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Women in games are, generally speaking, made to be pleasing to the eye. They’re perfectly formed pretty-faced beauties. But game makers haven’t always had the necessary tools to create such impossible visions of lovely. Back in the day, coders and artists tried their hardest to make sexy using nothing but a cripplingly limited colour palette and a bunch of hard-edged pixels. Some did an admirable job, others made images that were nothing …
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Looks as if if the issue/bug fixing FIFA 10 update is out already at least for PS3 owners. The update v1.01 is 34MB in size.
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PlayStation Home has increasingly become a must-visit destination point for PS3 users, with over 5 million users checking out the Xi space and some even looking for love on the social networking platform. Home has an exciting future, with numerous great spaces coming up, from an Audi space to a post-apocalyptic apartment, and a new software update (version 1.3) that will bring universal game launching.
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DualShockers Writes:
"Racing fans everywhere unite and behold the latest screens of Polyphony Digital’s opus, Gran Turismo 5. The game has been in development for about 4 years now, and dammit it shows. Some of these pics will make you question whether they are in game or real life, and the answer is: I dunno. I mean we know they’re shots of the game but it’s still a little hard to believe. To say any other racer can rival these visuals would be blasphemous, and that’s not even an attempt to strike up controversy or to have fans of Forza attack me with pitchforks. The proof is in the pudding, just take a look at this outrageous screenshots below…"
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VG247: Move over BioWare: your sexy game throne is about to be challenged. Assassin Creed II director Benoit Lambert’s confirmed to VG247 that his free-running sequel contains a bit of the old uppy-tiger-squealy-monkey.
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Since the MMA game is based on real fighters, it’s EA’s job to determine which fighters are stronger than others. Unfortunately for fighter Jason "Mayhem" Miller, EA doesn’t think too much of him in the fighting department, and he is rated as one of the weaklings in the game.
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UGO.com’s Paul Furfari writes,
"You’ve got pixels in my movies; you’ve got your movies in my pixels.
In a recent play session with the upcoming Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen!, our eyes were fixed on a new mode called "PixelPlay." Players are given an animated depiction of a movie scene recreated in an 8-bit graphic style and asked to choose which movie is represented by the retro art style."
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PlayStation LifeStyle writes:
"This week might just be the largest update the PS Store has ever had. Most of the content will be geared toward the PSP, to ready for the launch of the PSPgo. However the PS3 is still getting plenty of content, namely a few demos and a few downloadable games. Also don’t forget to to download the Uncharted 2 demo, which is available in the PS Store now."
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Playstation Attitude writes: As Ezio, you will be able to invest in renovations, bringing the city back to its former glory. You may also choose to redecorate the Villa Auditore with famous renaissance paintings, stock your weapons and armor, and store a variety of collected objects. Any improvement to the city will help develop the local economy, rewarding you with periodic income, which can be reinvested in the city or used elsewhere in the game. In addition, Monteriggioni hides many secrets. Ezio will be able to discover some secrets about his family’s past and many other surprises for players that will look into the most hidden areas of the Villa.
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CVG:
Namco Bandai’s unveiled a mammoth pre-order scheme for Tekken 6, which will have early purchasers receiving one of six different gifts from UK retailers.
Fighting fans will receive the following for getting their early Tekken purchase:
* Game – Special Collector Cards
* HMV – Official Tekken T-shirt
* Play.com – Lapel Pins
* Blockbuster – Tekken Baseball Cap
* Gamestation – Tekken Calendar