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MDK. Giants. Armed and Dangerous. Infected. After Burner. Which of these does not belong?

If you guessed After Burner, take a victory sip. It's the one that, you know, isn't a wacky third-person shooter. At least, not with a character on the screen. It's the classic Sega flight combat shooter franchise that became so memorable back in 1987, and now Planet Moon is bringing it to PSP with After Burner: Black Falcon.

This will be the first non-character based shooter, the first game where humor isn't a driving force, and the first established franchise game for the developer -- quite a change of pace for a company known for original games.

"Planet Moon's focus has always been in creating original IP," explains CEO and co-founder Bob Stevenson. "That said, some of the founders had a lot of fun working on classic Sega IP years before starting our own company. I actually worked on a Sega Genesis version of After Burner with Neil Young (EA) and David Perry (Shiny founder) about 14 years ago... Nick Bruty (Planet Moon's president) also worked on a number of Sega tiles including Outrun."

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Heres an excerpt:

MDK. Giants. Armed and Dangerous. Infected. After Burner. Which of these does not belong?

If you guessed After Burner, take a victory sip. It's the one that, you know, isn't a wacky third-person shooter. At least, not with a character on the screen. It's the classic Sega flight combat shooter franchise that became so memorable back in 1987, and now Planet Moon is bringing it to PSP with After Burner: Black Falcon.

This will be the first non-character based shooter, the first game where humor isn't a driving force, and the first established franchise game for the developer -- quite a change of pace for a company known for original games.

"Planet Moon's focus has always been in creating original IP," explains CEO and co-founder Bob Stevenson. "That said, some of the founders had a lot of fun working on classic Sega IP years before starting our own company. I actually worked on a Sega Genesis version of After Burner with Neil Young (EA) and David Perry (Shiny founder) about 14 years ago... Nick Bruty (Planet Moon's president) also worked on a number of Sega tiles including Outrun."

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Via IGN

Square Enix announced today that the much-anticipated RPG remake Final Fantasy III has shipped to retailers across North America. Previously released only in Japan for the Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System in America), Final Fantasy III is finally hitting U.S. shores exclusively for the Nintendo DS.

"Until now, FINAL FANTASY III has seen no remakes or appearances on other platforms since its original release on the Nintendo Entertainment System in April 1990," said Hiromichi Tanaka, Director and Executive Producer for FINAL FANTASY III. "Due to the game's age, a direct port might seem a bit dated, but now FINAL FANTASY III has been made anew on the sensational Nintendo DS platform, including new graphics in 3D, rebalanced jobs, and brand-new characterization for the four young heroes, who are now more dynamic than ever. As the only game in the FINAL FANTASY series that had not previously been localized, we are very pleased to finally bring FINAL FANTASY III across the ocean to players in North America. We hope that not only FINAL FANTASY fans, but a wide variety of players in North America enjoy the new FINAL FANTASY III."

Final Fantasy III for the Nintendo DS makes extensive use of the system's unique capabilities. Players can use the stylus to explore dungeons, dispatch foes, and cast spells intuitively. Furthermore, gamers can take advantage of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to access the Mognet and communicate with other players as well as NPCs in an effort to uncover hidden dungeons, quests, and items.

FINAL FANTASY III is rated E 10+ (Everyone 10+) by the ESRB and will be available at North American retailers for a suggested price of $39.99. ...

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Fire International releases the World's first PS3 media management software to coincide with North American launch on 17th November 2006.
Convert, manage and transfer your digital media collection on both PS3 and PSP.
‘It's like iTunes for PS3' - comprehensive media management solution featuring an all-new user interface for PS3 AND PSP.

MOVIES - PC and DVD movies (with HD media support for PS3).
Convert movie files into AVC (.MP4) for playback on PS3 & PSP; including High Definition digital movies (PS3), non copy-protected DVDs, Xvid, DivX, MPEG 1&2, and AVI formats. Multiple video output selection allows optimum settings for both PSP and PS3, with PSP files automatically renamed in line with the PSP file format structure.
MUSIC - CDs, iTunes and digital music files.
Transfer music from your existing iTunes database. Convert your CDs to MP3 with auto completion of artist, track and album details via the online database. Attach album artwork to your MP3 music files. Simply drag-and-drop MP3, AAC and WMA files to your memory card or USB device for playback on PS3 and PSP.

IMAGES - Photos and digital images.
Manage your photo and image gallery for viewing on PS3 and PSP. Preview thumbnail images from within the Xploder software and simply copy them across to your portable memory device for viewing on the PS3 or PSP.
GAMESAVES - Access, download and manage the latest gamesaves for PS3 and PSP from the Xploder database. The in-application RSS feed sends alerts as new gamesaves become available for download to keep you ahead of the game.
Maximise your investment! - Xploder Movie Player and Media Manager is the perfect accessory to ensure that you get the most from your PS3 from DAY ONE!
Jason Cooper, Fire International, comments "As an official MPEG 4 Patent Licence holder, we're delighted to be first to market with such an advanced media management solution. It's a great credit to our team that it is available on day one of the North American release of PlayStation 3."
Available from major retailers from December 1st and to download from November 17th from www.xploder.net ...

sgstair posted this news:

Hi everyone, it’s been a while, but here are my priorities in the homebrew realm for the immediate future. I’m going to disappoint some of you, sorry - but this is how it has to be.

The DSWifi project is going to be discontinued for the time being, until sometime next year. I’m not going to go into more detail on why, but I will not be continuing to work on it for now. I would like to turn it over to an individual or group of people if anyone would like to maintain it - if you’d like to do this, get in contact with me (on IRC, or leave a comment, or send an email…)

I will be starting a new project to reverse engineer the Wii’s wireless hardware, and build a new library based on it. This is expected to start around the start of december, and run a few months (who knows how long it will take)

The DSTunnel project is currently inactive, but I will make an attempt to revive it later this year, I would like to first complete the Wii wifi library, and I may actually build DSTunnel directly for the wii, or at least as one of the supported platforms.

I have 2 undisclosed DS projects that I will be working on… you’ll just have to wait and see what they are

Beyond all that, I have a few other general purpose libraries (besides the 802.11 and TCP/IP libs) that I’m going to start on at some arbitrary time (FAT lib, crypto lib, and some others) and a few emulator projects I want to work on.

So, that’s what my schedule looks like for the next several months - I now await your kind comments and harsh criticism ...

Via DSfanboy

Turns out that Japan will be getting a special edition of Gyakuten Saiban 4, which is Phoenix Wright 4 to us English-speaking people. The special edition pack-in is an encyclopedia cartridge that reviews all of Phoenix's previous cases. It also contains all of the background music so you can listen at your leisure. Of course, our desire for such an extra is nonexistent as we haven't played any of the games beyond the first, but we have a feeling the Japanese will eat this up. ...

Via Siliconera

Scientific journal, National Geographic’s sub division National Geographic Ventures, is teaming up with Destination Software to make games based on National Geographic’s films. One game is based on the March of the Penguins movie and it is coming out later this month for the DS and Game Boy Advance. Not exactly exciting news, but the “Sea Monsters” Wii game sounds interesting. It is based on a film of the same name premiering in 2007. Since the film is about aquatic and extinct monsters what kind of gameplay can we expect from a Sea Monsters game? Fishing for Astraspis? Or better yet maybe we will get to play as a Plesiasaur and use the Wii remote to mimic swimming motions. Sea Monsters also comes out for the DS and Playstation 2, but it’s doubtful those games will have virtual swimming controls. ...

via DSfanboy

As the next puzzler from Q? Entertainment, many looked to Gunpey DS to repeat the success of Lumines and Meteos. Once again, Q? Entertainment combine music with an incredible visual style to create a unique gaming experience. That experience, however, doesn't seem to be all that well-received by critics, as most of the reviews in now are pretty low. Any readers pick this game up and wish to comment?


1UP - 85%: "If you're looking for a more full-featured game, with greater variety -- and don't mind the cartoony milieu of Gunpey DS -- then you will find this version not only a superior value, but a superior game."
Games Radar - 70%: "Disappointment about the lack of groundbreaking invention aside, Gunpey is a fun and intellectually interesting workout for your brain. If you're sick of falling blocks, or just need some new challenge to wrap the grey matter around, give it a go."
Nintendo Power - 65%: "It's easy to achieve proficiency in the game, and so difficult to fail, you may find that your skill and your interest in the game plateau quickly." [Dec. 2006, p.106] ...

Andrew Williams has released a new version of Pong for the GP2X, this time adding Sound.

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