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Trophy List: Afrika (Afrika)

Oct 22, 2009

This Project Gamers Trophy List brings up 45 trophies including: 34 bronze, 6 silver, 4 gold, and 1 platinum trophy!

Afrika Available Now In The US (Afrika)

Oct 6, 2009

PS3center writes- Suprisingly, developer Natsume has announced that Afrika will be available at retailers across the country. Did that sneak up on us? You betcha'.

"We are very excited about Afrika's release today. We know many PlayStation®3 owners out there have been itching to get their hands on the game," said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO of Natsume. "It was a real pleasure to work with Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios in bringing this title to North America."

The game revolves around wildlife photography in Africa. It is rated E by the ESRB, and debuts at $49.99 US. Stay with us for a review and impressions soon.

Afrika Goes Gold (Afrika)

Sep 17, 2009

Natsume Inc. has today announced that Afrika for the PlayStation 3 has gone gold. Natsume's first title for the PlayStation 3, Afrika is a wildlife photography adventure set in a lush, unexplored region of Africa.

Afrika To Trample Poachers A Week Later, New Official Release Date (Afrika)

Sep 16, 2009

Tigresa of Spawn Kill speaks with Natsume representative to find out that Afrika has been slightly delayed with an updated official October 6th release date.

No poachers allowed.

Los Angeles Vs. Tokyo: Huge Game Music Concert Taking Place In… Australia (Afrika)

Sep 9, 2009

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.

Free Animated PS3 Theme (Afrika)

Sep 1, 2009

BLPGaming finds a new PS3 theme, and the best part? Its FREE

Bunch Of PS3 Games Go Budget This September In Japan (Afrika)

Aug 13, 2009

Sony Computer Entertainment has announced its new line up for the budget priced PS3 the Best brand. That line-up includes:

Afrika
Uncharted
LittleBigPlanet
Gundam: Target In Sight
Eternal Sonata
Ridge Racer 7

All these games will be out on September 3 for the equivalent of US$31 - save for Eternal Sonata, which is priced at $39.

The Eminence Symphony Orchestra Unveils A Night in Fantasia 2009 (Afrika)

Jul 30, 2009

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.

US version of Afrika upgraded with trophies (Afrika)

Jun 17, 2009

From an interview about Afrika with siliconera

That was going to be my next question! What kind of modifications are you making?

First and foremost there is going to be a trophy system, which wasn't in the Asian release or Japanese release. There have been other suggestions from us and other parties. So, we've been working with Rhino Soft and Sony now to tweak it. Obviously, that's not the final version out there so we're trying to see what we can do to help make it a touch better.

Natsume announces E3 2009 lineup (Afrika)

May 28, 2009

Game developer and publisher Natsume today announced their games to be shown next week at the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).

E3 2009 game lineup from Natsume:

Adventures To Go (PSP)
Animal Kingdom: Wildlife Expedition (Wii)
Afrika (PS3)
Cheer We Go! (DS)
Harvest Moon: Animal Parade (Wii)
Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming (DS)
Harvest Moon: My Little Shop (WiiWare)
Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands (DS)
Reel Fishing: Angler's Dream (Wii)
Squishy Tank (DS)

Afrika announced for North America (Afrika [import])

May 26, 2009

Afrika will finally be coming to North America.

Afrika increasingly away from Europe (Afrika [import])

May 3, 2009

Current publisher of the game for Europe leaves the office.

Afrika with european launch problems (Afrika [import])

May 3, 2009

Eurogamer Portugal writes: "After several months without knowing it at all, now comes the bad news to us that Africa is experiencing some difficulties in being released in Europe.

The publisher DHM Interactive abandoned the project when It was in a phase of buying the game rights to distribute it in Europe."

Japan's Playstation Home to integrate Dress (Afrika [import])

May 3, 2009

In Japan (and other parts of Asia), kinder, gentler titles such as Aquanaut's Holiday, Afrika/Hakuna Matata and Dress are aimed at a demographic that marketers seem pretty sure just doesn't exist in America. (Perhaps the success of That Game Company's Flower will change their minds?). Now, Sony of Japan has posted a page announcing integration of its dress-em-up simulation Dress with Sony's Home.

Where's Afrika? National Geographic removes it from their website (Afrika [import])

Mar 9, 2009

Gamezine: After being rebranded, we thought the PlayStation 3's Afrika would be coming to our waters early this year. However, the National Geographic has removed the title from their upcoming games.

Last year we reported on the National Geographic's entrance into the video games industry by creating a new games division that would work in conjunction with companies like Namco Bandai and Sony.

One title to come from National Geographic's games division was Sony Japan's Afrika, rebranded as National Geographic: Africa. The title was confirmed to be Sony's in December of last year and included in a National Geographic press release.

Rumor Killers: PSP 2, Assassin's Creed 2, and Afrika (Afrika [import])

Nov 29, 2008

The first details on the PSP 2, a new setting for Assassin's Creed, and a possible release date for National Geographic: Afrika as we come out of our turkey comas.

AFRIKA wins Best Original Video Game Score at Hollywood Music Awards (Afrika [import])

Nov 21, 2008

Wataru Hokoyama's music for AFRIKA wins Best Original Score, "Logan's Shadow" from Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow wins Best Original Song and EA's Steve Schnur awarded Outstanding Music Supervision for Madden NFL 2008.

National Geographic publishing Afrika in the US (Afrika [import])

Nov 20, 2008

Afrika US release next month! Ps3fanboy.com writes:

Remember Afrika? It's a nature-themed PS3-exclusive photography game that met moderate success when it debuted in Japan earlier this year. An English release seemed unlikely due to the niche content of the game, but it appears the game will be making its way to American shores -- and from an unlikely source, as well.

National Geographic has picked up the rights for Afrika, rebranding it as National Geographic: Africa. It's promised to release next month -- but with potentially very little fanfare.

Rumour: Sony's Afrika to Release this November (Afrika [import])

Nov 19, 2008

Gamezine.co.uk writes:

"Sony's PlayStation 3 Safari game Afrika launched in Japan this year, but there was no sign of a US or European release. However, a new listing from the National Geographic reignites our hopes."

Proof that SCE made an english version of AFRIKA (Afrika [import])

Oct 2, 2008

Remember few days ago when Sony Cameras revealed at the Photokina photography fair in Cologne (Germany) through an english trailer that AFRIKA should be hitting Europe in 2009? SCE has debunked it early this week, but sure it seems that they are trying to cover it : French site LesNumeriques has captured a gameplay video during the event from the english version of AFRIKA.

Is SCE trying to cover it to surprise everyone at TGS 2008?