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Out this week in the gaming world 9.2.10

Published on: 2nd September, 2010

Hey everyone! I have quite a few games I am going to go over with you all and I hope I picked something for everyone. Speaking of games has anyone gotten a Beta invite for Star Wars yet? I check my email everyday! Ahh well. Here we go. Dead Rising 2: Case Zero (X360 DLC) Bridge the gap between Dead Rising and Dead Rising 2 with this bit of DLC, set to release on Xbox Live. Released August 31st. I really wanna play this! Video Games | Dead Rising 2: Case 0 | E3 2010: Debut Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii TNT Racers (X360, PS3 & Wii) TNT Racers is an online party racing game. Released August 2010 Metroid: Other M (Wii) The creators of Ninja Gaiden take a stab at the Metroid universe. Released August 31st. Video Games | Metroid: Other M | E3 09: Debut Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Valkyria Chronicles (PSP) The story of Valkyria Chronicles II takes place two years after the conclusion of the original game. Driven by their hatred for the Darcsen race, a group of nobles have united to form the Gallian Revolutionary Army, demanding that the Archduchess abdicate the throne. Where once Gallians fought together to push back the invading empire, they now fight each other, the fate of the Darcsens–and their own morals–hanging in the balance. This is a tactical role-playing game in which players control infantry and armored units in warfare against invading enemy forces. Battles are depicted from a third-person perspective as players fire weapons (e.g., rifles, grenades), use healing or other support items, claim flag points, and move tanks and personnel along city streets. Released August 30th. Video Games | Valkyria Chronicles 2 | Story Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Castle Crashers (PS3) Castle Crashers is a four-player game for the PlayStation Network, where players are knights on a quest to regain a stolen idol. This four player RPG adventure will let you Hack, Slash, and Smash your way to victory. Released August 31st Video Games | Castle Crashers | Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii Battlefield Bad Company 2 Ultimate Edition (X360 & PS3) Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Ultimate Edition comes packed with a variety of additional bonuses and content. Released August 31st. I hoped I picked something for everyone in my highlights this week! Here’s a full list just in case though.

Sony’s iTunes Competitor Qriocity Coming to PS3 and PSP

Published on: 1st September, 2010

At Sony’s IFA 2010 press event in Berlin this morning, Sony clarified yesterday’s rumor by announcing that its cloud-based digital music and video service Qriocity will be expanding to the PlayStation 3 and PSP later this year. The video on demand portion of the service is currently available on most of Sony’s current Bravia televisions and Blu-ray players, and while there is still no official word of it coming to consoles, today’s announcement confirms that at the very least, Qriocity’s “Music Unlimited” service will be coming to Sony’s videogame consoles soon.

Puzzle Quest 2 Coming to PSP

Published on: 1st September, 2010

Infinite Interactive announced today that Puzzle Quest 2 is heading to the PlayStation Portable. This PSP version will include the features from the DS and XBLA versions of the game, along with a new exclusive “Elite” mode with tougher battles and better loot. Specific release details weren’t discussed, but the company mentioned on its Facebook page that it’s scheduled for Q4 of 2010. Both the first Puzzle Quest and its less popular follow-up Galactrix appeared on the PSP, so it was only a matter of time before Infinite Interactive made the transition with this one as well. If you haven’t picked up the game on the Xbox 360 or DS yet, check out our review for an idea of what’s in store when you grab the PSP version. [Screenshot from the Xbox 360 version.]

PSP White Knight Chronicles A Prequel to PS3 Game

Published on: 1st September, 2010

The fabled PSP version of PlayStation 3 RPG White Knight Chronicles , which we reported on back in June , is finally beginning to step into the light a bit. Sony Computer Entertainment revealed a few more choice details behind the game in this week’s Famitsu magazine, including the full name of the thing: White Knight Chronicles Episode Portable: Dogma Wars . What’ll be most interesting to those who played the PlayStation 3 WKC is the setting. Episode Portable is set a whopping 10,000 years before the original WKC and its Japan-only sequel, long before Leonard uncovered the titular knight and saved the world from the revived empire of Yshrenia. In the PSP game, the original Yshrenia is still in existence, and they’re busy fighting the Dogma Wars, the conflict that spawned the giant Incorruptus robots…erm, sorry, magical suits of armor that were the centerpiece of the PS3 game’s plot. Details are a bit skimpy on what the PSP White Knight Chronicles plays like, but chances are it won’t stray too far from the original’s formula. Like in the first WKC, you’ll create an original avatar character before anything else, someone who’ll join your party in the single-player campaign and later take center stage in the online component. There’s a variety of new clothing and the like to outfit him in…and that’s about all Sony is saying right now.

Irem Releasing Move-Compatible Disaster Sim

Published on: 1st September, 2010

In this week’s issue of Famitsu magazine, Irem Software Engineering took the wraps off Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4 , a third-person action game set in a city reeling from a massive earthquake. The game, which is due out for the PlayStation 3 sometime this winter in Japan, is slated to be compatible with PlayStation Move and 3D televisions. This fourth game marks a return to home consoles for the ZZT series, which has been something of an underground success on both sides of the Pacific. The first two games in the saga came out on the PlayStation 2 and were released in the US under the names Disaster Report and Raw Danger! respectively; the third title, a PSP exclusive released in 2008, was not launched outside of Japan. Like the other ZZTs, the game is set inside a fictional modern metropolis that, during the intro, falls victim to an enormous earthquake in the middle of summer. Your character (who arrived at the city just that day in order to attend a job interview) survived the initial tremor, but now has to survive in a ruined cityscape, helping out victims while dodging falling debris and other unforeseen hazards.

Monster Hunter Portable 3rd Hitting Japan in December

Published on: 1st September, 2010

Capcom revealed in this week’s issue of Famitsu magazine that Monster Hunter Portable 3rd , the third game in what’s become a million-selling PSP series in Japan, is hitting stores sooner than most folks expected. The game is due out December 1 in the country for a price of 5800 yen, placing it well into the holiday shopping season for Japanese gamers — who, if they’re fans of the portable monster hunting genre, may find themselves scrambling for time and/or spending money in a few months. It’ll come hot on the heels of Square Enix’s Lord of Arcana (October 14), Namco Bandai’s God Eater Burst (October 28), and Sega’s Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity (sometime this winter), all inspired by the Monster Hunter series in one way or another. That’s a lot of slaving dragons and such about to meet their doom, isn’t it? MHP3rd will be fully playable at the Tokyo Game Show starting September 16, so stay tuned for more coverage.

No Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Release for PSP Go

Published on: 28th August, 2010

Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is set for release on PSP in the U.S. on September 7, but not on the PSP Go. Square Enix has confirmed the game will only receive a UMD release, meaning owners of the digital distribution-based Go won’t have any way to play it. The confirmation came first by blogger and Arizona Daily Star writer Phil Villarreal, who contacted PR firm Ogilvy, which handles Square Enix releases. “Just found out that there unfortunately are no plans to release KHBBS on PSP Go. If that changes, I will certainly let you know!” a representative told him. Kotaku later contacted Square Enix for first-hand confirmation, and were also told there are “currently no plans” for a PSP Go release. Besides a delay before the PSP version of Little Big Planet was released digitally, there hasn’t been a high profile game that wasn’t released both on UMD and through digital distribution since the Go came out last year, so Birth by Sleep will be the first spurn Go owners. For the sake of those Go owners, let’s hope this isn’t the beginning of a new trend.

Sony’s Hirai Rules out Digital-Only Strategy for Next PlayStation

Published on: 26th August, 2010

Sony has flirted with the idea of digital distribution quite a bit over the last few years, releasing full games like Warhawk and SOCOM: Confrontation over the PlayStation Network, and of course releasing the all-digital PSPgo. But according to Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kaz Hirai, don’t take this as an indication that they expect a digital-only future to arrive anytime soon. In fact, he believes it’s still over a decade away. “We do business in parts of the world where network infrastructure isn’t as robust as one would hope,” Hirai said to MCV . “There’s always going to be requirement for a business of our size and scope to have a physical medium. To think everything will be downloaded in two years, three years or even ten years from now is taking it a little bit to the extreme.” It’s a bit of a surprising stance, considering Sony is the only platform holder to have already released hardware that was download-only with the PSPgo — although, perhaps it was their experience with that handheld that led Hirai to this conclusion in the first place? In any case, we can take this to mean the next PlayStation console — whether it comes in two, three, or ten years — probably will still be using discs.

First Details On Phantasy Star Portable 2 Update

Published on: 25th August, 2010

Phantasy Star Portable 2 isn’t quite out in America yet — that’ll be saved for mid-September — but Japan’s already receiving a rather extensive update to the PSP online RPG. Sega officially announced Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity in that region today, an expansion that improves nearly every aspect of the game in one form or another. “We’re emphasizing the fact that this is not a simple upgrade,” producer Satoshi Sakai told Famitsu magazine. “We aimed to pursue the very limit of the online RPG genre on the PSP with Phantasy Star Portable 2, and we put everything we wanted into the game. At the same time, though, we still felt we could do more, and now Infinity is going beyond the limit. The story alone is half again as large as PSP2′s.” Indeed, Infinity will feature a whole “Episode 2″ which picks up where the original PSP2′s story ends. The central character of this episode is Nagisa, a mysterious young woman who seems to have no problem wielding gigantic Cloud Strife-size swords around. “Nagisa is lacking in general common sense a bit, and she has a personal mission in mind,” Sakai commented. “You can’t tell if she’s friend or foe at the beginning, but you’ll want to watch her as she kindles a friendship with Emilia and Yuto and begins to grow herself.” (All the other races are getting a visual facelift, too.)

Square Enix Hints at Parasite Eve 1 & 2 PSN Release

Published on: 24th August, 2010

Fans who have been calling for Square Enix to bring Parasite Eve to PSN may soon be getting their wish. Speaking with 1UP during GamesCom last week, producer Yoshinori Kitase said that Square Enix would like to bring both games to PSN in the near future. However, he also noted that Square Enix does not wholly own the rights to the franchise, and that the publisher still has work to do in that regard. The rights issues likely stem from the fact that Parasite Eve was a bestselling novel before being adapted as a film and a videogame. There has been some speculation that those same issues resulted in Square Enix dropping the name Parasite Eve from the upcoming PSP game.

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