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US chewing-gum firm Stride Gum is offering a completely free packet of chewing gum to everyone and anyone who signs a petition to stop Uwe Boll directing movies, provided the 1 million mark is reached by May 23.



Spurred on by the huge success of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G and Cris Core: Final Fantasy VII, the PSP has seen something of a second coming in the land of the rising sun recently. Nintendo still manage to hold onto the high rungs of the ladder rather substantially, wh...



Electronic Arts confirmed a set release date for Rock Band today... at least for the Xbox 360 anyway; the Xbox 360 version of Rock Band in Europe on 23rd May. It will be a "timed exclusive" for Microsoft; the PS3, PS2 and Wii versions will not appear until to appear on European store shelves until "later this summer".



Can you say "a little late off the ball"? With the PS3 bound Yakuza 3 already in production, released the PS2 instalment of SEGA's popular GTA-in-Japan seems more than a tad late.



Famed Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu recently published a list of their highest scored games of the year. What's interesting is the abundance of Xbox 360 titles appearing on the list, despite the lack of support for the machine in Japan.



The ban on controversial video game Manhunt 2 in the UK has been lifted and the game will now hit shop shelves. The Video Appeals Committee (VAC) upheld an earlier decision that the game could be sold, following a nine-month battle between devlopers Rockstar and UK censor...



Despite being rejected twice before, EA is still apparently chomping at the bit to acquire Take Two. After the resounding "NO!" they received from Take Two's Executive Chairman Strauss Zelnick, EA has once again taken its case to the shareholders.



February's NPD results were released today, and things are looking good for the industry, with sales of all consoles up from January. The DS regained its top spot, followed by the impossible to find Wii, Sony's PS2, the PS3, the Xbox 360, and the PSP.



Phil Harrison, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS), will resign from Sony Computer Entertainment Group as of February 29, 2008. Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO of SCEI, will immediately assume responsibilities as president of SCE WWS, in addition to his current duties.



This shall begin as a History of my FFXI life! After this post though, I will be writing up a story of my life in current Vana'diel. I hope that even if you do not enjoy the game, that you will enjoy my stories!



[sum]In early March, SquareEnix will be releasing the next Version Update for the Wings of the Goddess Expansion. So far, this update will add the finishing quests for Dancer and Scholar, allowing players to get the Artifact Armor for these jobs.[sum] New areas will also ...



Manhunt 2 is offically the most controversial game in video game history. In June 2007 it was banned by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) due to its unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone. It is now at the centre of a continous legal row that is defini...



Figures shift around a bit this week; the Wii has shot well into first place, likely due to the release of Super Smash Brother Brawl in the region (jealous), whilst the Nintendo DS has surprisingly slipped into third place.



It lends itself to few surprises, really. The DS Lite has always had a dominant place in the Japanese sales charts, though the PSP's rising popularity in the east sees it slowly creeping up on Nintendo's diminutive handheld, with the Wii sitting comfortably in third place.



A few days ago, the UK High Court decided that the Video Appeals Committee, which had recently granted the game an 18-certificate release in the country, must reconsider its decision.



On 18th December 1987, a fledgling company made a last ditch attempt at success, and released the aptly named Final Fantasy on the Nintendo Entertainment System, to an unsuspecting public.



Manhunt 2 has constantly been refused a rating in the UK by the British Board of Film Classification, effectively banning it from release, by Rockstar are still determined to see it hit UK store shelves. Thanks to the common sense of the Video Appeals Committee, it might actually happen this time.



Hosted once again by a celebrity who has nothing to do with the video game industry, Samuel L. Jackson, the Spike TV Video Game Awards or 2007 mark the fifth year for the constantly embarrassing event. It has also, by nature of being backed by an entire cable network, unfortunately become the planet's most visible game-awards ceremony, and it is all the worse off for it.



According to a new study, produced by Microsoft. At least 75% of parents are concerned with the content of video games despite great lengths of companies to stress the educational and social aspects of gaming.



It's a series that has been with the gaming community since the earliest days, and has grown up alongside many of us. From the earliest Cid, to the revolution of the PS1 era, to the many incarnations of the current generation, few franchises have endured with gamers for so long, and Final Fantasy Festival, an independent endeavour supported by Square Enix themselves, looks towards celebrating 20 years of history.



Rock Band will feature pre-selected three-song packs for download, similar to Guitar Hero, but will cost less; $5.49 (440 Microsoft points on Xbox Live). Initial Songs will also be available to download individually for $1.99.



Two weeks ago, Rock Band developers Harmonix revealed Rock Band's main tracklist, consisting of over 50 songs, but word on the game's bonus tracks was quiet until yesterday. Harmonix have finally seen fit to release information on the game's bonus tracks



It looks like the violence and gore weren't the only things cut from Manhunt 2; according to former employee of the now defunct Rockstar Vienna, Jurie Horneman, in his blog, the work of his co-workers on the game were left on the editing table as well, with more than 55 names missing from the credits in the retail version of the game.



Manhunt 2 has had a turbulent history. First it was banned, then California Senator Leland Yee cried when it was unbanned, it's still banned in the UK, and recently a Sony worker claimed responsibility for the Manhunt 2 leak. Now, retail chain Target are pulling the game from its store shelves completely.



Tekken and Onimusha are two popular franchises with film projects that have been in production for quite a while now, but thanks to information gleamed from movie website ComingSoon.net, it looks like both movies are slowly moving forward towards completion.



After the bad enough news that MGS4 Release date has been delayed again. It appears that PAL MGO which was set to close yesterday, has indeed been closed.



If some of you have been paying attention around the forums, I have been barely having time as well as the motivation to play video games lately. Final Fantasy XII may be just the cure for me.



Shadow of the Colossus is a much loved little treasure put out by the developer Team Ico. I find it hard to describe, because I've never played a game like it before. There are no dungeons, no weapons to upgrade, no NPCs, no enemies to grind. The game is based aroun...



Makai Kingdom, for the uninitiated, is one of a number of popular strategy RPGs created by critically acclaimed genre reinventor Nippon Ichi. This game diary will chronicles my experience throughout the game, and trust me, it'll be a long one.



My work at it's best, sadly enough. This picture of Sora from Kingdom Hearts didn't scan very well, and it would seem that a bit of something got smeared on the picture toward the bottom. But take a look anyway, and tell me what you think.



Rumours of plans for a 40GB version of the PS3 in the UK rate amongst one of the worst kept secrets in the games industry this year. After much speculation on gamers and critics alike though, Sony have finally decided to finally confirmed what their their plans for the PS3 in PAL territories are.



After much speculation that the eagerly anticipated rhythm game Rock Band would have a price point of $200, MTV announced that the bundle, which includes a guitar controller (wireless for the PS3, wired for 360), microphone, drumkit and game, will retail for the reasonable amount of $169.99.



The company is remaining tight lipped about what to expect at the event, but GameSpot UK succeeded in nabbiing an informal interview with Sony Worldwide Studios president Phil Harrison, to discuss the past, present, and future of the troubled company.



Frustration towards the ESRB for the outright banning of Manhunt 2 has angered many gamers recently, with few clear details given as to why this particular titles was singled out and denied release, but fans can at least rest easy concerning the title's future. The rest can not be said for the Californian Senator though...



Sonic Riders and Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 are set to feature on both consoles. The Sonic Riders title will return in February 2008 as a hoverboard-racing spin-off called Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity. While Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 will hit the stores October this year.



The "Best of GC" nominees have been announced. To be eligible for nomination the games must be playable at the convection in Leipzig, Germany. The winners will be announced by tommorrow, August 24th. More than 25 different games were nominated in 11 categories avaliable.



As if the updated track list for Rock Band announced by EA at Leipzig today wasn't enough to get the legions of Guitar Hero junkies all in a twist, it was also announced that the sure to be a mega hit game Rock Band, which was originally only slated for the PS3 and Xbox 360, will also make an appearance on the Playstation 2.



Manhunt 2, the upcoming sequel up to a title that has already received more than its fair share of controversy, may see its release in the UK snuffed out altogether, thanks to the country's visual entertainment censors' (BBFC) refusal to give the title a legal rating.



To some the Wii-remote does not work well with certain games and thus why they recommend the coming PS2 version over the Wii’s. Functionality often comes down to personal tastes though it could be noted that not all things translate universally; gaming controls are no exception.



Legal action may be pending against the Sony for using images of Manchester Castle in the Playstation video game Resistance: Fall of Man. "We believe we have sought and received all permissions necessary for the creation of the game..." said Sony.



The man who birthed the PlayStation has announced his plans to retire from his post as Sony Computer Entertainment chairman and CEO. Ken Kutaragi, who led the way within Sony for development of their gaming market and who created the PlayStation, will step down on June 19th at Sony’s annual shareholder’s meeting.



Many gamers were disheartened last year when news of Clover Studio's imminent closure was revealed to the public. Now, a couple of months later, the future for fans of Clover Studios may be brighter then ever.



Few games could cause such a frenzy over such an incident, but Square Enix's Final Fantasy XII appears to be one of them, having been leaked to torrent site over three weeks earlier than its intended release date on American shores. We try to separate fact from rumour.



A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... there was a day when Electronic Arts used to make good games. With the retro gaming craze very much in full swing, us oldies may just get a chance to re-visit that time once more.



Variations on the colour designs of consoles is by no means a new thing; it's been a common practise for years. Sony recently announced the release of a new colour variant for the Playstation 2... and it's pink!

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