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Fans of Japanese obscurity, rejoice! MonkeyPaw Games has revealed that the PlayStation Network is getting a new “PSOne Imports” section on the PlayStation Store, allowing uncultured roundeyes that chance to purchase games that were previously released exclusively in Japan. The first two games said to be released areCho AnikiandGaiaSeed. Other games for the future will beOutlaws of the Lost Dynasty,BlockidsandMagical Drop F. The service should be coming on September 21....

I lovePunch-out!!It doesn’t matter if it’s on the NES, SNES or Wii, thePunch-out!!series is by far the best boxing franchise ever created. When theiconic gamemade its triumphant return to the squared video game circle in 2009 I was overcome with joy. Watching TV tonight, with some friends, we landed on Comedy Central and decided to watch the latestTosh.0. Imagine my surprise when halfway through the episode, during their web rematch segment, a parody of my favorite NES game — more specifically a fight with the classy King Hippo — came forth....

When Nintendo announcedExciteBots: Trick Racingfor the Wii last week, it didn’t say much. What it did say was that it’s in theExcite TruckandExcitebikefamily of games, and that it features mini-games, crazy tricks, and would support the Wii Wheel. The box art, on the other hand, reveals quite a bit. For one, the game will apparently support Nintendo Wi-Fi, which likely means you’ll be racing against other players online. What will you be racing?...

You know what never gets old to me? The classicBombermanformula. On a weekend quest to find something current to tide me over until Tuesday, I said “screw this” after five minutes and proceeded to playSuper Bomberman 2until I lost in the final area. Then I went on a massive winning streak against the lowest level COMs — I was the champion of the world. For the most part, this series has always been timeless....

I knew he was pro! Remember whenwe profiled the amazing and mysterious video game music remixing superstar Hyadain? Star of the Japanese side of the internet and even ourYouTube? Even back in 2008 I suspected that he was a professional musician. Turns out I was right.Hyadain finally revealed to the internetthat he is actually professional composer Kenichi Mayamada, composer of songssuch as Toho Shinki’s animeOne Pieceopening “Share the World” and many others....

Ambitious. That’s a word I’d use to describe Ninja Theory. In terms of game narrative, this is one studio that goes all-out and is never afraid to stray from the accepted archetypes that have plagued so many other games over the years. Originality, depth of story, and incredibly rich characters are the name of the game, andEnslaved: Odyssey to the Westhas that in spades. Heavenly Sword, Ninja Theory’s previous game, also had those things....

In celebration of High Moon Studios throwing a 10x XP multiplayer weekend forTransformers: War for Cybertron, we’re getting some badass artwork. I really wanted to describe the two posters — one for the Autobots, the other for the Decepticons — using the notorious “e” word that gamers are so fond of, but I’ll avoid it, for your sake. Seriously, though. Take a look at this stuff!

Gamasutra has published an interview betweenReplayauthor Tristan Donovan and game designer Rob Fulop, which details a strange link between one of the Sega CD’s more ridiculous titles,Night Trap, and a later project Fulop worked on,Petz. “[Night Trap] was becoming very controversial because we had shown imagery of girls being dragged off by monsters and there was a big political scandal aroundNight Trap,” begins Fulop. “To me personally, it was kind of silly....

It might seem like a “Tragedy” that Viacom is selling Harmonix, but enough with all of that “Jive Talking.” “We Should Be Dancing” with excitement that the weeklyRock Banddownloadable content is “Stayin’ Alive,” starting with a full Bee Gees song pack next week! Man, that was horrible. Oh, also tracks from blues legend B.B. King and Procol Harum. Bee Gees Track Pack The full Bee Gees pack will run you $9....

Apple’s Application Store is a place blotted by bad indie games and silly prototype titles. Aside from the occasionally brilliant game, the majority of the stuff is junk. Anyone traversing the Store looking for a game has noticed the amount of clutter. But this may soon end. According to shadowy “sources” speaking toipodnn, Apple will create a new partition for the App Store that automatically sorts through the garbage. It doesn’t have a name yet – sources can never nail down the good facts – but it does have a design....

The news EVERYONE has been waiting for has finally been revealed today.Smash Bros Brawlwill have online multiplayer. There will be two online modes which are With Friends and With Anyone. With the With Friends mode, you’re able to play with the people you’ve registered to be your friend. In this mode, you can check each other’s stats, see if your friend is online and change your icons up. You can also send your friends quick messages using the D-pad as taunts during battles....

The majority of people who playedSOCOM: Confrontationhave reported many of the same problems that thebeta had. Disconnections, long loading times, and even game freezes have been reported since the first hour of release. Sony’s servers apparently weren’t ready for the massive amount of users that would grace Slant Six’s shooter. Thankfully, a “stability patch” is on the horizon that will address all of those issues and more. A posting on the officialSOCOMblogby director of development Seth Luisi indicated that work is being done and that a patch should arrive fairly soon:...

Instead of paying attention to my group members today during a project meeting, I decided to surf IMDB, looking for the oh-so-wonderful video game movies. All in all, I’ve dug up 17 movies, along with a little summary. Go grab some tissues so that you can cry your eyes out about how your favorite games are being bastardized. I now present to you some upcoming video game movies. Alice Probability of Suck:Moderately Low American McGee’s Alice is getting the big screen treatment....