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French video game store Micromania recently held its annual Micromania Game Show in Paris. This year, the ticket sellers were undoubtedly the Playstation 3 and the Wii. I had never played with either before going to the MGS so I had a lot of catching up to do. You’ll get my impressions about some of the Wii and PS3 games shown there after the jump.

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  2 comments   latest by romaasdfaain:
"You're right, the song is Zenophile by Mylo."...
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I know that this is a few days old but since nobody talked about it here, I felt like I had to. The guys behind the BBC Scotland video game show VideoGaiden are going to launch a “massive” Shenmue 3 campaign. They want us to help them show Sega that gamers haven’t forgotten about Ryo Hazuki and his quest to avenge his father’s death. Their goal is to get a definitive answer from Sega about the status of Shenmue 3. There are a few ways you can help them out: -post a Shenmue related video in the “VideoGaiden Shenmue III Appeal” You Tube group; -send fan made Shenmue stuff (fanfics, pictures, drawings, articles, poems…) to videogaiden@bbc.co.uk; -and most importantly, spread the word! I’ve been a Shenmue fan ever since I first saw the Project Berkley video back in the summer of 1999. Most of us long time Shenmue fans know better than to get our hopes up but we think that it’s worth one last shot. Those of you who have never heard about Shenmue should check out the Shenmue Dojo (which is, in my opinion, the best Shenmue fan site). The campaign starts tonight at 11:10PM (UK time) on BBC2 Scotland (Sky Digital channel 990). If any progress is made, I’ll let you know. Let's make some noise!

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"REALLY OLD ZERO!!"...
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Wii's Virtual Console European gamers now know everything there is to know about the Wii's Virtual Console because Nintendo just announced the complete VC launch lineup. While the lack of SNES and N64 games is disturbing, it still is a strong lineup -- depending on your expectations. You can see the complete list and learn more about the games' prices right after the jump.

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Lik-Sang Here's something I didn't see coming: Popular Hong Kong-based import game shop Lik-Sang will be going out of business thanks to repeated lawsuits from Sony. Everything started in August 2005 when Sony took legal actions against Lik-Sang because it was selling Japanese PSPs to European customers. Sony has also claimed copyright infringement and that its trademark rights had been breached. Lik-Sang opened in 1998 and served more than 100,000 customers in 60 countries during its first three years of operation. You can read the official press release right after the jump.

  1 comments   latest by Holyetheline:
"Wow dude. I have no idea why nobody commented on this yet... but F sony. They took this way too far, wtf man. =("...
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White Peugeot 206 Xbox 360 The Xbox brand has come a long way in Europe. The first Xbox was hated by a lot of European gamers because it “wasn’t Japanese.” Its little sister has somehow managed to change hardcore and casual gamers’ perception of the brand. The popularity of the Xbox 360 is growing by the day. The recent partnership between Microsoft and French car maker Peugeot shows that Xbox has become a marketable brand. The two companies have partnered to create the Xbox 360 version of the popular Peugeot 206. Something similar happened in 2002 when another French car maker, Renault, made a PlayStation 2 Clio. You can see more of the Xbox 360 car after the jump.

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Impossible Mission 2 for the Commodore 64
The catalogue of retro games available on the Virtual Console continues to grow as Epyx announced that Commodore 64 games will be playable on Nintendo's new console. The first Commodore 64 games available on the Wii will be : -Impossible Mission 1 & 2; -Winter Games; -Summer Games 1 & 2; -Pitstop; -Jumpman Junior. Expect Sony to make a similar announcement in the next couple of hours... [Via jeuxvideo.com]

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I've been a Dragon Ball fan for more than 15 years so I've tried my fair share of DBZ games. While the first Sparking! game (which was incorrectly titled Budokai Tenkaichi in Europe and in America) wasn't a bad offering, I didn't like it as much as Budokai 3. It had a few flaws (no in-game transformations, some characters were almost unbeatable...) that kept it from being a great game. With that said, it looks like the people at Spike listened to the fans' complaints and managed to correct those mistakes. With about a hundred playable characters, in-game transformations and a greatly improved story mode, the game looks really promising. This video alone almost restored my faith in the franchise. But one question remains: Will the Wii version be any good? Even though players will be able to use the classic controller, can fighting games be played using the Wiimote? Drabon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2 is set for a November 2006 release, on both the PlayStation 2 and the Wii.

  1 comments   latest by cesarvaladez1023:
"Can I play the game in the playstation2 in USA? or have to buy some kind of mod chip "...
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NEC PC Engine It looks like retro gaming is now also part of Sony's business plan. During its press conference yesterday, Sony Computer Entertainment announced that gamers will be able to download Genesis/Megadrive as well as NEC PC Engine games on the PlayStation 3. Sony didn't explain how this will work nor say how much games will cost though. Sounds like a last minute decision to me. [Via GameKult]

  2 comments   latest by carloslazo72:
"way to go, SONY! more downloadable games = more choices on the PSN"...
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Sometimes you have to wonder where homebrew developers get their ideas. It's pretty easy to understand why someone would want to play SNES games on a GBA. Finding a good reason why someone would want to run Mac OS 7.5 on a Nintendo DS is not. It looks like someone managed to do it and even shot a video to prove it: Now, who wants to make Windows 3.1 for the PSP ?

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It seems that placeholder dates for the Wii are coming out of the wall lately. Are these leaks or placeholders? Its becoming increasingly harder to take stores seriously, and the wobbly trend does not appear to be slowing down. Earlier today, I was looking at the web site of the French video game store Score Game when I saw something rather interesting: Score Game's Wii page Let’s take a closer look: Wii's European release date ? According this latest supposed leak spotting, it appears that Wii orders will begin shipping on the 25th of November. The site also says that both Tony Hawk Downhill Jam and Rayman contre les Lapins Crétins (aka Rayman Raving Rabbids) will be released on that day. Those are the only two games mentioned on the Wii section of the site. I don’t know if they made the mistake of putting the release date early on the site (or a placeholder date if it’s just speculation on their part) but what I can tell you is that Score Game stores are part of The Game Group which has about 700 stores across Europe. With rumors of a possible Nintendo delay in Europe for what could be March, this comes as a surprise. With all the Nintendo press events taking place around the world this week and a few Destructoid editors attending in various locations, we should get some reliable answers before the week is over.

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As you probably don’t know, I’m a journalism student. (And Destructoid's first guest blogger in France, wh00t! - Niero) When you study journalism, you must go out and find internships. For the last three months I’ve been working for a few French websites, one of which covers hi-tech stuff. Luckily, it gives me the opportunity to write articles about video games from time to time, which puts me in an enviable position as some industry folks have offered to send me free press copies of games. Among them, I knew that Sega France was planning on sending me a copy of Yakuza. But I only expected to receive the game and nothing else. Instead, here is a video of what I received last Friday: There were about 60 fake bills, one folder with information about the game, a CD-Rom containing artwork, screenshots, the Yakuza game, and a dragon tattoo. I don’t know if only Sega France made press kits like this one or if it was handed to journalists around the world, but what I can tell you is that it’s really well made. The game is very good as well, as you will see in the video below. Unfortunately, the bottom line is that it’s not the second coming of Shenmue like I (and many gamers) had hoped it would be, but that is not to say Yakuza is not without its own merit. Not familiar with Yakuza? Take a look:

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