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Shantae Kickstarted Project to be Released on PS Vita

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Jason Nason

The folks at WayForward have announced today on their Kickstarter page that with Sony’s announcment of the newest model of PS VITA and PS VITA that the game they are fundraising for will also be released on Sony’s portable. The release won’t be added as a stretch goal but will be included in the package as an option if the company makes their $400,000 fundraising goal. “Hey folks, a lot of you have been asking for Half-Genie Hero on VITA. As it happens, the landscape of gaming has shifted somewhat today with Sony’s VITA TV announcement. In response, we’ve decided

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WayForward Launches Kickstarter for HD Shantae Game

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Jason Nason

WayForward is the latest game developer to turn to Kickstarter looking to crowd fund their latest project. The game will be a new and original game in the Shantae series and will be in HD for home consoles. WayForward has developed more than 200 licensed titles over the last 23 years, the most recent being Ducktales: Remastered. The company has also made a handful of games for Nintendo platforms, including the two previous Shantae games. “Shantae is a a Half-Genie who hair-whips monsters with her ponytail, and belly dances to transform into magical creatures. She explores Sequin Land, solves labyrinths,

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D00D! Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness Gets New Trailer

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

Want to see a new trailer for NIS America’s upcoming Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness? Well d00d you’re in luck because we’ve got a new look at their latest chapter in the long running RPG series thanks to a new trailer released for the European market. Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness canonically takes place between the first title and Disgaea 2. Things aren’t are all sunshine and rainbows in the Netherworld , as the dangerous Celestial flower threatens to pollutes the world’s atmosphere. One of the coolest gameplay additions is the ability to have members of your party ride monsters!

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Inside the Square: New Documentary Behind the Scenes of a Final Fantasy Title

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Jason Nason

Have you ever wanted to get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a game? How about a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a Final Fantasy game at Square Enix? In 25 years the team at Square Enix have never had a behind-the-scenes look at how the games in the franchise are created. That is until now. Square Enix and PlayStation has revealed a brand new documentary series titled “Inside the Square,” which takes an in-depth look at one of the greatest RPG franchises of all time.

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Need For Speed Franchise Now In The Hands of EA Ghost

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

EA’s premier racing franchise has had a bit of an identity crisis the past few years, switching from recent developer Criterion to other studios under the EA umbrella. It looks like a little bit of continuity will be coming to the franchise in future installments starting with the upcoming Need For Speed: Rivals thanks to developer EA Ghost.  Instead of switching between developers with every iteration of NFS, Ghost will handle development exclusively. It seems that EA is aware that the last few games have been met with mixed opinions, at least critically. 2010’s Need For Speed reboot was stylish

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Rockstar Opens the Airwaves and Details GTA V Radio Stations

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Jason Nason

After yesterday’s release of the Grand Theft Auto V official trailer, Rockstar Games released a preview of the radio stations and music that will be found within the game when it is released in just a few weeks. The song heard in the trailer was also revealed after the company had a lot of requests for the track title. That song is called “Sleepwalking” from electronic band The Chain Gang of 1974. The track is embedded on Rockstar’s website. Designed to encompass the breadth of the modern L.A. music scene, GTAV’s soundtrack features 15 music stations, two stations of talk

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Skylander Figures Top Sales in 2013

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Jason Nason

Activision announced last week that Skylanders figures outsold all action-figure properties in the U.S. and Europe so far in 2013. The property outpaced all toy properties overall in the U.K. year-to-date as of June 30, 2013 according to a release from Activision. The Skylanders franchise has generated more than $1.5 billion in worldwide retail sales since the release of the first Skylanders game and figures in 2011. “We began something very special with Skylanders and the magic of bringing toys to life through a video game,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO, Activision Publishing. “But it’s not just about the game. We

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GTA V’s Brief Appearance on PSN Leads To Leak of Soundtrack

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

RockStar’s next open world crime game, Grand Theft Auto V, appeared on the European PlayStation network as in an unplayable pre-load state for those who have digitally purchased the title. This practice is not new, digital only services like Steam have been offering pre-load as an option for years, allowing gamers to jump right in when a title releases at midnight. Gamer’s eagerly started sifting through the digital pre-load files and have dug up a few interesting things.  They’ve identified six different radio stations – Non-Stop Pop FM, SoundWax FM, Radio Los Santos, Punk Station, Classic Rock, West Coast Classics

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Rockstar Shares New GTA V Screens

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Jason Nason

With the game getting closer and closer to release, Rockstar Games continues to release new screens from the upcoming game. Take a look at eight new screen shots from the game. Also newly added to the Rockstar blog about the game are a few new details about content within the game. The Los Santos & Blaine County Visitors’ Travelogue has now been updated with three new areas of recreational activity to browse as you prepare for your West Coast holiday next month:

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The Checkered Flag Drops for Gran Turismo 6 on Dec 6th

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

PlayStation 4 might be all the gaming press (us included!) have been talking about these past few months but lest we not forget that the PS3 is still alive and kicking! polyphony digital’s latest racing masterpiece will head to store shelves on December 6th Sony announced during their GamesCom presentation. We’ve known about Gran Turismo 6 for sometime, as the game was originally hinted at way back in 2011, right after GT5 shipped. It was finally revealed this past May, and while GT5 may bear a passing resemblance to its predecessor, this latest version sports 33 different tracks, 1200 cars

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PS Vita Receives $50 Price Cut, Memory Cards Also Slashed

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

Owning a PS Vita is about to get more financially feasible with the announcement of a $50 price cut across the board. In addition to the price cut for the system, Sony also revealed that the system’s proprietary memory cards would also see their price tags slashed. If you already own a Vita but want to stock up on some extra memory cards the adjusted pricing is as follows: $14.99 for a 4GB stick, $19.99 for 8GB, $39.99 for 16GB and $79.99 for a 32GB memory card. One last cool thing of note – this price cut not only affects

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PlayStation 4 Reaches Retail On November 15th

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

Get ready because the PlayStation 4 launches in less than 90 days! Sony revealed at their GamesCom 2013 press conference that their latest home console will launch in North America on November 15th in North America, while gamers in Europe will have to wait two weeks for their consoles on November 29th. Sony’s suggested retail price is $399 USD/CDN or 399 Euros, but I suspect that that price will skyrocket once units hit Ebay. If you haven’t already pre-ordered your console then you might be out of luck, as EB Games/GameStop ceased taking pre-orders some time ago. That means, if

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Konami to Update 3DS Castlevania in HD

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Jason Nason

Konami announced today that they will be updating Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate in HD for release on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. The game was originally released for the Nintendo 3DS earlier this year. In the game, it is the end of days and ungodly powers isolate the Earth. The worlds’ alliance with the heavens has been threatened by a dark and malevolent force – the mysterious Lords of Shadow. Across this shattered land, the souls of the dead wander unable to find peace, whilst creatures of evil wreak chaos and death upon the living.

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Skylanders: SWAP Force Easy Going On Collectors

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Les Major

The info below comes from an E3 2013 interview with Gamespot. It is assumed information from this interview alone as well as confirming that older characters do indeed work in SWAP Force as the official site notes in their FAQ. Skylanders collectors probably won’t have any issue with picking up new SWAP Force figures when they are released October 13th, however if you’re a bit tight on funds you’ll be happy to learn that one aspect of the game seems to support your current set.

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