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Telltale Delays Jurassic Park Game

Michael Irving
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If, like me, you’ve been waiting (not so) patiently for your copy of the new Jurassic Park game from Telltale, it looks like you’ll be waiting another few months yet.

I noticed a couple of days ago that the release date on the game’s Steam page had been changed from the vague “April 2011” to the much vaguer “2011”, and this morning we received confirmation that the game had been officially delayed.

An email from Telltale Games CEO, Dan Connors, was sent to customers who had placed a pre-order, stating “the game’s mechanics and storytelling have come together in such a way that we see great potential, so much so that we feel we can push these elements to the next level if we spend some extra time working on them.  It is because of this that we are delaying Jurassic Park: The Game on PC to ensure PC players get the best possible gaming experience.”

The game is now due sometime between September and November, with a simultaneous release across all platforms.

It’s not all bad news though; as compensation, Telltale Games are giving customers a 100% refund on their pre-orders, and are throwing in a free copy of a Telltale game of your choice. If you’ve placed a pre-order, you will receive the details of the compensation via email within the next few days.

While the delay is disappointing, the end result can only benefit from the extra time put into development. Let’s hope that when it finally hits the virtual shelves, the wait will have been worth it.

Toki Tori flies onto Android market

Darren Resnekov
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Two Tribes has some awesome news for all you Toki Tori fans, as the chubby little chicken as flown his way (yes i know chickens cant fly), onto the android market. Iphone, PC and Wii owners have already had the pleasure of playing this entertaining and highly addictive game with features never seen before in puzzle platformers. Users have described the android version as a “perfect port”, that runs perfectly on all android devices.

Players will have their puzzle solving skills pushed to the limit as they guide Toki Tori through 80 beautifully crafted levels across 4 different worlds in a quest to collect as many precious eggs as possible. Throughout his adventures Toki Tori will have a huge arsenal of weapons at his disposal, including the infamous Telewarp, Instantrock and Slugsucker, all which need to be combined to successfully navigate through each level ranging from simple to pure diabolical. Packed with multi-touch controls, cool items and weapons, Toki Tori is a must for any Android users game library.

Toki Tori is available now from the Android Market for $2.99

Check out the official Two Tribes Facebook page here

Star Fox 64 3D to use the 3DS’ gyroscope

Travis Bruno
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Thanks to the financial results briefing notes that were released today after the meeting was finished with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata we now know that a new, previously unannounced feature will be used in Star Fox 64 3D when it releases on July 14th in Japan. The feature that it will be using is the Gyro Sensor that is built into every 3DS hand held.

Unfortunately as these were only the notes there was no other information given as to how the gyroscope will actually be worked into gameplay though we can guess that it will allow the player to control Fox’s Arwing during gameplay but tilting a 3DS usually causes the 3D effects to not work properly so it is an odd inclusion to the title. We can expect more information soon from Nintendo about this feature and hopefully a release date for the rest of the world.

Namco Launch Mysterious Countdown website…

Dustin Spencer
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One thing that never gets old is the mysterious websites that publishers release with the whole countdown approach. If you remember, Dragon’s Dogma and Tales of Graces F both featured mysterious websites before an announcement was finally made for either title, and now it seems it is time to begin speculation as yet another website has launched from Namco along with a timer, which sets the date in question to May 12th.

Now from the picture, I want to say based on the sword alone, this could very well be a new Soul Caliber title or maybe even a new Tales game, but everything until Namco breaks their silence in just sheer speculation. Another thing to note is the url in question, which includes the phrase “beginning_of_the_new_chapter”, so I definitely want to believe this is looking like a follow-up or continuation of a past series (Yeah, I know, still not very helpful). We will keep a close eye on this website and as soon as more comes forward on this mystery, we will be sure to let you know. So what do YOU think this mystery project is? Check out the link for yourself by clicking HERE.

Catherine gets some English screenshots and character bios

Travis Bruno
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Atlus is keeping their fans well stocked with plenty of Catherine media it seems because today Atlus released a handful of new English screenshots. Or at least screenshots with English subtitles which means that fans may be able to listen to the original Japanese voice actors if they so wish, but this has yet to be confirmed. Either way though these screenshots reveal some of the interaction we can expect between the different characters.

Also released were character bios for each of the three main characters; Catherine, Katherine and Vincent. You can read them below:

  • Catherine
    Sex: Female
    Age: 22
    Occupation: ?

    The seductive beauty who suddenly appears to Vincent.

    This startling seductress steps into Vincent’s life from out of nowhere and immediately throws his relationship with Katherine in jeopardy. Her coquettish charm grabs a hold of Vincent’s heart, even as her free spirit and potent sexuality grab a hold of… other parts of his mind and body. Without warning, everything in Vincent’s life becomes twisted around Catherine.

  • Katherine
    Sex: Female
    Age: 32
    Occupation: Office Manager

    Vincent’s girlfriend, who wants something more.

    Katherine is a loyal and steadfast girlfriend. She works for a clothing company. She and Vincent were classmates in high school, but they only started dating after they met again at their 10-year reunion. She has begun to think more and more about their relationship, and wants him to fully commit to her. His indecisiveness is beginning to annoy her more and more as time goes by.

  • Vincent
    Sex: Male
    Age: 32
    Occupation: Systems Engineer

    An indecisive bachelor who gets swept away by the actions of the two women in his life. Vincent is a lifelong bachelor trying to escape the pressures of adult life: his job, his love life, the prospect of marriage… His seeming goal is drift aimlessly through life. While his girlfriend Katherine wants him to settle down and marry her, he still wants the freedom of the single life.After meeting the enigmatic beauty, Catherine, his life is dragged into a waking and sleeping nightmare.

Interest in the game is certainly reaching high levels considering this is perhaps the first game of its kind to be localized recently if not at all. We’ll find out just how Catherine will be on July 26th when it releases in the United States on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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Namco Unleashes New Wall-Defying trailer for Ridge Racer: Unbounded…

Dustin Spencer
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Ridge Racer is famous for a lot of reasons. Fast cars, stunning graphics and tracks, and in the past the series has launched with many consoles making it a staple in the gaming world. Ridge Racer: Unbounded seems to be on the right track so to speak of delivering what fans of the series love while creating a whole new destructive image for itself.

In a new trailer released today by Namco, we see two cars in what appears to be just a cutscene for the game speeding through a city before smashing through a brick wall in an alley. Now this doesn’t appear to be the actual gameplay footage, but either way this new teaser certainly sets the stage for the latest entry in the series and gives off a nice reckless, destructive vibe. Of course though that is what Unbounded is being promoted as, with the tag-line “Drive, Destroy, Dominate” being used to sell the game. Check out the new trailer below for yourself and you should expect to see this new high velocity Ridge Racer in stores sometime in 2012 for the 360, PS3, & PC.

PSN update hackers could have your account info

Adam Tabor
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Ever since last week if you wanted to play games online or even purchase new ones with PSN you are out of luck. There is even more bad news on this whole hacking situation as Sony has stated on their Playstation Blog that personal information could have been compromised. In the post Sony states that “We have discovered that between April 17 and April 19, 2011, certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account information was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our network.”

Sony go on to mention what information they think may have been taken “we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following information that you provided: name, address (city, state, zip), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login, and handle/PSN online ID.” Sony mentioned in the post that there was no information as to whether or not credit/debit card information was taken but to keep in mind that it could have been obtained by these hackers. According to the post PSN should be back up within a week.

I have already noticed on my own twitter account and various places online people claiming that they may have already been a victim and have had their cards accessed. Hopefully this all gets situated soon but it seems that not playing Mortal Kombat on PSN is the least of our worries.

Contra on special on XBLA till 2nd of May

Philip Federico
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Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A… 😉 

For anyone out there that still hasn’t tried out Contra/Gryzor here’s your chance to do so.  Konami are practically giving the game away for free; and have announced today that Contra is 50% off on XBLA for only 200 MS Points until May 2nd!  Hurry and pick this up while its on sale.

Where did you first play this side scrolling classic?  For me it was at the local take away shop and I remember throwing in 20cent pieces into the machine like it was going out of fashion.

Add Contra to your download que via Xbox Live Marketplace here

Learn the basics of Brink in tutorial trailer

Travis Bruno
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If you had any questions about how exactly Brink will be played then you should watch the video that Bethesda just released below. In this video we are given an entire walkthrough of each characters abilities and how to use said abilities. The video goes very in-depth by providing not only a great look into what everything on the HUD means but even going into detail about the game modes.

Of course some of these things are things that nearly anyone who has played a shooter will know already but it is always good to see a developer, in this case Splash Damage, looking out for the players who are eagerly waiting for their title to be released. Which it will on May 10th in the US and May 13th everywhere else for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

Nintendogs + Cats was Nintendo’s first one million+ selling title

Travis Bruno
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Yesterday we reported that Nintendo released their end of fiscal year report where they also stated that two of their 3DS games had sold more than a million titles and therefore were platinum sellers. Now they have released a supplementary packet that shows some more information about actual title sales and it seems that they may have overestimated a bit or are only showing the one title.

Nintendogs + Cats has sold 1.7 million units worldwide with 460,000 in Japan and 1.25 million elsewhere. Of course these sales totals are the accumulation of all the different versions of the game though it would be a bit interesting to see what version was preferred by purchasers. The full list of game sales records can be found here if you want to read all of the other technical information and see how Pokemon White and Black managed to sell 11.51 million units which is a huge amount for only being out worldwide a couple of months.

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