Sega has been trying for a long, long time to mimic the success of the Sonic games from the Genesis era on the current generation of consoles. Their most recent attempt comes with the Sonic 4 episodes – but that in itself brings up the question of why Sega thinks breaking up a series known for it’s fast pace and progression is a good idea. Is Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 worth it? Simply put: not really.
June 25, 2012
FFXI The Most Profitable Final Fantasy Title Ever
Posted on June 25, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Final Fantasy XI has been online for almost a decade with thousands of players logging into the world of Vana’diel to take up arms. During the opening remarks at this year’s Vanafest in Japan Square-Enix CEO Yoichi Wada noted that the game is now the most profitable in the series’ 22 year run.
He said:
“Looking at profitability, it’s the top of all past FF games.”
With almost 10 years under its belt it’s not surprising that Square-Enix has profited from the thousands of $15 a month subscriptions they’ve collected on PC, PS2 and Xbox 360. The game will be getting a brand-new expansion pack later in the year the developer announced at Vanafest, as well.
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Sim City Social Now In Open Beta
Posted on June 25, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
SimCity Social, Electronic Art’s next Facebook game is now in open beta. If you’re a fan of their traditional city simulation titles, and don’t mind a limited scope or paying a few dollars to unlock features, then SimCity Social might be for you.
Head on over to their Facebook page to begin playing. We’ll bring you some impressions of the game later in the week!
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Playstation 3 Firmware Update – June 26, 2012
Posted on June 25, 2012 by Jason Bassett
Get your Playstation 3’s ready for a brand new update coming tomorrow, June 26, 2012. A forum post on NEOGAF suggests that the new (version 4.20) update will come with a bunch of new fixes as well as some cool functionality features for your wireless headset, some more settings for how long your Playstation 3 will auto-off and our personal favorite: copy multiple saved games. You can read the full list of features after the break.Read More
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Persona 4 Arena Character Profile: Yosuke Hanamura
Posted on June 25, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Atlus’s next game in the Persona series, Persona 4: Arena, will be out in just a couple of weeks. To celebrate they’ve released several pieces of character concept art, screenshots and bios. Will be bringing you one of these a day until the end of the week.
Our first bio is for Yosuke Hanamura- a third-year high school student who is clumsy and paranoid. During the events of Persona 4 he transferred in six months before the protagonist and is often the target for jokes amongst the group.
His official bio from Atlus is below or check out some cool character select/ in-game screens after the jump. Persona 4: Arena will be available later this August for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
A 3rd-year Yasogami High student who was the brains of the Investigation Team that solved last year’s case. He’s a cheerful trickster with speedy, unpredictable moves. His Persona is Jiraiya, master of wind.
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Far Cry 3 Delayed In North America & Europe
Posted on June 25, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Bad news for all of you would-be island infiltrators. Ubisoft’s highly anticipated Far Cry 3 has been delayed in both North America and Europe. Instead of shipping in first week of September the game will now launch on November 29 in Europe and December 4th in the United States & Canada.
This delay is not believed to be due to any last minute development hitches, as the press release states that Far Cry 3 will have a positive impact on the companies bottom line for 2012. Perhaps it has been delayed to maximize sales? Whatever the reason just be glad this one didn’t slip into 2013 like Bioshock Infinite and Tomb Raider did earlier this month.
Source: Ubisoft
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Dawnguard Releases Tomorrow!
Posted on June 25, 2012 by Jesse Lord
Tomorrow is when you can hunt vampires… or become one yourself.
Yes, in a press release issued today by Bethesda, they have confirmed that tomorrow is the day that you can pick up the first expansion to the Skyrim universe, Dawnguard. You can exchange 1600 Microsoft Points for the chance to get a new faction, new questline, new weapons, armor and baddies in your Skyrim experience. Here’s the press release:Read More
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