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MGS5: Ground Zeroes, Luftrausers, InFamous: Second Son, more added to PS Store

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Your eyes do not deceive you, this is reality… Sony has updated their virtual storefront, the PlayStation Store, with a ton of new games.

Leading the way is Sony’s next major PS4 release, InFamous: Second Son. Second Son will spin off with a new main character (Delsin) and a new locale (Seattle) because Cole McGrath lost his life at the end of InFamous 2. In a break from tradition, you’ll have to wait until Friday (March 21) to continue your infamous ways.

Also available for the PS4 this week is Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Hideo Kojima’s prologue to the next Metal Gear game, and Stealth Inc.: Ultimate Edition, a next-gen upgrade to the popular puzzle platformer. Ground Zeroes is also available to download from the PS3 section of the store. Finally, the mining platformer SteamWorld Dig makes the next-generation leap in a special PS4/Vita Cross-Buy edition.

But don’t think the PS3 is being left out in this week’s PlayStation Store update. The Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster has finally been released (it’s available on the Vita too), along with Tecmo Koei’s insane zombie slasher, Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, and Vlambeer’s dogfighting sim, Luftrausers (which was released as a PS3/Vita Cross-Buy title).

More information on all of these games can be found after the break and a full rundown of this week’s new game add-ons can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)

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New Releases: MGS5: Ground Zeroes, InFamous: Second Son, Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, More

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TitanFall made a huge splash last week, but a new set of publishers are ready to compete for your gaming dollar this week with a new set of games. Are you ready? Here we go…

Konami and Kojima Productions will release Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes for next-generation consoles (PS4 and Xbox One) and current-generation consoles (PS3 and Xbox 360) this week. The game will serve as a prologue to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which does not currently have a release date, and will serve as an introduction to the franchise’s brand new open world mechanics.

Also available this week is the next major PS4 exclsuive from Sony, InFamous: Second Son. With Second Son, the InFamous series gains a new protagonist and a new city to wreak havoc in. And speaking of havoc, Tecmo Koei will release Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, a wild collaboration between Team Ninja, Spark Unlimited, and Keiji Inafune’s Comcept, for the PS3 and Xbox 360 this week.

Finally, Square Enix’s Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster will bring the beloved pair of games to the PS3 and Vita this week. It will be joined the week’s lone Wii U release, the kart racing game Hello Kitty Kruisers.

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Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster PS3 Collector’s Edition, Vita bundle announced

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The last time Square Enix discussed the Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, it was to delay the compilation’s release and to cryptically shove the Vita version to the side. Well good news, the Vita version is alive and well! And it’s no longer two separate games. And it will be released side-by-side with the PS3 version on March 18.

Previously, the publisher planned to release Final Fantasy X HD and Final Fantasy X-2 HD as two separate cartridges on the Vita. Now, like the PS3 version, the two PS2 classics will be bundled together in a single package. However, only Final Fantasy X HD will be included in the box. To obtain Final Fantasy X-2 HD, you’ll need to download it from the PlayStation Store with the enclosed voucher.

Finally, the PS3 version of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster will also be release in a special Collector’s Edition, available exclusively through the Square Enix Online Store. Priced at $79.99, the Collector’s Edition will include:

  • Full-Size Artbook Packaging, featuring 40 pages of imagery from the beautiful world of Spira.
  • Visual Soundtrack – Over six hours of music set to the game’s most memorable moments on a Blu-ray disc.
  • Five Lithographs of iconic artwork and characters.
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Square Enix delays Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster to March 2014

Square Enix is finally ready to announce a North American release date for Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster. The two-game package will be available for the PS3 on March 18, 2014. As you may have noticed, that’s quite a bit beyond the remake’s originally projected “Fall 2013” release. In fact, when it’s finally released, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster will have spent more time in development (916 days from the initial announcement) than the original Final Fantasy X (686 days).

In honor of the release date announcement, Square Enix has uploaded a brand new trailer, which you can view above. They’ve also confirmed that gamers who pre-order Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster will be upgraded to a Limited Edition that comes with an exclusive artbook.

But bad news for Vita owners, the handheld version of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (which was to be released separately as Final Fantasy X HD Remaster and Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster) appears to be canceled. The Vita version was not part of today’s announcement and all mention of Sony’s handheld has been stripped from the remake’s official website.

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See how Final Fantasy X HD compares to the PS2 original

Square Enix has released a nifty new trailer comparing the graphical fidelity of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster with the standard definition PS2 original.

The publisher has also announced that eager consumers can now pre-order the PS3 compilation. Every pre-order will be upgraded to a special Limited Edition that includes an artbook and custom packaging. While Square Enix is happy to take your money now, they have yet to announce a release date for the collection.

The high definition remake will also be available on the Vita as two separate games: Final Fantasy X HD Remaster and Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster.

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First Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD trailer confirms 2013 release date

Square Enix has officially announced that the high definition remake of Final Fantasy X will be released in North America and Europe sometime this year. They have also confirmed that the game will be bundled with an HD remake of its sequel, Final Fantasy X-2, on the PS3. The combined package will carry the rather wordy title Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster.

The remakes will also be available on the Vita, but as separate games: Final Fantasy X HD Remaster and Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster.

Best of all, the HD remakes on both platforms will include the “International Special Edition” content, which was previously unavailable in America.

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Final Fantasy X-2 HD announced for PS3, Vita

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Square Enix announced that they’re bringing a high definition remake of Final Fantasy X to the PlayStation 3 and the Vita all the way back in 2011. The publisher has been surprisingly tight-lipped about it since, but it appears they had a good reason… Final Fantasy X for the PS3/Vita is being turned into an HD compilation that also includes Final Fantasy X-2!

The news comes from the latest issue of Jump magazine (via Gematsu), which also confirms that Square Enix plans to release the collection in Japan this year.

While Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 will be packaged together for the PS3, the Vita version of each game will be sold separately. And, for Japan at least, the remakes will include the “International” bonus content.

It’s currently unknown if these director’s cuts will be used for the US release of Final Fantasy X HD (or if Final Fantasy X-2 HD will even make it across the Pacific). But we can sure hope so.

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Square Enix Europe promises update on Final Fantasy X HD soon

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It’s not much to go on, but Square Enix Europe has taken to Twitter to reassure Final Fantasy fans that an update on Final Fantasy X HD is coming soon:

Final Fantasy X HD was announced for the PS3 and Vita during the 2011 Tokyo Game Show and we’ve heard nary a peep about the project since then. So any acknowledgement of the game, even the vague promises of more information coming “soon,” is something to celebrate.

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