If you've been a happy Game Boy or DS owner at any point in the past five years, you're likely a fan of the immortal Castlevania series. Each one pits a lone hero against the forces of Dracula, but the latest entry in the series, Portrait of Ruin, bucks that trend by teaming you up with a magical young girl. To get the straight talk on the change, and just generally gush a little praise, we sat down with series creator Koji "IGA" Igarashi and composer Michiru Yamane. GamesRadar: Portrait of ...
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21 Sep 2006

Newsdump

DS News | Nintendo DS

Go, go, Tokyo Tokyo Game Show is revving up, and GamesRadar is there, chomping on sushi, stomping on buildings, and trying to see what the original pink Power Ranger looks like behind the mask. We're also playing the crap out of everything we can, so check our TGS landing page for all the good stuff. We'll be updating over the weekend as well, so don't take a day off from checking just because the morning cartoons are better. Insect army attacks Activision These days, everybody sues ...
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21 Sep 2006

New Fullmetal screens

DS News | Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy

As gamers, you're slightly obliged to enjoy anime to some extent. Even if you can't stand the stuff, you oughta check out Fullmetal Alchemist, airing at seemingly random times on Adult Swim (can't they ever stick to one schedule?) The series is now primed for a DS invasion, and we've got the first batch of screens ready for your viewing pleasure. Just hit the Images tab to see Scar, Edward and Alphonse beating down various thugs with their alchemic powers. Looks like there'll even be some ...
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21 Sep 2006

Secret Ubisoft games revealed

DS News | Nintendo DS

Thursday 21 September 2006 Far Cry 2, a next-gen Prince of Persia game, Splinter Cell 5: Conviction and a Far Cry PSP title have all been accidentally revealed this morning in a spectacular gaff by Ubisoft. A giant batch of images was downloaded from Ubisoft's own network, containing revealing artwork and images from a slew of unannounced games. The secret shots also shed light on other games we already knew about, like Assassin's Creed. One screenshot taken from the medieval murder game shows ...
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21 Sep 2006

LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Sells More Than 1.1 Million Units Worldwide in One Week

DS News from N4G | LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

DS - LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy - LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Sells More Than 1.1 Million Units Worldwide in One Week

After only one week on store shelves worldwide, LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy has already established itself as one of 2006's strongest forces in video games. Since its release by LucasArts and TT Games on September 12, the biggest family game of the year has sold more than 1.1 million copies spanning eight platforms (PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, PSP (PlayStation Portable) system, Xbox 360 and Xbox video game systems from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube, Windows, Nintendo DS and Nintendo Game Boy Advance).
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21 Sep 2006

Famitsu Scores for the Week of 09/21/2006

DS News from N4G | Pokemon Diamond/Pearl

DS - Pokemon Diamond/Pearl - Famitsu Scores for the Week of 09/21/2006

Pokemon Diamond and Pearl completely dominate the competition.
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21 Sep 2006

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin music CD pre-order bonus

DS News from N4G | Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

DS - Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin music CD pre-order bonus

If you pre-order Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin for the Nintendo DS at GameStop/EB Games, you'll receive a Castlevania 20th Anniversary Soundtrack music CD for free!
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20 Sep 2006

Newsdump 09-20

DS News | Nintendo DS

Nintendo throws parties for "normals" In what has been elected today's strangest news story, we find ourselves directing you to some mom's blog. Apparently, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata is so convinced that selling the Wii is like selling cosmetics that he's adopting Avon's business model - Nintendo is now going door-to-door, showing its Wii to any non-gamer who will let it into their living room and invite the neighborhood. So, yeah. Some suburban soccer-madre and her brood have logged more ...
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20 Sep 2006

LEGO Star Wars owns all

DS News | LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

We've done our best to try to convince you of the ultimate supremacy of LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, but, as it turns out, the world either has no need of our advice or takes it very seriously. Selling 1.1 million copies (or "units" as industry pundits call them) in its very first week of being available to the masses, LEGO Star Wars II has cemented the value of family friendly titles in this blood-soaked, violence-mongering industry. Of course, it helps that the game is ...
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20 Sep 2006

KOTOR developer eyes the DS

DS News | Nintendo DS

RPG developer BioWare, famous for Baldur's Gate on PC and Knights of the Old Republic on Xbox, has started a handheld division that's currently developing at least one DS game. It's not as surprising as it might sound, considering the company's founders were enthusing about PSP and DS in a 2005 interview: "[We're] huge handheld fans," co-founder Ray Muzyka told GameSpot. "We spent the entire time on the plane on the way down to LA playing Lumines. Can you imagine some of our RPGs on a ...
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