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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: (more…)
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.
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. (more…)
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
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.
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. (more…)
BioWare’s Community Coordinator, Chris Priestly, released a few more choice details about the hardware Mass Effect 2 comes with and requires. In particular, he confirmed the following information: (more…)
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.
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
Just in case you think BioWare needs to show more things from Mass Effect 2, here comes the latest trailer featuring one of the new recruitable characters: Samara, an Asari biotic who appears to be more morally flexible than a certain other Asari squadmate. The trailer doesn’t suggest much other than that she’s quite powerful and engages in rather Jediesque biotic duels with another Asari.
Whether she’ll have the high ground, however, remains to be seen. In the meantime, the trailer can be found via Gamespot.
Legend has it that Shiren’s the kind of guy that likes to roam around. Be that as it may, the official website for Atlus’ upcoming Shiren the Wanderer has gone live, and can be found here. According to the site, the Wii title is expecting a February release in 2010, although a specific date has not been announced. The game’s trailer can be viewed either through the website or courtesy of the YouTube.
It probably has no relation to this song, which is a shame.
In a recent interview, BioWare’s Christina Norman unveiled a few more tidbits about Mass Effect 2, especially as pertains to biotics in general and the Adept class in particular. Bullet points under the clip: (more…)
Vector, Inc’s free-to-play online RPG Seventh Dragon will be available on PC and Mac platforms come December 1. In addition to desktop computers, the game will also be accessible via netbooks and iPhones. The game’s persistent online world will allow players to issue instructions to their characters when going offline and check back later to view their progress.
A certain Mog House butler could learn a thing or two from this. Yes, I’m talking about you, Mister let-my-plants-die-again-even-though-the-crystals-were-right-there-on-the-table. Never trust a moogle gardener, folks.
The official PC requirements for the upcoming Mass Effect 2 have been posted. BioWare asked for a lot from players’ computers in the past with Mass Effect and the recent Dragon Age, and this is no exception. Take a gander, if you are so inclined: (more…)
Although not likely to feature singing man-eating plants, Harvest Moon: My Little Shop is available today on WiiWare. Selling for 1200 WiiBucks, the game centers around a shop and farm the player inherits from their grandparents, using what they grow at the farm to sell at the shop. Clearly, a game for those interested in seizing the means of production without involving antique political theory or those pesky Bolsheviks.
Players waiting to click their way through the next installment of the Diablo series better get comfy. Blizzard’s executive vice president of game design, Rob Pardo, recently confirmed that Diablo III is unlikely to be released before 2011. “We always announce all of our games too early,” says Pardo, but adds that “we know that our fanbase is not going to hold us to a fiscal calendar.”
Today’s lesson, of course, is that when one of your eleven-year-old games is still a competitive sport in Korea, “when it’s done” carries a bit more weight.
Source: 1UP
Square-Enix CEO Yoichi Wada announced at the recent Montreal Games Summit that the company will be collaborating with its Canadian studio, Eidos Montreal, on an unspecified future project. No details have been given, save that Wada described it as the firm’s first “truly global game,” specifically the first game involving both Square-Enix and one of its recently acquired Eidos subsidiaries.
Eidos Montreal is currently developing Deus Ex 3 and Thief 4 alongside this third title.
Source: Develop
Ever on the hunt for something everybody else hasn’t done yet, Atlus recently announced that 3D Dot Game Heroes will see a Playstation 3 release in North America. Safe money suggests 3D pixels will never look so good without DirectX10 help.
Atlus have slated 3D Dot Game Heroes for a May 11, 2010 release, retailing at $39.99 US.
*May not be an actual word. Consult your nearest dictionary for details.
Hello again, ladies and gents. Dragon Age: Origins is on a few of our playlists, and while I was waiting for it to arrive, I wrapped up my mandated quarterly playthrough of an older Bioware/Black Isle joint. It goes without saying that the Baldur’s Gate series is critically acclaimed, but it’s got problems; big ones that not everyone can overlook. I wonder sometimes how I got past them, how it became one of my favorite series. Was it in spite of its flaws, or because of them?
Do note that this was recorded a few days ago, just prior to the game arriving. In any case, let’s chat, shall we?
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Not content with sending only more youngsters to fight in Not!Europe, Valkyria Chronicles 2 has seen fit to pull familiar characters back into action. Former frontman Welkin, sometimes known as Fishy Artist McSketcherson, and his pal Alicia are back as playable characters, alongside a character from the anime (Lamarre) and others from the comic.
Source: Kotaku
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