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Pac-Man and Galaga Dimensions for 3DS gets a couple more games for its collection

Travis Bruno
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Pac-Man and Galaga Dimensions may appear to just be a collection of old titles placed into one package and sold with 3D capabilities to take advantage of the 3DS’ name sake. Well… that is exactly what it is but either way it appears that collection just got a little bit bigger. Because the title will now also contain Galaga 3D Impact as well as Pac-Man Tilt.

Now Galaga 3D Impact will place players in the cockpit of a ship attached to an on-rails shooter where players will have to move their system around physically to adjust their aim. Pac-Man Tilt, in an obvious naming, involves controlling the yellow sphere man in a 2D side-scrolling game where players have to tilting the 3DS in the direction they want him to move, enemies will be in the way and power pellets will be required to defeat them. Now all of this tilting may end up interfering with the 3D or it may not, but that is yet to be seen. The title will find itself on U.S. shores some point this summer while Australia will be getting it in the winter of this year.

Darkness 2 – Developer Interview video

Dylan Radcliffe
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Darkness 2 – Developer Interview video

Many developers take what isn’t broken and barely add on too it just to make more money. The developers of Darkness 2 seem to be taking the concept of Darkness and completely running with it, trying to make it ten times more fun. I am not so sure about the art style, but we will just have to wait and see.

Check out the developer interview below, but be warned there are slight spoilers from the first. So if you haven’t played the first I wouldn’t watch the video; but then again if you haven’t played the first why are you even interested in the second?

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DiRT 3 New Trailer Revealed

Benjamin Webb
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DiRT 3 New Trailer Revealed

The new trailer for the upcoming game from codemasters, DiRT 3, is about a more classic ‘Group B’ series of cars. The cars shown in the gameplay trailer show us racing classics such as ‘Audio Sport quattro Rallye and Lancia Delta S4’, classics that any rally car enthusiast should recognise, racing across arid badlands and wooden forests.

Watch classic rally vehicles from a time where the rules were light, the regulations and restrictions on car development were near non-existant and the races were intense. These classic vehicles included greats, such as the Ford RS200, MG Metro 6R4 and Peugeot 205 T16 Evo 2. Observe how they traverse intense environments, ranging from tarmac to snow.

“The legendary Group B cars are some of the most sophisticated rally cars ever built,” said Paul Coleman, Senior Games Designer on DiRT 3. “Their raw power and unbridled speed make them a real challenge. They definitely separate the men from the boys.”

The most feature intensive DiRT game to date is set for a release on the 24th of May, 2011 for PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 devices.

“2011, Group B Lives On” – The Video.

Image obtained from DiRT 3 facebook page.

Kojima the VP of Konami Digital Entertainment

Adam Tabor
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Kojima the VP of Konami Digital Entertainment

The man most well known for the Metal Gear franchise has got himself a promotion.  Konami has posted its executive appointments for each company and one Mr. Hideo Kojima will be vice president and executive officer of Konami Digital Entertainment effective of April 1st of this year. Also joining Kojima in that same roll is the man behind the Pro Evolution Soccer series, Shinji Enomoto.

There seem to be a lot of changes a brewing over at Konami. It seems mostly likely due to the acquisition of Hudson Soft earlier this year. Hopefully some good will come out of this corporate restructuring. We have faith in you Kojima.

Dynasty Warriors 7 getting free DLC containing original Japanese voices

Travis Bruno
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How exactly does a woman as small as that manage to lift that giant wrecking ball of a weapon? Well its Dynasty Warriors so that’s enough explanation there. Besides super strong women, Dynasty Warriors 7 is going to be getting a handful of new features that are being released as free DLC from Tecmo Koei. Fans of the series had been clamoring for the original Japanese voice track to be available in the game and the company has obliged. Also free in the package will be a bunch of extra costumes for the fighters in the game.

Don’t think that it will be all free however, TK also stated that there would be paid DLC in the future, like new areas to fight and weaponry. But the addition of the Japanese voice cast is certainly a great choice by Tecmo Koei. Fans of games brought over from Japan often prefer the original Japanese voices compared to the English voice cast that takes over. Sure this means you have to read the subtitles but to each their own.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Reverie DLC delayed for Xbox 360

Travis Bruno
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow was released last year but Konami has continued to support the game through DLC and last week PlayStation 3 owners had the ability to start buying the Reverie DLC content with Xbox 360 users being promised that the they would be able to get their download-on this week. Unfortunately that won’t be the case.

In a post on the Castlevania Facebook page they have posted a notification and explanation saying that due to a last minute problem on the 360 version of the game that they would not be able to get the game content out this week. They are working with Microsoft to fix it and are hoping it will be fixed quickly. Unfortunately there was no information given as to what the problem was, leaving speculation as to whether it was something on Konami’s end or on Microsoft’s.

Dissidia iPhone app does AR

Adam Tabor
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One of the most impressive features of the Nintendo 3DS is its AR mode. AR mode allows you to place cards on a surface and with your camera make them appear as if they are apart of the background. Well Nintendo your not the only one who can do it. Square-Enix has an app available on the App Store called Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy AR.

All you have to do is go to the app’s official website and print a card. Then set the card on a table or any surface and take a photo with the card and its just like they are actually there or something like that. Another added bonus is there is a model viewer which will allow you to see various character models from the game and add them to your photos. The 4 characters you get to bring to life are The Warrior of Light from Final Fantasy, Terra from Final Fantasy 6, Cloud from Final Fantasy 7, and Lightning from Final Fantasy 13. You can download this on the App Store now for $4.99 (US) & $5.99 (AU) BUY HERE

Visit the official website for Dissidia iPhone here

Child of Eden gameplay trailer is gorgeous

Travis Bruno
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You don’t have to watch a hundred videos to know that Child of Eden is going to be gorgeous to look at. Of course if you do have to watch another video then you don’t have to worry because Ubisoft has released a new gameplay video today that shows off people using the Kinect version of the game on the Xbox 360.

Then again you really don’t have to take the trailer’s word for it as you can read our preview of the title here. I personally didn’t get my hands on the game, or off the game in the case may be, but this one appears to be one of the must have Kinect titles when it releases some point this Summer. Also don’t forget that the game is also coming out on the PlayStation 3 with Move capability when it is released so no one will have to worry about missing their chance to play it.

Mafia 2 rereleased as Director’s Cut/Platinum/Greatest version; sells for $30

Travis Bruno
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It is a little odd that they couldn’t simply just keep the little subtitle the exact same on every console but regardless of that fact 2K Games has announced that Mafia 2 has been re-released for all platforms it was available on before. The Xbox 360 version will be the Platinum Hits version, PS3 is seeing the Greatest Hits and PC gamers are given the true name for a game such as this; Director’s Cut.

Now for a price tag of only $30 and is currently available at select retailers with a full release coming next month. The Director’s Cut/Platinum/Greatest Mafia 2 version will include all the DLC missions which are: the Betrayal of Jimmy, Jimmy’s Vendetta and Joe’s Adventures. Also included in the package are the style packs which were exclusive to certain retailers.

L.A. Noire selected for 2011 Tribeca Film Festival

Kelly Teng
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L.A. Noire selected for 2011 Tribeca Film Festival

Rockstar’s highly anticipated crime-thriller game, L.A. Noire, has made it into the official selection for the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival.

This is the first ever time a video game has been recognised by the TFF. L.A. Noire is under the “Special Event” category, and there is an exclusive preview of the game for those attending the festival at the Tribeca Talks series on Monday 25th April. The presentation not only has a live demonstration of a case in the game, but it also includes a Q&A exploring the crossover between filmmaking and interactive entertainment.

As a bit of a confessed film buff, I’m sure no one is as excited about this game as I am. Check out L.A. Noire’s page here for the Tribeca Film Festival, and stay tuned for more updates about this awesome, awesome game…yeah, I’m that excited.

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