Sports Anomaly Pits NBA 2K9 Vs. NBA Live 09
(via 1Up) - The latest Sports Anomaly podcast (episode 79) features The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga) alongside Greg Ford, David Ellis, and the epic return of Bryan Intihar for a double day-and-date extravaganza, featuring NBA Live 09 (pictured) vs. NBA 2K9, and the ultimate 2008 sports game tournament! Plus a Mad Men favorite character-off! Listen to the full episode right here or subscribe to our podcast feed via iTunes.
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Qore, Warhawk Demo, Puzzle Quest and Much More Now on PSN
(via 1up) - Wow, where to even begin? Episode 5 of Qore is now available, with its main selling point being exclusive access to the demo of Valkyria Chronicles. But there's more in the way of playable games than just that; there are three new PS3 titles available for purchase: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords ($15), Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle Cars ($15), and Linger in Shadows ($3).
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Resistance PS3 and PSP Interoperability Detailed
(via 1up) - Sony's been touting PSP and PS3 interoperability for awhile now. If you remember, Sony CEO Kaz Hirai once famously noted Ridge Racer as a highlight of the connectivity. Now the teams behind one of Sony's flagship shooters might finally deliver.The official PlayStation blog has revealed the ability to connect Resistance 2 to the PSP-exclusive Resistance: Retribution, which will yield exclusive new modes and an additional way of playing.
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FIFA Soccer 09 Sells Over a Million In First Week In Europe
(via 1up) - While games like Halo 3 and Grand Theft Auto 4 are shattering worldwide sales records, FIFA is content with breaking its own. The latest game in the series, FIFA Soccer 09, has sold more than 1.2 million copies in Europe during its first week on shelves in, making it the fastest start the series has seen since its inception in 1993.
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Old Snake and Sephiroth Crash-Land on Little Big Planet
(via 1up) - A post on PlayStation.Blog has revealed a couple of very familiar faces prancing about in Little Big Planet. Sackboy versions of Metal Gear Solid 4's Old Snake and Final Fantasy VII's Sephiroth are set to appear in Sony's ruthlessly adorable platformer, accompanying previously shown characters like the Hellghast from Killzone, God of War's Kratos, and Nariko of Heavenly Sword.
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TGS 08: Check Out Capcom's Cool SF4 Area
(via 1Up) -- The Tokyo Game Show is filled with all sorts of inventive booths, yet Capcom's Street Fighter IV area stands out as one of our favorites this year. It's decorated to look like Chun-Li's stage, and even has such details as a fake chicken. Cool, eh?
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TGS 08: Sackboy Joins the Sony Booth Girls
(via 1up) - As is customary at the end of each day at the Tokyo Game Show, the female booth attendants will line up in front of their respective company's booth and take a bow. Sony's presentation is always the most grand and elaborate, with well over 100 ladies bowing one after another.
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TGS 08: Can Tecmo Make a Comeback?
(via 1up) - It's no secret that Tecmo has had it hard of late, with former Team Ninja leader Tomonobu Itagaki having flown the coop, simultaneously launching legal salvos at the already beleaguered company, which played no small part in ex-Tecmo president Yoshimi Yasuda's departure for "personal reasons.
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Guitar Hero: World Tour to Draw in Gamers with DLC at Launch
(via 1Up) - Activision is banking on gamers giving their rival, Rock Band 2, a run for its money when Guitar Hero: World Tour launches on October 26. During this time, those who purchase the Xbox 360 version of the game will be treated slightly more special than PlayStation 3 users, because during the first two weeks after the game lands in stores Xbox 360 owners will be privy to exclusive downloadable content.
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TGS 08: First Details on Halo 3: Recon Emerge
(via 1Up) - By now, you've no doubt seen the full debut trailer for Halo 3: Recon. In it, we see a new hero -- an ODST Marine -- the Covenant, and the Superintendent. We were left to guess at the details, but Microsoft has gone ahead and filled us in on some of the particulars we've been wondering about.
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Online Co-op Added to Fable 2 on Release Day
(via 1Up) - Like many of you, I was a little upset to hear the news that Fable 2's online co-op would not be included at launch. But now I can happily report that it will be available right away after all.A post on the official Lionhead boards indicates that online co-op will be added via a patch on the game's release date.
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TGS 2008: Two New Dynasty Warriors Games Coming From Koei
(via 1up) - It's Tokyo Game Show season, so it must be time for another Dynasty Warriors game. And sure enough, Koei has obliged us with not one but two new additions to the hack-and-slash series that butters their proverbial bread.Koei announced that Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce will be coming to the PlayStation Portable in 2009, "forever changing the way gamers experience the Dynasty Warriors universe.
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TGS 08: PSP Store Access Coming Next Week in Japan
(via 1up) - The PlayStation Portable will get its own direct interface to the PlayStation Store in Japan on October 15, reports IGN. We previously reported that the box for an upcoming PSP-3000 bundle showed direct access to the PlayStation Store, implying that it would launch before November 30 when the bundle was set to release.
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TGS 08: New Trailer for Hideki Kamiya's Bayonetta
(via 1Up) - Bayonetta 'TGS 2008' trailerUntil now, the only gameplay footage available of Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya's new game, Bayonetta, has been of protagonist Bayonetta taking a nice stroll down a flight of stairs. Now, we're happy to provide you with a more action-packed video straight from the Tokyo Game Show.
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