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Final Fantasy XIII To Ship On “About” Three DVDs On Xbox
Square Enix’s long in the making Japanese RPG epic Final Fantasy XIII is… well, epic. It’s going to be huge, expanding beyond the confines of your standard Xbox 360 game disc. Possibly on three (possibly more) DVDs when it ships. Final Fantasy XIII director Motomu Toriyama said during our Q&A session today that, while the…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
PSP’s Metal Gear Solid Will Require “Hundreds of Hours” to Complete
In an open letter to fans, MGS designer Hideo Kojima says that Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker will be a “full-featured” sequel that will be so full of content it will “require hundreds of hours to complete.” “The main team from MGS4 is participating in the development of this title and I am involved in…
By Brian Crecente Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony, GameStop Indicate PS3 Slim Available In U.S. Before September
We expected the PS3 slim to reach American gamers on September 1. Wrong. Sooner. A listing on GameStop’s website indicates that the new 120 GB PlayStation slim will ship on August 25, a full week earlier than the September 1 date that Sony ballparked for Kotaku earlier this week while discussing the system’s U.S. launch.…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Uncharted 2 Will Be 40 Percent Adventure, 60 Percent Action, 100 Percent Awesome
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will be about 40 percent exploration and puzzle-solving and 60 percent action, but developers Naughty Dog hope you don’t notice that. What they want you to notice instead is the pacing of this second entry in the franchise, that the action is more tense, the exploration more seamlessly integrated into the…
By Brian Crecente Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Special Ops Brings More Mile High Club to Modern Warfare 2
Modern Warfare 2 won’t just be about a chunky single-player campaign and endlessly playable multiplayer, it’s also going to be bringing quick drop-in-and-play single missions meant to be tackled as a two-person team or solo. The levels, Activision told Kotaku today, were inspired by the single Mile High level that unlocked at the end of…
By Brian Crecente Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Stuff You Can Buy At BlizzCon
A series of displays outside the main hall at BlizzCon 2009 gives con-goers an early look at what Blizzard goodies they can purchase once the doors open later today. Let’s take a look! I see several things here I want desperately, like the vinyl nOObs StarCraft firgures, and the plush murlocs, and the Diablo Fresh…
By Mike Fahey Published August 21, 2009 -
UncategorizedWhat’s DJ Hero’s “Through The Fire And Flames”?
Serious Guitar Hero fans know just how difficult power metal band Dragonforce’s “Through the Fire and Flames” is to play, even on a plastic guitar with five buttons. DJ Hero has its own “TTFAF” equivalent, we’ve learned. According to DJ Hero lead Jamie Jackson from FreeStyleGames, the turntablism game pretty much maxes out with Scratch…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Today I Am 31
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Public Daze Just like Baskin Robbins. You know that they’ve got Baskin Robbins in Japan, but nobody calls it Baskin Robbins, but rather, 31? Probably because the sign has “Baskin Robbins” in English and “31” written in katakana. Fascinating! Anyway, off to eat my birthday cake. Yum, yum, gimme some.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
A PSP For Gran Turismo Fans
The old PSP is going out with a bang in Japan later this year, with the October release of a special Gran Turismo PSP hardware bundle. The bundle includes a copy of Gran Turismo PSP and a PSP-3000, which is black with a wee little Gran Turismo logo on the front. Pricing for the bundle…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Battlefield 1943 Won’t Be Out On PC This Year
Hey, PC users. Sorry if you thought Battlefield 1943 would be out on PC sometime in 2009. Really sorry. Because it won’t be. Instead, the game has been delayed into 2010, DICE’s Gordon Van Dyke telling G4TV: We haven’t released a Frostbite [DICE’s game engine] built game on PC, so going into this project we…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
You’re Confused About Metal Gear? Hideo Kojima Is Confused, Too
Let’s be honest here, the Metal Gear Solid saga is hard to follow. Fascinating and intricate, sure, but like a daytime soap with clones, nanomachines and mechas. Don’t worry if you are baffled at times. Series creator Hideo Kojima gets baffled, too, scratching his noggin while figuring out plot points. “I personally get confused too…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
PAL PlayStation Store Update: Gamescom Gamescom Gamescom
For some reason, while the American update was a little thin this week, the PAL PlayStation Store sees the arrival of a ton of content, from live Gamescom press conference videos to a demo for Bethesda’s WET. Games & Demos Colin McRae DiRT 2 (demo) WET (demo) Mini Ninjas (demo) IL2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hong Kong Hosting PS3 Slim Launch Party
That’s right, the steaming metropolis will having be a big bash for the new Sony console. Look, shirtless man! Sony HK is having a launch party in Causeway Bay, which is one of Hong Kong‘s major shopping areas. The event is on August 31 and starts at 6pm and will run past midnight on September…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Plants vs Zombies To Gnaw At Retail, iPhones, Your Chest
PopCap announced today that Plants vs Zombies – a game we like very, very much – will now be able to be enjoyed by even more people, with both a retail and iPhone release. The game will, as you read this, already be sitting on store shelves across America, for the reasonable price of $20.…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Much Does The PS3 Slim Really Cost? (In Japan, That Is…)
Well, it is cheaper, but is it cheaper? Sony shaved off more than the price for its new PlayStation 3, the PS3 Slim. Japanese news site Get News did some number crunching — your mileage may very. Let’s dive in: • PS3 Slim = ¥29,980 (US$318) • PS3 Slim + Game = ¥36,980 ($394) •…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Blur Will Be Out In November
Well, here’s one game not peeing its pants at the first sight of the words “Modern Warfare 2.” Activision (which probably explains it) announced today that Blur will be out in November. November 2009. The racer – Bizarre’s first since leaving the Project Gotham series behind – hasn’t exactly captured the public’s hearts and minds…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Thanks For the Mammaries, Queen’s Blade
This December, Namco Bandai is releasing Queen’s Blade Spiral Chaos and bringing a handful of gaming to the PlayStation Portable. Two more fighters have been announced for the title: Curvy Cattleya and mountainous Melpha. Queen’s Blade is originally a Lost Worlds style “combat picture book game” and has been published in Japan for the last…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2009