
Rumours and even photographs of dubious provenance of a new PS3 model with a slimmed down case have persisted for some, despite denials by Sony, but now even a video of the supposed new console emerges.
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The first things fans did upon the release of the Tales of Vesperia demo on the PS3 was apparently to investigate new pirate loli character Patty’s underwear, with a view to finding out what colour and type they were. Their findings are visible below.
Such topics are of course of grave interest to Xbox 360 users in Japan, where Idolmaster continues to be one of the major reasons for Xbox ownership, so it is undoubtedly mortifying to be denied such an important gameplay experience.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, H, News
- Date: Jul 11, 2009 10:35 JST
- Tags: Arcade Gaming, BlazBlue, Fighting Games, Oppai, Pantsu, PS3, Shitapai, Xbox 360

2D fighting game BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger’s recent port from the arcades to the PS3 and Xbox 360 has been greeted with no small excitement, but it seems hardly a kick is let fly without some form of intimate exposure, as the pantsu-packed screenshots below amply demonstrate:
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, H, News
- Date: Jul 10, 2009 05:54 JST
- Tags: Marketing, Mizugi, Oppai, Otaku, PS3, RPG, Tales of Vesperia, Tales Series

The reason why the Xbox 360 “beta test” of Tales of Vesperia never received extra costumes in the form of sexy swimwear has been laid as bare as Rita’s navel in her new bikini: they were saved for the PS3 release, much to the disappointment of Xbox players of the game, who it seems are betrayed completely by the unmissable raft of extras in the new version.
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The full release of Tales of Vesperia for the PS3 is being greeted with enthusiasm by fans, and the impressive new HD trailer below shows why.
However, Xbox 360 followers are not to be outdone, and point to the release of Korean made RPG Magna Carta II as an entirely new AAA title for the console – more detail is also included below.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jul 6, 2009 03:46 JST
- Tags: Business, DS, Nintendo, PS3, PSP, Rankings, Sony, Statistics, Wii

The sales figures for the Japanese video game market in the first half of 2009 hold few immediate surprises, being completely dominated by Nintendo and Sony, with strong sales from portable systems, but closer inspection reveals a potential disaster in the making for Nintendo…
The ranking:
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jul 3, 2009 13:58 JST
- Tags: 3D CG, Bizarre, Cosplay, Internet, Marketing, Otaku, PS3, Sony, Vocaloid


Hatsune Miku’s mysterious appearances in Sony’s virtual stalking sim Playstation Home have been ongoing for some time now, but lately she has been officially released into the game, with not entirely unexpected results…
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Etna may be the apple of any self-respecting SRPG fan’s eye, but Disgaea 3’s Raspberyl is a charming competitor, and has just received this appealing Nendoroid rendition…
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A quietly filed patent appears to reveal Sony is planning or at least considering the possibility of reintroducing full PS2 emulation to the PS3, which initially shipped with a special chip for this purpose, though this was later removed in a fit of marketing genius by Sony in order to cut costs…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, H, News
- Date: Jun 27, 2009 19:13 JST
- Tags: Atelier, Loli, Marketing, Mizugi, Oppai, PS3, RPG, Sukumizu, Yuri


That Rorona’s Atelier is riven with erotic elements is well understood by now, but fans and bikini hunters alike will likely still be taken aback by the quality of sexy mizugi on display here…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, H, News
- Date: Jun 25, 2009 08:06 JST
- Tags: Atelier, Eroge, Marketing, Oppai, Pantsu, PS3, RPG, Yuri

The “Atelier” series of cooking RPGs has received its latest addition in the form of Rorona no Atelier, but with the release a number of unexpectedly erotic elements have come to light, delighting fans.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jun 20, 2009 05:19 JST
- Tags: Activision, Business, Marketing, Microsoft, PS3, PSP, Sony, USA, Xbox 360

Major video game publisher Activision’s CEO has threatened Sony, saying that the PlayStation 3 is in a bad position and that his margins hardly justify developing for the platform.
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