Video game publisher D3 has three licenced titles coming out in the upcoming future and they had all three of them at E3 this year. The games are all based upon popular cartoons.

The first title D3 showed the Game Guys was the platformer "Astro Boy: The Video Game". Originally based on the 1952 manga by Osamu Tezuka, "Astro Boy: The Video Game" allows players to take the roll of the title character and takes its inspiration from the upcoming feature-legnth film Astro Boy.

In "Astro Boy: The Video Game", players take to the streets and skies on an epic adventure to save...
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411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Cursed Mountain, and Harvest Moon: Magical Melody.
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411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Fight Night Round 4, BlazBlue, Wii Sports Resort, Another Code: R, Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta, PangYa: Fantasy Golf, Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor, The Conduit, Dawn of Discovery, Rorona no Atelier, and Overlord.
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411mania gives a rundown on this week's game releases. Highlights include Avalon Code, Mana Khemia: Student Alliance, Samurai Shodown Anthology, and Docomodake BOING!

Avalon Code (DS)
Avalon Code is an action RPG created by Matrix Software, the developer of Alundra for the PS1 and, more recently, the co-developer of the Final Fantasy III and IV remakes for the DS. Like in many RPGs, the looming end of the world is what drives Avalon Code's story. What's different here is the fact that your mission isn't to stop the end from happening. Instead, you've been tasked with scanning all that is good in the world into The Book of Prophecies so that when the next world is created, only the things that are worthy are brought forth. Once something has been scanned, you can change its properties as you see fit by tinkering with its parameters. If there's a monster that you think is too strong, change its attributes to make it weak. Want to turn that regular sword into a flaming one? Add fire to its code. At the very least, this mechanic makes Avalon Code one of the most unique action RPGs on the DS and something to look out for if you're tired of all the remakes that the system has been seeing.

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Mana Khemia: Student Alliance (PSP)
This is a port of Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis, a turn-based RPG/school sim which was originally released last year for the PS2. It is considered the spiritual successor to the Atelier Iris series as it employs many of the conventions found in those games. Many of those who are familiar with the series consider Mana Khemia to be far superior to its predecessors in most respects save for the story (Atelier Iris 2 usually takes the cake in that department). The game was developed by Gust, a company that is well-known for its item-crafting systems and character development. I recently played through Ar tonelico II, so can attest to the company's ability to make item-crafting fun and ...
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RPG fans knew it was coming, but today we can officially announce Gust's next adventure, Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm is headed for PS2 this May. This is great news for steady PS2 players, as Ar Tonelico just hit shelves mere weeks ago. Old-school gamers definitely have their time spoken for, thanks to Gust and publisher NIS. Iris 3 plays a bit different from the previous two - instead of running through a traditional series of plot points, you're taking on jobs from a bulletin board as an ...
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Official ELSPA Entertainment Top 20 Software Chart (all prices) - week ending 28 August1 (2) Athens 2004 (PS2)2 (3) Spider-Man 2 (PS2, Xbox, Cube, GBA)3 (1) Doom 3 (PC)4 (5) Driv3r (PS2, Xbox)5 (4) Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow (Xbox)6 (6) Shrek 2 (PS2, Xbox, Cube, GBA)7 (10) FIFA 2004 (PS2, Xbox, Cube, PC, GBA, PSone, N-Gage)8 (7) Need for Speed Underground (PS2, Xbox, Cube, PC, GBA)9 (RE) The Simpsons: Hit and Run (PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC)10 (14) Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (PS2, Xbox, ...
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Sony have released a handful of new shots of the forthcoming Athens 2004 - the official game of this year's Olympics, no less.With 25 different events on offers, the selection of disciplines is certainly comprehensive and developers Eurocom promise that "the game's advanced motion-capture technique will deliver unprecedented control and flexibility allowing for more complex and realistic movement, guaranteeing an accurate and immersive experience for players."In among the full range of ...
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It's been a fair old while since we last saw an athletics game, so we're intrigued by today's announcement by Sony that they plan to release a PS2 title based on this year's Olympics called, obviously enough, Athens 2004.Due for release in July, the game features seven venues - the Olympic Stadium for athletics, the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, the Olympic Aquatic Centre, the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall, the Olympic Indoor Hall for gymnastics, the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian ...
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After stumbling around for awhile trying to find its unique identity, the ATV Offroad Fury series is looking to try something truly unique in this fourth iteration. Along with ATVs, players will now have access to dirt bikes, dune buggies and trophy trucks (okay, maybe they cribbed that from THQ's MX vs ATV series. The point is, it's a cool addition). More importantly, the tracks themselves have been designed around the different handling aspects of each vehicle style. During an event, youll ...
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Tuesday 9 May 2006 Sony will be releasing the fourth in its competent and successful off-road racing series ATV Offroad Fury for PS2 this September. ATV Offroad Fury 4 contains 72 different tracks spread over six continents, has 30 new vehicles, a new tuning option to enable you to get the best out your machines and a new story mode, which follows a young rookie rider trying to make it to the top of the pro rankings. The PS2 game caters for up to four gamers in offline multiplayer and up to ...
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