Best-selling author Garth Nix will unleash his latest novel, Shade's Children, in the UK this month and, to give you a taste of Nix's apocalyptic sci-fi vision, we've got an exclusive first look at the opening chapter of this shadowy and intriguing novel. Just click here to clap your eyes on the special extract. Shade's Children is set in a futuristic, barren end-world where only children survive. Unexplained entities called the Overlords have taken control of the planet, eradicating all human ...
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"An Internet Matlock at NeoGaf has uncovered some very interesting information regarding the newly released (in Japan) Xbox 360 RPG Lost Odyssey. The Feelplus development team that worked on the game seem to be mostly made up of ex-Nautilus employees -- if you don't know Nautilus, get outta town -- it's the now-defunct company responsible for Legend of Dragoon, Phantom Dust and, most importantly, the awesome Shadow Hearts franchise."
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Fumito Ueda explains why Ico 2 and Shadow of the Colossus 2 won't happen.
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A slew of composers from Tokyo and Los Angeles are descending on Sydney, Australia later this month for A Night in Fantasia 2009, a concert featuring music from upcoming games as well as many well-known anime series. Titled played will include AFRIKA, Darksiders: Wrath of War, Dragon Age: Origins, Prince of Persia, Shadow of the Colossus along with some anime pieces from Astro Boy, Studio Ghibli, and Deathnote to name a few.
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Anoop Gantayat: The second annual CEDEC Awards ceremony was held earlier today, closing off the second day of the three day CESA Developers Conference in Yokohama.
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Chief designer Osamu Tsuchihashi reveals the actual influence on the game
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Fans in Sydney, Australia will be treated to a massive orchestral game and anime concert in September. The Eminence Symphony Orchestra is putting on "A Night in Fantasia 2009," featuring music from AFRIKA, Darksiders: Wrath of War, Dragon Age: Origins, Prince of Persia, and the amazing Shadow of the Colossus along with some anime pieces from Astro Boy, Studio Ghibli, and Deathnote to name a few. It should be a great show.
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Fumito Ueda, creator of Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and the upcoming The Last Guardian talks about the importance of visual fidelity and technical benchmarks.
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The announcement of a Shadow of the Colossus movie has outraged and/or disgusted nearly everyone in the gamer community so far because of the SACRILEGE! However, the film's writer, Justin Marks, wants you all to give videogame movies a chance, and seems to truly believe that Colossus & The Hendersons (working title) could be a hot project.

"I think many of the games haven't worked as movies because it's hard to find the right game. There are very few that lend themselves to movies," declares Marks. "If we started thinking that anything that worked in one medium shouldn't be adapted for another we wouldn't have a lot of the great movies we've had, because so many of them came from novels."

"With a lot of games there are so many elements in the universe you spend your time tearing down and tearing down. What's nice about this game is that it's so sparse so you can start building right away."

"With a lot of games you're caught trying to please the fans and the mainstream audience," he adds. "What's so nice about this game is that it's all seen through such an adult lens, so that what pleases the fans also pleases a wider audience."
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One of the most cinematic games is now making it way towards cinemas.
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