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Link Collection of the articles mentioning to Shotest Shogi

Lots of articles which mention to Shotest-Shogi appeared online from March 17 and 18. Here are some links below;.

Microsoft Adds New Xbox Live Arcade Hits （TeamXbox, CA)
MS Reveals XBLA line-up (CVG Online)
Assault Heroes and DOOM on XBLA this Wednesday(Totally 360, UK)
More titles added to Arcade Hits programme(VideoGamer.com, UK)
More top-selling arcade titles available from Wednesday at ...(MCV, UK)
Microsoft Discounts XBLA Assault Heroes, Doom, Announces Spring Lineup(Gamesutra,CA)
DOOM and Assault Heroes this Wednesday on Live(Planet Xbox 360.MI)
Assault Heroes, Doom to blast Live on Xbox 360(Punch Jump, CA)
XBLA - NEWS: More Live Arcade Hits(VG Reloarded.com, UK)
Doom and Assault Heroes Now Arcade Hits(Gaming Today, TX)
XBLA to get new Arcade Hits; upcoming titles revealed(Xboxic)
Shotest Shogi: First Screenshots(TeamXbox, CA)
Assault Heroes and DOOM become Xbox Live Arcade Hits(Monsters and Critics.com)
Doom And Assault Heroes 2 On Xbox Live Arcade This Wednesday(Bitbag, CA)
Here is an early look at a few games coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade in ...(WorthPlaying.com, CA)
Xbox LIVE Arcade Adds New Arcade Hits and Gives You a Sneak Peek ...(Game Zone, MI)
Two New XBLA Hits This Wednesday(Gameworld Network, Australia)
New Xbox LIVE Arcade Hits Announced(Gamers Hell, UK)
XBLA Doom and Assault Heroes Get Cheaper(Kotaku Australia, Australia)
Xbox 360 - Mercoledì su XBLA: Assault Heroes e Doom(Xbox Way, Italy)
Assault Heroes and Doom to become part of the XBLA Hits programme(PALGN, Australia)
Micrsoft details upcoming XBLA titles, announces new XBLA Hits(Xbox Circle, NY)
[Xbox360] Two XBLA Games At Reduced Prices, and Some New Titles ...(411mania.com, TX)
Upcoming XBLA titles announced by MS(Totally 360, UK)
New Xbox Live Arcade Games  Announced(Talk Xbox)
Microsoft Launches Xbox Live Arcade Hits Program(Daily Game)

"Shogi Z" seems to be a good shareware for Mac users

If you are Mac users, it will be worth thinking over downloading the shareware called "Shogi Z". Here are the links to some sites for downloading;

Shogi Z 3.5 (versiontracker)

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Shogi Z 3.5 - Japanese chess. (Shareware) (MacUpdate)

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Shogi Z (Sofotes.com)
Shogi Z (MacGameFiles)

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This seems to be a machine vs human type software which offers the choice of whether Japanese or "Westernized" piece.

Shotest Shogi Pictures

The following page has 32 very good relatively large screenshots of  Shotest shogi which seems to be available soon in XBox Live Arcade.

IGN:Shotest Shogi Pictures

3D Shotest seems available soon - XBox Live Arcade

Several blogs mentioned to the news about Shotest these few hours.

Doom and Assault Heroes become arcade hits
Assault Heroes, DOOM Join Xbox Live Arcade Hits
More XBLA Titles Announced
Site Update March 17, 2008
Hit Arcade titles discounted, more games on the way
Celebrate spring break with XBLA's discounted and new games

According to AI Factory's newsletter of October 2007, Shotest will offer a far more accessible and agreeable way of learning than is possible through traditional book study.

Wow!! I hope it will be released as early as possible.

 

Shogi is included in Ultimate Boardgame Collection

Ultimate Boardgame Collection is a software on PSP developed by Valcon. Although it is not stated in the manufacturer's site, I happened to know it includes shogi today. Here are some links about the product.

Ultimate Board Game Collection Review
IGN: Ultimate Board Game Collection
Amazon Customer Reviews about Ultimate Board Game Collection

Both Gekisashi and YSS became the winners of 3rd Computer Sekai Saikyo Kettei-sen.

On January 23 and 24, the captioned tournament was held in Japan. Gekisashi and YSS became the winners with the score of 2-1. Here is the result.

1 st place Gekisashi 2-1
1 st place YSS 2-1
3rd place Bonanza 1-2
3rd place TACOS 1-2

Here are the links to the photos related to the tournament.

1st Day | 2nd Day

The result of 2nd Round, 3rd Round is ongoing - 3rd Computer Shogi Sekai Saikyo Kettei-sen2008

TACOS beat Gekisashi and YSS beat Bonanza at the second round.

YSS(Sente) vs Bonanza(Upper one) and TACOS(Sente) vs Gekisashi

The third round is now ongoing. It will end in a few hours.

Bonanza(Sente) vs TACOS(Upper one) and Gekisashi vs YSS

You may watch live video through the official page in Japanese. Click 500K or 150K in the middle of the linked page.

Gekisashi beat Bonanza - 1st Round, 3rd Computer Shogi Sekai Saikyo Kettei-sen2008

Gekisashi beat Bonanza and YSS beat TACOS.

TACOS(Sente=Black) vs YSS(Upper one) and BONANZA(Sente) vs GEKISASHI

The condition is 60 minutes per player as their thinking time, after consuming it they must make moves less than 60 seconds per move.

Now Second Round is on boardlive.

YSS(Sente) vs BONANZA(Upper one) and TACOS(Sente) vs GEKISASHI

You may watch live video through the official page in Japanese. Click 500K or 150K in the middle of the linked page.

Third round will start at 9:30am(Japan Time) tomorrow.

 

18th World Computer Shogi Championship will be held in May 2008

According to shogi-l, it will be held on May 3 through 5 in Japan. The registration deadline is by January 31. For more information, please visit the following link;

The 18th WCSC (Announcement)

The Japan Times archives seem available to everyone - It used to be for members only

As a result, the articles related to shogi can be read by everyone. It is a good news. Here are some I'm picking up.

< About Ryuo Watanabe(human) vs Bonanza(computer) >

'Shogi' software, Ryuo champ to face off | The Japan Times Online

Computer no match for the king of 'shogi' | The Japan Times Online

< About Yoshiharu Habu >

'Shogi' icon claims landmark victory | The Japan Times Online

Japan's king of the board | The Japan Times Online

< About Brain Study >

Researchers study 'shogi' players in bid to unravel brain's mysteries | The Japan Times Online

For other articles related to shogi, you will find through shogi seach result of The Japan Times.