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Just in case you need some imagery to go with your announcements, we have a few shots of Traitor’s Keep fresh out of the oven. Each serving comes with a free side of Devil Survivor Overclocked too. C’mon, dig in! (more…)
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.
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. (more…)
People of the internet, how’s it going today? Got plenty going on this week:
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.
Let he who has not tried to dress is Fallout 3 entourage as a barbershop quartet and then pacify the DC ruins with lasers cast the first stone. With that in mind, on with the media: Everyday Messiah, Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity, Red Stone, Rune Factory Oceans, and Shining Hearts. (more…)
Among many things discussed in an interview with the Quietus, musician Clint Mansell revealed that he’s working on the score for Mass Effect 3. Although the game wasn’t the primary topic of the interview, Mansell did talk about how a game’s score can be used to match the proceedings on-screen. He also mentioned how a key composer he admires is John Carpenter, in that Mr. Carpenter’s movies have a distinct feel to them.
The interview in its entirety can be read here.
By way of Famitsu, details have been revealed about the next installment in the Rune Factory series. Titled Rune Factory Oceans, the game features the expected mechanics – dating, managing a farm, and traditional adventuring – but with a noticeable uptick in scale. Specifically, the game apparently starts with a giant uprooting your entire island and carrying it somewhere, and said giant is a recurring feature for retrieving things from the bottom of the ocean: ships, sunken islands, and so on.
As for romance, players can marry their love interest of choice and potentially raise kids. Seasonal events will also take place during the game, such as fishing challenges and swimsuit contests during summer. An official site has been launched, although the game is currently set only for a Japanese release of Feburary 24 on the Wii and PS3.
Translation: Adrienne “Sicondera” Beck
Howdy-ho everybody, and welcome back to What Happened This Week! Our topics this time include:
Who’s talking about a slow news week now? BioWare announced today that Dragon Age 2 has officially gone gold for PC, Mac, 360, and PS3. As if that wasn’t enough, lead designer Mike Laidlaw hosted a live demo and Q&A session covering various gameplay elements: the updated dialogue system, character controls in combat, inventory management, and so on. Get all the blood splatter you like over yonder.
Dragon Age 2 will release on schedule starting March 8 in North America, and March 11 in Europe.
Slow news week as far as RPGs go, although there are a quite a few juicy rumors floating around elsewhere. Oh, to be a fly on the wall at an Activision Blizzard meeting down at the DICE conference in Vegas… but I digress. Got some media for you to chew on in the meantime: Dark Souls, Dissidia 012 Duodecim, Everyday Messiah, Shining Hearts, Tales of the Abyss 3DS, and Voice Fantasy. (more…)
How’s everybody doing tonight? No fancy warm-up message this time, just some media for you guys to snack on: 3rd Birthday, Cladun 2, Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity, and Shining Hearts. Get it over here! (more…)
Hiya, folks! Welcome to the debut of our new podcast series, What Happened This Week. Join us every Saturday as we take on, well, I’m sure you can guess from the title. If it’s gaming, if it’s tech, or if it’s big, we’ll break it down for you. Today’s topics:
On the eve of its release in Japan – well, it’s evening over here, at least – a few more tidbits about White Knight Chronicles Episode Portable: Dogma Wars have been revealed. The titular Dogma Wars are the game’s setting, taking place 10,000 years prior to the original game. Up to four players can join up to clear quests via the PSP’s wireless connection, and players can import their avatars from both the original Chronicles and the sequel, Awakening of Light and Darkness.
Source: Dengeki
Translation: Adrienne “Sicondera” Beck
How you North American kids handling post-snowpocalyptia today? Got a bit more Disgaea 4 and Tales of Xillia for you. And after this is up, I’m going to take some aspirin and lie down, because helping to move three tons of snow seriously takes the fight out of a person. But I digress. (more…)
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