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EA’s Origin joined by THQ, Capcom and Warner Bros

Travis Bruno
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It appears that EA’s Origin service is going to get a bit of a boost as EA has announced that they have entered into a partnership with three companies which will bring in some third party support to their anti-Steam service. The companies added may not be many, but they certainly have a lot of weight to throw around, especially THQ and Capcom. Of course with Warner Bros. Interactive recent release of Batman: Arkham City, this is a good move for EA.

This is the first time any non-EA titles will show up on Origin, but thankfully those who don’t want to have anything to do with the service can still pick up these titles on Steam. Perhaps there will be some exclusive content announced between the two soon to create some competition.

Oh… Fiddlesticks!

Joshua Moris
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Oh… Fiddlesticks!

On Wednesday October 26, Riot Games celebrated two years of their tower defense game League of Legends. As a surprise to the all of the summoners in the vast online community, Riot created a new skin for the champion Fiddlesticks to celebrate this joyous memory. Named appropriately, Surprise Party Fiddlesticks is now available for purchase for 975 Riot Points.

As with most of the custom skins, Riot adds a little humor into the abilities of any new champion skin. Fiddlestick’s Drain ability changed to rainbow spirals emitting from his body to the targeted enemy while confetti is falling to the ground. Dark Wind now looks like balloon animals being tossed at opponents. You have been killed by Fiddlestick’s balloon animal! And finally his ultimate Crowstorm changed to a happy face spin-wheel aura. The pictures below will help explain the insanity that is Surprise Party Fiddlesticks.

Steel Battalion Trailer – War Inside and Out

J. Bradshaw
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Capcom’s latest trailer for Steel Battalion details the control system that will be implemented in the game. Requiring the use you use both a standard controller and a Kinect system, the game places you in a war torn world of the future.

According to Capcom, “movement of the Vertical Tank, aiming and firing of the main guns, are undertaken using the Xbox 360 controller. A wide variety of other combat-crucial actions are done through Kinect for Xbox 360 with upper body gestures – from starting the engine to operating the scope or manning the turret-mounted machine gun. Kinect for Xbox 360 also provides a means of interacting with your fellow crew members, from ensuring a panicked crew member stays focused, to a high five for successfully completing a mission. Set in 2082, Steel Battalion Heavy Armor depicts a world devoid of semiconductors, where war is waged with rudimentary weapons as new superpowers struggle for dominance. ”

If Capcom can pull it off, Steel Battalion looks like it may be a good reason to own a Kinect.

SEGA announces new 3DS titles

J. Bradshaw
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SEGA has revealed 4 new titles that will be coming to the Nintendo 3DS system.

First up is Shinobi. In addition to including the original game, this 3DS version will include Street Pass and achievements. It will release in Europe on November 11th 2011 and on November 15th in North America.

Next, “Sonic Generations allows fans to play as both Classic and Modern Sonic across a range of iconic and memorable levels – all re-imagined for a completely new experience.” Sonic Generations flaunches on November 22nd in North America and November 25th in Europe.

CRUSH 3D is also coming to the 3DS. Featuring the the brain teasing puzzles common in the series, CRUSH 3D has been redesigned for the system and will launch in the USA on January 10 and in Europe on the 13. You must “help Danny solve brain-teasing puzzles by ‘crushing’ your way from a 2-dimensional to a 3-dimensional world and back again with the touch of a button.”

Finally, Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games will be launching February 10 in Europe and on February 14 in the USA for the 3DS console. Over 50 events will be playable in the game.

PS Vita First Edition bundles announced for US and Canada

Travis Bruno
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To try and entice a few more people to purchase the PlayStation Vita at launch, Sony has announced what they call a “First Edition” bundle for both the United States as well as Canada. Those who purchase this bundle, or rather pre-purchase it, will receive their purchase on February 15th, a whole week before the individual device itself.

The bundles are different for Canada and the US, with the Canadian bundle costing $300. It will contain the PlayStation Vita Wi-Fi model, a 4GB memory card and the Little Deviants game. For those in the US we can expect to pay $350 for the PlayStation Vita 3G + Wi-Fi model, a 4GB memory card, a Limited Edition case and the Little Deviants game as well. The North American version would certainly be quite appealing, unfortunately the bundle only contains the 3G version, which is more or less a waste of money considering they are using AT&T.

Final Fantasy: Type 0’s brutal opening cinematic revealed

Travis Bruno
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Today is the release date for Final Fantasy: Type-0 in Japan, which means that Square Enix may as well release the opening cinematic for the game. The video can be seen below, but it is best to make sure you have plenty of time to sit and watch it, as it is ten minutes long. If there is anything that can be said about the PSP and Square Enix, it is the fact that they have mastered making games look great on it, especially cutscenes.

Be warned, this is probably the most brutal opening I believe I have ever seen for a Final Fantasy title, including plenty of blood and even a poor Chocobo meeting it’s end. It is certainly a shame that, at the moment, Square Enix has made no plans to bring this title to Western shores.

Phoenix Wright movie set for February release

Travis Bruno
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When it was announced a few months ago that director Takashi Miike would be working on a live action adaptation of Capcom’s Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, many people were right to be a bit concerned. This is usually due ot the fact that most game to movie adaptations end up being truly terrible, but the above image released today seems to put those concerns to rest.

The image above looks like a mirror image of what players see in Phoenix Wright, which is a great sign because the movie is going to be released in Japan on February 11th thanks the teaser site launched today as well. Currently there are no plans for a localization of the movie, though some sort of Western DVD release could still be in the cards.

Vita FAQ Reveals Several Launch Details

Joshua Spudic
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In less than two months, the Japanese will get their hands on the Playstation Vita. As the hype trains chuggs along, Famitsu has published a FAQ detailing several features and limitations at launch. Some of it is no surprise, while others are questionable. So, what details emerged from the FAQ? Here are a few important ones.

    • There will be no Game Archive support at launch. Game Archives usually includes Playstation One games or both Playstation One and TurboGrafx/PC Engine games. Famitsu’s wording suggests that both type of software will no be supported at launch.
    • There will be no flash support at launch. This means that it may be added at a later date. What the internet browser supports include Java, HTML5 and cookies.
    1. There may be a method to transfer save data of PSP games to the Vita.
    • A Wi-Fi connection will be established first. If that fails, then the 3G will try to establish a connection. There will be no automatic switch from 3G to Wi-Fi if a Wi-Fi spot is found.
    • Upscaled visuals will be available for Playstation Portable downloadable titles.
    • GPS capabilities will be available for both connections, but a 3G connection will be preferred.

Source: Andriasang

Get your Jessica Mauboy Mii on with nintendogs + cats

Jessica Barabas-Bui
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As we’ve gone into before nintendogs + cats is the king of high popularity spokespeople, with the RSPCA and Jessica Mauboy on their side. Jessica Mauboy has thrown her support behind the interactive pets game, suggesting it as the best alternative for those of us who live in pet-unfriendly apartments and schedules.

As well as supporting them in speech and video, there has also been a Jessica Mauboy Mii released of her donning Gold Pants. For those of you who are keen to get your Mauboy download on, here it is.

For more information on nintendogs and cats on Nintendo 3DS go HERE.

Infamous 2: Festival of Blood slays on the PSN

Jessica Barabas-Bui
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Sucker Punch Productions have presented their own little present to the public, inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood, available now for download from the PlayStation Store for $15.95 AU.

Cole MacGrath is back, and this time it’s for an awesome, bloody stand. New Marais’ most powerful vampire, the aptly named, Bloody Mary has bitten Cole and infected the masses of New Marais. Cole has to work against the clock to save himself and New Marais, having only one night to do so. He seems to have his work cut out for him, and personally, I’m keen to see how he deals with it.

The city of New Marais is recreated with the vampire infection, both the population and the city itself. But don’t worry Cole isn’t going in empty-handed, he’s got a great array of new superpowers to help him out.

inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood is PlayStation Move compatible and doesn’t actually require you to own a copy of inFAMOUS 2.

Check out the kickass trailer below. What do you guys think? Is it an awesome new addition or are vampires taking over way too many things?

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