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Dead Rising 3 mentioned in LinkedIn resumes

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January 8, 2013

LinkedIn can be a great thing, as not only does it help members of various industries network, it also can provide some leaked information at times. Today such information happened to be spotted by Twitter user @supererogatory which happens to show that CGI creation studio, Blur Studio, seems to have worked on a cinematic trailer for Dead Rising 3 at some point.

Currently there has been no Dead Rising 3 announcement, but the resumes of two Blur employees as well as a cloth-hair technical director and rigging supervisor list the title. Ever since Dead Rising 2: Off the Record was released late in 2011, the series has been quiet and while this is far from an announcement, fans of the series now have a little more hope for another game in the series than they had yesterday.

Borderlands 2 DLC retail pack rated in Australia

Travis Bruno

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January 8, 2013

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If you’ve been holding out on the Borderlands 2 downloadable content so far, then perhaps you should wait just a little bit longer. The Australian Classification Board has just provided a rating for something called “Borderlands 2 Expansion Pack – Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate’s Booty and Mister Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage.”

As one would surmise, this means that there may be a retail release that includes the first two DLC campaigns released for Borderlands 2 sometime in the future. This isn’t too much of a surprise considering the original Borderlands DLC was also bundled in the same way, with the first two packs given a retail release while the last two were bundled in the GotY edition.

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn beta sign-ups open alongside new CG video

Travis Bruno

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January 8, 2013

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Today Square Enix opened up applications for the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn beta test. Anyone wanting to try and sign-up for the beta can do so at Square-Enix.com by their region of either Europe or North America. Beta members can apply to either choose to try the PlayStation 3 beta, the Windows beta or both at the same time.

Alongside this news of the beta sign-ups, Square Enix also released another video which is actually eight minutes long this time and it works as a continuation from the previous End of an Era video by showing everything in the previous video and three minutes of extra content.

Little Amazon Release Dated

Jamie Laike Tsui

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January 8, 2013

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BulkyPix and cTools Studio announced the release of their newest game Little Amazon will see a release on January 10th, 2013. Little Amazon is an infinite running platformer where players will take control of Lily to defeat Gruul and his mionions who are bent on absorbing the forest after the forests protector fell into a deep sleep. Lily has a host of super powers that will help her on her journeys as she conquers mini quests, rescues forest animals, and collects coins.

Little Amazon supports all Retina displays including the new iPhone 5 widescreen and can be played on AppleTV in 720p. The game will be free to play on the iTunes App Store. Check out the trailer and screenshots below.

Atelier Meruru Plus screens and details revealed

Travis Bruno

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January 8, 2013

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Today some of the first screenshots for Atelier Meruru Plus: The Apprentice of Arland were revealed and alongside these first screenshots were a number of details courtesy of Famitsu’s online preview. Similar to Atelier Totori Plus, Meruru Plus will feature additional costumes for Meruru to wear, including a Totori and Rorona outfit and multiple costumes that bring out Meruru’s charms.

Alongside this there will be new events that were not available in the PlayStation 3 version of the game, a number of new bosses to fight against, bonus costumes and enhanced weapons for Totori if you have a save file for Atelier Totori Plus on your Vita and of course, all of the downloadable content released for the PS3 version of the game will be instantly available for Atelier Meruru Plus, including the “Makina Domain” area and the extra party members Hanna, Rufus and Pamela.

The screenshots can be seen below and if you want to see this title head overseas, you should probably let Tecmo Koei know since it appears they will be taking control of the Atelier franchise moving forward.

Pokemon Direct broadcast to be held tomorrow

Travis Bruno

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January 8, 2013

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Remember how last week, Nintendo began teasing that they would have “big” Pokemon news to announce sometime on January 8th? Well we now know roughly when to expect that news because today it was revealed that Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata will be hosting a “Pokemon Direct” broadcast tomorrow in Japan.

The broadcast is going to be ten minutes long and is set to start at 8:00 PM Japanese time, which makes it 6AM North America EST. As for what the news could be, many have rumored it to be either the next generation of Pokemon game for the Nintendo 3DS or perhaps yet another remake/spin-off for the company’s latest handheld.

Steins;Gate: Senkei Kousoku no Phenogram dated for Japan

Travis Bruno

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January 8, 2013

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Today the official website for the next Steins;Gate game, Steins;Gate: Senkei Kousoku no Phenogram, was updated to provide everyone with a clear release date in Japan. The title will be available for purchase on April 25th on both he Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Currently it is unknown exactly what the storyline for Steins;Gate: Senkei Kousoku no Phenogram will entail, though at the time of the game’s announcement back in November, part of the announcement read “There are as many stories as laboratory members.”

Also, gamers will have a chance to pick up a limited edition version of 5pb.’s next game which will come with a replica of Rintaro Okabe’s cell phone which will play the Japanese voices of the main cast.

Mega Man 9 and 10 and God of War: Ascension beta offered to PS Plus members

Travis Bruno

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January 8, 2013

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Today the PlayStation Blog decided to let PlayStation Plus subscribers know what they should be expecting when the PSN updates tomorrow. First of all, the “Mega Man 9 and 10 Combo Pack” will be given away for free to all subscribers while the NCAA Football 13 Recent Winners Pack will also be available for free.

Subscribers will also be able to access the God of War: Ascension multiplayer beta where they can try out the Favor of the Gods and Team Favor of the Gods modes. Also for those looking for a minor game discount, Eufloria has been put on sale for 50% off of it’s original $5 price, making it only $2.50.

Dead Space 3’s Kinect trailer shows off useful voice commands

Travis Bruno

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January 8, 2013

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In recent years it has become the nature of the beast to scoff at anything that isn’t tied to the basic controller, whether it be touch, motion or voice commands. However when done right, these extra control methods usually make gameplay a better experience.

As such, many people are still unsure of how Dead Space 3 will handle the various voice commands that players will be using, and as such EA and Visceral have released the below trailer showing off a number of commands the player can give the Kinect, including a number of co-op specific voice commands. Obviously Kinect support is only for the 360 version of the game, and will not be usable on the PC and PS3 platforms.

Telltale’s The Walking Dead sells over 8.5 million episodes

Travis Bruno

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January 8, 2013

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If you’ve been concerned that Telltale’s venture into The Walking Dead franchise hasn’t been well received by the public, then perhaps this news will help you relax a little bit. Telltale’s CEO Dan Connors, while speaking with the Wall Street Journal, has stated that gamers have purchased more than 8.5 million episodes of The Walking Dead across every platform since it started being released.

As the WSJ points out, this totals more than $40 million in sales and around 25% of those sales happened on the iOS. Telltale states that November and December were the companies best selling months, which can be attributed to the fact that the final episode was released during this time and that the game series was given countless Game of the Year awards. With the company looking to creating a second season sometime in the future, this obviously bodes well for fans.