Monthly Archives: November 2011

EA’s confirmed it will give PS3 Battlefield 3 players a copy of Battlefield 1943 after all, after the digital title failed to appear as promised at its bigger brother’s launch.

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Future’s announced this disappointing results for its FY11 this morning, with revenue down and debt up.

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EA Sports has announced this morning that Barcelona player Lionel Messi is now the new global face of the FIFA brand.

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“As far as how the sisterly love is depicted, I think that you will have a better sense of it once you play the game. As far as the differences between how they express their affections for each other, in Final Fantasy XIII Serah was a Crystal and Lightning, as an older sister, was trying to save her. Whereas Serah goes out looking for Lightning this time, who has mysteriously disappeared, it seems everyone has accepted the fact that she is gone, but she is determined to find Lightning and she has set off to go look for her. So you can tell that they are sisters, that they have similarities, strong determination and a strong core.” – Final Fantasy XIII-2 producer Yoshinori Kitase, speaking to RPGSite (via FFN) at a recent media event.

Skyrim, Deus Ex and Batman have proven this year that the market still supports big budget solo games, but only if they tick certain boxes. Johnny Cullen reports.

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Japanese press previewed the Vita version of Ridge Racer this week, delivering new gameplay details and screenshots.

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The team behind Real Life Ultra Combos and Street Fighter: Beginnings End is working on a short film to promote Street Fighter x Tekken. If you like to watch people beat each other up over video game rivalries, this teaser will delight you.

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Frozenbyte crosses the great platform divide with its puzzle platformer sequel, Trine 2.

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Piranha has unveiled a new frontline BattleMech, the Dragon. First manufactured in 2754 in Luthien, the Dragon is “a long-range focussed ‘Mech capable of handling threats at all ranges”. It sports a Vlar 300 engine, ten tonnes of Starshield armour, a Telos DecaCluster LRM-10, Imperator-A Autocannon/5, and two Victory 23R Medium Lasers. If you know what that means, you’ve probably already hit the link above for more details.

MechWarrior Online is the free to play revival of the classic mech sim series, expected exclusively for PC in 2012.

Thanks, Massively.

The latest 3DS firmware update allows players to party up quickly and easily.

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Just one day after the announcement of the App Store’s first subscription-based streaming games service, Apple has shut it down without explanation.

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Publisher Innova has confirmed Lineage II: Goddess of Destruction will launch in Europe in early December, with localised versions in multiple languages to follow throughout early 2012. The expansion brings plenty of new content but also heralds the game’s transition to free-to-play after seven years of subscriptions.

Lineage II is one of the most successful of the “smaller” MMORPGs, with a steady user base of around 500,000. Its transition to free-to-play may signal news of sequel Lineage III, which has spent some months in Vapour land.

The PlayStation brand’s reputation for off-the-wall advertising looks set to be reinforced by the first trailer out of Japan.

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VentureBeat has heard whispers that Maple Story and Combat Arms publisher Nexon will make its initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange come December 6. The online game provider is expected to bring in $1.28 billion, putting its market value at $8.97 billion – far outweighing other giants of the industry, including EA at $6.99 billion.

In its IPO filing, Nexon boasted of eight games which have generated $100 million in lifetime revenues, including three with over $300 million in and one of more than $400 million. It now hosts 57 online games in 104 countries.

EA Mobile is hosting a Game Feast sale this holiday weekend.

For iDevice, save 80% on Madden NFL 12, FIFA 12 The Sims 3, Monopoly, Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit and Pictureka.

Android users get 40% off MADDEN NFL 12, Need for Speed Shift, and The Sims 3.

Meanwhile, on Kindle, EA Texas Hold ‘em, Yahtzee, Pogo Hearts, Spades and more are going for 99¢ each.

Famed designer Shigeru Miyamoto seems worried that success and growth robs developers of their creative force.

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New details have surfaced on Vita launch title Touch My Katamari.

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“When we started working on Final Fantasy XIII-2, we kept in mind that we didn’t want a long, drawn-out movie sequence. We wanted it to be more hands-on so people could get into the game at a faster pace. That’s why the opening battle sequence of FF XIII-2 showcases the new direction of a more integrated battle system. The tutorial also kicks in earlier, which is now playable. We just wanted people to get into the game faster than with Final Fantasy XIII.”

– Final Fantasy XIII-2 director Motomu Toriyama explained to GameInformer why the game’s opening is so action-packed.

Thanks, GoNintendo.

There are no morality choices in Ninja Gaiden 3; you either cut your enemies down or fall in their place.

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Time to camp your inbox again; a new batch of beta invites have been sent for for Star Wars: The Old Republic.

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