Monthly Archives: September 2011

Team Ninja lead Yosuke Hayashi defended the studio’s move to not feature frequent decapitations and other freeform dismemberment in Ninja Gaiden 3. Something which was present in its predecessors.

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Keiji Inafune isn’t a man of few words and speaking to Joystiq, he discussed why Capcom’s attempt to push original IPs in the past had met with very little commercial and critical success.

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As we approach Xbox’s tenth birthday, we speak to the team remaking Halo: Combat Evolved, the game that defined the machine itself.

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Of course, black goes with everything, but sometimes you want a little variety, right? Sony’s listening. While all the early Vita models we’ve seen have been in stock-standard Piano Black, we’ve found a video that shows off more than a few alternative options.

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Harmonix once promised that it would bring the Rock Band franchise to the squealing fans of Japan. That was in 2008, and since then, both Harmonix and co-developer Q Entertainment haven’t really done much else about it. Now, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos has spoken about what happened, explaining – among other things – that “there were a couple of significant challenges”.

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This started out as just letting you know there are some awesome new screenshots for Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney floating about the internets – and then we discovered that the images are accompanied by some pretty strong suggestions that the game will venture out beyond Japan.

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By now, you’re probably aware that Netflix is dead. What we once associated with the name is, anyway. The company’s DVD-by-mail business has been split off, renamed “Qwikster”, and plans to take the world by storm in “a few weeks”. Oh, and it’ll ship video games to you, too.

In the hours since the announcement, I don’t think CEO Reed Hastings has gotten the response he was predicting.

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I know I’m not alone in my love for the Scarecrow, which is why recent comments from Rocksteady are a little unnerving. Speaking on developing Arkham City, the future of Dr. Crane in the upcoming sequel seems uncertain.

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Harmonix isn’t shy of stepping outside of its comfort zone to develop a game which isn’t music-centric in future.

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We just can’t get enough of the PlayStation Vita, and it’s still several months away from release. Aside from a couple of notable exceptions, every detail seems to make us want the handheld even more. Now, Sony has spoken up, admitting that there were some problems in the PS3 networking side of things, and promising that it’ll do better with Vita.

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The studio behind Chronicles of Riddick and The Darkness, Starbreeze, is working on a brand new IP, its announced today.

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Square Enix’s confirmed a remake of the original Dragon Quest Monsters is in development for 3DS.

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The Call of Duty Elite beta is now live on PlayStation 3, Activision’s just confirmed.

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Square Enix is planning to push on the mobile space with its “Square Enix Market” initiative for Android, and has announced Chrono Trigger for both iOS and Android devices.

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What appears to be footage from THQ’s canned Avengers game has made its way to Reddit.

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It’s coming – Gears of War 3 will be releasing worldwide in a few hours from now. To get you all the more excited, we’ve some great gameplay videos showcasing various multiplayer modes below.

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I think the current Pixies song I’m currently listen to sums me up right now: where is my mind?

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Capcom’s Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 had two more character reveals at Tokyo Game Show this past week – Vergil and Iron Fist. Destructoid has footage and screens showing the two fighters in action. The trailer also packs a little surprise towards the end, giving you a look at how the PS Vita version of the game is shaping up.

View the trailer below.

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It’s the post-TGS edition of the shorts. God help us all because this one is long. Probably longer than the distance between the Earth and the Moon. Get rounded up below.

I might be exaggerating in there at some point.

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Sony Online Entertainment’s said that it’ll turning DC Universe Online free-to-play from October on both PC and PS3.

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