Monthly Archives: December 2011

Capcom Japan’s confirmed it’ll launch the Asura’s Wrath demo in Japan on January 10. Announced in Famitsu yesterday, the taster will let you try a slice of the code on show at Tokyo Game Show in September, featuring the game’s fifth and 11th chapters. The demo will also include new scenes and actions not seen in Tokyo.

The full game releases in February for PS3 and 360. Thanks, Andriasang.

Ninja Gaiden 3, when it launches in Japan on March 22, will launch with an alpha taster of Dead or Alive 5, Tecmo Koei has said overnight.

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The Last of Us was meant to be unveiled at E3 earlier this year, not at the Spike Video Game Awards last weekend.

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GameStop is selling Splash Damage shooter Brink, brand spanking new, for 97p on Xbox 360. The Bethesda-published resistance-security title launched in May earlier this year for PS3, 360 and PC. You’d be utterly bonkers to not buy it at a quid. Go do it here.

Over 200,000 3DS consoles have been sold in Australia as of its 37th week, and both the local arm of Nintendo and the NPD Group agree this makes it the fastest-selling console in the nation’s history – despite a hair raising launch price. It was not revealed how many of the sales occurred after an August price cut. The 3DS is also performing strongly in Japan, where it had its best-ever week, and in the UK, where holiday stock ran perilously low.

Polyphony has served up a number of new downloads for Gran Turismo 5, all due in next week’s PlayStation Store update.

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Early adopters who remembered to register for Nintendo’s 3DS Ambassador scheme, introduced to compensate for a price cut in August, will finally see the Game Boy Advance portion of the promised goods this week. According to SpotPass notifications, as noted by ONM, F-Zero Maximum Velocity, Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi’s Island, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Metroid Fusion, Wario Land 4 and WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames will all be automatically added to player’s 3DS eShop profiles this Friday.

Thanks, Engadget.

Forestville, outed last week by a string of domain name registrations, is Zynga’s newest mobile title.

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“Ready for new game modes for Modern Warfare 3?” Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling asked on Twitter today.

“I’ve got some surprises for you for the weekend. I’ll confirm full details tomorrow!”

Now you know as much as we do. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is out now on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360; made $1 billion in 16 days; and hands out 5,000 day bans for being a dirty cheat.

Nintendo of Japan has proposed a solution for players caught out by The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword’s main quest-breaking bug.

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A Japanese magazine is carrying a tease of an upcoming Pokémon game announce.

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Capcom will launch eight of its popular Xbox Live Arcade releases as one Xbox 360 release.

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Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has launched a new service almost certain never to reach anywhere else. Andriasang reports users of mobile music streaming services can now access the PlayStation Game Music Service. It provides tunes from popular games, ranging from Final Fantasy XIII-2 to Dynasty Warriors to the Yakuza series – there’s even a range of sound effects, for all those situations when you really have to hear the PS3 start-up chime. Um. Well, it could be useful in D&D games when you really need to rock that chocobo vibe. PlayStation Game Music is available through NTT Communications, MTI, Enterbrain, Oricon and Dwango, with other portals expected to get on board soon.

Deep Silver has attached a release date to Piranha Bytes’ piratical RPG epic, Risen 2: Dark Waters.

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Kotaku cites an anonymous source as verification of a widespread rumour that Zynga will finally make its initial public offering this Friday. The source reports employees will attend meetings before the end of the week, to be briefed on how the IPO will affect their positions. The social games publisher recently lowered its valuation from $10 billion to $7 billion, but expects paid subscribers to rise in the wake of going public. Zynga currently holds the top five chart positions on Facebook’s daily users tracking.

Media Create’s weekly release of Japanese sales figures revealed the titan that is Monster Hunter still has the power to wow, propelling the 3DS to new heights. Meanwhile, the most Western of Western RPGs won local hearts.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic is only just getting its very first breaths of life, but its creators already have grand plans for the future. Game director James Ohlen talked about some of their future plans. More »

After a stern warning to unscrupulous Everquest players last week, Sony Online Entertainment made good on its threats. Seven hundred accounts were suspended today as Sony’s wrath rang out through Norrath.

“Remember that these suspensions are merely the first wave, and further action is on the horizon. We will not rest, but will instead continue to gather data and take action as necessary on behalf of the entire player base. Don’t cheat – it’s not worth it,” said Everquest community manager Piestro.

Via Massively.

As they launch SSFIV Arcade Edition 2012, Capcom is raising awareness by holding a big PSN sale on all things Super Street Fighter IV. The DLC sale includes items ranging from 33% to 73% off. So if you’ve been hesitant to drop too much money on costume packs, now’s your chance. More »

Deadmau5 is making “a variety of exclusive new tracks” for Sound Shapes, a unique Vita title which unfortunately looks likely to miss the console’s launch. Navigating a 2D world with vague shades of Loco Roco, the player creates a unique soundscape on each playthrough. In addition to the campaign, you can make and share your own levels – mixing your own interactive music, in other words. Deadmau5′s offerings will apparently be playable in both modes. Sony sent a press release so this one actually looks to be true, unlike other headlines we won’t discuss.