Marvelous Entertainment has announced that production on a new IP will
cease. I find it disconcerting that a company with a good
pedigree is close to bankruptcy and isn't prepared to take the risk of
loosing money on a new IP. Who will make the next great rpg?
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Capcom
have announced their 2010 E3 list of games.
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
(PS3, Xbox 360) Ōkamiden (DS) Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 (PSN, XBLA) Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Heroes (PS3, Wii)
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (DS) Dead Rising 2 (PS3, Xbox 360 (PC) Dead Rising 2: Case Zero (XBLA) MotoGP 09/10 (PS3, Xbox 360)
Having
seen images for Disgaea Infinite, I wanted to know what this
game is and what relationship does it have to the Disgaea
franchise. Luckily, Siliconera has a question and answer section
that answers those questions and many more.
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In an
announcement that shouldn't really be a surprise to anyone, Gas
Powered Games and Square Enix have announced that Dungeon Siege III
will be released on Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and the PC.
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Ninja
Theory's new game Enslaved: Odyssey will be released in the West in
October. Check out the trailer below.
Aksys
have collaborated with Jupiter to work on some new DSiWare games.
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TrendyNet asked Capcom’s CEO whether Monster Hunter Online will
be released in the West. Haruhiro Tsujimoto responded that “The
Xbox 360 is very popular in the West, worldwide expansion is possible
if we can clear up some of the issues."
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Idea
Factory is working on a wife simulator called My Wife: A Bride Just
For You and it begins with the player creating his ideal wife.
Maybe I have missed something here but I don't think that's how it
works in the real world.
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Enslaved: Odyssey trailer
Trailer: Crossfire (Radiangames)
Crossfire is the second in a series of Xbox Live
Indie Games arena shooters from Radiangames - the first being JoyJoy which
was released recently and became a top 6 finalist in the Dream.Build.Play
competition.
The trick behind Crossfire is the ability to warp from the top of the
screen to the bottom, and vice versa, making for some extremely hectic
blasting. Just watching the above trailer makes me think there is no way
my brain will be able to deal with that many lazers, no matter how simple
the idea is. But, you know, in a totally 'I keep dying but this is still
awesome' sort of way.
Coming later this month to XBLIG.
Freeware Game Pick: Searchlight (Alpha Secret Base)
After more than a year since their last game (Kaiten
Patissier), Alpha Secret Base has released
Searchlight, new platform/puzzle game in
which you play as a sort of modern day Robin Hood freeing the world's
treasures from the powers that be. The titular searchlights are an instant
fail if you get caught by them, and they add a nice sense of frenzy to
what could otherwise be a much slower puzzle game.
The level design is quite good, with several of the more difficult levels
having a non-obvious but significantly easier path if you think about the
switch and platform layouts for a few minutes.
'z' to dash over short holes in the floor, 'x' to jump.
Gust
has released another Atelier Totori trailer which can be viewed
below.
Gamestop and Amazon have reduced the price of Demon’s Souls to $29.99. Amazon's
Link and Gamestop's
link.
Square
Enix has released the E3 trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution early
and that too can be seen below.
There
were massive cues for the Love Plus +/Nintendo DSi XL bundle.
I wish these people would just get a real girlfriend.
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Siliconera are giving away eight download codes for Söldner-X 2: Final
Prototype and Söldner-X. The catch is that you need
to post a chain of ten posts on their forum.
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ASCII
Media Works are working on Toaru Majutsu no Index (A Certain
Magical Index of Prohibited Books). It is a fight game for
the PSP.
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another Atelier Totori trailer
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
The Trauma Team has released a picture on the Atlus
website that turns them into Super Deformed characters.
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Preview: Scoregasm (Charlie's Games)
Charlie has released a huge nine minute long gameplay
preview of his upcoming arena shooter
Scoregasm, and it's looking pretty fantastic.
Graphically, the setting reminds me a little of Sidhe's IGF finalist Shatter,
which is definitely not a bad thing.
On each of Scoregasm's 50+ levels, there are three possible exits with different
exits appearing appearing depending on how well you score. The game includes
phrases such as 'Super Frenzy' and 'Death Sphere', both of which excite me
greatly.
My advice is to watch the entire nine minutes - there's so much variety in enemy
and boss battles and it's frantically action-packed throughout. The game is due
for release sometime very soon, and pre-orders are currently being taken - $10
will get you the full game on release, while $15 will allow you access to the
beta immediately.
Hydorah is a Gradius-style horizontal shooter
that features sixteen different levels to beat, a wide variety of weapons to
unlock, and a handful of secrets that can only be found by space pilots who dare
travel off the beaten path. There is a progress save option that'll come in
handy for practicing and mastering difficult stages, although players aren't
allowed to use it more than three times during the entire mission.
Both primary and secondary weapons are mapped to the same key, while the ship's
loadout is decided by the player before the start of each stage. Upgrades carry
over from the last level, but lose a ship and your weapons will be weakened
considerably.
Locomalito has made many improvements to Hydorah after receiving feedback from
the demo released last year. The lack of a difficulty setting is going to irk
some players, but shmup fans who had been yearning for a decent 2D
side-scrolling shooter will be more than delighted with this gem of a game.
(Windows, 82.0MB)
A fan remake of Zelda 2 can be played on the net.
It turns the side scrolling 2D way into a FPS. You need to install a
program called Unity but then you're good to go.
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Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown trailer
3rd of June 2010
Square
Enix has posted some stills on Siliconera from the Deus EX: Human
Revolution, which will be shown at this years E3.
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Crafts
& Meister's latest game called Earth Seeker, will take place
after the Earth is destroyed. Humans fled the planet in
spaceships and crash landed on an alien world. 1,000 years have passed
since then and computers on the ship attempted to terraform the new
planet into Earth II with mixed results.
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This
weeks Famitsu has two games from Square Enix; Kumanage: The
Blue Jewels Hated By Kiina Battle Version and Kumanage: The Red
Candy Piina Likes Puzzle Version. They will be downloadable
only on WiiWare.
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Square
Enix Vice President of Tweeting, Shinji Hashimoto, said
Threads of Fate will be ready soon.
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With
the release of Ys Seven, we will see the return of the cloth
map. The collector’s edition contains a soundtrack CD with over
20 songs, a 12.5” by 34” cloth map, and a 60 page art book that covers
Ys Seven, Ys: The Oath in Felghana and Ys I&II
Chronicles.
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Aquaria, Penumbra, Lugaru and Gish Now Open-Source
After the Humble Indie Bundle topped the incredible
heights of $1million total sales, the developers involved announced they'd
be releasing the source for their games (after a quick code clean-up, of
course!). Wolfire's
Lugaru
went first, followed by
Penumbra: Overture and
Gish's
source was burst open a few days ago.
Now
Aquaria has followed suit, rounding it all off. Alec Holowka, part of
the Bit Blot team behind Aquaria, has given his thoughts on the release
over on the
Infinite Ammo site:
"Releasing code is hard for me. It’s always imperfect (or in my case,
mostly a mess) and it feels extremely personal. Especially with Aquaria –
a game that involved a lot of stress and heartbreak over the course of its
development. (a significant portion of the code was written while under
the influence of Canadian Club Whisky)"
Check it out, it's worth a read. And if you are so inclined, make sure to
download
the
source too!
The First Killzone 3 Trailer
Some people have more money than sense
A solution to the BP oil spillage
In the town of Shizuoka, Japan, some people are
building a 18 metre Gundam robot. it will be erected near JR
Higashishizuoka Station to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of
Gundam.
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1st of June 2010
With E3 only a few week to go, what can we expect to
hear? Will Gears of War 3 be announced? I want something new,
not just a regurgitation of the same game.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow has been confirmed for a 2010
release. Vague I know, but at least we have an idea
approximately when it might be released.
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Warren
Spector is working on a Mickey Mouse game that will create a darker
image of the famous mouse. In the UK, Mickey mouse means
something else.
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Sony
will be releasing some old titles on a line of PSP games called
“favourites." Each game will cost $9.99 and includes SOCOM:
Fireteam Bravo, Ape Escape: On the Loose, Buzz! Master
Quiz, Hot Shots Golf Open Tee, The Sims 2,
LocoRoco 2, Patapon 2, Silent Hill: Origins, Syphon
Filter: Logan’s Shadow, Justice League Heroes, Manhunt 2 and PixelJunk
Monsters Deluxe, among others.
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Famitsu has some news on the new Wii game called Earth Seeker.
"Events in the game take place 1,000 years after post humanity where
monsters and guardians reside on the planet."
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Nintendo have announced the Japanese release date for Fire Emblem:
Mystery of the Emblem – Hero of Light and Shadow and it will be on July the
15th. I never played any of these games, so I hope it gets a UK
release.
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Hideo
Kojima, producer of the Metal Gear Solid series did a
presentation for two executives at Microsoft; why?
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In
Japan, the Nintendo DSi will now retail for 15,000 yen ($164) instead
of 18,900 yen ($207) and the DSi XL will now cost 18,000 yen ($197) or
2,000 yen ($22). I suspect that the 3DS will be released soon as
well.
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Neptune aka Purple Heart, has released some artwork for their new
games, Super Dimension Game Neptune do and Compile Heart.
I still think these games look a bit suspect.
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In
Japan only, there will be a mobile phone version of the classic game
Tales Of Phantasia.
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Hironobu Sakaguchi, producer of The Last Story, has announced
that the game is in extended production, or that it's been delayed.
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Night Train (Xportmedia)
Night Train is the story of a woman's journey into her memories.
Having fallen asleep while riding the train, she begins to remember her
past, and slowly pieces together why she is on the train in the first
place.
The game follows her train of thought from her earliest memory to the
present day. Night Train is to be just one part of a series of stories
called The Things That Haunt Us, and is due to be released sometime in
July. It's got something very Tale of Tales behind it all... or at least I
think so.
A demo will be available for download from June 11th. The trailer is after
the cut.
Freeware Game Pick: The Life of a Pacifist (Bento
Smile)
The Life Of A Pacifist Is Often Fraught With Conflict is a cartoony
visual novel created by Bento Smile using the Ren'py engine, featuring
five different endings and a quick conversation skip button that can be
extremely useful for multiple playthroughs. In it you play as a member of
a game development team, attending another meeting to discuss the agenda
for the day with your fellow colleagues.
The game is displayed in full screen by default, but you can switch to
windowed mode by pressing the F key. A discussion thread for it can be
found here. (Mac/Win/Linux, 3.92MB)
Digital Foundry have been doing some research into
whether ICO and Shadow of the Colossus could be done in
high definition. They used a pc with emulation to see whether they
could get the graphics to look as good at the recent God of War
updates.
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