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by Published on March 18th, 2009 16:04
Game Park Holdings (CEO Bum Hong Lee) and
Korean Game Developing Association (Director Kwang Sam Kim) have announced on
Friday 11th that they have come together and agreed to develop the console and
GP2X software series.
By this agreement the two parties are working and sharing the ideas for
the SDK (Software Development Kit) which has been started by GPH.
The two parties, and Technology Developer (educators) are
really working hard to develop the standards of the SDK.
CEO Bum Hong Lee from GPH said
“By this MOU our Republic of Korea will bring out a Excellency software and
on April the GP2X Wiz will come out with a high quality of game software”
Director Kwang Sam Kim (Game Developing Association) said
“From all the difficulty they have passed GPH still brought a high quality of console to
Republic of Korea and by this I have given them a high score.
By this I was able to agree in the MOU.
Even though we will try all our best to help to develop most of the game contents.”
http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?showtopic=47117 ...by Published on March 18th, 2009 15:58
Legendo Entertainment today announced that The Three Musketeers, its much-loved sword-swinging platform adventure inspired by Alexandre Dumas' classic novel and up until now only available on the PC, is in development for Wii and planned for release on WiiWare this spring.
The Three Musketeers: One for All! has been revamped for Wii to provide players with more fun and interaction as they launch sword attacks and control the game's hero with the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.
"The enhanced version will enable millions of Wii console owners to become Musketeers in their living rooms and experience all the fun of the original PC game while using the innovative Wii controllers to fence enemies," said Bjorn Larsson, CEO & Executive Producer of Legendo Entertainment.
Players will control famed musketeer Porthos during a daring adventure to save his kidnapped comrades Aramis, Athos and the young D'Artagnan from the clutches of the sinister Count Xavier and his evil lieutenant, the hook-handed Count Orsini. Packed with frenetic combat, heroic leaps and fun puzzles, and featuring three different endings, this is one adventure no aspiring hero will want to miss!
The Three Musketeers: One for All! supports widescreen and 480p and is planned for publication in North America by Legendo Entertainment this spring. A European/PAL release is intended for release shortly thereafter.
Key Features:
Take control of famed member of The Three Musketeers, Porthos and save your comrades in this riveting platforming action romp suited to heroes of all ages!
Immerse yourself in a swashbuckling platform adventure, duel countless enemies, solve fun puzzles, and avoid fiendish traps.
Wii Remote and Nunchuk controls allow you to interact directly with the game. Swing the Wii Remote to launch blistering sword attacks on your foes, run and leap over rooftops and discover hidden collectables.
Explore a multitude of breathtaking levels teeming with challenging bosses and distinctive environments that include lush forests, dark dungeons, towering castles, a haunted Abbey, the historical town of Normandy, and more!
The Three Musketeers: One for All! has been rated E for Everyone (Cartoon Violence) by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). ...by Published on March 18th, 2009 15:57
This is somewhat old news, but Saya no Uta has been translated to English. Saya no Uta is a game which stars a med school student named Sakisaka Fuminori who wakes up from an accident in which both his parents died, and he’s left with a new view of the world. Literally. Due to the shock of the accident, he goes insane, everything he sees is covered in blood and guts, and every human being looks like a nightmarish monster… except for one girl named Saya. The game is definitely 18+ and for the love of God, don’t play it late at night.
http://www.romhacking.net/forum/inde...opic,8289.html ...by Published on March 17th, 2009 23:57
Albinofrenchy has posted a new release of his pdf viewer for the DS:
Sorry for the delay to v1.4; but to make up for it, I've included a lot of new features!
Binary (Note: You must put the fonts folder at the root level of your slot-1 device)
Source
Changelog from 1.3 to 1.4:
Features:
New viewing mode. This is the 'reader' mode. More on that later.
D-pad now pans the screen. I got alot of requests for this one!
File browser is now filtered; will only show PDF files. Note that it will show folders that don't have PDF files in them.
You can now adjust the backlit brightness by holding down Select + Up/Down arrows.
You can now cancel out of the file browser with 'B', or by clicking the file browser button again.
Rendering is getting progressively faster.
Mini-help screen and info screen on startup.
Added splash screen. If you find this annoying, remove the splash files in the FONTS folder, and it will bypass this step.
Fonts are external now. This gives us alot more memory to play with at the expense of higher load times on certain PDF's. (Note: I took out the dingbats font. If anyone as a PDF that has dingbats, I will hand out that file too... It is much larger though).
Bug Fixes:
You can no longer scroll off the bottom of the file browser.
Some memory issues resolved that led to instability.
The zoom-tool used to mess up if you clicked it more than once. Doesn't anymore.
Tons of other stuff I'm sure...
Reader Mode
There is a new icon on the tool bar that looks like a paper with a lower case 'r' on it. This button brings you to the reader mode.
The reader mode serves two purposes. First, it lets you quickly navigate through pages. Second, it lets you read the text of a PDF in a format appropriate for the NDS.
I'm really excited about this new feature, however it isn't as far along as I would hope. The long and short of it is that the way PDF files store their text is difficult to read since every PDF generator seems to do it a bit differently; and there are a number of different font formats as well. This effectively means that it won't work for all PDF's, and won't do what you expect it to do for many more. I considered not releasing until I had everything working, but figured people would want new features even if some of them were faulty.
Some PDF's will render fine in the text view. Some will render with no spaces. Others will not render at all (I haven't run into alot of those, but, unfortunately, I suspect that non-latin encodings suffer much more greatly from this.) I haven't completely nailed down the auto-formating, but I'm close. You'll probably notice some puncutation is goofed up; thats another thing I'm working on. Its a work in progress.
If you have a document that doesn't look right in the reader mode that you don't mind sharing, please please contact me either here or elsewhere. I probably won't be able to respond to everyone, but I will look at it, and will try to figure out how to make it work right. Thank you!
To the right is a typical screen shot of the reader mode. On the bottom screen are different page layouts. On the top screen is the text pulled from the page. You can scroll the text via the D-Pad up and down keys, and change pages by the right and left keys. Touching pages will also give them focus. The numbers are, intuitively enough, the page numbers for that page.
Controls
General:
Start opens a new file ('B' will cancel this operation.)
Select + Up/Down adjusts the screen brightness to the desired level
B button toggles view mode between normal document view mode and reader view mode.
Normal Viewer Mode:
D-Pad pans the document
X toggles between book mode and normal mode
Right Shoulder/A moves forward a page.
Left Shoulder/Y moves back a page.
Reader Mode:
Right/Left arrow moves page forward/backward
Up/Down arrow moves page text up or down.
Installation Notes
Unlike the previous versions, this one has font artifacts you need to keep on the flashdrive for some PDF's to load correctly. You must put the FONTS folder on your card at the root level. To do this you can simply unzip the contents of the binary zip file on to your slot-1 device. This will put the FONTS folder and the nds file on the device. You can move the nds file wherever you want, but you cannot move the fonts folder. I hope to make this configurable in the future, but we aren't there yet.
As always, please post any comments, questions, bug reports, etc etc
Download and Give Feedback Via Comments ...by Published on March 17th, 2009 23:45
Newly released today
PES 2009 is the latest installment of the award-winning Pro Evolution Soccer Series, which is known by millions of fans for its superior gameplay and incredible realism. For PES 2009, Konami is already planning a raft of extensive new additions that will further bridge the gap between PES and the real thing. The new game has undergone a stunning graphical update to ensure its players look and move even more like their real-life counterparts. Similarly, all-new options allow users to tailor the game to their own tastes, while new moves, innovative new control elements and key online elements will further the realism of the new game.
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-38xa.html ...by Published on March 17th, 2009 23:42
Newly released today
features
Suikoden: Tierkreis is the first handheld Suikoden game and exclusive to the Nintendo DS
Suikoden: Tierkreis returns with its established gameplay system but also offers an all-new online element that offers an a rich online community experience using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
Featuring a new storyline and new variety of characters, Suikoden: Tierkreis will expand the bounds of the handheld RPG experience in a game that will take you to many cities and across parallel worlds
Suikoden: Tierkreis features many cinematic events that will drive the grand storyline of the 108 Stars of Destiny as they battle to thwart the forces of evil
description
Suikoden: Tierkreis is the latest iteration of the popular RPG franchise that was introduced more than 12 years ago. Suikoden: Tierkreis follows the story of the 108 Stars of Destiny, a group of magical warriors, as they challenge the almighty One King, who intends to create chaos in the universe. As the player gathers the members of the 108 Stars of Destiny, the forces for good will stand up against evil in a battle that spans the near infinite parallel worlds of the Million World universe.
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...j-70-34j7.html ...by Published on March 17th, 2009 23:40
From the publisher: In Rise of the Argonauts you take on the role of Jason, King of Iolcus and powerful, battle-hardened warrior.
As the story begins you have everything - a prosperous kingdom, the respect of your citizens and the love of Alceme, your beautiful bride to be. This charmed existence ends when Alceme is killed by an assassin s arrow on your wedding day.
Overcome with grief you vow to do anything to restore her. You hear of the Legendary Golden Fleece, on the lost Isle of Tartarus, which is said to bring the dead back to life. In order reunite with your beloved you must now prepare for the greatest voyage of all.
Greek myth and exciting gameplay are combined into one DVD disc, Rise of the Argonauts is now available as a region free Asian version at an unbeatable bargain price of US$ 19.90 only.
Please be informed that we only have a very limited supply of this game in stock and it is highly likely that the special will be sold out prior end of the week, so make sure to order your copy as early as possible.
http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...-1zk-84-n.html ...by Published on March 17th, 2009 23:37
Every few weeks we mention new games joining Japan’s PlayStation Archives collection. Now their list is large with a blend of classics and obscure PsOne games. Outside of a few key releases like Suikoden the PlayStation Classics section is hardly spoken of overseas.
Capcom plans to change this by releasing more downloadable PsOne games in the future. Christian Svensson, Vice President of Strategic Planning & Business Development, says a batch of PsOne titles have been submitted to Sony for approval.
Specific games and a timeline were not mentioned, but a few months ago the ESRB rated Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Street Fighter Alpha 3 as PS3/PSP games. Those could be some of the games. Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo is also rated as PSP title by the ESRB so this is another possibility. I’m hoping for both of the Mega Man Legends games. After all, these were released in Japan on UMD along with Breath of Fire III.
What Capcom game would you like to see? Before you answer peruse the list of PsOne games published by Capcom and rated by the ESRB. And then cross out all the games that have X-Men, Marvel, and Mickey in them.
Breath of Fire III
Breath of Fire IV
Buster Bros. Collection
Capcom vs. SNK Pro
Darkstalkers
Darkstalkers 3
Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis 2
Freestyle Boardin`99
JoJo’s Bizzarre Adventure
Magical Tetris Challenge Featuring Mickey
Marvel Super Heroes
Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter
Marvel vs. Capcom
Mega Man 8
Mega Man Battle and Chase
Mega Man Legends
Mega Man Legends 2
Mega Man X4
Mega Man X5
Mega Man X6
One Piece Mansion
Pocket Fighter
Resident Evil
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis
Resident Evil Survivor
Resident Evil: Directors Cut
Rival Schools
Star Gladiator
Street Fighter Alpha*
Street Fighter Alpha 2*
Street Fighter Alpha 3*
Street Fighter Collection
Street Fighter Collection 2
Street Fighter Ex 2
Street Fighter Ex Plus Alpha
Strider 2
Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo*
The Misadventures of Tron Bonne
Trick N’ Snowboarders
X-Men vs. Street Fighter
http://www.siliconera.com/2009/03/17...-games-on-psn/ ...by Published on March 17th, 2009 23:36
Don’t rush to import Space Invaders Extreme 2! Chances are it’s coming out overseas under the name Space Invaders Remix… soon. Nintendo of Europe sent out a massive release schedule dating Space Invaders Remix for PAL regions on June 5th.
While Square Enix occasionally publishes localized games in Europe first (remember the World Ends With You?) international releases are generally clumped close together. Also, Square Enix’s Taito published games are cheap compared to Japan. Space Invaders Extreme went for the low price of $19.99. I can’t see Square Enix charging 3,990 yen ($40) for the same game over here.
Europe’s list also has timelines for key Wii games like Punch-Out!! scheduled for release there in May. Nintendo of America gives Punch-Out!! a more specific release date, May 18. Missing on our release schedule, but exists on Europe’s is Another Code R (temporary name) which comes out there in June. Let’s hope Nintendo of America is saving the announcement for a later date. After all we’re getting Excitebots in April and it’s absent on Europe’s list.
http://www.siliconera.com/2009/03/16...ode-r-in-june/ ...by Published on March 17th, 2009 23:34
Nintendo has been fighting the R4 piracy device and fighting it hard. There's a court injunction against the Chinese R4 makers for "violation under Japan's laws". Yahoo! Auctions is prohibiting the device's sale.
Earlier this month, retailers in Tokyo's geek mecca Akihabara were still carrying the device. However, stores are apparently trying to liquidate their inventory before it becomes illegal to sell R4 devices in Japan.
When it does, expect more scenes like this — guys in back allies, open car trunks, etc. And that cash register on a cardboard box? Classy.
http://kotaku.com/5171236/in-akihaba...to-the-streets ...- Search DCEmu
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