Namco Bandai Games have today announced the official release date for Tales of Graces F, which will be the first Tales game on the Playstation 3. Not only that but it’s slated to be an exclusive to the console.
So I’m sure you’re all wondering what the release date will be. Well here it is; March 13th, 2012, for North America. There you have it Tales fans. While there has been no solid confirmation for other regions besides the vague date of ‘2012’, North America now has a solid date set in stone.
What do you think about Tales of Graces F’s release date? Is it to your satisfaction? Let us know in the shoutbox and comments section.
While most games may hold you to playing as only one class of character, being a hybrid fighter is sometimes the funnest option. In Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning you will have the ability to do just that. Rather than lock the player into one specific fighting set, the title will allow the player to do whatever they want with their abilities.
This means that if a player chooses to be a strong warrior who also uses magical abilities at times, they can do just that or any combination of the titles’ three base skill structures that focus on warrior, rogue and mage type abilities. Watch the trailer below to see all these skill sets and combinations in action.
It is tough to survive in a world that has gone to hell, especially one that is as devastated as the one in I Am Alive looks. To survive in a world so destroyed and full of hazards, one must learn the rules of survival and the new trailer for I Am Alive released by Ubisoft today is about to give you a run down of those rules.
As you can see in the video below, the dust is quite hazardous and can kill you quickly if you don’t have a mask. It is also good to get a map and climb up high to avoid the dust clouds. Plus it is always good to be nice now and then, never know when someone might help you later. We can expect to see I Am Alive sometime on the XBLA and PSN this Winter though no exact date has been released yet.
Capcom themselves stated recently that Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom on the PlayStation Vita would not have an actual game manual included in the package, but instead would contain an in-game digital manual. Now it seems that a number of titles will be taking this route as Japanese website Inside Games has managed to get their hands on a Vita title before the handheld’s release tomorrow in Japan.
With this, they found that the package only contains the game itself and a sheet of paper with the various warning messages and firmware update notification. They also state that PlayStation Vita titles do away with the paper manuals in favor of digital ones. However this is not the case, as an unboxing video for the Vita and a number of titles show that Dynasty Warriors Next indeed comes with a full manual as you can see below. Also for those interested in the cartridge size of the Vita’s games, you can find a size comparison with a 3DS game card, Micro SD card and normal SD card from the same website.
No, it’s not your local barber’s newest innovation, and it’s not a complete abuse of hyperbolic adjectives. It’s Althi’s Naked Sheep app for iOS devices, and it’s got a new item available for purchase to give you that extra edge in the finger-swiping, sheep-shearing gameplay.
The Super Ultra Electric Clipper is a purchasable add-on for the free game that “shears sheep at the speed of light”, to give players willing to lay down some cash an advantage on the scoreboards.
Gameloft seem to have turned over a new generous leaf, and are planning to make four of their current, and popular, games available completely for FREE! And who doesn’t love themselves some free things? I know I certainly do, and when they’re good quality apps like these two it certainly is something I’m interested in. Anyone who say they aren’t are either silly, or lying.
The first of the few games is Real Tennis, in which you can expect some damn good graphics, 8 characters, 7 stadiums on 3 different surfaces (the hardest part will be choosing which amazing city you want to play in, Paris, New York, or perhaps Stockholm this summer?), a range of realistic strokes, awesome controls, and a career mode that includes a tennis tour. Grab Real Tennis for the iPhone or iTouch HERE for FREE.
The second game that you can grab for free is Real Football 2012, arguably one of the best football (well, I like to call it soccer) games on the iPhone and iTouch. You can use the app to recreate any match-up, get some sexy custom uniforms, enjoy some amazing graphics and gameplay, and play with real players from 350 teams and 14 league championships including England, Spain, France, Germany and South America. Grab Real Football 2012 for the iPhone or iTouch HERE for FREE.
The next two games will be revealed at a later date, however if you are too impatient for them then just head over to this Facebook site and keep up to date on just what else is next to be free!
Let’s be honest here, for a series that is all about giant robots fighting each other, the Transformers series haven’t really received a good video game and I suppose Michael Bay’s Transformers movies and their rushed video game adaptions are to blame. But looking past this, High Moon Studios in 2010 did bring us Transformer’s War for Cybertron, the first decent Transformers game in a long while. And now High Moon Studios are back with a sequel Transformer’s Fall of Cybertron, with its official trailer shown off at the 2011 Spike TV Video Game Awards.
The cinematic trailer took a very different take on whole Transformers series, creating a very moody and dare I say, emotional trailer. So just what goes into making a trailer like this? Well High Moon Studios have released a behind the scenes video to walk through and explain just that.
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is set to be released sometime in 2012 for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC.
Tozai Inc has announced the expansion of their company with the opening of a Japanese office in August. Located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, the new office was formed by the US president and co-founder of Tozai, Sheila Boughten, US senior advisor and co-founder, Scott K. Tsumura, and Takuya Banno, who will be the president of Tozai Japan.
Banno has produced many games, including being the lead designer of ‘Spelunker HD’, which was awarded the PSN Top Sales Award in Japan, which is nothing to sniff at.
Tozai is looking at expanding their Spelunker and Lode Runner brands to multi-platforms such as consoles, handhelds and smartphones, and continuing to expand their business. Tozai Japan has the exclusive rights for both titles and will be in charge of their expansion to other consoles.
Given the Japanese clear love for the Spelunker title, this will surely be an excellent move on Tozai’s behalf, and will most certainly pay off in the future. All the luck to them and I am looking forward to what this expansion means for their future releases!
Check out the Spelunker site for more information on the game as it comes.
Codemasters have announced that an action packed extension of the DiRT series is coming, perhaps with a vengeance, as things have gone all shunt-y. It will debut May 2012 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, and looks to take the Gymkhana spin-off for the series one step further with destruction derby-esque scenes displayed in the announcement trailer.
In DiRT Showdown, players will jump into a new world of competitive and combative racing, boosting, tricking and smashing their way to ‘Showdown’ finals on a chaotic tour of motorised mayhem. But is this one step too far into the abyss with these street-rules shenanigans for the racing sim? It’s certainly something I’m interested to see how it turns out. How about you?
Who doesn’t love a good board game? Well, here comes the next generation in family board gaming – Boom Street. Boom Street has several different themes boards, that you go around purchasing property and charging opponents for landing on them. Sound familiar? Yeah, just a bit.
As you move around the board you can buy shops to build a property portfolio along with collecting ‘suits’ that can be cashed in at the bank to earn more money. There are a few different settings, beginner to get you used to it, and standard mode which offers more strategic options as well as the ability to manipulate the stock market. Which sounds totally legit.
You can play on Mario and Dragon Quest themed boards, and you can also play with your own Mii or over 20 playable characters from Mario and Dragon Quest. I totally put dibs on Yoshi forever and ever to the end of eternity. You can play with up to our people on the same Wii remote, or against people all over the world using the Nintendo Wi-Fi connection, to see who can earn the most net worth the quickest.
Boom Street is coming out on January 5, 2012 on the Wii for $69.95. For more information on the game, go HERE
