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Atlus has revealed Persona 4 Golden will see release in North America. The updated Vita version of the PS2’s Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 arrives this fall. The enhanced port was announced for Japan back in August of last year. The game packs ‘remastered visuals’, 50 per cent additional voicework, …
Read More »Valve attending E3, no product reveals planned
Valve has confirmed that while they’ll be attending this year’s E3, nothing new from the company will be unveiled. "We have no product announcements planned for this year’s show," Valve rep Doug Lombardi told Joystiq. Lombardi’s statement seemingly confirms an earlier report via ValveTime.net. In the report, a forum member …
Read More »Skullgirls PC announced
Console fighting title Skullgirls is heading to PC, according to developers Autumn Games and Reverge Labs. The game will arrive via various digital distribution services later this year and will pack a few additions. The version will include in-game move lists, more tutorials, retuned single-player AI, enhanced leaderboards, a name …
Read More »Deus Ex rating appears for PS3
PEGI has issued a PS3 rating for ‘Deus Ex’, pointing to a PSN release of Eidos’ stealth shooter. Spotted by Siliconera, the title will more than likely end up being the Playstation 2 re-release of the game entitled Deus Ex: The Conspiracy, classifying it as a PS2 classic for Sony’s …
Read More »Diablo III real-money auction house detailed by Blizzard
Blizzard has unwrapped Diablo III’s auction system, revealing both in-game gold and real-money auction houses. Players will be able to switch between the two houses as they wish, which are separated into three regions independent of one another: The Americas, Europe, and Asia. The full corresponding countries for these regions …
Read More »Activision trademarks ‘The Blast Furnace’
Activision has been making moves regarding an apparent new game entitled The Blast Furnace. Fusible reports (via Shacknews) the company filed a trademark application for the title on April 18th. The application covers ‘computer game software’ and an ‘on-line computer game.’ Additionally, DomainNameSales reported a sale of theblastfurnace.com just a …
Read More »Skyrim Dawnguard DLC revealed
Bethesda has revealed Skyrim’s first add-on Dawnguard. The company announced on their blog that the epic action-RPG’s debut DLC is set to arrive this summer for Xbox 360. Curiously there’s no mention of a PS3 or PC release in the short post. The only other detail provided in the announcement, …
Read More »US/Europe release targets revealed for MGS HD Vita Collection
Vita owners in US and Europe will get a crack at Konami’s Metal Gear Solid HD Collection next month, according to retailer listings and the company itself. Eurogamer reports (via Joystiq) that the publisher has announced a launch window of ‘late June’ for European markets. A US release date of …
Read More »Former Bioshock devs form indie studio
Three industry vets who share heavy involvement in the creation and development of the Bioshock series have formed indie studio The Fullbright Company. Steve Gaynor, writer and lead designer of BioShock 2 DLC Minerva’s Den, joins Minerva’s Den assistant director and graphic artist Karla Zimonja and programmer Johnnemann Nordhagen in …
Read More »Angry Birds Space racks up 50 million downloads
Angry Birds Space has surpassed 50m downloads in just over a month of availability. Rovio announced on its blog that the mark was hit within 35 days, breaking the company’s previous records and making the title ‘the fastest growing mobile game yet.’ The developer ends the reveal with a tease …
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