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The good folks at Bethesda have released a new Fallout New Vegas trailer for E3. Amongst other things, it reveals the game’s release date, which is October 19th of this year.
You can count on a review shortly thereafter, as Karl, Cortney, Xero and myself will all be playing it immediately upon launch.
Square Enix has launched a website listing their titles to be on display at E3 this year. Of particular note: Final Fantasy XIV, The Third Birthday, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts: Recoded, Final Fantasy: The Four Heroes of Light, Front Mission Evolved, Dungeon Siege 3, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution.
Further details and further titles can found at the site, located here.
With the supervision of series developer Gas Powered Games, Obsidian Entertainment will be developing Dungeon Siege 3. The announcement comes from publisher Square Enix, who also stated that the title will launch on PC, PS3, and the 360. No release date or other information has yet been revealed.
Source: CVG.com
As the title suggests, BioWare has just signed a deal with Japanese animation studio FUNimation for a feature-length anime based on Dragon Age. Production is slated to begin in May, with the actual release expected sometime next year. The announcement comes straight from EA’s website, and that sound you just heard was a collective double-take by PC RPG fans and anime fans outside the Venn diagram overlap.
No story or cast information was revealed in the announcement.
As the North American release of Ys Seven draws closer, the developers have launched a promotion-slash-contest for fans to submit their names as possible in-game quest characters. From now until June 11, anyone who joins the Ys fangroup on Facebook will have their name entered in the drawing; a total of 14 names will be picked at random.
Further details, such as legal requirements for participants, can be found on the official Ys Series Facebook page.
With E3 coming up in a few weeks, Bethesda has announced the lineup of games it intends to show at its booth. Among the short list is Fallout: New Vegas. This is no surprise as the game is expected to be released later this year.
RandomNPC will be there bringing you the latest coverage from the show floor. We’ll do our best to bring you all the Fallout: New Vegas news allowed by our carry weight limits.
As part of Nintendo’s ongoing quest to make more money, Pokemon Black and Pokemon White now have a North American window for release. Due out in Japan in September of this year, the upcoming Pokemon titles will see North American store shelves sometime in Spring of 2011.
Source: Shacknews
Square Enix unveiled the official North American website for Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light along with its North American release date of October 5. For now, the site is just a simple page with artwork and some screenshots, but a full site is coming soon.
Nintendo is re-releasing the sequel to Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, the DS-based remake of the original Fire Emblem game. Like its predecessor, Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo (Mystery of the Emblem) saw no release outside of Japan, and this updated title is set for a DS launch. No details about particular updates have been revealed, and a US release has not been confirmed. However, a trailer has been posted on the Japanese Fire Emblem website, viewable directly or at YouTube.
Source: IGN
Earlier today, BioWare announced via their social network that a Mass Effect movie is officially in development. Community coordinator Chris Priestly delivered the announcement, stating that Legendary Pictures (The Dark Knight, 300, Watchmen) acquired the rights to the film adaptation of the game series; on BioWare’s part, Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuck, and Casey Hudson have signed on as executive producers.
The announcement, which can be ready in its entirety here, did not specify how many people will get punched in the face. Estimates are fairly high, however.
These days, more game companies are using Twitter to make important announcements. Case in point: Atlus and Natsume both recently tweeted announcements of game localizations. Atlus will be bringing Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City to North America, and Natsume will be localizing Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals, previously known as Estpolis: The Lands Cursed by the Gods.
SEGA America announced via blog that the next portable installment of the Phantasy Star series will reach US and European retailers later this year. The aptly-named Phantasy Star Portable 2 is slated for a Fall release on the PSP, though an exact date is not yet known. However, other details were revealed: the game follows three years after the story missions in Phantasy Star Universe, and will allow for both competitive and four-player co-op gameplay online.
In an update on their official blog, Lionhead revealed that Fable III will launch on the PC alongside the 360 version, with both due out this holiday season. Apart from retail outlets, the game will be available for download through Games for Windows Live. Additionally, the 360 version will have a Limited Collector’s Edition costing $79.99, which includes an exclusive quest and location, a set of Fable III playing cards, a guild seal coin, a unique outfit for each gender, and a new dog breed.
The LCE has not been confirmed for PC, though Windows players will have access to downloadable content.
Mass Effect 2‘s lead producer Casey Hudson recently told Videogamer.com that BioWare plans to release “a continued stream of DLC” for the game, including “packs that’ll tell the story between Mass Effect 2 and 3.” Hudson also revealed that work has begun on Mass Effect 3, but the company won’t be sharing any details about it for the next few months.
Source: Videogamer.com
More information about Final Fantasy XIV‘s world has been revealed through the official website. Of particular note are new details about the city-state of Limsa-Lominsa with sections detailing how grounded ships became major landmarks and improvised centers of government. Guild information for the city has also been added, covering pursuits from the culinary to the criminal. Lastly, a world map is now available, appropriately enough, under the “World” section.
Still waiting on the ability to feed a moogle some kupo nuts, Square-Enix. Just throwing that out there.
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