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After having some pretty good releases last month in both quality and quantity, Japan's VC fare for August seems a bit dialed back. There are some definite gems, but there's nothing really groundbreaking. Also included is Japan's update for next Tuesday, the last update of July.

Next week's releases (July 29, 2008):

Rockman (Famicom) [Wiki]

Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (Mega Drive)

Blood Gear (PC Engine)

Eggy (MSX)

August Release List:
Famicom:

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"An official report into the Virginia Tech shootings of April this year has found that perpetrator Seung Hui Cho held little interest in videogames, and no interest whatsoever in violent titles.

Indeed, the only game that Cho is reported to have played is Sonic the Hedgehog; his college roommates even admitted to finding it strange that Cho wasn’t more attracted to games, as many of his fellow students played them."

"The final report of Governor Tim Kaine’s Virginia Tech Review Panel has been made public, and video games are NOT identified as a factor in the massacre. Quite the opposite, in fact. The only game cited as being played by Cho is Sonic the Hedgehog. An overall non-involvement with games is detailed by his college roommates."

"Often developers are only too pleased to dish out more of the same (particular given the rocketing costs of software production), but whether it's an eagerness to please or just pure laziness – GamerSquad leans towards the latter – some of the most anticipated videogame sequels simply end up falling way short of expectation."

"Last month’s news that SEGA and Baldur's Gate/Neverwinter Nights/Jade Empire developer BioWare were joining forces to create a Sonic the Hedgehog RPG for the Nintendo DS came straight out of Bizarro World. Now, BioWare chief Ray Muzyka has shed a little more light on a project that has taken everybody by surprise.

As well as promising that some of the world’s best writing and designing talent was working on Sonic, Muzyka also discussed how the studio intends to translate what is traditiona..."

"During Microsoft's E3 conference tonight, they announced a slew of new Xbox Live Arcade games, provided glimpses at titles we've already known about and confirmed the release of two classic Sega games, Sonic the Hedgehog and Golden Axe, are already available on the XBL Arcade service starting tonight.
The game shown: Bomberman, Undertow, Hexic 2, Sonic the Hedgehog, War World, Sensible World of Soccer, Every Extend Extra Extreme, Geon; Wing Commander Arena, Feeding Frenzy 2, Track & Field, S..."