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GamingUnion.net writes "Half-Minute Hero is a game for the PlayStation Portable that hopes to serve as a one-stop shop, combining multiple genres into a single package. It’s a very unique game and despite bringing all these genres together, it’s held together by its key emphasis on time. The game has already seen the light of day in Japan and North America (although it was known as Yusha 30 in Japan) and now the game has made its way to Europe thanks to Rising Star Games."

GamingUnion.net: "Dead or Alive, an unusually "exotic" beat-em up series by Team Ninja, makes its way onto the PlayStation Portable for the first time in the form of Dead of Alive: Paradise. It’s due to land in all regions on the 2nd of April, but the game is not going for its usual genre this time. Much like with the Dead or Alive Xtreme spin-off titles, this game is set to go against the grain."

Today LucasArts and TT Games broke wind that they would base the next adorable Star Wars game on the mega-successful Cartoon Network CGI show, The Clone Wars. Considering this is much better source material than the abysmal LEGO Indiana Jones 2, it still leaves us in the dark as to what plots will be parodied/ enjoyed will be as the series is now over 20 hours long. But as many fans old and new will attest, Star Wars: The Clone Wars has proven to be vastly more entertaining than the last 3 films combined and the LEGO treatment will be nothing but a smile from ear to ear, especially with level builder ready to go. If only we could have a vehicle builder too- I mean…who doesn’t want to build a Mandalorian luxury train?

The Press Release follows:

LONDON, UK – 8th February, 2010 – LucasArts and TT Games today announced the development of LEGO® Star Wars™ III: The Clone Wars™. The next chapter in the award-winning LEGO® Star Wars videogame franchise, LEGO® Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will combine the best elements of all previous LEGO® games while adding brand new gameplay to make it the most action-packed LEGO® videogame to date. Developed by the same team at Traveller’s Tales that created the critically acclaimed LEGO® Star Wars and LEGO® Indiana Jones™ series, the game will ship on the Wii™, Nintendo DS™, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and Xbox 360®videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows in the Autumn of 2010.

“LucasArts continues to set the bar for next-generation family entertainment,” said Darrell Rodriguez, president of LucasArts. “The LEGO® Star Wars franchise is a massive hit with fans, bringing in sales of over 20 million units worldwide. We’re thrilled to extend this experience to LEGO® Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, delivering the humor and fun players expect from this award winning franchise.”

“LucasArts is an amazing partner, and working with them on the next iteration of the LEGO® Star Wars series continues to be a great experience,” said Tom Stone, director at TT Games. “The team at TT is working hard at making this simply the best LEGO® game ever with all new gameplay and features never before seen in a LEGO® game.”

LEGO® Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will include all the characters from both seasons of the hugely popular animated television series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, as well as some fan-favorite characters from the beloved theatrical Star Wars Saga. The game will feature brand new battle modes, giving players unique, head-to-head combat and an upgraded level builder, allowing the creation of customized bases and in-game battlefields. Play either as a Jedi or Separatist with all-new character abilities, such as Squad command, Lightsaber slicing, Lightsaber jumps, long distance Jedi attacks and Grapple Tie-Ups, all within a new, easy-to-navigate hub.

The Monster Hunter franchise initially started out on the PlayStation 2, then moved over to the portable domain with the PlayStation Portable, where it cemented its place as a huge hit in Japan.

However, for Monster Hunter Tri, Capcom decided to move away from Sony platforms, and produce the game for the Wii, despite many fans craving a HD version of their beloved game.

Bearing this in mind, the producer of the Monster Hunter franchise, Ryozo Tsujimoto, still believes they should be proud of the game’s graphical accomplishments…

A playable demo for Lunar: Silver Star Harmony was recently released for the PlayStation Portable. You can download it from the PSP’s PlayStation Network, which will take about 210MB of memory. In the demo, you’ll get to see the enhanced graphics, animated cutscenes and play through a few battles in the RPG classic. Lunar: Silver Star Harmony is a refreshing return to the role-playing game, which also includes some additions to the story.

As a bonus for completing your first quest in the demo, you’ll get some bonus equipment for use in the full game. Upon completing the demo’s quest, you can create a save file that will store the "demo clear data." The game doesn’t say what the items are. Game publisher XSEED Games has only hinted that it is "bonus starting equipment."

Nintendo is back to printing money, with a blockbuster December that might make you forget about the recession. At 3.8 million, the Wii set a new industry record, both for hardware units sold and revenue generated in a month. The DS came in close to the Wii’s numbers, making it the second-place holder for that same record. Combined, Nintendo alone sold over a staggering 7 million units of hardware in December alone. The other consoles saw a notable bump as well, and the PlayStation 3 had its best month on record, clearing a million units for the first time.

Sony issued a statement noting that PS3 sales have been nearly doubling every month since October, and December’s increase is 87% year-over-year. Microsoft called 2009 a “breakthrough year” and pointed out that the console sold over 10 million units over the course of it. Nintendo noted their shattered records and, we presume, went back to having money fights in the break room.

December 2009 Hardware Sales

• Wii — 3,810,000
• Nintendo DS — 3,310,000
• PlayStation 3 — 1,360,000
• Xbox 360 — 1,310,000
• PlayStation Portable — 654,700
• PlayStation 2 — 333,200

Gaming Union writes: "In the latest issue of Famitsu, it was revealed that Sting would be releasing a PlayStation Portable port of Knights in the Nightmare, which was released in North America by Atlus last June on the Nintendo DS.

The game garnered less than impressive sales in Japan, which explains why the developer would be porting the game over to cover their losses. Sting has been known to do ports such as this in the past, most recently with Riviera: The Promised Land and Yggdra Union. But unlike those games, it is hard to see how Knights in the Nightmare can make a proper transition to the PSP."

The PlayStation Network has conquered games, bringing high quality innovative titles to the PlayStation family, it has conquered movies, bringing high definition blockbuster titles at competitive prices, and now, the PSN is set to conquer the digital comics market. The Digital Comics Reader, a service that aims to bring everyone’s favourite comics to the PlayStation Portable, is set to be one of the hottest additions to the handheld this year. Now, the reader is being rolled out across different countries in the world as it’s store goes live today.

There haven’t been many deals on Sony’s new PSPgo system this holiday season, but today comes a good one worth purchasing. Amazon.com is offering a $30 credit on PlayStation Network games and $10 off the PSPgo system when you purchase the $239.99 PSPgo (Piano Black or Pearl White) by December 18, 2009. You can use that $30 credit to download some games available from the PlayStation Network Store Amazon.com.

Here are some recommended PSN PlayStation Portable games you can apply that $30 credit to:

Beaterator

God of War: Chains of Olympus

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

LittleBigPlanet

LocoRoco Midnight Carnival

PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe

Wipeout Pulse

The Playstation portable version of LittleBigPlanet can now be downloaded by PSP users. The game was released on UMD on the 17th of November but don’t bother going to the stores, just hit the online Playstation store and download it now!