

Sony has finally revealed a fleeting and rather indistinct glimpse of their social wonder-console the PlayStation 4, though the suspense over the console’s design which they have so assiduously cultivated looks set to continue until its formal unveiling on the 10th of June – so far all that has been gleaned from their new video is that it “square.”
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Sony has been assuring gamers they will love playing under their real name on the PlayStation 4, worrying most gamers despite Sony’s rather dubious assurances that pseudonyms will be “supported.”
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Japan’s recent success in extracting methane hydrate is now expected to make Japan a gas export powerhouse, as there is estimated to be enough of the stuff around Japan to last a century or more.
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Microsoft have announced they will be co-opting Ghost in the Shell: Arise to promote the Japanese launch of their Surface line of tablets, with plenty of product placement in the offing should anyone get the mistaken impression a futuristic cyberbrain is any replacement for a 2012 Microsoft tablet.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, H, News
- Date: Mar 7, 2013 09:29 JST
- Tags: Controllers, Image Gallery, Panchira, Pantsu, PSP, Senran Kagura, Shimapan, Technology


Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus – which has just achieved record sales for the franchise with 120,000 copies shipped and downloaded – is surprisingly proving popular for reasons beyond its incredible gameplay and ground-breaking graphics, with a “changing room trick” uncovered which allows hitherto unobtainably low angle views.
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Apple has banned all 2ch-related Apps from its app store for offering too-ready access to porn and hurtful remarks.
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“That” mangaka – Mari Yamazaki, of Thermae Romae fame – will be tackling a manga edition of the biography of “that” entrepreneur – Steve Jobs, deceased founder of Apple.
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Sony has officially confirmed that the PlayStation 4 will be able to play second-hand games after all, after a patent on a method of blocking them and the much enhanced online delivery system of the new console led to much speculation that it would finally axe the used game market with a registration system.
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Sony have finally announced the PlayStation 4, revealing plenty of powerful hardware and advanced new features, and some rather impressive graphical capabilities.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Feb 10, 2013 17:24 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Crime, Hacking, Internet, Neko, Otaku, Police, Technology, Viruses



Police say they have arrested the evil hacker who tricked them into forcing 4 innocents to confess to planning massacres, after he was caught on camera delivering a taunting digital message to police by cat – and Japan’s media has wasted no time in painting him as the archetypal creepy otaku.
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Anime in 3840×2160 “2160p” UHDTV resolutions should be available by the summer of 2014, as the Japanese government is pressing for the rollout of 4K UHDTV 2 years ahead of schedule in an effort to save the TV industry from collapse.
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Nvidia has revealed “Project Shield,” an Android-based handheld capable of remotely playing PC games, at CES 2013.
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