New Jet Grind Radio Re-Pattented

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But which platform is it being developed for?

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Fun With Soul Calibur IV’s Character Creator

XBOX 360 Dropping By $50 Soon

20GB pack drops by $50 on 07/06/2008. If you don’t already have a 360 I strongly recommend it as it, in my opinion, has the best variety and quality of games of any next-gen system.

Disclaimer: I debug 360 code all day

Valkyria Chronicles character trailer 6 and info

A new character trailer has been released, this time featuring Alicia, this time however more than just the trailer has been released. The “book” style apperantly plays into the gameplay and story as the game menu is a book and the story follows a single story, likely a diary of one of the characters. In battle it is a curious mix of real time with pause and strategy, where you run around in real time but attacks are made in a paused mode and you make each unit’s move in turn using this method. Being defeated doesn’t immediatly result in death, instead the character will be “pushed down” and a medic can be called to recover them. Inbetween battles players can train their troops, and do R&D to improve weapons for the characters or upgrade the tank. An interesting tidbit is that the game can be , but apperantly does not have to be installed on the harddrive, coming in at a whopping 3.3 GB, and with load times at a paultry 15 seconds without an install one has to wonder what the point is.

Without further ado, Alicia: (more…)

Valkyria Chronicles New Character Trailer

Yet more Valkyria goodness. This video introduces Zaka “the Mosquito”, leader of the group. I’d be interested to learn how he got that nickname! Apperantly Zaka is also related to Isara, making it one big happy family. It should be interesting as family dynamics are rarely explored in RPGs. (more…)

Just days till Baroque finally hits the states

Since it is just 5 days before the classic gothic-horror rougelike RPG finally hits the states, let us whet our appetite with a video.

Fair warning for those watching the video: this game is not for the feignt of heart. With a dark storyline, slower paced action gameplay and a completely unforgiving death system where you lose it all; this game is not for everyone. But if you enjoyed the Shin Megami series and Azure Dreams or Izuna this is surely one to check out.

New Valkyria Chronicles Trailer

Click Here for a new Valkyria Chronicles trailer.

Here’s a new trailer for Valkyria Chronicles. It showcases one of the main characters, Largo Potter, a gruff, ugly guy with a big gun. When I first saw screenshots for this game, I was rather turned off by the art style and the color palette, but I’ve changed my mind. It works and I’m really looking forward to it. It’s due out on the PS3 in Japan on April 24th and is slated for US release in the Fall.

All About Wii Freeloader

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KORG DS-10 Synthesizer?!

I was just about to go to bed when I noticed that I had new RSS feed stuff from GAME Watch. AQ Interactive is releasing the KORG DS-10 Synthesizer in July. KORG is a very popular synthesizer and sequencer company. I grew up in a music store that had a pretty decent sized synth department, so when I saw the big KORG logo, I was immediately intrigued. Very much like a full sized keyboard, you can record tracks using different sounds and mix them all together with a built-in drum machine.

The touch screen is used to do things like input notes and change sound levels. There’s even online WiFi support for multiplayer. According to the official website, this product is being demonstrated at the Musikmesse in Germany this month, which is probably the world’s largest music trade show. And if you’re curious about how it sounds, the official site has a demo song. Pretty cool stuff.

Tales of Vesperia - XBOX 360

I get all kinds of excited whenever I hear about a JRPG for the 360. I think, “Oh! My 360 will have purpose!” The official Japanese website has a trailer for download. There are two options. The first is an actual download (r-click save as…) and the second is streaming. Honestly, I tried the streaming first. Took too long. So I downloaded the 1280 x 720 and wow, it’s pretty. Crystal clear animation made my mouth water. I love the Tales of… series. Most Tales of… games seem to come out eventually in the US, so I’m crossing my fingers for this one. Nothing like playing stuff like this in HD…