Monthly Archives: November 2011

Although the developer was nervous about the new hardware at first, Vigil’s Darksiders 2 Wii U demo took three programmers just five weeks to create.

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Nintendo of Japan, via Andriasang, has announced a delay to the promised November 3DS firmware update. The system update is now expected on December 8, and will allow for 3D movie capture, new Mii Plaza features, and the ability to transfer data between 3DS units.

This upcoming first-person dungeon crawler is drawing plenty of interest, and has just gone into closed beta.

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Beyond the Labyrinth, the latest RPG from legendary Star Ocean and Valkyria Profile developer tri-Ace, features an unusual character customisation feature.

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Devolver Digital isn’t worried about piracy of Serious Sam 3: BFE, currently selling strongly on Steam, because people buy good games.

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The Daily Star reports Iran has instituted a ban on the sale of Battlefield 3 over controversial content set in capital city Iran. EA is actually quite pleased by this turn of events.

“In that Battlefield 3 is not available for purchase in Iran, we can only hope the ban will help prevent pirated copies reaching consumers there,” the publisher told IndustryGamers.

A new deal between LucasArts and Zynga brings a canonical Indiana Jones story to Facebook.

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Robomodo, a Chicago developer behind Tony Hawk: Shred and Ride as well as contributions to Mortal Kombat, Fight Night and WWE, wants your dollars for its latest project. It’s running a Kickstarter to fund Bodoink, a Kinect-powered pinball game that causes your Xbox Avatar much anguish and motion sickness. Rewards available include appearances in the game’s credits, or having achievements named after you.

Check out the project pitch through the break; Robomodo president Josh Tsui claims the game will be the first Kickstarter-funded console title.

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According to Andriasang‘s translation of a new Sony Vita FAQ, the company has confirmed the new portable won’t support Game Archives at Japanese launch. Game Archives is the Japanese term for PSOne and Turbo GrafX PlayStation Network releases. It’s not clear whether this will apply to the Western launch, and Sony promises an update about “future support”.

The freeform character building of The Secret World doesn’t just free players from the strictures of class, it makes them want to experiment.

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The Guardian has added its voice to reports that Apple is preparing to launch a Siri-powered “iTV”. The new report implicates Sharp in the devices production, boasts of “seamless links to cloud services”, and names Jeff Robbins, the developer of iTunes, as project lead.

Thanks, CVG.

Aksys Games has announced BlazBlue Revolution, the largest 3v3 tournament for the Arc System Works fighter series to date. The finals will be held in Japan in March 2012, and Aksys will supply airfares and accommodation to the winning trio of the US arm – plus a special bonus if by some twist of fate, they beat their Japanese rivals. Haaaa. US qualifiers will play out in Southern California, and more details will be available through the event’s website on December 17.

BlazBlue is a series of closely-interlinked fighters with an emphasis on technical combos, much like spiritual precursor Guilty Gear. It boasts two core entries, one spin off, plus portable versions and revisions.

Gaming comic and art book publisher Udon has announced two new coffee table titles for Persona 3 and Persona 4, both available for pre-order through the links, and expected sometime after the holidays. Siliconera reports the books feature character designs, rough sketches, backgrounds and interviews with Atlus staff.

Meanwhile, Udon is throwing a sale, offering $40 off both Mega Man Tribute and Street Fighter II Ultimate Edition hardcovers for a limited time only, along with loads more Cyber Monday sales.

Reverge Labs has released some new artworks showing off Valentine, one of Skullgirls’ titular brawlers. Take a good look over on Joystiq – the lovingly animated sprites are usually too busy beating you to a pulp for you to examine them closely. The indie fighter is expected some time next year.

Former senior vice president and head of publishing at Activision Dusty Welch has formed a new studio called U4iA Games, and plans to usurp Call of Duty’s genre-leading position.

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Speaking to OXM, Final Fantasy XIII-2′s producer Yoshinori Kitase said he’d find it difficult to develop a remake of Final Fantasy VII without making significant changes.

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Angry Birds developer Rovio turned down a $2.25 billion takeover bid from social games developer Zynga earlier this year, according to a report published in The New York Times.

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As reported earlier today, Bethesda’s started rolling out the latest update for Skyrim on the PlayStation 3. The firm’s released the official patch notes for update 1.2 and confirmed the patch is live in North America.

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Nintendo’s revealed its Black Friday sales figures, confirming it’s been a successful kick-off of the holiday season thanks to titles such as Super Mario 3D Land and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

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Ubisoft’s released a target render video of Rainbow Six: Patriots gameplay, as the company believes it’s about to be leaked anyway. The good news? It’s your birthday. The bad news? Take your finger off R2 to find out.

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