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We probably don't need to make much more of an argument for Tokyo Jungle's localization beyond this wonderful commercial. It's nothing but adorable animals being incredibly adorable - something we think you, not to mention everyone else on the planet, will enjoy.

Psst, Sony! With E3 next week, there's still time to sneak in some pomeranians and schnauzers to the Los Angeles Convention Center, you know. If you wanna surprise us during your press conference on Monday evening, for instance, that'd be totally fine.

#tokyojungle Boy, upcoming PS3 game Tokyo Jungle looks like a riot. And this commercial is a riot, too. More »

The latest Tokyo Jungle screens, explained by Andriasang, introduce a lot about the PS3 game, like items that confer status effects on your animal (like, say, flea shampoo), and challenge missions that help you achieve higher rank and unlock more playable animals, and costumes for those animals.

But it's hard to pay attention to any of that stuff when there are screenshots of an elephant wearing giant roller skates. Repeat: an elephant wearing roller skates.

#tokyojungle This last weekend, Sony kicked off a nationwide promotional tour for the June 7 release of Tokyo Jungle at Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara. While the event consisted of little more than a spokesperson and two demo stations, I was able to spend almost a half hour with Sony's newest big name PS3 title. The demo consisted of eight stages, each a tutorial for a given aspect of the game. More »

#tokyojungle It may be too early to anoint any one game as a cult favorite of 2012 but Tokyo Jungle definitely looks like it's in the running, based on its box art alone. The video above looks like it's showing co-op gameplay, with what appears to be a hyena and a chimpanzee foraging through the game's post-apocalyptic, human-free Tokyo. More »

#tokyojungle Okay, yes. It's only April. I know. But damn, the boxart for the upcoming Tokyo Jungle is glorious. More »

#ps3 In Tokyo Jungle, animals try to survive and procreate in Japan's capital. The game has an array of animals (from dogs to dinosaurs), funny outfits, decaying urban sprawl, and apparently panda sex—or rather, panda mounting each other to have panda sex. More »

#tokyojungle As the release date for game developer Crispy's Tokyo Jungle approaches, more details of the game have been released. The latest info is survival points and a costume feature. More »

#tokyojungle After nearly 9 months, game developer Crispy's has broken their silence and announced new information, including the release date, of Tokyo Jungle. More »

SCEE has announced that the weird, kind of disappointing animal survival game Tokyo Jungle will migrate to Europe in 2011. Tokyo Jungle stars a collection of wild and once-domestic animals attempting to survive -- and eat -- in a post-humanity version of Tokyo. No announcements have been made regarding a North American release of this game.

Concurrent with this announcement, Sony has released an English version of the TGS trailer -- which is worthwhile, since the trailer is almost all text. You'll find that after the break, and you can see more screens at the PlayStation Blog.

#tgs In a world... where humanity has been eradicated... one Pomeranian... wearing a pretty cute little sweater... will do anything to survive... the Tokyo Jungle. More »

Tokyo Jungle has an interesting concept behind it. In the aftermath of what appears to be a catastrophic, human-extinction event, you play as a variety of animals trying to survive in the ruins of Tokyo's urban jungle. In the TGS demo I played, I took control of a dog whose singular goal was to eat everything he possibly could.

A number on the top left corner of the screen shows your health, which dwindles as you go without food. How does one get nourishment? Sneaking up on other animals and eating them, of course! The game is a rather simple 2D platformer, with no real need for exploration. By pressing R2, you can sniff the ground and find animals on your radar. Crouch and hide behind bushes, and you'll be able lock on and attack your prey: birds, rabbits, cats -- all on the menu.

The surprisingly violent (and ferocious) animations do little to make Tokyo Jungle feel like more than a novel concept. It doesn't take long before jumping on an unsuspecting rabbit gets old. The mediocre presentation and lackluster visuals don't add much flair to the overall experience. I'm interested in seeing how the other animals play, but I definitely walked away from the demo less enchanted than I expected.

Check out a trailer after the break.

One of the world's smallest dogs takes over Tokyo.