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After months of speculation following the announcement of a delayed release, Deus Ex: Human Revolution has just been given a concrete launch date by way of Eidos Montreal’s Twitter feed. Human Revolution will hit US stores on August 23, with a UK release following on August 26.
Fun trick for those just joining the Valkyria Chronicles 2 party, such as myself: if one of your guys steps on a mine, use a vehicle to bump him off. Mine detonates, and neither unit is harmed. Today’s army trains you with the skills you need to get ahead in today’s world!
But enough about weird things I find in games. Got some media for you guys, so gather ’round: Cladun 2, Dissidia 012 Duodecim, Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2, Everyday Messiah, Final Fantasy IV Complete Collection, and UnchainBlades Rexx.
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A personal favorite of mine, Trick Room is one of many tactics that has gained significant new tools in Pokemon’s 5th generation. The generation-wide trend of slow but powerful offensive Pokemon combines with new Trick Room users and a number of useful support abilities to make Trick Room teams easier to build. Overall, Trick Room is now easier to use, and the skill as a whole more effective. This week, we’ll take a look at the new toys it has access to, and talk about how to make use of this unusual move.
Continue reading ‘Strategy Session – Pokemon Black/White, Part IV’ »
Hey, glad you could make it! Gather around as we take What Happened This Week into its second month! Let me just grab my newsman robe and wizard hat here… there we go. As a heads up, I’ll be away from my computer for a few days next week, so that installment might be a day late. I’ll do my best to avoid a delay, however.
In any case, here are this week’s headlines:
Continue reading ‘What Happened This Week – Cherry-Picking San Francisco’s Facebook Page’ »
By way of a freshly-minted official site, French developer Ankama announced that Islands of Wakfu is headed for an Xbox Live Arcade release come March 30. Details are currently sparse, although it is known that Islands will cost 1200 MS points to purchase and that achievements in the game can unlock content in the free-to-play MMO Dofus.
Source: Eurogamer
Last year’s Fallout New Vegas lived up to the series’ pedigree in many important ways, not all of them to its credit. But no one can accuse Obsidian of not knowing how to plot, and even in a crowded field Vegas easily gave other story-heavy RPGs a run for their money. Dead Money is their first step into DLC territory, essentially playing as its own separate game that just happens to use your character. Minor, but frequent nuisances are determined to hobble the experience, yet beyond that are real moments of ingenuity that even Vegas didn’t pull off.
Continue reading ‘Fallout New Vegas: Dead Money – Staff Review’ »
Who said March could get here already? Stop making me feel old, 2011! With that said, it’s time for some media: Cladun 2, Final Fantasy III iPod, Final Fantasy IV Complete, Gungnir, Oz Chronicle, Persona 2 Innocent Sin, RPG Maker X, SD Gundam G Generation World, Shining Hearts, and Tales of Xillia.
Continue reading ‘Mass Media 03/01/11’ »
Perhaps the most significant change that Pokemon Black and White have introduced to the metagame is the availability of automatic weather starters for Sun and Rain. Where only Sandstorm and Hail had access to infinite weather generators in the 4th gen, Sun and Rain now have them in Ninetales and Politoed with Dream World-available Drizzle and Drought abilities. What this means for the metagame is that weather is now not just another viable strategy, it is the black hole at the center of the game.
Continue reading ‘Strategy Session – Pokemon Black/White, Part III’ »
There’s a mouthful for you. Hello, me good smilin’ friends! In today’s thrilling episode:
Continue reading ‘What Happened This Week – Atlus Breaks Internet Curfew in Stolen DeLorean’ »
Courtesy of Lionhead’s official blog comes a hefty chunk of Fable III news. For starters, the first set of DLC, dubbed Traitor’s Keep, will be available starting March 1 for 560 MS funbucks. Little else is known other than it will feature three new levels – Ravenscar Keep, Clockwork Island, and the Godwin Estate – and involve the player “encountering a mysterious prisoner.”
Additionally, a PC port of Fable III was part of this announcement. Due out on May 17, the PC version will include a unique Hardcore Mode that ratchets the difficulty even higher. And last was the reveal of Fable Coin Golf, a minigame of sorts which both lets you transfer money earned into Fable III and unlocks unique weapons in Traitor’s Keep.
Dead Money was made for Hardcore Mode. Or is it the other way around? Ah well. Anyway, got some media of the following: Persona 2 Innocent Sin, Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity, SD Gundam G Generation World, Shining Hearts, Tales of the Town, and Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3.
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By way of press release, Atlus issued a friendly reminder to all would-be time travelers that Radiant Historia was released today at select US retailers. As previously mentioned, all launch copies of the game come with a bonus music CD of piano selections from the game’s score.
Remember the 90s? I know I do: dial-up internet, MTV that actually played music videos, and having to pick sides in console wars because mom didn’t care what your pal Marty had, you were only getting one or the other. And lest I forget, the 90s was also a time of gigantohuge multi-disc RPGs, like for instance Xenogears. I bring this up because Sony announced via official blog that Xenogears is available on PSN starting today.
One long, long trip down memory lane is priced at $10.
Capping Sunday off with some media for you, in hopes that you’re not getting hit with still more snow. Also, does anybody else ever imagine fight scenes and chases set to something classic? Like, a guy jumping through a window and doing a parkour bounce off the far wall and landing in a dumpster, but with “Just a Gigolo” by Louis Prima playing in the background? Sometimes I empathize with the guy from Seinfeld who zoned out every time he heard “Desperado”. But I digress.
Today’s media update: Disgaea 4, Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2, Everyday Messiah, Tales of Xillia, and Tales of the Abyss 3DS.
Continue reading ‘Mass Media 02/20/11’ »
As the release of Pokemon Black and White draws ever nearer, we pause to take a look at some of the new defensive options it brings to the competitive table. Though offensive teams undoubtedly got a big boost with this generation, defensive teams have gotten some significant increases as well, ranging from new Pokemon with useful defensive type combinations and excellent base stats, to new moves and abilities which make stalling a bit easier. Though, as usual, stall lags a bit behind offense in the metagame, Pokemon Black and White adds more than enough to stave off the endlessly repeated “Stall is Dead!” cliche.
Continue reading ‘Strategy Session – Pokemon Black/White, Part II’ »
People of the internet, how’s it going today? Got plenty going on this week:
Continue reading ‘What Happened This Week – China Declines Japan’s Friend Request’ »
Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment and Snowblind Studios have just released some behind-the-scenes footage of Lord of the Rings: War in the North. The upcoming action-RPG focuses on the titular conflict, which was mentioned as part of Middle-earth’s lore but not used as a setting until now. Check out the trailer over on YouTube.
Lots and lots of arms, as it turns out. BioWare announced today that Dragon Age 2‘s demo will be launched for all platforms on February 22. Not content with simply letting people know it’s there, BioWare further announced that two special items will be unlocked in the game if the demo reaches one million downloads by March 1. The two items, books titled “Lothering’s Lament” and “The Far Cliffs of Kirkwall,” grant respective XP and money bonuses when read.
You must log into your EA account while playing the demo for your download to count towards the total, and further information can be found through the official site. The full version of Dragon Age 2 goes live on March 8 in the US, and March 11 in Europe.
By way of press release, NIS America announced that Hyperdimension Neptunia is available at US retailers today. You may recall that Neptunia, a PS3 RPG, focuses on game companies and consoles embodied as robots and cute girls that do battle in the world of Gamindustri, presumably letting players relive their fondest memories of console rivalry.
Neptunia‘s Premium Edition comes with a hardcover art book, and those in the mood for further mind-bending moe mashups can check out the official site this-a-way.
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