Monthly Archives: October 2009

Codemasters announced today that it is releasing F1 2009 for the Wii and PSP for November 20.

To celebrate, Codies also released new gameplay footage from the Wii version of the Japanese Grand Prix, which takes place at Suzuka this weekend.

Catch the press release after the jump, as well as gameplay footage from The Lost Gamer.

Anybody wondering where the HD version is, F1 2010 for PS3 and 360 will be out early next year.

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FIFA 10 is out today in case you haven’t noticed. If you haven’t bought it yet, chances are you need to check your local Tesco.

According to MCV, the UK supermarkets are dropping the game down to either just below or over £25.

Tesco is doing it for £24.97, Morrisons are selling it for £24.99, ASDA for £26.99 and Sainsburys for £37.

Word to the wise: buy it. It’s really good.

It’s out on PS3, 360, Wii, DS, PS2, PSP and PC.

A Media Guardian report has confirmed that Charlie Brooker’s gaming special Gameswipe pulled in over 361,000 viewers when it was aired on Wednesday on BBC Four.

That accounts for 2.2 percent of the UK audience who were watching television at the time the programe went out, which was between 10:00pm and 11:00pm.

If you missed the special, here is the iPlayer link if you want to catch up.

From MCV. Thanks, Roybott.

Square Enix’s Hiromichi Tanaka has revealed to Game-Watch that the beta for Final Fantasy XIV will be a Windows only affair.

The director for the MMO revealed that the beta will be closed at first and won’t be continuous, as the development team want to monitor things that are going on in the closed beta.

However, as the game nears a release, the beta will be opened up and will be a 24 hour affair. It is currently unknown if the beta will be coming to the PS3 down the line.

The game is due for launch next year on the PC and PS3.

Thanks, RPG Site.

If the new character video released this morning doesn’t suit your needs, how does some new shots sound?

Rockstar’s released five of them – find them over at Eurogamer Portugal.

October 29 is when you can get this one: either through Xbox Live or through Episodes from Liberty City at retail.

We shit you not.

SCEA art director Ken Fieldman has admitted in a chat with CGSociety that he “unsuccessfully” tried to lobby God of War III as a First Person Shooter to game director Stig Asmussen.

“I tried unsuccessfully to convince [Director] Stig to make ‘God of War III’ a first-person shooter”, admitted Fieldman.

“Kratos could have some truly badass huge weapons that rip gods to shreds. Unfortunately he didn’t see the genius in the idea.”

Game is out in March 2010. You can find more through the link.

Thanks, Split-Screen.

Australian developer Transmission Games has laid off up to 20 staff members, according to a report on Gama.

Staff who were made redundant were only notified yesterday of the news.

It comes back off the heels of Ashes Cricket 2009 and Heroes Over Europe coming from the developer this year.

It’s also been discovered that the dev had a project based on the movie Red Tails was in development in conjunction with Lucasarts, although that has been put on hold (via GI).

More through the links. We hope whoever lost their job finds themselves on their feet again.

According to a report on Kotaku, EA are being sued for unauthorized use of likenesses in EA Sports titles such as Madden NFL 09, NCAA and Fight Night Round 4.

The lawsuits come from Byron Bishop (NCAA), a licensing group for boxers known as Fighters Inc (Fight Night) and John “Big Dawg” Thompson (Madden), who is an unofficial mascot of the Cleveland Browns (we think) sitting in the stands of games for the Browns.

More through the link.

Sega has told Eurogamer that the West won’t be getting a Bayonetta demo until nearer it’s release in Q1 2010.

Sad faces? Not quite. Sega are releasing a taster of it on the Japanese PS Store next week. So turn that frown upside down and go nuts next week with Sarah Palin Bayonetta, as long as you have a JP PSN.

More through the link. It was due to release this month for PS3 and 360 in the West, but it got delayed. Japan still gets it this year though.

Thanks, rrod360lol.

Not a surprise really considering what’s happened this week.

D’Toid‘s noticed that Street Fighter IV is set to become a Xbox 360 Platinum Hit in the US, if it’s listing on Marketplace is right.

Sure enough, it does show it as a Platinum Hit on Marketplace.

More through the links.

Witcher developer CD Projekt is to be bought by a Polish tech firm, Optimus.

That’s according to a report on Polygamia (via GI), who claim the takeover is to switch the developer from being privately owned into a publicly traded business on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

The move is expected to be made with stock only, while the developer’s owners will become primary shareholders. An official announcement is due soon.

More through the links. We’ll follow with CD Projekt on this.

Square Enix have said that the Japanese version of Nier for the Xbox 360 will be the international version of the game.

Simply put: Gestalt and Replicant will be released in Japan as two separate games for the 360 and PS3 respectively. But Gestalt will be released on the 360 and PS3 together elsewhere.

At least, that seems to be the assumption according to Andriasang‘s translation of the latest Famitsu Xbox 360, particuarly an interview with executive producer Yosuke Saito.

Saito also confirms that although there will be no co-op in the game, DLC is being considered.

More through the link.

Game-Watch has managed to obtain for your viewing  pleasure 20 new shots of Final Fantasy XIII, showcasing the recently revealed Serah Farron.

Serah is Snow’s fiance and Lightning’s sister in case you didn’t know. Bet you most likely didn’t.

Go check them out anyways: they’re fucking A. An incredible new trailer was released this week as well – go watch it.

Game’s out in Japan on December 17.

Rockstar’s put out a brand new video of Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony.

Looks alright. Worth a watch anyways, which is why it’s after the jump just for you.

It’s out on October 29, via as a standalone release on Xbox Live or with a retail release alongside The Lost and Damned in Episodes from Liberty City.

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Insomniac’s revealed in their latest Full Moon Show podcast that they will be releasing two demos of Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time.

Why? According to discussions held on the podcast, the developer confirm that the original demo was too big, with the demo being split into two for one section as Ratchet and one section as Clank.

Insomniac community manager James Stevenson confirmed on GAF afterwards that both demos will hit before the US release of the game on October 27.

More over at PS3Center.

It’s that time again, kids! It’s Japanese hardware sales time!

In a gist: PS3 sales are down by 12k from last week, while the DSi rules the lot as it does most of the time.

Full hardware numbers are below. Last weeks numbers are found here.

• DSi – 63,342
• PS3 – 39,960
• PSP – 17,334
• DS Lite – 15,057
• Wii – 11,731
• 360 – 4,854
• PS2 – 2,347

Thanks, Nintendo Everything.

Naughty Dog’s Arne Meyer has revealed to EGTV that the studio would like to work on a PlayStation 3 version of Jak and Daxter. Massive fan demand for the game comes as the developer ramps up on work for Uncharted 2.

“Well we would like to be able to work on it”, said Meyer.

Although he does insist that – for now at least – Uncharted is the main priority at Naughty Dog.

“We definitely hear a lot from our Jak and even Crash fans from a long time ago, um, and we really hear those things and you know we’d love to be able to be working on a new Jak for them at some point so, that might be in the cards but right now we’re really sort of focused on working through [Uncharted].”

The duo have a new PSP game coming this year in The Lost Frontier, although that is being handled by High Impact Games.

More through the link. Thanks, Games Thirst.

Remember that whole Demo Play thing that had hardcore Mario masters up in arms a couple months ago? Well, as it turns out, it might not be that big of a deal. According to a Nintendo of Europe product listing, Demo Play’s just a gentle push in the right direction – not an autopilot.

“New Super Mario Bros. Wii is also the first Nintendo game to feature a dynamic help system, which allows you to access a mode showing how a level can be completed if you are stuck. The best thing about this mode is that you are free to jump into the action you’re watching on screen at any time,” reads the listing.

Bottom line: you still have to do all the legwork. Fortunately, if you want to watch Mario do his hopping and bopping without your input, you’ve still got the animated classic that is the Super Mario Brothers Super Show to fall back on. Thank goodness for that.

Thanks, Siliconera.

Retailers aren’t too fond of the PSP Go, and with good reason. After all, who needs crummy old brick-and-mortar when every game you could ever want lies at your fingertips? Joystiq cornered Sony with this pressing issue, and – shockingly enough – got a response.

Sony of America’s keeping retailers in its corner with a series of PSP “Game Cards,” which consist of download codes and – enticingly enough – some very revealing packaging. Yeah, Sony knows how we like it. Apparently, the cards are already in stores, with games like God of War: Chains of Olympus and Gran Turismo Portable representing the initial volley.

As for Sony of Europe, well, game cards aren’t in the, er, cards. For now, anyway.

“We don’t have any plans for vouchers/gift cards like this,” Sony of Europe said. “At the moment we are only selling the PSN vouchers of £20 and £50 for the UK.”

More through the link.

Matt Hazard, the larger than life personality that powered parody shooter Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, is shrinking down and making the jump to PSN and XBLA. This time, though, instead of yuckin’ it up to the tune of Gears of War, Hazard’s bringing his signature brand of humor to the realm of sidescrollers like Shadow Complex.

And really, with a title like “Blood Bath & Beyond,” how can you refuse? Bigger, better, and more badass? Sorry Cliffy — weak descriptors like that just won’t cut it anymore.

The press release is after the break.

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