I was coming across Yahoo and saw an article on which Maldives is the next archipelago to go under. Since it's three feet above seat level, we're looking at a potential submersion by 2050.
What does this have to do with anything? Nothing at all. Next week, nothing is released, which means you'll see me talk about random things for no reason, some of which are game related and whatnot.
We do have slightly good news. Besides being flooded with demons souls orders, the Yen is looking down, a great sign for us and all other importers alike. It's sad that Chrysler went down a few days ago. I guess, even worse are their factories that depend so heavily on their semi-parent company. Other exciting news, we're receiving a large sea freight shipment in a week or so. Assuming that customs won't create extra work and try to x-ray the whole container, or tear the whole thing for a CET or MET exam, we should be clear for a quick arrival.
Price - $59.99 Release Date: 11/27/2008 UPC: 4562168541482 Genre: Adventure Company: Alchemist Version: Japan Many of our patrons have been ordering Higurashi Daybreak, almost daily. I know we couldn't fill all the back-orders quickly, but we finally have a few excess pieces in stock. Here's some crazy information about the game, overkilled.
Higurashi Daybreak is a Japanesedōjinthird person shooter developed by Twilight Frontier, first released on August 13, 2006 and is based on the popular visual novelHigurashi no Naku Koro ni. The game is Twilight Frontier's first attempt in making a 3D game. 07th Expansion, the creators of the original franchise, assisted in making the game — most notably, Ryukishi07, the writer of the original game, provided the script for Higurashi Daybreak. Also, this game uses the same voice cast as the drama CD of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
In the title, the "Bu" is made red (ブ), a practice similar to the original material. In Japan, the game is also called Hidebu, by taking the initials of the game (which, coincidentally, is homonymous to a well-known phrase in Fist of the North Star, where the nonsensical phrase is uttered by a fat grunt before he explodes).
Hirukowashi-hen of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei, released on December 31, 2006, is a novelization of this game. Also, a related short story, "Higurashi Outbreak", was included in the original soundtrack of the game, which was released on April 22, 2007 along with the expansion Higurashi Daybreak Kai.
In April 2008, Alchemist announced that they would be porting Higurashi Daybreak to the PlayStation Portable, and released the port on November 27, 2008.
The PSP port was developed by Cavia, with the assistance from the original makers, Twilight Frontier and 07th Expansion. The port boasts revamped character graphics to match Alchemist's previous Higurashi ports, new storylines for Hanyū and Natsumi, new costumes and weapons, a new opening animation with a theme song, as well as a "shop" feature.
Price - $69.99 Release Date: 2/5/2009 UPC: 4948872960717 Genre: Sony Computer Entertainment Company: RPG Version: Asia We have some good news, we were able to source more demons souls sooner than we had anticipated. After Japan and Hong Kong return from their well deserved holiday, we should have another shipment arrive. I should find out later on tonight exactly when additional demons souls are coming in. We're receiving many phone calls calling us and confirming stock of demons souls asian version. So far, we have some stock left, but it's running low. If you're local, I strongly encourage you to come by this weekend, preferably early in the AM before it's all gone.
All orders placed today have been shipped out. Please be advised that any paypal payments that contain partial protection eligibility will be refunded. We will contact all our refunded patrons to reconfirm payment with a confirmed address.
Demons Souls Asian Version PS3 - All backorders and current orders have been shipped today. New orders are welcome. We have ordered many more demons souls just in case, but we anticipate them to arrive end of May. We highly encourage our patrons to step in and pick up a copy at their earliest convenience.
Yes, it's because there is nothing else to write about today. But for the past week, all we've been hearing about is this swine flu virus. Well, I decided to pull up an easy chart so all our readers can recognize what this influenza-style thing-a-thing does to you. Fox and all local media have made this "pandemic" phase 5, which is I guess, the second highest rating for "danger zone status."
But either way, as long as you cook your pork to 160F, you should be ok, and of course, stay away from people who are harboring the symptoms mentioned above. How does this all relate to video games? Well it doesn't, at all. Technically, with the world scared of pork, other countries would probably put an embargo on pig importation for the time being, which hurts US exports.
We don't need another slow down to slow down what is already too slow. But on the upside, people will have more money to buy games.
Price - PS3 / 360 - $59.99 Release Date: 7/07/2009 Genre: Fighting Company: Ignition Entertainment Version: USA -from publisher- The King of Fighters XII (KOF XII) is the latest installment of The King of Fighters series. SNK Playmore has announced that it is abandoning the Atomiswave system and is moving its most popular game franchises to the Taito Type X2 arcade system. KOF XII will use newly-drawn 2D sprites on detailed 2D backgrounds. Due to the time the developers took to make the sprites, there will be only 20 playable characters (the lowest number of characters ever had in a game from the series). The game is currently due to be released in Japan in April of 2009 for arcades, while home versions will be released worldwide in July of the same year. Like The King of Fighters '98, this game will not have a storyline; the saga from Ash Crimson that started in King of Fighters 2003 will finish in a sequel.
Gameplay
KOF XII uses the usual 3-on-3 team system with each fight consisting on 5 rounds. However, the Tactical Shift System from The King of Fighters 2003 has been removed. KOF XII also introduces the "critical counter" system. When a player lands a close strong punch as a counter, the character enters into a critical counter mode where the player has a short amount of time wherein their character can link multiple attacks together. Once the critical counter's time period has expired (signified by a green hit) the player can finish with a special move. Finally, there is also a "clash" system in place wherein characters who land blows on one another with matched timing, the engine will generate a 'break' effect and push the characters away from one another into a neutral standing. As it happened with The King of Fighters '98 and The King of Fighters 2002, the game does not contain a storyline allowing the return of several characters depending on their status in the series. Additionally, there are no official teams, leaving the player to create any team to use.
The game returns to its standard four button layout. Players can still dash, backstep, and perform rolls as their evade. The Guard Breaks from previous games can now be done at any time. Super special moves will now be executed in real-time and in a similar manner as KOF '94, meaning that it's a one level superbar that gradually drains once it is MAX. Some moves will take some time to charge.
Characters
The game will feature roster of 20 characters, which is half the amount of characters featured in King of Fighters XI. With the exception of the Hero Team from The King of Fighters 2003 and the debut of Raiden from Fatal Fury in the series, the character roster is comprised primarily of characters from early KOF games prior to the NESTS storyline, with the majority of them reverting to their classic KOF and pre-KOF (Kensou and Athena are wearing the outfits of their Psycho Soldier counterparts) designs and move set as the SNK staff wanted to return to the original concept from The King of Fighters series. Raiden, however, was initially meant to appear as his unmasked persona from Fatal Fury 2, "Big Bear"; in order to add more villains to the game, the SNK staff decided to use his Raiden persona, which was one of the sub-bosses from the first Fatal Fury. KOF XII does not feature any of the pre-defined teams traditionally featured in the series, despite presence of members from recurring teams such as the original Japan Team and the Fatal Fury Team. According to Kukino, the home versions of the game will contain more characters. Some versions from the game will also include English voices for each character, but the player will be able to select between English and Japanese audio.
I was coming across Yahoo and saw an article on which Maldives is the next archipelago to go under. Since it's three feet above seat level, we're looking at a potential submersion by 2050. 
