Monthly Archives: October 2011

The classic and acclaimed adventure title The Longest Journey is coming to an iPhone near you.

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It’s a dream come true. The Vita incarnation of Omega Force’s hack-and-slash, Dynasty Warriors Next, will include a snapshot mode. According to Siliconera, you’ll be able to take real photos featuring the characters of the game. Possibly in ways that make it look like they’re kissing people.

Called Musou Snap, the mode is yet to be fully detailed or shown off in screenshots.

Dynasty Warriors Next is a launch title for Vita in Japan, and expected to follow suit internationally.

A new developer for Otherland, RealU’s action MMORPG adaptation of the bestselling Tad Williams sci-fi epic, reveals the team came together specifically to make this game – and get the crew back together.

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Take a look at the Witch-king of Angmar – he who gave Frodo a gentle stab in the Fellowship of the Ring – as he appears in Lord of the Rings: War in the North.

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Mysterious upcoming downloadable title I Am Alive is an old-school survival horror with an emphasis on making difficult choices.

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Media Create’s sales tracking data for the week of October 17 to October 23 shows a mixed bag dominated by a popular and long-lasting anime franchise.

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To celebrate its second anniversary, League of Legends gets a party-themed skin for long time favourite, Fiddlesticks.

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Andriasang’s turned up a teaser website for something called Final Fantasy x Mobage.

Described as “an RPG where you fight for your friends”, the game is set for release in Japan in northern winter and will sport some connectivity with Final Fantasy Type-0.

No word on whether we’ll see a localised version on the Western Mobage network.

Nobody’s entirely certain what Kevin Butler is up to this time, but the VP of Everything apparently has an imminent reveal – and wants to be your Facebook friend.

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Harvest Moon publisher Marvelous Entertainment has revised its half and full year forecasts, throwing out a gloomy loss in favour of a small profit.

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If an introduction from a pair of lingerie-clad models didn’t sell you on Saints Row: The Third’s character creation suite, the Initiation Station, maybe this informative look at its features will.

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EA has posted increased revenue for Q2 ’12 thanks to a surge in its digital and sports offerings, and CEO John Riccitiello noted that Battlefield 3 has shipped over 10 million units since its US launch.

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There’s some shorts for you below.

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Telltale has announced a Deluxe Edition of Jurassic Park: The Game for PC and Mac. It contains a a staff ID badge and patch, all four episodes of the game and more. Get the full list of goodies below.

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Square has released another new video for its Vita launch title, Army Corps of Hell. There are also new screens for the game as well as renders of your future goblin minions, posted over onGematsu. Go have a look below and through the link.

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“We’re deliberately avoiding [first-person shooters] right now. It’s in our DNA to avoid doing what other companies are doing. I suppose you could say that Max Payne 3 is something close to an FPS, but there are really unique aspects to the setting and gameplay there, too, not just in the story. You have to have originality in your games; you have to have some kind of interesting message. You could say that the goalpoint of Rockstar is to have the players really feel what we’re trying to do.” – Rockstar VP Dan Houser to Famitsu, via 1UP. Thanks, Yoshi.

During its Digital Days event in France and the US, Ubisoft announced and outlined its various titles in the works, starting with a PSN and XBLA version of its iPhone game, Babel Rising.

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SEGA has announced that pre-orders for Sonice Generations have surpassed pre-order numbers for any Sonic game in history.

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Epic president Mike Capps believes console makers need to become comfortable with allowing micro-transactions and smaller virtual items for purchase, and in the future it could be detrimental to the next iteration of consoles if developers are prevented from setting virtual content prices.

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Activision has released a video for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which focuses on the game’s weapon proficiencies. The progression allows the player to customize the gameplay experience with weapon leveling unlocks, and using proficiencies which provide weapons with new attributes. Each weapon will contain an experience bar, so the better you get, the better your weapons gets as well. It’s all very interesting, and you can watch it below the break. Modern Warfare 3 is out on November 8.

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