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First Details On Fable III
As early as March of this year, Fable designer Peter Molyneux teased to us that the series might take a different direction. The “See The Future” DLC strongly and bluntly alluded to that new direction as well, and today’s press conference in Germany seems to have cemented that into fact. “Third in a series and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fable II Goes Episodic, Pay-To-Play
In addition to announcing Fable III, Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux has also revealed that Fable II is to be re-released as an episodic, pay-per-episode title. It’ll launch on September 29, with the game broken up into five chapters. The first chapter will be free, and when you get to the end of it, you’ll be…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Microsoft To Announce Fable III
Peter Molyneux plans to announce Fable III this morning at Germany’s Gamescom. Molyneux will be talking about the setting and the story of this third role-playing game during Microsoft’s Gamescom press conference, which is scheduled to commence later this morning. We’ll bring you all the details of the announcement – and everything else Microsoft have…
By Brian Crecente Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Harmonix: SingStar Beatles Is A “Misheard Rumor”
Interesting. Yesterday, we ran a story from British trade site MCV, who claimed that Sony had signed a deal with EA for the PS3-exclusive release of Singstar: Beatles. Thing is, Harmonix are being all…funny about it. Harmonix’s Sean Baptiste has issued a short, blunt statement on the matter, saying “This isn’t true, just a misheard…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony Talk PlayStation Lifetime Sales, PSN Revenue
During their big press conference earlier today at Gamescom, Sony took the time to reveal some facts, figures and numbers for both the PlayStation family of consoles as well as the PlayStation Network. Disclosed were the lifetime sales figures for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. Those numbers (and these are worldwide figures)…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3 Slim Already Has A Bundle Deal
The newly announced PS3 Slim is getting a special PS3 bundle — for Japan, that is. And it’s a Gundam bundle. Surprise! To mark the 30th anniversary of the mecha franchise, the bundle comes bundled with a copy of PS3 title Gundam Senki with new box design, a 120GB PS3 Slim, a wireless controller and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
Aion Version 1.5 Impressions – What NCSoft Learned In A Year
It’s been one year since I first saw Aion: Tower of Eternity and those wings I admired are about ready to take flight in the US. Developer NCSoft has learned a lot since the massively multiplayer online game went live in Korea last year and they’ve integrated as much as they could into version 1.5,…
By AJ Glasser Published August 19, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3 Slim: RIP Linux OS
The PS3 Slim is a good news story for Sony, as its cheaper price will allow the console to be more competitive in a market where it’s currently sitting dead last. But it’s not all good news. Unlike previous models of the PS3, the Slim won’t let users install their own operating systems. Well, it…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Be Patient, Castlevania Movie Now In Pre-Pre-Production
Resident Evil movie director Paul W.S. Anderson was originally on board to write and direct the Castlevania movie project. He’s now producing the flick. What’s happening with that? Hollywood got the big screen game rights back in 2005 with Resident Evil helmer Paul W.S. Anderson attached to write and direct. Shooting was slated to start…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hey, Look, It’s Phantasy Star Portable 2
SEGA’s action role-playing-game series is once again coming to the PSP with Phantasy Star Portable. Goodbye ad-hoc! Phantasy Star Portable 2 features online multiplayer, making it possible to playing with play and chat with fellow players across Japan. Featuring double the voice acting and text as compared to the prequel, the game system has evolved…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony Explain Why The PS3 Slim Has No Backwards Compatibility
Somewhere between the time Sony removed backwards compatibility from the previous PS3, and we knew there’d be a new PS3, people got to hoping that the feature would be brought back in the PS3 Slim. It hasn’t. Put a PS2 disc into the PS3 Slim and it won’t play. Which for some will mean nothing,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gran Turismo 5 Details Race Into Gamescom
Because Sony will be showing off both Gran Turismo PSP and Gran Turismo 5 (just like they did at E3) at Gamescom, Polyphony’s website has been updated with a few more details on the game, along with some “images.” I say “images” instead of screenshots because they’re of the game’s…main menu screen, which will be…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sense of Urgency in FIFA 10 Latest Vid, Screens
The latest trailer for FIFA 10, going out today to coincide with the title’s GamesCom appearance, highlights the raft of new features you can expect this year. One I just like the sound of is “defensive urgency.” More authentic manager modes, a different practice set-up, and 360-degree dribbling – because I didn’t suck enough with…
By Owen Good Published August 18, 2009
