THQ has announced to investors that it is delaying Metro: Last Light for Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation three and Computer to early 2013. THQ also announced that Darksiders two will be released in the course of the summer for Xbox 360, PlayStation three and Pc, but wouldn’t specify exactly when we will see the game on Wii U. Darksiders 2 has already been announced as a launch title for Wii U, so expect it later this year.

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Team 17  have nowadays confirmed the PS3 release date for Worms Ultimate Mayhem, with the revamped package of Worms 3D and Worms: Mayhem coming to the PSN from the 15th November.

Ultimate Mayhem hit the Xbox Live Arcade back in October, but finally PS3 owners can unleash 3D worms hell this month at a cost of £9.99. For that price you will get 60 single player missions, quite a few challenges and graphical themes, 38 weapons and utilities and full on-line play for up to four players.

Worms Ultimate Mayhem hits the PSn on the 15th November in the UK priced at £9.99, unless you’re a Playstation Plus subscriber who will receive a launch discount.

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Namco Bandai has addressed a point raised by gamers that DLC offers are basically saying ‘buy the parts we decided to leave out.’ Namco say it is “essential to show” post-launch assistance.

The character creation tool will give fans “genuinely distinctive types entering battle.” Assessment scores are “in line” with expectations. Majority are “entirely fair” to the game.

A debate amongst gamers started over at Eurogamer, where 1 user stated DLC is “otherwise known as ‘maybe you need to wait for the total edition to come out when it’ll be less costly.’”

Some valid points had been raised about the nature of DLC. “Is not announcing your DLC content just before the release of the game terrible business?” asked one more gamer. “You’re essentially saying “Appear, our game is completed, we just decided to leave some parts out. You will pay complete value for the game and then extra for the parts we left out!”

Namco director of advertising and PR responded: “No-one ever genuinely knows what goes on in improvement and I feel it is crucial to show that we are supporting the game and will be post-launch.”

“I can tell you that the game is no way restricted in content and the character creation tool will certainly allow for some really distinctive designs entering battle.” The Xbox 360 version of Soul Calibur V sits about a high 70 on Metacritic, with PS3 a low 80. These are typically what Namco Bandai was expecting from critics, they stated.

“The scores are in line with what I believed they would be,” Kirton stated. “I am happy we’ve received some nines and also some eights, such as Edge,” they continued. “I think the majority of the evaluations are totally fair and I assume it will do nicely overall.” It will “do well over a longer period,” even though pre-orders had been “fairly great” for them.

“The franchise is crucial to us, nevertheless at present we are not searching at it ‘not achieving’,” said Namco.

“We have worked difficult to be clever in the planet of PR, we’ve worked hard with the communities and we’ve got fantastic reviews to sit alongside the marketing. We have no confirmation on a new Soul title nevertheless, but you never know what the future holds.” Are you enjoying Soul Calibur V, video gamer?

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Capcom is wetting our appetite for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom three for the PlayStation Vita with some new screenshots. The PS Vita edition will be creating on the console version, so it will have all the very same mode plus added capabilities.  Considering that the game is a launch title it will be readily available on the very same day as the PS Vita Initial Edition bundle which is February 15th if you pre-order the technique whilst the normal launch for the program is February 22nd.

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We’ve got some bad news for gamers in Europe - Twisted Metal will not only be delayed, but it will also have content cut.

The news comes only weeks before the original February 17th launch, making the delay very last minute. David Jaffe spoke about the cuts and delay on NeoGAF:

Hey- a few things:

1- I DO NOT think it’s region locked. In fact, if it is, that’s brand new cause I remember thinking, ‘No way we can do ranked games all over the world cause of lag’ and our amazing net coder was like, ‘nope, should be ok’….so I don’t THINK that’s true. In fact, until you guys mentioned it, it never would have occurred to me that we would be region locked cause as of yesterday, we were not. But again, I only found out yesterday we’re slipping in Europe so if you’ve got a link, send it. Otherwise, worldwide game still on!

2-RE CONTENT CUTS A: Well nothing like Black. And come on, you think I wanted to change content? FUCK no- for a bunch of reasons ‘fuck no’. But it ain’t my game (Sony owns the IP and funded it) and I certain countries have- obviously- much stricter guidelines. AND since TM has never been a big seller outside of America, I guess it didn’t make sense to have a whole bunch of different discs for each country (i.e. Germany gets disc ver. 3, UK gets disc ver 6, etc.)

3- RE CONTENT CUTS B: It’s not a TM:BLACK style change. 99% of the cuts were in the movies and the movies are still intact and I sat with the editor- who was the same editor of the American movies- and we went thru and addressed the notes from Europe and made sure the stories still worked. And to be fair, there have not been that many cuts. For example, in the scene we’ve released on the net from the intro- where the girl stabs Tooth in the eye- the SCEE version has this but we cut away right before the scissors make contact with Tooth’s face. It’s CLEAR what she’s doing and I think we even keep the sound effects in and such- but the last few frames are gone. The story itself tho totally works and- for some folks even who tend to think this kinda stuff plays better left to your imagination anyway- perhaps it even works better.

4- RE CONTENT CUT C: Only a few content cuts for the game- for example, I think the guy on the gurney from Meat Wagon is dead so you are exploding a corpse covered with TNT vs. a screaming man trapped to the gurney. Sucks on my end but at the same time, I get it and the game play isn’t different and the intent is still there, as is the humor. In some ways, it’s actually much more macabre when you think about it. Shooting a dude screaming out the back of an ambulance is pretty stupid and fun and cartoony in a dark, twisted way. Turning a stolen from the morgue CORPSE a missile? A bit more disturbing in some ways…not trying to sell you on it, just thinking outloud.

Anyway, it sucks in that I HATE cuts the original game. At the same time, it’s nothing like TMB and players in SCEE territories will be able to play the same game and dive into the same Twisted universe as SCEA players. It’s a touch different but I and the team still stand JUST as proudly behind the SCEE versions and are very excited that we’ll be able to meet up with TM players the world over online and share the game together.

5- As for delay- yeah, it sucks too. Localization just taking a touch longer. Altho I heard March 1 and someone on this board- I think- is saying March 31?!? Does March even have 31 days?!?! It might…shit, I’m dumb. I honestly sit here and can’t recall…lessee…no I think March goes to 30, right? ANYWAY point being: I heard March 1 (and I KNOW there’s a March 1, dammit!)….are you guys hearing something different?

As his comment notes – Sony haven’t announced a new release date, not even to developer Eat Sleep Play, but Jaffe thinks it could be March 1st. They also haven’t announced the full extent of the cuts, although they will be different in different regions (history suggests Germany will be the worst hit, while the UK should have the fewest cuts).

What are your thoughts on the delay, and the fact that Sony is cutting content? Let us know in the comments below.

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Folks have been questioning about regardless of whether a gold Xbox Reside account would be necessary in order to play the upcoming Mass Effect three multiplayer demo and the answer is Yes, it will be needed to play the Mass Impact 3 multiplayer demo. But Mass Impact three will contain a limited time Gold access when you download the demo.

Microsoft released this statement:
“In celebration of ME3, Xbox is pleased to offer fans access to ME3 demo multiplayer for the time top to launch.  Xbox Reside Gold gives you exclusive rewards such as multiplayer gaming, member-only deals &amp previews, and access to entertainment with Netflix, ESPN, Hulu Plus and more.”

So now everybody with Xbox Live, regardless of whether you already have XBL Gold or not, will be in a position to play the Mass Effect three multiplayer demo.

YEY!

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Nintendo has announced that it is teaming up with iam8bit and Giant Robot to invite consumers to celebrate the release of the Rhythm Heaven Fever for the Wii. The launch party will be open to the public on a very first-come, very first-served basis. Attendees will have the possibility to get hands-on time with the game in advance of its February 13th release. In addition guests will take pleasure in game play, food, beverages and music throughout the evening.

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Soul Calibur V is set 17 years immediately after the events of its predecessor, with the primary story arc focusing on Sophitia’s son, Patroklos. Keeping with the series’ tradition of adding guests characters, the game will also feature Ezio Auditore from the Assassin’s Creed franchise as a playable combatant.

I, for one want that Assassin’s Creed hoodie that attributes in the trailer, Im ever so jealous of it. Ubisoft if you are reading this please can I have one? Please?

The game is looking fantastic and I’m sure that Soul Calibur fans will be far from disappointed with the final product if it’s anywhere near as fun to play as that trailer shows.

The game is released in the US tomorrow and in Europe on the 3rd February.

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Phillippe Cardon, CEO of PlayStation France, said in an interview with Le Point that he believes the lagging sales of Sony’s PlayStation Vita handheld are most likely due to the absence of titles that would appeal to Japanese audiences.

Cardon specifically cited the lack of a title from the Monster Hunter series as a detractor from sales, and announced that a new title in the franchise would be released in the coming months. “We need to put issues into perspective and stay calm,” Cardon mentioned. “The games readily available at launch in Japan do not correspond to the typology of the Japanese public. It lacks a certain game, Monster Hunter, scheduled for the coming months. Had it been there right out in Japan, the story would have been different.”

At launch, the Vita began robust with 325,000 units sold in Japan in the first few days, but sales dropped significantly to only 43,000 in the third week. The handheld will be released in the United States and Europe on February 22, but Cardon explained for the duration of the interview that he does not have doubts about the handheld’s sales outside of Japan because the launch titles, which includes Uncharted: Golden Abyss, are far more appealing to western audiences. In contrast, Monster Hunter has moderately sized following in the US, but in Japan the series is basically a household name and is likely to be a driving force in the handheld’s sales.

The Nintendo 3DS had similarly slow sales at launch, a trend that appears to indicate a decline in the sales of dedicated handheld consoles. Even so, immediately after Nintendo cut the cost of the 3DS from $ 250 to $ 170 and the library of titles accessible opened up, the 3DS managed to sell more units in eight months than the DS did at launch.

So, rather than the destruction of the complete handheld market, it appears like the slow sales are a symptom of the poor economy, and simply an indicator of gamers are becoming more cautious and waiting to see if titles will make the purchasing handheld worthwhile.

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