Monthly Archives: November 2011

The end of a brand new trailer for Professor Layton and the Lost Spectre suggests the series will finally make its 3DS debut in the west next year. How is not known, but it’s assumed that Mask of Miracle, previously only released in Japan, will be the title that comes westbound. Get the trailer below.

Thanks, Cubed3.

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Epic’s announced that Square Enix has licensed Unreal Engine 3 for “multiple” unannounced projects.

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GameStop has reported sales of $1.95 billion for its third quarter, ending October 29, up 2.5% compared to $1.9 billion for the same period in 2010.

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World of Warcraft’s Chinese operator, NetEase, has posted a 39.8% increase in year-over-year revenue, noting a profit rise of 41.3% to $128.2 million and revenues of $308.3 million. The upswing for the quarter ending September 30 is despite the decline in subscription numbers for the Blizzard MMO, which were down 800,000 to 10.3 million for the start of Activision’s Q3 financial period. The publisher attributed the loss of subs to the Asian market, which, at the end of Q2, helped bolster the subscription numbers to 11.1 million. Thanks, Gamasutra.

GameSpot’s gone live with a near-20 minute gameplay session of Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City. The Slant Six tactical third-person shooter’s gone a bit under the radar of late, so here’s your fill, RE fans. The game’s out in the UK on March 23, 2012 for PS3 and 360, with a date TBC for the PC version.

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EA has responded in an ambiguous manner to permanent bans doled out on the EA forums, which have also resulted in users being unable to access their Origin accounts.

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Konami’s announced it’s delayed the release of amazingly popular Japanese dating sim Love Plus for 3DS. Originally due for December 8, it’ll now release on – shock surprise – Valentine’s Day in Japan, giving the developers more time to polish and finish the game.

Thanks, Kotaku.

Just Add Water has said it’ll announce a release date for Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD, and has said today that the game is complete. The studio’s also passed over a list of improvements for the PS3 version compared to the 2005 Xbox game. Get the full list below, via Eurogamer.

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The next beta testing weekend for Star Wars: The Old Republic will take place next weekend, November 25-28, according to the MMO’s official Twitter account.

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Minecraft has gone live on iOS. Mojang announced the release yesterday. It’s priced at $6.99 and is identical to the previously released Android version. Get it here.

Modern Warfare 3 has set a new five-day entertainment record, Activision said today, grossing over $775 million worldwide. It has also set a record on Xbox Live by having 3.3 million unique online users in one day.

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Modern Warfare 3 has topped the latest Live play chart, as confirmed by Nelson. The Infinity Ward shooter beat out Black Ops to second and Battlefield 3 to third. While this is about as surprising as mushrooms growing in the woods, facts are facts. Get the top 20 after the break.

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3DS and Sega were the big winners of the Japanese charts this week, with the former again moving more than 100,000 units.

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The biggest patch yet for Trion fantasy MMO Rift has gone live, taking the game to v1.6. The update, titled From the Embers, and a new zone twice the size of the game’s current largest; a new, 11-boss dungeon; a new 10-player raid; a new mode, named Warfront; and the “2nd tier of Planar Attunement,” whatever the Sam Hell that is. Get more info here. Watch a video of it after the break.

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BioWare has aiming to introduce multiplayer for Mass Effect since the very first game, creative director Casey Hudson has said.

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The latest edition of UK mag PSM3 is further spreading the rumour that Assassin’s Creed 3 is set in Egypt.

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Square Enix has released a new trailer for Lord of Apocalypse, giving a gist on what its story is all about, as well as the odd bit of gameplay. Get it after the break, via Andriasang. The RPG’s out on PSP and Vita as a launch title on December 17. A PSP demo will release later this month, as mentioned yesterday.

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Konami’s announced it’ll release NeverDead in Japan on February 2, 2012. The Rebellion actioner, which sees you out for revenge as a cursed, immortal demon hunter named Bryce, will launch for ¥6,980 in the country. No western release date has been announced as yet.

Thanks, Andriasang.

Rayman Origins boss Michel Ancel has said development took place over a two year period, speaking in a long video about the platformer

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Splash Damage boss Paul Wedgwood has said reports of the studio working on a game based on a “major entertainment brand” are “inaccurate.”

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