Unlike the previous video Eidos released, this latest trailer shows off the shiny visuals in this modern reworking of the original - and debatably the best - Tomb Raider game on PSone.

Eidos is taking Lara back to her roots, reviving all the puzzles and classic scenes from her first adventure in this lush update, and after seeing an early version, we can't wait to get our hands on the full game.

TRA is due out on PS2, PSP and PC in May.

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The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy is a four-player fighting game with characters and scenes based on the Cartoon Network show - another one for the kids.

Players will do battle using weapons and items in the destructible arenas. It sounds similar to Powerstone which, if you don't know (criminal), is an awesome arena battle game originally on Dreamcast.

Here are five new screens that introduce four of the game's wacky characters, The Boogeyman, Nergal, Irwin and General Skarr.

The game is due out on Wii on March 16.

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Rockstar's previously announced episodic content for Grand Theft Auto IV will begin in 2008, it's stated in a recent Take-Two financial report.

Take-Two's report reaffirms that GTA IV is due to release simultaneously on PS3 and Xbox 360 this October.

It's recently been speculated that the sequel will use the euphoria engine, technology that lends a dynamic and life-like element to in-game characters.

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In a surprising turn of events, the PSP has beaten off the Wii and PS3, selling more than both consoles in Japan last week.

The latest weekly sales figures for Japan reveal that Sony's portable placed second in the hardware sales chart for the week ending 25 February, with unit sales of 96,750.

This falls short only of the still storming DS, which sold 146,250 units according to figures on vgcharts.org.

However the PSP beat even the might DS in the software sales chart in the same period, selling 808,750 games compared with 618,250 for the DS.

The surge could be put down to the recent release of Capcom's Monster Hunter Freedom 2, a co-op-enabled monster catching/battling game, which topped the software charts with a colossal 755,500 copies sold. Second down was Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri, with 90,500 sales.

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Not sure if any of you entered it but the prizes were very decent and even i had to enter it.

Heres the latest update:

The Lucky Lunar New Year Sale has officially ended. Winners of the draw will be announced during next week (between March 5th to March 11th). We thank all customers for the big support brought forward during this sale.

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News from Play Asia:

With this update we finalize our restocking update. Over 200 games for the remaining systems like PC-Engine™, Mega Drive™, Mega CD™, Game Gear™, NeoGeo™ AES/CD/Pocket and WonderSwan™/Color/Crystal are posted in this news. During next week there will be another news starting with new products added to our classic gaming sections. Over 400 new titles have been stocked.

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Heres all the import gaming releases for this week from Play Asia

PlayStation3™:
Gundam Musou JPN US$ 69.90
Gundam Musou ASIA US$ 64.90
HDMI Cable HG Metal US$ 29.90
PlayStation3 Console (HDD 60GB Model) w/ Gundam Musou - 110V JPN US$ 649.00

Nintendo Wii™:
Densha de Go! Shinkansen EX: Sanyou Shinkansen Hen JPN US$ 59.90
Densha de Go! Shinkansen EX: Sanyou Shinkansen Hen [Gift Pack] JPN US$ 99.90
Densha de Go! Shinkansen Sanyou Controller Wii JPN US$ 69.90

PlayStation2™:
Akudaikan 3 JPN US$ 59.90
Interlude (Best Version) JPN US$ 32.90
Interlude (Best Version) [Pandora Box] JPN US$ 49.90
Relaxuma: Ojama Shitemasu 2 Shuukan (Best Version) JPN US$ 32.90

Nintendo DS™:
Asonde Igo ga Tsuyoku naru!! Ginsei Igo DS JPN US$ 48.90
Asonde Shogi ga Tsuyoku Naru !! Ginsei Shogi DS JPN US$ 48.90
Bakegyamon: Ayakashi Fighting JPN US$ 48.90
Super Robot Taisen W JPN US$ 58.90
Unou no Tatsujin: Soukai! Machigai Museum JPN US$ 39.90

Magazines, Toys & Misc:
Animal Crossing Character Bottle Phone Strap Gashapon (Theater Version) JPN US$ 2.49
Animal Crossing Houses, Figures or Accessories Gashapon (Theater Version) JPN US$ 3.99
Arcadia Magazine [April 2007] JPN US$ 12.90
Dragon Quest Monster Mascot Collection 2 - Minisize Mobile Mascot US$ 3.49
FA4 Fate/Hollow Ataraxia Collection Figure US$ 6.99
Fairy Musketeers Konami Figure Collection Vol.2 JPN US$ 4.49
Famitsu Wave DVD [April 2007] JPN US$ 16.50
Fate/Hollow Ataraxia 1/7 Scale Pre-painted PVC Figure - Saber With Beach Ball (Bikini Version) US$ 47.90
Final Fantasy XII Play Arts Action Figure - Ashe US$ 38.90
Final Fantasy XII Play Arts Action Figure - Balthier N/A
Final Fantasy XII Play Arts Action Figure - Judge Maser Gabranth N/A
Final Fantasy XII Play Arts Action Figure - Vaan US$ 38.90
Neon Genesis Evangelion Pre-painted PVC Metamo Figure: Soryu Asuka Langley US$ 36.90
New Super Mario Bros. Pouch JPN US$ 2.99
Pia Carrot G.O. Pre-painted PVC Figure: Ayano Kunugi (Swimsuit Ver.) JPN US$ 46.90
Premium Heroines SNK Beach Volley JPN US$ 7.99
Zero no Tsukaima 1/8 Scale Pre-painted PVC Figure - Louise US$ 49.90

Video Game related Soundtracks:
Neo Angelique - Romantic Gift - JPN US$ 36.90
Reijo Tantei -Office Love Jikenbo- Original Soundtrack JPN US$ 27.90
Spica - Kokoro ga Tsumugu Okurimono - Ar tonelico hymmnos musical JPN US$ 29.90
Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Fourth Stage Non-Stop Mega Mix With Battle Digest [2CD+DVD] JPN US$ 34.90

All for sale from Play Asia ...

The Homebrew and Emulation Scene has seen some great Emulators over the years, Snes9X, Zsnes, Mame (in all its versions), Bleem, Ultrahle, Project64, Chankast.

Those Emulators have brought many thousands to the Homebrew and Emulation Arena, since those emulators have come and gone we havent had the buzz of a killer emulator since then.

That is until the last few months, the might of Sony and Nintendo have jumped into the Emulation Scene with their own emulators for the PSP and Nintendo Wii.

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Sonys PS1 Emulator
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Sony who using bullyboy tactics killed of Bleem and VGS have released what is the best emulator easily of the last year. The Playstation Emulator works at full speed with sound and decent controls in a widescreen on the Playstation Portable. The Emulator is being released in a single game format with PSX Games on the PS Network Shop. Luckily for the Homebrew Scene, Dark Alex released a custom firmware that opened up the emulator and now thousands of PSP Homebrew fans are enjoying all their favourite PSOne games in both NTSC and PAL format. Just about every game is perfect.

So well done Sony, for a company who hates emulators you have made the best one so far.

Nintendo`s Emulators for Wii
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The Nintendo Wii is an amazing console, not as powerful as the PS3 and Xbox360 but so unique it is gathering fans from all over the globe.

The Virtual Console is an awesome way to buy your favourite classic games and relive the best years of gaming.

For this Nintendo has written some excellent emulators for the Wii, So far we have Snes, Nes, PC Engine, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64 and within the next few months NeoGeo and MSX.

Nintendo have done what most homebrew coders take years to do and thats get fullspeed emulators for the consoles mentioned above and with that in mind have dealt the homebrew community a major blow. Most Homebrewers love Emulators and with Nintendo covering most of the best systems already the need to write emulators for the Wii lessens.

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It feels strange as a fan of Homebrew and Emulators for over 12 years to be thanking Sony and Nintendo. But this year they deserve all the thanks from all corners of the emulation scene for the best emulators released in the last year.

Thanks Again Sony and Nintendo

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WiiCade is proud to announce the immediate availability of software that unlocks Nintendo Wii Remote functionality previously unavailable to online video games. This Application Programmer Interface (API) allows Flash developers to utilize the full range of buttons on the wireless remote device. Additionally, the API gives developers the potential to detect multiple, simultaneous button presses without interfering with the pointing capabilities of the remote; a feature not seen in previous APIs.

The intuitive nature of the API provides a wealth of other conveniences and advantages. One of the most innovative features of the API is that it automatically uses keyboard keys to emulate the functionality of the Nintendo Wii Remote on desktop computer systems. This allows games that utilize the remote to be played on a desktop computer without any additional code. Since the API offers the full range of buttons on the Nintendo Wii Remote, it also provides a clear method of circumventing the A button’s inherent rapid-detection limitations. A limitation that has been crippling to many online games.

By far, the best feature of the API is its easy-to-understand interface. Developers wishing to make their game Wii-ready only need to follow a few simple steps that are outlined on the WiiCade.com website. First, they download the ActionScript interface and include it in their working directory. Next, they paste a few common lines of code to initialize the “WiiMote” object. Lastly, the developer replaces their “Key.isDown” API calls with “WiiMote.isDown” calls, as outlined in the interface's documentation. This prepares the game to be exported and uploaded to WiiCade, where the rest of the work will be handled by server-side files.

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