Korea

's DJ Max (DJMAX, DJMax) started out as a multiplayer online game in . It's a rhythm action game, so you have to push keys in time with the melody or beat (if you've played a game that had the words Dance-Dance in its title, you know what we mean).

• English version!

  Now there's an English-language version for the PSP: DJ Max Portable (International Version). Yup, "completely English", says the Play Asia description.

• Features.

  There's one new song ("River Flow" by Planetboom). Tracks still come in a wide variety: Techno, K-Pop (Korean Pop), Break beat, Rock, Hip Hop, etc. You can adjust speed and fader, and play a mirror mode.

  There are lots of other features. Our favorite: Ranking Chart so you can show off just how good you really are. There are unlockable tracks and items in the Gallery Mode.

• Gameplay. Depending on the difficulty setting, you play with four buttons (left, up, triangle, circle) or six (left, up, right, square, triangle, circle). The L/R buttons are used to change the speed.

  Update: Sorry if I wasn't clear. Play Asia has this on stock and they say they can ship it (usually) within 24 hours. Also, thanks to Reneid Klein for this gameplay video.

  This is a waaay old gameplay vid of the Korean version, but it's more effective than any "brand new picture" of the English version. You get to see what the hardest setting is like. So now you know three things: 1) the old Korean version is easy to learn but has songs that are hard to master, 2) the English version has one extra song, and 3) yes, the English version is already available.

  I am so sorry for any confusion! Trade, All-Round) is poised to take over the spotlight that used to shine on . Recently, E3 organizers said the famous fanfare will be scaled down and be limited to members of the press from various media.

  GSTAR is taking the opposite direction by building itself as THE world's attraction park in the game sector. A big hit last year, GSTAR had 160 exhibitors and over 150,000 visitors at its first show. This year GSTAR will focus on building up a "pleasant business (conferences and seminars).

  " It will also form various public events like amateur game league, game music festival and The second GSTAR will be held on November 9 - 12 in Korea. Oh, and so you don't end up buying plane tickets to the wrong place, that's South Korea. One of life's greatest mystery has been solved: How to get guy's attention and keep it.

  .. even for 5 minutes or so.

  As a follow up to the that was released last July in , has installed huge 15:1 scale models of PSPs encased in glass on bus stops, which can be found around twelve selected locations along the popular commercial district near the Han River in Seoul. Make a mental note of these girls, do away with the long trips to the salon, ultra-micro-mini skirts or even love potions, the images that will follow will prove just how potent a PSP can be. Now witness the power of the mighty PSP.

  If anything's going to ruin a nice day out in , it's got to be those mutants. At least, that's what director Joon-Ho Bong wants us to think on the big screen. If we're lucky, though, he's going to want us to think the same thing on our cellphones and PSPs.

  His movie The Host tells the tale of a disjointed family, the Parks, on a less-than-ordinary day. The patriarch, Hee-Bong, and his children, Gang-du, Nam-Joo, and Nam-il, are connected only by their almost overprotective love for Hyun-Seo, Gang-du's daughter. On this particular day, a mutated creature rises from the river, appearing in broad daylight for some unknown purpose, killing people along the way.

  The creature takes Hyun-Seo with it, and the Park family is lost without her. That is, until, their disjointed family bands together to take the battle to the beast and to save Gang-du's daughter, as well as their family. The movie, critically acclaimed at Cannes, is now slated for games on both the mobile phone and the , with the PSP game being a role-playing affair from the perspective of a chosen member of the Park family.

  While we try to dig up some more information, enjoy this trailer for The Host, and wait for the one-minute mark, as it's a mild shock to the system.