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Planetary Annihilation Early Access Announced

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Uber Entertainment‘s Planetary Annihilation, an upcoming cross-planetary based RTS for the PC, is available today in it’s current Alpha form as part of an Early Access release. The title received overwhelming support on Kickstarter and remains one of the most highly anticipated Kickstarter projects of 2012. At first glance, it looks like it’s going to be a joyful blend of Spore and Supreme Commander, so I’m sold.

Initially, the game will only be available for Windows 64-bit operating systems, but support for the Mac OS/X and Linux platforms is said to be on the cards over the coming weeks.

For $90, players will be given instant access to the Alpha build of the game, followed by Beta and full Retail access as time goes by. Players who support the campaign through an Early Access purchase will also receive:

  • Bonus Unit: Theta Commander – The Theta commander is a unique shell design available only to players who purchase the game in Early Access or pre-purchase prior to retail release. A distinguishing feature that rewards players for their support.
  • Soundtrack: Access the PA Soundtrack by Howard Mostrom, recorded by a live orchestra. Players will receive this via digital download when the game is released.
  • Official Desktop Wallpaper: The Official PA wallpaper will be available in a variety of resolutions to supporting players.
  • Digital Artbook: A comprehensive artbook comprising of early sketches right through to full renders. Something for any serious collectors.

Uber also announced the loose release schedule for each stage of development, which sees Alpha Early Access begin on June 16th, followed by Beta Early Access on September 6th, followed by full Retail Access on December 15th.

You can pick up the titles either through Steam or the Uber Entertainment Official Store Page.

Check out the launch trailer below.

New Space Pirate Captain Harlock Trailer Is Out Of This World

Luke Halliday
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Toei Animation have released yet another trailer for the upcoming Space Pirate Captain Harlock film. The latest trailer showcases more of the film than any before it, featuring several of the films cast as well as the theme song of the movie which was revealed as ‘Be the Light’ by ONE OK ROCK.

You take a look at the ‘out of this world’ trailer for Space Pirate Captain Harlock below. Also just in case you can’t read Japanese, the trailer opens with a quote from James Cameron, the director of Avatar and Titanic saying “This unprecedented event, is already legendary.”

The film is slated for release on September 7th, 2013 in Japan. An international dub and release of the film is currently in the works. Check out the trailer below to get a look at Harlock! The best captain in the world… in space!

Nintendo President says “Those worrying about used games should just make better games”

Luke Halliday
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Nintendo of America’s President, Reggie Fils-Aime, has weighed in on the current used games debate which Microsoft and Sony have found themselves embroiled in. During an interview with Polygon at E3 2013, Fils-Aime explained that he believes that if companies are worried about used games hurting their profits, they should just make better games.

Fils-Aime confirmed in the interview that Nintendo titles are traded in significantly less than games of other companies, he continued on saying;

“Why is that? Because the replayability of our content is super strong. The consumer wants to keep playing Mario Kart. The consumer wants to keep playing New Super Mario Bros. They want to keep playing Pikmin. So we see that the trade-in frequency on Nintendo content is much less than the industry average—much, much less. So for us, we have been able to step back and say that we are not taking any technological means to impact trade-in and we are confident that if we build great content, then the consumer will not want to trade in our games.”

There is undoubtedly a great deal of truth behind the words of Reggie Fils-Aime and it serves as a reminder that quality matters. What do you think of Reggie’s comments? Do you agree? Let us know in the comments section below.

Rune Factory 4’s E3 trailer gives us our first English gameplay

Travis Bruno
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Earlier today we saw some of the first English screenshots of Rune Factory 4 since XSEED Games announced that they had taken over the license and were localizing the game for US release and now the company has released their first English gameplay footage courtesy of a late night E3 trailer.

The trailer, which can be seen below, contains snippets of gameplay featuring both farming sections, battles, dating sequences and even an introduction to both the male and female character that players will be able to choose from when they pick up the game sometime this summer exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS.

Nippon Ichi Software currently planning for PlayStation 4 titles

Travis Bruno
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With the Xbox One not being supported in Japan at launch and may never even appear in the country thanks to its lower than low popularity in the country, it should come as no surprise that Japanese developers are already looking to the PlayStation 4.

In an interview with Dengeki Magazine it was confirmed by Nippon Ichi Software president Sohei Niikawa that the company is already planning on making their games for the PlayStation 4 console. As for what games they were planning on making, he gave no mention. However with Disgaea being Nippon Ichi’s flagship franchise in the country, our bet is on something Disgaea related.

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn PlayStation 3 trailer released

Travis Bruno
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With E3 winding down here in the final day, Square Enix took the opportunity to release a new twenty minute long E3 trailer for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. The special thing about this trailer is the fact that it is actually the PlayStation 3 version of the game which includes the user interface for the console version of the MMO.

The video is demonstrated and given commentary by Naoki Yoshida and is quite interesting as it gives a rundown of how the UI will work with the PlayStation 3, which many people have been wondering about since your standard MMO userface does not lend itself well to consoles. So with this video hopefully putting gamers’ fears to rest, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is set to be released this August for the PC and PlayStation 3 while a PlayStation 4 version of the game will drop sometime in 2014.

Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS removes Tripping feature

Luke Halliday
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It has officially been confirmed by Super Smash Bros. producer Masahiro Sakurai during an interview with Kotaku at E3 2013 that the ‘tripping’ feature from Super Smash Bros. Brawl will not return in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and for 3DS.

Sakurai confirmed the removal of tripping by simply saying, “To answer quite frankly, it will not return.” It doesn’t get any more definitive than that folks. Tripping was not a well liked feature in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and it seems logical for Nintendo to remove this feature.

If you have yet to have a look at what Nintendo has in store with the upcoming Super Smash Bros. game, you can check out some mind-blowing screenshots of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and for 3DS here. Be sure to let us know what you think of ‘tripping’ getting the boot in the comments section below.

E3 2014 to be held on June 10-12

Travis Bruno
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Today the Electronic Entertainment Expo, best known as E3, wrapped up in Los Angeles, California and as people were leaving the conference center they were greeted with a banner which held the date of next year’s E3.

E3 2014 is scheduled for June 10-12 at the same venue as this year, the Los Angeles Convention Center. As for this year, the event saw 48,200 attendees which is a 2,500 increase from 2012’s E3. What could we be seeing next year at this time? Perhaps some more exclusives for the PlayStation 4? The death knell or multiple policy changes for the Xbox One? New games for the Vita? Only time will tell.

Super Smash Bros. will not feature cross-platform play

Travis Bruno
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Bad news if you were hoping that your Nintendo 3DS may have been enough to play against your friends’ Wii U version of Super Smash Bros. Today it was revealed by director Masahiro Sakurai via an interview with Joystiq at E3 that Super Smash Bros. will not feature cross-platform play on the Wii U and 3DS.

The reason for this is because each version of the game will have different stages and although some stages will be the same, these differences are too great to allow the cross-platform play. He did mention however that players will be able to customize their characters in some way and will be able to transfer them to the Wii U version of the game, but he did not elaborate as to what type of customization he was referring to.

Namco Bandai launch mysterious PS3 Game Teaser Site

Luke Halliday
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Namco Bandai have just launched a rather mysterious teaser website for an upcoming yet to be announced title. Not much is known about the title other than the fact that it will be released on the PlayStation 3 console. There is however a few clues to what the game may be.

One of the clues is the starry sky appearing on the website, which is clearly reminiscent of the Saint Seiya franchise, which of course features constellations as a focal point. There is also the ‘SBS’ in the URL which could possibly be the abbreviated title of a new Saint Seiya video-game. Namco previously released Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle on the PS3, so this could perhaps be a follow up to that.

Of course this is only speculation until there is an official announcement from Namco Bandai themselves. We will keep you updated on this story as it further develops.

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