Posted on October 31st, 2006 by Xcomp
Just had a shot at the free online version of DJMax just to get an idea of what the game was like. From what I read of the DJMax Portable version, it sounded like a fun game and looked great too but I wasn’t going to order it until I tried it out first.
Admittedly, I [...]
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Posted on October 29th, 2006 by Xcomp
Yes, the first part of the Death Note movie was aired on Friday on Nippon TV for all to enjoy. The director’s cut was shown at 9PM as part of the Friday Road Show 20th Anniversary Special Project. Needless to say, a RAW is already floating around on the internet with eager fans waiting for [...]
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Posted on October 29th, 2006 by Xcomp
Well, just started working on the scripted guide for the new “Tales of…” DS title which means I probably won’t be posting on my blog for a while… So far, the game environments look better than FFIII IMO but on the other hand, it’s lacking a bit of character expressions to drive the story along.
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Posted on October 26th, 2006 by Xcomp
Square-Enix has started a competition for the Japanese to give them a chance to win a copy of the cute Chocobo game coming out in December.
There are basically two ways of entering. One is the “Freeform” method where you can take a picture or video of anything that resembles a Chocobo. The second method is [...]
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Posted on October 26th, 2006 by Xcomp
Players can download this demo until November 4th and will be able to enjoy a little teaser of the first case “Gyakuten no Kirifuda (Turn Around Trump Card)” where Naruhodo Ryuuichi himself (Phoenix Wright” is the accused.
The full version is scheduled for 2007 Spring.
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Posted on October 25th, 2006 by Xcomp
Well, just got my copy of the game on Monday but haven’t had much time to play it. The graphics are impressive so far apart from the inventory screens which, is just a bunch of very small 2D icons instead of 3D representations of items. It’s good to see gear changes are reflected on your [...]
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Posted on October 25th, 2006 by Xcomp
No, the DS isn’t kicking out English teachers. Currently only two schools in Kyoto, Yawatashi are teaching English using the DS and they are Otokoyama Higashi and Yamata Senior High.
It’s a trial run by the Board of Education to teach junior and senior high students new English vocabulary. You won’t find the software on sale [...]
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Posted on October 25th, 2006 by Xcomp
…Or at least they look like it close up! Here’s a magnified view of a snowflake at 300um.
Not the snowflakes you usually see in Christmas decorations, is it? If you zoomed out it would look like one but this is simply amazing! Looks like a random CG render!
Related Links
Wikipedia
BARC Electron Microscopy Unit Snow Page
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Posted on October 25th, 2006 by Xcomp
It doesn’t seem to notify you if you use “Check for updates…” in the older version so go ahead and grab it if you haven’t already! It may have its own fair share of vulnerabilities but I’m sure there aren’t as many hackers targeting it since IE remains popular as it comes pre-installed with PCs.
I’ve [...]
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Posted on October 25th, 2006 by Xcomp
Long long ago, a Demon King was planning to take over the human world with his army. Humans fought fiercely and the battle was known as the “Death God Battle”. In the end, 5 human heroes created a bracelet that sealed the Demon King and victory was achieved by the humans…
Time flows by and now [...]
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