News
| EA unveals more Dragon Age DLC, Grey Warden's "darkest hour" | |
| Posted: 20.11.2009 06:38 by Technet2k | Comments: 4 |
 Dragon Age: Origins may have launched for three platforms, and it may already have two big DLC offerings, but more is on the way - alright?
Developer BioWare has announced 'Return to Ostagar', where Grey Wardens had a hard time of it. You could discover King Cailan's "agenda." | |
| Borderlands DLC "four to six hours" gameplay, size of starter zone | |
| Posted: 19.11.2009 05:10 by Technet2k | Comments: 1 |
 Paul Helquist of Gearbox Software says 'The Zombie Island Of Doctor Ned' is "about the same size" as a starter zone, like the Arid Badlands.
It'll add "probably four to six hours" of new gameplay. The DLC "detects what level you are" so you can start playing it straight away. | |
| BioWare "would" consider FPS, sees RPG as "being pretty broad" | |
| Posted: 18.11.2009 05:27 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Asked if the Canadian developer (don't hold it against them) would consider a first-person shooter, boss Dr. Ray Muzyka declared "we would."
The veteran sees the "definition of RPG" as being "pretty broad" with Mass Effect as prime example. It's "as much a shooter" as an RPG. | |
| Wada: There's "not a lot of newness" to FFXIII, much is "expected" | |
| Posted: 18.11.2009 04:32 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 Square Enix helmer Yoichi Wada has said that Final Fantasy XIII doesn't really have much new stuff, at least compared to what fans demand.
It having a "beautiful story" whilst being "emotional and moving" is all there, as you expect from Final Fantasy he said. Just not much 'new'. | |
| Borderlands quite a scorcher, "best selling launch week" for new IP | |
| Posted: 17.11.2009 05:42 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Developer Gearbox is chuffed their new IP Borderlands is doing so well, especially given the surrounding releases of big boy sequels.
The studio says it's the "fastest selling original property" videogame in 2009. Its total multiplatform sales beat PS3 Uncharted 2. | |
| Record of Agarest War no longer PSN exclusive, heads to Xbox 360 | |
| Posted: 16.11.2009 04:59 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 Aksys Games have decided to spread their upcoming strategy RPG across both PSN and XBLA, for fear of WWIII from "apparent favoritism".
At least that's what the time traveller warned them, they say. Record of Agarest War will be available in spring for Xbox 360 and PS3. | |
| Square Enix has dated Final Fantasy XIII in US/EU March 9th, 2010 | |
| Posted: 16.11.2009 04:33 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 It's finally happened, Square have slapped a western date on the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII, which hits Japan this December on PS3. They spilled the beans via a "special announcement" on the main site, and that 'My Hands' from Leona Lewis is the official FFXIII theme. | |
| More details on Final Fantasy XIII's Crystarium growth system here | |
| Posted: 12.11.2009 05:04 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 Famitsu magazine has been digging deep into Final Fantasy XIII, and they've come up for air along with how this Crystarium thingy works.
Basically after each battle players are given Crystal Points, which can be spent across charts defining a character's "role" as you go. | |
| Gearbox: More Borderlands is "no-brainer", just "water cooler talk" | |
| Posted: 12.11.2009 04:51 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 Mike Neumann is Creative Director at Gearbox Software, he's also dished that they're pretty much going to make more out of the new IP.
Right now though any talk of a sequel to Borderlands is pure "water cooler talk", with the game consensus as one of "praise and love." | |
| Square: Final Fantasy XIII gets "final touches" for western master | |
| Posted: 11.11.2009 05:33 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Yoichi Wada of Square Enix has revealed the Japanese master of Final Fantasy XIII is complete, with the western version nearly there.
Wada-san notes the last stages have gone "very smoothly this time." It also took a "tremendous amount of time" to develop this gen. | |
| Square announce Vagrant Story for European PSN, "coming soon" | |
| Posted: 11.11.2009 04:35 by Technet2k | Comments: 1 |
 The PlayStation Network RPG, Vagrant Story, will have its western debut from publisher Square Enix soon enough, says their press tease.
It's only released over PSN in Japan for now, with a North American version still unknown. Yasumi Matsuno created the acclaimed romp. | |
| Gearbox release Borderlands' Zombie Island DLC November 24th | |
| Posted: 10.11.2009 05:56 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 The first piece of downloadable content for Borderlands will arrive later this month, on both Xbox 360 and PS3 but no mention of PC yet.
It's called 'The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned' and has players tackle an undead army while trying to find a cure and bring peace to the cove. | |
| BioWare defends "intro, four planets, finale" narrative structure | |
| Posted: 10.11.2009 04:53 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 Some person has noticed a trend in BioWare story telling and decided to create a spreadsheet, which has drawn a writer's attention.
BioWare's Patrick Weekes has agreed with elements of the excel expose, but defends why they take that approach. Gamers "can understand it." | |
| Square Enix puzzler solved, Final Fantasy XIII news November 13th | |
| Posted: 09.11.2009 04:31 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 Publisher Square Enix decided to tease fans with an anagram puzzle, and planned to give out the answer today if unsolved by gamers.
The mighty collective brain cell power of Final Fantasy fans cracked it though, and found "Announcement Nov Thirteenth" the prize? | |
| Final Fantasy XIII's level up system is Crystalium, earn CP not EXP | |
| Posted: 03.11.2009 05:29 by Technet2k | Comments: 0 |
 All that levelling up through experience won't do for Final Fantasy XIII, so they've introduced the Crystalium System, with Crystal Points. After each battle you get CP which can be spent on 'growing' roles with new skills and abilities, like unlocking more powerful Fire. | |
| Gearbox patch Xbox 360 Borderlands, "will deploy fixes" to others | |
| Posted: 30.10.2009 07:40 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 Developer Gearbox Software have updated the Xbox 360 version of Borderlands with bug fixes, with the PS3 and PC editions to follow suit soon enough the studio affirms to users.
I'm sure Xbox 360 gamers are glad to hear the "introductory quests" should always progress as intended now, as will fellow platforms. They're "continuing work on support updates". | |
| Petition springs up for PC Space Marine, Relic tease gamer impact | |
| Posted: 29.10.2009 08:13 by Technet2k | Comments: 3 |
 Developer Relic Entertainment has said they're "always looking at feedback" from the community, and tease that a continued "strong desire" for PC could yield something.
An online petition is currently floating on the Internet, and it hopes to convince team Relic to bring their upcoming Warhammer 40K: Space Marine action/RPG to PC as well as console. | |
| Final Fantasy XIII ad casting call shows Square revealing US date | |
| Posted: 29.10.2009 07:02 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 A search for a script reader by the Liz Paulson Casting ad agency in Los Angeles has shown Square Enix's plans to reveal the US release date for Final Fantasy XIII in an ad. It will offer an "exclusive never before seen look" of Square's latest before 'panning back' to unveil the US retail date, currently just spring 2010. It releases in Japan on December 17th. | |
| Game-crippling bug found in Borderlands, there "isn't a fix just yet" | |
| Posted: 28.10.2009 07:20 by Technet2k | Comments: 8 |
 A rather nasty bug has been found in Borderlands, and not the colourful type you smoosh with guns or fists in-game. This bug is linked to all three platforms when going online.
It can cause, though it's frequency is "very low", all character skills to be wiped clean. Developer Gearbox hope to "repair as much" character data loss as possible, when fixed. | |
| BioWare's Dragon Age: Origins goes gold, PS3 "alongside" others | |
| Posted: 26.10.2009 08:50 by Technet2k | Comments: 2 |
 The impending early November arrival of Dragon Age: Origins will be simultaneous across Xbox 360,PS3 and PC announces BioWare. The PS3 version won't be held back after all.
That news may be true for North America but the RPG developer is yet to extend the joy to UK shores, saying they'll have something "on that shortly." It's out November 6th in Europe. | |
