Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Aug 27, 2010, 3:40 pm
Many are, that's beyond any doubt. The fact that many sites wrote misinformed and sometimes even intentionally misleading articles about this topic didn't help for sure. Truth is that the "You can level up only eight hours a week! Oh my God!" mantra is pretty much little more than a hoax. There's no...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Aug 27, 2010, 3:32 pm
As the closed beta testing for Final Fantasy XIV moved from phase two to phase three, the NDA has been partially dropped (posting movies still isn’t allowed), allowing me to finally share my impressions and opinions on the game. Unfortunately even the beta testers don’t know that much about w...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Aug 13, 2010, 3:35 pm
As you might have noticed, I didn't write on this blog that much lately. The reason, besides the fact that my PC motherboard exploded and it took a bit to get back up to speed with my new PC, is that I'm partly closing the Classy Gamer adventure to begin another. From now on, I officially join the t...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Jul 4, 2010, 9:24 am
Lately the media attention is all on "big" innovations like 3D gaming or advanced forms of motion control. When you browse a gaming site chances are that the first article you'll come to is about dark glasses, Kinect, Move, 3DS and similar features that are interesting, but that still didn't fully p...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Jun 16, 2010, 11:06 am
With E3 in full swing, the console war has never been so fierce, with fan(boy)s all over the internet debating and quarreling about who won the show. The conflict has become so heated that it's making it's appearance more and more often in various instances of the pop culture. But after all the deba...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Jun 15, 2010, 5:21 pm
Sony's conference started pretty slow, like each and every Sony conference at E3 in the last few years. They've shown off some quite strong dedication to 3D gaming, but I'm still not persuaded at all about it's real strength. Sure, it may be a nice addition to the real big spenders (TVs and equipmen...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Jun 15, 2010, 2:54 pm
THQ introduced at E3 the first trailer of the Warhammer 40,000 MMORPG scheduled for released in 2010, dubbed "Dark Millenium Online". The trailer, made entirely of gameplay footage, shows a lot of bolter action, with space marines, Nurgle demons, chaos space marines, heretics and Orks. I have to adm...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Jun 15, 2010, 1:18 pm
Nintendo's conference went pretty much as planned with a LOT of platformers (seriously, Nintendo needs to variate it's game portfolio a little bit. The 80% of the games shown at their conference were platformers), and a long and interesting part about the 3DS. I'll let others give you the complete r...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Jun 14, 2010, 3:31 pm
The lights just went out on the Xbox 360 E3 presser, and the worries sparked by the showy but thin on content Kinect presentation seem to have been confirmed. Actually even beyond what I expected. I did indeed anticipate a quite sizable spotlight on Kinect, I didn't predict that actual core games wo...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Jun 14, 2010, 10:48 am
The much anticipated (not really) project Nat... ahem, Kinect presentation is now behind our backs, and there are a few conclusions to be drawn. First of all, it seems that Nat... ahem, Kinect's target is largely unbalanced towards the casual gamer. It's not unexpected, as Microsoft seems to be aimi...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Jun 12, 2010, 9:58 am
GT5 Customization Picture uploaded by Abriael Today sony released a new trailer for Gran Turismo 5. Quite obviously, most people just noticed that it didn't include a release date (it's always amazing how shallow gaming journalism can be, isn't it?). I wonder if someone was that silly to really expe...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Jun 8, 2010, 2:57 pm
Yakuza 4 Picture uploaded by Abriael A few days earlier than what I predicted (I was expecting the announcement at E3), Sega announced that Yakuza 4 will be released in the west in spring 2011. They also specified that the hostesses that were missing in the western release of the third game will ind...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Jun 7, 2010, 12:02 pm
Nowadays most media coverage is focused on console games and titles released by big name publishers. It's not surprising, then, that many gamers completely missed the release of a PC game published by a small independent Turkish developer: Mount & Blade: Warband. It was back in 2001 when Armağan Y...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - May 17, 2010, 4:41 pm
In a new commercial dedicated to Mod Nation Racers released today, the hilarious Playstation face Kevin Butler, after trash talking and eventually getting owned by a gloating Jack Tretton, drops the following line: "That is if I'm not too busy with my next project: let's just say it's a little racin...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - May 16, 2010, 8:15 am
Kazunori Yamauchi, CEO of Polyphony Digital raced across yesterday, last night and today in the prestigious and incredibly heated Nurgburgring 24 hours endurance race as part of Team World Car Awards, driving the #72 Lexus IS-F (SP8 class) alongside Peter Lyon, Hideshi Matsuda and Owen Mildenhall. ....
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - May 15, 2010, 5:37 pm
Right now the creator of the Gran Turismo series, Kazunori Yamauchi, is undertaking the titanic endurance challenge of the Nurburgring 24 Hours race, as part of Team World Car Awards, driving the #72 Lexus IS-F (sp8 class). The race didn't begin well, as the team missed the dry qualifying round and ...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - May 14, 2010, 1:20 pm
White Knight Chronicles 2 Picture uploaded by AbriaelEvery May people speculate wildly on what each first party developer will bring to E3. Everyone knows that Natal, Move and the 3DS will probably have most of the spotlight (unfortunately) this year, but can those new shiny pieces of hardware supp...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - May 13, 2010, 11:43 am
Black Leopard Yakuza logo Picture uploaded by Abriael Sega released a new five minutes trailer for the upcoming PSP yakuza ba game named Kurohyou: Ryu Ga Gotoku Shinshou (Black Panther: Like a Dragon New Chapter), slated for release in Japan on September the 22nd. The trailer, voiced by Takaya Kurod...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - May 4, 2010, 9:23 pm
Ryu Ga Gotoku 2 Picture uploaded by Abriael About one week ago I reviewed the first chapter of the Ryu Ga Gotoku series, A.K.A. Yakuza. The second chapter, Yakuza 2, was released in the west without any promotion and so late after it's it's original release in Japan (a whole two years later), that i...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 30, 2010, 6:27 pm
Mechwarrior 4 Picture uploaded by Abriael After a wait that lasted more than one year due to legal complications, the long awaited day has finally come. Studio MekTek finally managed to re-release one of the best Mech Combat simulators ever seen on any platform, Mechwarrior 4. Not only the game (ori...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 30, 2010, 3:11 pm
Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault Picture uploaded by Abriael As the Japanese release date (July the 22nd) approaches, Namco Bandai released a new trailer, a new batch of screenshots and information about the newest PSP chapter of the Ace Combat series, Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault. You can see the scre...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 30, 2010, 12:50 am
Shogidokoro Picture uploaded by Abriael More or less everyone knows, by now, that several pieces of content have been (quite foolishly) cut from the western release of Yakuza 3. Between such content, Shogi is one of the minigames (or better sub-games, since it wasn't "Mini" at all), that I will miss...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 28, 2010, 12:19 am
Vanquish Picture uploaded by Abriael Today Sega revealed on the new official site some new information about Vanquish, the upcoming shooter developed by Platinum Games and scheduled for release on PS3 and Xbox 360 this winter. The most juicy piece of information is probably the background behind Van...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 27, 2010, 1:40 am
Famitsu Picture uploaded by Abriael A few days ago I wrote about the controversy stirred by Kotaku over the review of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker on the Japanese magazine Weekly Famitsu. To recap for the ones that missed it, Famitsu has a Tie-In deal with Konami, that will result in the magazine ...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 26, 2010, 12:22 am
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Picture uploaded by Abriael The most loyal followers of this blog probably know that seeing me even slightly excited for a browser game is a rare occurrence, more or less as rare as snow during the summer. Well, looks like it just snowed: today the Japanese developer G...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 25, 2010, 8:49 am
Yakuza Picture uploaded by Abriael If you have followed this blog before, or the gaming press in general, you know about the western release of Yakuza 3 (and the controversy involved). It's very possible that you missed the previous chapters of the series, and you might be wondering if it's worth p...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 24, 2010, 12:18 pm
Gamer Segregation Picture uploaded by Abriael It's now official. After being able to play Starcraft for years with and against players from all over the world, fans of the series will find themselves segregated in their own regional Battle.net communities. You're European? You might as wel...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 23, 2010, 11:48 pm
Trinity Universe Picture uploaded by Abriael NIS America launched today the new western website for their upcoming JRPG Trinity Universe, scheduled to be launched in June 2010 exclusively on the PS3, both in Europe and in the US. Trinity universe is a crossover JRPG jointly developed by Nippon Ih...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 22, 2010, 9:51 am
  Project K Picture uploaded by Abriael The new official site for Project K has been opened today by Sega as part of the Ryu ga Gotoku (Yakuza) portal. The site includes very little at the moment, but it already confirms that the main character of the PSP title won't probably be Kazuma Kiry...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 21, 2010, 11:40 am
Famitsu Picture uploaded by Abriael The Japanese weekly magazine Famitsu has given a perfect score (40/40) to Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and people are already up in arms about it. Why? Because Famitsu has a tie-in with Hideo Kojima's upcoming PSP game and the magazine appears in the game....
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 21, 2010, 10:13 am
As part of my starting collaboration with This is my Joystick, I interviewed Mrs. Cheryl Olson, one of the two writers behind the book "Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games and What Parents Can Do", that that debunked many myths about the effect of violent games on...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 18, 2010, 12:47 pm
Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces Picture uploaded by AbriaelLike most core-oriented titles on the Wii, The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces has been released at the end of last year in the US and a few weeks ago in Europe basically without any kind of promotion, coming under the radar of many gamers that woul...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 17, 2010, 3:22 pm
Pixel Mona Lisa Picture uploaded by Abriael Roger Ebert, film critic at the Chicago Sun-times, is known amongst gamers because of his iron-clad and honestly pretty antiquated standpoint that Video games can never be art. Yesterday, responding to a conference held by Kellee Santiago that shown how ...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 15, 2010, 2:29 pm
Atlus released just a few minutes ago a new trailer for the PSP RPG Hexyz Force, that will be released in the US on May the 25th. The new JRPG, released in Japan at the end of lasy year, features two separate storylines and high quality anime cutscenes. It'll definitely be a good appetizer for ...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 14, 2010, 10:42 am
Yakuza 4 Picture uploaded by AbriaelIf you followed this blog for a while, you probably know that the Yakuza/Ryu ga Gotoku series is pretty great, sporting different, but definitely worthwhile gameplay, an astonishing wealth of content, an awesome story and extremely likeable characters. Many improp...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 11, 2010, 12:40 pm
Need For Speed World Picture uploaded by AbriaelThe Need for Speed: World Beta 3 ends today, after five days of intensive online racing, and here I am, with an extensive report on what Electronic Arts let us test of their upcoming MMORPG during this closed beta phase, including an high resolution ei...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 9, 2010, 5:56 pm
Sakura Wars: So long, My Love Picture uploaded by Abriael Kept pretty much under silence, the Wii version of Sakura Wars: So long, My Love, has been released in Europe. Unfortunately European gamers will never receive the PS2 version, but this is much better than nothing. A reminder is warranted, be...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 8, 2010, 1:29 pm
Starcraft 2 Cash Cow Picture uploaded by Abriael When the PC edition of Modern Warfare 2 was priced $59.99 at launch, some argued that it was an one-time experiment. Other argued that Activision was trying to raise the bar of the prices of PC games. When Ubisoft's Assassin's creed 2 followed...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 7, 2010, 1:55 pm
This morning Kojima Production released the new trailer for Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. The clip introduces the rich and quite varied cast of the game, that once more shows that Peace Walker has been developed as a full featured Metal Gear Solid game more then as the typical "watered down" porta...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 6, 2010, 8:58 pm
Blu-ray vs DVD Picture uploaded by Abriael Final Fantasy XIII brought a lot of discussion between PS3 and Xbox 360 fans, since the use of three DVDs on Microsoft's console forced Square Enix to implement an higher compression of the assets, resulting in lower resolution. The rivalry between the ...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 5, 2010, 7:06 pm
CNN and Rapelay Picture uploaded by Abriael CNN is well known in the US and overseas for being very keen on stirring controversy. Quite often unwarranted controversy. A few days ago they covered the erotic games niche in Japan, with particular attention to the game Rapelay. To put things in perspec...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Apr 4, 2010, 11:47 am
Hardcore Epic Win Picture uploaded by Abriael When Zynga (A free casual games developer that created Farmville, Mafia Wars and other very lackluster but popular Facebook applications) was included between the 64 developers qualified for the March Mayhem Developer's Showdown organized by the Esca...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Mar 31, 2010, 12:07 pm
Mikami Project Picture uploaded by Abriael A couple weeks ago I wrote about the teaser site opened about a misterious "Mikami Shinji Project". Today the countdown reached zero. The new site seems to be a recruitment page for the new Tango studio opened by Mikami. You can also play a small and rathe...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Mar 31, 2010, 1:47 am
Kazuma visits Kabukicho Picture uploaded by Abriael One of the most impressive aspects of Yakuza 3, and of the Yakuza series in general, is the extremely realistic and detailed depiction of Kamurocho, the fictional Tokyo district in which most of the series is set. Its cheap glitz, made of overlapp...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Mar 30, 2010, 6:00 pm
Kazuma visits Kabukicho Picture uploaded by Abriael One of the most impressive aspects of Yakuza 3, and of the Yakuza series in general, is the extremely realistic and detailed depiction of Kamurocho, the fictional Tokyo district in which most of the series is set. It's cheap glitz, made of over...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Mar 28, 2010, 9:27 am
South Park Gaming Picture uploaded by Abriael Once upon a time (in a far, far away realm) female gamers were a rarity. Now they are a marketing tool for attention-whoring gaming sites. No day comes to pass without a more or less opinionated and more or less stereotyped article on "girl gamerz" is pu...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Mar 26, 2010, 2:42 pm
Hexyz Force Picture uploaded by Abriael I already wrote about Hexyz Force when Atlus unveiled the game for the first time, and by then this PSP JRPG was already showing quite some promise. Now that the game is set to be released in the US on May the 25th, Atlus is trickling down quite a bit of infor...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Mar 26, 2010, 12:11 am
White Knight Chronicles 2 Picture uploaded by Abriael Level 5 has kept a strict embargo on information about White Knight Chronicles 2, scheduled for release in Japan this summer. Today, at last, they released a whole slew of screenshots (that you can enjoy in high resolution in this flickr album) a...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Mar 25, 2010, 2:23 am
Yakuza 4 ships 500000 Picture uploaded by Abriael While in the west Sega has been busy maiming Yakuza 3, the series is breaking sales records in Japan. Sega just announced that during it's first week of sales more than 500,000 copies of Ryu ga Gotoku 4 (Yakuza 4) have been shipped. In just seve...
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Giuseppe N. posted an article on Classy Gamer - Mar 23, 2010, 7:47 pm
Today Kojima Production released a new trailer for Metal Gear Solid: Peace walker, featuring Paz, a character that Hideo Kojima himself (in his personal twitter account) introduced as symbolizing Peace. Paz is shown singing her theme song "Love Deterrence"(sung by the popular singer and voice actres...
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