Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Leaked pictures of the newest edition of V Jump magazine reveal two new Tales games, one enhanced port.
While Namco's track record with regards to localizing its Tales line of RPGs has been a sore spot of series fans for years, those disappointed by Tales of Graces being skipped over may have a second shot. Scans of this month's V Jump revealed Tales of Graces F, a PlayStation 3 port of the game due out later this year with various extras. There's no guarantee Graces F will fare any better with Namco's North American branch, however the lack of region locking on the PlayStation 3 does lend itself better to importing.
Also announced today was Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 for the PSP. The third entry in the series will feature over 80 characters, including the main protagonist from Tales of Graces, and is set to be released sometime next year.
Finally, we received our first glimpse of the next "mothership" title in the series. The 13th core entry, as yet untitled, will be a PlayStation 3 exclusive. The only image shown was of a city, so details beyond the announcement are virtually nonexistent. Team Symphonia, also responsible for Tales of the Abyss and Tales of Vesperia, is rumored to be the developer. We're still far from seeing it release in Japan, however if any of these games do make it out of Japan this will probably be the one.
Source: NeoGAF
Discuss this topic on the forums
Posted by
Warp on 07/28 at 05:28 PM
[0
Trackbacks]
Back in the early 90's, as part of then-Squaresoft's efforts to expand the console-style RPG market, an "entry-level" RPG was created specifically for English-speaking gamers. Titled Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest, the hope that was by forgoing the difficulty of Dragon Quest and the main Final Fantasy series, while also streamlining and simplifying the game's core mechanics, people traditionally not interested in RPGs would give the game a chance.
Now, nearly twenty years later, Mystic Quest is set to return via the Wii's Virtual Console. While the port hasn't been officially confirmed at the time of this posting, the Australian ratings board has approved the game for release with Nintendo marked as its publisher. As Super Nintendo games are typically 800 Wii Points ($8), perhaps another new generation of non- and casual-gamers can soon be introduced to the RPG genre with a simple impulse purchase?
Source: Siliconera
Discuss this topic on the forums
Posted by
Warp on 07/28 at 03:35 PM
[0
Trackbacks]
North America has the Electronics Entertainment Expo, Japan has the Tokyo Game Show, and last year saw the appearance of GamesCom, Europe's unified display of game publisher's latest and greatest. Despite roughly 245,000 visitors attending last year's convention, largely due to the convention being open to the public, Sega formally announced earlier this month that they would not be attending this year's show. A "commercial decision" was given as the reasoning for the publisher's absence.
Following this Capcom announced late last week that they, too, will not be participating in this year's show. "GamesCom allows publishers and developers an excellent opportunity to promote their titles to both consumers and media," reads the official statement on Capcom Europe's website. "In the case of consumers we feel it makes sense for them to experience the titles that will be available in stores over the next few months and right now we have confirmed two titles for release between August and the end of the year Dead Rising 2 and Sengoku Basara Samurai Heroes." As the original Dead Rising was banned in Germany and the eagerly anticipated sequel is still awaiting an official rating from the country's rating board, Capcom has decided to forgo making an appearance all together. Why recently released games couldn't be put on display alongside the upcoming two remains unanswered, however Capcom will still be showing these games and others to the media around the time of GamesCom.
Source: Capcom Europe, via Kotaku
Discuss this topic on the forums
Posted by
Warp on 07/28 at 12:48 PM
[0
Trackbacks]
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
EA Sports Reveals NHL 11 to break the cycle of pop-rock soundtracks in hockey games.
EA Sports has long been criticized for their music selection when it comes to their highly acclaimed hockey games, something that has annoyed fans and often felt out-of-place in the game and on the ice. EA Sports today revealed, however, that their latest offerings, NHL 11 and NHL Slapshots, will feature a soundtrack full of anthemic arena-rockers, including hair metal favourites such as Europe's "The Final Countdown" and The Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Bop."
Five songs slated for inclusion in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version, NHL 11, will not be featured on the Wii's NHL Slapshots.
The complete soundtracks for NHL 11 and NHL Slapshots:
In NHL 11
* In Whispers - Here I Stand
* Airbourne - Bottom Of The Well - No Guts. No Glory.
* Bullet For My Valentine - Your Betrayal - Fever
* Megadeth - Dialectic Chaos - Endgame
* Pantera - Walk - Vulgar Display Of Power
In NHL 11 and NHL Slapshot
* Danko Jones - Full of Regret - Below The Belt
* 2 Unlimited - Twilight Zone - Get Ready!
* Black Box - Strike It Up - Dreamland
* Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Mama Taught Me Better - Beat The Devil's Tattoo
* Bouncing Souls - Oli! - Hopeless Romantic
* Darude - Sandstorm - Before The Storm
* Dropkick Murphys - Shipping Up To Boston (Live) - Live On Lansdowne, Boston MA
* Europe - The Final Countdown - The Final Countdown
* Foxy Shazam - Unstoppable - Foxy Shazam
* Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop - Ramones
* The Black Keys - Howlin' For You - Brothers
Source: Kotaku
Discuss this topic on the forums
Posted by
Apollo on 07/20 at 04:48 PM
[0
Trackbacks]
Netflix, the service that popularized the movies-by-mail service, has announced plans to introduce its' live streaming service in Canada before the end of 2010. Today's announcement didn't include specifics on price or an approximate launch date, nor did it mention specifics about how the Netflix streaming service would be provided to Canadians. It's expected that video game consoles will be the primary target, similar to how Netflix presently delivers its' streaming service in North America.
The statement released by Netflix states that the service will be available on a "range of consumer electronics devices capable of streaming from Netflix." This will be available "later this year," with the initial focus being on English-release titles. Plans to introduce French-language movies and series' will be introduced at a later date.
Canadians interested in signing up for the service can do so via Netflix.ca and will be notified via email when the service launches.
Source: GameSpot
Discuss this topic on the forums
Posted by
Apollo on 07/20 at 04:29 PM
[0
Trackbacks]
