Nintendo are releasing a game called FlingSmash which uses the MotionPlus controller. The working title for this game was Span
Smasher.
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Final Fantasy 1 & 2 will be released on the iPhone. Each game will
cost $8.99 and is a port of the PSP version.
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SNK
are set to unveil The King of Fighters XIII in March.
Only the arcade version has been mentioned so far but I would expect
information about a Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 version to be revealed
soon.
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Capcom
Europe has three different gifts to choose from when you pre-order
Lost Planet 2. You can choose between a salamander figure,
salamander t-shirt or a download code for Helix and Back to the Island
maps.
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Capcom
will be releasing Monster Hunter Frontier Online in North
America on June the 26th. Microsoft will be releasing a
special edition which includes a USB keyboard bundled with a code for
a sword.
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Nexon
has announced that Maple Story DS Ages will be released in
Korea on April the 15th.
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Ignition has finally announced when Spectral Force Genesis will
be released on the Nintendo DS. The game will be released
in the Spring. A bit vague but better than nothing.
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A
trailer for New Super Mario Galaxy 2 has been released and can
be seen below.
Nintendo's DSi XL, will be released on March the 28th and will include
two games. It will cost $189.99 and comes with the following
items pre-loaded: Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters, Brain
Age Express: Math, Photo Clock, the Nintendo DSi Browser,
and Flipnote Studio.
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Sony
will be releasing Legend of Kunoichi on PSP and
Playstation 3 as well soon.
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Sega
will soon have a demo of Yakuza 4 on the PSN network but it will be
1.78 GB in size. It will be posted on March the 5th.
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New Super Mario Galaxy 2 trailer
The Dishwasher Sequel Unveiled
Ska Studios, the developers behind gory XBLA release
'The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai,' announced a sequel is in the works.
With the usual released schedule of "when it's done", The
Dishwasher: Vampire Smile will apparently be "bigger,
better, and more badass".
Cave Story is set to be released on WiiWare on March
22nd
Nicalis has announced that the WiiWare
version of Cave Story will be hitting the North America WiiWare store on
March 22nd.
Some of the new features for this enhanced version include:
- New character designs and completely redrawn background and interface,
exclusive to Wii
- Remastered music as well as the original soundtrack
- Mix-and-match new/old artwork and music!
- Five new play modes (including Sanctuary Time Attack and Boss Rush)
- Over 20 epic boss battles, 15 levels to explore and 10 unique weapons
- Three unique endings
No word on a release for the rest of the world, but hopefully it won't be
long after that.
Houkaimura (Breaking Town) is an action
platformer that plays similarly to the Ghosts 'n Goblins series, where you
have to guide an eggplant-headed character through eight levels packed
with enemies, traps and boss encounters.
There are a large selection of weapons that you can find and collect,
although players are limited to the use of just one type of weapon at any
time. Not an easy game, but completely beatable in under an hour or less
with repeated tries. You can also switch between windowed and full screen
mode by pressing the Left Alt and Enter key. Download the game
here. (Windows, 20.9MB)
24th of February 2010
Siliconera interviews Shin’en Multimedia, creators of Iridion
and Nanostray. They ask the indie developer what the
future holds for them.
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Ignition will only be releasing an Xbox 360 version of Deadly
Premonition (AKA Red Seeds Profile) in North America.
Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong has mentioned that the
Playstation 3 version has language selection. So if you want to
still play this game, the option of importing it is now available.
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Fans
of Final Fantasy VII have made a video demonstrating what Final
Fantasy VII-2 would look like if it was ever made. (checkout the
video below)
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Grandia will soon be available to download for the PSN network in
North America. It will be priced at $9.99.
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Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, Originally started life as
Metal Gear Solid 5.
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No
More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise will be released on Xbox 360 and
Playstation 3. The game will be released on April the 15th.
(checkout the video below)
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Konami
are considering localising Otomedius for the west. This
Xbox 360 version of this bullet hell game would probably do OK , but
not well enough to expect massive sales.
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Telltale Games will be releasing Sam & Max on Playstation 3.
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Take
Two are opening an office in Japan, to make the most of the Japanese's
interest in their games.
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Final Fantasy VII-2
No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise
Freeware Game Pick: Paper Dreams
The weekend just gone saw the first ever
Game Jolt Weekend
Jam spew out some lovely little numbers, including Zack Banack's
hand-drawn shmup
Paper Dreams. Over three levels, the task
is to shoot everything that moves, especially anything that is smiling.
Z shoots, enemies explode, plus and minus signs fall. Grab the plus signs
to upgrade your blaster and increase your chances of survival. It's pretty
difficult, even on easy mode, although a checkpoint is saved as you enter
each new level. The entirely hand-drawn visuals are quite striking,
turning what is pretty much your standard shooter into something pretty
special.
Enterbrain will be releasing a limited edition of Etrian Odyssey
III in Japan. The game which is exclusively sold through
Famitus, will contain an illustrated telephone card, a set of ten
clear folders, a clear poster calendar, and Etrian Odyssey III
all for 8,975 yen. ($98)
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Square
Enix may be working on a project called Voice Fantasy. a
trademark for Voice Fantasy has been filed in Europe.
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This
has to one of the craziest ides yet. You play as a girl who is
armed with a shotgun. The aim of Shooting Chicken Revenge
is the kill all the chickens. Weird or what?
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Yakuza 4 Trailer
Joe Danger Heads to PSN
With
one console announcement out of the way
today, a second is almost announced... that is, Hello Games' Joe Danger
looks like it will be landing in the Playstation Store, or so a
recent blog post would suggest.
While the blog post itself merely states that "awfully exciting things"
are on the horizon, the accompanying image (picture above, click to
expand) pretty much confirms at least one of those "things" - the addition
of the Playstation X button screaming a PSN release is on the cards.
If the upcoming announcement isn't to say that Joe Danger is coming to PSN,
I will eat something unpleasant for your viewing pleasure.
Freeware Game Pick: Vatn Squid
Vatn Squid is a vertical shooter that
features only boss battles, created by Ted Lauterbach during Game
Jolt's Weekend Jam event. Players take
control of a ship that can shield itself at the press of a button, and if
you collect enemy bullets during this short period of invincibility your
super weapon is charged up as well.
There are only ten bosses to beat, which means that arcade veterans should
be able to complete the entire mission in one sitting. Others might need a
couple more tries, although the game isn't as difficult as the bullet
patterns would suggest at first. Vatn Squid can be downloaded
here. (Windows, 7.60MB)
Freeware Game Pick: Sennyuu (Peposoft)
Peposoft's
Sennyuu is an action platformer that features twenty stages to
play, where the objective is to take out all of the enemies on screen
without losing too many hearts in the process. You're armed with the same
gun that the other grunts have, so it's a matter of shooting first and
dodging whatever projectiles that come at you to survive. Past the first
couple of levels you'll find that the difficulty ramps up a bit with the
introduction of tougher enemies, lasers, barrels, and even conveyor belts.
The graphics might seem crude at first, but anyone who enjoyed Chris
Roper's
Destructivator will have a blast p-laying
through this one. Download it
here. (Windows, 3.35MB)
Dragonica Online - Paladin Vs. Lavalon
22nd of February 2010
MangaGamer has announced that Edelweiss Eiden Fantasia, a
spin-off of Edelweiss, will be released on the PC, on March the
20th, for 19.95 Euros. (around $27)
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Cave's
bullet hell game Espgaluda II Black Label Normal Edition will
be region free on the Xbox 360. Someone must love Commander Tim.
All these region free bullet hell games on the Xbox 360.
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MangaGamer will be giving away five digital copies of Higurashi –
When They Cry Kai Meakashi to Siliconera readers.
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Siliconera interviews Shin’en Multimedia, creators of Iridion
and Nanostray. They talk about why small developer teams
can be advantageous.
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Atelier Judie: Alchemist of Gramnad – Defender of the Captives
opening video has been re-released. Check it out below.
Arc
System works has announced that BlazBlue: Continuum Shift will
be released in Japan on July the 1st. There will be a limited
edition at first. The game is set to be released on Playstation
3 and Xbox 360 as well.
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5pb
will be releasing Corpse Party: Blood Covered for PSP.
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A
jigsaw puzzle of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 has been released and
contains 500 pieces. Why? Only god knows.
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The
developer of Chibi-Robo are working on a title for Nintendo,
called Penta Tentacles.
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Atelier Judie: Alchemist of Gramnad – Defender of
the Captives
Browser Game Pick: Dinosaurs Didn't Have Keyboards
Dinosaurs Didn't Have Keyboards, But If They Did,
They Would Break (Like Yours is About to) is a short arcade game created
by Sophie Houlden in under forty-eight hours for a mini-Ludum Dare
competition. In it, you have to tap the number keys as fast as you can to
help the dinosaur leap over lava pits and reach the finish line in the
quickest time possible.
There's only one level included in this competition build, which could be
a blessing in disguise as your keyboard might not be able to take an
afternoon's worth of abuse if the game from your fingers. To play you'll
need a browser with the Unity plug-in already installed.
Blade Kitten trailer
Zhu Zhu Pets trailer
God Eater
19th of February 2010
Tetsuya Takahashi, producer of Monolith Soft's Xenoblade, has
explained in greater depth how the game will work. He compares
the games system to Final Fantasy XII.
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Square
Enix has released some more screenshots for the Xbox 360 version of
Final Fantasy XIII.
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Namco
Bandai has opened their website for Fullmetal Alchemist: To the
Promised Day on the PSP. Check it out if you like
FullMetal Alchemist.
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An
Xbox 360 indie game, seems to be paying a homage to ICO.
The game is called Yaruhara no Omochi. If you like the
look of this game, check it out on Xbox Live.
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3D
Dot Game Heroes will be receiving a patch to enhance this game for
the North American release.
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Tecmo Bowl may be real and coming to Virtual Console. The
ESRB states:
This is a top-down
arcade-style football game in which players compete against teams
around the country to become the "Tecmo Bowl Champion."
Some of the football highlights
are depicted in animated cutscenes (with better graphics); a few
non-football highlights depict cheerleaders wearing low-cut tops while
dancing. And a jumbotron screen displays a 2D swimsuit model with some
exposed cleavage.
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Sega
has put together localized demo of Yakuza 3 for the European
PlayStation Network. Log on to the PSN network and you can
download now.
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Clover: A Curious Tale Coming March 3rd
Binary Tweed's
Clover: A Curious Tale will be released
March 3rd. Described as 'a watercolour side-scrolling platform puzzle game
with a political agenda', the game will be available for PC via 'multiple
distribution channels', although which channels isn't clear yet.
For now, you can check out more details at
CloverAct.com.
Freeware Game Pick: Pax Britannica (No Fun Games)
Pax Britannica is a multiplayer RTS game,
created for the Gamma IV competition, in which up to four players can
command their own factory ships and send out fighters, bombers and
frigates to attack their opponents' armadas. Every ship is colour-coded,
and the A, F, H and L keys can be used if you don't own an Xbox controller
to play the game. The type of craft manufactured and shipped out is
dependent on how long you hold down the assigned button before letting it
go.
You can only play against one solitary AI in this competition build, but
the developers have promised to release an updated version with
improvements and new features once it is ready in the coming weeks.
18th of February 2010
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. Just click on the link and you be able to get hold of
the game.
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MangaGamer will be giving away five digital copies of Higurashi –
When They Cry Kai Meakashi. Check out the site if you're
interested.
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Nippon
Ichi has made a flash based tie-in game for Classic Dungeon.
You can play the game here.
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Tetsuya Nomura has plans for more games based on the Kingdom Hearts
series. “Kingdom Hearts is Sora’s story, but the series in
development now is also another character’s story.”
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Last Rebellion: One Is The Loneliest Number finally is released in
Japan, for the Playstation 3 but is it any good?
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Lunar:
Silver Star Harmony for the PSP, gets released on March the 2nd.
As a remake of Lunar: Silver Star with a new localization, will it
improve the story line?
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Metal Gear Arcade is a reworked version of Metal Gear Online.
It seems that the game has been designed to be played with 3D glasses.
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Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon for the Nintendo DS may
soon be published by Rising Star Games.
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Final
Fantasy Versus XIII Reveal for the Playstation 3, may be delayed.
Tetsuya Nomura explained to Famitsu, that changes to the world may
cause the game to miss its release date.
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Freeware Game Pick: Girlfriend vs Boyfriend
In
Girlfriend vs Boyfriend you play as the
guilty partner who had just been caught ogling at another woman, and as a
result of this your other half will try to chase you down and punish you
for committing the act of unfaithfulness in her presence. Objects on the
roadside will be thrown at you to hamper your escape, but you can knock
these things away at the cost of stopping for a short moment for your
girlfriend to catch up with you.
The game pretty much ends at around the five-minute mark, which is in
accordance with the guidelines set by the Gamma IV competition this
one-button project was submitted for. Download it
here. (Windows, 0.53MB)
Freeware Game Pick: BiBimBap Arcade
BiBimBap Arcade is a collection of three
arcade classics that you can play at any time, simply by moving to the
side of the screen to appear on another cabinet of your choice. The
concept is interesting enough to warrant a mention, although it could have
been better if the overall difficulty of the Pong game and the speed of
the tilt effect in this Gamma IV submission were lowered by a notch or
two. (Windows, 5.23MB)
What would Final Fantasy VII look like if it was
released ten years before it did?
17th of February 2010
A
collection of old Data East games are coming to the Wii, under the
imaginative title of Data East Arcade Collection.
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If you
happen to be in the Akihabara area, Microsoft are previewing some
bullet hell games on February the 27th. Shooting Festa 2010 will
only be two weeks away, so don't forget.
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Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype for the Playstation 3, has now got a
challenge mode added to the game.
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Knights In The Nightmare opening video
Freeware Game Pick: Attack of the Paper Zombies
Attack of the Paper Zombies sees a small
group of marines going it alone against a horde of the undead. Each level
contains a number of enemy hivse from where the bad guys spawn, and the
job is to fight your way through the masses, take down the hives and
capture the points, securing the area.
Along with upgradeable weapons for your soldiers, there are also
structures to build that will aid your progress. Turrets provide a little
bit more firepower, poison gas can take out a huge number of baddies in
one go, and the teleporter can help you reach places otherwise
unreachable. There's a lengthy tutorial to help you through the basics,
but if you're not into being told what to do, it's pretty easy to figure
out on your own.
All in all, good zombie-slaughtering fun. Download it from the IndieBird's
Lair.
16th of February 2010
Cyberfront is porting Akatsuki no Amaneka to Aoi Kyojin (Dawn
of Amaneka and The Gigantic Azure Deity) from the PC to PSP and
Xbox 360. If you pre-order the game you will get an interesting
faceplate.
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In a
lengthy fan questions and answers session, Tsukamoto talks about the
replay channel, second ultra combo, and the new character
were favourites of the staff.
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Nintendo has re-registered the term Eternal Darkness in North
America on February the 10th, 2010. Does that mean we will see a
sequel or remake is anyone's guess.
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Sega
has trademarked Drama Engine in North America and Europe. What
it will be used for, only time will tell.
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Sengoku Basara: Battle Heroes is being made for the Playstation 3
and the Nintendo Wii. Siliconera has comparison screen shots of
the two versions of the game.
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From
March the 11th, you will be able to purchase a standalone version of
Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Do Don to 2-Da-Me without the drums.
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Koei
Europe has been copying Grand Theft Auto's style of art work
for Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce. They do look very
similar.
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Study A New Tokyo Mono Hara Shi trailer
The Spirit Engine 2 is Now Freeware
No question that
The Spirit Engine 2 is our Freeware Game
Pick of the week. Mark Pay's sequel to the original TSE released way back
in 2003 (also free to download), this side-scrolling RPG now doesn't cost
you a single cent and will offer you hours upon hours of gameplay
enjoyment. There are only a handful of
download mirror sites for the freeware
version at the moment, but Mark will be updating the official TSE-2 page
with more links as they become available in the coming weeks.
The original discussion thread for the decision to release TSE-2 as
freeware is
here.
Browser Game Pick: Balloon in a Wasteland
Balloon in a Wasteland takes the tower
defense wave attack and upgrade system and puts a nice little spin on it.
Having crash landed in a terrible wasteland where evil beasts roam, your
job is to fix your hot air balloon up whilst killing anything that comes
your way.
The gameplay itself is pretty easy, yet there is lots to see. Firearms can
be bought and upgraded, a tower can be built to hide in, an automatic
turret erected to help deal with the pesky passers-by, traps laid to slow
them down... and all while you're fixing that balloon up. There doesn't
appear to be any time limit, so you're free to experiment regarding how
you deal with the situation.
