Dragon Age: Origins On the Way to Macs
BioWare has confirmed that Dragon Age: Origins will be hitting the Mac platform this holiday season. Community Coordinator Chris Priestly stated that both editions of Dragon Age are available now for preorder, and he also posted the required system specifications:
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Nintendo Release Date Cornucopia
A recent Nintendo press release confirmed several release dates for the first quarter of 2010. In particular, Shiren the Wanderer will be hitting the Wii on February 9. Ragnarok Online DS is due out a week later on the 16th. Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver touches down on March 14, with Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon coming out March 16. Lastly, Infinite Space was confirmed for a March release date, although a specific day was not listed.
Sakura Wars Bound for Wii, PS2 Stateside
NIS America has just announced that Sakura Wars: So Long My Love, their mech-based strategy RPG, will be coming to North American retailers early next year. The PlayStation 2 version will include an art book, poster, and special collector’s edition cover, while the Wii version be a single dual-layered disc offered at an “attractive” but unspecified price point. Additionally, the PS2 copy will feature both English and Japanese voice tracks, while the Wii will only offer English.
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Mass Media 12/13/09
RandomNPC is proud to present a trip into Roku’s subconscious.
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Strategy Session – Competitive Pokemon XIX: Flareon
When we talk about Eevees, Flareon is the one most often accompanied by curses towards the game developers. “Physical fire attacks introduced in Diamond and Pearl,” we say, “and no Flare Blitz for Flareon? Why does Game Freak hate life?” Flareon has some decent stats, but it suffers from poor stat distribution and the notorious Curse of the Eevee more than any other in its evolutionary line.
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Etrian Odyssey III is a Go
Atlus, apparently under the belief that not enough players have been randomly mauled by FOEs, has announced another installment in the Etrian Odyssey series. With the staff from previous entries all on board, Etrian Odyssey III looks to keep the series staples of venturing into labyrinths in search of things to kill, loot, or kill and then loot. Details are scarce so far, although the player will reportedly be able to explore the waters around the seaside town of Armolode by ship in addition to standard dungeon crawling.
The game is due for a March 4 launch in Japan, retailing at 6279 yen. No information exists regarding a US release.
Source: 1UP
Actors Revealed for Mass Effect 2
Grabbing star power to spare, BioWare has unveiled the names of voice actors set to appear in Mass Effect 2. Players will recognize Keith David and Seth Green, reprising their roles (Captain Anderson and Joker, respectively) from the previous game. The new additions include several famous actors from both in and out of science fiction. In particular, Martin Sheen is set to voice the elusive head of the paramilitary organization Cerberus, with Yvonne Strahovski as Miranda Lawson, one of its deadlier operatives.
Other veteran actors on board for Mass Effect 2 are Shohreh Aghdashloo, Adam Baldwin, Carrie Anne-Moss, Tricia Helfer, Michael Hogan, and Michael Dorn.
BioWare has yet to comment on who Captain Anderson will punch out this time.
Mass Media 12/08/09
Tongue-eating parasite? That’s the craziest f#?king thing I’ve ever heard.
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Dragon Age: Origins – Staff Review
Half Baldur’s Gate, half Mass Effect, Dragon Age: Origins hits too many of the right notes for fans of either to ignore. It’s big, it’s epic, it has tight production values, and it does a superb job of creating a unique set of mythos for its world, staple fantasy elements notwithstanding. Unfortunately, a score of small issues drag down much of the game’s interaction and controls, and some aspects of the story aren’t as clever as they think they are. Still, if you can get into the complex, well-written story, Dragon Age will grab you and not let go.
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Strategy Session – Dragonica Online: Addendum
A month or two ago, I wrote up a series of articles for the various classes of Dragonica Online, but having now taken a Knight past the second job change, I feel I may have been a bit unduly harsh on this defensive Warrior. With some new changes to the game’s systems and a bit of fresh perspective, I thought it might be about time for a second look at this unfairly maligned character class.
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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona – Staff Review
The early PSOne game Revelations: Persona is widely considered to be the victim of one of the biggest localization hack jobs of all time. Besides a lackluster translation filled with poorly conceived attempts at mythological nomenclature, the localization team saw fit to fiddle with the game’s balance, alter character art in order to make the cast appear more western, and even remove whole sections of the game for no readily apparent reason. And so when a PSP port-slash-remake was announced, there was a great sigh of relief in the Western Hemisphere. And, thankfully, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona does indeed improve vastly on the localization of the original game. Unfortunately, with a poorly executed plot, badly balanced combat system, and a mishmash of aesthetic elements, the game lying hidden underneath the piles of meddling heaped on Revelations: Persona isn’t exactly a diamond in the rough.
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White Knight Chronicles to Hit North America in February
Level-5 and SCEA have announced that the international edition of White Knight Chronicles will be reaching North American shores come February 2 of 2010. Apart from the game, the IE will include the following features: over 50 disc-based online quests, which may be completed solo or cooperatively; voice chat; additional side conversations between the hero and his companions; and the Georama, which allows players to construct an online village into which they may invite other players.
Mass Media 12/03/09
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.hack//Link Coming Later, Demo Out Now
Namco Bandai has pushed back the release date for .hack//Link, the latest and supposedly final installment in the series. The launch currently stands at March 4, however a demo is available through the Japanese Playstation Store.
This would’ve been the ultimate viral marketing campaign if they’d managed to release an actual MMO back in ’07. And somehow surpassed the popularity of World of Warcraft by about ten million people.
Source: Siliconera
