Monthly Archives: February 2010

Underdog. Come-from-behind victory. “Giant enemy crab.” Just a few years ago, Sony would never have associated itself with any of these phrases. But that’s all changed with the bumpy ride that is the PS3.

Now, though, after an extremely successful price cut, the once-humbled console maker seems to be back in the saddle of its high horse. Translation: time for some good old fashioned videogame exec trash talk.

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Between Final Fantasy XIII’s extremely linear nature and Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus, one might argue that the Final Fantasy franchise and the ancient art of FPS have been getting a little too friendly as of late.

Fear not, however, as Final Fantasy XIII designer and writer Motomu Toriyama told Kotaku that Final Fantasy will “probably never” try its delicate, manicured hand at a gruff, tough first-person shooter.

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Seems like only yesterday we were scanning Toys ‘R’ Us fliers and picking away furiously at Nintendo’s buttoned lips over a potential Wii price drop. Then – shock – it happened.

But that’s not good enough for Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey. He thinks that, with Natal and Arc on the way, Nintendo needs stop treading water before its end of the pool gets a little more crowded.

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Looks like Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter on XBLA was the number one game on the service for January with 35,211 players.

Good for Sam.

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Oh you sneaky kids with your video cameras, loving nothing more than to spoil everyone’s fun – you’ve done it this time, and it’s Sonic you have leaked onto the internet.

Cheeky little runts.

Don’t hit the break if you want to remain unspoiled and pure.

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Killer Instinct 3 rumors may have been floating about since time immortal, but thanks to a recent interview with Kenneth Lobb, creative director at Microsoft Game Studios, there may be reason to keep hope alive.

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BioWare has updated the Dragon Age: Origins site, and it reveals the Dwarven fortress of Kal’Hirol in Awakening.

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Bethesda’s Pete Hines has been talking Fallout: New Vegas and says that the game will take you “hundreds of hours to explore every nook and cranny”.

Good to hear.

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Peter Molyneux has said that in Fable 3 the co-op system will be more advanced than in Fable 2 by allowing your character to run around in your pal’s version of the world.

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Blizzard has introduced another female character into the mix for Diablo III.

Last week it was the monk, this week it’s the Barbarian.

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Remedy’s Sam Lake has said that the DLC released for Alan Wake will have a “seasonal” feel to it, kind of like different volumes of a television series, with the original game being considered the “first season”.

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Lost in Nightmares and Costume Pack 1 are scheduled to be release for Resident Evil 5 on 360 tomorrow, and to get you pumped, Capcom’s handing out free figurines for it.

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Ubisoft’s just confirmed it’s releasing the second piece of DLC from Assassin’s Creed II, Bonfire of Vanities, this Thursday.

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Ubisoft has unveiled new details for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands on Wii, which is being developed by Ubi’s Quebec City Studio.

It’s scheduled to be released on Wii May 18 and 20 in the US and Europe, respectively. We figure its the same date for PS3 and Xbox 360, but to be safe, we sent a mail to Ubisoft.

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Two bits of news concerning the R18+ debacle going on in Australia today has an advocacy against the rating getting its own website, and the second bit has South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson getting more death threats.

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Natal or Arc for Final Fantasy XV? Don’t bet on it, according to FFXIII producer Yoshinori Kitase.

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Criterion has tweeted that the Burnout Paradise Complete Edition already out in the US, will be heading to the European PSN soon.

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IBIS Capital director Tim Merel has said that firms concentrating on AAA franchises may being doing so for the financial bottom line, but lack of innovation with sequels can actually damage the business.

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EA’s released the first developers diary for Skate 3.

Get it below.

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THQ’s announced it’s bringing a 90 minute demo of Darksiders to PlayStation Network and Xbox Live next week – Thursday, February 25.

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