Monthly Archives: December 2011

A class action suit has been filed against Sony’s alleged unfair business practices, thanks to its terms of service update forbidding class action lawsuits.

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BioWare has acknowledged complaints of lengthy queues to access Star Wars: The Old Republic, briefly outlining some of the challenges the team is facing.

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The details of Steam’s annual holiday sale and its ridiculously generous freebies will excite you so much that you’ll join the queues of people hammering “refresh” on the service’s unsurprisingly hammered storefront.

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Thieves who made off with a load of DVDs and video games last week reportedly accidentally dialed 911 in their car on the way back from the heist. The bumbling thieves never noticed the phone was on and chattered away for an hour before arriving at their destination.

Before they arrived at their destination they somehow managed to give police a description of their vehicle, talk about all the things they had stolen, and even the exact location they planned to sell their boosted merch. When they arrived at the location police were already waiting for them.

Via Boing Boing.

We weren’t even going to post this odd, soundless trailer for the upcoming 3DS RPG Bravely Default. But honestly, the fact that this is a near blank, mute trailer makes this somehow more compelling than if they’d released the type of trailer we’re used to seeing for handheld Japanese RPGs. We’re not sure what they were thinking when they did this but…here it is. More »

Zipper Interactive is showing off their first PlayStation Vita game today with a new developer walkthrough. The new video features game director Seth Luisi walking players through a bunch of Unit 13′s more unique features along with plenty of in-game footage. More »

While Square Enix fans are still marveling over the fact that Squeenix was able to come up with a more bizarre title than Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, the company is forging ahead with Theatrhythm Final Fantasy. Bizarre even by Final Fantasy standards, this Theatrhythm trailer shows off more of those sweet chibi versions of all your favorite FF characters battling with the power of music. More »

Namco Bandai has released a new trailer for the upcoming ninja epic from the masters of ancient Japanese “history,” Acquire (who you may remember from series’ like Tenchu and Way of the Samurai.) So head past the break for all the ninja slashing, over-the-top ceremonial gowns, sexy Vita graphics you can handle. More »

Vague sales reports are coming in from the front lines of Vita’s Japanese launch, and while apparently things are going fairly well, they’re not going quite as well as Sony could have hoped. The Vita has not sold out according to Japanese retailers, but memory cards have. More »

Tecmo-Koei released a big batch of new Ninja Gaiden 3 screens today showing off more moments from the single player portion of the game as well as a few from the multiplayer portion. Screenshot gallery inside. Warning: glorious/horrifying bloodsplatter after the break. More »

GameFly announced today that its PC service (powered by their acquisition of Direct2Drive) has entered open beta today. Along with selling digital copies of PC games, the service also includes an Unlimited PC Play section with hundreds of games to choose from. More »

One of the most critically lauded games of the year on the App Store is now available free of charge. Halfbrick’s latest opus has even been considered by a few outlets as a game of the year contender. So if the $0.99 barrier to entry was just too much for your pocketbook to handle then now’s your chance to jump in.

Via Joystiq.

Bummed that you’re not able to play Star Wars: The Old Republic at launch? Well, Champions Online developer Cryptic Studios has a bit of a treat for you. The company launched a new character archetype (re: class) that bears more than a passing resemblance to a Sith lord.

The character wields what are essentially two red lightsabers, and is clothed in a dark hood and cape. Could it possibly just be a coincidence that this is coming out a day before the official launch of SWTOR? No, not really. Picture after the break. More »

Cowen & Company analyst Doug Creutz has claimed that up to 1.5 million users could be already playing Star Wars: The Old Republic via pre-access, as the BioWare MMO prepares to launch for all tomorrow.

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Shonen Jump has published first story details for Dragon Quest X. The Wii MMO begins in the small village of Etene, with the story set on two siblings who lost their parents while young. You play as one sibling, and can create two brothers, two sisters or one of each. At some point in the game, after starting as a human, you’ll be transformed to become part of one of a non-human tribe.

There’s more on Andriasang. DQX arrives next year for Wii and Wii U.

Remedy’s released an extended version of Alan Wake’s American Nightmare’s reveal trailer today, as you’ll see below. The movie’s part of a drop related to a preview embargo, which has now lifted. We visited Remedy in Finland to see the game earlier this month, and found plenty of shooting and serial murder: catch out impressions here.

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It may not be Wake 2, but American Nightmare doesn’t mark the end of Alan’s shadowy adventures. We visited Remedy to talk about continuing 360′s most unsettling dream.

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Square Japan’s released an eight-minute trailer of Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance following an airing at Jump Festa in Japan over the weekend. As reports initially said, the game shows characters from The World Ends With You, as well as new worlds based on Pinocchio, Notre Dame, Three Musketeers and Tron Legacy.

Get the trailer below the break. The 3DS RPG releases in Japan in March.

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Play.com‘s priced Vita titles and memory cards ahead of official confirmation from Sony, including a listing of £45 for Uncharted: Golden Abyss. Also listed are low-end titles such as Little Deviants and Reality Fighters at £18. Mid-range games like Everybody’s Golf, Wipeout 2048 and Modnation Racers are in between £30-£35. For the memory cards, it’s £18 for 4Gb, £31 for 8Gb and £45 for 16Gb. Some Vita titles require a memory card for saving. Worth noting that Amazon has listed Golden Abyss for £28.

Sony hasn’t announced UK prices for games or accessories as yet. The handheld, following a Japanese release this weekend, launches in the west on February 22. Thanks, EG.

CNet’s reporting that Nintendo is to bring Wii U to CES next month, six months ahead of a previously-planned re-reveal at E3.

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