Monthly Archives: November 2011

Ubisoft’s announced this morning it’ll release Just Dance 3 on PS3 with Move support in the UK on December 9. The date’s confirmation is part of a press release celebrating growing worldwide sales for the sequel, which has seen it out-performing its predecessor by 85 percent. The series on Wii has been the number one for the platform for the past 12 of 13 months, according to NPD, ten of which are accounted to Just Dance 2, leaving one each to JD3 and Summer Party.

JD3 has already released in the UK for Wii and 360 via Kinect.

Modern Warfare 3′s been able to keep atop of the UK charts for a second straight week, despite a sales decrease and a strong challenge from new entry Assassin’s Creed: Revelations.

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JPS has details on how Hero Mode works in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. The mode will unlock after you finish the game first time, where you’ll get a Boss Rush Mode, the enable option to skip cutscenes, changed dialogue, the need to carry the Heart Medal, enemies dealing double the damage and the lack of need to charge the True Master Sword.

Get the full list here. Skyward Sword is out now.

Final Fantasy producer Yoshinori Kitase thinks Square Enix has something to learn from rapid Western development.

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The development studio behind Namco Bandai’s Tales series of RPGs is to be absorbed into the body corporate.

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Nintendo has kicked off its European marketing campaign for much-requested JRPG The Last Story, ahead of its localised release.

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Gearbox clearly feels its future is assured, signing up for a new, 61,000-square-foot office in a $60 million building in Frisco.

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Owen Van Natta has announced he will renounce his executive role at social games giant Zynga, but remain attached to the company as one of its directors.

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Twisted Pixel has lent its distinctive mascot, Splosion Man, to VBlank’s Retro City Rampage.

The open-world action parody is due on WiiWare and Xbox Live Arcade in early 2012. Check out a trailer through the break, or find out more on the game’s website.

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Legacy Interactive has announced a digital and retail release for Murder, She Wrote 2, follow-up to last year’s “best selling” PC adventure; I guess the hidden-object adventures of Angela Lansbury wannabes have generated enough income to warrant a sequel.

The sequel will feature 80 puzzles, three cases, two storylines and six hours of gameplay – along with hundreds of amazing screenshots, hopefully.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Fans of both reading and the compulsive collection or random weapon drops will be delighted to know Tuesday brings a new novel called Borderlands: The Fallen.

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French site Wiiz has gotten its hands on a Japanese retail poster suggesting a 3DS version of DS puzzle title Zoo Keeper is on its way. A Japanese release is slated for late January. The first game arrived in Europe and the US courtesy of Ignition, so if you’re a fan of arranging giraffes in rows of three, keep your eyes peeled for an announcement.

Thanks, GoNintendo.

Dragon Age: Redemption, the BioWare-commissioned web series written by and starring Felicia Day, is over. Catch the last episode through the break.

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A trailer hyping an upcoming Japanese TV special gives us a very brief behind-the-scenes look at Final Fantasy XIII-2.

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Missed out on attending the sold-out, inaugural MineCon this weekend? Catch all the Minecraft-y goodness from the opening keynote through the break.

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Andriasang has word that Japanese magazine Jump is teasing an upcoming exclusive revealed related to Pokémon at its Jump Festa event.

“Pokemon makes first appearance at JF!! Surprising information on the show floor?” the magazine’s blurb said, along with mention of a “big surprise” at the booth.

Jump Festa takes place on December 17 and 18 in Chiba, Tokyo. The most recent major Pokémon release was Black & White for DS.

Over $60,000 in prizes were awarded at the final stop on the 2011 Major League Gaming Pro Circuit – the National Championships.

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During a Mojang developers panel at MineCon, the folks behind the Minecraft phenomenon dropped a few interesting figures for the game. The full list is below the break, but we’ll give you a hint: they’re rather large.

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Believe it or not, World of Warcraft will turn seven this coming Wednesday, November 23, and in celebration, Blizzard will be handing out a Feat of Strength along with a gift that contains fireworks, and temporarily grants a special tabard along with a 7% experience point and reputation bonus when used. On top of that, the developer will be airing a new TV commercial during the Chargers vs Bears NFL game this Sunday (tomorrow) on CBS. The commercial features a mystery spokesperson, who will follow in the footsteps of previous WoW luminaries such as: Ozzy, Mr. T, William Shatner, Steve Van Zandt and Verne Troyer.

The commercial will air during the first half of the game, which should kick off around 1.15pm PST/4.15 EST, and if you’re not into football, just wait around a bit as some illustrious YouTube user will surely have it up 10 seconds after it first airs.

For its weekly Friday update, Bioware has released a new Flashpoint video for Star Wars: The Old Republic for the Hammer: a “powerful prototype battle station developed by the Republic, thought to have been destroyed in the war.” However, it has reappeared in the possession of the expansionist Advozsec, who are “determined to assert their new power” by using the weapon to conquer neutral worlds in the Outer Rim. In the Flashpoint, players on either side of the fight, Galactic Republic and Sith, must do what it takes to bring the station down.

Watch the video below. SWTOR is out December 20, and the last, big beta test is scheduled for Thanksgiving weekend.

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