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Yesterday, it was reported that SEGA has teamed up with Platinum Games, which is made up of a bunch of ex-Capcom developers, to publish some new original games. The three games that have already been announced are MadWorld for the Wii, Bayonetta for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, and Infinite Line which was unlisted.
Debut trailers have been released for the first two. I must say, MadWorld looks really stylish. It looks similar to No More Heroes, only in black and white (and red for the blood). I’m not certain if it’s cel-shaded or not, but I think it is. Bayonetta, on the other hand, didn’t really show much - more of a teaser, but looks promising.
Hit the jump the Bayonetta debut trailer.
Square Enix has updated the official Front Mission 2089 website with a new trailer in anticipation of it’s launch. Front Mission 2089 is a futuristic tactical SRPG for the Nintendo DS and will be released in Japan on May 29th.
The Playstation Blog reports that a new Firmware is due to hit your machines soon. The notice reports that this is to bring stability to some PS3 titles. One has to wonder if maybe all the reported problems with GTA IV may not have been fixed by their patch? If this fixes any remaining issues, happy gaming to GTA IV fans!
The Playstation Blog hinted that the first batch of user created levels were coming soon. How soon? Today! The levels will only be available until May 21st, so if you want to get your chance to see what fellow players managed to make and pass muster through the selection criteria then act fast and download often!
Mircosoft today announced that its Xbox 360 console has sold over 10 million in North America since launch, making it the first ‘next-gen’ (now current-gen) entertainment system to do so.
“This year will be the largest in the history of the video game industry, with Xbox 360 leading the charge in the U.S. and abroad,” said Don Mattrick, senior vice president of the Interactive Entertainment Business in the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft. “
Texas-based Anascape Ltd. is about to get $21 million richer, as Nintendo has been ordered by a federal jury to pay the company for patent infringement.
The lawsuit was originally filed in 2006, and stated that Nintendo infringed on Anascape’s patent during the designing of the Wii Classic, GameCube and Wavebird controllers. The Nunchuck and Wii Remote were not mentioned in the suit, says Nintendo spokesman Charlie Scibetta.
Interestingly enough, Anascape also sued Microsoft for infringements before the Nintendo trial, but reached an agreement earlier this month.
Via Yahoo News
Now that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots has finally been completed, Kojima is looking forward to creating new videogame series as well as continuing existing ones, such as Zone of the Enders.
The fast-paced mecha fighting series for the PlayStation 2 launched in Spring 2001, and was met with average reception at best. It is widely considered to be one of the PS2’s most underrated games, and has gained its own cult-fanbase across the world.
In an interview with PSM UK, Kojima stated that he “would like to say that Zone of the Enders is quite near the priority list… [after MGS4] it might be good to change to outer space or robots or things like that for a change”
We can only hope.
The latest issue of Weekly Young Jump has revealed that Hiroya Oku, the creator of the popular mature manga Gantz, has designed one of the new characters in Nacmo’s upcoming next-gen fighting game, Soul Calibur IV. The fighter’s name is Shura and she is said to be a counterpart of some sort to Ivy.
The Playstation Blog has updated with some information about an upcoming Hot Shots Golf download. Two new characters are being introduced, Alex and Gloria. They also explain that the way they built the game is with a plug and play aspect, so introducing new characters and courses is simplified. They squash any rumors that part of the downloadable content was already on the disc and just needed to be unlocked. They say that it just simply isn’t true.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Gran Turismo, one of the most popular racing sim franchises in the history of console and computer games, the Playstation Blog explains some interesting stats and what breathes life into the creation of this series. Here is a snippet:
Heritage is measured by an aggregate of impeccable work, outstanding performance, unparalleled design and revolutionary thinking. It’s a quality that few command, and those that do are respected for where they’ve been, where they are, and where they’ll go in the years to come. Ferrari has it, as do BMW, Ford, and Nissan to name a few. It represents years of passion and dedication, the power to reach beyond the niche and simultaneously dwarf and inspire the competition.
This is heritage, this is Gran Turismo. This is our decade long devotion to excellence, as this week marks our 10 year anniversary of the Gran Turismo series in North America.
The recently released full-year financial reports from Sony have revealed not only smaller PS3 losses, but also that PSP sales went up by over 4 million year.
According to the report, worldwide sales of the popular Sony handheld during the financial year ending April were at 13.89 million. It sold 9.77 million last year, meaning sales have increased by at least four million.
This much thanks to the fact that the PSP has seen a massive growth in Japanese sales this year, outselling both the DS and Wii for several months.
Via PocketGamer
Nacmo Bandai has published a list of their upcoming games slated for release in Japan 2008. While the listing is written entirely in Japanese, one of the titles on it is most definitely Tales of Vesperia, revealing that the game is now to the PS3 as well.
Tales of Vesperia is the newest and tenth main entry into the Tales of series. It was announced on December 22nd, 2007 and Jump Festa. It will be produced by Yoshito Higuchi.
No release dates have been confirmed for any of the versions.
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After a long time, Weekly Famitsu returns on Akayuki. The scans from this week’s issue can be found after the jump.
Well, sort of. You may remember around the first of April, Konami released a video of Altair from Assassin’s Creed walking around one of the street battles in Metal Gear Solid 4. It has been confirmed that Snake actually has an alternative Altair costume that can be enabled in MGS4.
Source - PS3 Fanboy
Debut footage of Rare’s next generation sequel to it’s famous platformer franchise Banjo-Kazooie has hit the internet. This is a prime example of why Microsoft bought Rare.
Debut Trailer
Hit the jump for the second trailer.
Too Human, Silicon Knights action RPG which has been in development since last generation, will be released in Europe on August 29th, which is a little over a week after it’s US release date. Many video game publications are also reporting that Silicon Knights had to downgrade the co-op play in Too Human from four players to two players.
Source - Eurogamer
For those of you Penny Arcade readers slavering at the mouth to get your hands on this game, the wait is almost over as they have announced their release date for both the XBLA and PC. Here is a snippet of the article from Ars Technica:
The Penny Arcade game has been a long time coming, but now we know when we’ll get a chance to play it: both the Xbox Live version of the game and the PC/Linux/OS X version will be released next Wednesday, May 21. The game will cost 1600 Microsoft points, or $19.95. Play time is estimated at between six and ten hours, and the title is rated Mature.
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