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Bandai Namco has revealed a Dragon Ball Z hardware bundle for Nintendo’s New 3DS for the upcoming Extreme Butoden title. The package provides consumers with a black New 3DS, a copy of the game and a code for a downloadable version of the SNES title Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden …
Read More »Project X Zone 2 Western launch pushed to 2016
3DS Japanese fighting/RPG crossover title Project X Zone 2 has been delayed until 2016. The delay only applies to the European and American launches; the title will still be hitting its 2015 release date in Japan. In the West it is penciled in for an ‘early 2016’ release. Project X …
Read More »Fallout Shelter Android might be launching in August
The Android version of Bethesda’s hugely popular iOS title Fallout Shelter seems to be coming this August. That’s according to the firm’s marketing boss Pete Hines who responded to a fan on Twitter (below) saying that Fallout Shelter should be coming out ‘next month’. Fallout Shelter was announced on-stage at …
Read More »Japanese Vita hardware sales double following Persona 4: Dancing All Night launch
Sales of Sony’s Vita handheld shot up in Japan last week as Atlus’ Persona 4: Dancing All Night hit stores. That’s according to data provided by Famitsu which says that hardware sales rose 107 per cent week-on-week, from 11,153 units to 23,119. And the Persona 4 dancing simulator spin-off debuted …
Read More »First item sold on Amazon Mexico was Fire Emblem Ike Amiibo
Yesterday (June 30th) Amazon officially opened its Mexican website, and the first purchase was none other than an Ike Amiibo. That’s according to CNN Mexico’s Twitter account, who said (via the translation tool): ‘A curious fact, the first product that was sold [on] #AmazonMexico was an Amiibo of Ike for …
Read More »Getting a job at Team17
Develop speaks to the studio’s head of programming David Smethurst to find out what it takes
Read More »Nintendo approached Burnout dev Criterion to make F-Zero game
The Wii U was meant to launch with a new F-Zero title when it came out in 2012. That’s according to Nintendo Life,who reports that Burnout developer Vriterion was approached by Nintendo to make a new entry in the fast-paced sci-fi racer in 2011. The plan was for Nintendo to …
Read More »How Studio OwlBear is breaking the ice
The sky above the port was the colour of television, tuned to a dead channel.” So begins William Gibson’s 1984 novel Neuromancer, a seminal work that helped launched the cyberpunk genre of science fiction. It’s a movement that analyses the effects of tech on society and stars hackers, criminals and …
Read More »J-Stars in their eyes
I know what you’re probably thinking – what the devil is J-Stars Victory Vs+? Bandai Namco’s fighting title gathers characters from the long-running and hugely popular Japanese manga comic anthology Shonen Jump to celebrate the publication’s 45th anniversary. Think Super Smash Bros, but featuring a roster of Japanese comic book …
Read More »Rare Replay is Amazon’s most-pre-ordered game announced at E3
Amazon has revealed the Top Ten most pre-ordered games revealed at this year’s E3. On top are two Microsoft titles – game anthology Rare Replay comes in at No.1, while Gears of War: Ultimate Edition is second. Then its two titles from Bethesda – the new Doom title and Dishonored …
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