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SEGA announced a new release date for Alpha Protocol today via its blog. The espionage RPG will be released on June 1 for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. SEGA also announced that anyone who pre-orders the game from Gamestop will receive the Exclusive Assault Pack, which includes special weapons and ammo.
Lionhead Studios recently asked its fans via its Facebook page for suggestions for Fable III merchandise. The survey is very simple and it only suggests standard items like apparel, books, mugs, toys, and a collector’s edition of the game. It also has a space for survey-takers to type in their own ideas. The actual Facebook post, however, suggests Fable III “branded condoms.”
Media.Vision has posted a hiring notice for a variety of game developers — programmer, 2D designer, background model designer, and so forth — for a previously unannounced RPG for the iPhone. No details have been announced, but Square Enix seems to be the publisher.
XSEED announced today that anyone who preorders Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon from GameStop and EB Games will receive “Moonlight Tracks,” a CD with 12 selected tracks from the game. This includes the opening and ending Japanese theme songs.
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon will be available sometime in March for the Nintendo Wii.
As far as games go, a sequel is simply the second game in a series. A good sequel properly follows up the first game’s events. A great sequel takes the good in the previous game and builds on it while improving or eliminating the bad. By this measure, Mass Effect 2 is definitely a great sequel.
Bioware announced today on its forums that it will be releasing new free DLC for Mass Effect 2 on PC and Xbox 360 tomorrow at 12:00pm Mountain Standard time.
The DLC consists of a set of armor and a shotgun. According to Bioware, the Cerberus Assault Armor “is designed for shock troops, turn the tide of battle against creatures or forces that would decimate normal soldiers.” It increases heavy weapon ammo capacity, shields, and health. The M-22a Eviscerator Shotgun “is a longer-range shotgun with armor-piercing loads.” Both pieces could prove useful in Shepard’s fight against the Collectors.
The downloads are available for free only via the Cerberus Network. Please be aware that any emails from Batarian traders offering DLC transactions outside of Council official activities are scams.
Nintendo’s recent earnings report revealed a couple of upcoming titles for the Wii. Xenoblade, previously entitled Monado: Beginning of the World, will be released sometime this Spring. It’s being developed by Monolith Soft, creator of the Xenosaga trilogy. And yes, there’s a teaser site. It just wouldn’t be the same without one.
The other title is The Last Story, which is being developed by Mistwalker and Nintendo. According to a statement made at an an investor meeting, the game is supposed to be “a new kind of RPG.” It’s due to be released sometime this year, and there’s a teaser site for it as well.
Source: Joystiq
Square Enix is offering iPhone and iPod Touch owners a chance to play two of the rarest Final Fantasy titles…
What’s that? Final Fantasy I & II have been previously ported to other platforms, including the PSP and the GBA? Oh. Well.
The announcement, which was made via Square Enix DLG’s Twitter feed and Facebook page, did not include a release date. The official site only says that the games will be “available soon on the App Store.”
In one of the most unsurprising announcements ever, Atlus stated that it will be localizing Persona 3 Portable for the PSP. The game will be released sometime in July.
Yesterday, BioWare announced that Mass Effect 2 will include a special in-game portal called “The Cerberus Network” when the game launches next Tuesday. This portal will allow players to access game news and DLC, and it can only be activated by entering a special single-use code. Every new game, retail and digital, will include a code, but gamers who purchase used copies of ME2 will be able to buy a one-time code in-game.
Furthermore, players who activate “The Cerberus Network” on launch day will receive the first DLC pack, which includes new missions and items. It also includes a mission that allows the player to recruit another character named Zaeed. Sometime after launch, BioWare will release the next DLC pack, which will include new missions, items, and a new vehicle called the Hammerhead.
When I accepted the review assignment for Adventures to Go, I expected that it would be an easy review that would fit well into my schedule. I could pick up the game, play through an order or two, and set it down for a while. No need to play for hours at a stretch, no deep storyline to follow, and minimal gameplay mechanics to learn.
Bioware recently announced that it has added more DLC for Dragon Age: Origins. Entitled Return to Ostagar, this addon allows players to return to the site of the Battle of Ostagar to seek revenge against the darkspawn and lay claim to a king’s armor and weaponry. They’ll also have a second chance to add Dog to their party.
The DLC will be “available this holiday season,” according to the official site.
Remember when we said that there is a new Estpolis game in development? It’s actually a remake of the 1995 SNES game Estpolis Denki II, also known as Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals. This time, it will be for the Nintendo DS and it’s a 3D action RPG with full voice acting. At least they left in the puzzle-driven dungeons.
The bottom screen of the DS will show the map and face panels for party members. Players can change characters by tapping a face panel with the stylus. The top screen shows the action. Players can execute attack combos by switching between characters during battle.
Estpolis will be released in Japan on February 25. There has been no word whether the game will make it to other regions. If it comes stateside, who wants to bet that Johnny Yong Bosch will voice Dekar?
Source: IGN
Today, Square Enix revealed the North American release date for Final Fantasy XIII via a shiny new trailer on the official site. The game will arrive here on March 9, 2010.
The trailer also revealed that the theme song for the game will be “My Hands” by Leona Lewis.
Square Enix has announced via Famitsu that it will be reviving Taito’s Estpolis series, also known as the Lufia series in North America. The new game, known only as Estpolis, is being developed by the same team that created the first game in the series back in 1993. The game’s logo includes the words “The Lands Cursed by the Gods,” which may or may not be a subtitle for the game.
The release date and the platform haven’t been announced, but more information will be available in next week’s issue of Famitsu.
Source: Famitsu
Previously, we reported that Lunar: Harmony of the Silver Star (known as Lunar: Silver Star Harmony on this side of the world) will contain an additional scenario entitled “The Four Heroes.” Gungho and GameArts recently confirmed via Famitsu that this scenario does in fact cover the adventures of Dragonmaster Dyne.
One of the things we’ve been discussing behind the scenes here lately is the fact that a number of video game review websites (we won’t name names) have been posting more reviews for games that the reviewers haven’t actually completed. The average reader may not know this, but some of the major websites, particularly those who cover all genres, don’t always finish the games they review. This is understandable in some cases because of time constraints, the volume of their coverage, or the fact that with some genres, there really isn’t an ending (such as MMORPGs and certain simulation and puzzle games, which instead have hour requirements). But games that have actual endings — RPGs in particular — require completion. What’s disheartening is that smaller websites, whether they target a genre or a specific gamer demographic, are doing this too.
Straight from Atlus comes this sinister note written in blood:
“Early reports from the Kingdom of Boletaria indicate that the Old One’s power grows,” announced Aram Jabbari, Manager of PR and Sales for Atlus, shuffling awkwardly under the weight of his full set of fluted armor. “We’ve discovered that the nefarious Demon will seek to descend the land in pure blackness on All Hallow’s Eve. His minions will be more powerful, but the rewards for those who seek to challenge them will be greater as well. We don’t know how long this dark tendency will last, but we do advise those prone to controller-into-LCD syndrome to proceed carefully.” Jabbari then cackled as he quickly put a Thief’s ring on his finger and disappeared.
If playing Demon’s Souls sounds like your kind of Halloween torture fun, then log in to the servers if you dare.
Via a live chat with the official PlayStation Blog, Bioware announced that Dragon Age: Origins will be landing on the PS3 in North America on November 3. This means that all three versions of the game will be in stores on the same day, so PS3 owners won’t have to wait an agonizing two weeks for their copies while all the Xbox and PC owners chatter about the game.
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