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The Changing Face of RPGs According to FFXIII

2010-03-13T06:58:00Z

Every time a new Final Fantasy releases, the clones are soon to follow. From production values to straight ripping the latest landmark's combat system, Square Enix has been there to pave the way. And, this time, with Final Fantasy XIII it looks to be no different. Role-playing traditionalists would be quick to point out: "But, well...it plays itself!" and "Where, Square, might your overworld be?!" Quibbles that, while valid in certain respects, become only apparent when you sit down with FFXIII and...(read more)

RT and Win: Blur Beta giveaway

2010-03-12T20:43:00Z

Last time, as part of our Semi-Regular Game Giveaways(tm), we presented you the God of War 3 demo pre-Sony-giving-it-away-via-PSN-and-ruining-the-high-importance-of-our-own-raffle. This time around, we're giving away a Blur beta code (Xbox 360). How to win? Simply follow @HawtWired and RT any of the feed's tweets. We'll randomly select an RT'ing follower Sunday night promptly in time for the winner to start the week right. Good luck! [Update] Originally, we received one multiplayer beta code to give...(read more)

Likely: PlayStation Move Retails for $99

2010-03-11T01:00:00Z

The peripheral formerly speculated as "Gem" or "Arc" was today officially unveiled as "PlayStation Move." There was no clear indication of price except that it would be under $100. From my years of experience following consumer unveils and "target price points," a $99 price for Sony's entry into motion gaming seems likely. During today's GDC press conference, Sony presented the possibility of three different configurations for Move purchasers this fall: standalone, bundled with PlayStation Eye, and...(read more)

Tekken Heading to iPhone Next

2010-03-09T07:29:00Z

What is the world coming to? First, Street Fighter IV is officially announced for touch portables then Namco decides to throw in their hat into the ring with Tekken now rumored to take the iPhone plunge, according to PocketGamer . Patrick and I just got the news right before we taped tomorrow's GDP (GamerDeals Podcast) and were not completely convinced of a fighter with no physical inputs. What do you guys think? Down to touch-fight at work during breaks?...(read more)

Portal 2 to Use Paint as Part of its Gaming Hook?

2010-03-09T07:13:00Z

Portal 2 , as a full-fledged retail product, was officially announced by Valve last week and today we have more juicy rumoring about the game. Co-op gaming is interesting enough but Shacknews is also thinking it may include a level painting hook. Reason? The latest issue of Game Informer, with Portal 2 on the cover, made mention of "using special paint that gives unique physical properties to surfaces (eg rocket jumping, speed bursts, etc)," commented Shacknews forum member Masem. Sounds very similar...(read more)

New Game Releases for the Week of March 8, 2010!

2010-03-08T12:49:00Z

Welcome to New Releases for the Week! Highlights this week include Final Fantasy XIII , Yakuza 3 , Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition , BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger , Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising , and Assassins Creed II . Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of March 8, 2010 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC! As always, release dates are subject to change, slip, slide, and be fairly unpredictable. Final Fantasy XIII...(read more)

Splinter Cell Goes Touch. iPod Touch.

2010-03-05T07:48:00Z

Yeah, yeah. When the I N T E R N E T refers to portable touch gaming, they say "iPhone gaming," but I figured the iPod Touch does pretty much the same thing and deserves some attention after putting up with excessive amounts of neglect. Plus! Matches the title you read above. Ah, but I digress. The above image popped up recently on teaser site Sam's New Mission that points directly to Apple headquarter's location . Any ideas on what would make a good touch-based Splinter Cell game? Shout outs are...(read more)

Gamefly Charts: Heavy Rain on Top (3 Weeks in a Row)

2010-03-03T13:41:00Z

Gamefly Top Queued! For the week of March 3, 2010, Heavy Rain remains at the top of the cross-platform Gamefly 'Most Queued' list. Battlefield Bad Company 2 tops the Xbox 360 list, while New Super Mario Bros. remains on top for the Nintendo Wii. Queue up the complete Gamefly Top 10 most requested lists: Most Popular Games Cross-Platform: Rank Title Platform(s) Category Publisher 1 Heavy Rain PS3 Action Adventure Sony Computer Entertainment 2 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PS3, Xbox 360 Shooter Electronic...(read more)

Free Assassin's Creed 2 Discovery Multiplayer Download

2010-03-02T07:42:00Z

Phew, that's a long game title! I know how much you guys love your GamerDeals, so I'm sending a quick blurb out your way to let you know that the latest Assassin's Creed 2 iPhone game is free for 48 hours. Here's the AppStore link . Remember to clear up some space on your iPhone and download it before the deal goes void and the price goes up to non-free territory on Wednesday. $2.99? Eww....(read more)

24 Hour PS3 Shutdown: What Happened?

2010-03-02T07:27:00Z

And we thought the scares of the Y2K bug were behind us! Apparently, our fancy next-gen George Foreman grills are susceptible (????) to the same world-ending system errors. From 4pm Sunday to 4pm earlier today, the PlayStation Network took a nosedive. What happened? "We are aware that the internal clock functionality in the PS3 units other than the slim model, recognized the year 2010 as a leap year. Having the internal clock date change from February 29 to March 1 (both GMT), we have verified that...(read more)

Review: Shoot 1UP

2010-03-02T01:21:00Z

Short version: This year's I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB13S 1N IT!!!1 Long version: Shoot 1UP is on the fast track to be this year's best shmup, which is both a boisterous claim since it's only March, and an unusual claim as its an Xbox Independent release. Shoot 1UP comes to us from Mommy's Best Games , the team behind last year's superb but criminally overlooked Weapon of Choice , and the pedigree is apparent. The genre evolving innovations that Weapon of Choice brought to side-scrolling shooters have...(read more)

Coming Never: The Silver Lining

2010-03-01T20:47:00Z

On today's episode of "You've Wasted Eight Years of Your Life", we focus on the Phoenix Online Studios. Phoenix Online Studios (I’m on their side, so don’t expect me to use the acronym “POS“) has spent the last eight years toiling on a fan-made love-labored sequel to King's Quest 8 called " The Silver Lining ". A lot can happen in eight years. Originally, when Phoenix began The Silver Lining , the King's Quest properties were owned by Vivendi, who took them over from Sierra. Today, though, the Sierra...(read more)

2K Announces 1 Million Dollar MLB 2010 Perfect Game Contest

2010-03-01T13:34:00Z

1 Million Dollars... 2K just announced the details of their MLB 2K10 1 Million Dollar Perfect Game Challenge: 2K Sports announced today that they will give away an unprecedented cash prize in the amount of $1,000,000 to the first person who throws a verified perfect game in Major League Baseball 2K10, the next iteration of the popular Major League Baseball 2K series, prior to May 2, 2010. The special contest, available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft through the...(read more)

New Game Releases for the Week of March 1, 2010!

2010-03-01T13:18:00Z

Welcome to New Releases for the Week! Highlights this week include Battlefield Bad Company 2, MLB10 The Show, MLB 2K10, Lunar Silver Star Harmony and Supreme Commander 2. Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of March 1, 2010 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC! As always, release dates are subject to change, slip, slide, and be fairly unpredictable. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 MLB 2K10 Lips: Party Classics Battlefield: Bad Company...(read more)

Battlefield Bad Company 2 TV Spot Premiers

2010-02-28T14:22:00Z

A new TV trailer was just released prior the release of EA's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 this Tuesday....(read more)

eBay Auction Nets Record $41,300 for Rare NES Game!

2010-02-27T14:18:00Z

Yesterday, a factory sealed North American (NTSC) version of Stadium Events (NES) sold for a record $41,300 ! The NTSC version is universally accepted as the rarest licensed NES game available for purchase in North America. At the time of its launch during the holiday season of 1987, Stadium Events was only available in limited stores prior to Nintendo purchasing the distribution rights. The two Family Fun Fitness-branded games that had already been released, as well as Bandai's version of the running...(read more)

Easiest Gold Trophies of the Forever: Frogger Returns

2010-02-26T13:39:00Z

While it hurts me to divulge easy Gold trophies of any kind...I'm here for you: the reader. And, as such is my responsibility, I'm letting you know that before you go suffering through multiple playthroughs in Heavy Rain for two, degrading Gold trophies, you can do that in Frogger Returns instead. It's cheap ($5), easy, and will net you 3 Gold, 1 Silver trophies in under an hour. First, from the main menu, hit up "Free Play" and simply beat the four levels of the game. Done. Playing through this...(read more)

EA Sucks Says UFC's Dana White

2010-02-26T07:04:00Z

"We went to EA and we talked to them about [a UFC game], they said...'this isn't a real sport, these aren't real athletes and we would never do a game like this,'" UFC's President Dana White said on yesterday's X-Play episode. He continued by saying, "So our game comes out and makes a bunch of money. And look at EA: 'Now, its a real sport, isn't it? And these are real athletes.' EA sucks." White is renowned for his blunt opinions and making sure everyone hears about it. He talks tough publicly, but...(read more)

Video: RockStar's Red Dead Redemption featuring 'The Women'

2010-02-25T13:31:00Z

A new trailer for the upcoming Red Dead Redemption featuring 'The Women' has been released by Rockstar. Red Dead Redemption is set to release on April 27, 2010....(read more)

Expect Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid This Summer

2010-02-24T13:34:00Z

In a, mostly, unprecedented move Nintendo will be releasing their heaviest hitters of the year earlier than expected, according to Kotaku (Down Under Edition) . Nintendo plans on launching Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M by the end of summer 2010 -- meaning, the latest we'll see both titles is August. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption came out summer of 2007, so it's more surprising that Nintendo's most famous plumber will debut at such an unconventional time frame. Think this will affect Nintendo's...(read more)