The most mysterious PS3 game from Sony's pre-E3 press conference was Afrika. The game's trailer showed realistic views of animal life in what most presumed to be a recreation of the African wild. But aside from that, details on the game were not revealed, and Sony spokespeople were notably shy about giving anything away in subsequent interviews.

Today, thanks to Japan's Weekly Famitsu magazine, we have exactly one tiny bit of information about the game. The magazine reveals that Sony Computer Entertainment's Daisaku Ikejiri has a hand in the game's development. Ikejiri previously worked as producer on Hot Shots Golf 3, 4, Portable and Online.
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Go ahead right now and call up your bookie, or call someone that will take a bet on anything because here are the winners for Spike TV's VGA 2009. If you are wondering where these results came from so early, Doc Brown hopped in the DeLorean and stole Biff's Sports Almanac, inside we found the results and cool directions on how to make our very own hoverboards.

GAME OF THE YEAR
Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

Winner UNCHARTED 2: Among Theives

STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Infinity Ward
Naughty Dog
Rocksteady Studios
Valve

Winner ....

Leave a comment if you agree or disagree or don't care..
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Namco Bandai today released their Q1 2010 earnings report. And buried amidst the boring money stuff (net sales are down 15.8%) is something a little more interesting: game sales data.

Listed were the publisher's top five-selling games for the quarter ending June 30, 2009 (as in, only those sold during that three-month period, not lifetime sales). Those expecting Nintendo-like numbers will be disappointed, but those who love Afro Samurai - or just numbers in general - will be thrilled!
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The update brings a set of features that will further enhance the gameplay experience:

* Camera settings can now be accessed through the Options menu
* Invert camera control option has been implemented
* Gameplay tuning – Improved Brother 6 boss fight
* Multiple bug issues have also been resolved
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UK videogame releases for March 23rd to 27th sees the release of the Midway/Ubisoft title, Wheelman and Playstation Network title, Burn Zombie Burn arrives mid-week. Don King's boxing title arrives on the Wii and DS along with Afro Samurai on Xbox 360 and PS3.

Please note, release dates are about as reliable as a priest stuck in traffic behind two nuns in a Skoda, so don't take them as gospel. This is what we've been told.
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Here's the Euro releases for this week, highlights include The Wheelman, Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 for Wii and Buzz! Brain of the UK. Please note these are tenative release dates and are subject to change with little or no notice.
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Leigh Alexander on Gamasutra writes:

"BottleRocket today officially confirmed that it will no longer be developing Namco Bandai's Splatterhouse after the publisher repossessed the title earlier this week -- but says it is working on an unannounced new project, disputing earlier reports of its de facto demise.

'BottleRocket wishes Namco the best in completing their project,' the studio said in a brief statement confirming the cancellation. 'The BottleRocket development team is looking forward to turning their attention to a new project soon to be announced.' "
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According to the game's own credits, "Afro Samurai" will receive at least one downloadable episode in future; and today, GameCyte spoke to the man who penned its story, a Mr. Peter Saji, for some clues about the contents of a confirmed multiple episodes to come.
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Video Afro Samurai: 30 min. Gameplay (First Level Completed) - X360 Version

"Spoiler Inside"
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A look at the new titles being released this week.

Monday (Jan. 26)
AC-130 (PC)
MLB Front Office Manager (360, PS3, PC)
Niki - Rock 'n' Ball (Wii)

Tuesday (Jan. 27)
Afro Samurai (PS3, 360)

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