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Nintendo Makes New DS Official, US Release in ‘09

15. October 2008

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Nintendo Makes New DS Official, US Release in ‘09

Rumors sometimes prove to be true, such as the rumblings of a new DS model coming down the pipe. That turned out to be the DSi, a new version of the hardware with internal storage, a SD card slot, and incredibly crappy 0.3 megapixel camera. Users of the DSi will be able to access an [...]

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PSP Review: SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1

13. October 2008

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PSP Review: SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1

It’s hard to argue about much when you’re getting 16 SNK titles in one compilation. The only thing that can go wrong is game selection and emulation, and while SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 does have some trouble with both, this is undoubtedly a fine compilation. If you’re looking into this set, then the games are [...]

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PSP Store Makes All Games Downloadable Oct. 15th

10. October 2008

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PSP Store Makes All Games Downloadable Oct. 15th

If the Japanese details for the launch of the PSP store ring true for Americans, you’ll soon be able to download any and all Sony games in addition to buying them in retail stores. This is happening soon 14with the 5.00 firmware update, scheduled to hit Japanese Wi-Fi networks on October 15th. Three games will [...]

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DS fans, open your wallets!

1. October 2008

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During E3 one of the big rumors surrounding Nintendo was the pending redesign of the best selling DS lite. Those rumors proved to be untrue for E3 but it looks as if they could have been pointing to the 08 holiday season instead. DS Fanboy is reporting a  Japanese newspaper with an article describing the new machine. [...]

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DS Review: MLB Power Pros 2008

29. September 2008

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DS Review: MLB Power Pros 2008

A longtime franchise that has finally made its way to US, MLB Power Pros is probably the best baseball game to grace the DS yet. Given the dubious quality of the majority of them, that’s not saying much. Also, that’s only referring to gameplay, not the featureless product as a whole. In fact, this could [...]

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Select Ad Hoc PSP Titles Soon Playable Online, PS Store on PSP Too

26. September 2008

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Select Ad Hoc PSP Titles Soon Playable Online, PS Store on PSP Too

Infrastructure is a wonderful thing to see on the back of a PSP box. It means you’re getting an online experience on a small portable handheld. However, a lot of games don’t necessarily support it, plopping the dreaded “Ad Hoc” only label on it. Soon, via firmware, you can remedy that situation. Certain games will [...]

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Tecmo Bowl DS Revealed in Screens, Video

10. August 2008

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Tecmo Bowl DS Revealed in Screens, Video

It’s been a while since gamers were able to throw 110 yard passes for a touchdown in video game football. Leave it to Tecmo Bowl to resurrect that style of play. The last time the franchise saw daylight was on the PlayStation in a mess of a game that barely resembled the title gamers know [...]

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E3 2008: Resistance Retribution PSP Exclusive

16. July 2008

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E3 2008: Resistance Retribution PSP Exclusive

While PS3 owners are chewing on Resistance 2, PSP owners can take solace that they’re not out of the fun. From Bend Studios, the portable Resistance Retribution looks to keep the same scale and action intensity of the PS3 versions. This will be the first third person title in the series so far, and [...]

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Free DS Wi-Fi at McD’s Goes Away

20. June 2008

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Enjoy snaking around courses while competing online in Mario Kart DS while downing a Big Mac? Not anymore you don’t. The deal with the company providing the Internet service, Wayport, ended their contract with Nintendo back in November of 2007. However, the service was still running. On the positive side, many McDonald’s still offer Wi-Fi, [...]

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Skate Coming to Wii, DS

18. May 2008

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Renamed Skate It, the popular Skate for the PS3 and Xbox 360 is coming to Nintendo consoles. The Wii version will offer up support for both the Wii Remote and the Wii Fit balance board. This is not a direct port or a sequel, but a spin-off made with the console specific controls in mind. [...]

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Gauntlet DS Confirmed

19. April 2008

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One of the original multi-player classics is coming to the DS. The last time we saw the game was a direct arcade port on the Xbox Live Arcade with four player online. Various sequels kept the arcade roots intact, though added some better combat and RPG elements. Those latter games were ported to PlayStation, N64, [...]

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Warhawk Gets Booster Pack, FAQ

26. December 2007

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Dylan Jobe, game director for Warhawk, has some new information on Omega Dawn, Warhawk’s first booster pack, at Sony’s PlayStation.blog. In the lengthy FAQ Jobe discusses the number of dropships per map (two), the possibility of a snow-themed map (outlook good), and whether or not fans can expect any free new content in the [...]

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