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Earliest game voice acting I’m aware of. Title screens of the two Mito Koumon games. (they are Goemon-like games developed by Sunsoft for the Famicom) I can’t really tell what the guy is saying though. Sounds kinda scratchy, anybody fluent in Japanese understand?

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For something that isn’t strictly a videogame, Second Life is responsible for so much unbelievably stupid crap that it’s difficult to ignore. Take, for example, the case of Amy Taylor, who is divorcing husband David Pollard for having an “affair” via the on the web social network.
Both Amy and David are avid Second Life players, and their online avatars became a couple to match their real world status. That’s until Taylor caught Pollard having virtual sex with a virtual prostitute, virtually. She stayed with David in real life, but …

Webzen’s sci-fi MMOFPS Huxley has been in development since the Declaration of Independence was signed. This can be stated without exaggeration. If you cast your mind back — way back — you might recall having once heard of this free-to-play FPS with an MMO flavor. It might take some real mind raking, however.
Now that you remember what Huxley is, you may now be told that the game has been delayed until 2009. Nope, I wasn’t aware it was due to launch in the next two months either, but apparently …

Filed under: PC, On the internet, Business

Full game digital distribution is in the cards for Games For Windows Live, we just don’t know when that hand will be dealt. “Clearly it’s on our road map,” GM Chris Early confirmed to Shacknews. An update to the service this day added video, demo and DLC support to Microsoft’s PC Marketplace.
Should services like Steam be concerned? Not yet, at least. But with Microsoft already locking up exclusive content for GFW Live (see Fallout 3 PC DLC), there’s precedence to advocate the company could …

Filed under: Personal computer, On the web, Business

Full game digital distribution is in the cards for Games For Windows Live, we just don’t know when that hand will be dealt. “Clearly it’s on our road map,” GM Chris Early confirmed to Shacknews. An update to the service today added video, demo and DLC support to Microsoft’s Computer Marketplace.
Should services like Steam be concerned? Not yet, at least. But with Microsoft already locking up exclusive content for GFW Live (see Fallout 3 PC DLC), there’s precedence to suggest the company could …

Filed under: Personal computer, On the web, Business

Full game digital distribution is in the cards for Games For Windows Live, we just don’t know when that hand will be dealt. “Clearly it’s on our road map,” GM Chris Early confirmed to Shacknews. An update to the service this day added video, demo and DLC support to Microsoft’s Personal computer Marketplace.
Should services like Steam be concerned? Not yet, at least. But with Microsoft already locking up exclusive content for GFW Live (see Fallout 3 PC DLC), there’s precedence to advocate the …

Filed under: Hacks, Microsoft Xbox 360, Online
Microsoft continues its war against enemy solders, with Xbox Live’s Major Nelson confirming the latest round of shock and “Aww, I’ve been disconnected!” banishment. “In our continued effort to keep gameplay safe and secure for our community of more than 14 million members,” he said, “Microsoft has taken action against a small percentage of Xbox 360 consoles that have been illegally modified in order to play pirated games.”
This small percentage of players, who in their actions voided their Xbox 360 warranties and breached …

Filed under: Hacks, Microsoft Xbox 360, On the web
Microsoft continues its war against enemy solders, with Xbox Live’s Major Nelson confirming the latest round of shock and “Aww, I’ve been disconnected!” banishment. “In our continued effort to keep gameplay safe and secure for our community of more than 14 million members,” he said, “Microsoft has taken action against a small percentage of Xbox 360 consoles that have been illegally altered in order to play pirated games.”
This small percentage of players, who in their actions voided their Xbox 360 warranties …

Filed under: Online, Meta (about Joystiq), MMO

It’s almost here! A whole continent of new content in Northrend, a brand new class in the Death Knight, and ten more levels of the greatest MMO ever created. Wrath of the Lich King, WoW’s second expansion, releases on Wednesday night, and Joystiq’s sister site, WoW Insider, is buzzing with anticipation. Here’s ten of our most popular posts from the last week (all dressed up in our brand new redesign), but stay glued to the site over the next few days, …