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Sega Rally Revo is set to be the latest installment in the popular Sega Rally series when it is released for the PC, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 during the fall later this year.

The game is being developed by the UK-based development team Sega Racing studio, which is promising "to bring state of the art racing to next-gen console."

The final game will include online multiplayer for up to five players, in addition to an extensive single player ‘Championship’ mode, all set against six gorgeous and varied backdrops. ...

News from Coder

The beta testers have bene slaving away for the past couple of weeks, and the word is, it works.

So here it is, version 0.4.

The main changes in this version are the addition of an audio player, the inclusion of config routines within the program, UTF-8 support for multiple languages along with language files to translate all the prompts/menus and an improved "on the fly" wordwrapping that decreases load times and means you don't lose your bookmark when you change config settings.

Neat huh?

Anyway, it's available on the Sourceforge Website. The Website also holds some themes and the language files (see the translations section). ...

Full listing of games releases from Play Asia

Xbox360™:
Armored Core 4 ASIA US$ 44.90
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (Platinum Collection) ASIA US$ 24.90
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Platinum Collection) ASIA US$ 24.90
Saints Row (Platinum Hits) US US$ 34.90
Shrek the Third ASIA US$ 44.90

Nintendo Wii™:
Detective Conan: Tsuioku no Gensou (Mirage) JPN US$ 64.90
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance JPN US$ 64.90
Shrek the Third US US$ 49.90

PlayStation3™:
GT Force Pro JPN US$ 149.90

PlayStation2™:
.hack//G.U. vol. 2//Reminisce US US$ 49.90
Odin Sphere JPN US$ 64.90
Shining Wind JPN US$ 64.90

Nintendo DS™:
Custom Beat Battle: Draglade JPN US$ 48.90
Duke Saraie no Kenkou Walking Navi JPN US$ 42.90
Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 JPN US$ 48.90
Shrek the Third US US$ 34.90
Utsukushii Nihongo no Kakikata Hanashikata DS JPN US$ 39.90
Yukkuri Tanoshimu Otona no Jigsaw Puzzle DS: Sekai no Meiga 1: Renaissance, Baroque no Kyoshou JPN US$ 39.90
Yukkuri Tanoshimu Otona no Jigsaw Puzzle DS: Sekai no Meiga 2: Inshou-ha, Kouki Inshou-ha no Kyoshou JPN US$ 39.90

Sony PSP™:
Heatseeker US US$ 39.90
Little Aid Portable JPN US$ 58.90

PC Games & GP2X Accessories:
GP2X Cradle US$ 49.00
GP2X Video Cable (3m) US$ 14.90
Princess Maker 5 KOR US$ 49.90

Guide Books:
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Prima Official Game Guide (Xbox360 Version) US US$ 19.90
Spider-Man 3 Signature Series Guide US US$ 17.90

Pentavision DJ Max Portable 2 T-Shirt Series:
DJ Max Portable 2 T-Shirt: NB Rangers (Size L) US$ 34.90
DJ Max Portable 2 T-Shirt: NB Rangers (Size XL) US$ 34.90
DJ Max Portable 2 T-Shirt: Syriana (Size L) US$ 34.90
DJ Max Portable 2 T-Shirt: Syriana (Size XL) US$ 34.90
DJ Max Portable 2 T-Shirt: Vintage (Size L) US$ 34.90
DJ Max Portable 2 T-Shirt: Vintage (Size XL) US$ 34.90

Toys & Misc:
Animal Crossing Scene Changes Keychain - Bouquet JPN US$ 6.90
Animal Crossing Scene Changes Keychain - Crazy Redd JPN US$ 6.90
Animal Crossing Scene Changes Keychain - Hopper JPN US$ 6.90
Animal Crossing Scene Changes Keychain - Tom Nook JPN US$ 6.90
Animal Crossing Situation Plush Doll: Bouquet JPN US$ 10.90
Animal Crossing Situation Plush Doll: Crazy Redd JPN US$ 10.90
Animal Crossing Situation Plush Doll: Hooter (Blathers) JPN US$ 10.90
Animal Crossing Situation Plush Doll: Tom Nook JPN US$ 10.90
Animal Crossing Situation Plush Doll: Wendell JPN N/A
Animal Crossing Super DX Plush Doll 2: Bouquet JPN US$ 18.90
Animal Crossing Super DX Plush Doll 2: Celeste JPN US$ 18.90
Animal Crossing Super DX Plush Doll 2: Mr. Resetti JPN US$ 18.90
Animal Crossing Super DX Plush Doll 2: Tanukichi (Tom Nook) JPN US$ 18.90
Dragon Ball Historical Figure 01 JPN US$ 9.49
Dragon Ball Historical Figure 02 JPN US$ 9.49
Dragon Ball Historical Figure 03 JPN US$ 9.49
Dragon Ball Historical Figure 04 JPN US$ 9.49
Figumate Mecha Musume Figure Collection JPN US$ 4.90
He is My Master 1/8 Scale Pre-painted PVC Figure: Kurauchi Anna JPN US$ 35.90
He is My Master 1/8 Scale Pre-painted PVC Figure: Sawatari Mitsuki JPN US$ 35.90
Ichikitousen: 1/7 Scale Painted Figure - Ryomou Shimei (Blue Nurse Ver.) JPN US$ 47.90
Ikkitousen - Dragon Destiny: 1/8 Scale Painted PVC Figure Collection - Sonsaku Hakufu JPN US$ 39.90
Ikkitousen: 1/6 Scale Painted Figure - Ryomou Shimei Kneeling with Handcuffs JPN US$ 58.90
Mai-Hime 1/10 Scale Pre-Painted Treasure Figure Collection: Tokiha Mai JPN US$ 28.90
Melty Blood Act Cadenza Painted PVC Figure: Arcueid Brunestud JPN US$ 16.90
Melty Blood Act Cadenza Painted PVC Figure: Ciel JPN US$ 16.90
Mon-Sieur Bome Collection Vol.21: Honry Bunny Karen & Rio JPN US$ 59.90
Namco Classics Sound Drops Gashapon JPN US$ 2.90
Neon Genesis Evangelion 1/6 Scale Pre-painted PVC Figure: Sohryu Asuka Langley - Yellow Dress Ver. (Real Action Heroes) JPN N/A
Neon Genesis Evangelion 1/8 Scale Pre-painted PVC Figure: Rei Ayanami (Party Dress Ver.) JPN US$ 36.90
Neon Genesis Evangelion Non-Scale Action Figure - Yamaguchi Series No.26 Mass Production Type (1997 Movie Ver.) JPN US$ 19.90
Neon Genesis Evangelion Non-Scale Action Figure - Yamaguchi Series No.27 EVA-02 Production Model (1997 Movie Ver.) JPN US$ 19.90
New Super Mario Bros. Mini Figure Collection Vol. 1 JPN US$ 2.99
Nintendo DS Pop-up Card Case Phone Strap JPN US$ 2.49
Shankugan no Shana Chapter 2 Sultriness / The Burning Pre-painted PVC Figure - Shana JPN US$ 39.90
Spi-Dog (Black) JPN US$ 49.99
Super Mario Bros. Hat Cushion: Luigi JPN N/A
Super Mario Bros. Hat Cushion: Mario JPN N/A ...

Play Asia have posted a collection of rare titles for the PS1 and PS2:

Heres the listing:

PSone™

3D-Kaleidoscope Baby Universe [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Angelique Duet [Premium Box] JPN US$ 39.90
Ape Escape [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Aquarian Age: Tokyo Wars [pre-owned] JPN US$ 24.90
Arc The Lad III [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Assault Rigs [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Ayrton Senna Kart Duel 2 JPN US$ 19.90
Blaze & Blade: Eternal Quest [pre-owned] JPN US$ 49.90
Bomberman Fantasy Race [pre-owned] JPN US$ 39.90
BursTrick: Wake Boarding!! [pre-owned] JPN US$ 9.90
Carnage Heart [pre-owned] JPN US$ 19.90
Charamela (Rerelease) [pre-owned] JPN US$ 34.90
Chrono Cross [Square Millennium Collection Special Pack] [pre-owned] JPN N/A

Cooly Skunk (Rerelease) [pre-owned] JPN US$ 19.90
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped [pre-owned] JPN US$ 24.90
Culdcept Expansion Plus [pre-owned] JPN US$ 44.90
D no Shokutaku: Complete Graphics [pre-owned] JPN N/A
Dengeki Construction: Ochige Yarouze! [pre-owned] JPN US$ 24.90
Dr. Slump JPN US$ 54.90
Dr. Slump [pre-owned] JPN US$ 44.90
Dragon Quest VII: Eden no Senshi Tachi [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Elemental Pinball (Nice Price Series Vol. 08) [pre-owned] JPN US$ 14.90
Exalegiuse [pre-owned] JPN US$ 19.90
Fighting Illusion K-1 Grand Prix [pre-owned] JPN US$ 14.90
Final Fantasy I+II [Premium Package] JPN N/A

Ganbare Goemon: Ooedo Daikaiten [pre-owned] JPN US$ 39.90
Gate Keepers [pre-owned] JPN US$ 24.90
Gouketsuji Ichizoku 2: Chottodake Saikyou Densetsu [pre-owned] JPN US$ 34.90
Gourmet Action Game: Manpuku!! Nabe Kazoku JPN US$ 24.90
Groove Adventure Rave: Yuukyuu no Kizuna [pre-owned] JPN US$ 24.90
Guucho de Park: Theme Park Monogatari [pre-owned] JPN US$ 24.90
Heaven's Gate [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Hoshigami: Ruining Blue Earth [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Hyper Crazy Climber [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Limited [pre-owned] JPN US$ 24.90
Kaettekita Cyborg Kuro-chan [pre-owned] JPN US$ 34.90
Kakugo no Susume [pre-owned] JPN US$ 44.90

Kamen Rider [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Kamen Rider V3 [pre-owned] JPN US$ 39.90
Koro Koro Post Nin [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue [pre-owned] JPN US$ 49.90
Mars Story [Limited Edition] [pre-owned] JPN US$ 39.90
Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter: EX Edition [pre-owned] JPN N/A
Metal Angel 3 [pre-owned] JPN US$ 19.90
Milano no Arbeit Collection [pre-owned] JPN US$ 49.90
Ms. Pac-Man: Maze Madness [pre-owned] JPN US$ 34.90
Namco Museum Vol. 2 [Limited Edition] [pre-owned] JPN US$ 39.90
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Eva to Yukai na Nakamatachi [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Neorude: Kizareta Monshou [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90

Oh! Bakyuuun [pre-owned] JPN US$ 19.90
Ongaku Tsukuru Kanadeeru 2 (Rerelease) [pre-owned] JPN US$ 24.90
Ore no Ryouri [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Panzer Front (Enterbrain Collection) JPN US$ 49.90
Panzer Front (Enterbrain Collection) [pre-owned] JPN US$ 39.90
Parasite Eve II [Square Millennium Collection Special Pack] [pre-owned] JPN N/A
PD Ultraman Invaders [pre-owned] JPN US$ 24.90
Pocket Dungeon [pre-owned] JPN US$ 24.90
Psychic Force [pre-owned] JPN US$ 24.90
Purumui Purumui [pre-owned] JPN US$ 24.90
RPG Tsukuru 4 [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
SaGa Frontier 2 [Square Millennium Collection Special Pack] [pre-owned] JPN US$ 49.90

SaGa Frontier [Square Millennium Collection Special Pack] [pre-owned] JPN US$ 49.90
SD Gundam G Generation [pre-owned] JPN US$ 14.90
SD Gundam G Generation-F [Limited Edition] [pre-owned] JPN US$ 79.90
Seikai no Monshou [pre-owned] JPN US$ 34.90
Sentou Mecha Zabunguru: The Race in Action (Simple Characters 2000 Series Vol.17) [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Shin Super Robot Taisen [pre-owned] JPN US$ 14.90
Slayers Wonderful [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Soukou Kidoutai L.A.P.D. [pre-owned] JPN US$ 19.90
Space Battle Cruiser Yamato: Harukanaru Hoshi Iskandar [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Spyro the Dragon [Limited Edition] [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Spyro x Sparks: Tondemo Tours [pre-owned] JPN US$ 34.90
Summon Night [pre-owned] JPN N/A

Summon Night 2 [pre-owned] JPN N/A
Super Robot Taisen IV Scramble (PlayStation the Best) [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Tail Concerto [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
The Legend of Heroes III: Shiroki Majo: Mouhitotsu no Eiyuutachi no Monogatari [pre-owned] JPN US$ 34.90
The Maestromusic [Baton Box Set] [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
The Next Tetris [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Time Bokan Series: Bokan to Ippatsu! Doronboo [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Time Bokan Series: Bokan to Ippatsu! Doronboo (PlayStation the Best) [pre-owned] JPN US$ 29.90
Tobal No. 1 [pre-owned] JPN N/A
Tokimeki Memorial Private Collection [pre-owned] JPN US$ 19.90
Toshinden Card Quest [pre-owned] JPN US$ 39.90
Two-Tenkaku [pre-owned] JPN US$ 34.90
Umihara Kawase Shun [pre-owned] JPN US$ 59.90
Umihara Kawase Shun: Second Edition (Xing Maruyasu Series) [pre-owned] JPN US$ 99.90
...

via Kotaku


Japanese RPG fans rejoice! Well, Japanese fans of RPGs, not fans of Japanese RPGs. You guys can rejoice too if you want. Anyway, Oblivion is being released in Japan all over again, only this time in Japanese! When the game was released in English last year, a petition immediately went up calling for the game to be translated into the native tongue. Understandable really - it was the equivalent of the next Final Fantasy game being released in the states without being translated from Japanese. Trying to play a story driven game while struggling to understand the story sucks.

Then in December we were told by Xbox Japan that a localized version was in the works, for release sometime this year. Well thanks to a co-publishing agreement with Japanese publisher Spike, the game is now set to ship on July 26th.

He talks as if it was never release in Japan at all. I suppose to many Japanese gamers it wasn't. ...

via Joystiq


Compared to the interpretations we're constantly exposed to in modern forms of entertainment, certain aspects of our society can seem a little dull. We're generally not entertained by the sort of justice dished out in a court by some gavel-wielding grandpa, and have to turn to more ... extreme measures. Pursuit Force returns to the PSP this Fall with Extreme Justice, putting the kibosh on criminals and encouraging your over-the-top cop to keep his limbs outside the vehicle at all times.

Adding 3 more playable characters to the mix and a new array of vehicles to leap on, over and between in high-speed chases, Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice hopes to make good on the promise the original game showed but delivered in pieces. Let's hope it's transported in an armored van this time. ...

via Joystiq


It wasn't easy getting Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix on both Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network, according to Capcom's Sr. Director of Strategic Planning & Research Christian Svensson. "It requires considerable coordination," he said in an interview with Gamasutra, "but we've been working closely with Sony and Microsoft, and they both agree with our strategy."

In terms of price, Svensson said that they will likely be identical for both platforms. "We're offering the same value as far as the type of content, so it only stands to reason," he said. "If the timing's the same, and if the content is the same, pricing should probably be the same."

Svensson added that multplatform releases, even in the real of downloadable content, would be Capcom's primary focus, but that console-specific content might happen. "Are there exclusive content deals that could be struck? Possibly," he said. ...

via nextgen

In a Sony Gamers Day recap, Lazard Capital Markets reported on the latest PlayStation Network (PSN) figures and Sony’s plans to release over 200 games across the PS3 and PSP; also mentions a PSP hardware “refresh.”
Sony plans to release 90 third party PS3 games this year and 15 exclusives from first and third parties, according to new investor note from Lazard games industry analyst Colin Sebastian.

Some of the highlighted PS3 software at Sony’s event this week included the Game Developers Conference hit Little Big Planet, the multiplayer SOCOM Confrontation, Heavenly Sword and Pain, a downloadable title which lets you launch your character into comically painful situations using an oversized slingshot.

Sebastian added, “[Sony] also indicated that 140 titles would launch on the PSP, while a video download service and hardware refresh are expected later this year.”

Rumors of revised PSP hardware have been circulating for many months. It seems just a matter of time before Sony makes a formal announcement. PlayStation hardware typically goes through one major revision during a lifecycle.

Sony also revealed that the free PSN has 1.5 million users, including 775,000 in North America with 6 million content downloads to date. Xbox Live boasts over 6 million users between free Silver account and paid Gold subscribers.

“We believe a successful online gaming effort increases the shelf life of video game software, provides an additional revenue stream for publishers, and broadens the overall usability of consoles,” said Sebastian.

Also as part of his note, Sebastian forecast that April US software sales figures were up 15-25 percent over the same month a year ago, which saw $395 million in sales. Market research firm NPD Group is expected to release monthly sales data later today. ...

via Joystiq


Sticking to a solid release schedule, Rampage World Tour busts down buildings and feeds on the innocent today on PSN. The game is $4.99 and supports Rampage's three monster mayhem both online and off. We're starting to run out of announced titles for PSN, so we expect a new list sometime soon.

On a general Rampage note, if there is any series that could use a revamp it's Rampage. It's freakin' monsters busting down buildings and although the game sells itself, it'd be nice to see a new Rampage that doesn't feel identical to the original from the Reagan administration. The Rampage series deserves more than what it's getting. ...