT EVIL 5* (360) 938KPOKEMON PLATINUM VERSION (NDS) 805KHALO WARS* (360) 639KRESIDENT EVIL 5* (PS3) 585KWII FIT W/BALANCE BOARD (WII) 541KMLB '09: THE SHOW (PS3) 305KKILLZONE 2 (PS3) 296KWII PLAY W/REMOTE (WII) 281KMARIO KART W/WHEEL (WII)

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The CD-R King USB Arcade Stick on the Playstation 3 - An Honest (But Not Cynical) Opinion

(*Pictures included below. I also have a picture of the BUTTON CONFIGURATION Screen for Street Fighter IV for the Playstation 3, configured for use with the CDR-King USB Arcade Stick. This will surely be useful for anyone considering to buy the CD-R King USB Arcade Stick. Mapping the buttons on the CD-R King stick can be quite tedious, with the way SFIV is set up for button mapping.)I spent a (

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Ok, So I Was Wrong, and WCG 2009 Picked Some More PC Games....

Admittedly I wrong to think that they would actually pick 2 more Xbox 360 games and one more PC game. I guess I thought that the US WCG site could be right, considering how dead serious the US is when it comes to gaming leagues.The games they did pick, don't catch my interest at all. Here's the official press release.Latest Titles for WCG 2009 are:FIFA 09 (the only good choice in the latest press

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Windows Ads in the US

Just thought these were interesting.......because they're true, for me. Macs are either too expensive or too feature limited. They've got great looks, though. But at the end of the day, practical usefulness is what matters more to me than being 'seen' with a particular gadget.

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Street Fighter IV Online Play Available Again on Xbox Live

...no championship mode yet T_T Looks like we'll have to wait it out a bit more until the new update gets released.Looking forward to getting that new feature where you can save replays; that will be really useful!

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Street Fighter IV on Xbox Live Currently Unavailable - Championship Mode?

Tried to play some SFIV on Xbox Live today, and I couldn't get into any matches at all via matchmaking (no sessions found, and nobody would join in during arcade mode). I read reports online that the following message appears on people's gamertags:REQ: CHAMPIONSHIP....whenever they're playing SF4 online. Rumor has it that Capcom will be releasing the game's 'Championship Mode' soon, so maybe

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Wall Street Journal Cites Weakening Sales for Nintendo In Japan

Just read about this in Kotaku:http://kotaku.com/5204527/nintendo-we-need-to-re+energize-japanese-marketThe Wall Street Journal, following news of slowing sales for the Wii and Nintendo DS and a boost in "hardcore" games sales in Japan, says Nintendo is "beginning to look vulnerable" after years of success.The Journal is referring, of course, to the most recent sales data from Japan, courtesy of

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END OF ETERNITY: New JRPG for PS3 and Xbox 360 from Tri-Ace Announced

I got this from this Neogaf thread; news on a new JRPG from Tri-ace being published by SEGA and created by Tri-Ace. Apparently this is the JRPG which was being hinted at by http://newrpg.jp back in April 1 (which some thought might have been an April Fools joke.) Well, apparently the game is real.End of Eternity is coming to both the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360.From the NEOGAF Thread:End of

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Street Fighter Bar Fights - Videos for the First Set

High level SF4 play in the United States on display here, with the Street Fighter Bar Fights! For the first episode it's Ed Ma vs. Combofiend. A really great exhibition of SF4 skill....you may think you're good at SF4, but are you as good as these guys?http://www.streetfighterbarfights.comVideos:Matches:Ed Ma (mains Ken) vs. Combofiend (mains Balrog), part IEd Ma (mains Ken) vs. Combofiend (mains

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World Cyber Games 2009 Update - So, What Are The Last Remaining Games? (Speculation)

Note: The following post is just speculation on my part, nothing official has been announced at all. I just pieced together some information that I've been reading online, and this is what I came up with.I've been following the news for the upcoming WCG 2009. As a participant from WCG 2008, I'm just curious about how they're going to have their competition this year. I'm NOT participating at all

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Sick Ryu Combos using an Xbox 360 Controller?

This guy claims he did these really hard Ryu combos using just the Xbox 360 default controller (Watch the ending of the video). Is he lying? Who knows. (I can hear some loud tapping in the background which sounds like an arcade stick.) In either case, the video's a pretty good showcase of Ryu skills.

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Comments on the Playstation 3 Version of Street Fighter IV

I had to get a copy of Street Fighter IV for the Playstation 3 the other day (the reason why that happened is a very long story, so maybe I'll just save that for another time.). So now I have both the Xbox 360 version and the Playstation 3 version of Street Fighter IV. Anyhow, gave the game a spin today and just a few frustrations came along the way....Online play seems to not work as well as the

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Street Fighter IV "Mini Game": Rose Ball

Taken from this link: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=350974&page=543 which got the video from the Street Fighter Bar Fights: http://streetfighterbarfights.com/This is interesting, you can actually play Rose vs. Rose and reflect all day. I didn't think that was possible (thought the second reflect would just absorb the projectile or something), I've never tried Rose vs. Rose. But

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GAMEHOPPER @ Ozine FEST '09 - Final day....DAY 3!

Note: There are a lot of pics for this day...so I decided to just put a link to the album if you want to see all of them.Link to album: Ozine Fest '09 DAY 3I will use some pics for the article below :)Another spectacular day for Gamehopper as the third and final day for OZINE FEST '09 takes place at the SM Megamall Megatrade Hall 2! Gamers from all walks of life gathered together to enjoy games

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GAMEHOPPER @ Ozine FEST '09 - DAY 2

Today marked the SECOND DAY of Ozine FEST '09! (Pictures below!)For today we got much larger LCD TVs sent in by BRICO. We had a 47", 42" and a 37" LCD TV set up at the Gamehopper booth, and made a new setup for managing the crowd of people coming in. For the entire day we had the following games available for free play:- Street Fighter IV- Soulcalibur IV- Super Smash Brothers BrawlWe had all

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GAMEHOPPER @ Ozine FEST '09 - DAY 1!

Gamehopper set up a great booth at Ozine Fest '09, which started today and will be ongoing from Saturday to Sunday this week at the SM Megamall Megatrade Hall 2. We took a lot of photos and helped out with managing the crowd of players who were there to try Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 games.These were the games that were highlighted at the Gamehopper booth today:- Resident Evil 5 (360)- Killzone 2

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Try STREET FIGHTER IV (PS3) and RESIDENT EVIL 5 (360) at OZINE-FEST 09 courtesy of GAMEHOPPER!

Gamers who want to try STREET FIGHTER IV and RESIDENT EVIL 5 can do so at OZINE-FEST '09, starting this Friday, April 3 at SM Megamall Megatrade Hall 2. The event is on from Friday to Sunday this week!Check out the GAMEHOPPER booth, sign up, and get to play Street Fighter IV on the Playstation 3, or Resident Evil 5 on the Xbox 360! Versus play will be available for Street Fighter IV, while

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SF4: All Taunts and Personal Colors

Never got around to finishing all the time attacks/survival challenges, so this was pretty good to watch for me.

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SF4 Tip # 2,582: Don't Celebrate Until You See The 'K.O!' On Screen.

Best explained by the one who posted the video:This was recorded at the southeast major fighting game tournament Final Round, in Atlanta, GA in March 2009. This footage was the last match of a 2 out of 3 set, Kensou winning the first match, Liston winning the 2nd. The winner of this match also places top 16 out of 240+ participants. In this match, Kensou whiffs an ultra, and Liston executes an

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Korean National SFIV Finals

The revival of the fighting genre continues with tournaments sprouting all over the globe for Street Fighter IV. Here's video of the Korean National SFIV finals, which I found on Capcom-Unity.comhttp://www.capcom-unity.com/s-kill/blog/2009/03/20/korean_national_sfiv_finalsThat's some spectacular play with Ryu. Wow!

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Street Fighter IV World Tournament

Saw this post on Shoryuken.com: http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=181248I don't post in this particular section of SRK forums much, but I've been playing SF4 pretty regularly in Korea and last Saturday was the final top 16 tournament of the Korean national SF4 tournament series that went on for 4 weeks.Ono Yoshinori was there in person and when all the top 4 players were decided, Ono

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Street Fighter IV - The Game That Keeps On Giving....

- The online competition in Street Fighter IV is getting really tough now in Ranked. I can barely get a win these days in ranked online play. Occassionally the good players will go play Player Matches too, so yeah, the competition level is quite high now.That said, I learned a couple of tricks with Ryu that I didn't think were possible before...Hmm, he can juggle with the EX fireball? A new trick

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Street Fighter IV....finally on Major Nelson's Top 10 Xbox Live Titles

The game didn't crack the top 10 during the first few weeks of its release. It's good to see that Street Fighter IV finally made it to this prestigious list....even if it's at the very bottom!http://majornelson.com/archive/2009/03/10/live-activity-for-week-of-march-2nd.aspxXbox 360 Top Live Titles (based on UU’s)1 Halo 32 Call of Duty: WaW3 Call of Duty 44 Gears of War 25 GTA IV6 Halo Wars7 Left

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Resident Evil 5 - Finished! Blown Away!

Finally got around to finishing Resident Evil 5 tonight. The game is of adequate length, perhaps its just as long as Gears of War 2. It was a great ride, non-stop action from start to finish. :) Usually when I look at a game I just see it as a whole, and while there are some little things that people will endlessly argue about (running and shooting, inventory system), as a whole package, RE5 is

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Resident Evil 5: Like A Blockbuster Movie, But You (and possibly a friend) are in it

Just picked up Resident Evil 5. Got through a few chapters of the game and I really, really like it. Production and presentation values are just insane in this title.Unfortunately, since the game got released in March this year, I have a strong feeling the gaming press will forget to give it any honors when they start selling their Game of the Year Awards to game developers by the end of this

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Capcom's 2 Hit Super Combo Finish!

Capcom just released Resident Evil 5 in the Asian gaming marketplace this week, and they'll be launching the game in the USA and other places from now up to March 13th.Kudos goes out to CAPCOM ASIA for releasing Capcom games ahead here in Southeast Asia! We got Street Fighter IV ahead of the USA, and for Resident Evil 5, we also got the game early, too.After playing both games, I must say that

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Street Fighter IV: Tokido Vs. Haruna Anno

Found this story on Neogaf's massive Street Fighter IV thread today.http://www.iplaywinner.com/news/2009/3/6/street-fighter-4-tokido-gets-beaten-by-a-girl.html

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Ever Wonder About The First Street Fighter Game?

I think this video explains it best. ...And my wife said, after watching this..."Why the heck did Capcom decide to make Street Fighter II after the travesty that was Street Fighter I?"Good question....

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Street Fighter IV - Still Going Strong With Gamers

Saw this today at shoryuken.com:On Neogaf, at the time of this writing, the Street Fighter IV thread has over 20,528 posts and 810,459 page views.You would think gamers would have moved on to Killzone 2 or other games...but wow. People are still playing Street Fighter IV. That's great news for the fighting game genre. If Capcom could get this game out to more arcades, while the iron is still hot,

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SFIV UK Tourney Video - Neo Empire London Ranking Battle

Found this on Capcom-Unity.com, which also found it here:http://www.veoh.com/browse/videos/category/entertainment/watch/v17895967rcpx8dCSEDIT: The actual source of the video is http://www.neoempire.com/ , which organizes tournaments in the UK.http://www.neoempire.com/?p=1817Great video!Watch Neo Empire London SF IV Ranking Battle Episode 1:2 View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com

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How To Beat A.I. Seth With Ryu

It seems to me that the best tactic to beat A.I. (superpowered end boss) Seth with Ryu is to go to one edge of the screen and engage in a fireball contest with him. He'll try to jump at you from the wall, but the recovery on Ryu's fireball is fast enough so that once he gets to you, you can Dragon Punch him the moment he gets even close to you.I still haven't figured out a way to beat him when

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EXCELLENT Street Fighter IV Primer/Guide

I found these on Shoryuken.com. This information is useful for new players and I thought it was also useful for me. I'd consider myself just intermediate level at Street Fighter IV, so I found a lot of what was posted to be very useful.http://the-morning-after-the-night-before.blogspot.com/2009/02/theory-fighter-volume-1.htmlhttp://the-morning-after-the-night-before.blogspot.com/2009/02/

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David Sirlin Says SFIV Is Too Complex. I Completely Disagree.

http://kotaku.com/5160611/street-fighter-hd-designer-wha-street-fighter-iv-aint-simpleWhen I read about the 100/100 scores, I see again and again how "simple and elegant" the game is. Two super meters, a 3-tier focus attack system, and all the complications above seem to fly in the face of that. Even more though, I hear how "casual friendly" it is. This is deeply mysterious and I'm not sure why

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Latest Issue of Famitsu Says VIRTUAL ON ORATORIO TANGRAM coming to XBOX LIVE ARCADE!

For arcade enthusiasts, Famitsu's latest issue recently reported that VIRTUAL ON ORATORIO TANGRAM is coming to XBOX LIVE ARCADE! This is great news!Now if only I could find a peripheral to match the original arcade game's controls....http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=353458Pointless reviews of games I care about:7th Dragon (DS) - 9/8/8/8Biohazard 5 (PS3/360) - 10/10/9/9Articles of

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Lost Planet 2 Announced on Xbox Live Marketplace

Capcom's big surprise for this week turned out to be Lost Planet 2! As a player who thoroughly enjoyed LP1, this is great news for me!The trailer is currently out exclusively on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Which means, I should get to downloading it .....

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Capcom: Street Fighter IV Ships Over 2 Million Worldwide

Congratulations to Capcom - they deserve it!*And note, I think when they say SHIPPED they already made money off the 2 million; whether the game(s) were sold in stores is irrelevant to Capcom anymore. The fact that stores even bothered to order that many games from them means that the game is in high demand; people love this game.http://www.capcom-unity.com/s-kill/blog/2009/02/23/

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Heads Up: Hori EX2 Sticks Found in I-Tech Greenhills

For players who have been looking all over the place for a relatively good quality fighting stick for Street Fighter IV, you can find Xbox 360 Hori Fighting Stick EX2's over on I-Tech/Mr. Dynamic in Virra Mall Greenhills. They also carry a special edition Street Fighter IV Hori EX2 Fighting stick, which is bundled with a couple of special move cards/character cards, and comes in a special box.I

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Street Fighter IV Exhibits Exceptional Online Play Performance!

As a player from the Philippines, I'm no longer surprised when I usually get horrible degrees of lag in my online games. However, that isn't the case with Street Fighter IV. Despite my relatively not-so-good PLDT MyDSL Plan 999, with its paltry upload speed averaging around 200-400 kbps, STREET FIGHTER IV manages to give me fantastic performance in my online games. And I can prove it, through my

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"This is WAAAR!" That song from the Street Fighter IV US TV Commercial!

Remember the commercial for Street Fighter IV in the US? This one.The song is by Sick Puppies, and the title is Street Fighter (WAR). Found the full song on youtube, here:Badass!

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Awesome Guile Combos

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Wall Street Fighter

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Street Fighter IV DLC Costumes Preview

Found this on Shoryuken.com; DLC Costumes for the female characters Cammy, Chun-Li, C.Viper, Rose and Sakura.

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Star Ocean 4’s ‘suggestively’ funny scenes.

Featuring: Ecchi Edge Neko & Pedo Bear FaizeBy now, those who have been following this game would have all known that the producer had dreams on making a hentai game (perverted game). Of course, Square Enix wouldn’t want to do something like that because they still want to keep their image clean. Of course there is a lot of humor in the game that can be misinterpreted as being perverted but its

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Playstation 3 Expands to Latin America

Great initiative by Sony, expanding their Playstation business to other places around the world.http://kotaku.com/5157108/playstation-expands-to-latin-americaPlayStation Expands To Latin AmericaBy Brian Ashcraft, 6:00 AM on Fri Feb 20 2009, 319 viewsCheck off another region on the globe that Sony has infiltrated. The company is officially bringing the PlayStation to Latin America.The PLAYSTATION

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Pinoy Gamers Season 3, Episode 5 - My Street Fighter IV Review

I wrote the review for Street Fighter IV for Pinoy Gamers Season 3, Episode 5. Marco Viray provides the voice-over for the review.Watch the HQ version for best results.More videos from the latest episode of Pinoy Gamers to be posted here soon :) You can also catch reruns of the latest episode of Pinoy Gamers this week at 8AM in the morning, 4PM in the afternoon and 10PM in the evening on Channel

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IGN Video on Advanced Techniques for Street Fighter IV

I'm still having a hard time incorporating these into my game. It's easy to do in the training mode, but when you're faced with competition I end up going the safe route with tactics I'm already familiar with. Over time I think we'll see more players do this, so more practice is needed....

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Street Fighter IV Custom Wallpaper

Made this one pretty quickly, using art from http://www.capcom-unity.com :(Note: 1280x800 resolution)

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Finally Got 1000 Battle Points in Street Fighter IV!

After a few days of playing, I finally racked up 1000 Battle Points in Street Fighter IV! A pretty small achievement, sure, but it's easier to get things like this early on in a game's life, when a lot of people are playing. When other games come along later, it will be harder to find players with decent connections because a lot of people will have moved on to other games that come out.Will

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Let's try this again. PINOY GAMERS Season 3, Episode 4

We've been busy lately so it was difficult to find time to get this uploaded. (Couple that with the fact that our bandwidth was being eaten up by Street Fighter IV online gaming....)KILLZONE 2 PreviewHalo Wars PreviewXBX Interactive http://www.xbx.ph/Watch Pinoy Gamers tonight at 10PM, Channel 76 Skycable Makisig Network. They're featuring my review for Street Fighter IV ;)

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Latest Media Create: Street Fighter IV #2 and #5 respectively

It's really unfortunate that a hardcore game like Street Fighter IV isn't doing so well in Japan. It did pretty well for the Playstation 3 there, but I wish it did beyond 80K, considering how good the game is, and how some Nintendo games are able to break 100k in a week in Japan. Well, combining PS3 version sales with the 360 version, SF4 squeaks above 100k, but for each individual system the

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MEGATON ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING FROM CAPCOM: On February 23! Only on XBOX LIVE!

Oh wow, what could this be?Source:http://www.capcom-unity.com/snow_infernus/blog/2009/02/19/capcom_announcement_on_xbox_live_feb_23 :Surprisingly this announcement is only available on Xbox Live! What could this be???Capcom Announcement on Xbox Live Feb 23Thursday, February 19, 2009, 03:12 AM [General]On Monday, Feburary 23rd, Capcom's brand new title trailer will be available on Xbox Live

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Star Ocean 4 New Japanese Footage!

Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope has just been released today in Japan for the XBOX 360. Given the beauty of this game, its not surprising to see that several Japanese gamers have put up videos of their gameplay. Check out the YouTube videos below...unfortunately YouTube seems to have disabled the HD version of these videos due to the size. If you have an account in Nico Douga, go see the original

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Ode to my Hori EX2 Fighting Stick!

This stick has survived a Virtua Fighter 5 tournament for the World Cyber Games, a Soulcalibur IV tournament, my own personal moments of frustration (when losing and banging on the stick after an atrocious defeat) and all sorts of wear and tear. I may have spent more for it because I imported it (gee, thanks Philippine Bureau of Customs :grr:) but I think I got my money's worth, considering it

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More Video from the Street Fighter IV Launch Party

Also, some other video of Street Fighter IV being played by X-PlayOne observation I've made with most of these videos is how players seem to have stuck with the older way of playing Street Fighter games; I haven't seen many who are using Focus Attacks more or FADC tactics. But I think that's a good thing, because players are having fun with the game and not really worrying about executing

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Street Fighter IV - Still Enjoying the Online Mode

Street Fighter IV is just too much fun online. So far I've only had a handful of really laggy games (maybe 4 or less) but for the most part, it's playable.I haven't played that many Ranked Matches, so I don't really have that many Battle Points yet. I've seen some with 1,000BP already (or more). What makes Ranked Match tough is that the game will reduce your BP every time you lose. At some point

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Street Fighter IV - 'The Next Door - Indestructible' by EXILE

I found this on Youtube (best viewed in High Quality):The Next Door - IndestructibleI can feel it coming over meI feel it all around meI've been waiting for this moment all my life it's my destinyThere's a fire deep inside of meit's waiting to come out nowno matter what, no matter how, I know I'll make it through somehowcuz when the road feels too longI'll still be holding onI'm gonna keep on

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High Level Play in Street Fighter IV (Videos)

I found this on youtube....insanely good SFIV players from Japan. I don't recall competing online against any players that play similarly to these guys. For even more videos, double-click any of the Youtube videos below to find more (the rest of the videos are listed on the right-side panel on Youtube.com).Hey, it's Itazan! Hehehe, met him during last year's World Cyber Games for Virtua Fighter 5.

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Street Fighter IV: News on 'Championship Edition', T.Hawk, Deejay and More!

Spotted this news on Shoryuken.com forums, which found it on http://www.andriasang.com/e/blogs/anoop/2009/02/18/sfiv_dee_jay_t_hawk_modeling_done/Everyone's back for Street Fighter IV. Well, almost everyone. Notably missing from the cast are two Super Street Fighter II additions, Dee Jay and T.Hawk. Is there any chance of seeing these two in a future SFIV iteration?An interview with producer

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Challenge Mode Tip for Ryu (Level 4)

I'm having a hard time with this level of Ryu's challenge mode:Jump - Heavy punchHeavy KickShinku HadokenI couldn't pull it off at all. Luckily I found a really good tip on neogaf to do this right:http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=350974&page=178Jump, press heavy punch, then roll the first hadoken stick motion (D, DF, F). BUT don't press punch yet. Press heavy kick first to get the axe

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Gamespot Street Fighter IV Tournament

The camera angle for the actual fight between Sagat and Rufus, I wish they were able to output it directly to the screen....but it's watchable nonetheless.

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Street Fighter IV US TV Ad - "Let's Do This!"

For best effect, watch it in HD!I wish they put the song from the US TV commercial in the game, too. I enjoyed listening to Exile's "The Next Door - Indestructible", which is the song playing during the intro of Street Fighter IV; but this song would be nice to throw in the mix when you're viewing the menus as well.Capcom made some really great choices for the music for Street Fighter IV :D

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Street Fighter IV - "A New Warrior Has Entered The Ring!"

"A New Warrior Has Entered The Ring!"This feature for online play in Street Fighter IV...it's genius. Just genius. Capcom was just brilliant for putting in this feature.If you haven't heard yet, SF4 lets you set up Arcade mode in such a way that you can be interrupted by other online players and thus be challenged to online matches. You get prompted that 'A New Warrior Has Entered The Ring!' and

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Street Fighter IV - Online Play and A.I. Impressions

Today I decided to turn on the ability of Street Fighter IV to interrupt my Arcade Mode matches with online challenges. You can choose either PLAYER MATCH or RANKED MATCH for this mode, which is good, because I just wanted to try it, and didn't really want my account smeared with losses on my very first try.I will say, originally I wasn't too confident about the netcode for Street Fighter IV.

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Shoryuken.com Forums Hammered On Eve of SF4 Release

With all the excitement surrounding Street Fighter IV, http://www.shoryuken.com seems to be getting hammered.I surely hope that the fighting game genre gets reinvigorated by this game. On the Philippine front, it would really help the cause if local arcades had Street Fighter IV available. That way, people without Xbox 360s or Playstation 3s would be able to enjoy this great game as well....and

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Street Fighter IV - Move Shortcuts for New Players

I found these tips here: http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=168866Not everyone can pull off a Dragon punch easily. Apparently, Capcom put in something (since Street Fighter III) which should ease the burden of learning for new players.To execute a dragon punch, the instructions say you have to press these:Forward, Down, Down-Forward + Any Punch ButtonThere is also a shortcut for

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Street Fighter IV Challenge Mode....

...as Ryu is driving me bananas!I have a hard time executing the move at 2:50 (the one with the kick and then shinku hadoken).Need...more...practice....

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Character Tiers: Street Fighter IV

http://www.eventhubs.com/guides/2008/oct/17/street-fighter-4-tiers-character-rankings/I'm just glad Ryu is on top :D

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Street Fighter IV - "Focus Attack Dash Cancel/FADC", the New Obsession

A video demonstration of it is here. Fast forward to 4:24 to watch how FADC works:To explain what a 'Focus Attack Dash Cancel' is, let me explain what a Focus attack is.You press Mid Punch and Mid Kick at the same time to do a Focus Attack. This lets you counter some singular hit attacks, like a Fireball or a straight punch/kick. Occasionally you could use it to block special moves, so long as

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STREET FIGHTER IV - Impressions

Watching, and playing Street Fighter IV in person is a completely different experience from just downloading a video off Gametrailers or other gaming sites and just watching it. Something about the game just feels so fluid, expressive and alive. Me and my wife were talking about it and we came to the same conclusion:The animation of Street Fighter IV is the star of the show.You could take any

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Newest Resident Evil 5 Trailer is GOOSEBUMPS GALORE

HD version also available: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/45535.htmlThe trailer is also downloadable on the Xbox Live Marketplace. It has spoilers, but it will really get you excited for the game!

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God of War III Extended Trailer

Found this on Kotaku today, the full trailer for God of War III. I wonder if it's on PSN...http://kotaku.com/5152887/god-of-war-iii-the-extended-trailerEDIT: I found a slightly sharper version of the trailer on this link: http://www.psu.com/Extended-God-of-War-III-trailer-brings-Olympus-to-its-knees--a0006441-p0.phpHD Trailers available on Gametrailers and Gamevideos:Gametrailers: http://

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Info from the latest issue of Famitsu and Degenki

Taken from NEOGAF: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=351980*Of interest to me is the Star Ocean 4 review, which cites the game's length of 50 hours ^_^Review Scores[NDS] Machi no Pet-Ya-San DS 2: Wannyan 333-Hiki Daishuugou! 2　5766[NDS] The World of Golden Eggs: Nori Nori Uta Dekichatte Kei　8666[NDS] SimAnimals　7777[NDS] Shining Force Feather　8888[NDS] Lock's Quest　8788[NDS] Saru Saru

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Funny Video: Sony Defense Force

Take it in good humor; it just makes fun of the ones who are just too extremely passionate about their Playstation 3's.There's nothing wrong about pointing out what Sony has done wrong with this generation. One can still own a Playstation 3 and still see Sony for their flaws. Every hardware maker has their faults when it comes to dealing with their customers. A person who can't see the problems

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January 2009 NPD US Hardware/Software Sales Figures

From NEOGAF: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=352226PlayStation 2 101.2KPlayStation 3 203.2KPSP 172.3KXbox 360 309KWii 679.2KNintendo DS 510.8KWII FIT (WII) 777KWII PLAY W/ REMOTE (WII) 415KMARIO KART W/WHEEL (WII) 292KLEFT 4 DEAD (360) 243KCALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR* (360) 235KSKATE 2 (360) 199KGUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR* (WII) 155KNEW SUPER MARIO BROS (DS) 135KMARIO KART DS (DS )

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PINOY GAMERS: Clips from Season 3, Episode 4

Youtube Videos for the TV Show 'Pinoy Gamers' will be posted here soon.Pinoy Gamers, sponsored by Gamehopper, airs on Thursdays, 10:00 PM on Makisig Network Channel 76 on Sky Cable. Check with your cable operator on what channel Makisig Network is on, if your cable network is not Sky Cable.Re-runs of the latest episode of Pinoy Gamers are usually shown throughout the week at different times.

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PINOY GAMERS: Clips from Season 3, Episode 3

Have you watched Pinoy Gamers on Channel 76 (Makisig Network)? It's on every night on Thursdays, at 10:00PM.Episode 3 Features:Rock Band 2 ReviewMercenaries 2 ReviewNinja Blade PreviewHere's some videos from their latest episode last week: You can e-mail Pinoy Gamers via pinoygamers@yahoo.com.ph

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Street Fighter IV. In SIX DAYS!

"You must defeat Sheng Long to....oh, wait. That's me!"~Gouken

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Excerpt from 'Watchmen'.

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Massive Spoiler About The Watchmen Movie Ending... *SPOILER ALERT*

***MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT***I was reading this thread on NEOGAF, I cannot believe they're bastardizing the original ending to 'The Watchmen' in the upcoming movie!http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=327613&page=50http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=327613&page=51That's just DISASTROUS! No wonder Alan Moore is not supportive of the upcoming movie.***END MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT***

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Moving On: Thanks Pinoyxbox ^_^

I left the comments section of this blog closed and for good reason.Because the Internet's anonymity just brings out the absolute WORST in people.Today me and my wife retired our tenure as moderators on Pinoyxbox.com, because it seems that there are people on the forum who do not want us to continue with our efforts to keep the forum discussions civil and friendly.I will say this: there are good

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Pinoyxbox Downtime Advisory

Just posting this in case the Pinoyxbox forums go down....Recently the site has been getting a significant increase in traffic, perhaps because of increased interest with the Xbox 360 platform in the Philippines. If you're visiting Pinoyxbox and the site is down, we apologize; it seems to be something that is beyond our control at the moment, so please be patient. Usually the site will go up

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Resident Evil Retrospective

Great job Gametrailers....one hell of an effort in making this documentary.

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Street Fighter IV Japanese Opening Cinematic

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Dead Rising 2 Teaser Trailer

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EPIC Street Fighter IV Tournament in the United States!

Just saw this on Kotaku today:http://kotaku.com/5147660/biggest-street-fighter-tourney-everhttp://www.gamestop.com/gs/tournaments/sf4/default.aspxBiggest Street Fighter Tourney EVERBy Brian Ashcraft, 10:00 PM on Thu Feb 5 2009, 4,393 viewsThere are tons of SF fighting tournaments. So what makes the Street Fighter IV National Tournament special? It's the biggest live fighting game event ever,

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Virtua Fighter 5, Guitar Hero World Tour are Official Xbox 360 Games for WCG 2009

http://www.wcg.com/6th/fun/news/news_view.asp?keyno=C09020610002&page=1World Cyber Games Announces First Five of WCG 2009 Official Game Titles.Feb-06-2009Counter-Strike 1.6 and Guitar Hero®: World Tour Headline List of Diverse PC and Xbox 360 Titles That Will Satisfy Every Type of GamerRemaining Titles To Be Announced This MarchNEW YORK, NY, February 5, 2009 -- World Cyber Games (WCG /

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Killzone 2 Demo - First Impressions!

Just finished playing the Killzone 2 demo - first impressions:- Graphics are very well done; lots of stuff happening in the background, lots of explosions, particle effects, smoke, etc. 'Cinematic' is the best word to describe it. It's the first word in my mind the moment you step off into the world of the game.- Gameplay seems okay; perhaps it would be better if I had a Dual shock controller.

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Games for WCG 2009? Reported by Tatazu.com

Tatazu.com is reporting the first five selected games for the upcoming World Cyber Games 2009.http://www.gotfrag.com/portal/story/43803/All Games: WCG 2009 GamesBy: Matt DiVito - Published Today at 9:42 AM EST - Writer ArchiveChinese website, Tatazu.com is reporting the first five games for WCG 2009. The World Cyber Games, Inc., recently renamed from International Cyber Marketing, was founded in

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Killzone 2 Demo on UK PSN Store

The Killzone 2 Demo is up on the UK PSN store; it's 1207MB.It will be up officially for North America and Europe on February 26. What is Sony thinking??? They should get this game available to as many people as possible, right now. I don't think should have just limited its release to Europe only. They need a lot of buzz for their game, and it isn't helping that they had to have some weird

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NEOGAF: Fan-made Magazine Ads for Street Fighter IV

These were made by the posters on NEOGAF as 'magazine ads' for Street Fighter IV. Some of the ads are pretty well done:http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=349539&page=32

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THE REMATCH: Virtua Fighter 5 WCG Philippines 2008 Finalists

These videos are a series of rematches between the two finalists from the WCG Philippines 2008 Tournament for Virtua Fighter 5. These games were played over XBOX LIVE. I'm using Jacky while Ismael is using Akira. In these set of rematches, Ismael won a *LOT* more matches than me :( So I suppose you could say that Ismael got his revenge hahaha!I did have a lot of fun because the matches weren't so

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Street Fighter IV National Championship in Japan

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1221345_1124.html

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Misleading Article on Street Fighter IV: Setting the Record Straight

Here's another prime example of game journalism at its very finest...If you don't pay too much attention, you would think that the extra characters Sakura, Cammy, etc., and the Training/Challenge mode, are exclusive to the Playstation 3 version.They're NOT.The article is carefully worded so that, technically, they're right. The additional features mentioned in the article are console-exclusive,

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Superbowl XLIII 2009 Movie Trailers!

For more (which may come later), watch this NEOGAF thread:http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=350906Transformers 2: Revenge of the FallenStar TrekG.I.Joe The Rise of CobraFast and Furious 4Disney/Pixar's UPLand of the Lost

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Newest Final Fantasy XIII Trailer is on Xbox Live Marketplace!

It's still hard to believe that Final Fantasy XIII is Xbox-bound, but it is....the trailer is up on the US Xbox Live Marketplace now.From this point on, there can be no doubt....Final Fantasy XIII is truly arriving on the Xbox 360 platform.

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New Trailer for Final Fantasy XIII

Now with 30% real-time footage (Somewhere near the end of the vid)

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Famitsu's Top 50 Xbox 360 Games in Japan

And some other facts and figures, too.http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=350442Top 50 software to date (Based on sales/units sold):1. Blue Dragon 203,7402. Tales of Vesperia 161,0703. The Last Remnant 134,6114. Infinite Undiscovery 112,4445. Lost Odyssey 109,5176. Dead or Alive 4 108,6187. Viva Pinata (Platinum) 101,5528. Forza 2 (Platinum) 100,5919. Ace Combat 6 95,00210. Halo 3

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Slow News Day....So Here's Some Famitsu News

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=350394Famitsu 360ReviewsNinja Blade 8997Midnight Club 8888Street Fighter IV 9988Skate 2 7887Shooting Love 7767Star Ocean 4 9988Sonic 8889Chaos Head Noah 8879Regular Famitsu scoresChibimarukochan 8777Destiny Links 9889Tantei Conan and Kaneda Shounen no Jikenhaku 7876Midnight Club PSP 7888Enkakusousa 9888Shaun White Snowboarding PSP 6777Demon's Souls

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VFDC Campaign To Get Virtua Fighter 5R for Consoles

With Street Fighter IV and Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion around the corner for both the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3, it's surprising to me that SEGA has not yet made any announcements regarding the latest in their very own premiere fighting series, Virtua Fighter 5R. The game has been out for a long while now in Japan, yet has not received any sort of announcement for home consoles.As a player

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Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion Spotted in Philippine Arcades!

Namco / Bandai loves the Philippines....or maybe, Timezone loves Namco. Because they've already gotten Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion machines in. Me and my wife spotted them at SM Megamall Timezone, Basement Level. Most likely T6BR is also already playable in most other local Timezone arcades.I think these T6BR machines just arrived today, considering most people were being greeted by a 'DATA

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Study Says Gamers are Anti-Social, Drunks and Junkies

Click for the full article:Computer game players 'more likely to drink, ignore family and have low self-esteem'Regular players of computer games are more likely to drink alcohol, stop talking to their family and have lower self-esteem, a new study has foundhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/technologynews/4323067/

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Simbin's Race Pro - Why Wait For GT5?

I watched a preview for this game on Gametrailers. It really makes you wonder what's taking Polyphony Digital so long when this Western development house can churn out a quality racing sim in much less time.....

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Gears of War 2 - Title Update 2 Impressions: Multiplayer is BACK!

I have to admit, it's pretty funny to be so psyched up about a patch for Gears of War 2. We're not really talking about an expansion here or a map pack...it's a PATCH/UPDATE for the multiplayer mode.Gears of War 2 may win accolades for its single player campaign, and Horde Mode is one of the best innovations introduced to the series....but a lot of players moved on after that, instead of

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New Update for Gears of War 2 Multiplayer

A new update was released for Gears of War 2 Multiplayer. I've stopped playing GOW2 multi because it seemed it had a lot of bugs. Looks like this new update fixes a lot of them:http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=349656Exploit FixesTitle Update 2 fixes these possible exploits, where under certain circumstances:* A player could melee or grenade tag through certain walls.* A player could

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Kaz Hirai : Sony Intentionally Made the PS3 Hard To Program For

As a programmer myself, I can't believe what I just read about the Playstation 3. Apparently, Sony intended to make the PS3 hard to program for, so that it would have a longer life cycle in the market....Yes, that's his logic.And I quote...http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=21933He also took on frequent accusations that the challenges developers often find in programming for

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Street Fighter IV "Story" Trailer

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This is AMAZING! Microsoft Songsmith!

I was watching "Attack of the Show" and they had this video of this program from Microsoft. It's called 'Microsoft Songsmith'; it's a program that helps you create your own music. All you have to do is sing into the microphone, and the program takes care of creating the musical accompaniment. The description for it is here on the site for it: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/

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December 2008 NPD US Game Hardware/Software Sales Figures

This console generation in the United States is all about Nintendo for the casual / mainstream gamers, and Microsoft for the hardcore gamers. Here are the latest NPD figures for December 2008.http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=349076********************Care of NPD GroupPS2 410KPS3 726KPSP 1.02MX360 1.44MWii 2.15MDS 3.04MWII PLAY W/ REMOTE 1.46M360 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR 1.33M*WII

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The line between Dreams and Business

I have been meaning to post more relevant discussions regarding XNA for quite some time now but just like everything else my blogging takes a back seat to real life as well as are actual game time on our consoles. But every so often, a news article strikes me as something of interest that I feel the need to write about it. And one such news is ‘Bob’s Game’.In summary, ‘Bob’s Game’ is a classic

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WCG 2008 VF5 Finals Videos

Haven't gotten around to actually watching the VF5 videos from Germany until today. I found these on Youtube; the video on the official WCG site was so laggy and unreliable so I had better luck finding it elsewhere.Itabashi (Japan) vs Danny13 (Singapore)Japan won the tournament; here's footage of the last two rounds.Round 1:Round 2:For third place, AdamYuki from the USA won against stprock from

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From Kotaku: Super Stage Production of Super Mario

Saw this video on Kotaku today:http://kotaku.com/5128769/super-stage-production-of-super-mario

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Final Fantasy XIII - Official Site Updated

The official web site for Final Fantasy XIII is now up (was it up before? Not sure....I haven't checked in the past). There's a preview of the game's soundtrack and a few pics there, along with some character profiles and art.http://www.square-enix.co.jp/fabula/ff13/Now that we've got a PS3, we're likely to get the PS3 version for this game: not because I think the Playstation version will be

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A Snarky Way To Answer Forum Questions

On a forum I saw someone post a reply using this site:http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/Hahaha!

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Retrospective: Virtua Fighter 5 for the Xbox 360

For no apparent reason I decided to play Virtua Fighter 5 again for the Xbox 360; Quest Mode set to Expert difficulty. I picked up on it really fast even if I haven't played the game for months. I practiced so much with Jacky (for the WCG last year) that playing with this character is just second nature already (much like playing Ryu in Street Fighter II; you just know how to play once you've

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Just Picked Up: Ratchet and Clank Future - Tools of Destruction

So busy these days, hardly have the time to write on the blog....anyway, just got Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction for the PS3 the other day. [It was either that or Resistance 2. Well, Ratchet was on sale at I-Tech for 1,900 bucks, so why not?]Super fast impressions:- Graphics are beautiful, in spite of all the detail, the game manages to stay locked at 60 FPS! Wow!- Gameplay feels

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The Playstation 3 Hard Drive Upgrade Experience (Tips and Tricks included)

It turns out we have this spare laptop HDD lying around the house (dated 2006!) which is compatible with our newly purchased PS3. It's an 80GB Hitachi Laptop SATA drive. The space isn't much by today's standards, but compared to the 40GB that's already being eaten away by the PS3's constant patching and game installations, we thought that putting the old 80GB drive into the PS3 was a viable

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Impressions: Little Big Planet

It wouldn't be fair to call this post a review of Little Big Planet, because I haven't completely seen the entire game yet (I haven't completed it yet). I will say that I've played enough to give my take on the game, and most likely after finishing it I'll post a short review on it, too.Initially, Little Big Planet rubbed off the wrong way with me. For starters, the first 'level' is an area where

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Interesting Reference for the Playstation 3

Here's a useful link with some technical information on the Playstation 3. Quite useful and informative if you just bought one recently:http://www.edepot.com/playstation3.html

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