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chronovore

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TheGIA.com back in business
« on: September 09, 2009, 03:07:50 AM »
...to celebrate the announcement of Dreamcast 2!

http://thegia.com/
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Sega announces Dreamcast2
Confirming years of rampant speculation, Sega today announced the next-generation Dreamcast2 entertainment console for worldwide release in Q1 2010. This marks Sega's first return to hardware manufacture since the original Dreamcast was discontinued in March 2001.
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8Sep/090
TFLO2 resurfaces as Dragon Quest Online
Level 5 revealed earlier today that their upcoming True Fantasy Live Online 2 will undergo a massive retooling and emerge later next year as Dragon Quest Online. The decision was announced at a joint press event in Tokyo hosted by Enix's Yuji Horii and Level 5's Akihiro Hino.
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8Sep/091
Harmonix releases Led Zeppelin: Rock Band
Harmonix's Led Zeppelin: Rock Band hits stores today, bringing together history's "heaviest rock band" with Rock Band's musical gameplay into a single killer disc. Players can rock alongside Page, Plant, Jones and Bonham - from their earliest days as The New Yardbirds to their record-shattering final American tour as the world's largest rock-and-roll band.
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8Sep/090
StarTropics 3 moved to DS Next
StarTropics 3, a game that most had assumed was cancelled after nothing beyond a few small work-in-progress GameCube screenshots appeared in Nintendo Power in 2005, surprised the gaming world by resurfacing as an upcoming game for the Nintendo DS Next. Gamers hungry for the further adventures of eccentric, banana-loving adventurer Mike Jones have plenty to look forward to.
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8Sep/090
Phantasy Earth breaks 5 million
Phantasy Earth, released early last year on the PlayStation 3 and Apple iPlay, has managed to sell over five million copies worldwide. The game surpassed the 4.6 million copies sold by Bungie's Marathon: Phobos, cementing it as the previous generation's best-selling title.
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8Sep/090
Nomura’s spinoff studio shutters
A sad note was sounded in counterpoint to Sega's triumphant return as earlier rumors on Japanese message forum 2ch of studio Nomura Heroes' closing were confirmed. In a statement, studio chief and founder Tetsuya Nomura cited a lack of product diversity beyond the ailing PlayStation 3 as the primary cause for the studio's shuttering.
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8Sep/090
Square announces Final Fantasy XIII: International
Are you ready to go back to Ivalice? Square Co., Ltd recently announced Final Fantasy XIII: International for the PlayStation 3. Square announced the following additional features for the International version:
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8Sep/091
Vagrant Story 2 available on PSN
Sony has finally made Vagrant Story 2 available for download on the PlayStation Network. This PS2 game blew the open-world "sandbox" genre wide open when it first came out in 2003, combining strong narrative and multiple player characters with open-world gameplay and dynamic mission objectives. When was the last time you explored the forgotten city of Saint-Émile?
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7Sep/090
Mega Man Legends 4 passes 3 million sold
Capcom USA released a press release announcing that Mega Man Legends 4: Volnutt's Legacy has passed 3 million in worldwide sales. "All of us here at Capcom would like to thank our fans for their unflagging support of this franchise," said Billy Berghammer, president of Capcom USA. "Please look forward to Mega Man Legends 5: Bots, Drills, and Rock and Roll and The Further Misadventures of Tron Bonne from Capcom in 2010."

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archie4208

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Re: TheGIA.com back in business
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2009, 03:11:51 AM »
I guess that Led Zeppelin leak in The Beatles: Rock Band was true.   8)

HyperZoneWasAwesome

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Re: TheGIA.com back in business
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2009, 03:17:09 AM »
years later, and it's still one of my favorite gaming sites.

pilonv1

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Re: TheGIA.com back in business
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2009, 03:19:32 AM »
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From Software has announced that Chromehounds 2 and King's Field: The Seventh City will be available at launch.

:gloomy
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Vizzys

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Re: TheGIA.com back in business
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2009, 04:25:32 AM »
i wish i lived in a parallel dimension where megaman legends 3 existed and they kept making more
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chronovore

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Re: TheGIA.com back in business
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2009, 05:54:58 AM »
DC2's not a joke! When else is best to strike but when their opponents expect it least?! SEGA is about to pull The Picard Maneuver! :pimp

pilonv1

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Re: TheGIA.com back in business
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2009, 06:26:46 AM »
Is this a joke :lol

I mean I know the DC2 news blurb is but the rest?

dude you dont have an iPlay yet? :o
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BlueTsunami

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Re: TheGIA.com back in business
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2009, 09:03:52 AM »
King's Field! I would buy a DC2 if it actually was real and that was a lunch title.
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chronovore

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Re: TheGIA.com back in business
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2009, 09:32:56 AM »
King's Field! I would buy a DC2 if it actually was real and that was a lunch title.
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Reb

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Re: TheGIA.com back in business
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2009, 10:13:06 AM »
I hate it how you guys lunch at people whenever they make a mistake.
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Bocsius

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Re: TheGIA.com back in business
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2009, 10:17:23 AM »
It might not be launch, but I had a Dannon Frusion smoothie for breakfast.

Make your day less boring @ frusion.com.

Akala

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Re: TheGIA.com back in business
« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2009, 12:01:45 PM »
awesome. makes me miss the days of the GIA.

Don Flamenco

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Re: TheGIA.com back in business
« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2009, 12:47:20 PM »
I hate it how you guys lunch at people whenever they make a mistake.

I know. Seeing people get lunched at makes me wanna gauge my eyes out

E-DuB

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Re: TheGIA.com back in business
« Reply #13 on: September 09, 2009, 01:14:31 PM »
Not going to lie I just about shit myself when Drinky posted the link on GAF....So many dammed memories  :heart

chronovore

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Re: TheGIA.com back in business
« Reply #14 on: September 09, 2009, 08:31:37 PM »
Yeah, I was really fond of it, and I only showed up at the very end of its run. Luckily I made friends with my favorite writer from the site before it shuttered. I had no idea it was a popular site though. </clueless>

BlueTsunami

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Re: TheGIA.com back in business
« Reply #15 on: September 09, 2009, 08:48:16 PM »
King's Field! I would buy a DC2 if it actually was real and that was a lunch title.

Would it be a tasty one? :smug

 >:(
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