Monthly Archives: December 2011

2K’s released small teasers of three characters that will form part of The Darkness II’s Vendettas mode. The videos (via Evil Avatar), which feature Jimmy, Shoshanna and Inugami, give a brief look at the game’s recently-announced co-op mode. I got to try the Digital Extremes’ shooter a while back in London, and it’s looking pretty sharp. Look for more on that later this week.

The Darkness II launches on February 7 in the UK for PS3, 360 and PC.

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With Final Fantasy XIII-2 arriving in the west early next year, Johnny Cullen talks to producer Yoshinori Kitase on how Square picked up the pace and the lessons learnt from FFXIII.

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“I could definitely see all of thatgamecompany’s titles on the Vita. But, as you said, we’re a team of 12, so for us in each title we just try to focus on the specific platform we’re distributing on, and then leave the future to the future.” – thatgamecompany co-founder Kelle Santiago, speaking to Joystiq on possibly bringing Flow, Flower and Journey to Vita. In the past, TGC brought over Flow to PSP. Journey releases next spring for PSN.

Nintendo’s confirmed it will bring Wii U to CES next month, but only for media coming to the event.

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IGN‘s gone live with a 11 minute video showing Fight Till Dawn mode from Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, showing off the game’s co-op challenge mode Fight Till Dawn. Remedy CEO Matias Myllyrinne describes the mode in great detail, showing the various enemies and weapons you’ll come across, as well as some tension-packed moments. Get the video below the break.

Get our impressions of American Nightmare, with extended trailer and screens, here. It’s out in Q1 2012 for XBLA.

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Engadget reports the latest Japanese firmware update for Sony’s Tablet S added support for the PlayStation 3′s Dual Shock controllers. The controller apparently works wirelessly after initial, wired ste up and works with PlayStation Suite certified titles. Japanese gamers have been provided with a free game to celebrate the addition. The Tablet P has not been so fortunate. If your streaming-games-service-sense are tingling, you’re not alone. That’s the smell of the future, that is.

Thanks, MTV Multiplayer. [image]

With 50% growth over 2011 and a new office opening, GamersGate leader Theo Bergquist is ready to take on the competition, and has the fightin’ words to prove it.

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When it’s not refusing classification to anticipated titles, the Australian Classification Board delights in leaking like a sieve. Its latest effort has outed two new Ubisoft games, Prince of Persia for Wii and 3DS, and Rayman for 3DS. Joystiq theorises that the listings pertain to Virtual Console releases, hence the simple, days-of-yore titles, which match Game Boy Color releases.

Capcom Japan has put a date on the much-anticipated Devil May Cry HD Collection. Stare at its revamped visuals in this new trailer while you impatiently await a Western release date.

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Reports out of Japan put the Vita’s launch figures well ahead of the PSP’s debut, but significantly below that of the rival 3DS.

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Uncharted developer Naughty Dog isn’t champing at the bit for a new generation of hardware, finding the shift from one machine to another something of a nightmare.

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Starbreeze’s shooter take on classic Bullfrog property Syndicate has been Refused Classification in Australia, effectively banning it from sale.

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Update: Sony has now said that is has not apologised for any Vita technical problems and has denied there are any widespread issues with the machine.

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It’s a trifecta of Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 updates today, with a new trailer, a patch, and the delay of the latest DLC.

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Gazillion’s upcoming MMORPG based on the Marvel comics universe has been renamed.

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You’ve seen the crumbling city, just one landscapes through which Dante must battle in DmC: Devil May Cry. Now check out one of the fantastic secret worlds he stumbles across after passing through hidden portals.

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Business Insider reports investors are proving leery of Zynga stock, following the social publisher’s initial public offering last Friday. On the morning of its second day of trading, the stock had dropped 4% from its IPO price to $9.10, and closed at $9.05, almost 10% down. Bloomberg‘s Paul Kedrosky cited both poor market conditions and Zynga’s weak fundamentals for a prediction that the stock will drop to around $6 within the coming 12 months. Zynga’s IPO raised $1 billion, giving it the largest tech IPO since Google’s in 2004, but its first day of trading saw massive fluctuations.

A Destructoid report puts the spotlight back on an ongoing issue: Some buyers have found that the Platinum Move Edition of Heavy Rain is missing the exclusive content advertised on the box. Affected copies of the game, which are still appearing in the wild, do not display the extra content on the PlayStation 3′s XMB. To get the disc replaced with a full version, purchasers have to ship the game to Sony, footing the bill themselves.

UK retail chain HMV has posted grim financial results and admitted that the company’s future does not look bright.

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Red Wasp Design has announced a January 30 release for its turn based strategy RPG, Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land. The iPhone game draws on the cult favourite Call of Cthulhu RPG scenario, and is eventually expected to release on Android, other iDevices and more. Visit the game’s website to check out some screenshots, artwork and more.

Thanks, PocketGamer.