It is always a good sign when a game ships over a million copies, but when a company can ship at least two million copies of their game then it is easy to assume that the game is at least doing well. Though this is games shipped, not sold, the title has reached the top of both UK and US sales charts for last month. Plus, the more games sold, the more that need shipping.
With Human Revolution being an absolutely amazing experience, as you can see in my review, and with the Missing Link DLC coming next month, Square Enix and Eidos Montreal are doing their best to make sure people pick up this title. It is also worth noting that the title has not yet been released in Japan and these figures are from North America, Europe and PAL territories.
Tokyo Game Show is under a week away and Team Ninja is making sure that fans of their games are going to be tuning in by announcing an announcement. Tecmo Koei’s Team Ninja has said on their official twitter that next week at Tokyo Game Show the company would be announcing a new game.
Unfortunately they didn’t go into any detail as to whether this game would be a new franchise, one of their current successful franchises like Dead or Alive, though one for Ninja Gaiden is unlikely as they are still working on Ninja Gaiden 3. Nor do we know what console it will be on, so stay tuned next week to find out exactly what Team Ninja is going to be working on.
To a resounding response of what? Nintendo has announced a new color for their Nintendo DSi XL handheld. Never a company to let their handhelds die in piece (though they certainly seem fine letting the Wii die a depressingly slow death), this color will hit stores on September 18th. It will cost $169.99 which is the same price as the recently dropped 3DS price.
This is a bit strange simply because their 3DS sales in North America have rose by 260%, but with the DSi XL being the same price as the 3DS it is certainly strange that Nintendo continues to release colors for what can now be considered as old tech. Plus how many people who don’t already own a 3DS or DSi XL are going to run out and buy this pink one?
Grasshopper Manufacture is a company that has quite a lot of famous names in the video game world in its roster, but it seems that two of those names have moved on from the company. In a report by Siliconera, it seems that two of their most recent high profile workers have left the company. Ex-Marvelous president Yasuhiro Wada and Little King’s Story creator Yoshiro Kimura both worked for Marvelous in the past and joined Grasshopper in 2010.
The two had worked alongside Suda 51 as producers for the No More Heroes games, though their current projects were unknown. However with Grasshopper Manufacture currently developing a literal ton of games, such as Evangelion Sound Impact, Lollipop Chainsaw, Codename D, Sine Mora and Black Knight Sword, it is mildly concerning to see these names leave the company.
The Sims 3 is one of Electronic Art’s most successful titles, selling over 3.7 Million copies since its launch. What isn’t there to love? Making your own people, giving them dreams, relationships and if you are feelings particularly evil, you can make them lose everything and even kill them if the mood strikes you. It has challenging and open ended game play that can last weeks, or even longer for the more dedicated Sim-er.
The Sims 3 offered more than its predecessors, with an entire city being accessed, rather than just a household. You can ride your bike to the park, take the car to work, visit the local supermarket and so much more. Also with the release of the expansion packs, you can travel the world, extend your career options and explore your childhood in new and exciting ways. The Sims 3 Pets in also arriving in kennels soon.
Now the lovely people at Electronic Arts and Prima Games have put together not only a strategy guide, but a whole BOX SET of strategy guides. Helping our Sims live the best lives they can, or finding the best way to destroy them.
The guides includes an extensive Object Reference Guide which is exclusive to the box set. It includes images and information on EVERY item available on Sims 3, including the standard items, the Sims 3 Stuff Packs and the Sims Online Store. This will be very handy for the house designers who love the game.
So look exclusively to EB Games for over 1000 pages of stats and information to bring you Sims 3 knowledge to the next level. The box set is set to be released 18th October 2011.
Imagine having to sit through and play the most shonky, awful, horrible and dead set worst games ever made for 24 hours straight – Could you do it? Well three courageous Australian gamers: Dan Camilleri, James Camilleri and Mark Dawes are going to be doing just that. All in a bid to raise some much need funds for the victims of the East African drought.
Starting 10am (AEST) on September 17th, these three guys will be playing some of the worst games ever made. At least 15 games will be played all up across 3 different platforms, Xbox 360, Nintendo 64 and PC. The entire 24 hour event will be live streamed online for your viewing pleasure with regular updates across Lame Game Marathon’s Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook pages.
Some of the games on the line-up include Grey’s Anatomy for PC, bad movie tie-in Iron Man: The Game, digital board-game fail Rugrats Scavenger Hunt and the notoriously bad Superman 64. What lame game marathon would be complete without it?
East Africa is currently experiencing the worst drought in 60 years. The situation has become so bad that it has reached the point of being the worst food security crisis in the world today. The devastating crisis is affecting more than 12.4 million people, more than half of Australia’s population. So help support The Lame Game Marathon by tuning in on September 17th and by donating to the UNHCR.
To see how Lame Game Marathon’s progress is shaping up, check out their Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook pages
As you may know, Australia does not currently have an R18+ classification category for video games. Whilst a R18+ rating is currently pending in Federal Government, the reality is that an actual R18+ rating will take months or years to finally see the light of day.
However you can help speed up this process, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) is currently looking for volunteers to test out martial and content that may be subject to a R18+ level classification category. This in turn, will help determine community standards in regards to classification categories in the future.
Banned: ‘The House of the Dead: Overkill – Extended Cut
Anyone over the age of 18 may participate in the focus groups which are taking place in Sydney on Saturday October 22, Monday October 31 and Wednesday November 2. While we wait for an R18+ rating, Australian gamers are still missing out on content that others gamers around the world have free access to. Content like ‘The House of the Dead: Overkill – Extended Cut’ for Playstation 3 which was recently refused classification and therefore effectively banned in the country.
If you’re interested in volunteering for the review, sign up before September 19 at ALRC’s website
It seems that everything that was once cool and popular shall never fully fade away, but merely lie dormant waiting for the chance to once again enjoy the limelight. The Smurfs are no exception to the rule, currently enjoying a massive overhaul and comeback in various forms of media. So it should come with no surprise that Ubisoft have announced their Smurfs and Co. Facebook game has reached 10 million active monthly users.
Smurfs and Co. is a social based network game that entails players taking on the role of a smurf to build smurf villages and uncover special smurfy ingredients to aid Papa smurf in his creation of a magic potion to finally rid the smurfs of the evil Gargamel by erasing his memory.
Being such an old and respected franchise its not hard to fathom why the game has reached such a high user base and appeal across varying generations and game preferences. Ubisoft are also keeping the stakes interesting by consistently adding new features and contests to keep players on their toes. The Smurfs and Co. has been the No. 1 licensed based social game on Facebook since its launch.
To take control of the iconic blue characters visit www.facebook.com/thesmurfco. Smurfs Dance Party seen in the demo for Nintendo Wii and DS are available and instore.
Crytek are definitely setting a new benchmark for downloadable games with the announcement that their 2007 PC exclusive FPS‘Crysis’ is heading on to consoles this October. News of a Crysis port was rumoured with the release of Crysis 2 earlier this year, seeing as its sequel was simultaneous released on both console and PC.
This port version of Crysis will feature a modified and enhanced single-player campaign with remastered visuals featuring all new lighting effects and other visual optimizations thanks to the implementation of CryENGINE 3, the game will also support full stereoscopic 3D.
Crysis is set to be released on Xbox LIVE and Playstation Network for 1600 Microsoft Points/$20 this October
Hmmm… I think I shall try something. Every now and again, I will write up an article summarsing the latest news from Sony in terms of the Playstation brand. If we have already reported it, then there shall be a link to that story, where you can have a conversation on the topic that is being reported. Anything we miss will be listed here. So, what has been going on in the World of Playstation for the last month?
In Other news: Dancestar Party Announced The creators of Singstar has revealed Dancestar Party, a dancing game. Perform the hottest moves along the stars who made them famous with the only party game that lets you dance – and sing – along to original music videos by legendary artists.
Two HD Collections Being Released in September My fellow Australians, we do not have to wait for long for God of War Collection: Volume II and the Ico and Shadow of the Collossus HD Collection as they will both be released on September 29. Just for clarification, God of War Collection Volume II is the European/PAL name for the God of War: Origins Collection.
