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GoldenEye: Reloaded gets its license to kill on 11/1; PS3-only Double 0 Edition announced

Posted on September 14, 2011 by John Scalzo

Activision has announced that James Bond will return on November 1. The superspy’s greatest video game adventure will be coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 as GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, complete with an HD coat of paint courtesy of developer Eurocom.

PS3 players will be able to take the James Bond experience further with the exclusive Double 0 Edition, which was also announced by Activision today. The Double 0 Edition will include a copy of the game, PlayStation Move motion and navigation controllers, a PlayStation Eye camera and the Sharp Shooter peripheral. The package will also include a bonus downloadable character, Hugo Drax. And yes, the supervillain behind 1979’s Moonraker will be packing a Moonraker Laser.

“Working closely with Sony, we’ve created a great bundle that arms fans with all the vital secret agent equipment right off the shelf,” said David Oxford, Executive Vice President at Activision Publishing. “We can’t wait for gamers to pick up the PlayStation Move and Sharp Shooter to experience a James Bond video game like never before.”

Q would approve.

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Dead or Alive 5 coming to PS3, Xbox 360 in 2012; debut trailer released

Posted on September 14, 2011 by John Scalzo

It has been almost six years since Dead or Alive 4 was released as a launch title for the then-new Xbox 360. In that time series creator Tomonobu Itagaki and publisher Tecmo Koei have parted ways, Dead or Alive: Code Chronos was canceled and a bevy of spinoff titles have been released.

Today, Tecmo Koei used their Tokyo Game Show presentation to reveal that a fifth game in the main series, Dead or Alive 5, is in the works for the PS3 and Xbox 360. While development is still in the early stages, Tecmo Koei and developer Team Ninja wowed TGS attendees with a teaser trailer starring Ryu Hayabusa and Hayate fighting in a warehouse. Be sure to check out the trailer for yourself after the break.

The publisher also refused to call Dead or Alive 5 “just a fighting game,” preferring instead to call it “fighting entertainment.” Ah euphemisms, where would we be without them?

[Source: Joystiq] (more…)

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God of War Origins, From Dust, Renegade Ops, more added to PS Store

Posted on September 14, 2011 by John Scalzo

Prepare yourself PS3 owners, Sony has graced the PlayStation Store with another massive update that is sure to include something for everyone.

Leading the way this week is a downloadable version of God of War: Origins Collection. The HD remake of Kratos’s PSP adventures is also available in retail stores today.

Today’s PSN Play entry is Renegade Ops, a vehicular combat game from Sega where the vehicle combat doesn’t involve a tournament for psychopaths. I know, right? Instead, players get behind the wheel of “an elite mobile commando unit sent behind enemy lines to defeat Inferno, a madman intent on global domination!”

Also available this week is Eric Chahi’s god game, From Dust; budget racer Ferrari: The Race Experience; a downloadable version of Epic’s Bulletstorm; Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness, a Capcom fighter that never before made it to America; and PSone Classic Pong: The Next Level.

More information on all of this week’s new releases and game add-ons can be found at the PlayStation.Blog.

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Final Fantasy X HD, MGS HD, ZOE HD coming to PS3, Vita

Posted on September 14, 2011 by John Scalzo

Square Enix still refuses to announce an HD remake of Final Fantasy VII. However, remake fever seems to be contagious at the Tokyo Game Show and you better believe that Squenix is a carrier.

During Sony’s TGS press conference, the publisher announced that an HD remake of Final Fantasy X is in development for the PS3 and Vita. But don’t expect it anytime soon as Square Enix couldn’t say anything else about the project.

Hideo Kojima is no stranger to remakes either and Konami kingpin used the same stage to announce that both the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection and the Zone of the Enders HD Collection will be released for the Vita in 2012. Both compilations will include cross-compatibility between the PS3 and Vita versions, meaning you can take your game save from home on the road and vice versa.

Japan’s got a fever, and the only prescription is more remakes!

[Source: Wired Game|Life]

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Rockstar lassos a Red Dead Redemption GOTY edition on October 11

Posted on September 13, 2011 by John Scalzo

There’s gold in them thar hills! Gold that’s shaped like a Game of the Year trophy! And it belongs to Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption.

After earning more than 160 Game of the Year honors, Rockstar has announced the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition for the PS3 and Xbox 360. Available October 11, and priced at $49.99, the GOTY Edition will include the original game and every piece of downloadable content:

  • Original Red Dead Redemption game with a brand-new hardcore single-player mode;
  • Undead Nightmare single-player campaign and multiplayer modes;
  • Legends and Killers Pack, featuring additional multiplayer map locations, multiplayer characters, and the Tomahawk projectile weapon;
  • Liars and Cheats Pack, including the Stronghold multiplayer competitive mode, Free Roam gambling games, multiplayer horse races with combat, and the Explosive Rifle.
  • Hunting and Trading Outfits Pack, featuring two outfits with corresponding gameplay challenges for John Marston;
  • Outlaws To The End Co-Op Mission Pack, including six co-op missions for up to four players;
  • All original pre-order content, including the Deadly Assassin Outfit, War Horse, and Golden Guns Weapon Pack;
  • Solomon’s Folly single-player gang hideout and challenges available for the first time on Xbox 360;
  • Just-released Myths and Mavericks Bonus Pack, featuring fan-favorite multiplayer characters and all-new locations to battle in.

That’s a lot of bang for your buck, pardner.

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CoD Black Ops Rezurrection infects PC, PS3 on September 22

Posted on September 13, 2011 by John Scalzo

Get ready to reinfect your game system, Activision and Treyarch have announced they will release the Call of Duty: Black Ops “Rezurrection” pack for the PC and PS3 on September 22.

Coming a month after the Xbox 360 version, the PC/PS3 version will again be priced at $14.99 and include all of the same features:

  • Brand new “Moon” map: The first Call of Duty level to catapult players into orbit, delivers outrageous new weapons, high-tech gear and unstoppable hordes of low gravity zombie beasts, delivering the most epic, challenging and otherworldly Zombies experience yet.
  • The four original Zombies maps: Players can relive the nightmare of “Nacht der Untoten,” escape the Zombie madness in the asylum of “Verruckt,” battle back the undead Imperial Army of “Shi No Numa,” and pull the plug on “Der Riese,” the zombie factory that started it all.
  • A downloadable Call of Duty Zombies soundtrack.
  • A “Moon”-themed PS3 theme.

In honor of Call of Duty’s one small shamble for a zombie and a giant moan for zombiekind, Treyarch will be hosting a Double XP Weekend from September 23-25.

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Daily Scoop: September 13, 2011 – Absence makes the heart grow fonder

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Nicole Kline

I’ve been so busy the last few days that I haven’t had any time to scoop! But that’s ok – I promise you didn’t miss a thing. Today’s deals are definitely worth a mention, though!

Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games today is Activision’s Call of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare for the Xbox 360. This classic shooter is just $14.99 today, and is a fantastic way to get ready for the upcoming Modern Warfare 3. Scoop it up!

Also new are Amazon’s weekly deals:

No gaming shirts today, but Ript has another “Game of Thrones” shirt: (more…)

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Quantic Dream “lost” $8-16 million because of used sales

Posted on September 12, 2011 by John Scalzo

Another developer is pissing and moaning about secondhand sales and this time it’s Quantic Dream, the team behind Heavy Rain. Guillaume de Fondaumiere, the company’s co-founder, recently sat down for an interview with GamesIndustry.biz. During the exchange, he laid out the details of the company’s “lost sales” due to the used game market:

“I think [second hand gaming] is one of the number one problems right now in the industry.

“I can take just one example of Heavy Rain – we basically sold to date approximately two million units, we know from the trophy system that probably more than three million people bought this game and played it. On my small level it’s a million people playing my game without giving me one cent. And my calculation is, as Quantic Dream, I lost between [$8 and $16] million worth of royalties because of second hand gaming.”

Ignoring the fact that de Fondaumiere seems to have completely forgotten the rental market for Heavy Rain, he is falling into the same trap as other developers who rail against used games: if someone buys it used, there’s no guarantee they would have bought it new. He goes on to say that if gamers stop buying games like Heavy Rain new, developers will stop making them:

“Because when developers and publishers alike are going to see that they can’t make a living out of producing games that are sold through retail channels, because of second hand gaming, they will simply stop making these games.”

This is obviously a man who clearly doesn’t get it. If developers aren’t making enough money from retail sales, the answer isn’t to crack down on used sales (as if that were even legal). Instead, they should be looking for ways to get development costs down and make gamers want to buy new.

Nah, that’d make too much sense.

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