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Davesworld Episode 111

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:53:14 +0100

China bans vulgar marketing of online games What would you like to see in a new Persona game? Why does Japan love Dragon Quest? Is Devil Hunter a new Shin Megami Tensei spinoff? Nier Developer are disbanded and the staff are absorbed into AQ Interactive Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes Producer talks about how to make action games for Women Special mentions Monkepaw Games plan to release Blockids and Magical Drop F on the Playstation Network in North America. Blockids is an Arkanoid style game done in 3D. That might be a little strange at first but it may work. Enslaved: Odyssey will be released in North America on October the 5th Ikue Otani, voice actor of 'Pickachu', has sadly passed away at the young age of 44 The Western version of Dragon Quest IX will include a wild Pokemon Namco Bandai's expanded version of God Eater, called God Eater Burst, will include new characters, scenarios and Aragami Atelier Rorona on the Playstation 3 will have 30 endings Capcom are working on a Hello Kitty game. Hello Kitty Paradise Parachute will be released this summer Great news for people like me who never played the original Shin Megami Tensei games and Persona games, which were released on the Playstation 1 Cave are working on a new shooter for arcade released, called Red Katana

Davesworld Episode 110

Sun, 4 Jul 2010 16:32:21 +0100

Fan-made King’s Quest sequel is still coming Will Front Mission ever return to its Strategy RPG roots? Game Republic loves the Master Roshi scenes in Dragon Ball Origins NIS America’s president talks about Anime, crossovers, Sakura Wars and much more The next Taiko No Tatsujin game will have RPG-Like adventure mode Vanquish visuals was inspired by Casshern Special mentions Three Sly Cooper games will be released on the Playstation 3. Monster Hunter Frontier Online may be in a unique position. It won't matter whether you play the game on an Xbox 360 or a PC, you will be playing in the same world. I wonder how the makers of the game will balance it so that PC user who can use hot-keys won't have a distinct advantage. Final Fantasy XIV do not have summoners but will will have monsters that can be summoned. Sony is set to release White Knight Chronicles on PSP. Not satisfied with just having a cute puppy in Okamiden, Capcom have decided to release a plush toy based on Chibiterasu and will will be available around a month after the games release. Sega has opened up a web site for the makers of Yakuza's new Project If you go to this years Anime Expo in America, you will be able to play Natsume’s E3 line-up. The organisers of the Tokyo Game Show, CESA (Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association), want to introduce Cosplay this year. Idea Factory's new game for the Xbox 360 is called My Wife. Otomedius Excellent is as Gradius style game but where 'Vic Viper' has been replaced with cute women.

Davesworld Episode 109

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:52:08 +0100

Soraya Saga on Xenogears and Xenosaga 'Non-Existent youth bill' gets pushed back for revision Cave talks about developing games for the Japanese and Overseas markets Square Enix has acquired the Dungeon Siege license from Gas power Games Live-Action version of Akira gets a new writer Secret of Mana and War of the Lions are coming to the iPhone Special mentions Nippon Ichi’s next Strategy rpg will be Blue Roses on the PSP Studio Gonzo have produced a four part anime, based on Crackdown 2 or Riot Act 2 as it's known in Japan. Retro Studios are allegedly working on a new Donkey Kong game. Ubisoft are working on a new Michael Jackson game. Konami's girlfriend simulator Love Plus has won the Romance Award from Japan’s Romance Society. God Eater has been delayed again Time Crisis: Razing Storm will be released on the Playstation 3

Davesworld Episode 108

Sun, 6 Jun 2010 13:10:58 +0100

You are the star of the next Fire Emblem Game Epic Mickey receiving artistic overhaul Get your Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype codes here Studio 4°C to produce new ThunderCats show Manga artist discusses creative differences between the East and the West Special mentions Digital Foundry have been doing some research into whether ICO and Shadow of the Colossus could be done in high definition. Hironobu Sakaguchi, producer of The Last Story, has announced that the game is in extended production, or that it's been delayed Castlevania: Lords of Shadow has been confirmed for a 2010 release. 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 the Gundam series Gamestop and Amazon have reduced the price of Demon’s Souls to $29.99 Square Enix has released the E3 trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Davesworld Episode 107

Mon, 31 May 2010 13:51:18 +0100

Make a date with Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Dreamy Theater Another Square Enix RPG game is teased over Twitter Front Mission Evolved will be in Stereoscopic 3D but only on PC Insomniac enter a multiplatform publishing agreement with EA Square Enix are preparing iPad versions of iPhone games Fist Of The North Star: Ken’s Rage is now scheduled for Europe in the Autumn The Final Fantasy XIII karaoke room Special mentions Namco Bandai hired Production I.G. for another Tales game. They produced the animations for Tales of Graces and Tales of Vesperia Namco Bandai has just announced Knights Contract for the Xbox 360 Eroge publisher Max Factory has announced that se.kirara would be free to download. The idea is to encourage as many fans to download the game and hope that they purchase other titles based on the franchise Dragon magazine said that Visual Novel game Steins;Gate will be turned into an actual novel Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype will be released next week on the Playstation Network Nintendo confirmed that Pokemon Black and Pokemon White will be released in North America in spring 2011

Davesworld Episode 106

Sun, 16 May 2010 18:29:16 +0100

Finally, the rock has; err, I mean. The next episode of davesworld has been released after three week.

Arcades are still in decline despite Capcom’s revitalization efforts Japanese book publishers express concerns over digitization Sony expects to sell even more PS3s this year but less PSPs Bayonetta, Aliens and Mario help Sega turn a profit Why do Japanese gamers not like 3D Mario? Special mentions Namco Bandai have announced the top ten selling games for the last fiscal year and it's not a surprise that Tekken is their top seller. Lost Planet 2 will require a mandatory install on the Playstation 3. It uses 4.61 GBs of space Final Fantasy IX has been given a date for its release in Japan, on the Playstation Network. You will be able to enjoy the game from May the 20th Final Fantasy is being released in Europe on the Nintendo Wii. Who cares about this old game? Wolfire Games are hosting what they call the “Humble Indie Bundle,” which includes World of Goo, Aquaria, Gish, Lugaru HD and Penumbra Overture. You pay what you think is a fair price Metal Slug XX will be released on Xbox 360 on May the 19th A new trailer for Neptune has been released and has turned Nippon Ichi, Idea Factory, Gust, and even developer Compile Heart into a Moe character A demo of Nier will soon be available on the Xbox 360

Davesworld Episode 105

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:25:58 +0100

The Last Story blends real-time and command combat Piracy is responsible for a fifty percent drop in sales of DS software Legend Of The Xenoblade Harvest Moon: Twin’s Village is only a few moons away Visual novel publisher Minori objects to a ‘Fan-Translation’ of one of their projects Yoshio Sakamoto talks about telling a story with no more words than needed Special mentions Square Enix are promoting Nier with a comic Capcom has been working on Marvel vs. Capcom 3 since 2008 Lunar: Silver Star Harmon' soundtrack is now available to buy from Amazon for $27.47 Square Enix has trademarked Chocobo’s Crystal Tower. Apparently this game does not have a name trademark in Japan which is weird No More Heroes sold more on HD consoles than the Wii Not satisfied with Metal Slug 7, SNK are working on Metal Slug XX for the Xbox 360 Metroid: Other M has been delayed until August the 30th. Sin & Punishment: Star Successor has also been delayed until June the 27th

Davesworld Episode 104

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:44:38 +0100

Square Enix: “This Week, We’re Preparing A Little Surprise” No More Heroes 3 Is Just Like Diarrhea, According To Suda51 Marvelous President Comments On Nintendo 3DS Announcement Square Enix Storytelling Effect And Supreme Commander 2 Yoshitaka Amano Directing His First Film Special mentions The Japanese have a comic series for boys who like to dress up as girls A release date for Record of Agarest War has been announced. It will be released on April the 27th. Another RPG with a teenager who thinks the world against them. Adults also suffer from being arseholes too you know! Apparently EspGaluda II is too fast for some versions of the iPhone KiraKira Curtain Call And Higurashi Chapter 6 have be given release dates. KiraKira Curtain Call (see trailer below) will be released on April the 30th and will cost 19.95 Euros. (approximately $31) It will be available directly off MangaGamer's website. Chapter 6 of Higurashi will be available on April the 15th Just when you thought you've seen everything, PlatinumGames produces an April fools joke based on Bayonetta Monolith Soft’s Xenoblade, has been given a release date on June the 10th Engineous Games Sketch Nation Shooter is a 2D shoot-em-up designing package for the iPhone Hideki Kamiya, director of Bayonetta played the game in 3D and thought it was "cool." Nintendo has formally announced Pokemon Black and Pokemon White for North America Konami has revived the classic game Rush'n'Attack or Green Berret as it was called in Europe. It will be released on the Xbox 360 Live service

Davesworld Episode 103: The sound of silence

Sun, 4 Apr 2010 17:30:55 +0100

There hasn't been anything particularly interesting this week to talk about but here's the best of the week that was.

Square Enix’s Playstation 3 action RPG is revealed Would you buy Final Fantasy VII on an iPhone? Keiji Inafune on Capcom being a global organization Final Fantasy IX is coming to PlayStation Network Special mentions According to the European PlayStation blog, the next firmware update for the Playstation 3 will prevent users from installing other OS's on it The Kindergarten Bus takes children to school in the Osaka region The Xbox 360 version of After Burner Climax will be released on April the 21st. The Playstation 3 version will be unlocked one day later. It will cost 800 Microsoft Points ($10) or $9.99 on PSN Fate/Extra has been rescheduled to July the 22nd Cave is developing an iPhone version of EspGaluda II and apparently it's not an April fools joke

Davesworld Episode 102

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:12:17 +0000

Rumor: Xbox 360 gains USB storage via a firmware update Why does Itagaki always wear sunglasses? Final Fantasy XIII director talks about the future of the Final Fantasy franchise Rumour: Nintendo DS2 Screens are Closer Together Demon’s Souls puts Atlus into the black Yakuza director is already working on another Yakuza game Final Fantasy XIII director answers Final Fantasy XIII questions Special mentions Telltale Games has officially announced Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse for PlayStation 3. The first part will be released on April the 15th, on the Playstation Network Sony has given the green light to bundle a green PSP-3000 bundle with Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Capcom and Sony will be giving away a code for Monster Hunter Freedom Unite to every purchaser of the PSPgo in Japan Taito will be releasing Darius burst on the PSP in Europe. Taito Corporation has been listed as the publisher of the game Square Enix And Wildstorm will be publishing a digital comic based on Nier. There will be three issues that will be published on the game’s website, via Xbox Live or PSN Capcom has given a date for Final Fight: Double Impact. It will be released on April the 14th on Xbox Live and April the 15th on Playstation Network

Davesworld Episode 101

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:53:57 +0000

The Last Story To Have Realtime Battle System First Details And Artwork For The Last Story’s Setting Square Enix CEO Explains How Final Fantasy XIII Got On The Xbox 360 Video game incursion into Hollywood could continue with Space Invaders Cing File For Bankruptcy The Shoot ‘Em Up You Play With A Wii Remote And Brain Waves Special mentions Mega Man 3 will be arriving on the Playstation Network in Japan sometime in April Namco Bandai will be remaking Tales of Phantasia and will also include Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon for PSP imageepoch’s Arc Rise Fantasia, will be dubbed in English when it's released in North America The Untold Stories DLC bundle for Resident Evil 5 has been discounted. The DLC includes “Lost in Nightmares" and “Desperate Escape.”

Davesworld Episode 100

Sun, 7 Mar 2010 22:27:55 +0000

In what feels like an eternity, I finally have posted episode 100. It's a new area; RIGHT!!!

Final Fantasy XIII Producer Had A Hard Time Hunting Mission Monsters ASSASSIN'S CREED 2DATE ADDED Guess Which RPG Has This Quote Square Enix Disband Inhouse Music Team Amazon Slashes Prices On Blu-Ray Anime Box Sets Valhalla Developing “Super Dreadnought Class Project For HD Home Consoles” Special mentions Neo Geo games like Alpha Mission II, Baseball Stars Professional, League Bowling and Super Sidekicks will be soon released on the Playstation Network In a strange twist of fate, SNK will be resuming repairs to their Neo Geo machines to celebrate its twentieth anniversary. Freecol v0.9.1 is a Colonization style game but is completely free. If you are interested, you can get the Windows, Linux and Mac versions of the game here A brand new Gradius game is a reason to celebrate. Konami has trademarked Gradius Arc Rumours of a script about 'Ghost in the Shell' has started to circulate but it may be directed by Steven Spielberg If you understand Japanese, you will love this website. It's called the Microsoft Mission Department and looks like a parody of 'Mission Impossible.' I wish companies in the west were this generous. Square Enix will be giving away iPod touches to members of their program. The site hasn't got much up yet but here's the link anyway Project E:st, uses the Crytek 3 engine and was rumoured to be an mmorpg Capcom are producing 'Megaman' themed sweets

Davesworld Episode 99

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:34:29 +0000

This weeks episode is short but don't shoot the messenger.
Staff highlight additions they wanted in Super Street Fighter IV, the like Juri The next Final Fantasy Versus XIII Reveal may be delayed due to world map changes Kingdom Hearts spin-off series is in the works Xenoblade takes place on the corpses of rival gods Europe has an English Yakuza 3 demo Special mentions Gamershell has Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun + Firestorm to download for free. It's 1.24 GB is size Sega has trademarked Drama Engine in North America and Europe Nintendo has re-registered the term Eternal Darkness in North America Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype for the Playstation 3, has now got a challenge mode added to the game A collection of old Data East games are coming to the Wii, under the imaginative title of Data East Arcade Collection Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon for the Nintendo DS may soon be published by Rising Star Games Metal Gear Arcade is a reworked version of Metal Gear Online Nippon Ichi has made a flash based tie-in game for Classic Dungeon Namco Bandai has released a demo of God Eater for the Playstation 3. The demo is 140 MB in size and doesn't require a Japanese account to access it Namco Bandai has opened their website for Fullmetal Alchemist: To the Promised Day on the PSP An Xbox 360 indie game, seems to be paying a homage to ICO. The game is called Yaruhara no Omochi 3D Dot Game Heroes will be receiving a patch to enhance this game for the North American release

Davesworld Episode 98

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:11:27 +0000

Capcom’s Comments On 3D Gaming Have You Heard Of Deus Ex: Human Revolution? Level 5 Working On A Time Machine Story Why Was Star Ocean: The Last Hope On Xbox 360 First? Kitase “Interested” In Stereoscopic 3D Final Fantasy XIII Satoru Iwata On The Importance Of Creating Social Phenomena Special mentions Nippon Ichi have announced their financial results for the last nine months and it's not good. The profits dropped by 97.5% Sunsoft have just announced Blaster Master Overdrive for WiiWare. It is meant to be a re-imagining of the game Level 5, creators of Professor Layton, will be opening a North American office Microsoft will be bundling Final Fantasy XIII with the Xbox 360. It comes with a 250 GB hard drive, headset and two wireless controllers for $399 When Yakuza 3 is released in Europe, it will include 4 DLCs in the premium edition Okamiden, the sequel to Okami will be released in Europe some time this year NIS America will be releasing Persona -Trinity Soul the anime series The Tetris company is releasing a Tetris ring but the ring will start at $329.00 Obsidian Entertainment will be releasing games based on Robert Jordon’s 'The Wheel of Time'

Davesworld Episode 97

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 16:32:55 +0000

I'm using my old mixer, so the quality should back to normal. Toriyama explains the reasons for Final Fantasy XIII linearity New iPhone, Xbox Natal to be made in same factory Linked In resume says “Final Fantasy XIV for PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360″ Final Fantasy XIII will be squeezed onto three DVDs for the Xbox 360 version of the game Namco Bandai will be cutting 630 jobs after suffering huge losses Special mentions Sonic the Hedgehog 4 teaser trailer was released this week Microsoft will be selling the 250 GB hard drive separately in Japan. It will be sold from March the 11th and will cost 15,540 yen. ($173) Monster Hunter Tri for the Nintendo Wii will be compatible with Wii Speak. Unlike the Japanese release, you will be able to chat live with the western version of the game Gamestop is selling Half-Minute Hero on the PSP, for $19.99, instead of $29.99 Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie has sold 909,981 units in its first week, which isn't bad for a remake Strider, the arcade version, is coming to mobile phone in Japan Tecmo has been working on a shoot-em-up for DSiWare, called Reverse Shooting The 120GB Hard drive for the Xbox 360, has been reduced to €129.99 / £79.99 in Europe Namco Bandai will be releasing a cute looking game on the Nintendo DS, called Ivy the Kiwi Bayonetta has sold over one million units worldwide Final Fantasy XIII will be the first Square Enix game that is translated into traditional Chinese

Davesworld Episode 96

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:58:14 +0000

Nomura talks about the possibility of Final Fantasy VII being Remade: “I Don’t Believe This Will Happen For The Time Being” Tales of Vesperia’s Keroro costume DLC, made Namco Bandai a fortune Monster Hunter Frontier Online fees will be Included in Xbox Live Gold Membership Quantum Theory is to Become Tecmo’s “Third Pillar” Bayonetta Update gives Playstation 3 owners the option to Install the game Gears of War characters are to appear in Lost Planet 2 X The Last Story is a Wii RPG from Mistwalker Special mentions Xseed will now be publishing Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, the prequel to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, will be released on Virtual Console soon Marvelous Entertainment, has sold a fifty percent stake in their European publishing house, Rising Star Games to Intergrow Arc System Works has announced that BlazBlue: Battle x Battle for DSiWare, will be available on January the 27th to download Square Enix will be releasing Supreme Commander 2 in March, for the Xbox 360

Davesworld Episode 95

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:12:09 +0000

Siliconera sounds off: Why some visual novels never get localised Gran Turismo 5 has been delayed again and won’t make its March release Torne will turn you Playstation 3 into a Digital Recorder Rockman Zero Collection Z-Busts to be released on the Nintendo DS The Shoot And Wonderbook; are these names for the Playstation 3 Motion Controller games Level 5 are set to open a Tokyo office for “Overseas Business” Special mentions Square Enix is set to create Ludia’s bar in the real world. Square Enix has partnered with a local karaoke bar in Roppongi, Tokyo EA chief, John Riccitiello, has said to expect Dead Space 2 and Crysis 2 "at full margins", within the company's 2011 fiscal year Capcom are working on a shoot-em-up, using their Tatsunoko vs. Capcom franchise Dragon Quest IX is to be re-released on Square Enix’s Ultimate Hits collection From Software has announced that Armored Core 5 will be coming to the PSP Namco will be releasing an update for Tekken 6. The update will include online play to the brawler mode and tweaks Mokujin will be ready on Monday, January the 18th Sega has announced DLC for Valkyria Chronicles 2 When the Nintendo DSi XL is launched in Europe on March the 5th, we will also be getting Picross 3D. (A.K.A. Rittai Picross) I love hamsters and any excuse to talk about them is fine by me. Game Atelier is working on a PSP title, called The Flying Hamster. It looks like a 2d shoot-em-up with a stylised feel to the game The Xbox 360 version of Deathsmiles will be coming to the west finally

Davesworld Episode 94

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:11:04 +0000

Another quiet week in the world of entertainment, but here's the best of the week that was.

Hi Definition Nintendo DS successor with motion sensor in the works The Xbox 360 Gaming Room coming soon Sony Japan confirms retail leaks US company sues China for Green Dam 'code theft' Greenpeace: Nintendo most eco-unfriendly Special mentions Atlus are now going to be publishing SNK games in North America Adrenaline is a freeware multiplayer top-down shooter created with the Game Maker engine, featuring a wide variety of weapons to use, four different game modes and support for user-created maps in addition to the official maps that comes with the download PAL versions of BlazeBlue, will get unlimited versions of every BlazBlue character, plus extra colours for customization Atlus and SNK will be releasing Metal Slug XX in North America, on February the 23rd, on the PSP Final Fantasy Xiii the collector’s edition, will cost €71.99, ($103) Gran Turismo 5 has youTube video replays as one of its functions, along with PSP connectivity as well If you have a Valkyria Chronicles save file on your PlayStation 3, you will be able to unlock Isara immediately when you play Valkyria Chronicles 2, for the PSP In the Ar Tonelico III trailer, (see below) the costumes aren't just cosmetic, they may affect the battle performance of Reyvateils Konami is now publishing Ninety-Nine Nights II and is scheduled for released sometime in spring, 2010, in Japan Pac-Mac has turned thirty Konami is releasing Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment on the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3, this month

Davesworld Episode 93

Sun, 3 Jan 2010 15:16:11 +0000

After a two week hiatus, I'm back.

The state of the Japanese Eroge market Ultraman Fighting game is coming to the Wii A Next-Gen version of Guilty Gear is in the rorks Record of Agarest War Director talks about the On Soul Breed System and its inspiration Special mentions You will soon be able to watch classic Nicktoons, like Rocko’s Modern Life on the Xbox 360 Star Ocean: The Last Hope International will use anime artwork to sell the game in North America A budget version of BlazBlue with the ASW Best Selection label, is set for release in Japan on March the 4th, 2010 Ogre Battle 64 will soon be released on Virtual Console in Japan 3D Dot Game Heroes holiday patch has been delayed until January Tomy's next Naruto for the Nintendo DS will have four players at once

Davesworld Episode 92

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:43:12 +0000

Lords blast "buck-passing" BT and broadband firms Cyber Driver, Japan’s first person shooter for arcades Quantum Theory to be released in March Final Fantasy VIII packed in one 1.78GB download PSP-4000 ad was a "mistake" Mass Effect 3 to finish story arc Final Fantasy XIII on the Playstation 3 Includes Final Fantasy XIV Beta Application Special mentions Star Ocean: The Last Hope International will have more Japanese voices and anime portraits Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love is likely to be the last rpg coming out on the Playstation 2 Microsoft and the European Union have finally settled their long running dispute over the bundling of Internet Explorer with Windows Nintendo Power announced that Mega Man 10 will be a multi-platform title. the game will be available for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, as well as the Nintendo Wii Hong Kong updated their PlayStation Store and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Demo-Ops is now available to download Would you like to beta tester for Final Fantasy XIIII Imagine what Final Fantasy XIIII would look like if you could play the game in 3D. A special 3D sterioscopic screen trailer will be appearing before Avatar Gunbird 2 Remix will be coming to the Playstation Portable. This version of the game has been updated with hybrid 3D/2D graphics. It has been given a date somewhere around February, 2010. The PAL territories will be able to play Vagrant Story on December 22nd, for €5.99 ($8.75)

Davesworld Episode 91

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:42:37 +0000

The Secret Of Dragon Quest IX’s Success Mega Man 10 Brings Sheep Man To WiiWare Let’s See What Retro Games Gulti Has In Their Possession Xbox 360 Game Wants To Help You Talk To Women Switch Characters On The Fly In Estpolis Special mentions Square Enix has some screen shots for Star Ocean: The Last Hope International SNK will be releasing the following games on XBLA next year: NeoGeo Battle Coliseum, The King of Fighters 2002: Ultimate Match, KOF Sky Stage, and Metal Slug XX Gundemonium Collection is a localised collection of PC shumps and will be available to buy on May 18th, 2010 THQ's game Darksiders, is being advertised as a TV ad that parodies infomercials The creator of Sonic the Hedgehog is working on another mascot based platformer NIS America will be releasing Sakura Wars: So Long My Love, on the Wii and PlayStation 2 in February 2010. The premium version will contain a Japanese and English voice acted version of the game Sunsoft has acquired Nihon Telenet’s entire catalogue, and includes Cosmic Fantasy, Valis and Exile

Davesworld Episode 90

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 18:06:46 +0000

After coughing my guts up for two weeks, a new episode of Davesworld is here.

Final Fantasy XIII is 50 to 60 Hours Long New Medal of Honor promises 'most authentic modern war experience' Nintendo Scales Back Wii Production Namco Bandai Celebrates 30 Years Of Gundam With Gundam Game Reprints How Big Is Downloadable Record of Agarest War? Europe Gets Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker In May Dynasty Warriors Online Brings 24 Player Battles To PS3 Special mentions Iron Man 2 pencilled in for a released date next May, on the 7th Konami's dating sim, Tokimeki Memorial 4, for the PSP, will include rpg elements. Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces, will be fully localised in English Nintendo will be releasing Glory of Hercules on the 18th of January, for the Nintendo DS. D3 Publisher learned from The Idolm@ster, that selling costumes is a big money maker. Zack Fair, from Final Fantasy VII and Crisis Core, will make an appearance in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey will be rated M for mature and is one of a very small group of DS games to have this distinction. Absolute Hero Modding Project is a dungeon crawler, with a customisable hero. Ace Combat is coming to the iPhone and iPod touch. Hideo Kojima has been working on the Playstation for fifteen years, which just had its fifteenth anniversary this week as well and Sony released a special logo.

Davesworld Episode 89

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:33:31 +0000

Square Enix's 'first global game' made in Montreal CNET UK's games console reliability survey: 60 per cent of Xbox 360s have broken Nintendo Planning Book, Music, And Manga Wii Channels Ars interviews Square-Enix CEO Yoichi Wada Marvelous Lost Money On Wii, Made Money With PSP Special mentions Resonance of Fate will feature a level up for your gun Microsoft and Enterbrain, are holding a contest for new games. The winner XNA developers will receive 3,600,000 yen ($40,000) in cash prizes The Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney trilogy will be coming to WiiWare, on the 15th of December and will cost 900 Wii Points ($9) No More Heroes, may be released in the near future on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Taito has a new game called Estpolis: The Land Cursed by the Gods. It's a new game from the Lufia series Sony intend to introduce 3D functionality to TVs, blu-ray players / recorders and the PlayStation 3 in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011 Sega are releasing the Sonic collection again but this time for the Nintendo DS The motion controller made by Sony has undergone a few revisions. The new model now has six buttons. You have the usual fours button plus the home button, and a big button on the wand Gamershell has some campaigns packs of MechCommander 2

Davesworld Episode 88: the sound of silence

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:11:41 +0000

The news has been quiet this week, but here's the best of the week that was.

No, (Sorry!) Tales of Vesperia Isn’t Coming To Wii Square Enix Prepares Modern Warfare 2 Bundle For Japan SNK Arcade Classics 0 Retrofitted For PSP And PS2 Aksys Explains Why Record of Agarest War Was Delayed Final Fantasy XIII Arrives In North America On March 9 Special mentions The Marionette is a full-length 2D adventure game viewed from a first-person perspective Visual Impact, will be putting the DSi camera to work, with their game called System Flaw Merubyiusu is a 2D horizontal shooter that features four different weapons to use, three distinct stages and an obligatory boss encounter waiting at the end of each area. Vagrant Story will be coming to the PSN Network in Europe soon Konami are releasing Tokimeki Memorial Forever With You as a downloadable game, on the Japanese PSN Network Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a success.

Davesworld Episode 87: Where's all the news gone?

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:11:33 +0000

This week has been particularly quiet but here's the best that was.

Sin & Punishment 2: Creator’s Voice – Parts 1 & 2 There Is Hope: A Relationship Love Plus Didn’t Destroy Namco Bandai Hopes To Kick Lag Out Of Tekken 6 With Patch Sega’s Four Point Arcade Revitalization Plan The Gamestop survival guide Special mentions Zombie Driver is a top-down driving affair which reminds me of the early GTA Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey has a date pencilled sometime in March Super Street Fighter IV will be coming with the bonus stage from Street Fighter 2 Sony have recently patented something that mixes Netflix Party and Mystery Science Theatre 3000 Microsoft have announced that Konami will publish Ninety-Nine Nights II in North America Squaresoft was thinking of calling Final Fantasy, The Great Warrior Saga Arc System Works will be brining BlazBlue to the PSP handheld 40,000 Lego bricks were used to create Mario If you buy Zelda: Spirit Tracks on the first day of release, you'll get a free clear feather stylus Space Invaders Extreme Z has been released in Japan on DSiware Phoenix Wright may soon be released on the Nintendo Wii

Davesworld Episode 86

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 20:13:38 +0000

Sega Dates Bayonetta And Promises Pre-Order Bonuses For Patient Fans Atlus Has A Halloween Treat For Demon’s Souls Players Large Screen Nintendo DSi Launches In November Casting Call Tips Off Final Fantasy XIII Release Date Reveal Presentation Shattered Memories Is A Re-Imagining Of Silent Hill And The Survival Horror Genre What’s Preloaded On A Japanese PSP Go? Special mentions Free Champions Online weekend this weekend A demo of Torchlight has been released on Steam 3D Dot Game Heroes is definitely coming out on the Playstation 3

Davesworld Episode 85

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:46:20 +0430

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: A Strange, But Not Unwelcome Journey Muramasa publisher: UK retailers avoiding original IP Nippon Ichi Wants To Make Games Other Than Disgaea That Sell Just As Well Why Would A Publisher Want To Release A GameStop Exclusive Game Sakaguchi Putting Finishing Touches On New Mistwalker Project Datel "disappointed" with 360 memory lock-out More Demon’s Souls Spreading To Retailers Celebrate Hello Kitty’s Birthday With Hello Kitty Online Konami Changes Gradius ReBirth’s Core With Upgrade Patch Xseed Comments On Arc Rise Fantasia Publisher Change Special mentions USB adaptor has been released that allows you to play Super Nintendo games on your PC. Enterbrain is working on a version the the famous RPG Maker series and intends to release it for the Nintendo DS Hideo Kojima promises that a Zone of Enders 3 will be coming soon Konami are working on releasing Monster Finder Stateside Ace Combat 6 and Lost Planet: Colonies will be bundled with the XBOX 360 in Japan for the holiday period. Both games are relatively good and offer great value at 29,980 yen. ($329) Nintendo will be releasing a special Black Wii bundle for the holiday period in Europe One hundred million Need for speed games have been sold World of Goo's developer are so pleased with the performance of letting the customer pick their own price, that they're going to extend the offer Sega has delayed End of Eternity, aka Resonance of Fate. Tri-Ace have given a Japanese date of January 28th, 2010

Davesworld Episode 84

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:52:51 +0430

My website suffered a D.O.S, which must mean that it's going somewhere; or, someone has far too much time on there hands.

Two years of Dragon Age DLC planned; expansion packs considered Bon Jovi Rockin’ Out For… A Final Fantasy Commercial So, Koei Was Teasing Hokuto Musou Reyvateils Return, Ar Tonelico III Announced Q4 release schedule 'most sensible in 20 years' Visit Persona 4’s Town In Persona 3 Portable Plush Pig Packaged With Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands Pre-Orders Special mentions Final Fight 2 will be released on Virtual Console soon and will be 800 Wii points Citigroup analyst Soichiro Fukuda believes that a new hand held from Nintendo will be released next year EA: Russia lists Mass Effect 2 for the Playstation 3 Command & Conquer: Red Alert is coming to the iPhone sometime this month World of Goo will be coming out soon on the iPhone Dragon Age Origin's character creation software has been uploaded to Bigdownload's website File Planet has a free roll playing game about a Super market. Wait a minute, that's a different Asda Siliconera are giving away Demon's Souls Hydorah is the new freeware Gradius-style horizontal shooter from the developer of 8bit killer Some new Sin & Punishment 2 footage has been released and includes English voiced actors Sony are giving out codes for the God of War III demo. The Japanese PSN network will have the demo of God of War III on the 19th of November

Davesworld Episode 83

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:38:44 +0430

Atlus will be Developing Playstation 3 And XBOX 360 games How well did Persona 4 and Devil Survivor to? Rocket Knight to be revived Behind the scenes of Atlus' Persona 4 Special mentions Level 5 may consider making a new Dark Cloud game, if there is enough interest in it Danball Senki, has you collecting Mech robots, just like Pokimon Metal Slug XX is coming to the PSP Star Fox in Iraq: Do A Barrel Roll! Massively.com has some new screen shots for the new Star Trek online game Moe Moe Niji Taisen 2 is on the way for the PSP, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS File Planet has a fan made movie called Metal Gear Solid: Philanthropy. It's about 2.9 GB in size and is the complete film Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie trailer Cheap imitations of the PSPGo are floating, so just be aware to that fact.

Davesworld episode 82

Sun, 4 Oct 2009 17:07:15 +0430

Final Fantasy XIV Beta to initially be Windows Only Atlus Bringing Zeno Clash To Xbox Live Arcade Square Enix Working On 2-3 New Key Franchises KOTOR2 missing content restored Ni no Kuni is the first game between Level 5 and Studio Ghibli Special mentions Capcom have announced Super Street Fighter IV Alpha Protocol may be delayed until the early part of 2010 Mushihime-sama Futari Ver. 1.5, created by Cave will be region free on the XBOX 360 Star Wars: The Old Republic has opened up its doors to a beta of the game Infinity Ward has no plans to release a pre-launch Modern Warfare 2 demo Ghouls 'n Ghosts and Ghosts 'n Goblins are to be released on the iPhone An arcade port of Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next, is in production for the Playstation 3 The demo of Bayonetta will be available next week on the 8th of October, on XBOX Live in Japan

Davesworld Episode 81

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:17:51 +0430

Even though there was an event in Japan this week, there wasn't a lot of news worth mentioning; so this weeks episode is shorter that recent episodes.

Sony confirms 250GB PS3 bundles BioShock on Mac next month Dreamcast PSN releases possible? Europe gets EUR 50 Wii price cut Would Three Free Games Convince You To Upgrade To PSPgo? Special mentions MAG, God of War III, Heavy Rain and Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time will be at the EuroGamer Expo 2009 The director of Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and Fast & Furious, will be working on a remake of the original Highlander movie .Hack is to be released on the PSP in February 2010, in Japan and will include 130 characters to play with, from 23 .Hack games Square Enix intend to release four of their Manga series on the PSP Square Enix have compressed Final Fantasy VIII to 1.815 GB, to fit on the PSP and it works well, it has been said There will be a Final Fantasy XIII limited edition of the new 250 GB Playstation 3 Slim

Davesworld: Episode 80

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:59:01 +0100

Gamers don't want a new Xbox 41% rely on word of mouth for game information Wii to see $50 price reduction in September Microsoft not selling 250GB HDD alone Sony PlayStation 3 and the "yellow light of death" Special mentions Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype is a PS3-exclusive sequel Bubble Bobble Neo comes to XBLA this week Ninety Nine Nights II will be playable at the Tokyo Game Show BioShock, STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl, Serious Sam Gold and Max Payne 2 are available on Dirct2Drive for $5 Star Ocean is coming to the Playstation 3 Eurogamer has now got Nintendo on board for the EuroGamer Expo 2009. They will be showing an exclusive build of the New Super Mario Bros for the Wii Fans of Sonic the Hedgehog, have released trailer for a feature-length Sonic film All five Jedi Knight games are available on Steam this week A demo for Manic Miner: the Lost Years, has been released for the Nintendo DS Superfu.com has a device called the Sega Mega Drive Gopher and you can run games on this hand-held device via an SD Card

Davesworld Episode 79

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:58:24 +0100

Finally; the Rock has come back to; err; I mean. After a weeks hiatus, the next episode of Davesworld is available.

PS3 slim sells 150,000 to beat own launch record in Japan Zenimax picks up 'Prey' trademark No console S.T.A.L.K.E.R. before Pripyat Old Republic could feature multiple payment methods Lawsuit alleges Windows Genuine Advantage is 'spyware' PS3 250GB bundles priced, detailed Bethesda Sues Interplay Over Use Of Fallout License Special mentions Wii Fit is being sold for £50 in Morrisons Batman: Arkham Asylum, will have some free DLC in nine days Sega are working on a high definition sonic game for 2010 Company of Heroes Online will be free to play in Korea Sega's Dreamcast turns ten this week A Japanese theatre is allegedly using a Playstation 3 to run its movies Courtney Love to has threatened to "sue the shit out of Activision." MaximumPC has a guide to build your own MAME cabinet Raiden 4 is now available to buy on Play Asia.com and costs $44.95

Davesworld Episode 78

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:20:43 +0100

Gamersyde told Beyond Good and Evil 2 is 'on hold' - Ubisoft won't comment Xbox 360 Slim is a definite, say analyst Ghostbusters PS3 resolution fixed 360 Price Cut: Details We'll see Xbox 560 before 720 BioShock movie gets new director Special mentions Could EGM (Electronic Gaming Monthly) be about to rise from the ashes? Legends of Zork is free to download on FilePlanet 250 GB XBOX 360 spotted and then quickly removed from Amazon's website

Davesworld Episode 77: Gamescom

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:39:55 +0100

PS3 Slim with retailers next week StarCraft II to allow paid-for mods Cloud play and more for Battle.net FFXIII: Simultaneous 360 and PS3 Euro release in spring 2010, says Kitase New Western FFXIII demo TBC FFXIV looks likely for Xbox 360 Konami's Hideo Kojima Special mentions 100,000 people have signed a petition to get LAN added to StarCraft 2 ASDA (UK) drops 80GB PlayStation 3 price to £250 Espgaluda II Black Label and MUSHIHIME-SAMA FUTARI Ver 1.5, will be coming to XBOX Live Quake Live can now be played on Mac and Linux based PCs

Davesworld Episode 76

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:03:39 +0100

Modern Warfare 2 DLC determined by YOU Meijer's catalog lists $100 price cut for Xbox 360 Elite Kotick vs. Riccitiello: who's the richest? PS3 awaits price cut as stock is suspended Australian ratings system branded a "joke" as RPG Risen is banned Special mentions 40th anniversary of Woodstock 20th anniversary of the Sega Genesis turn Unreal Tournament 3 into Command & Conquer Renegade at Fileplanet The Widget show is back and can now found on ustreem Capcom are releasing in North America, a tripple pack that will include Dead Rising, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition - Colonies Edition and Devil May Cry 4 Wolfenstein RPG will be released on the iPhone and only cost 10 bucks GameWave, a magazine in Hong Kong, alleges that the Playstation 3 Slim will be unveiled at GamesCom in Germany The XBOX 60GB version is no longer available on Argos website and seems to indicate that a price cut is imminent

Davesworld Episode 75: No news is good news

Sun, 9 Aug 2009 17:35:49 +0100

This weeks news is terrible, so I have added a couple movie news stories to spice things up.

PS3 Slim to Cost 260 GBP Sony PS3 components demand growing significantly Konami confirms PS2 re-issues Games For Windows - Live 3.0 launched Is Spielberg Jumping On Board The Halo Movie Jay Chou Cast as Kato in The Green Hornet Special mentions Yesterday saw the passing of John Hughes, who dies aged 59 of a heart attack. He was a director/producer/script writer. He directed movies like The Breakfast Club, Saint Elmo's Fire and the terrible movie, Home Alone SEGA has launched a website to tease the reveal of a brand new role-playing game. The curtains go back on 20th August The Revenge of Shinobi leads the Virtual Console/WiiWare/DSiWare update today. And that trip down Mega Drive lane costs 800 Nintendo Points (£5.60 / €8). Microsoft has introduced the option to buy its made-up Xbox currency using your PayPal account, assuming you're American

Davesworld Episode 74: A quiet news week

Sun, 2 Aug 2009 11:35:38 +0100

Not much happened this week worth mentioning, so bare with me.

Activision likely to lose Brutal Legend case Carmack: Rage runs faster on Xbox 360 PS3 now 70 per cent cheaper to make Ridley Scott To Direct Alien Prequel Braid Coming to PS3 Shanda Games and SNK Playmore Announce Co-Development of KOF World Special mentions Jet Set Willy Online Final Fantasy VII countdown emerges Indie Games Arcade for EG Expo 09 Bethesda has announced that PS3 and Xbox 360 action game WET will be released on 18th September Demigod finally gets a PC demo Japan chart: DQIX swoops past 3m sales PlayStation 3 console slim by Sony Computer Entertainment Platform: Platform-independently Still no customer reviews available: Write first! Available with these offerers. 2 uses starting from EUR 499,00

Davesworld Episode 73

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:24:09 +0100

Thanks to Comicon, we have something worth talking about.

Microsoft patents drop-in split-screen Mass Effect comic to bridge gap Call of Duty brand boosts Modern Warfare 2 interest Halo Legends Anime Project Announced New Bungie IP deal "close" BioWare explains Mass Effect save usage Special mentions PC Pro has an interesting article; where they take a laptop into different PC repair shops in London and see if the can fix it, and whether or not they will rip them off. Borderlands has been given a release date of the 20th (US) and 23rd (UK) of October FilePlanet has Terminator: Salvation, which is a free to play MMO EA art creating a version of Ultima Online for the Asian market Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division have made a profit for the second year in a row Yakuza 3 hasn't even been released in Europe yet and Yakuza 4 is already in the works

Davesworld: Episode 72

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:40:31 +0100

XBLA publishing "massively" harder now China bans shock treatment for Internet addiction Gates: Natal to bring gesture recognition to Windows too Alien Breed trilogy cost $2.5 million to make Take-Two will "dominate" 2010 MS patents 'camera' for third-person shooter Develop: Home boss explains why Europe's behind Special mentions Ikaruga has had its price reduced on XBLA. The Xbox Live Arcade version is available for 400 Microsoft Points (£3.40), but is only available at this price until next week Monday Elder scrolls 2 : Daggerfall, is free to download on Gamershell Rebellion has acquired Vivendi properties, and intends to sell them on Steam and Good Old Games New screen shots for Duke Nukem Forever, have been posted on 3D Realms Facebook page, even though the game has been cancelled Call of Duty: Morden Warfare 2, as its now been called, is to be released with a prestige edition of the game, that comes with a set of night vision goggles The Japanese Playstation Network is to get PC Engine games

Davesworld Episode 71: I love Bioware

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:46:00 +0100

BioWare: Mature industry can drop violence from games BioWare "interested" in modern setting Bleszinski sees RPGs as key to the shooter's future PSP2 Features Quad Core Graphics Chip The Return of MechWarrior Command & Conquer 4 is official New Mortal Kombat film in the works Special mentions Bioshock and Elder Scrolls Oblivion, are available as a bundle at Play Asia for US$ 34.90 £21.74 Codemasters will be offering a post release demo of FUEL for PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 today Nippon Ichi, are composing a musical RPG for the PSP File Planet has Peggle: World of WarCraft demo available to download Team 17 has announced Alien Breed Evolution and it will use the Unreal 3 engine

Davesword Episode 70: Independence day

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 22:38:15 +0100

You won't be able to play through Mass Effect 2 more than once with your previously saved data from the first game. Obsidian confirms demise of Aliens RPG Sony eyes cellphone/game gear hybrid Current console adoption rate only now passing last cycle's, Pachter reports Pirate Bay sold, goes legal New id team being planned No LAN for StarCraft II Consoles could soon become niche products Special mentions A brand new shoot em up on the Dreamcast has been released, called DUX! Steam are offering a huge 2k Games pack for £35.99. The following games are included. Check out the site for more information Fallout 3 is £13.49 on Steam, for the PC Sony planned UMD less PSP's "from the beginning." Two new Grand Theft Auto IV DLC episodes are due next year Square Enix are working on a brand new DS game called Four Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden A smaller Playstation 3 may be in production as early as this July RareSoft thinks that "no one knows who we are." Yes we do Rare! You're the company that was good in the eighties, ok in the nineties and sucked in the first decade of the new millennium

Davesworld Episode 69 dude!

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:52:25 +0100

Activision "might stop supporting Sony" Ballmer "sorry" for new Xbox remarks Windows 7 official pricing announced, limited pre-orders start tomorrow Xbox 360 to get one terabyte HDD EA 'doesn't understand' Syndicate, says creator EA: we will still publish Rage Special mentions Quake turns thirteen this week Sonic turns eighteen this week Strikers 1945 is to be released on the Playstation Network this July Serious Sam HD is coming to XBLA EA has finally launched Battlefield Heroes, the free-to-play, ad-supported, cartoon online shooter Use your Playstation 2 joypad with this Nintendo Wii adaptor Square Enix is being sued by a Final Fantasy XI player, for not being open about fees and late payment penalties for the online title NCsoft's big-budget MMO Aion launches here on 25th September, and to celebrate, Eurogamer is giving away 2500 keys to the closed beta test Other things Yesterday, Michael Jackson died aged 50. I'm sure there will be a lot of people who will miss him. He was a musical genius but a little weird if you ask me

davesworld Episode 68

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:15:06 +0100

Final Fantasy XIII for the XBOX 360 is only two months old Aliens Colonial Marines will not be released this year BBFC responds to being dropped BioWare eyes up Wii Metroid creator "encourages" Prime sequel Miyamoto: Games need controllers Special mentions Microsoft is offering one month's Xbox Live Gold subscription for just one pound, but the deal only lasts until the 3rd of July File Planet has a new free to play FPS MMO game called Cross Fire

Davesworld Episode 67: The Worst News Week Ever!

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:51:30 +0100

This weeks news has really been bad; sorry!

Balding Max Payne 3 sighted Cryptic making Neverwinter Nights MMO? Ghostbusters available to Euro Xbox owners Modern Warfare 2 is direct sequel Metal Gear Creator Didn't Plan To Be Involved In New Metal Gear Games Special mentions Towards the end of July, Xbox Live Community Games will be getting a name change, becoming “Xbox Live Indie Games”

Davesworld Episode 66: The E3 Edition

Sat, 6 Jun 2009 22:25:42 +0100

So the PSP Go Is Basically a Sony Mylo 2 With Gaming Then? Final Fantasy VII Rated For Playstation Store Starcraft II probably in 09 EA announces Crysis 2 Why Xbox 360 New Controller Is Called “Natal” Why Xbox 360 New Controller Is Called “Natal” Mass Effect 2 “suicide mission” PSPgo to get UMD-to-digital solution Special mentions Metal Gear Solid: Rising will be released on the XBOX 360 Crackdown 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 are announced Alan Wake is to be released next spring Final Fantasy XIII will be released on the Xbox 360 In "Spring 2010" Facebook and Twitter will be Coming to Xbox Live Xbox Live evolution will add "years" to the XBOX 360 Atlus has a new game called, Shiren the Wanderer Crysis 2 will push the Playstation 3 to its "limits" Huxley will not offer cross platform play and will be free to play Zelda Wii coming in 2010, at the earliest Final Fantasy IV: The After Years will be released on WiiWare

Davesworld Episode 65: The Night Before E3

Sat, 30 May 2009 20:14:55 +0100

Warner makes $33m bid for Midway BSkyB deal rumoured on Xbox 360 An Arstechnica mole has confirmed PSP Go details and a smaller Playstation 3 is on the way. The Playstation 3 is rumoured to be released this August or September A job ad for Microsoft hints at what will be on the "next-gen Xbox platform" Set-top boxes to become games platforms says Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot New Ericsson phone will be Playstation 3 Compatible special mentions Neon Evangelion game is coming to Playstation 3 GameStop prices Tony Hawk Ride at $120 13 million Xbox Live players on Call Of Duty 4 Unreal Tournament III Black, which is the full game and the Titan expansion pack, will be free to play this weekend on the PC. You will be able to download it from Steam, starting tomorrow Atlus Online has opened its doors to Neo Steam, its first online game Zune HD is official, heading your way this Fall Assassin's Creed 2 will cost 20 percent more to make than original game PC games sales are up 18 per cent in 2008 BioShock 2 will be Simultaneously released on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 & PC

Davesworld Episode 64: Are Nintendo having a laugh?

Sat, 23 May 2009 16:40:31 +0100

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. free on GameTap Suda 51 collaborating with Square Enix Mass Effect 2 will "really beat up the hero." Atlus Brings Demon’s Souls to the US Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil sneaking on PlayStation classics Nintendo of America deemed the Starfy series "too Japanese" for American audiences Special Mentions Storm Assault version 0.20 Capcom confirms Tatsunoko vs Capcom localization LEGO Star Wars game arrives online J Allard (Microsoft) has applied for a patent for something called "Magic Wand" Square Enix has released a twenty CD music box set for the SaGa Series 20th Anniversary Assassin's Creed 2 is set to arrive in November Metroid Prime trilogy will be released on the Nintendo Wii in the US BioShock 2's budget will be the "biggest in 2K's history"

Davesworld Episode 63: The sound of silence

Sun, 17 May 2009 00:13:29 +0100

This week really has been quiet but here is best of the week that was:

Xbox 360 version of FFXIII may be monolingual Call Of Duty 7 in development Atari finished in Europe, Namco taking over Lair dev Factor 5 closes doors Take Two sues 3D Realms/Apogee over Duke Nukem Forever Special Mentions Beyond good & Evil 2 footage leaked this week Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes, will be the next in the very long series of games to come out Thief 4 has been officially announced Sega has unveiled their vintage collect 2 A redesigned Playstation 3 may be unveiled at E3 The PC version of Street Fighter IV, will include a Mad Catz FightPad Demolition Gunner: In Search and Destroy Beyond Good and Evil 2 may not be shown at this years E3

Davesworld Episode 62: The death of Duke Nukem Forever

Sat, 9 May 2009 19:35:41 +0100

It's a shame that we will probably never see the game and I for one will miss him. We still have Serious Sam though.

FXIII release in Europe sooner than a year after Japan Richard Garriott Suing NCsoft For $24,000,000 Duke Nukem developer goes bust Namco Bandai Exploring 3D Glasses For 2.5D Games Huxley: The Dystopia Taking Names for Beta BioShock 2 multiplayer unveiled Special mentions The latest version of FreeCol 0.8.2 has been released. It is a freeware version of Colonisation File Planet has access to the closed beta of Delta Force Xtreeme 2 Some of the most famous scenes from movies, have been recreated, using the Crytek and Unreal engine Trinity Universe is a crossover RPG, with characters from Atelier Viorate and Disgaea Think Geek are selling brand new Dreamcasts You can sign up to test the StarCraft II Beta today Nintendo has been named as the sixth most reputable company in the world in a new annual survey Contra Rebirth will be available on the WiiWare channel in Japan on May the 12th Nintendo is to remake Pokimon Gold and Silver

Davesworld Episode 61

Sat, 2 May 2009 18:54:30 +0100

Bethesda rescues WET Square Enix outlines "a new chapter for Eidos" MS Avatars to take on Home Capcom confirms digital PSP title for Europe Microsoft Again Resetting Cheaters' Gamerscores Microsoft Details This Weekend’s Xtival Gears of War 2 Achievement Hacking: Banning has begun Special Mentions Atlus has announced 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix for North America, for the Nintendo DS Mickey Rourke is to star in Bethesda's shooter game named Rogue Warrior G.E.’s Breakthrough Can Put 100 DVDs on a Disc BioShock the movie has been put on hold Sales of the Playstation 3 have surged 274% in Japan In Poland you get the Plastation 3, Ratchet & Clank, Gran Turismo Prologue, Ridge Racer 7 and the Bible Prototype II is X-0ut's new horizontal shooter with a nod to the R-Type series in particular. Magna Carta 2 will be released by Namco Bandai Star Ocean has been given a date of the 5th of June for the PAL regions Final Fantasy XIII will run in 1080p Microsoft will be offering gold membership from the 1st of May to the 4th May. So if you have not tried it out yet, you have all this Bank Holiday weekend to give it a tr GSC Game World has released details of a new S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game called, Call of Pripyat

Daveworld Episode 60

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:04:27 +0100

Sony: Survey not a guarantee of Blu-ray release of PS2 God of War games Kojima Prod: "Do you want Zone of the Enders 3?" Fallout: New Vegas Announced Pirate Bay lawyers demand retrial Almost one in 10 videogamers could be addicts SNK developing King of Fighters shmup for XBLA Xbox 360 Tops Japanese Consumer Satisfaction Poll Apple removes Baby Shaker game FFXIII retail-version changes detailed Special Mentions Sacred 2 has been given a European release date of June the 5th some screenshots from Sqaure Enix's new game Blood of Bahamut Grandia Online is alive and kicking. (honest guv) Square Enix have announced Crystal Defenders for WiiWare Killer Instinct, Jet Force Gemini and Perfect Dark are coming to XBLA UK retailers found to be selling mature rated games to a fourteen year old volunteer Nemesis online has been updated Includes online play as well as off line. An extra 8th stage that wasn’t in the original. Up to eight players online. AT&T are doubling the iPhone speed from 3.6 megabits to 7.2 megabits 8 GB iPhones are $99 and 16 GB are $149, but they're refurbished Apple are to provided HD cables with the iPhone, called the Apple AV Cable and will work the same way that the AV cable does, which comes with the XBOX 360 Final Fantasy has topped 85 million iPhone sales have offset the decline of the Mac A supermarket in Japan had an R4 memory card up for grabs in a competition

Davesworld Eipisode 59: The drought continues

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:55:56 +0100

Sony patents PSP-controlled toy car Microsoft bringing Halo to mobiles Windows XP Set to Leave "Mainstream Support" Iwata: Wii in "most unhealthy condition" in Japan Sony: PS3 Attach Rate For Blockbusters Is Higher Pirate Bay founders sent to jail Special Mentions Great Giana’s return has been released Fileplanet has the PC demo of Braid on the PC Scarygirl the free flash game is now online OutRun Online Arcade will be released on the PlayStation Network this Thursday, but only in Europe E74 errors are now covered under the three year warranty for the XBOX 360 2000 copies of Lord of the Rings On-line will be given away next week on the 24th of April, to coincide with its second anniversary The editorial team for Edge-Online in the US has quit Patapon 2 retail copy, is to be nothing more than a voucher to download the game from the net Gamershell has a compressed version of Command & Conquer Gold. It's the full game and includes the music as well

Davesworld Episode 58: The death of news as we know it!

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:18:30 +0100

Another light news week that didn't tell us anything new but, there's still a few funny stories to talk about.

Capcom UK setting up Monster Hunter drop-in center this Summer Sega Examining Xbox 360 Virtual On Twin Sticks Tri-Ace Mystery RPG Revealed Everything starts with an E but, you don't expect to find one in a game. A customer finds an ecstasy tablet in a Grand Theft Auto 4 box Microsoft ordered to pay Uniloc $388 million Pokemon to become a tournament and it will be called the video games world championship Nintendo Concedes Wii Troubles in Japan special mentions Action Fist (Teknogames), which is a 2-player platform shooter currently in the works. The game is half done, and should be out sometime this year The latest version of FreeCiv has been released Telltale have announced a 20th anniversary edition of the Sam & Max series and that it has been nominated for the Best Graphic Album—Reprint category, of the Eisner Awards BumpTop 3D physics enabled desktop is now available and might be going to Multitouch versions of Windows, and Windows 7 Tir Na Nog: The final Playstation 2 RPG has been announced for Japan Final Fantasy XIII demo will be available next week in Japan Fatal Frame IV will not be coming out in America because of Nintendo Steambot Chronicles will soon be released in America

Davesworld Episode 57: The geeks masturbation

Sat, 4 Apr 2009 16:46:54 +0100

Windows 7 Starter Edition to pave the way for $200 netbooks Microsoft takes up to 60 per cent of Community Games revenue The writing's on the wall for games retail Riddick dev helming new Syndicate game Nintendo: Used games aren't in the consumers best interests PS3 Motion Sensing Remote Completed and Looking for Some Love New tactics in film piracy battle BioShock 2's Subtitle Saga: What was Sea of Dreams, and where did it go? Special Mentions Skype for iPhone goes live in Japan 8 bit computer now available for all your homebrewing needs The much-awaited The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai by Ska Studios is to be released this Wednesday for 800 MS Points EA drops DRM from the next Sims game Eurogamer are giving away free trial keys for Age of Conan Pandemic will still be releasing Saboteur in 2009 on 360 and PS3 Fracture is now available for the PlayStation 3 at $9.00 from play-asia PixelJunk 3 in 1 pack is available at play-asia and includes PixelJunk Racers, PixelJunk Monsters and PixelJunk Eden. These games are on a single Blu-ray disc and that means you can now play them without downloading them Web traffic in Sweden drops 33% in a single day, after their new anti-piracy law is enacted upon

Davesworld Episode 56: Where has all the good news gone?

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:31:02 +0000

Episode 56 is up for your listening pleasure 28-03-09 Max Payne 3 out this winter GDC09: Rearden Studios introduces OnLive game service and microconsole Levine's next treads unfamiliar ground Steam tools make "DRM Obsolete" Resi 6 could take eight years Japanese interest in gaming on the decline Special Mentions Castle Crashers wins the Xbox Live game of the year PC platform revenue hits $11 billion in 2008 Bungie are to make more Halo 3 content Taito planning to release more Xbox Live Arcade remakes Taito supports Virtual Console Arcade by releasing Puzzle Bobble on WiiWare

Davesworld Episode 55: My brain isn't working

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:16:09 +0000

BioShock 2 details confirmed BioShock 2 drops subtitle Multiple Marvel MMOs in development Ninja Gaiden 2 on PS3: "Loss of face" says Itagaki Solid Snake forms new studio Utah Senate, House Pass Jack Thompson's Game Sales Bill Casual gamers key to PS3 growth Mass Effect 2 - What We Know Awomo launches 'fastest' games download site Special mentions three new packs for Valkyria Chronicles include Hard EX Mode, Edy's Mission Enter the Edy Detachment, and Selvaria's Mission Behind Her Blue Flame Lost Planet 2 and Dead Rising 2 to be released in 2010 Stranglehold movie won't star Chow Yun Fat. That takes care of any interests I had in the Movie New Behemoth game's an operatic platformer UltraStar v0.6.2 is a free, open source, PC Karaoke simulator, similar to the well known Singstar Outrun Online Arcade will be released on XBLA, on the 15th of April New Xbox Experience will be available on the next OXM disc for the XBOX 360 Coke gives away 3 million Microsoft Points NVIDIA licenses PhysX technology for Sony's PlayStation 3 PS3 Cross Battle Adapter Plus Capcom Putting More PS1 Games On PSN

Davesworld Episode 54

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:00:02 +0000

Stranglehold coming to the big screen Consoles no threat to PC strategy games Microsoft unveils Windows Marketplace fees, splits, hopes, and dreams Finalized USB 3.0 tests just months away, consumer devices set for next year Damilola Taylor's father calls for violent game tax BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams will feature two-player co-op Special Mentions Peggle is coming to XBOX Live on the 11th of March and will cost 800 Microsoft points FreeCol v0.8.1 has been released. It is a Colonization clone and it is free. You can get it for Windows, Linux and Mac. The Behemoth will be show casing their third title at the Tokyo Anime Fair Crystal Defenders comes to US consoles on Xbox Live arcade first Phantasy Star Portable for the Sony PSP is available to buy at Play-Asia Denon gives away free Blu-ray player with receiver purchase Sony admits it "under-supported" PSP The Sega Megadrive is to return to the shops Consumers will have to pay a higher price of the Nintendo Wii in the UK.

Davesworld Episode 53: I love Outrun

Sat, 7 Mar 2009 13:50:47 +0000

Stop relying on sequels - Yasuhiro Wada Mass Effect 2: EA Montreal onboard Square Enix to buy out Eidos in May Stormrise PC to be DirectX10.1-Windows Vista exclusive Can Gamers Stop Worrying About Red Ring? How Much Longer Will Physical Game Distribution Survive? One Man’s Xbox 360 Hardware Woe - Beware The White Screen Of Doom Special mentions GSC Game World has released a build of its infamously troubled PC game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shaodw of Chernobyl 2004 Konami’s Manga Fighter contains A lot of characters Microsoft undecided on Netflix-style service for Europe Sega Licenses Genesis Roms To Taiwan Bus Company Retro titles coming as PSP downloads Separation is a full game that requires a full version of Doom 3. It weighs in at nearly 450 Megabytes and is free Mega Ten, the Shin Megamitensei online game, is now available to download and is free to play BlazBlue has been confirmed for a North America summer release.

Davesworld 52: The return of the mac

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:50:01 +0000

After fours weeks without internet connect, I am finally back and ready to go. AOL SUCKS and I just wanted everyone to know that.

Study: Violent Games Make Players "Comfortably Numb" to Suffering of Others Alan Wake Plot Reveal. The game's protagonist passes a note with hints about the story to come PSP2 to drop UMD, says Dave Perry CV reveals Aliens RPG is canned 3D gaming 'most anticipated' tech this year Special mentions Last Remnant has been given a release date on the PC Pac-Man Physics is an experimental take on Namco's classic maze game Atlus Online reveals that their first game available on-line will be Neo Steam Capcom has unveiled Lost Planet 2 trailer ICO and Shadow of the Colossus creator Fumito Ueda, will be speaking at this years GDC Dragon age trailer Square Enix has confirmed that it will bring its games to Vale's Steam service, starting with Last Remnant on April the 9th Dinowaurs is a hefty multiplayer combat/strategy game done completely in real-time A Japanese website is offering porno downloads to the Sony PSP Warhawk Command Centre is coming to Home

Davesworld Episode 51: The Sony Episode

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:39:09 +0000

Sony refuses PlayStation brand for PSP Phone Valve to convert pirates into payers Hirai: Xbox "lacks longevity" Sony to announce restructuring details soon Special mentions From the 31st of January this year, the pink ninja studios will ceased to exist in its current form. The forms is ment to be transferred to a free forum site but that is all that I know at the moment. Sony's MMO's will be joining Steam File Planet has a demo of Defense Grid: The Awakening F.E.A.R. 2 demo is to be released this week A two-disc special edition release of BioWare's Mass Effect is planned for release in North America next month Wipeout Pulse is heading to the Playstation 2 Plain Sight Open Beta Client is now available at Gamershell

Davesworld Episode 50

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:01:03 +0000

Neversoft finished with Tony Hawk's Alec Baldwin discusses Galaga addiction shame SONY sues Datel for Lite Blue Tool Xbox 360 Community Developers Still Don’t Know Sales Figures GAME gears up for rental service Square Enix Celebrates 20 Years Of SaGa With A SaGa 2 Remake Special mentions Phantasy Star Zero heading to the west on the Nintendo DS Blue Dragon Chinese release looks suspiciously similar to the Japanese game One thousand plus Famicom cartridges for sale. Dual Shock 3 joystick drivers have been released on Windows Conan servers have been reduced in number and this can not be a good thing for Funcom Ultimate Ghosts ‘n Goblins is coming to the Sony PSP Resident Evil 5 demo will premier exclusively on the XBOX 360

Davesworld Episode 49

Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:24:04 +0000

2009 Is The Year of ID's Return Rumour: Lego Rock Band in works at TT Richard Garriott planning comeback Resident Evil 5 producer “worried' about Western devs” Ballmer’s CES Keynote Promises To Be A Snoozer Treasure's Maegawa: Microsoft Asked For Radiant Silvergun On XBLA SCEE president David Reeves points out the obvious and says that Sony needs to "start making money" Five More BioShocks On The Way Reggie: “Nintendo IS listening to fans” Sony Brands Xbox 360 as Too Expensive Special mentions Kotaku takes A Look at the Cancelled and Never Announced "Stormbirds". It did look good Closed Beta Testers Needed for Wind Slayer. The closed beta test will take place between January 7th and 14th SoftMax announced the sequel to Magna Carta: Tears of Blood, which will be called Magna Carta: Crimson Stigma for Xbox 360 9 Movie Trailer from Tim Burton XBOX 360 records its best European Christmas ever Aeria Games has announced updates that will be implemented into Last Chaos when it is released in the US Square Enix Ties Up a deal with Ubisoft Ziff Davis sells 1UP to UGO/Hearst and closes EGM Sony shows PlayStation 3D to give it that IMAX feel F.E.A.R 2 on the Playstation 3 demo is out this month, but only on Qore Sony will use the Playstation brand to sponsor the New York Yankees

Davesworld Episode 48: The sniff free zone

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 06:42:08 +0000

My doctor has finally given me some medicine for my sinus problem.

AQ Interactive Announces Cancellation Of Cry On For Xbox 360 Silocon Knights exec calls it quits Ports and expansions "killed off a few" F.E.A.R. fans LittleBigPlanet Can Do First-Person, Why Not Vaporware 2008: Crushing Disappointments, False Promises and Plain Old BS Crowning the king of the consoles Special mentions Nintendo Sixtyfree Lite-R elegantly crams N64 into a luscious handheld Splatterhouse Trilogy Dreamcast Compilation Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li Movie Trailer Golden Axe Genesis version for Dreamcast File planet has a remake of the old arcade game Last Starfighter and best of all is it's free

Davesworld Episode 47

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:11:43 +0000

Musicians make more from games than albums Playstation 3 Will Be 3D Ready In 2009 Blue Dragon is better than Dragon Quest IX Blue Dragon Goes Online PS3 manufacturing costs almost Special mentions LittleBigPlanet Metal Gears Solid levels to be released next week Factor 5 may have gone bankrupt and that has to be a bad thing Secret of Mana will be available soon on Virtual Console Phantasy Star IV will be available on Virtual Console this holiday Deus Ex's Spector is working on a Mickey Mouse project Execs Paid Big As Midway Crumbles

Davesworld Episode 46: Thank god it's not long

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:17:35 +0000

Factor 5 Cuts 37 PSP-4000 in 2009, PSP2 later Aussie F.E.A.R. 2 Ban Overturned Documents suggest Microsoft knew Xbox 360 could damage discs all along Nintendo Quietly Launches Club Nintendo Nintendo's "register for free stuff" club goes live in North America. Molyneux to top the bill at GDC 09 True Riddick sequel "couple of years out" Square Enix: 360 easier to work with PS3: Not Just For Games Anymore Special mentions Grand Theft Auto 4 - Patch #1 Terminator: Salvation Trailer 2 Legendary Demo is now available Remake Game Pick: Ultimate Bruce Lee FilePlanet has an editors pack of the best mods for Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remake Game Pick: Kung Fu 2 (Gary Gasko) Aquaria Out on Steam for $16 Xbox 360 leads PS3 by 1m in Europe, which is surprising Three videos of Noby Noby Boy in action hunterchief117 has a useful guide on the iPhone apps page God of war 3 will be "the last instalment of the multi-million unit franchise" Between December 19 through December 28, Crysis Wars will be free

Davesworld Episode 45

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:43:36 +0000

Top 10 Most Pirated Games of 2008 Sigourney Weaver Appalled By Offer To Be In "Aliens" Game, Not Slated For "Ghostbusters" Midway Cleared Of Psi-Ops Copyright Infringement Age of Conan: How an MMORPG Dies Dennis Hopper signs up for THQ game Factor 5 Animator Claims Studio is Cutting Projects Microsoft to "break the bank" at E3 EA founder questions PS Home goals Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time And Cross Cultural Communication Special mentions Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 v1.05 Patch allows you to de-aurthorize a computer and return the used install back, and allowing you to install the game another time on a different PC Parents warned on fake consoles on the BBC's website Midway may default on $240 million in debt. Are they sure they will be around in 2010 to release those games? Gamestop is not interested in bidding for Woolworths The Cliffster’s Badass Plan to Fix New Games Journo The mouse hits 40-year milestone Atari has acquired MMO developer Cryptic Studios and upsets Ubisoft in the process Try out Burnout Paradise on the PC for free Electronics Giant To Axe 8,000 JobsElectronics Giant To Axe 8,000 Jobs Virtual world for Muslims debuts Here is the Far Cry 2 Intel mission pack for PC Fallout 3 High Definition Texture Pack for PC Llamasoft's drug induced game Space Giraffe, is coming to the PC Electronic Arts chief John Riccitiello, is suggesting the the new Star Wars MMO: The Old Republic will make its money from micro transactions, rather than a monthly subscription. Home beta will be open to everyone tomorrow Capcom nearly cancelled Street Fighter HD over art work File planet has a mission pack for Farcry 2 on the PC EndWar is to get Escalation Pack DLC Gears of war 3 for Christmas 2010, maybe Fallout 3 Garden of Eden Creation Kit is now live

Davesworld Episode 44

Fri, 5 Dec 2008 16:07:50 +0000

Jasper Xbox 360 to conquer Red Rings? Four DLC packs for Last Remnant in December Aonuma can't quit Zelda until he beats Ocarina of Time Rumor: Fable II PC coming in February 2009? Midway: Secret game looks 'better' than Gears 2 Uncut GTAIV PC coming to Australia Activision: ‘Call of Duty: World At War’ DLC Will Be Unusual, Announced In 2009 Special mentions Sony Playstation 3’s Home beta New trailer for Black Mesa Nintendo can not patent Wiimote Nintendo make $6 for every Wii they sell Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Online Closed Beta Client can be obtained at gamershell Yakuza 3 will be bundled with a white Playstation 3 console King of the Fighters the movie Virtual hamster announced for the PSP Age of Conan is still in production of the XBOX 360 The new XBOX 360 arcade will come with 256 MB of internal ram and according to Microsoft. "We are constantly updating the console's more than 1700 internal components. We can confirm that we are moving to internal memory for the Xbox 360 Arcade. The physical internal memory is the same size as the previous external memory units - 256MB." Atari will be distributing Tekken 6 and Demigod in Europe Majesco are releasing Gardening Mama for the DS There will be a free episode of Qore (episode 7) for the Playstation 3 on December the 8th Crysis Warhead high resolution texture pack is now available on file planet but is 2 GB in size Killzone 2 has been scheduled for a February release in the US

Davesworld Episode 43: The news explosion part 2

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:34:31 +0000

Rock Band kick pedal sparks lawsuit Halo Wars controls better than a PC RTS The Adventure Continues With Three All-New FINAL FANTASY XI Expansion Chapters! Jaffe blown away by God of War 3 NXE reportedly causes sound issues for HDMI users Relic "definitely looking" at Homeworld 3 PSP piracy is "trending down", says Sony Gearbox Shelves Aliens Title Amid Layoffs Data shows Wii games discounted fastest Quick mentions Tabula Rasa will end live service on February 28, 2009 Dead Space demo debuts on XBOX Live and PSN yesterday Megaman the movie trailer was posted this week. There is a list of all the XBOX 360 games that can be installed to the hard drive and it tells you the size of install and the effect is has installing it to the hard drive. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3's demo is now available on PC at Gamershell Pokimon cough syrup. What next? Maybe preparation Pokimon? Pokimon plasters. Pokimon Bear, where you look at an ugly person and after a few beers say. “I choose you” Columbia Pictures movies now back on XBOX Live, via Netflix There is a new version of Freeciv, which is an open source version of Civilization and well worth playing, especially as it's free. Star Ocean: Second Evolution is delayed until January the 20th Halo 3: recon has changed its name to Halo 3: ODST The Sega Dreamcast turns ten years old this week. XBOX Live Market place, are having a sale on Black Friday. Soon the Playstation 3's internet browser will be able to handle Flash. Ubisoft are working on Assassin creed 2, with no release date yet. Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon PS3 Cancelled. Australia Ratings Board Blocks F.E.A.R. 2 Sony's Home will available this year to everyone, according to PlayStation Home director, Jack Buser. Grand Theft Auto VI on the PC, gets thirty two player online multiplayer modes. One of the actors who does the voices in Assassin's Creed and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3, was shot in Mumbai yesterday. Canadian actor Michael Rudder "took three bullets" during the Mumbai attacks, but is now stable and recovering in hospital, according to an organizer of the spiritual retreat the Montreal performer had enrolled in.