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M U L T I

- Here are the latest Japanese game review scores:

Wii

  • Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo): 10, 9, 9, 10 - (38/40)
  • Opoona (Koei): 8, 8, 8, 7 - (31/40)

    PlayStation 3

  • Warhawk (Sony): 7, 7, 7, 7 - (28/40)
  • The Eye of Judgement (Sony): 8, 9, 8, 8 - (33/40)

    Xbox 360

  • Ace Combat 6 (Bandai Namco): 9, 9, 9, 9 - (36/40)

    PlayStation 2

  • MotoGP 07 (Capcom): 7, 7, 7, 8 - (29/40)
  • Super Robot Taisen Scramble Commander the 2nd (Banpresto): 8, 8, 7, 7 - (30/40)
  • God of War 2 (Sony) - 9, 8, 8, 9 - (34/40)
  • Ar tonelico II: Sekai ni Hibiku Shoujo Tachi no Souzoushi (Banpresto) - 8, 9, 8, 7 - (32/40)

    Nintendo DS

  • Sangokushi DS 2 (Koei): 8, 7, 8, 7 - (30/40)
  • Dragon Tamer: Sound Spirits (Bandai Namco): 8, 7, 6, 7 - (28/40)
  • - Bandai Namco has postponed the release of Tekken 6 in arcade from beginning of November to mid November 2007 in Japan.

    - EA has pushed back the release date of Army of Two for Xbox 360 and PS3 from fall 2007 to Q1 2008, the reason is to improve quality of the game.

    P L A Y S T A T I O N   3

    - Here are some new images of Capcom's Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions for PS3, the game will be released in Q1 2008.


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    - Sony mentioned that the PS3 game Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction will contain the PS3 firmware 1.94 update, which adds Dual Shock 3 support for the system.

    W i i

    - Capcom will release the Wii motion sensing golf game We Love Golf! in Japan on December 13, 2007.

    - Here are some new images of Capcom's Zapper gun shooting game Biohazard: Umbrella Chronicles (Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles), the game will be available in Japan on November 15, 2007, for 7340 yen.


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    - EGM reported that Nintendo is working on a sequel to Geist for Wii.

    - Okami developer Ready at Dawn revealed tidbits about the game:

    • The Wii version is being produced by Ready at Dawn internally, no member from Clover Studio was involved
    • The biggest challenge are time constraints, the team has to use Clover Studio's source code and assets directly
    • The Wii Remote will be used to control the brush strokes in the game
    • There are no new content planned for the Wii port
    • The Wii controls will make the game play come to life in various ways, even those who played the PS2 version

    X B O X   3 6 0

    - Here are some new images of Mistwalkers' Xbox 360 RPG Lost Odyssey, the game will be released in Japan on December 6, 2007, for 6800 yen.


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    - Hori announced the Xbox 360 arcade joystick Virtua Fighter 5 Live Arena Stick will be released in Japan simultaneously with the game on December 6, 2007.

    - Tecmo confirmed that there won't be a multi-player mode for Ninja Gaiden 2 for Xbox 360, the game will be released in spring 2008.

    - The US Official Xbox 360 magazine revealed the revenue breakdowns of a typical $60 Xbox 360 game.

    • $12 - Dealer or Retailer
    • $12 - Microsoft royalties and production cost
    • $7 - Marketing
    • $20 - Development cost
    • $9 - Publisher

    - Microsoft has released both Battlestar Galactica and Exit for Xbox Live Arcade today, each costs 800 Microsoft Points.

    - Microsoft announced a price drop of Xbox 360 in Japan starting on November 1, 2007, the price of Premium Edition will be lowered from 39795 yen to 34800 yen (US$305), and the Core System will be lowered from 29800 yen to 27800 yen (US$243). In additional, there will be a Xbox 360 Value Pack for 34800 yen, which includes the 20GB Hard Drive, Viva Pinata and Forza Motorsport 2.

    N I N T E N D O   D S

    - Here are some new images of Bandai Namco's Tales of Innocence, the game features a battle system called DS-LMBS (Dimension Stride Linear Motion Battle System) which enables you to do various aerial combos......


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    - Square Enix will release the US version of It's a Wonderful World for NDS in 2008.



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