The Rundown: April 14, 2009
We’re busting it out Twitter-style (check out my twitter feed or Crispy Gamer’s for regular updates):
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Barrons chatters lightly about a renewed rumor of a Take-Two take-over. Not much info but interesting.
TOMY brings Party Fun Pirate to WiiWare. Based on the Pop-Up Pirate toy, up to four players, Mii support, and lots of mini-games.
Blazblue composer and Guilty Gear series creator Daisuke Ishiwatari will be at the Anime Expo in July. It takes place in Los Angeles in July.
Tetris Online announces Tetris Party Tournament No. 4 with Tetris Party for WiiWare. Register at TetrisParty.com to win a bunch of Wii Points.
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG SHONEN JUMP Championships announced. It will begin in late April. $20 to enter, five booster packs free. Register here.
Atlus reveals Droplitz for XBLA, PSN, PC, and iPhone. This is the company’s first puzzler for digital download. Details here.
EYA Interactive’s MMORPG Titan Online will go open beta on April 28.
Legacy: World Adventure is released. International adventure across 30 locales, world facts, 3 different game types? Check.
MTV Networks’ Entertainment Group promotes Shane Satterfield to vice president, content, Spike digital entertainment. Grats.
Direct2Drive.com is now offering digital downloads of Assault on Dark Athena and Godfather II.
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Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus Released
What could be the last Guilty Gear game to come out of ARC System Works has shipped. At least that’s the indication i’ve gotten by some people close to the company. After the push for the latest game, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus, the company will focus on its newest fighting franchise, BlazBlue.
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus for PlayStation 2 and PSP features marks the return of over 20 of the most popular charcters from the 2D fighting game series - most notably Kliff and Justice. The game also promises a brand-new story mode, a re-tuned survival mode, and a team mode, 480P for the PS2 version of the game and lots of tweaks and adjustements to the game. Look for it in stores beginning today.
BLAZBLUE Arcade Game Coming To Anime Expo
Aksys Games announced that the very first Location Test Tour for the arcade version of BLAZBLUE will take place in America. The location test will take place at the Anime Expo and will last for all four days of the event.
BLAZBLUE is an arcade fighting game developed by Arc System Works that combines 2D & 3D high-definition graphics with Arc Systems special brand of fighting action (the company is best know for the Guilty Gear series of beat ‘em ups). The arcade game is powered by the Taito Type-X2 Arcade board and will make its debut this fall in Japan. The location test will be the very first time that the public has access to the game.
The arcade game will be playable from July 3 ? July 6 from 10 AM ? 5 PM in the Console Gaming Room at the Anime Expo 2008 (Los Angeles Convention Center).
