
Nintendo has introduced new copy protection features into the latest firmware for its new DSi handheld, rendering all previous flash cards (or majikon in Japanese parlance) obsolete.
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Popular panchira hunting RPG Monster Hunter 3, for the Wii, looks set to enjoy a release debacle if the freezing thus far reported turns out to be widespread.
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Mink’s latest eroge release 催眠学級 / Saimin Gakkyu (“Hypnosis Class”) has recently attracted attention for an unprecedented display of quality: characters in the scenes can actually end up being displayed upside-down, in what may come as a boon to feet lovers, but is bound to disappoint many looking for more conventional classroom hypnotism action…
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Fans of moe fighting game Arcana Heart have been disgusted to see the state of the PS2 port of this arcade title’s sequel, known as Suggoi Arcana Heart 2. The game normally enjoys fame for having loli sukumizu wearing characters and similar, but now trades that for bug induced infamy…
Horrendously aliased (pixellated) sprites compared to the arcade version are the major complaint, but command lag and control problems also apparently leave players unable to perform many specials.
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Notorious producer of barely working interactive yandere ero-anime Overflow has announced it will be delaying the release of its flagship title by two months, for the second time.
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Microsoft has released a new bug for their successful Xbox 360 console, complementing the popular “Red Ring of Death”, which for years has been ensuring a steady stream of broken consoles are supplied to end users.
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School/Summer Days sequel Cross Days has been subjected to a significant postponement, of no less than two months, which surely signifies the title is shaping up to be a disaster as with previous titles.
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As reported here recently, new tentacle raep eroge Mahou Shoujo Ai 3 managed to somehow ship without the actual game CGs included, almost reducing the eroge (a genre certainly dependent on visuals) down to the level of the text-based MUDS popular in the 1980s.
Not unexpectedly, the reaction of otaku has been swift, and stores involved with the sale of this unfortunate game have followed suit, significantly cutting back prices, but not going so far as to actually stop selling the text-based eroge…
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Just released tentacle raep eroge 魔法少女アイ参 / Mahou Shoujo Ai 3 has forgotten to include the actual game CGs in the game by the looks of things, for not a single erotic illustration appears throughout the game; all that is provided is a blank screen to aid player onanism.
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Few can resist ridiculing what now looks to be the worst game on the Wii by some margin, Takara Tomy’s “Major Wii Perfect Closer”, possibly one of the worst games ever, in fact (though competition is certainly stiff here).
You might think that it being a baseball game is dire enough, but look closer:
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Major electronics retailer Yodobashi Camera’s huge flagship Akiba store has been displaying a broken Xbox 360 for some time, and it seems they are not even minded to cover up the glowing Red Ring of Death, a problem which has been the bane of both Xbox owners and Microsoft PR for some time now.
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Konami’s technological level has recently attracted concern, with the news that the 3D version of its “Aquanaut: Online Aquarium”, surprisingly enough a game of aquarium simulation, takes a rather drastic uninstallation measure – quoth their website:
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