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October 19, 2010

Menial Labor: The Videogame

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , , — Jamie Love @ 11:49 am

Mister Donut DS
This Japanese boxart for a Mister Donut themed DS game makes me hungry but also raises an important question – when are we going to get Tim Hortons The Videogame? (Or Starbucks for those on the other side of the border.)

I’d also be curious to know if the game allots time to contemplate life. I’m all for kids learning how to make coffee properly, but since I’m given to believe that this release joins a series of career games, wherein the other careers have been nurse, teacher, veterinarian, I can’t help thinking that if those are the jobs your friends have while you’re making donuts all day, you’d want some free time to ponder where you took a wrong turn.

October 11, 2010

The View from IndieCade

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , , , , , — Jamie Love @ 12:09 pm

IndieCade 2010
While some of Team Sugar has been enjoying an early Canadian Thanksgiving, the Los Angeles branch was keeping busy around Culver City with IndieCade 2010, which had plenty of games I would have traded my share of turkey for some hands-on time with.

Never without her camera, our own Aileen Viray snapped up some great pictures over the weekend, some of which you can catch after the break.

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September 27, 2010

Your Ivy the Kiwi? Contest Winner

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , , , — Jamie Love @ 1:53 pm

Ivy the Kiwi?
Wow, you guys made that ridiculously hard.

First off, I want to thank everyone who entered and took time to add their fake Kiwi factoids, which ranged from ridiculously fantastic to some that I’m almost willing to believe might be true.

Deciding really left us with a narrow margin, but in the end there can be only one this time, and your winner is Shel, who opened our eyes to the horrible not-truth about the Kiwi-fruit actually being a Kiwi egg.

I’ll be getting in touch with you today about your copy of Ivy the Kiwi?, and I will likely never be able to eat a Kiwi fruit again, so thanks for that :/

September 20, 2010

Gamesugar’s Ivy the Kiwi? Contest

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , , — Jamie Love @ 3:46 pm

Ivy the Kiwi? Contest
Given my recent affection for Ivy the Kiwi?, and my subsequent belief that you should all check it out, it seemed like working out some sort of giveaway / contest was in order. So here’s what we’ve got – courtesy of XSEED Games, one of you has the chance to win a Wii copy of Ivy the Kiwi?

Sounds pretty straightforward right?

So here’s the catch – all you have to do to win, is lie to us. More specifically, I’m looking for completely fake and untrue facts about Kiwis – the bird, not the fruit.

Did sailors use Kiwis to find oranges and fight off scurvy during the little discussed war of 1926? Did the United States parachute Kiwis into the Soviet Union to gather intelligence during the Cold War? You tell us!

Leave your Kiwi Factoid in the comments of this post before 12 PM EST on Sunday September 26th, 2010. Some combination of Team Sugar will pick their favorite entry and award a winner later the following day, most likely based on how ridiculous, creative, and humorous the entry is.

Good luck!

September 17, 2010

More Earth Defense Force Is Go

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , — Jamie Love @ 1:03 pm

Earth Defense Force
It’s official, with D3 confirming that Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is a real thing, with release windows and everything – under development by Vicious Cycle and set to hit NA 360’s and PS3’s this Spring.

As for whether this can be considered a sequel or just another dose, D3 added that Insect Armageddon is a new game taking on the concept of Earth Defense Force 2017.

Insect Armageddon brings a campaign mode that lets up to three players team up for the fight online, deploying soldiers armed with over 150 weapons and four upgradable armor sets to the streets of a completely destroyable New Detroit – and word of a six-player survival mode.

September 16, 2010

Monkey Paw’s Importing The Bullets

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , — Jamie Love @ 8:04 pm

Monkey Paw
Monkey Paw Games sent around word today about the PlayStation Network’s new Import Store, which opens for business on September 21. The new publisher is bringing two shooter titles to market that day, Cho Aniki and GaiaSeed – both in their original Japanese PS1 not-localized forms, and for $5.99 a piece.

In a decision they may or may not regret, Monkey Paw is also encouraging gamers to drop by their site to let them know about what other Japanese-only titles of the past should hop aboard this new import train.

I will say right away the the write-ups on Monkey Paw’s site, which currently includes Cho Aniki, GaiaSeed, and Ante Up: Texas Hold’em Poker (…?) are damn entertaining –

One of the greatest shooters that never made it to Western markets, GaiaSeed is a smooth and silky display of algorhythmic perfection that always challenges but never frustrates.

PSA – Sin & Punishment: Star Successor Competition

Filed under: News Feed — Tags: , , , , — Jamie Love @ 7:21 pm

Sin & Punishment Star Successor
Readers in the United States might be interested to hear that Nintendo of America has partnered with Twin Galaxies International – those guys who keep lots of videogame records – to bring a scoring competition for one of my favorite releases of the year.

Although I’m on the wrong side of the border, some of you could do me proud by taking up the challenge of getting the highest score possible on the third level of Star Successor – using the WiiMote and Nunchuk. The competition starts today and ends on October 6, and apparently requires a video of you playing the game.

Hit Twin Galaxies up for more information on the rules and the Wii swag prize info – and remember that if you win I might salute and sing your praises for a very long time*

*Quality of singing may vary

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