High
Voltage Software and Sega will be working on a fighting game called
Tournament of Legends and will be released on the Nintendo Wii. (see
trailer below)
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Enterbrain let slip what will on the cover on the new issue of Famitsu.
There will be news on Madworld, God Eater and more importantly, news
on BlazBlue: Continuum Shift and Love Plus+.
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Konami
has said in Famitsu, that Fairy Tail for the PSP will be co-op.
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Namco
Bandai will be releasing a cute looking game on the Nintendo DS,
called Ivy the Kiwi. The first thing I thought of was New
Zealand Story. That's the last game I remember seeing a kiwi in.
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Koichi
Yamaguchi, Producer of Monster Rancher DS, would like to bring the
series back to home console. He told Siliconera, “I
believe and hope we will have a chance to bring the series to a
console in the future."
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The
Seattle times has got hold of a prototype of Project Natal. It
looks like a small robot if you ask me.
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Tryfirst will be releasing Witch’s Wish (A.K.A Majo ni Naru) soon in
America. The game will be released on the Nintendo DS and looks
like an rpg.
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Tournament of
Legends trailer
glorg (grapefrukt)
A Gamma 4 showcase submission,
glorg is an action RPG in
which all the actions of the main character can be executed by just using
one button. According to Martin Jonasson, this procedural generation Flash
game currently has more than sixty unique items to find, with one already
previewed in the video shown above.
The 120GB Hard drive for the Xbox 360, has been reduced
to €129.99 / £79.99 in Europe.
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Stephen Totilo, wrote an article on Kotaku, about how
Dante's Inferno will not sell. It's an interesting read.
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Sonic and Mario's Awkward Reunion
3rd of February 2010
Armored Core 5 trailer has been released and can be
seen below.
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Tecmo
has been working on a shoot-em-up for DSiWare, called Reverse Shooting.
(check out the trailer below)
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Information about Final Fantasy XIV has been leaked by a member of staff.
The staff member implies that Final Fantasy XIV will be released on
PC, Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360.
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Final
Fantasy XIII on the Xbox 360, will be squeezed onto three DVDs.
There must be a lot of FMV.
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Strider, the arcade version, is coming to mobile phone in Japan.
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Namco
Bandai reported a loss of 31 billion yen ($343 million) and as a
result, will be cutting six hundred and thirty posts.
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Reverse Shooting trailer
Armored Core 5 trailer
Last Window trailer
BattleBlock Theater (The Behemoth)
Behold, the name of
The Behemoth's third Xbox Live
Arcade game is revealed! Feast your eyes on all its lovely goodness and
stuff like that. The story is described as follows:
"Having shipwrecked on a mysterious island you find yourself both betrayed
by your best friend Hatty and captured by the locals. All of this is
happening while being forced into deadly performances. This however, is
just the start of your problems."
Yep, it's a Behemoth game alright! An official site for the game will be
launching in the next few days.
Level 2 (Last Chance to Reason, Tom Vine)
Here's a rather interesting collaboration between
the metal band
Last Chance to Reason and game developer
Tom Vine. Level 2 is both the name of an upcoming album and videogame due
out in 2010, and in the game players get to 'blast through' tribute
sections loosely inspired by classic arcade releases such as R-Type,
Contra, and Super Metroid while the music is blaring in the background.
Tom Vine's last two releases,
Paroxysm (a Prince of Persia-type
platformer) and
Plasma Warrior (shades of Metroid) have
been decent efforts, so there is a bit of expectation for the Level 2 game
to do rather well when it is released later this year. (source)
Browser Game Pick: Record Tripping (Bell Brothers)
Record Tripping is a collection of five
mini games that players have to complete in a specific order, and there is
a time limit to adhere to although you aren't exactly punished if you
couldn't finish a chapter before the seconds run out.
A mouse wheel is required to play this game, but playing it on a laptop
might be possible if you can somehow emulate the scroll function or
substitute touchpad controls with a USB mouse. It takes roughly five to
ten minutes to beat all challenges included.
Freeware Game Pick: Super Space Rogues (Ted
Lauterbach)
In
Super Space Rogues you play as a trader
who owes a big sum of money to an alien overlord, and must find means to
repay him back or suffer the consequences. This basically involves mining
asteroids for precious minerals to be traded at a friendly spaceport, or
destroying pirate ships and making off with the loot that they drop.
Throughout the adventure you will have plenty of chances to upgrade your
ship on other planets, but don't forget to fix the ship's armor plating
and refuel regularly before embarking on a long trip in space. The
competition build submitted to Game Jolt's Rogue Contest does not have a
progress save function, so be sure to put aside half an hour or so to play
the game if you intend to finish it in one sitting. Download it
here. (Windows, 12.2MB)
1st of February 2010
The
soundtrack to Arc Rise Fantasia, by developer imageepoch, cost more
than the actual game. Make sense of that if you can.
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All-Ages KiraKira Port And Higurashi Episode 5 has been announced and
will be available for the PC on January the 31st, for 29.95 Euros.
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The
Simpsons will be coming to the Wii as a parody game. Check it
out if you're a fan of the Simpsons.
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Dragon
Quest VI: Realms of Reverie has sold 909,981 units in its first week,
which isn't bad for a remake.
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Gamestop is selling Half-Minute Hero on the PSP, for $19.99, instead
of $29.99. It's got to be worth a look if you like rpgs.
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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.
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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)
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Boryokudan Rue (Joshua Nuernberger)
Here's the first trailer for JBurger's upcoming
adventure game,
Boryokudan Rue. This one-man production (Nathan
Allen Pinard contributed the musical score) was developed using the
AGS engine, and is one of the Student Showcase finalists in this year's
IGF.
Boryokudan Rue should be coming out for Windows sometime this year. More
details about the game can be found on the
production thread and the
IGF information
page.
Which (Mike Inel)
Which is a short horror adventure game
about escaping from a house that you are trapped in. A 3D mode is included
if you have the right glasses to view the images with.
Note that Which has a bit of violence that might be seen as disturbing,
and if you're worried about jump scares then you should probably avoid
playing the game as well. (Windows, 20.9MB)
Hope (Steven Poulton, Ben Chandler)
Hope is a collaborative game project
created by Steven Poulton and Ben Chandler in under two days, featuring a
couple of easy puzzles and a hint of a storyline written for the small
cast of characters that you'll meet during this short adventure. Your
inventory is accessible by floating the mouse cursor towards the top left
corner of the screen, and there is also an option to save your progress
even though there's very little use for it here. (Windows, 11.7MB)
29th of January 2010
Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata, hinted at this years investors
meeting, that a new Pokimon game will be released on the Nintendo DS,
sometime in 2010.
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Yasuo
Egawa, producer of Quantum Theory, has stated that he wants to target
women with his games. Perhaps Tecmo should consider producing
female characters in their games that resemble women and not freaks
with overly large breasts.
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Atsushi Inaba and the creator of Resident Evil, (Shinji Mikami) are
working on a title for Platinum games, called Vanquish. Check out
the trailer below.
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Mistwalker are working on The Last Story and it will be published by
Nintendo. It will be for the Nintendo Wii and may be the “large
scale project” that Hironobu Sakaguchi has been hinting about for the
last few months.
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Media.Vision will be partnering with Square Enix to create a new RPG.
The yet to be named project, is scheduled to be released on the iPhone.
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Nintendo will be releasing The Last Story, Xenoblade (A.K.A Monado:
Beginning of the World) and Sin & Punishment 2. No firm dates
were mentioned but it's a start.
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Q
Entertainment would like to know if you would pay $15, for a HD
version of Rez on the Playstation 3?
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Nintendo has released a trailer (see below) for Xenoblade, A.K.A.
Monado: Beginning of the World. The game is being made by
Monolith Soft, the people behind Xenosaga.
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Vanquish trailer
Xenoblade, A.K.A. Monado: Beginning of the World
trailer
Crimzon Clover (Yotsubane)
Crimzon Clover is truly a wet dream for
shoot 'em up fans. Though labeled as a trial version, this vertical 2D
shooter sports a generous three full levels to play, jaw-dropping
graphics, a limited shop section for unlockables, and the obligatory yet
awe-inspiring boss fights.
In addition to your primary weapon, you can hold down the second shot
button to target enemy ships, then release the key to fire homing beams at
them. Collecting stars increases your special gauge, and when you press
the C key it will either activate the bomb or your ship's break mode,
depending on how much of the bar has been filled.
Note that the continues that you purchase from the shop can only be used
once. The download link is
here. (Windows, 139MB)
28th of January 2010
The
director of Death by Cube, explains why this game was made exclusively
for the Xbox 360. In an interview with Siliconers, Yousuke
Shiokawa said, "when the project proposal was made, the market size of
PlayStation Network or WiiWare were still unknown, and we were subject
to a
situation where it was difficult
to extend the development size."
“From these two viewpoints, we
decided to release it for Xbox LIVE Arcade only. If the title is
received well in the market as a new franchise, then I would say it
opens up a lot of opportunities.”
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Square
Enix has announced Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 for the Nintendo DS.
With over 300 creatures to fight, this game should keep you occupied
for quite a while.
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Gundam
Assault Survive (or what I call, God-damn; how many games are they
going milk out of this franchise) will be coming to the PSP in March.
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Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep has finally been released in Japan, on
the PSP but, is it any good?
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Naruto
Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2's trailer has been released.
The game will be made for the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360.
(see trailer below)
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Tales
of Vesperia: The First Strike, will soon be released in Japan on UMD,
DVD and Blu-ray.
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Hudson
has released a demo for Lost in Shadow on their website. The
game is a platformer. Give it a try, it's free.
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Gundam Assault Survive trailer
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
Flotilla (Blendo Games)
Brendon Chung (of
Gravity Bone
fame) sent out a press release today announcing his new turn-based
strategy game called
Flotilla, set to be released soon for the
PC and Xbox Live Indie Games service. In the video that's up on the
official site, he demonstrates how a skirmish in space works (complete
with full 3D movement) and previews some of the content that we can expect
to see in adventure mode.
Flotilla isn't the first game by Brendon that is set in space (see
Pilot Light),
so expect to find yourself in some really wacky situations and unusual
encounters while exploring the far reaches of the universe. There's
splitscreen support for cooperative playthrough in adventure mode and
versus skirmishes too.
27th of January 2010
Square
Enix will be releasing Supreme Commander 2 in March, for the Xbox 360.
I'll wait for the PC version.
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An
update for the Playstation 3 version of Bayonetta has been released.
It allows the player to install the game to the hard drive. This
is meant to improve the games loading times.
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Gonzo,
the animation studio behind Afro Samurai, are working on an Anime
based on Super Street Fighter IV. Check the preview below.
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Marcus
Fenix and Dom Santiago, from Gears of War, will be making a cameo
appearance in Lost Planet 2. You will only find them in the Xbox
360 version.
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Here's
a game for the boys; Not! Square Enix will be publishing Pony
Friends 2 for the Nintendo Wii. Square Enix USA will be
releasing this err, game, on February the 23rd.
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If you
beat The Legend of Zelda, or name your character “Zelda,” you will be
able to play the harder version of the game, that includes a new story
to play through.
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Super Street Fighter IV Anime trailer
Browser Game Pick: Bullseye (Zero Point Software)
Bullseye is a Unity-based 3D game created
by Zero Point Software as a showcase piece for their upcoming first-person
shooter release, Interstellar Marines. You play as a rookie marine who has
to undergo a series of training modules, all designed to test his steady
aim and gun handling skills. Points are given out based on how many
targets you've managed to hit, and players are awarded anywhere between
one to five badges depending on how well they do in every module.
This shooting gallery doesn't offer anything new that modern day shooters
don't already have, but for demonstration purposes it couldn't have done
the job any better.
Freeware Game Pick: Sheep (Ben Pettengill)
Sheep is an animal herding game that has
been done many times before, but Ben's version is slightly better than
most because it introduces just enough variety to keep the player going,
then dumps them back to the main menu before things start to drag on. You
play as a sheep dog who has to help his master with getting all of the
sheeps to stay inside the green pen. As the game progresses, rams, wolves
and rivers are introduced to further complicate the situation you are in.
There are twelve levels to play in total. Download it
here. (Windows, 1.37MB)
Skipmore's Synopsis Quest Completed
A new version for Skipmore's
Synopsis Quest was posted today,
featuring a total of twenty-five side quests and puzzles to solve. The
game now has a proper (if short) ending, and you can play the missions in
any order you like.
Psychonauts only costs $2 to buy on Steam and the
offer is only available until Thursday.
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26th of January 2010
Arc
System Works has announced that BlazBlue: Battle x Battle for DSiWare,
will be available on January the 27th to download.
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Monster Hunter Frontier Online, will be coming to Xbox Live but you
will need to buy 30 days worth of Xbox Live gold and 30 days of credit
for the game as well.
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key
executive staff at Marvelous Interactive will be taking pay cuts to
keep the company afloat.
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Super
Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier Exceed will have appearances of
characters from Xenosaga.
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Monster Hunter Frontier Online
Trailer: Soul (Kydos Studio)
Here's a nifty little trailer for
Soul, Kydos Studio's latest Xbox Live
Indie Games release. According to GamerBytes' Ryan Langley, the game is
about bringing the soul of a dead man to heaven through a variety of
mazes.
Soul is available to
purchase for only 80 Microsoft Points,
and there is a demo that you can try as well. Additional info about the
game can be found
here. (source:
GamerBytes)
25th of January 2010
I'm finally back on line and it's no thanks to
British Telecom. They put the YTS boy on the job of transferring my
internet service and connected me to the wrong line. Oh well; this
weeks podcast is delayed due to British Telecom but next weeks podcast
will be up as usual.
Tetsuya Nomura, illustrator for Square Enix, has brought the age old
question of whether Final Fantasy VII will be remade soon. He
said; "fans are looking forward to an oft rumoured remake of FFVII,
but I don’t believe this will happen for the time being."
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Nippon
Ichi is releasing another Visual Novel called Koori no Bohyou
Ichiyanagi Wa: 3 Dome no Junan. Who is buying this shit?
(trailer below)
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Marvelous Entertainment, has sold a fifty percent stake in their
European publishing house, Rising Star Games to Intergrow.
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Costume downloads for Tales of Vesperia, has broken the 35,000 mark
and Namco Bandai are really pleased.
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Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, the prequel to Castlevania: Symphony of
the Night, will be released on Virtual Console soon.
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Natsume are working on a title called Squishy Tank for the Nintendo
DS. It's a puzzle game and is expected to be released in March,
for $19.99.
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Xseed
will now be publishing Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny. The
Xbox 360 game seems to passed from publisher to publisher like a bad
habit.
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Koori no Bohyou Ichiyanagi Wa: 3 Dome no Junan
Dragon Quest VI, DS trailer
Tumbledrop Available on iPhone
Dock's classic puzzler
Tumbledrop
is now available for your iPod/Phone, for the small sum of $1.99 (£1.19).
It's a brand new version, with a bunch of new levels and islands, and lots
of lovely medals to collect. If you liked the original Unity version
(still available to play here)
then this is a must-have.
Browser Game Pick: MyChess (Michael Keating)
MyChess is a browser implementation of
the classic board game, designed especially just for multiplayer sessions
with other Kongregate members. To play you will need a Kongregate account,
and once you've logged in you'll be presented with a chat room where other
players can be invited for a game. You can watch live games, play
competitive or friendly matches, set the rules, decide the amount of time
allowed per player, and even choose a side before initiating a match.
If you enjoy a game of chess regularly then you'll like this version quite
a bit. Otherwise, not so much.
Freeware Game Pick: Lethal Application (Daisessen)
Lethal Application is a 2D action game
that introduces a unique gameplay system for moving your character around
each stage. Instead of a jump button that most players are accustomed to,
we have here a weapon so strong that its recoil effect can propel the
protagonist in the opposite of her shot direction.
Using the weapon does deplete your energy resources, which fortunately can
be replenished by collecting items marked 'E' scattered around the area.
Press the Z key to shoot and the X key to activate your special move. You
can swap special moves by pressing the C key but only after acquiring its
corresponding power-ups.
The game was originally sold as a commercial doujin title, but was
recently re-released as a
free download on the developer's official
site. There are ten stages to play in total, although this count doesn't
include the boss battles that await the player after every one or two
normal levels beaten. You might also need to have the Japanese language
pack installed on your Windows operating system to be able to run this
game. (Windows, 148MB)
Check out this cool drawings of Pokimon characters,
done in a traditional Japanese art style.
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This picture was in last weeks Metro (a newspaper
given away free in London, UK) and it talks about this girl, who has
collected 13,000 Pokimon toys over twelve years. She must be crazy.