Late Night Consoling
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UMD Prices for Japan
[psp]Sony Computer Entertainment came clean and revealed the price range for UMDs in Japan. They will cost between 3,800 and 3,980 yen, which is roughly between $36 and $38 USD. However, that's the typical going rate for DVDs in Japan so it would appear likely that in the U.S., SCEA will price UMDs comparable to current DVD prices.
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Online Dead or Alive Ultimate Tournament
[xbox]Think you're hot stuff in Dead or Alive Ultimate? It's time to prove it as Tecmo and Xbox Live are hosting "The DOAU Mystery Gamer Competition," where gamers play against Team Ninja developers to prove their worth. Beat the dev and move onto Round 2. The month-long event begins February 21 for the U.S. and Canada. Check www.xbox.com later in the week for detailed times.
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Vivendi's DS Lineup
[ds]French site Jeuxpo has details on Vivendi Universal's lineup for the Nintendo DS and it appears three titles are in the works. A new Crash racing title is on the horizon in full 3D and wireless capable. A new The Incredible Hulk game is coming but no details were offered on that. The most intriguing, however, was a new Spyro game that'll be a tactical RPG. That would be an interesting twist to the series.
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Pepsi DS
[ds]Nintendo and Pepsi are teaming up for a special promotion in Japan. As part of the launch of Pepsi Twist in that territory, consumers will have a chance at winning one of a thousand Pepsi-blue Nintendo DSes. Other prizes include 8-bit Mario characters on bottle caps and rolls of tape with SMB scenes.
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Kasumi 3D Mouse Pad
[xbox]From the "Completely Out of Left Field but Not Really Considering It's Tecmo" category comes news that the company is now selling a 3D gel mouse pad of its most promiscuous Dead or Alive character, Kasumi. The 3D gel aspect are her breasts, where you comfortable lay your wrist between. At one point in Japan, they were going to release a Kasumi body pillow but opted for a casual throw instead. The mouse pad will go on sale later this month for $25.
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New Releases This Week
PS2: Nano Breaker, Tenchu: Fatal Shadows, and Xenosaga Episode II. Xbox: Top Gear RPM Tuning. GameCube: Star Fox Assault. Portable: Ace Combat Advance (GBA), WarioWare Touched! (NDS). Multi: Constantine (PS2, Xbox).
Misc. Media/Previews
PS2
We have three new screenshots of Cold Winter for ya. More shots of Tekken 5 are at IGN.
Xbox
Adventure Gamers spends time with Still Life.
Portable
Team Fremont revs it up in this look at Mario Kart DS.
Multi
GameSpot has impressions of Rugby 2005 (PS2, Xbox). IGN has new details on MX vs. ATV Unleashed (PS2, Xbox), footage of FIFA Street (PS2, Xbox, GCN), and shots for Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (PS2, Xbox).
Console Game Of The Evening [Submit Yours!]
Target Earth for the Sega Genesis. "An awesome sci-fi story with interesting missions. The atmosphere drop was awesome!" (submitted by jackalope).
