Monthly Archives: December 2011

Namco Bandai has released an English speaking trailer for Tales of Graces F, which is set for release in North America March 13 on PS3. A European date has yet to be announced for 2012. Watch the trailer below.

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“With developers taking stuff that they normally would have put on the disc and selling that for DLC later, we think that lowers the value of the actual disc, the players that are going to buy that disc. We don’t think that’s a good way to do things. But as for using DLC as a way to add more stuff and increase the longevity of the title, if we’re adding stuff later we think that will… Fans will enjoy that, we as developers will enjoy that, we’ll just have that much more time to spend with that game. That’s the approach that we would like to take.” – Team Ninja studio head Yosuke Hayashi to VentureBeat.

Warner Bros’ Batman: Arkham City Lockdown is the top download title on iPad’s sales chart in less than a week on the market.

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Ghostlight has announced it’s to release Agarest: Generations of War 2 exclusively on PS3 in cooperation with Idea Factory, Compile Heart, and Aksys.

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Japan is getting a rather nice One Piece: Kaizoku Musou PS3 Treasure Box edition bundle which includes a console, the game, and the Adventure and Warriors stages of the Once Piece title. Adventure stages, according to Gematsu, feature platforming elements, and the Warriors stages will be similar to Dynasty Warriors: One Piece characters against massive hordes of enemies. Set for release on March 1, the Treasure Box Bundle will cost ¥12,390, while the game alone will run ¥8,190.

One Piece: Kaizoku Musou is a collaborative project between Namco Bandai and Koei Tecmo, and is a mix of Namco’s franchise offerings and the Dynasty Warriors/Musou franchise from Koei Tecmo Koei, resulting in a Musou-like action game.

A few details regarding market ward improvements and the introduction of a player search feature included in the next update to Final Fantasy XIV have revealed. According to Massively, market wards will include functionality similar to Final Fantasy XI’s auction house, and will contain transaction history as well as an option to buy directly from the item search screen. The player search feature will soon allow players to flag themselves as looking for group, and allow players to indicate which classes and questlines they are needing. Players will also be able to sort by a variety of criteria when looking for potential party members, making things much easier and streamlined than the current system in place.

FFXIV Patch 1.20 is expected to hit on December 14.

Perfect World has released a developer video for Blacklight: Retribution, showcasing the shooter’s customization options. There are various ways for the player to customize their super soldier beyond the norm, and the video highlights the bigger aspects to the system. However, as D’toid notes, there are areas of customization in the game not included in the video such as emblems, titles and voice packs. Currently in phase three of the closed beta, the free-to-play Zombie Studios FPS is slated for a release later this year.

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Blizzard has announced it will soon introduce a new feature called Battle.net Balance. It’s basically a virtual wallet Battle.net users can add funds to, using various payment methods. The user can then dip into the wallet to purchase World of Warcraft digital products, and soon, purchase items and store various earnings from Diablo III’s auction house into the wallet.

The new Battle.net Balance feature will be “rolled out” in the weeks ahead, according to the firm, and you can check out the FAQ on the new system through here.

In case you didn’t know already, Scribblenauts Remix has Siri support for iPhone 4S, allowing you to create objects in the game using your voice. Check it out for yourself in the video below, courtesy of Joystiq. The 5th Cell game was tops on the Apple charts last month, knocking Angry Birds to second place.

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Capcom has announced a partnership with Nyu Media to localize Japanese indie games for the Western market. Titles are to be distributed via Steam, Direct 2 Drive, Impulse, and others for PC.

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According the US Club Nintendo website, members will soon be able to buy Virtual Console and 3D Classics titles with Coins earned from purchases.

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Sony’s told IGN that Team ICO boss Fumito Ueda is “committed” to finishing up development on The Last Guardian.

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Watch for this tonight. Seriously. Eyes zesty, keep them peeled.

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THQ’s confirmed in the US overnight its laid off 30 members from the Play THQ brand that supports uDraw, with unit leader Martin Good also departing the company.

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NPD’s industry report has been released for November 2011, and despite a month filled with new releases and holiday price cuts, industry sales were flat at $3 billion compared to $2.99 billion year-over-year.

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EA has announced limited editions from 38 Studios and Big Huge Games’ RPG, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

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Crytek’s Kinect action title Ryse is rumored to be releasing on the next iteration of the Xbox console, missing the 360 all together.

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Overkill Software has announced that the next time PAYDAY: The Heist players load their Steam client, and special Christmas update will be applied. One of the new features is present available on any of the levels in multiplayer, which contains a Santa mask. Apparently, players will also “get the chance to be surprised later on.” Whatever that means. Drop-in and out has also been added, but will be disabled during he “point of no return” phase of the heist, as well as on the end screen. Also, if a player is in custody or downed and drop to rejoin the same game, they will respawn in custody. Other updates and additions to the game can be found over on GamersHell.

The new update to the Xbox 360 Dashboard has ads, and while you may feel there is nothing you can do but just sit there and suck it up, Reddit has found a way for you to get rid of the ads – at least until Microsoft fixes it to where you can’t.

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Gearbox has announced new DLC for Duke Nukem Forever, and it’s set for release on Tuesday, December 13.

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