Monthly Archives: January 2011
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 11:17 GMT
Final Fantasy Agito XIII renamed to Type 0, confirmed for summer 2011, trailer launching on January 27
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Posted in: Hot, PSP
Tags: Final Fantasy Agito XIII, Final Fantasy Type-0
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 18:36 GMT
Square Godzillas Tokyo: FFXIII-2 announced, Agito XIII renamed, Versus XIII stays PS3-exclusive
Square Enix has just wrapped up its First Production Unit event, where it announced FFXIII-2 and a renaming of Agito XIII to Type-0.
Hit the break for a full report.
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 09:41 GMT
Ninety-Nine Knights to launch as Far East MMO
Xbox 360 action series Ninety-Nine Nights is being turned into computer-based MMORPG for Japan and Taiwan, according to a 4Gamers report (via Kotaku). Details are scarce, but the title is to apparently feature art and character designs from former SNK character designer Falcoon.
The first Ninety-Nine Knights title, a collaboration between Q and Phantagram, released in 2006. A sequel followed last year.
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 09:48 GMT
Audio – Euro morning news bulletin, January 18, 2011
Portal 2 PS3 is awesome, 3DS is region-locked, Black Ops DLC First Strike is expensive and Skyrim’s random. Get up to speed on overnight events right now.
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Posted in: Hot, Podcast, VG247
Tags: news bulletin
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 12:06 GMT
Nintendo confirms 3DS region-lock
In a statement just given to VG247, Nintendo has confirmed that 3DS hardware will come in three region-locked varieties, following rumours that the handheld would be geo-specific.
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Posted in: 3DS, Hot, Nintendo
Tags: region-locked
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 07:41 GMT
Report – Capcom, Konami, Tecmo-Koei all confirmed for 3DS Amsterdam event
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 07:15 GMT
Portal 2 to feature PS3-PC/Mac cross-platform play, Steam key included with PS3 version
Valve’s just confirmed that Portal 2 will feature cross-platform play between PS3 and both PC and Mac owners of the game when it releases in April.
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 06:51 GMT
EU PS Store gets massive DLC, games sale
Sony’s detailed a massive sale for the EU PS Store, full to the brim of DLC and games. Who fancies the GTA IV DLC on the cheap?
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 06:28 GMT
Half-Minute Hero sequel delayed in Japan, gets trailer
Here’s the bad news via Siliconera: the sequel to Half-Minute Hero has been delayed in Japan.
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Posted in: PSP, RPG
Tags: Half-Minute Hero 2
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 06:08 GMT
Bulletstorm’s armies began with one bald bloke
The latest Bulletstorm blog explains how People Can Fly has approached the eternal problem of endlessly identical enemies – by morphing one bald guy into hundreds of variations.
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Posted in: EA, Shooter
Tags: bulletstorm, epic, Epic Games, people can fly
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 05:56 GMT
Tales of Xillia screens are pretty
Namco Bandai’s released a massive batch of Tales of Xillia screens. They are pretty, don’t you know.
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Posted in: Namco Bandai, PS3, RPG
Tags: Tales of Xillia
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 05:46 GMT
PopCap popping the cap on Peggle, Plants vs. Zombies for Android
Ever annoyed by the way your friends’ iPhones seem to have practically melded with their faces?
Soon, you’ll at least understand why.
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 05:27 GMT
Pokémon Black & White features streamlined gameplay mechanics
Why bother playing a game when you can just obsessively collect every piece of information about it ahead of time? In this spirit we bring you further details of Pokémon Black & White’s veteran-friendly streamlined game mechanics, including wilderness Poké-centres, earlier introduction of advanced features, and an item for finding items. That’s meta, that is.
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Posted in: DS, DSi, DSiLL/XL, Nintendo, RPG
Tags: pokemon, Pokemon Black & White, Pokemon Black and White, Pokemon Black/White
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 05:16 GMT
Massive New Vegas mod adding bullet time, sprinting, cybernetic implants, vision modes, tons more
To quote vaunted bullet time pioneer Keanu Reeves: “Whoa.”
Except here, even he’d be forced to deliver it convincingly.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, RPG, Shooter
Tags: Bethesda, Fallout: New Vegas, mod, obsidian, Project Nevada
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 04:48 GMT
IGMA 2010 nominees chosen
The 2010 International Mobile Gaming Awards nominees are in, and while firm favourites like Plants vs Zombies and Epic-developed Infinity Blade are no brainers, the list is full of more obscure delights to tickle your portable gaming fancy.
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 04:36 GMT
Rumour – New Fabula Nova Crystallis title to be announced at Square event
FF Reunion’s hinted that that three new titles are set to be announced at Square Enix’s First Production Department event later this morning.
One of which could be a new title in the Fabula Nova Crystallis series.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: Fabula Nova Crystallis, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Square Enix First Production Department Event
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 04:24 GMT
Report: Nintendo World 3DS players suffered side-effects
Reports from last week’s Nintendo World event, the largest hands-on 3DS event since E3 2010, include troubling accounts of prevalent dizziness and eye fatigue.
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Posted in: 3DS, Nintendo
Tags: eye-strain, health warning
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 03:11 GMT
PS3s bricked by custom firmware
With the publication of the system’s root key, the PlayStation 3 was considered defenceless, but the old girl has one more trick up her sleeve. Drop the latest custom firmware into a 60 GB model console, and behold! A very expensive doorstop!
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 06:41 GMT
Skyrim’s new engine detailed, fully-scripted quests ditched for semi-random encounters
A massive info dump on Bethesda’s new engine, the purpose-built Creation, has turned up to whet out Skyrim appetites even further. Major changes to graphics, animation, AI and quest management are all on the cards; hit the break for details.
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Posted in: Bethesda, Hot, PC, PS3, RPG, Xbox 360
Tags: Bethesda Studios, Creation, TES. Skyrim, the elder scrolls, The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 01:25 GMT
Analyst: app download rate to overtake music, software
Industry analyst Asymco estimates that app download rates are not only accelerating, but set to overtake other markets.
Mass Effect 3: Special Forces Trailer shows the multiplayer in action