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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Pre-Order bonuses for North America revealed

Travis Bruno
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Square Enix has a bit of a surprise for you, and that is the fact the game will have some pre-order content bonuses much like other titles! But this content is a bit lopsided in my opinion, because while some of the content is simple DLC, one company happens to run away with the prize in this little pre-order bonus competition.

If you are to pre-order the game from Amazon, you will receive the Omega Boss Battle as downloadable content wherein after completion, the Omega boss will join the player’s party, while those who pre-order from Gamestop will obtain a code for an alternative costume for Serah to wear. Now for the big one, Best Buy pre-orders will net purchasers a hardcover copy of Final Fantasy XIII – Episode i –, a novella that is going to connect the events that occur between FFXIII and FFXIII-2. Seems like Best Buy is the place to put your money for pre-ordering Final Fantasy XIII-2 before it releases on January 31st, 2012.

PS Vita’s final box revealed; launch screen detailed

Travis Bruno
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Sony has revealed the final box art for the PlayStation Vita which you can see above. The box seems rather nice looking, but of course is only an obstruction that has to be passed to obtain the system inside. While this may be Europe’s final box art, there is always a chance that the North American version will differ slightly.

Besides the box art, Sony Europe detailed what we will be seeing on the launch screen when we first turn on the system. There will be the Welcome Park, Party, Group Messaging, Photos, Near, Trophies, Music, Friends, Internet Browser and of course the PlayStation Store. So what do you think of the package? Looks a bit like something a fancy phone would come in to me.

Mass Effect 3 ad reveals online pass and potential multiplayer

Travis Bruno
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Ruh Roh. It seems that Mass Effect 3 may indeed have a multiplayer aspect thrown into it by EA and BioWare. Originally the title would not have an online mode, then it would and the company’s stance has flip flopped drastically over the last few months. But it seems that confusion is all for naught as a pamphlet from South African retailer BT Games has made its way online and on it, there is an advertisement for a Collectors Edition of Mass Effect 3 which includes an Online Multiplayer Pass.

The flier was scanned and posted on the BioWare forum and caused widespread speculation. Currently EA hasn’t released a statement about the flier, but c’mon… its EA. They’ll throw an online pass in anything nowadays. Check the pamphlet out below.

Only On PlayStation brings PS2 titles to digital store and new exclusives

Travis Bruno
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Beginning tomorrow Sony will be launching a new promotion involving the PlayStation Network. This promotion will see a new PSN exclusive title show up every Tuesday during the month of October. This includes tomorrow’s release of Euphoria and Rochard and then following weekly releases of titles. If all of these titles happen to catch your eye, then Sony has a nice bonus for you. If you spend $60 on PSN games during this month you will receive a free $10 PSN credit in November.

To top that of, the PlayStation Network will soon play host to a number of third party titles from the PlayStation 2 era. This includes niche games like Odin Sphere, GrimGrimoire, Ring of Red, God Hand and Maximo: Ghosts to Glory. Currently there is no information about whether these games will see trophies or be similar to the PS1 digital releases.

Centipede: Infestation – Co-op Screens

Joshua Moris
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Centipede: Infestation offers more than a single player arcade shooter. Throw a Wii Remote at your friend, and play together on a co-op campaign. The screens below remind me of a time back when Smash TV was a big hit on the Super Nintendo. Showing the same feel of decimation, having an extra player could make this game even more intense.

Attaining power-ups should increase competition between co-op players. While the screenshots do not show any scores for player progress, I think this could be a pro-active competition. Attaining higher scores could result in better weapons or power-ups for each player.

Should be interesting to see how WayForward Technologies will make this title remembered. Check out more information about Centipede: Infestation before its October 25 release (HERE).

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Taito’s Groove Coaster Updated With New Tracks

Kyle Moore
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Get ready for the ride of your life. Taito’s iOS rhythm based title, Groove Coaster as been updated with some brand new tracks. While the game already features incredible graphics that respond to players touch, creating a rich visualisation to accompany tracks, Taito have now extended their game to include a three new songs.

Two of the latest tracks, Protocol Signal Generation and Just No Friend, will be made free to all when the game is updated. However a third track, Hello 31337, will be available via In-App purchase for only $0.99. While we can’t showcase any of the actual audio here on the site, take a look at the screen shots for each new level to get an idea of the amazing graphics that are in store upon updating.

Protocol Signal Generation                    Just No Friend                              Hallo 31337

If new tracks weren’t enough, Taito have upgraded a number of existing songs at no extra cost. Three tracks have been replaced with their iTunes album vocal mixes, giving them a brand new sound. The updated songs include, Play Merrily, Not Get Wish and Breach of Faith. Each of these tracks, not to mention any of track featured on Groove Coaster are magnificently composed, and make for one of the best rhythm games available at the App Store. If you haven’t purchased Groove Coaster yet, I suggest doing so by clicking here. At only $2.99, it’s a small price to pay for the amount of entertainment you’ll gain from this game.

While Groove Coaster is available for both iPad and iPhone, you may also like to purchase the soundtrack to listen to on its own. Sadly for us in Australia, it’s only available on the US iTunes. You can purchase it here for $9.99.

FIFA 12 Smashes UK Charts

Jonno Weiss
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FIFA 12 has blown past Gears of War 3, soaring to the number one spot on the UK sales charts. What’s even more incredible is that it has become the third biggest launch title of all time in the UK, succeeded only by Black Ops and Modern Warfare 2, and taking the third spot away from GTA IV.

Overall, FIFA 12 increased launch sales by an impressive 18% over FIFA 11. Unsurprisingly, it was the 360 and PS3 versions that accumulated the biggest share of sales, with the 360 doubling it’s FIFA 11 sales and actually beating the PS3 by 10%. The other formats (PC, PS2, Wii, PSP, iOS, Mac, 3DS) collectively accounted for only 2%.

As popular as the FIFA series has been, it’s still quite a feat for the title to achieve such success, really setting the bar up high for sports games and definitely showing the PES series who’s boss once again.

Forza 4 Demo Out Now On Xbox Live

Roger Ma
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The Forza Motorsport 4 demo is available to download right now on Xbox Live if you’re a Xbox Live Gold member. Everyone else will be able to download it on October 7, shortly before the game’s launch. The 1.27 GB demo features five cars – 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia, 2012 BMW M5, 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI, 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator and 2009 Pagani Zonda Cinque as well as the all new Bernese Alps track.

The demo supports official leaderboards for lap times and showcases the all new Rivals Mode that lets players compete online against their friends in a range of game types. Players will be able to play Three Rivals Mode events in the demo: Round the Mountain, BMW Blitz and Alpine Rush.

Accompanying Forza 4’s demo launch is a new live action short film entitled “Endangered Species,” narrated by Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson. You should defiantly check out this trailer if you’re a fan of Top Gear or high speed chases or if you ever wanted to drive out of a traffic jam.

Forza Motorsport 4 is set to be released exclusively for Xbox 360 on October 11, 12 and 13 in North America, Australia and Europe respectively.

Lord of the Rings: War in the North behind the scenes trailer looks at the ‘Power of Three’

Jack Joly
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Snowblind Studios and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have brought out a follow-up video to their recent ‘Power of Three’ trailer, a behind the scenes look behind the ‘Power of Three.

Power of Three comes from the fact that the game will have three-player co-op, because the developers feel it fits in nicely with the game mechanics and also the story behind another part of Middle Earth created for Lord of the Rings: War in the North.

Lord of the Rings: War in the North releases on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on November 25th in the UK, and on November 2nd in Australia and New Zealand. Who will be teaming up with two buddies to form their fellowship come November?

Bloody Roar 5 Hoax Confirmed…

Dustin Spencer
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About an hour ago, we questioned the validity of Bloody Roar 5. This hoax has now been confirmed by this “Official” Twitter stream and fans can now grab the tissues. HudsonSoftLtd is indeed a fake account and seem to be quite amused with themselves for hyping up an entire fanbase.

I’ll let the tweet speak for itself:

NEW BLOODY ROAR 5 IMAGE!

It wasn’t too hard to figure out if you did your research, but it’s just sad how the fanbase blew up in excitement and now just have this “troll” card to look at. Maybe next time guys.

So whether it was hackers, jokers, or just a bunch of bored fans, we now can confirm that sadly Bloody Roar 5 can now be laid to rest. This group is continuing their parade on Twitter as I type this, but I think they got enough attention for now. Sigh..

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