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At DreamCon Goat Announced 12 Dreamcast games to be published for the year 2006/2007. So far details are sparse. Recently the team responsible for the upcoming game “Samurai Warrior” made a surprise appearance at out forum and enlightened us about the upcoming game.

Hey everyone! Actually Samurai Warrior is officially named as "Yumi: Samurai Warrior" and that is my game ^^. Basically I asked Roel from Senile Team permission to use BoR as a basis for an original game using a very enhanced engine of "BoRHED" first coded off of Openbor by Kirby2000 and carried over by Lord Ball. Fugue, SamuraiX and Lord Ball will be the primary "builders" of this new engine.

The game is based on a very ancient 12th century japanese samurai named Tomoe Gozen. Her life itself is in mystery but what I've "deciphered" so far is that she comes into life like a fast wind and leaves just as fast. That leaves me alot of room to work with.



I "ceremonially" introduced myself at the show to "Mr. Dan" with these graphics on my custom t-shirt that I made.

I'm not sure if my introduction at the show was a laugh or...odd or whatever but it was cool to actually introduce the mod myself Of course, Dan would probably have it that way since I kind of threw the idea at him fast but now that I have the official approval from GOAT, I'm rolling with it!

Basically Yumi (the samurai in this game) will introduce herself early on as an assassin and in the first level I'm going to try to throw in alot of new elements from the get go, especially the stealth system I talked about at the show. The game will then throw Yumi into the legendary Genpai war; that'll choose the first Shogun of Japan.



The art style I'm going to go for is going to be similar to Okami (if you're familiar with the Flash game on the clover studios website) and if you look at any ancient woodblock painting or wallscroll, that's what I'd like to go for as well. Slighty anime-ish.

Like I said over at BoR Rev, I'll post an offical thread about the game later hopefully with wip screenshots and things to show you guys just how original I want to make this game. I might refer to this game as a bor mod, but when I'm done, I hope that the notion of this game still being based on BoR will be a small memory. ...

The Modchipstore.com have revealed that they are stocking the Undiluted Platinum Modchip and also selling Premodded PSPs, heres the info:



Sony PSP Undiluted Platinum (U.P.) PSP Mod Chip - World's First PSP ModChip!

The Undiluted Platinum PSP Mod Chip is packed full of features. It is every gamer's dream to have a modded PSP that will play all Homebrew Games, Movies, and Apps. The Mod Chip will Unbrick any previously Bricked PSP because of its 2nd flash on the board. It is hands down the BEST breakthrough in the gaming industry today.

The U.P. (Undiluted Platinum) PSP ModChip is a flash replacement system for the Sony PSP™ which allows the use of previous flash updates or custom firmware builds, This ability creates the opportunity to run unsigned homebrew code on even the latest Sony PSP Handheld Portable. There is no more need for Unreliable Hacked Firmware. The U.P. contains 32MB NAND flash which is programmable from a PC via USB Cable with user friendly software. The Dual-Boot Feature of the U.P. PSP Mod Chip allows you to boot from the PSP's Onboard Flash, or the one mounted on the Undiluted Platinum PSP ModChip; You can tell your PSP which Flash to use by a single button being pressed during power-up. Hold L1 during power up to boot from PSP flash, or dont hold anything to boot from U.P Flash Default. Since U.P. provides a secondary flash which the PSP can boot from, it can even be used to restore a PSP which has been "bricked". Every effort has been made to make our flash updater software, which will be freely available for download, both as easy to use and reliable as possible. The software also contains diagnostics which can be used by installers to determine if an installation has been successful or not.

Professionally Pre-Modified Limited Edition Ceramic White PSP with Undiluted Platinum (U.P.) PSP Mod Chip!



Available for a limited time, the Professionally Pre-Modded Ceramic White PSP includes an unprecedented added-value package of accessories, including the PSP System battery pack, AC adaptor, and USB Cable

The Limited Edition Japanese White Sony PSP Giga Pack is truly a beautiful thing to look at. This item is VERY limited in stock, so get yours today, before they are gone!! This unlike its reglar black console is very exclusive. The Sony PSP has changed the gaming industry forever! Setting new standards in multi-media and graphics it is a hard one to top...

The White PSP is Japanese version but is fully compatible with all USA games and adapters. The PSP can be charged on any power plug (its operates on 110-220v)

Buy both at Modchipstore.com ...

News and Release of a new RPG for the PSP by Tregesoft, heres the info from the FAQ:

What type of game is it?: It is an RPG. It is single player, however we might look into using ad-hoc for something down the road. The game will not be a tradional linear RPG, but an open path game, kinda like Oblivion, only with 2D graphics, and a budget of $20 (est). The game will have a central plot, but will focus on the ability to do it mostly at your own pace, and have many side-quests and full-game quests (eg rare item collections and sequential side-quests).

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Percival/PSP3D have ported the Deathmatch game Super Mario wars to the PSP, heres some info about the game:

Super Mario War is a Super Mario deathmatch game. The goal is to stomp as many other Marios as possible. It is a tribute to Mario War by Samuele Poletti.

Features:
- Up to four players of deathmatch fun.
- Tons of game modes and map.
- Hilarious unreal tournament announcers (m m m monsterkill).
- More fun than poking a monkey with a stick.
- The whole source code of the game is available.
- uses SDL and is fully portable to windows, linux, xbox, ...
- CPU Players.
- A whole bunch of game modes (featuring GetTheChicken, Domination, and and and).
- Will make you happy and gives you a fuzzy feeling.

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IGN has posted the E3 video of the 10-minute Rainbow Six: Vegas trailer that ran periodically during E3. What's different this time around, however, is that the video is in HD and you don't have to listen to thousands of people while trying to watch it. Instead, you only have to listen to a few folks providing solid commentary on the trailer. The page for the video can be accessed -->
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/711/711921p1.html ...

After the release of New Super Mario Bros last week the sales have gone back down for the DS Lite, heres the sales for the week 29th May to the 4th June:

- DS Lite: 135,614
- PSP: 24,595
- PS2: 18,513
- GBA SP: 4,364
- Game Boy Micro: 1,270
- Xbox 360: 1,245
- Phat DS: 1,159
- Gamecube: 798
- Xbox: 43
- GBA: 30 ...

ParkyDR has released a new game for the GP2X, heres the info:


Updated release which fixes bugs

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The 360's 180 was one of the main reasons US game sales for May 2006 were only $286 million, 10 percent below May 2005. NPD figures also fingered weaker-than-expected sales of titles for the PSP, which has seen its momentum slow in recent months. The report also said that sales of DS titles were weaker than expected, even though the number one game for the month was New Super Mario Bros., which generated nearly $9.5 million in sales all by itself.

Overall, what NPD terms "current-generation" software--Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Game Boy Advance games--slid $96 million to just $188 million for the month, versus May 2005. "Next-generation" software--Xbox 360, DS, and PSP games--hauled in a combined $98 million, far below Wedbush Morgan Securties' analyst Michael Pachter's estimates.

And, according to Pachter, May may only be the beginning. "We think that this trend foreshadows continuing weak sales until the holidays, as we expect continued monthly year-over-year declines of 30-40 percent for current-generation software sales, with next-generation software sales growth failing to offset these declines," he wrote in a report issued today. ...

News from Play Asia

Welcome to this week's Movie/Music news roundup, containing all new Japanese and Hong Kong Video and Music releases from this week listed at Play-Asia.com. Over 350 new items are covered in this week, including new J-Pop, Anime as well as Japanese, Hong Kong and Western movie releases and much more.

Here's a summary of all new releases that were published between Saturday, June 3rd until Friday, June 9th. If some specific item that you are looking for is missing, please don't hesitate to contact our customer service with your request.

J-Pop Music releases (141)

1000000000000 (~T.M.Revolution) JPN US$ 24.90
12 Memories Of Love JPN US$ 27.90
13th Dance Floor (~Niagara 33) JPN US$ 13.90
3 Lambsey (~Lambsey) JPN US$ 9.90
39 (Thank You) JPN US$ 21.90
7 Days Sadistic Gear (~Marsas Sound Machine) JPN US$ 14.90
896honme No March (~Tadashi Hirosawa) JPN US$ 29.90
A Jewel Box (~Kao) JPN US$ 14.90
Adventure of Daddy's House (~DJ Masterkey) JPN US$ 23.90
All Hands Together (~Mika Nakashima) JPN US$ 11.90
Ame ni mo Makezu . . . (~Ryoji Kasahara) JPN US$ 9.90
Anata Ga Warau Toki (~Mayo Shono) JPN US$ 9.90
And Song (~As) JPN US$ 27.90
Atp (~Lava) JPN US$ 23.90
Attitude (~Cradle) JPN US$ 27.90
Be Yourself [CD+DVD] (~Mayo Shono) JPN US$ 14.90
Best Album - Kita Tarminal (~Kazuya Iwade) JPN US$ 23.90
Best of Best (~Takashi Sorimachi) JPN US$ 23.90
Best of Kira Kira Epic Trance JPN US$ 18.90
Blue Chronicle-Generation Of Evolutionally Memorable Story JPN US$ 22.90
Blue Moon (~Iwao Yamaguchi) JPN US$ 23.90
Chain (~Back-on) JPN US$ 9.90
Clover (~Tokyo 60 Watts) JPN US$ 14.90
Color Of Tears (~Sweets) JPN US$ 9.90
Color Of Tears [CD+DVD] (~Sweets) JPN US$ 17.90
Cover Lover Vol.4 - Bossa de No.1 Ebony Soul (~Cover Lover Project) JPN US$ 21.90
Deracine Ching-Dong (~Soul Flower Mononoke Summit) JPN US$ 27.90
Dolce Vita (~Tsujigiri) JPN US$ 11.90
Don't Know Why [CD+DVD] (~Dude) JPN US$ 11.90
Emissions (~Rosso) JPN US$ 20.90
Enka Kaido / Dokyo Kokoro (~Seiji Wada) JPN US$ 11.90
F.B.I. Label (~Ichiro Hada, Koichi Korenaga, Keiichi Ueno, ...) JPN US$ 14.90
Fammes (~Trio Los Michelle Ginga) JPN US$ 15.90
First Trip (~Lotus Guitar) JPN US$ 21.90
Flower (~Tomiko Ban) JPN US$ 9.90
Flower [CD+DVD] (~Tomiko Van) JPN US$ 17.90
Free Style Vol.3 JPN US$ 24.90
Free Way (~Rain) JPN US$ 11.90
Free Way [CD+DVD Limited Edition] (~Rain (Pi)) JPN US$ 17.90
Free Way [CD+DVD] (~Rain) HK US$ 22.90
Fuji TV Ariga JPN US$ 24.90
Fuji TV Mezamashi TV 39 Campaign Compi / Pony Canyon Ban JPN US$ 9.90
Fuji TV Mezamashi TV 39 Project Arigato - Thanks to you all JPN US$ 21.90
Fusen Gum (~Captain Strydom) JPN US$ 11.90
Glass No Pumps (~Maki Goto) JPN US$ 9.90
Hachigatsu No Uta (~Yasuhiro Yamane) JPN US$ 14.90
Hana Yume (~C-Gal) JPN US$ 23.90
Hitori ja Totemo Arukenai Sekai No Ue De (~Charcoal Filter) JPN US$ 11.90
Humanity (~Mustang) JPN US$ 17.90
Idol (~Special Others) JPN US$ 17.90
Ikirukoto, Utaukoto [CD+DVD] (~Dear Loving) JPN US$ 23.90
Iruka best (~Iruka) JPN US$ 33.90
I'm Gonna Scream+ (~Tommy heavenly 6) JPN US$ 11.90
I'm Gonna Scream+ [CD+DVD Limited Edition] (~Tommy heavenly 6) JPN US$ 14.90
Jazooka (~Uhnellys) JPN US$ 19.90
Kabai Saga (~Himan) JPN US$ 19.90
Kairos (~Sembello) JPN US$ 23.90
Kateinai Date [CD+DVD] (~New Unit (Mitsuhiro Oikawa)) JPN US$ 14.90
Konwaku no Nukegara (~Green Leaves Apartment) JPN US$ 19.90
Kumurunori (~Moody Rudy) JPN US$ 14.90
Last Rebel (~Cannon Ball Rush!!) JPN US$ 14.90
Like Ameba (~Jill-decoy Association) JPN US$ 11.90
Lohastyle - Ocean JPN US$ 22.90
Lost In Uchu (~ThmLues) JPN US$ 11.90
Lucky Maria (~Joelle) JPN US$ 10.90
Madeleine (~Rock-senti) JPN US$ 9.90
Makoto Karukaya Covers Bob Marley (~Makoto Karukaya) JPN US$ 17.90
Meisho Chiganoura / Yomedono (~Shogo Ara) JPN US$ 11.90
Mezamashi 39 JPN US$ 21.90
Modoribune / Asakusa Rhapsody (~Kotomi Maki) JPN US$ 11.90
Mottainai Ondo (~Akira Kobayashi) JPN US$ 11.90
Mountain Good Style (~Pan) JPN US$ 9.90
New Pretty (~Hideki Kaji) JPN US$ 26.90
No.4 (~Low Relief) JPN US$ 19.90
Once More (~The Indigo) JPN US$ 22.90
One / No Change No End (~Rouma Tanaka) JPN US$ 9.90
Onmyo Raibu (~Onmyoza) JPN US$ 36.90
Osaka Obachan Rock / Osaka Romanesque (~Kanjyani 8) JPN US$ 9.90
Osaka Romanesque / Osaka Obachan Rock [Limited Edition] (~Kanjyani 8) JPN US$ 9.90
Party At The Ground Zero (~Niagara 33) JPN US$ 13.90
Pleasure of Frantico (~Suspiria) JPN US$ 19.90
Put Up Your Dukes!! (~Berry Roll) JPN US$ 17.90
Rain Drop (~Sakurako Sakura) JPN US$ 9.90
Rainy Blue (~Leyona) JPN US$ 9.90
Renai Spirits (~Chatmonchy) JPN US$ 9.90
Riding in You (~Takacha) JPN US$ 11.90
Risingasun (~Singasun) JPN US$ 17.90
Samukatta Koro (~Masahiro Kobayashi) JPN US$ 9.90
Sanctuary (~Nami Tamaki) JPN US$ 11.90
Senkouhanabi (feat.mie) (~Ebis) JPN US$ 9.90
Shanshan Typhoon Attarimaeda (~Shang Shang Typhoon) JPN US$ 28.90
Shirube / Negai (~Saburo Kitajima) JPN US$ 11.90
Shoes On The Checkout Section (~Mfd) JPN US$ 17.90
Splash! (~B'z) JPN US$ 14.90
Standing Still in a Moving Scene (~Hyakkei) JPN US$ 19.90
Start Over (~Indigo Blue) JPN US$ 9.90
Super Appetite (~Ortega) JPN US$ 15.90
Te wo Tsunaide (~Younha) JPN US$ 11.90
Teru no Uta (~Aoi Teshima) JPN US$ 4.90
Thank You!! JPN US$ 21.90
Thank You...-Sun Na Kimochi De- JPN US$ 21.90
Thanx JPN US$ 21.90
Thereof (~Nature Living) JPN US$ 20.90
Tokusen Utakara Best 5 (~Hiroshi Wada & His Mahinastars) JPN US$ 15.90
Tokusen Utakara Best 5 (~Toshi Ito, Happy & Blue) JPN US$ 15.90
Tokusen Utakara Best 5 (~Tomio Umezawa) JPN US$ 15.90
Tokusen Utakara Best 5 (~Yutaka Shimazu) JPN US$ 15.90
Tokusen Utakara Best 5 (~Hiroshi Fujiwara) JPN US$ 15.90
Tokusen Utakara Best 5 (~Hiroyuki Nishikata) JPN US$ 15.90
Tokusen Utakara Best 5 (~Hiroshi Kadokawa) JPN US$ 15.90
Tokusen Utakara Best 5 (~Shoji Koganezawa) JPN US$ 15.90
Tokusen Utakara Best 5 (~Miyako Ohtsuki) JPN US$ 15.90
Tokusen Utakara Best 5 (~Miyako Ohtsuki) JPN US$ 15.90
Tokusen Utakara Best 5 (~Yuri Harada) JPN US$ 15.90
Tokusen Utakara Best 5 (~Mika Shinno) JPN US$ 15.90
Tokusen Utakara Best 5 (~Etsuko Shimazu) JPN US$ 15.90
Tokusen Utakara Best 5 (~Yuko Mikasa) JPN US$ 15.90
Tokusen Utakara Best 5 (~Sayaka Mishiro) JPN US$ 15.90
Tokusen Utakara Best 5 (~Ayako Natsuki) JPN US$ 15.90
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