Archive for June, 2008

Late breaking news

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Dungeon dramas: Two new Pokmon mysteries explore `Darkness’ and `Time’ (Miami Herald)

Most “Pokemon” games are basic RPGs in the “Final Fantasy” and “Dragon Quest” style, with the player controlling a Pokemon trainer and sending his little pets into battle.

Dungeon dramas: Two new Pokmon mysteries explore `Darkness’ and `Time’ (The State)

Most “Pokemon” games are basic RPGs in the “Final Fantasy” and “Dragon Quest” style, with the player controlling a Pokemon trainer and sending his little pets into battle. The “Mystery Dungeon” games, on the other hand, are light dungeon crawlers, sort of like Blizzard’s immensely popular “Diablo” series, the subscription-optional NCsoft game “Dungeon Runners” and last year’s “Hellgate: London.” …

Pocket Gamer pulls out ‘101 songs that should’ve been about Pokemon’ list, astounds everyone (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

When Stuart, our previous editor here at Tech Digest, moved on to Pocket Gamer, you may’ve noticed his colossal lists moved on too. Fans of Stuart’s lengthy posts will rejoice to hear he’s done the internet’s most amazing list ever on Pocket Gamer today - 101 Songs That Aren’t About Pokemon (But Should Be). Favourites include Queen’s ‘It’s A Kind of Magikarp’, Radiohead’s ‘Fake Plastic …

DS Lite Pokemon Case 1.99 (DVD-Recordable)

This DS Lite Pokemon Pearl Case (DS) is 1.99 delivered @ Game! Also available at the same price is the DS Lite Pokemon Diamond Bag.

Late breaking news

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

[02/24/2008] P (RPGamer)
[02/24/2008] P (RPGamer)
hoenix Wright is gone. Long live Apollo Justice! Still chugging away at Lost Odyssey. I think I’m pretty close to the end, so expect a staff review up sometime this week, hopefully more than one assuming some of my comrades in arms (well, controllers anyways) finish the game as well.

Late breaking news

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Dungeon dramas: Two new Pokmon mysteries explore `Darkness’ and `Time’ (Miami Herald)

Most “Pokemon” games are basic RPGs in the “Final Fantasy” and “Dragon Quest” style, with the player controlling a Pokemon trainer and sending his little pets into battle.

Dungeon dramas: Two new Pokmon mysteries explore `Darkness’ and `Time’ (The State)

Most “Pokemon” games are basic RPGs in the “Final Fantasy” and “Dragon Quest” style, with the player controlling a Pokemon trainer and sending his little pets into battle. The “Mystery Dungeon” games, on the other hand, are light dungeon crawlers, sort of like Blizzard’s immensely popular “Diablo” series, the subscription-optional NCsoft game “Dungeon Runners” and last year’s “Hellgate: London.” …

Pocket Gamer pulls out ‘101 songs that should’ve been about Pokemon’ list, astounds everyone (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

When Stuart, our previous editor here at Tech Digest, moved on to Pocket Gamer, you may’ve noticed his colossal lists moved on too. Fans of Stuart’s lengthy posts will rejoice to hear he’s done the internet’s most amazing list ever on Pocket Gamer today - 101 Songs That Aren’t About Pokemon (But Should Be). Favourites include Queen’s ‘It’s A Kind of Magikarp’, Radiohead’s ‘Fake Plastic …

DS Lite Pokemon Case 1.99 (DVD-Recordable)

This DS Lite Pokemon Pearl Case (DS) is 1.99 delivered @ Game! Also available at the same price is the DS Lite Pokemon Diamond Bag.

Japanese Florist Chain to Sell Pokmon -Based Bouquet (Anime News Network)

Not-So-Daily Link of the Day: The Hibiya Kaden chain of over 140 florist stores will offer a bouquet shaped like the featured character in the latest Pokmon movie.

My Pokemon Ranch - WiiWare Hints (Games Radar)

The first time you leave the ranch for the day, Hayley will tell you she’s bringing a nw pokemon to the ranch. If you level up your ranch between when she tells you this and the next day, she’ll bring one extra pokemon for each time you level up your ranch.

Dissidia: Final Fantasy - Japanese trailer (EuroGamer)

Login or Register to rate! Need 3 votes! Dissidia: Final Fantasy is a sort Final Fantasy Pokemon. The action all takes place in arenas, where single characters from the entire series will participate in one-on-one deals, presumably in order to save the world or something.

Brothers for Life (New York Times)

Josh Peck, the actor from the television series, ?Drake & Josh,? discussed old habits with friends over dinner and pool in Manhattan.

What’s happenin’? (The Montana Standard)

Looking for something to do Thursday? Consider the following: CONCERT IN THE PARK The Butte Community Band will perform at 7 p.m. in Clark Park, featuring players from the Young Musicians Club. Selections will include Pokemon Theme, America: Sweet Land of Liberty, 1812 Overture, A Day at the Carnival, March of the Toys, Klezmer Karnival, Hammerfest and popular marches for band.

Pok?maniacs Prepare to Battle for World Supremacy (1up.com)

The quest to find America’s fiercest Pok?mon trainers continues in July

Real Life Pokemon Battle

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Pokemon Battle….IN REAL LIFE. Very Funny

Tube of battle, dome of battle, arena of battle, palate of battle, pyramid of battle, machines of

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Mickey Mouse is no laughing matter to Chinese (Rocky Mountain News)
Mickey Mouse is no laughing matter to Chinese (Rocky Mountain News)
SpongeBob SquarePants, Mickey Mouse and Pokemon are officially not welcome on Chinese prime time.

Pokemon Diamond & Pearl — Preview

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

This is a preview for Pokemon Diamond & Pearl for the Nintendo DS, & I will say I’m very impressed by what I’ve seen so far — I need this game!! It looks down right amazing, all the best featuers are back for this baby. Lets just hope they cut out some of the annoying HMs……
~ Daniel ^^
Ps: GATTA CATCH EM’ ALL!!!!

Late breaking news

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

My Pokemon Ranch - WiiWare Cheats (Games Radar)

Hayley will give you a free pokemon each day, but instead of waiting for tomorrow, just go to your Wii settings and change the date one day ahead. When you go back into the game you’ll have new pokemon.

Pokemon Deoxys Available At GameStop This Weekend (1up.com)

Fans can get the Pokemon free between June 20 and 22.

Airsoft guns blur line between play, gunplay (The Standard-Times)

An alarm went off one night at Potowmack Elementary School in Sterling, Va., and a surveillance camera recorded the scene: five intruders in masks and hoods darting through hallways and corridors, their assault rifles pointed.

Hollywood stars shoot to top of animation game (Provo Daily Herald)

LOS ANGELES — Is it not enough that Angelina Jolie was kissed on the lips by the God of Good Looks, gets to play with Brad Pitt and shoot bad guys in $100 million movies? Must she also take food out of the mouths of people who use those mouths to make a living?

Pokemusings, week 50 (Games Radar)

A 50th anniversary extravaganza! Welcome to a historic, momentous, and jubilant occasion: the 50th issue of Pokemusings! It’s hard to believe that we’ve been talking to you about Pokemon for 50 weeks! It’s been a fantastic ride and we’re so thrilled that you joined us for the journey.

BC Sports Treehouse Fort Headlines For June 20 (Blogcritics.org)

Celtics win NBA championships … Tiger Woods gets more knee surgery … So does Curt Schilling … and Bob Uecker’s boat gets hit The following is a partial transcript of the June 20 edition of the BC Sports Treehouse Fort.Tuffy: The Boston Celtics finished off the Los Angeles Lakers in six games to capture the NBA Championship this week. Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times, who claimed …

June 21st - 27th (Anime News Network)

Goodness! Sorry that I was out of commission last week - it was a bit of a family affair, as various Hansons traveled far and wide from across the country to one desert city to meet one solitary internet columnist.

Viz Media’s parent companies forge new partnership (KidScreen Magazine)

San Francisco, California-based VIZ Media’s parent company Shueisha has made an investment in Shogakukan Production, the licensing and merchandising subsidiary of Japanese publisher and VIZ co-parent, Shogakukan Inc.

Euro 2008: A Remarkable Run For Turkey (Blogcritics.org)

Depleted and without most of its squad, Turkey looks to shake the football gods. In 2004, an ancient culture with Athens at its cultural center shocked the soccer world. Four years later, Turkey - home to the former Ottoman Empire with Istanbul serving as its spiritual center is threatening to create yet another sublime moment for a nation. For you connoisseurs of history, the irony is that …

TV Ratings: The Singing Bee grabs lead from Dyesebel in May NUTAM Ratings (GMA News)

ABS-CBN’s The Singing Bee overtook the lead from GMA-7’s Dyesebel by a slim .2 percent margin. According to the latest survey report prepared by AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines among nationwide households for the whole month of May, Cesar Montano’s karaoke game show registered a 32.6 percent rating against Dysebel’s 32.4 tally.

Late breaking news

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

My Pokemon Ranch - WiiWare Cheats (Games Radar)

Hayley will give you a free pokemon each day, but instead of waiting for tomorrow, just go to your Wii settings and change the date one day ahead. When you go back into the game you’ll have new pokemon.

Pokemon Deoxys Available At GameStop This Weekend (1up.com)

Fans can get the Pokemon free between June 20 and 22.

Pokemusings, week 50 (Games Radar)

A 50th anniversary extravaganza! Welcome to a historic, momentous, and jubilant occasion: the 50th issue of Pokemusings! It’s hard to believe that we’ve been talking to you about Pokemon for 50 weeks! It’s been a fantastic ride and we’re so thrilled that you joined us for the journey.

BC Sports Treehouse Fort Headlines For June 20 (Blogcritics.org)

Celtics win NBA championships … Tiger Woods gets more knee surgery … So does Curt Schilling … and Bob Uecker’s boat gets hit The following is a partial transcript of the June 20 edition of the BC Sports Treehouse Fort.Tuffy: The Boston Celtics finished off the Los Angeles Lakers in six games to capture the NBA Championship this week. Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times, who claimed …

June 21st - 27th (Anime News Network)

Goodness! Sorry that I was out of commission last week - it was a bit of a family affair, as various Hansons traveled far and wide from across the country to one desert city to meet one solitary internet columnist.

Viz Media’s parent companies forge new partnership (KidScreen Magazine)

San Francisco, California-based VIZ Media’s parent company Shueisha has made an investment in Shogakukan Production, the licensing and merchandising subsidiary of Japanese publisher and VIZ co-parent, Shogakukan Inc.

Late breaking news

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Pokemusings, week 50 (Games Radar)

A 50th anniversary extravaganza! Welcome to a historic, momentous, and jubilant occasion: the 50th issue of Pokemusings! It’s hard to believe that we’ve been talking to you about Pokemon for 50 weeks! It’s been a fantastic ride and we’re so thrilled that you joined us for the journey.

With whole life before them, Tourtellotte grads encouraged to take chances (The Norwich Bulletin)

As thoughts of future plans raced through the minds of Tourtellotte High School graduates, Principal Stephen Mitchell advised them to first think back. As you look back on your four years, I hope you will agree that you have learned much in the classroom, made new friendships and memories, he said. You should take some time to reflect on how you have changed.

Focus On: The State Of Gaming In Europe (Gamasutra)

At the NLGD Festival of Games, Sean Dromgoole, CEO Some Research & GameVision Europe, delivered the Brands and Games track keynote speech. This was a demographic presentation slotting into the festival’s marketing component, in which he shared detailed information on European game audiences across all major console platforms. The Brand and Games track of the Dutch Festival of Games conference …

Hey, Answerman: The Confessional (Anime News Network)

I got more responses to that silly “confessions” thing last week than I’ve ever had in response to anything printed in this column, in addition to people spamming the forums with such outrageous claims as “I don’t like Evangelion !” or “I like pocky!”. It was ridiculous.

Gallery: My Pokmon Ranch (Ferrago.co.uk)

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The Divnich Tapes: Lack Of First-Party IPs To Blame For Slow PS3 Sales (Gamasutra)

[Throughout this week, EEDAR’s director of analytical services Jesse Divnich is presenting exclusive Gamasutra analysis of April’s hardware and software trends, using data from Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR), The simExchange, NPD, IGN GamerMetrics, and GameTrailers. Today’s chart analysis examines 3-month unit sales for games featuring branded titles, characters, and …

Late breaking news

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Gallery: My Pokmon Ranch (Ferrago)

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Kuwaiti author creates 99 new superheroes (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)

Naif al-Mutawa was in a London taxi with his sister when she asked when he’d go back to writing children’s books. Mr. Mutawa, a Kuwaiti psychologist with two doctorates and an MBA from Columbia University, said the question sparked a chain of thoughts:

Lions, jaguars, and a wolf intent on escape - why we bought a zoo (Independent)

We never planned to buy a zoo, it just sort of happened. The whole family had been looking for a small cottage for my mum to move into after my dad had died, and then the idea evolved that she could live with one of her five children, by pooling resources and buying a larger place. Which is how we came to be on the mailing list for what was then called Dartmoor Wildlife Park, for sale through a …

Thursday’s Column Today: This Summer It’s On the Internet (The Oregonian)

Summer’s here! Well, nearly. Give the planets another day or two to truly align themselves into the traditional sun-and-swimsuit pattern. No matter, the Summer TV season is definitely here, and I’m pretty sure it couldn’t be more lame.

Attractions: ‘Halo 3′ tourney coming (Rocky Mount Telegram)

Ticket purchase and contact information for select Twin Counties venues are at the bottom of this file.

Kuwaiti author creates 99 new superheroes (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! Canada News)

Naif al-Mutawa wrote ‘The 99,’ a comic book series based on Islamic ideas, which aims to promote tolerance.


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