I don’t mean to put the pressure on, RPG fans, butPersona 4is coming. I know you’re still probably grinding away atPersona 3: FES,butPersona 4hits shelves in Japan this summer. And the rumor is that we’ll see a US release not too long after. We’ll need whatever head start we can get, as they say thatP4 is supposed to be 1.5 times longerthan P3, and it will contain over 180 Persona....
Microsoft has made the incredibly confident claim thatKinectis the “fastest selling consumer electronic in history.” Chief financial officer Peter Klein made the statement during a conference call, where he also revealed that Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices division has grown 55% in the past year. The division includes Xbox 360 and PC gaming, the Zune, and Windows Phone 7, and generated $3.7 billion in revenue in Q4 of 2010. There’s little doubt that Kinect did well, but Microsoft has placed its success above that of the Wii, DS, and everything Apple’s ever done....
Two do-wanty games are probably headed our way from Konami. Both were let out of the bag by the folks at the ESRB, who had to drop a rating on them first. We’re alwayspoking aroundto see what’s coming up, but this time the folks atKotakubeat us to it. First (in my mind) is the really cool/quirky PlayStation 2 titleShadow of Destiny, which has now been rated for a PSP release. Back in the day, I only managed to play through this time-traveling adventure once....
Despite the original game flying under the Microsoft Game Studios banner, Konami surprisingly took up the mantle and revealed that it was publishingNinety Nine Nights 2in Japan. Nowit seemsthe company will go one step further and handle the worldwide distribution of the 360-exclusiveDynasty Warriorsclone. GameFlyhas named Konami asNinety Nine Nights 2‘s North America publisher, along with two other Xbox 360 titles,Xbox Live Compilation Vol. 1andXbox Live Compilation Vol. 2. Ninety Nine Nightswas one of the big games Microsoft pimped during the Xbox 360 launch hype, and it seemed quite glad to be publishing it....
Talk about a blast from the past! You’d think that Korea just caught up, and is now getting their first Dreamcasts soon. Heh. Who am I kidding. South Korea is anationof gamers. They scoff at my 20 hours a week gaming “habit.” The rumor behind this Microsoft Korea submission ofCrazy TaxiandSonic Adventureto the Korean ratings board is that the classic Dreamcast titles could come to Xbox Live Arcade. Sega’s not saying, but it sounds like something that was supposed to be a E3 surprise for week after next....
While at the Tokyo Game Show, I spied the very first evidence of aBayonettacollectible at the Square Enix booth, as you may recall if yousaw the post. I liked what I saw, but I had a strong feeling I was going to see more interpretations of the lovely lady before the game hit retail shelves, and sure enough, I was right. Kotobukiyahas exclusively shared with Tomopop the first announcement that they will also be releasing aBayonettafigure....
Ask any true blooded bible thumper and they’ll tell you that evolution is a crock. Our great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great (etc.) grandparents were two naked people living in a garden of bliss without fear or hate. And they couldn’t eat apples. Ask the developers of the WiiWare gameShootanto: Evolutionary Mayhemand they’ll tell you that evolution is real, but Darwin got it all wrong....
Lips . It’s a Microsoft-published karaoke videogame. The object of the videogame is to blow into a glowing microphone while a real song plays in the background. More air equals more points. Earned points can then be used to buy Galaxies, Super Novas, and rights to Depeche Mode singles. But players don’t have to unlock every song — the videogame has an Xbox LIVE Marketplace tab with downloadable music for sale....
Frontier Development’sLostWinds, which made its debut on WiiWare a few years back, will be coming to iOS and Android phones. The developer (last seen eliciting fuzzy feelings withKinectimals) showed off the iOS version of the game toEurogamerat the Develop conference this week.LostWindson mobile will use a virtual joystick control scheme, with players tapping the screen to create wind. LostWindswas one of the earliest WiiWare games, and (in my opinion) still one of the best games available for Nintendo’s service....
I can play and completeSuper Mario Brothersworld 1-1 with out even looking. Okay, maybe I’m full of sh*t, and maybe that sounds like something kids would say on the playground, but if this guy were to say it, he wouldn’t be lying. Watch as this Mario master wows an audience of Japanese celebrities, coaxing out plenty of the “eeh?!”s that are almost standard for this type of programming. He guides our favorite plumber through 1-1 like it ain’t no thang, using only his memory and sound cues....
Finally, after delays and gallons of tears from fanboys,Metal Gear Solid 4finally has a release date. The gamewill be out this yearbetween April and June butwe’re hearingthat the game actually has a firm date of June 12th. Either way, the game is only just a few more months away. Sony will also be releasing a PS3 bundle coinciding withMGS 4. The bundle will consist ofMGS 4, a 80GB PS3 and the DualShock 3 controller (which now also has afirm release date)....
Last night, Microsoft took over New York City’s Times Square for the launch of Kinect for Xbox 360. Andrew Melnizek was there to catch the action, which went from Toys “R” Us sales to an after party at the Hard Rock Cafe. It sounds like Microsoft went all out for this, lining the streets of Times Square with over 600 dancer and playing host to execs like Don Mattrick, Kudo Tsunoda, Aaron Greeberg, Harmonix’s Alex Rigopulos, Toy “R” Us CEO Gerald Storch, and more....
A man in Indiana has filed a class action lawsuit against Microsoft, accusing the company of charging him a subscription fee without his consent. Ryan Graves was charged for two years of Xbox Live against his wishes, thanks to Microsoft’s automatic subscription renewal. Graves’ account had an old credit card number on it due to his inactivity. When he finally got around to updating his information, Microsoft billed him for both his expired and new subscription, leaving him with two years of service and twice the planned expense....
