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More Art From GRIN’s Cancelled Final Fantasy Project
We don’t normally enjoy loitering around what is essentially a corpse, but when it’s a Final Fantasy game that was in production at a Swedish studio, well, you can excuse us for being curious. With the game now canned, and GRIN no more, the artists working on the game are now free to go posting…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2009 -
August’s Top-Selling PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade Games
No prizes for guessing what the most popular games were on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade last month, what with the release of a much-loved fighter and a modern take on Metroid. Shadow Complex easily comes in on top of the XBLA charts, as you’d expect from a game that’s challenging retail games…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2009 -
Civ, FIFA & Snowboarding Added To Games On Demand
Microsoft today released a list of titles due to be added to the 360’s Games on Demand service for the month of September, with a new game due every week. The titles coming in September are: USA Civilization Revolution (September 8, so…today) FIFA Street 3 (September 15) Shaun White Snowboarding (September 22) Fable II: Game…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2009 -
Halo: ODST Live-Action Trailer Gets An Extended Cut
Halo fan or not, you gotta admit that the ODST live-action trailer was an amazing piece of work for what is, essentially, a video game commercial. The original ran for 1:30; this extended cut runs for a whole extra minute. .html
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009 -
Sonic Returns In New 2D, HD Game
It appears that Sega may actually have been listening. After years and years of (mostly) awful 3D Sonic games, the company is now teasing something called “Project Needlemouse”, billed as a return to the Sonic of old. “Old-school Sonic fans have long asked to see Sonic return to a more 2D style of gameplay” says…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009 -
PS3 Firmware Q&A Addresses Glitter, Jingles & Uncharted Problems
The PS3’s last big firmware update, from 2.8 to 3.0, brought with it a lot of neat changes. It also, however, brought with it a few niggling annoyances, like a glittering background and the loss of the distinctive Ps3 “chime”. You know the one, it’d play every time you booted up a game and the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009 -
Reviews
Defense Grid Micro-Review: Mmmmm… Raspberries
Defense Grid: The Awakening is now out on Xbox Live Arcade. But it’s been out for a while on PC, where it’s got a reputation as, well, the best tower defense game there is. Like most tower defense games, Defense Grid asks the player to strategically place defensive towers to prevent something bad from happening.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009 -
Yup, There Will Be A Final Fantasy XIII PS3 Bundle [Update]
The topic was barely whispered of during the Final Fantasy XIII party earlier tonight in Tokyo, but the game’s latest press release has confirmed that there will be a PS3/FFXIII bundle in Japan. It’ll be a Slim PS3, will include a copy of Final Fantasy XIII and…that’s all the info they had. More information will…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009 -
Age Of Empires III Bundled In Complete Collection
Forget for a moment that the Age of Empires series looks destined for a long spell on the sidelines, courtesy of Microsoft. And instead, make do with the news Age of Empires III is about to get bundled. On September 15, Microsoft will release Age of Empires III: Complete Collection, a box set which includes…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009 -
Final Fantasy XIII Aiming For Western Release In Spring 2010
Japanese release dates for Final Fantasy XIII are all well and good if you’re Japanese, but what if you’re American? Canadian? British, Australian, German, French? Well, then you’ll want to know dates for the game’s Western release. Speaking at tonight’s Final Fantasy XIII event in Tokyo, Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada has said “In the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009 -
Final Fantasy XIII Release Date Confirmed
Square Enix confirmed tonight at a Japanese press event that Final Fantasy XIII will indeed be out on December 17. Least, that’s when it’ll be out in Japan. The date isn’t a surprise – not after it was accidentally leaked by Square on the company’s YouTube site – but still, it’s nice to get confirmation.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009 -
Commodore 64, Now On iPhone
Manomio’s C64 emulator for the iPhone and iPod Touch – which was originally knocked back by Apple in June – has now been cleared for release. It includes five “classic” games (though “classic” might be a bit of a stretch), those being Dragons Den, Le Mans, Jupiter Lander, Arctic Shipwreck and Jack Attack. What, no…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009 -
Sony’s European Platinum Range Expands
Europe’s budget line for PlayStation 3 games, the Platinum range, last week expanded by four titles, each going for £20 (€30). Strangely, they all seem to be using the old box format and old PS3 logo. Before you say anything, yes, we know Metal Gear Solid 4 has been out in select PAL territories for…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009 -
Sony Might Hand Out PSP Dev Kits For Free
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s Zeno Colaco has told Develop magazine that, somewhere down the line, Sony may stop charging some developers for PSP dev kits and just start handing them out for free. Speaking about the endless comparisons between the PSPgo’s “Minis” line and the almighty App Store, Colaco says that unlike Apple – who…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009 -
Lostwinds: Winter Of The Melodias Trailer
This is a trailer for Winter of the Melodias, sequel to the brilliant Lostwinds. Good to know that with Nintendo off doing…other things, there’s still someone around to do this kind of thing on the Wii. [via Offworld]
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009 -
Metroid Prime Trilogy Version Looks Worse Than The Originals
Those picking up Metroid Prime Trilogy appear to be trading convenience for graphical fidelity, with this clip showing that one of the Trilogy versions of the game is sporting reduced textures and particle effects. The opening minutes show the original game (Metroid Prime), while the Trilogy version kicks in at around the 3-minute mark. The…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009 -
Kick Your WoW Habit…For $14,000
There’s little doubt that Blizzard’s World of Warcraft can be addictive. Most of you probably know someone addicted to it. But we doubt you know anyone stupid enough to pay $14,000 to kick said addiction. The ReSTART clinic in Seattle claims to be “the first residential treatment center for Internet addiction” in the US, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2009 -
Valkyria Chronicles To Expand In 2010 [Update]
Sega announced today that, come next year, Valkyria Chronicles owners will be able to dust off their copy of the game and play through some new content. A brief statement issued by Sega’s PR said “Today, Sega announces new downloadable content for Valkyria Chronicles on PS3. ‘Challenges from Team Edy’ will test your strategy skills…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2009 -
Paul McCartney Hasn’t Played Beatles: Rock Band
A big fuss was made of the mere fact Paul & Ringo were at Microsoft’s E3 presser, but less fuss was made of the fact they looked awkward and out of place. Almost as if they couldn’t give a shit. Now, that may be true, it may not be true, we’ll probably never know. But…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 7, 2009
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