Kotaku: No Plans Watch

EA's Disaster Plans Don't Include Billion-Dollar Lawsuits or Giant Meteors

Owen Good — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:00:00 EDT

A cocktail-napkin calculation about what's at stake in former NCAA players' lawsuit against EA Sports arrived at a potential cash-and-prizes value of $1 billion. But as apocalyptic as that total sounds, Electronic Arts doesn't sound too worried. More »

No Console Version Of Diablo III Planned

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:20:00 EDT

Right now, there's a PC version of Diablo III planned. A Mac version, too. But consoles? According to Blizzard, as of August 2010, there are no plans for a console version of the game. More »

Red Dead On PC? Don't Hold Your Breath

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:30:00 EDT

Red Dead Redemption is one of the best games of the year. Heck, it's my favourite game of the year so far. But I own a console. If you own only a PC and want in on the action, well... More »

Just Cause 2 Won't Have Multiplayer, Just 'Cause

Owen Good — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EDT

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The director of Just Cause 2 is loud and proud about the fact they built a single-player game, and shut down thoughts that they could be cooking up multiplayer downloadable content for this game. More »

Square Enix Has "No Plans" For Final Fantasy XIII DLC

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:00:00 EST

In an age in which downloadable content is often discussed when a game is released (or even before!), Square Enix has stated that it does not have currently have any plans for Final Fantasy XIII DLC. More »

Nomura: Still No FFVII Remake, but Maybe Cloud Cameos

Owen Good — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:30:00 EST

Square Enix designer Tetsuya Nomura reiterated the no-plans watch for a Final Fantasy VII remake any time soon, although it would take much more than the nuanced way he said it to put to rest the speculation on this game. More »

Yeah, But What About The "Other" Irrational Games?

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:30:00 EST

So 2K Boston have reverted to their original name, Irrational Games. Good news for nostalgic PC fans. But what of the fate of the "other half" of Irrational, 2K Australia? More »

Will The Michael Jackson PS3 Bundle Get Western Release?

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:00:00 EST

It currently does not look that way. The bundle, releasing on January 27 in Japan, comes with a 120GB PlayStation 3 as well as a Blu-ray copy of the Michael Jackson documentary This Is It. But is Japan it? More »

EA Sound A Little Shakier On Support For Tiger Woods

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:20:00 EST

When news of Tiger Wood's "personal issues" first hit, EA Sports came out on the defensive, issuing a strong statement of support for their star. A couple of weeks (and a dozen ladies) later, however, things aren't looking as solid. More »

No PC DLC for RE5, Says Capcom

Owen Good — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST

Capcom's announcement of a DLC bonanza on Wednesday conspicuously excluded PC versions and dates. That's because the company doesn't intend to release it for the PC. For now, anyway. More »

Media Molecule: LBP Sequel Would "Fragment" Its Community

Owen Good — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:40:00 EST

Media Molecule leaves little doubt it has no plans for any kind of a sequel to LittleBigPlanet, with a designer calling it "the most counterproductive thing you could do," in an interview with Critical Gamer. More »

No Demo for Assassin's Creed II, Either

Owen Good — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EDT

Ubisoft's decision to not publish a public demo for the first Assassin's Creed disappointed fans. They're going to be disappointed again, because a spokesman has said Assassin's Creed II won't get a demo, either. More »

Microsoft: No Blu-ray Add-ons Coming To Xbox 360

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:40:00 EDT

Despite what Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may have implied, the company has "no plans" to bring Blu-ray playing accessories to the Xbox 360, according to a statement from the company. More »

No Plans for Layton on Wii

Owen Good — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:40:00 EDT

In an interview with Official Nintendo Magazine, the Level 5 CEO Akihiro Hino has said the studio has no plans to bring Professor Layton to the Wii, despite the series' strong popularity on the DS. More »

Capcom Has Not Yet Decided Resident Evil 6 Producer

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:30:00 EDT

Osaka-based game company Capcom makes Resident Evil zombie games. With Resident Evil 5 shipping 5 million copies worldwide, damn skippy that Capcom is going to churn out RE6. More »

Peter Moore: No More NASCAR Games from EA

Owen Good — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:40:00 EDT

In an interview, EA Sports boss Peter Moore says his division's plans for doing more NASCAR games have, like Ray Earl Don's No. 78 Chevy in turn four at Rockingham, done blowed up. More »

Bethesda Have "No Plans" For More Elder Scrolls

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:20:00 EDT

On this week's instalment of No Plans Watch: Bethesda's Todd Howard, speaking at QuakeCon 09 on the future of the Elder Scrolls series now that his company is officially done with Fallout 3. More »

Godfather III Looking Less Likely

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:30:00 EDT

EA's The Godfather II sold only 241,000 copies in the U.S. — disappointing for a name title. No wonder EA Games label president Frank Gibeau is ready to wash his hands of the franchise. More »

"No Plans" for PS3 Redesigns

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:00:00 EDT

Sony loves redesigning its hardware — slimmer, slicker, better. Rumor has it that the Japanese company will be announcing not one, but two hardware redesign-related announcements at this year's E3. More »

Square Enix Has "No Plans" For English FFXIII Blu-ray Demo

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:00:00 EDT

Just because the Final Fantasy XIII Blu-ray demo powered Japanese PS3 sales, don't expect the same for the West. Heck, don't expect a Blu-ray demo for the time being. More »

Nintendo Has NO PLANS For DSi Skype

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The PSP has voice-over-IP software Skype, and hey, Skype is technically possible for the DSi. That doesn't mean because it's possible that the DSi is getting Skype. More »

No Fatal Frame For Europe, Either

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:30:00 EDT

Fatal Frame probably won't be released on the Wii in the US. If it makes you feel any better, Americans, it probably won't be released in Europe either. More »

Nintendo: We Have "No Plans" To Release Classic Controller Pro In America

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:30:00 EST

Like the looks of that Classic Controller Pro Nintendo unveiled the other day? Might want to pay your import retailer of choice a visit, then, because Nintendo don't sound keen on releasing it in America. More »

The Chances Of A DISSIDIA Sequel...

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:00:00 EST

Want a DISSIDIA sequel? Square Enix game designer Tetsuya Nomura says there are "no plans" currently. But, hey, plans can change. More »

Sony Have NO PLANS For A PSP2

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:00:00 EST

Time for another episode of "No Plans Watch"! This week, we feature Sony's John Koller, who takes recent reports that PSP2 games are already in development and does his best to pooh pooh them. More »

Sony Have "No Plans" For A PSP2

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:30:00 EST

Yes! It's time for this week's instalment of No Plans Watch. So, who doesn't have any plans today? It's Sony's David Reeves, who says Sony have no plans for a PSP2. More »

Sony Has "No Plans" For A PS3 Price Cut

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:30:00 EST

"No Plans Watch" returns today after a disappointingly long absence, just in time to bring you these comments from Sony Computer Entertainment America. See, online mag D-Pad posted a slew of PS3 rumours the other day, most promising among them word that the PS3 would be getting "more competitive" in terms of pricing from March 2009 onwards. Well, SCEA are pouring cold water on the rumour, issuing a statement that says - wait for it - "There are no plans for a price reduction on PS3 in March 09, and anything reported on or discussed otherwise is purely rumor or speculation". Imagine that. No plans! Not a single plan. More »

Konami Has "No Plans" For MGS4 Expansion

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:00:00 EST

These days it's not uncommon for hit games to get DLC expansions. Rumors have been swirling that likewise Metal Gear Solid 4 will be getting the same treatment. Not so! says Konami. Here's the official statement from the game's publisher: "There are no plans to expand Metal Gear Solid 4... All further expansions are planned for Metal Gear Online." Nothing against MGO, but that's a damn shame. A few new maps would be nice — heck, we'd buy 'em. Think of this as a swift punch to the nards from your friends at Konami. More »

LittleBigPlanet To Add Sticker Import From Hard Drive

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:00:42 EST

As of right now, the only way to import images that one can plaster upon the levels of LittleBigPlanet is courtesy of the PlayStation Eye, EyeToy or "other compatible USB camera." Great for capturing one's nether regions, but less great for transferring one's original artwork and digital photos. Fortunately, that's about it change, according to Media Molecule's Alex Evans and, oddly enough, the developer's Flickr photo stream. More »

Still No Plans For A Siren Blu-Ray Release In The US

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:30:00 EDT

Hope this story from last week didn't get your hopes up. Turns out that information - about a Blu-Ray release for Siren: Blood Curse in the Fall - was for European eyes only. You Americans, you're still in limbo, left only with the option of downloading the game and these helpful words from SCEA:

At this time, there is no Blu-ray Disc version planned for the North American market. Please note, however, that you are able to delete and then re-download episodes since the purchase is linked to your PSN account. The developers kept this functionality in mind knowing that the episodes were fairly beefy.

Hah. "No plans". Already, our favourite catchphrase of 2008! Of course, being a PS3 game it's not too hard to import it, so long as you don't mind the characters telling you to stick to the footpath, mind the grey-skinned chaps and use only aluminium weapons. Side note to publishers: more press statements need the word "beefy". Still No U.S. Plans For Disc-Based ‘Siren: Blood Curse' [MTV] More »

Microsoft Clarifies Final Fantasy XIII Asia Version Clarification

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:00:00 EDT

Back in early August at a Microsoft game exhibition in Taipei, Microsoft Taiwan's Grace Chou apparently confirmed that an Asian Xbox 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII was getting released in Taiwan. According to Taiwanese site GNN Gamer, the Microsoft exec stated it hadn't been decided which localized version (Japanese or English) would be launched for the Asian territories. This Asian version (which would conceivably be released in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore) made Japanese Xbox 360 owners excited as it possibly meant they might be able to import FFXIII and play it on Japanese Xbox 360s. GNN Gamer posted a Microsoft Taiwan statement that clarified earlier remarks, stating: "The announcement of the release of Final Fantasy XIII on Xbox 360 at this year's E3 is at the moment still at the planning stage. We don't have any further information regarding the releasing date or the possibility of localization." Microsoft contacted Kotaku, telling us that this statement GNN Gamer was actually incorrect. That statement has since been updated on GNN Gamer, but the site has not made such mention of this update or change. The post now reads:

針對日前媒體對於Final Fantasy XIII會在台上市的引述報導，台灣微軟在此作出聲明。在2008年E3展中，微軟宣布Final Fantasy XIII將在北美與歐洲地區推出Xbox 360版本，並沒有在台灣推出的計劃。如果造成任何的誤解，台灣微軟特此澄清。台灣微軟 Regarding recent inaccurate media reports about the availability of Final Fantasy XIII in the Taiwan market, Microsoft Taiwan hereby issues this statement: At E3 2008, it was announced that Final Fantasy XIII will be available for Xbox 360 platform in North America and Europe. There is no plan to launch the game in Taiwan. We regret any confusion caused by this. Microsoft Taiwan

When we contacted Microsoft directly about whether or not Final Fantasy XIII will be getting an Asian version, Microsoft issued this statement: "There's really no more to say than that as announced at E3, "Final Fantasy XIII" on Xbox 360 is scheduled for release in North America and Europe. There are no plans to release the game in any other region, including Asia." Do keep in mind that after the E3 press conference, we approached Xbox Japan boss Takashi Sensui about the chances of FFXIII getting a Japan release. His response? Ask Square Enix. [Pic] More »