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Sony’s Next Handheld Now Playable in a Gamestop Near You

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:07:02 +0000

As any individual who has been following the track record of the Playstation Vita can tell you, things haven’t been especially in favor the system’s survival. Reports out of Japan of retailers carrying out huge value drops and a generally declining sales record have had several a critic muttering the doom of the next huge portable device well just before its US debut. We at Mash Those Buttons aren’t specific as to whether the North American debut of the method will buck any trends, but possible clients can at least now see how they really feel about the Vita f0r themselves.

As of this week, a quantity of Gamestop locations (more than three,300 if the number is to be believed) are host to playable demos of the PS Vita. If you want to drop in to one particular of the shops and give the new handheld a speedy play, go correct for it. Being a former employee of Gamestop myself, I give you full permission to throw the kid whose parents have left at the shop off the program. He’ll be playing for at least three hours unless you ask him to move over.

[Source through Joystiq]

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Meikyuu Touro Legasista trailer #2

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:17:06 +0000

Nippon Ichi Software package and Technique Prisma have released the second trailer for their upcoming PlayStation three dungeon RPG, Meikyuu Touro Legasista. The video functions new characters, and highlights the game’s base technique and random dungeons.

It is due out on March 15 in Japan. Watch the trailer beneath.

Gematsu

Game Gear Titles Rated For Nintendo 3DS Plus Kid Icarus Of Myths and Monsters For eShop

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:58:00 +0000

The Entertainment Software package Rating Board has rated both Shinobi and Sonic Triple Difficulty for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Each games, which had been developed by Sega, were previously obtainable on the Game Gear.

Nintendo has also announced that Kid Icarus Of Myths and Monsters will be readily available on the Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop on February 8th. The Game Boy title was previously only accessible to obtain in Europe and North America but in no way created it to Japan.

Thanks Jacob F.

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FFXIII-2 Gets Lightning DLC Pack Feb. 7

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:19:19 +0000

Even though North American and European gamers are only just obtaining their hands on Final Fantasy FFXIII-two this week, we are already acquiring our first DLC pack. The game has been out in Japan for a while now and this DLC pack does not appear like too big of an addition to the game content. I’m sure you wouldn’t notice it inside the hours and hours of gameplay included on the disc.

Lightning and Master Sergeant Amodar are included in this upcoming DLC pack releasing on February 7th for Xbox 360 and PS3. In the DLC, to play as Lightning you will need to fight her and Lt. Amoda. As soon as defeated, Lightning will join your party bringing her personal distinctive butt-kicking style to your team. No pricing has been given at the moment for how a lot it will expense to download this DLC but you can be positive that as this is a side mission within the game, I wouldn’t expect it to price any a lot more than $ ten.

Stay tuned to Platform Nation for much more info on the North American release of FFXIII-2 this week!

Platform Nation

Tales of Innocence R ‘Past Life’ DLC screenshots

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:17:11 +0000

The next batch of downloadable costumes for Tales of Innocence R are modeled following the party’s past lives.

The set sees Ruca as his past life Asras, Iria as her past life Inanna, Ange as Orifiel, and so on. It’ll debut in Japan on February 9 for 250 yen a piece.

Screenshots of the outfits can be seen at the gallery.

Gematsu

Vita Games to Cost Less Via Digital Distribution

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:40:09 +0000

Vita games – they’re high-priced, ranging from $ 29.99 to $ 49.99. With each and every Vita game becoming presented as a retail and downloadable product, Vita owners in Japan have enjoyed a ten% discount when purchasing games digitally instead of at retail. The thought that this model would make it to Europe and the US has been floating about for a although. Today, nonetheless, ShackNews managed to pry a definitive answer from Sony – and that answer is “yes”.

A representative from Sony brought the confirmation to light, saying “I can confirm that there will be a discount on the downloadable PS Vita titles from PSN. Exact facts have not however been revealed, but be on the lookout for an announcement in the quite near future.” It’s a wise move, given that $ 49.99 can be a tough pill to swallow for a handheld game.

Interestingly adequate, these digital discounts will truly be sold at retail as nicely, as found by the ever watchful eyes of the NeoGAF community. Best Acquire will be promoting codes that are then redeemable on Vita’s version of the PlayStation Network, at the very same discounted prices. 1 has to wonder what exactly the point is if you can just get those identical rates straight from PSN, but hey – options, proper?

Piki Geek

Binary Domain Japanese demo out now

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:17:13 +0000

The demo for Binary Domain was released these days on PlayStation Network and Xbox Reside in Japan.

The PlayStation Network version of the trial weighs in at 1.2 gigabytes. The Xbox Live version is just more than 1 gigabyte.

The demo delivers two stages – one in the Shinjuku Station in the upper city, and the other in Shibuya’s Spain-saka location in the lower city – and enables you to test the game’s voice command functionality.

Gematsu

First Crimson Shroud details

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:17:14 +0000

The first details on Crimson Shroud, portion of Level-5′s upcoming Guild 01 for 3DS, have come out of Weekly Famitsu.

The game, developed by Final Fantasy XII writer and desiner Yasumi Matsuno, is a tactical RPG exactly where dice rolls determine the outcome of your moves. Specifics on the battle technique are nonetheless confidential. A text-style story mode will also be present in the game.

Guild 01, which contains three other titles from the likes of Goichi Suda (No A lot more Heroes), Yoshiyuki Hirai (a Japanese comedian), and Yoot Saito (Odama), is due in Japan later this year.

Thanks, Game Jouhou.

Gematsu

Mugen Souls trailer #3

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:17:15 +0000

Only 5 days following the release of the last video, Compile Heart has revealed all in the third trailer for their upcoming PlayStation three RPG, Mugen Souls. This time, you’ll see field and battle gameplay, including ridiculously high harm points and stack attacks, all although listening to some crazy J-Pop (or at least, I feel it’s J-Pop).

The game is due out on March 22 in Japan. Watch the trailer below.

Gematsu

Resident Evil 6 Development Team is 600 Strong

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:40:37 +0000

Capcom is calling Resident Evil 6 their “biggest project” to date. Including the 150 developers in Japan, executive producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi is boasting that they have a total of 600 members operating on the game in distinct capacities worldwide.

“Resident Evil 6 is by far and away the most ambitious game in the series,” Kobayashi stated in a video message. The magnitude that Capcom is suggesting coincides with the current announcement of a split plotline, with one story following Leon S. Kennedy and the other focusing on Chris Redfield.

Like their respective latest games, footage of Leon seems to lean towards survival horror, although Redfield’s story seems to feature significantly a lot more straight-on action. Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi explained that the game is intended to blent the two genres to make a thing Capcom is calling “dramatic horror.”

[through GameSpot]

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