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Disney Buys Wideload Games, Lands Bungie Founder
Disney seems to be on a spending spree these days, picking up Marvel late last month and today buying Wideload Games. As part of Disney Interactive Studios‘ purchase of Wideload Games, Wideload and Bungie founder Alexander Seropian, will join Disney Interactive as the vice president of creative. In his new role, Seropian will report to…
By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tokyo Game Show Final Fantasy XIII Demo Impressions
Final Fantasy XIII is coming out in Japan this year — this December, actually. At the Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix will have a playable demo, which is most likely the final demo before FFXIII hits retail. I got some hands on time with the TGS demo build. What Is It? Final Fantasy XIII is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
New, Free Content Coming to Batman Next Week
New, free downloadable content will be coming to Batman: Arkham Asylum on Sept. 17, according to the Playstation 3’s in-game news ticker. I don’t have a copy of the game for the Xbox 360 or PC, so I haven’t been able to see if the same news is popping up on those games. If you…
By Brian Crecente Published September 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
You Can’t Watch The New FFXIII Trailer Yet, Let Me Describe It
The climax of tonight’s Final Fantasy XIII party was the game’s brand new trailer. It will be shown at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, so all attending will be able to check it out. Tonight, however, only a hundred or so individuals were able to see it. The trailer is so new that many Square…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Another Final Fantasy Game, Another Final Fantasy Drink
Square Enix and beverage company Suntory announced during tonight’s Final Fantasy XIII party that, as is becoming custom, they’ll once again be pairing to release a line of FF-themed drinks for the Japanese market. The drinks, called Final Fantasy XIII Elixir, will be out sometime this “Winter”. Since every line of these things seems to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
Square Enix FFXIII Event Liveblog Incoming
Tonight in Tokyo, Square Enix is holding a Final Fantasy XIII event, and we’ll be there liveblogging our brains out. By “we”, we mean “me”. The event will start at 7:00pm Japan Time (which is 4am Kotaku Time) and is expected to run for two hours. Be sure to check back for our liveblog and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
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 - Uncategorized
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 -
UncategorizedMetroid 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 - Uncategorized
Square Enix President Played Dragon Quest IX For 30 Hours
Not every game exec plays video games. Square Enix honcho Yoichi Wada does. Or rather, says he does. The businessman claims to have spent 30 hours over the course of four days after Dragon Quest IX was released this past July. But for Wada, it’s not simply a matter of “I like videos games”. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
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
