December 2009
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JUMP FESTA 2010: where Manga, Anime & Videogames...
The 2010 edition of the popular Shonen Jump “JUMP FESTA” has begun today in the Makuhari center in Chiba. As usual, different products meet under a same roof of the convention center for a two-day weekend, from manga to anime, board games, toys and collectibles - and, of course, videogames. More game companies joined the party this year with booths from several Japanese companies...
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Artwork for Estepolis: The Lands Cursed by the Gods. I don’t post about DS games too often for a simple reason: there are many valuable sources covering the system’s games already - for instance TinyCartridge, a blog after my own heart. The short Estepolis saga is close to JRPG ancient history, having been created in 1993 for the SNES by Neverland before arriving to the Gameboy...
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New Armored Core art book is not without fault
While not as old as Gundam or Mazinger, Armored Core earned a solid reputation among Mechwarrior fans from different parts of the world. Its earnest style has been characterizing a number of releases from its inception date in 1997. And as From Software prepares to take the Last Raven episode to a portable format, namely to the PSP, the series now is celebrated with an impressive 60 page long...
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Get your QIX ++ from TAITO
Originally, QIX was a Taito of America release from 1981 created with arcade room visitors in mind. The game mechanics have become so popular they’ve been used in other games, from slightly erotic picture unveiling PC underdogs to the latest One Million Ton Bara Bara whose system’s similitude to this classic is quite striking. Twenty eight years later, Taito Corporation has grabbed...
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From Bonsai to Virtual Reality
Travels in Virtual Japan is a Channel 4 documentary hosted by Waldemar Januszczak about the technological evolution in Japan and the way it has easily permeated its society. Created more than ten years ago, this film served the purpose of alerting the most traditional British audience that hi-tech was wholesome and enjoyable as opposed to the irrational fear held by many a westerner that...
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Sony presents: the PlayStation Awards 2009
Coinciding with the 15th anniversary of their entrance into the videogame world, Sony held the annual PlayStation Awards ceremony in Aoyama, Tokyo. In essence, the event seeks to distinguish and congratulate game creators for having developed successful games for Sony consoles, thus dividing them into different categories according to sales. This year’s awards went to the games that sold...
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The PlayStation is now 15 years old.
Hard to believe but purely factual: the PlayStation console - and brand - has just completed 15 years of age. And what a change this console has brought to the world of videogames! Whereas many debate which system is superior from technical standpoints, one cannot argue that Sony’s entrance to the videogame business was nothing short of monumental, with an investment so large and...