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Is spoiler-blocking getting too extreme?

Posted 06-02-2008 at 09:45 AM by Yamster

As you might be aware, Konami have been trying their very best to keep Metal Gear Solid 4's plotline very hush-hush, only allowing magazines and websites to talk about the game on the condition that they keep the game's entire plot under wraps. From the official UK PS3 magazine to industry publication Edge, all have written about what they've seen without mentioning the ending or the involvement of the characters. IGN...

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I think I've broken Gran Turismo

Posted 05-31-2008 at 09:42 PM by Yamster

Picture the scene. Fuji Speedway, Japan. Long, arching circuit with a lot of straights and wide, gentle corners; ideal territory for any top-end supercar.

The grid is set - my opponents, five of them, in Ferraris, Audi supercars and high-class Mercedes coupes. Me in a totty little Lancer Evolution. My Japanese workhorse against their European muscle and flair.

It's obvious who's going to come last, isn't it? Even when...

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In-game XMB all but confirmed

Posted 05-31-2008 at 04:48 PM by Yamster

Our friends (pff) over at Kotaku have unearthed a bit of a gem on YouTube. Eagle-eyed forum users will have already seen the thread full of rumours and mocked-up images (namely the one you can see up there, but that's irrelevant). Leaks commented on version 2.40 of the PS3's system software including not only 360-style Achievements but a Xross Media Bar accessible from within a game, probably the most-demanded feature...

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An update on the Soul Calibur IV protest

Posted 05-31-2008 at 01:30 PM by Yamster
Updated 05-31-2008 at 04:02 PM by Yamster

PARIS, FRANCE - Following the recent protests by Soul Calibur IV's female fighters over the skimpiness of their clothes, Namco have delivered a formal response to the actions taken by the gaming characters: their clothes will now fall off.

To put it simply, fighters who succeed in unleashing a devastating smackdown on their opponents will cause their foe's armour to drop off, bit-by-bit, until there...

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Wii Nintendo Channel preparing for PAL launch, propoganda following suit

Posted 05-29-2008 at 02:53 PM by Yamster
Updated 05-29-2008 at 03:10 PM by Yamster

GamesIndustry.biz and Next-Gen.biz is reporting that the Nintendo Channel will be ready for deployment from tomorrow in Europe and Australia.

The channel - already familiar to US gamers - will allow those who access it to "watch videos, search for games, access downloadable demos for their Nintendo DS and recommend games". I can understand watching videos, despite it being something...

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