Tales of the Heroes: big head, Schwartz screenshots
Tales of the Heroes: big head, Schwartz screenshots
Standard-sized heads are so last year.
Namco Bandai released new screenshots tonight of PSP’s upcoming Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave. The set shows off the lately revealed ‘big head mode,’ activated by consuming a special item, as well as the “Rainy Day” boss character Schwartz (from Tales of Legendia).
The game, which is an action take on Namco’s flagship Tales series, is due out next month in Japan. Check out the screenshots at the gallery.
Online Multiplayer Patch For ModNation Vita Being Discussed, More Reasons For its Absence Given
Gamers were understandably outraged to discover that Vita title ModNation Racers: Road Trip would have no online multiplayer, something that was exacerbated by the bizarre excuse given that made the lack of an critical feature sound like a bold, evolutionary step. Now, SCE San Diego’s Director of Product Development, Erich Waas, has clarified why on the web wasn’t included, and has given some hope towards inclusion in the future.
Waas took to the PS Weblog comments section to reply to the deluge of angry and confused comments that mainly focused on the baffling excuse, and how they wouldn’t buy the game with out online multiplayer. Waas mentioned (emphasis added):
I appreciate the feedback on the weblog. It’s great to see people passionate about ModNation Racers: Road Trip. As a gamer, if I saw a game I was looking forward to playing didn’t have a feature I wanted, I’d be bummed too. I didn’t expect every person to read the blog and agree with me or for the blog to smooth over powerful feelings on the matter. My intent was to clarify the position the development team took when designing the feat
ure set. A couple of you have mentioned that MNR PSP had on-line play and this is of course correct. But element of the choice to not incorporate MNR:RT at launch was that the percentage of MNR PSP gamers who played on the web. The percentage was in the single digits. I picture if we said MNR PSP didn’t have on the web head-to-head prior to its launch, the reaction would be the same. But in the finish, not numerous actually played on-line head-to-head. All this mentioned, the development team is searching at on the web head-to-head in a patch. This wouldn’t be obtainable day-1 of the PlayStation Vita launch but it is indeed something becoming researched as I kind this.
Imageepoch holding JRPG press conference next week
Imageepoch holding JRPG press conference next week
Technique outline, Toki to Towa footage.
Imageepoch will hold a “JRPG Declaration 2012″ press conference subsequent Wenesday. Firm CEO Ryoei Mikage will outline the developer’s approach for JRPG in 2012, and reveal the debut footage of Toki to Towa.
The press conference will be streamed reside on Nico Nico at 19:00 Japan time on January 25.
In November 2010, Imageepoch held its very first JRPG press conference, which saw the announcements of PSP titles Black Rock Shooter, Final Promise Story, and 7th Dragon 2020, as well as PSN and Computer title Chevalier Saga Tactics, and a handful of unnamed projects.
Thanks, Famitsu.
PlayStation Vita Sales Fall Below 20k in Fourth Week
The holiday boom is now behind us. With it goes the monstrous sales and stock movement that become so commonplace for videogames. Unfortunately, the PlayStation Vita — despite a productive opening week — has seen its sales decline week right after week since launch in Japan. The trend has nevertheless not abated.
Andriasang, citing a report from Media Produce, revealed that the PS Vita dropped to 18,361 units in sales. This is the fourth straight week that sales have dipped, down from 42,648 units the previous week. Andriasang also pointed out how the sales decline has looked over the past four weeks:
Vita’s sales progression because launch looks like this:
324,859 -> 72,479 -> 42,648 -> 18,361
Steins;Gate coming to PlayStation 3
SteinsGate, 5pb’s sci-fi visual novel series, is coming to PlayStation 3, Famitsu.com revealed today.
The original SteinsGate, which initial released on Xbox 360 in Japan in October 2009, on Computer in August 2010, and on PSP and iOS in summer 2011, will come to PlayStation three on Could 24, 2012 for 7,140 yen.
SteinsGate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling, a sequel released on Xbox 360 and PSP in June 2011, will also come to PlayStation 3 on the identical date as the original for 6,090 yen.
5pb will make accessible a “SteinsGate Double Pack,” which includes each games, although it’s not but been priced.
Thanks, My Game News Flash.
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Tales of the Heroes: Hearts, Tempest, and Innocence screenshots
Tales of the Heroes: Hearts, Tempest, and Innocence screenshots
43 new screenshots of PSP action Tales.
The latest batch of Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave screenshots have come out.
This time, we get a look at the recently announced Tales of Hearts, Tales of the Tempest, and Tales of Innocence characters.
There’s also a high-resolution image in there where Jude and Milla (Tales of Xillia) meet Lloyd and Zelos (Tales of Symphonia).
View the full set at the gallery.
