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Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call will be available on September 16
Square Enix has announced that Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call will launch on the Nintendo 3DS on September 16. But that’s not all: they’ve also announced that there will be a Collector’s Edition, which will be limited to 5,000 copies and will only be available through the Square Enix online store. You can pre-order both right now – the former for $39.99, and the latter for $69.99.
The Collector’s Edition, pictured above, will include a pouch for your 3DS, “The Best of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call” CD with 20 tracks, “Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call – Remix Selections” CD with five tracks, and five CollectaCards. I’m not sure exactly what makes this $30 more expensive, but I will most likely end up pre-ordering this once I let my guard down.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call will be out on September 16 for the Nintendo 3DS.
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Tagged Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call
Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley will be released for 3DS this year
Developer Natsume announced that they’ll be releasing a new title in the Harvest Moon series, entitled Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley. It will be launching on the 3DS later this year, and is not to be confused with XSEED’s Story of Seasons, which is the true sequel to previous Harvest Moon games (Natsume owns the US trademark to Harvest Moon, so The Lost Valley is technically the first game in a brand new series).
President and CEO of Natsume, Hiro Maekawa, said “Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley is truly evolving the franchise. Hardcore fans will love it, players who haven’t played a Harvest Moon game in a while will want to try it out, and new players will be introduced to the unique and charming world that is Harvest Moon… But the incredibly exciting thing that really elevates the game is that while it does get back to what everyone loves about the early games, it also innovates in a way that no Harvest Moon game ever has.”
In The Lost Valley, you can customize your field however you want, with plenty of options in a world that is fully customizable. Fans of the series who will be at E3 next week can check the game out at Booth #615. Check out the full press release after the jump.
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Tagged E3 2014, Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley
Daily Scoop: June 4th, 2014 – New digital deals
I’m in need of playing some video games, my friends. I mean I really just want a full day where I do nothing at all but play video games. Ideally, I would take a break to shower (nah) and eat (ice cream) and maybe walk around (to the fridge to get more ice cream), but other than that, just video games until I noticed it had gone from day to night. Maybe once school is over, my dream can come true!
Anyway, let’s talk about some new digital deals I’ve stumbled across! Over at Indie Royale, they’ve got the brand new Phoenix Bundle. Pay the current minimum or more for Cognition Episode 4: The Cain Killer, Cognition Episode 3: The Oracle, The Cat Lady, Lost Civilization, Face Noir, and Reperfection: Volume 1. I want to make so many funny comments about The Cat Lady, but it looks like it’s a horror game and not a simulation of my life, so… yeah.
Over at Steam, you can grab Sniper Elite V for free, but only if you get it and install it before tomorrow at 10am PST. Their Daily Deal is Spore, which is on sale for $4.99. Scoop ’em up!
There are some awesome t-shirts today: (more…)
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Watch Dogs sets new record for launch sales of an original property
Watch Dogs has been flying off the shelves since it was released on May 27, selling more than four million copies in just one week. This marks it as the fastest-selling brand-new intellectual property at launch, and the best-selling first week game for Ubisoft. The record sales are (presumably) ongoing.
Ubisoft’s senior vice president of sales and marketing Tony Key was very pleased, saying “With such strong sales momentum and positive feedback from gamers, Watch Dogs has positioned itself as the must-have game of the moment… We’re really proud of this achievement, and are confident that the Watch Dogs brand has a promising future.”
Over one million of those who purchased the game also got ctOS Mobile, the free companion app, which allowed them to check Aiden Pearce’s Chicago at anytime right from their mobile devices. This app also allows for dual-screen gameplay.
Watch Dogs launched last week for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. It will be released on the Wii U system this coming Fall.
Hit the jump for the full press release. (more…)
Little Orbit adapting Falling Skies into a strategy RPG
Fans of the TNT science fiction show Falling Skies will be happy to know that Little Orbit will soon be turning the show into a video game. The show will be made into a tactical strategy RPG, and will be released on the PC, PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360 as a digital download.
President of Little Orbit, Matt Scott, said “Our goal for Falling Skies is to recreate the humanistic elements from the television series so that players can grow with the characters as they play through intuitively designed strategies… We want to bring that same character driven storyline derived from the series to the game all while making it easy to navigate for every player.”
The game will allow players to see all of their favorite characters from the show, and will allow them to play in “a never-ending list of missions” in their fight against the aliens. There will be hundreds of unlockable skills and character upgrades, as well as dynamic enemy AI and map randomization.
The Falling Skies video game is scheduled to be out this Fall. Hit the jump to view the full press release. (more…)
Daily Scoop: June 3, 2014 – Get your Mortal Kombat on
There’s a brand new Midweek Madness deal going on at Steam, and it’s a good one! For those of you excited about all the recent announcements, you can get the Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition for $4.99. That’s not all: you can also get Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition for just $7.49. These deals are good until Friday at 10am!
They’ve also got a new Daily Deal, which is one of mine and Anthony Amato’s favorites: Torchlight 2! This awesome multiplayer game is on sale for just $6.79. Looking to play with some friends? Grab a four pack for $20.39! Can’t play it without playing the original first? Pick that up for $5.09. They’ve got every angle covered!
That’s all for deals, but don’t worry – there are plenty of t-shirts to keep you happy! (more…)
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Daily Scoop: June 2, 2014 – It finally feels like Summer
It’s June, and it really does finally feel like Summer! We didn’t really get a Spring, but I’m OK with that, as we’ve got a good air conditioner, and a few friends with pool memberships. Oh, and I’ve got plenty of video games to keep me company indoors, so I’m not afraid to stay inside. Bring on the heat!
Speaking of heat, there are some hot sales today. Mafia II is 75% off, marking it down to $7.49. This is a great deal! There are also a lot of price cuts over at the Humble Store as well. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is $5.24, Imperial Glory is $2.49, Creatures: Exodus is $1.49, and Glare is $4.99, among others. Definitely check them out!
There are even a few great t-shirts, as always! (more…)
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E.T. games recovered from landfill will be curated, sold
What was once a rumor became truth last month, when copies of the infamous Atari 2600 games, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, were recovered from a landfill in New Mexico. According to Polygon (who also posted that awesome image above in another article), 100 copies were given to Lightbox and Fuel Entertainment (the production companies producing a documentary on the dig); 700 copies will be appraised, certified, and put up for sale; and the rest will be distributed to local museums. About 1,300 copies in total were removed from the site, and not all of them were E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.
Susie Galea, the mayor of Alamogordo, said that the New Mexico Museum of Space History is going to help prepare the games for sale, which will include registering them and giving them a certificate of authenticity. The method of sale has not yet been determined. Galea also said this has been a boon for the small town, and that she hopes the city commission will turn the site of the dig into a tourist attraction.
There are still over 700,000 cartridges in the landfill, but those will not be recovered as Galea said they were too difficult to get to. Original estimates put the cartridges at 18 feet down, but instead, the dig team had to go to 30 feet. “We’re going to leave the remaining games as-is,” Galea told Polygon. “The hole has already been filled back in.”
What would you pay for a piece of video game history – living proof of the bungles of the great video game crash?