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Watch This: Magic, Monsters and other Sorcery

Posted May 21, 2012 at 1:18PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: ps move, sorcery, trailers, wand puns

There’s something special about the relationship between a boy and his wand. You might call it magical.


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Stan Lee’s Greatest Cameo has Arrived

Posted May 9, 2012 at 2:18PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PS3 Tags: amazing spider man, incredible hulk, rhino, spider man, Stan Lee, x men

The creator of Spider-Man and everything else Marvel is coming to your console. And you won’t believe how.


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Be A Family Guy With Other Guys Online

Posted May 5, 2012 at 1:25PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: 20th century fox, family guy online, online games

Elder Scrolls Online? Pah, time for the big boy's to pay attention; Family Guy's online endeavor is still on the way, and here's some new screens for you.


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Vita Homebrew: Updated VHBL For Everybody's Tennis

Posted Apr 15, 2012 at 12:30PM EST by Demonchild Listed in: PS Vita Tags: half byte loader, hbl, homebrew, psp emulator, vhbl, vita hacks, wololo, wth

It may not be the VHBL related news that you're looking for but it's still newsworthy, nonetheless. Developer wth has released a new version of his Vita Half Byte Loader for the exploit within Everybody's Tennis.


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Soywiz Releases PSP Emulator For Windows

Posted Apr 10, 2012 at 6:30PM EST by Demonchild Listed in: PSP Tags: pc emulator, psp emulator, psp hacks, psp homebrew, soywiz

The PSP was made for gaming on the go. There's no doubt that it can fit under the definition of handheld gaming on both the gaming and homebrew fronts. What happens when you want to achieve the opposite of that? Soywiz addresses that with the development of a PSP emulator for Windows PCs.


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PoV: The Failures of an All-Digital World

Posted Apr 6, 2012 at 2:08PM EST by Todd B Listed in: PoV Tags: digital distribution, pov

Some in the industry are clamoring for the end of physical game products. Here’s why it won’t work.


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Some New Rooms For Your Playstation Home?

Posted Apr 1, 2012 at 7:19AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: adventure district, cutthroat, f2p, free to play, mercia, Playstation Home, Sony, streaming game

Been looking for a new addition to PlayStation Home? Well, Sony is making sure that it's gonna be Cutthroat.


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Take These GTA V Rumors with a Dash of Salt

Posted Mar 26, 2012 at 7:51AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: grand theft auto v, gta v, Rockstar

According to a supposed disgruntled former Rockstar employee, GTA V will have a gigantic map, a racist COD player, amd much, much more. Of course, it's just a rumor and could be so much BS.


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Pre-Order Anarchy Reigns in Japan and Get Bayonetta

Posted Mar 22, 2012 at 4:30PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: anarchy reigns, bayonetta, Platinum Games

No, it's not the full game. All you get is a chance to play as Bayonetta. Let the butt-kicking commence.


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Download 8-Bit God Of War Now!

Posted Mar 18, 2012 at 5:30PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: bit of war, free games, god of war, retro

Clones aren't always a bad thing, especially when they're more of a homage.


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Hackers find ME3 Day One DLC

Posted Mar 12, 2012 at 8:15AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: BioWare, day one dlc, dlc, ea games, from ashes, mass effect 3, mass effect dlc, me3

From Ashes from your disc.


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Vote for PSN Awards, Get Cheap Games

Posted Feb 27, 2012 at 6:42PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: game discounts, psn, psn awards, sen

Sony wants you to choose which games go on sale. So, do that.

Sony’s PlayStation Network offers a large number of downloadable and independent games, and each of those games naturally costs money. For the most part, how much money a given title costs is up to the developer and Sony, but starting tomorrow, you have an opportunity to score discounts on titles you’d like to play. Here’s how:

The PlayStation Network Gamers’ Choice Awards officially begin February 28 at 3pm PST. If you visit the PlayStation Store after that time, you can vote for your favorite games out of a number of categories. The winner of each category will go on sale March 6—30% off for regular PSN users, 50% off for those with PlayStation Plus.

Follow this link to participate: PlayStation Network Gamers’ Choice Awards

Here’s a list of the nominees and categories, courtesy of GameSpot:

Best PSN Exclusive:

Infamous: Festival of Blood (PS3)

PixelJunk Shooter 2 (PS3)

Tetris (PS3)

Best PSN Game:

Infamous: Festival of Blood (PS3)

Plants vs. Zombies (PS3)

Resident Evil 4 (PS3)

Best PSN Game Playable Online:

Hard Corps: Uprising (PS3)

Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition (PS3)

Tetris (PS3)

Best PS3 Full Game:

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (PS3)

Assassin's Creed II: Deluxe Edition (PS3)

Midnight Club LA Complete Edition (PS3)

Best PlayStation Move Game:

4Elements HD (PS3)

Dungeon Defenders (PS3)

Dungeon Hunter: Alliance (PS3)

Best 3D Game:

Dungeon Defenders (PS3)

God of War: Origins Collection (PS3)

The Sly Collection (PS3)

Best PSone Classic:

Chrono Trigger (PS3/PSP)

Parasite Eve (PS3/PSP)

Xenogears (PS3/PSP)

Best Mini Game:

Angry Birds (PS3/PSP)

The Impossible Game (PS3/PSP)

Pac-Man Championship Edition (PS3/PSP)

Best PSP Game:

Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy (PSP)

Dissidia 012 Prologus Final Fantasy (PSP)

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (PSP)

PlayStation Community Award - Best Indie:

Dungeon Defenders (PS3)

Limbo (PS3)

PixelJunk Shooter 2 (PS3)

Who will you vote for?

Sony wants you to choose which games go on sale. So, do that.


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The Ups and Downs of Patches, or Developers, Fix Your Shit

Posted Feb 27, 2012 at 1:15PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PoV Tags: gotham city impostors, Monolith Productions, warner bros

We like to ride our favorite developer's collective asses when they give us a buggy game, but occasionally one of them gets it right.


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Ubisoft Always-On DRM Strikes Again

Posted Feb 2, 2012 at 2:45PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: hawx 2, might and magic, the settlers, Ubisoft

Thanks to a hardware shift and restrictive DRM, several Ubisoft titles will be offline next week.

Ubisoft’s solution to the DRM debate was what is known as “always-on” DRM. Basically, in order to play Ubisoft’s games, you must have a persistent internet connection. While you play, your system periodically checks in with Ubisoft’s servers to ensure that your game isn’t (gasp!) pirated.

It’s a good idea in theory, but a terrible one in practice. People without strong internet connections experience constant disconnects even from single player content, and issues with Ubisoft’s servers have rendered several games unplayable on multiple occasions. It’s safe to say that the gaming public isn’t generally fond of always-on DRM.

And here’s yet another reason to be against restrictive DRM: Ubisoft has announced that it’s shuffling a bit of its hardware around next week (making upgrades and the like), and as a result of this in-house tinkering, several titles will be effectively shut down. HAWX 2, The Settlers 7 and Might and Magic: Heroes 6 will all be inaccessible while Ubisoft gets its hardware sorted – there’s no estimation from the company regarding how long this will take.

Ubisoft’s servers shut down on February 7, locking out thousands of players for an unknown duration. And while this information certainly serves to support the anti-always-on DRM argument, Ubisoft still believes in the concept and considers it a shining success.

What do you think? Should a publisher have the ability to shut down your games remotely (either on purpose or by accident), or should you control access to games you buy?

[PC Gamer]

Thanks to a hardware shift and restrictive DRM, several Ubisoft titles will be offline next week.


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Call of Duty locking DLC to Elite accounts

Posted Jan 28, 2012 at 7:42AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Activision, call of duty elite, cod elite, xbox live

Call of Duty locking DLC to ELite accounts

More Elite features include flipping the bird to consumers and making tonnes off money by being crazy

So Modern Warfare 3 made over a billion dollars last year and whilst Activision is tight lipped on how much has been made from their Elite service so far. The first two maps for MW3 have been released and the next few already teased but many CoD players have discovered a recent change in the DLC policy. This would have people shelling out more money for their maps but other profiles on the system will be unable to get their content without a second or separate Elite membership.

On the Call of Duty forums, there were 8 pages worth on a single thread of upset players who had their friends and family accounts discontinued or altered with no new maps because they didn't have a secondary account. What's even worse is that the new policy doesn't really work with the terms of services you encounter when you first download the content, which rather plainly states on the loading screen that: "You can use this item on the first Xbox 360 console you downloaded it to. Access to this item will also be granted to all users on this first console."

What would usually happen is that DLC on the 360 would be user agnostic and while your purchase (or any redownloads of purchased items) would be tied to your account, any XBLA games or in-game DLC would be on your HD and playable by any account on the 360, which you own. Microsoft's own digital ownership scheme, mimics real life ownership, so as long as someone has access to the content, you can let someone borrow it from you and play it on their own account.

However, with the CoD Elite service, you cannot do so and require your own user account to access the maps and DLC. For example, a single copy of the game could set you back several $50 a year per account to play on.

Whilst Activision is yet to make a comment on it, I'm sure the more "financially savvy" (See: Greedy) companies will probably adopt this system to make sure each user or member of a console will fork out a piece of dough to make sure they make up for the "lost millions" from pirates.

Not sure how many Call of Duty fans there are on this site, but I'm sure that more often than not there are criticism's spread far and wide about their handling of their Elite service as well as their user base. I do like Call of Duty in theory and in some aspects.

I think if the Black Ops zombie game was just a downloadable title I would buy that and every bit of DLC in existance, but alas we are burdened by terrible storylines, unrelatable characters and some insane visuals. They're not terrible games but their effect on the industry (see: BF3, Medal of Honor, etc.) can bar none see them as a culprit.

Via [N4G]

http://n4g.com/news/928674/call-of-duty-elite-locks-dlc-to-a-single-profile-breaking-microsofts-terms-of-use

More Elite features include flipping the bird to consumers and making tons of money by being crazy.


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Street Fighter X Tekken Devs Wanted Xbox 360-Exclusive Characters, But It Ain't Gonna Happen

Posted Jan 24, 2012 at 9:10AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Capcom, dead or alive 4, street fighter x tekken

Master Chief and Marcus Fenix could have known kung-fu, but now they won't.


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Hitman: Absolution Guards have Plenty to Say

Posted Jan 23, 2012 at 12:38PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: arrow to the knee, hitman, hitman absolution, io, mass effect 2, tor blystad

IO makes sure AI dialogue isn’t repetitive with a 2,000-page script.

If there’s one thing that most gamers would agree is annoying, it’s repetitive AI chatter. One need only look at the mass of “arrow to the knee jokes” currently swarming the web to get an idea of what can happen when the non-playable characters around you have only a few things to talk about. IO, the developer behind the Hitman franchise, seems determined to avoid this problem with their upcoming Hitman: Absolution.

In an interview with Videogamer, Absolution game director Tor Blystad briefly touched on the depths of dialogue being recorded for the game’s unwitting foes – the AI of the game apparently has a 2,000-page script all to itself. The idea, of course, is to better immerse players in the world they’re attempting to infiltrate; stumbling upon a group of guards mid-joke is always a nice way to break tension and reinforce the reality of a game universe.

We’ll have to wait and see how this script translates into actual in-game encounters, but for now it’s safe to say that IO is on the right track in terms of stopping their guards from becoming Internet memes.

Do you enjoy random conversations in games? Some of my favorite dialogue in gaming came from overheard conversations in Mass Effect 2.

[PC Gamer]

IO makes sure AI dialogue isn’t repetitive with a 2,000-page script.


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Skyrim Patch 1.4 Details

Posted Jan 20, 2012 at 4:30PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: Bethesda, patch 1.4, skyrim

Bethesda releases full patch notes for their latest Skyrim update, now in the certification testing.

It seems like it’s been forever since the launch of Skyrim, but millions of gamers are still spending their free time slaying dragons and “accidentally” murdering their followers. And, as is customary with Bethesda games, Skyrim still has a fair few issues interfering with players’ ability to fully enjoy the game.

The company is more than aware of Skyrim’s issues and has been working non-stop to get them fixed –especially the ever-present PS3 bug that makes the game nearly unplayable for some users. I’ll skip the analysis and go straight to the patch notes. If you’re a Skyrim fan, you’ll want to read through these:

NEW FEATURES

Skyrim launcher support for Steam Workshop (PC)

BUG FIXES

General optimizations for memory and performance

Fixed occasional issue with armour and clothing not displaying properly when placed on mannequins in player’s house.(PS3)

Improved compiler optimisation settings (PC)

Long term play optimisations for memory and performance (PS3)

Memory optimisations related to scripting

Fixed crashes related to pathing and AI

Fixed crash in Haemar’s Shame if player had already completed “A Daedra’s Best Friend”

Fixed rare crash with loading saved games

Fixed issue with accented characters not displaying properly at the end of a line

Master Criminal achievement/trophy unlocks properly in French, German, Spanish and Italian

Fixed issue where dragon priest masks would not render correctly

Fixed issue where quests would incorrectly progress after reloading a save

Fixed issues with placing and removing books from bookshelves in the player’s home

Fixed issue where weapon racks and plaques would not work correctly in player’s house if player immediately visits their house before purchasing any furnishing.

Fixed issue where the player house in Windhelm would not clean up properly

Fixed crash related to giant attacks and absorb spells

Fixed issue with ash piles not cleaning up properly

Fixed occasional issue where overwriting an existing save would fail

Fixed memory crash with container menu

Fixed infinite loop with bookshelves

Fixed issue where traps in Shalidor’s Maze would not work properly in French, German, Spanish and Italian versions

Fixed issue where transforming back to human from werewolf would occasionally not fail

Bows and daggers will display properly when placed on weapon racks

QUEST FIXES

The Unusual Gem inside the Thalmor Embassy is now accessible after finishing “Diplomatic Immunity”

In “Breaching Security”, the quest token is no longer required to receive a fortune reading from Olava the Feeble

Fixed issue where Galmar would not complete Joining the Stormcloaks properly if “Season Unending” was an active quest

Fixed issue where starting “Season Unending” after finishing “Joining the Stormcloaks” would prevent “The Jagged Crown” from starting properly.

Fixed issue progressing through “Message to Whiterun” while “Season Unending” was still open would block progression for both quests.

In “Arniel’s Endeavor”, fixed issue where a quest journal would trigger multiple times

In “Forbidden Legend”, the amulet fragment can no longer disappear after player leaves a dungeon without taking it

Fixed rare issue in “Forbidden Legend” where killing Mikrul Gauldurson while sneaking would make his corpse unaccessible

In “The White Phial”, the phial can no longer disappear if player leaves dungeon without taking it

“The White Phial” will now start properly if player already has a briar heart in their inventory

Player can no longer get stuck in Misty Grove after completing “A Night to Remember”

Fixed issue where leaving Riften during “A Chance Arrangement” would prevent quest from progressing

In “Darkness Returns”, a door in Twilight Sepulcher will properly open if the player leaves the dungeon for an extended period of time before completing the quest

In “Under New Management”, if the player leaves the Oculory for an extended period of time after placing the focusing crystal and returns, the quest will proceed correctly

“Onmund’s Request” will now start properly if player has already found Enthir’s staff before receiving this quest

Fixed instance where Tonilia would stop buying stolen items and also would not give Guild Leader Armor

“Repairing the Phial” will start properly if player already has unmelting snow or mammoth tusk in their inventory

Finding Pantea’s Flute before speaking with Pantea no longer prevents her quest from updating

In “The Coming of the Dawn”, fixed rare instance where a quest object would spawn incorrectly on the Katariah during Hail Sithis

Fixed rare issue in “The Mind of Madness” where player is unable to equip the Wabbajack

Fixed issue in “Pieces of the Past” where Mehrunes Dagon’s Razor will not trigger properly if player leaves the cell for extended period of time before activating it

“Blood’s Honor” will start properly if you visited and completed Driftshade and an extended period of time passes before starting the quest.

Fixed rare issue where “Dampened Spirits” would not start properly

Fixed issue where player would be unable to become Thane of Riften if they purchased a home first

Fixed issue where killing guards in Cidhna Mine woud block progression for “No One Escapes Cidhna Mine”

Fixed numerous issues with “Blood on the Ice” not triggering properly

In “Blood on the Ice”, Calixto can now be killed if player owns a house in Windhelm

In “The Cure for Madness”, killing Cicero then resurrecting him no longer impedes quest progress

Fixed rare issue in “To Kill an Empire” where an NPC would fail to die properly

Clearing Knifepoint Ridge before starting “Boethiah’s Champion” no longer prevents quest from starting.

That’s quite a few fixes for one patch – Bethesda hopes to have 1.4 submitted for certification early next week.

[Edge]

Bethesda releases full patch notes for their latest Skyrim update, now in the certification testing.


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Resident Evil 6 Launch Trailer and Details

Posted Jan 20, 2012 at 9:00AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: Capcom, resident evil, resident evil 6, resident evil 6 trailer

The viral campaign was the real deal.


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Resident Evil Revelations Playable Demo

Posted Jan 18, 2012 at 11:27AM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: Nintendo 3DS Tags: resident evil, resident evil demo, rhythm thief & the emperors treasure

Finally, 3DS owners rejoice!


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Ubisoft DRM Targets Hardware Upgrades?

Posted Jan 17, 2012 at 2:06PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: anno 2070, guru3d, ubisoft drm

Restrictive copy protection may make it difficult for you to improve your gaming PC without losing access to your games.

Nearly every games publisher builds an install limit into their games. Put simply, when you buy a game, you are authorized to install it on a certain number of machines before you hit the limit and have to buy a new copy. It’s a relatively fair way to ensure you’re not sharing the game with all your friends or up to some other nefarious purpose, and most gamers rarely encounter the install limits on their software.

Ubisoft, however, seems to have taken a different approach to the situation. It seems that their DRM is tuned to detect hardware changes in the system, which means if you upgrade the graphics card in your computer, the game you’re playing will consider the new card to be a second install. Once you’ve made a few upgrades to your computer, you’ll find your Ubisoft games unplayable as you will have “used” all of your available installs.

The issue was discovered by Guru3D, who was attempting to do graphics card comparisons on the new game Anno 2070. Once the game had been activated on three PCs (the install limit), it refused to boot up if the graphics cards in any of the PCs were switched, instead telling Guru3D that his install limit had been reached.

Thinking this block to be nothing more than an error, Guru3D contacted Ubisoft to let them know what was going on. Their response was not encouraging:

“Sorry to disappoint you - the game is indeed restricted to three hardware changes and there simply is no way to bypass that. We also do not have seven copies of the game for you."

So that’s that - if you want to play Ubisoft games, you are limited to three installs. Changing anything about your hardware setup could potentially count as an entirely separate install, and Ubisoft seems completely content to leave it that way.

What do you think of this limited DRM? Is Ubisoft about to end up on the wrong end of yet another DRM fight?

[Edge]

Restrictive copy protection may make it difficult for you to improve your gaming PC without losing access to your games.


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Metal Gear Solid 3D Gets US Release Date

Posted Jan 10, 2012 at 6:45PM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: Nintendo 3DS Tags: metal gear solid 3d, mgs 3d release date

Finally, the title some of you bought the console for.


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Choplifter HD Coming January 11th

Posted Jan 5, 2012 at 10:30AM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3, PC Gaming, Xbox 360 Tags: choplifter hd, InXile Entertainment, psn, xbla

Choplifter HD is finally getting released on January 11th for XBLA, PSN, and PC.


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Saints Row the Third Experiencing PC Issues

Posted Dec 27, 2011 at 1:21PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: arkham city, cod elite, origin, saints row the third, skyrim

Users are reporting serious problems with the PC version of Saints Row the Third.

2011 has definitely been the year of the buggy launch. We’ve seen Origin issues, an unavailable CoD Elite, Skyrim crashes, an inoperable Arkham City and a barely functioning RAGE. It certainly seems like developers had a hard time putting the final layer of polish on their games this year, and Saints Row the Third is apparently no exception.

Players of the PC version of Saints Row the Third are reporting that the game’s outdoor settings (of which there are many) cause their systems to slow down immensely, making the game nearly unplayable. The glitch only occurs in Saints Row’s open world – you know, the open world that’s supposed to be the entire core of the game.

Volition is working with users to get the issue resolved. They’re taking dxdiag files and talking to people on the official Saints Row and Steam forums in order to get some idea of what’s happening – the problem isn’t limited to AMD or NVIDIA hardware, so it’s going to take them some time to lock down.

While it’s nice to see the company interacting with players and trying to fix the problem, the immense number of broken titles we’ve seen this year is an interesting, and slightly alarming trend.

Do you think developers are getting sloppy?

[Joystiq]

Users are reporting serious problems with the PC version of Saints Row the Third.


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Nintendo Patches Skyward Sword Bug in Japan

Posted Dec 21, 2011 at 2:05PM EST by Listed in: Wii Tags: Legend of Zelda, nintendo patch, skyward sword, wii channel, zelda bug

Despite the Wii’s lack of a patching mechanism, Nintendo has come up with a way to solve the game-breaking bug that’s leaving some Zelda players stranded mid-story.

We talked a bit about the Skyward Sword bug last week. If this is the first you’ve heard of it, here’s what’s been going on: completing certain events in the game may cause it to accidentally lock off the rest of the story, forcing you to start the whole thing over. Last week it was revealed that Nintendo is accepting Wii consoles for repair in Japan, but it looks like the games developer has actually come up with a method for patching their title.

In Japan, Nintendo has just added a channel to the Wii home screen titled the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Restoration Channel. The entire goal of this new channel is fixing the bug and making your save playable again, and reports indicate that it’s been working.

Unfortunately, for some users, the special restoration channel only repairs files on the main Wii memory. Players that saved their Skyward Sword data to an SD card will still have to send the card in for restoration, unless Nintendo finds some way to update the patch channel.

There’s still no word on how Nintendo is going to address this issue in the west, but if the restoration channel proves successful, it’s very likely it will be hitting a Wii near you very soon. Not too shabby for a company that up until now had no way to update or patch a game.

Let’s just hope they learn from this mistake and build the Wii U with these types of issues in mind.

[GameTrailers]

Despite the Wii’s lack of a patching mechanism, Nintendo has come up with a way to solve the game-breaking bug that’s leaving some Zelda players stranded mid-story.


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The Latest Awesomenaut is...Yuri the Space Monkey

Posted Dec 6, 2011 at 7:00PM EST by Brett Huffman Listed in: PS3 Tags: awesomenauts, psn, ronimo games, xbla

Awesomenauts was announced months ago as a downloadable game for the PSN and XBLA as a 80s animation- and toy-inspired game. Now we get a little insight into one of the playable characters, Yuri the Space Monkey.


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Unreal Engine Final Fantasy VII

Posted Dec 6, 2011 at 12:00PM EST by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3 Tags: ff vii, ff vii fan intro, final fantasy vii, Unreal Engine

Long time QJ.net reader Mr. Pham submitted this really cool article about some Spanish fans of FFVII and a custom intro they made for Final Fantasy VII. No, not a remake, calm down. But it is playable and the video is definitely worth a look.


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PoV: Rocketbirds Hardboiled Chickens

Posted Nov 30, 2011 at 10:00PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: hardboiled chickens, psn, ratloop, rocketbirds, rocketbirds hardboiled chickens, sian tan yue

Rocketbirds Hardboiled Chickens is exactly what it sounds like...okay, it's a lot more than that.


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Interview: VooFoo Studios John Kearney

Posted Nov 30, 2011 at 10:00AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: hustle kings, john kearney, john kearney interview, mantis engine, psn, pure chess, rebel play, voofoo studios

John Kearney is the co-founder and Art Director of VooFoo studios, the main man behind the Hustle Kings series and the upcoming Pure Chess. Harrison E sat down to have a game of wits with John.


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Rocksteady Working on Arkham City DX11 Issues

Posted Nov 25, 2011 at 6:07PM EST by Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: arkham city, directx 11, rocksteady

The developer wants players to know that issues with Batman will be resolved as quickly as possible.

Batman: Arkham City has had its fair share of issues since launch, but is practically unplayable on some computer systems thanks to a DX11 problem. The game apparently has some sort of issue operating in a DX11 environment, making the frame rate stutter so badly that there’s not much you can do besides stare at the computer in frustration.

For the time being, you can open the settings menu and drop your DirectX install down to 9, but that’s certainly not the ideal for gamers that have invested in their systems and are serious about the way games look and play.

Rocksteady is well aware of the issue, and is currently working on getting a patch ready for launch. There’s no word on exactly when players can expect to bash in criminal heads in full DirectX 11 glory, so for now everyone will just have to play the waiting game.

Have you been experiencing issues with your Arkham City install?

[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]

The developer wants players to know that issues with the PC version of Batman will be resolved as quickly as possible.


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Starhawk Private beta begins next week on the PSN

Posted Nov 20, 2011 at 9:00AM EST by Tim Curtin Listed in: PS3 Tags: psn beta, starhawk beta, starhawk for ps3, starhawk psn download, warhawk

If you have played Warhawk and opted in for PSN emails, you might get access to the Starhawk private beta that begins on Tuesday.


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Interview: Sian Yue Tan

Posted Nov 17, 2011 at 2:06PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PS3 Tags: hardboiled chicken, qj interview, ratloop, rocketbirds, rocketbirds:hardboiled chickens, sandra podaag

RatLoop Studios has made one of the most exciting and interesting indie titles and all of it stemming from an old flash animation. Harrison E. talks to Sian Yue Tan about the recently released Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chickens.


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Watch: Skyrim's greatest heist

Posted Nov 12, 2011 at 6:11AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360, PC Gaming, PS3 Tags: Bethesda, glitches, patches, skyrim, the elder scrolls

"Hey You Thief!" is a thing of the past.


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Female game developers getting help with their game demos

Posted Nov 1, 2011 at 9:30AM EST by Tim Curtin Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: dame game, female game designers, game development competition, hand eye society, ICARUS, kreayshawn: the game, salso loco, unicorn justice fighter

Thanks for Toronto Based non-profit group, The Hand eye Society, Female devs are now getting more support.


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Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Launching in March

Posted Oct 29, 2011 at 6:16PM EST by Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Capcom, operation raccoon city, resident evil

The latest iteration in the zombie-killing, survival horror franchise gets an official update and a few collectors’ edition goodies.

If you love avoiding the effects of the T-virus, exploring scary environments filled with zombies, and generally doing all things Resident Evil, you’re in luck – the next game in the series is headed your way on March 12, 2012. Capcom confirmed the release date late this week, and with it, some details regarding what fans can expect from the game and its collector’s edition.

Raccoon City features six different playable characters, a marked change from Resident Evils of the past. Gamers who pre-order from Best Buy, Amazon or GameStop will receive a special costume for all six characters in addition to a set of weapons specifically reserved for those who plunk their money down early – useful considering this specific iteration of the franchise will focus more on action and less on survival.

Here’s what you’ll see in the collector’s edition:

• Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

• Steelbook with exclusive art

• Stylized foil sleeve

• Umbrella Security Service and Spec Ops Field Unit embroidered patches

• All eight bonus weapons

Operation Raccoon City will hit shelves on March 20th, 2012, but only for PS3 and Xbox 360 owners. While a PC version of the game has been confirmed, there is no official release date available.

Via CinemaBlend

$mfraccoon1$ The latest iteration in the zombie-killing, survival horror franchise gets an official update and a few collector's edition goodies.


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Interview with Matti Larsson on style and indie games

Posted Oct 27, 2011 at 3:10PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Nintendo DS, iPhone Tags: dsiware, matti larsen, valet parking 1989, zordix

From the creators of the retro styled Valet Parking 1989, QJ.net talks to the creators about their new game, 1950's Lawn Mower Kids and their hopes for the future.


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Steam sales for Dungeon Defenders Break Top Ten List

Posted Oct 25, 2011 at 8:00PM EST by Tim Curtin Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360, PC Gaming Tags: dungeon defenders, steam games, tower defense, trendy entertainment

Newly released Tower Defense RPG surprises with Steam sales on first weekend. Dungeon defenders is also available on the PSN, Xbox Live Arcade, Android and iOs.


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Soul Calibur V Collector’s Edition Detailed

Posted Oct 22, 2011 at 4:06PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: Namco, soul calibur v

Art books, soundtracks and armor sets mark the big gets in the fighter’s newest collector’s edition.

Collector’s editions have been light in the past, with many developers dropping a special DLC code or some other trifle in the box and calling it a day. Not so for Namco, who have just revealed the details of the Soul Calibur V Collector’s Edition package. Fans of the series will find plenty to enjoy in the CE, which hits shelves January 31st.

The collector’s edition comes complete with a soundtrack for the game, an artbook of the characters and environments, and an exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette. Collector’s edition owners will also have the advantage of downloading special armor sets, titled “Dark Knight” and “White Knight” respectively.

What’s really cool about this particular collector’s edition is the design – the box is engineered to resemble an old book, and it opens in the same way a book would to reveal its contents. This, in addition to the recent revelation that Assassin’s Creed’s Ezio would indeed be a playable character in V, make the game even more interesting from the perspective of a wary Soul Calibur player.

I mean, I love the games, but it does feel quite a bit like the same thing over and over again. It would take some serious innovation or a particularly cool collector’s edition to sell me another Soul Calibur, and Namco certainly seems to be on the right track. I’m excited to see how Ezio fares, although his addition may be lights out for some of the cheaper characters in the game.

Are you ready for another Soul Calibur? It doesn’t seem like IV came out all that long ago.

Via Joystiq

Art books, soundtracks and armor sets mark the big gets in the fighter’s newest collector’s edition.


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Infinity Blade Headed for Arcades

Posted Oct 18, 2011 at 12:22PM EST by Listed in: Wii, iPhone Tags: dave and busters, Epic Games, infinity blade, ios

The beautiful iOS RPG was a smash hit, but will its visuals hold up when displayed on a screen larger than a few inches?

Infinity Blade, built on the Unreal Engine, was an incredible example of the possibilities of mobile gaming. Its rich colors, complex storyline and hours of gameplay led it to become an addition to millions of iPhone home screens, as gamers flocked to what many considered the first true gaming experience for iOS gamers.

Thanks to the huge success the game has experience on iOS platforms, it looks like a whole new group of gamers are getting a chance to explore its fantasy world. Epic Games has just announced that Infinity Blade FX will start showing up in arcade form at Dave and Busters locations around the world on October 28th.

The game boasts many of the same features seen in the original iOS version, with a single player mode and multiplayer challenges. There’s no word on whether you’ll be able to use your iOS device in sync with the arcade game to create a sort of augmented iPhone experience, but either way you’ll be able to jump directly into the story via the in-house arcade machine.

In other Epic Games news, Infinity Blade 2 is coming exclusively to the iPhone 4S later this year, with the launch tentatively scheduled for December 31st. We’re keeping a close eye on Epic’s news feed, so we’ll let you know if anything changes.

Via MetroWNY

The beautiful iOS RPG was a smash hit, but will its visuals hold up when displayed on a screen larger than a few inches?


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JPCSP v0.6 r2340 now available

Posted Oct 11, 2011 at 12:45AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP Tags: emulator, JPCSP, jpcsp team, psp homebrew

Here's the latest build of the Java-based PlayStation Portable emulator for PC, JPCSP.


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Gaijin Games, Aksys teaming up for Runner 2

Posted Oct 9, 2011 at 3:48PM EST by Karl B. Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: Aksys Games, bit.trip presents: runner 2: future legend of rhythm alien, gaijin games, PlayStation Network, xbox live

CommanderVideo is coming to PS3 and Xbox 360.


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First, Second Hokage playable in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations

Posted Oct 9, 2011 at 11:47AM EST by Karl B. Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: CyberConnect2, Namco Bandai, naruto shippuden: ultimate ninja storm generations

Players can now use them to kick ninja ass.


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New Neverwinter Will Now be A Free to Play MMORPG

Posted Oct 7, 2011 at 7:00PM EST by Tim Curtin Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: cryptic gaming, neverwinter, neverwinter nights, playneverwinter

Cryptic Studios will now release the new Neverwinter as a free to play MMO.


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TF2 Running on my Browser?! More likely than you think

Posted Oct 7, 2011 at 6:03PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PC Gaming Tags: quake 3, team fortress 2, tf2, valve, webgl

With the Unreal Engine 3 being adapted to Flash, what's next?


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JPCSP v0.6 r2326 released

Posted Oct 6, 2011 at 3:23AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP Tags: emulator, JPCSP, jpcsp team, psp homebrew

A new build of JPCSP, the ever-improving Java-based PlayStation Portable emulator for PC, is now out folks.


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Nintendo bringing holiday lineup to New York Comic-Con

Posted Oct 5, 2011 at 8:28PM EST by Karl B. Listed in: Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS Tags: Comic-Con, Nintendo, Pokemon

If you happen to be in Manhattan on October 13 to 16, you might want to drop by the New York Comic-Con and check out the games Nintendo will be showing off at the event.


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Yakuza: Dead Souls officially announced

Posted Oct 5, 2011 at 3:03PM EST by Karl B. Listed in: PS3 Tags: Sega, yakuza: dead souls, yakuza: of the end

Yes, it's a localized version of Yakuza: Of The End.


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Check Out Nightwing in Arkham City

Posted Oct 4, 2011 at 2:39PM EST by Listed in: PS3 Tags: arkham city, Batman, nightwing, previews

We broke news early in the week about Nightwing being included as a playable character. Now you can get a sneak peek of what he actually looks like in-game.

A few days ago, an updated trophy list for “Batman: Arkham City” revealed that Nightwing would be available as a playable character. If you’re curious to find out what the original Robin looks like in the game, your wait is over, as we’ve located a few in-game shots of the character model. Nothing fancy and no gameplay footage, but enough to get an idea of what the character might look like in action.

The screenshots are apparently marked as alpha tests, meaning they’re not final and the look could dramatically improve before the release of whatever content pack actually unlocks Nightwing for play.

“Arkham City” is set for release on October 18th, and has already earned a 10 out of 10 score in a preliminary review. Players can take the role of either Catwoman or Batman as they work to stop yet a nefarious plot set into motion by the Two-Face. The game is noted as being somewhat darker in tone when compared to the original, with Kevin Conroy (voice of Batman) comparing the villains to what we saw in the animated “Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.”

As noted, Nightwing will not be available in the basic game and will instead come as part of a downloadable content pack. If you want to play as Nightwing in “Arkham City,” you’re probably still a couple of months away from having access to the character and the trophies he unlocks.

Is everyone excited about “Arkham City?” What do you think is more interesting – playing as Batman and smashing up bad guys, or experiencing new game elements as Robin, Catwoman and Nightwing?

We broke news early in the week about Nightwing being included as a playable character. Now you can get a sneak peek of what he actually looks like in-game.


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Gears of War 3 Horde Command Pack coming next month

Posted Oct 4, 2011 at 12:13PM EST by Karl B. Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Epic Games, gears of war 3, Microsoft

Gears of War 3 got one hell of a launch last month, but that was just the beginning.


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Playable Nightwing revealed in Batman: Arkham City trophy list

Posted Oct 2, 2011 at 8:27PM EST by Karl B. Listed in: Xbox 360, PC Gaming, PS3 Tags: batman: arkham city, Rocksteady Studios, warner bros.

Former Robin, Dick Grayson, will take to the skies.


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