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Imagine my surprise when during a trip to the UK I should discover a new magazine article about the Policenauts translation. I was staying at my cousin's house when his copy of gamesTM arrived this morning. When I got to the Retro section I discovered a news story about the project. I took a picture of it but am unable to upload it right now. Hopefully the magazine will hit shelves before I leave the country.

I knew they would be doing a review of the patched game when it came out, as one of their staff contacted us about it before, but it was nice to see a news article as well.
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Wow!
That's very impressive.
Someone who is living in UK should buy the magazine and scan the page with this article, and post in this topic.
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It just went right to you Marc, must have been a very nice surpise! I hope I can see it soon as well.
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I would love to read that article myself. :)
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:shock:

I am SO getting that copy of gameTM! My camera is fucked though; so I can't really upload the pics onto here. Awesome to hear I'll be able to read a review on the game though once it's patched. Marc, can I ask you something? Do you know what other magazines out there are writing a review on the game for the UK or is that it?

Awesome to hear though, great news.
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Nice, congrats guys! Maybe the news will reach Konami or KP?
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Snake700 wrote:Nice, congrats guys! Maybe the news will reach Konami or KP?
You know Kojima knows about this, he's up on everything gaming-centered. :D
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shidoni wrote:
Snake700 wrote:Nice, congrats guys! Maybe the news will reach Konami or KP?
You know Kojima knows about this, he's up on everything gaming-centered. :D
Yeah, i think Kojima Production already knows about this translation project because many big gaming sites have been informing about this project.

like:

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/07/fan-t ... ompletion/
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3157031

I'm just wondering what Kojima thinks about this fan-translation being made :)
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shidoni wrote: You know Kojima knows about this, he's up on everything gaming-centered. :D
That's generally from social ties, though. You'd be surprised at how unaware game developers are of the homebrew community. It was only last year that Yuji Naka found out about the Sonic 2 Beta leak. Sonic Team's discovery of the Sonic Crackers beta leak was even more recent.
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This is hot-hauce, man.

Solidé wrote:
shidoni wrote:
Snake700 wrote:Nice, congrats guys! Maybe the news will reach Konami or KP?
You know Kojima knows about this, he's up on everything gaming-centered. :D
Yeah, i think Kojima Production already knows about this translation project because many big gaming sites have been informing about this project.

like:

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/07/fan-t ... ompletion/
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3157031

I'm just wondering what Kojima thinks about this fan-translation being made :)
Ja, we've (Junker HQ/PN Staff) assumed that the general Konami affiliation have been well informed since the project began (or possibly a year after the announcement of the information we surfaced 4-5 years back ect.) -but of course Kojima and Konami can't simply make a comment about the project (though that would be hilariously interesting to hear). Yet again though this could've also been a pseudo-philosophy of our paranoia before the main launch hahaaha.
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^ About the other magazines reviewing it...?
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I bought a copy for myself today at a newsagent. I'll be able to upload a scan when I get back home this weekend.
Henry Spencer wrote:Do you know what other magazines out there are writing a review on the game for the UK or is that it?
Apart from Retro Gamer and gamesTM, I know of one other UK mag and two US mags that have expressed interest in doing reviews/stories on the patched game when it's out. I don't know if I can say who yet, though, since it's still a work-in-progress and their emails come with a footer that tells you not to say anything about what's in it. :/
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:smile:

Excellent news. I shall be buying them all then. :smile:
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Here's a picture of the article. It's in gamesTM Issue 55.
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Very cool article, makes me look forward to playing Policenauts even more. :D
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Osiris wrote:Here's a picture of the article. It's in gamesTM Issue 55.
You don't mind if I post this in another forum?
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Charlie Johnson wrote:You don't mind if I post this in another forum?
No, that's fine.
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I read this the other day, and found that the magazine used the word 'masterpiece'. Now, I know the magazine well, I read a lot of their articles from time to time, and certainly know that they are ALWAYS very laid back when it comes to describing games, so with using that word, they must be impressed by the game a lot. I expect great support off them, don't worry.
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GamesTM are big fans of Kojima's early games (they often mention MG2:SS and Snatcher as classics). I often agree with their taste as well, so I buy the magazine whenever I can. They've even gone so far as to say "If you don't like killer7, I don't think you should be reading this magazine". :lol:
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I'd like to point out that I quit my job at Retro Gamer (I'm now a sub-editor for a non-games-based publisher), so I won't be able to write any reviews for Retro Gamer. I don't know what their plans are for it, but you'd have to get back in contact with the editor for such things.

Sorry chaps.

Still, congrats on making this happen. You've made gaming history. :)
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MetalGear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel (PSP) [European]
MetalGear Solid: Portable Ops (PSP) [American]
MetalGear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Limited Edition (+ Bonus Disc, Soundtrack and 6" Old Snake Action Figure) [European]

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Szczepaniak wrote:I don't know what their plans are for it, but you'd have to get back in contact with the editor for such things.
I'm sure they'd happily tell the people behind the patch about their plans, especially if you offered to do an exclusive interview or something similar.
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Szczepaniak wrote:I'd like to point out that I quit my job at Retro Gamer (I'm now a sub-editor for a non-games-based publisher), so I won't be able to write any reviews for Retro Gamer. I don't know what their plans are for it, but you'd have to get back in contact with the editor for such things.

Sorry chaps.

Still, congrats on making this happen. You've made gaming history. :)
Nice to hear from you again, John. Good luck with your new position! I guess we'll try to contact RG closer to the patch's release.
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Hi

Im new here and this is because i read the said article in retro gamer. I was over the moon when i first read it, i have been waiting for years to sample psychonauts in english. Thanks goes to the guys that are doing this, you guys are fantastic. It doesn't mention in the article when it is going to be released can anyone clarify this? I read your replies and noticed that you want to see the article. So below is a snapshot of the article i took using my phone camera, i apologise for the quality.

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Wow, that's a new blurb on it in Retro Gamer. Thank you very much for the photo! Can you tell me which issue number this is in?
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Osiris wrote:Wow, that's a new blurb on it in Retro Gamer. Thank you very much for the photo! Can you tell me which issue number this is in?
issue 36, its a symphony of the night cover issue.
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