Ubisoft Wants To Compete With Final Fantasy
Within the past couple of years, Ubisoft has centered itself as a comparable developer/publisher. That said, wanting to expand its reach, the publisher revealed its ambitions to develop a Japanese role-playing game, much like the Final Fantasy series. When be interviewed Famitsu, Ubisoft’s Alain Corre spoke about the companies general ambitions within the role-playing genre. [...]
BioWare Speaks on The Decline of JRPGs
Japanese role-playing games don’t command the respect that they once had. But, why is that? BioWare, a leader in Western RPG development, believes that Japanese role-playing games don’t innovate, meaning that “lack of evolution” is the reason for the JRPG decline, in both sales and quality. “The fall of the JRPG in large part is [...]
Dragon Age: Origins Review “Age of The Dragon”
BioWare’s known for impressive and engaging RPGs. However, the genre been seemingly non-existent this console generation; there are only a few out in the market right now. One of the many unnoticed problems of this console generation, BioWare has set out to fill this void with its “dark heroic fantasy” Dragon Age: Origins, the spiritual [...]
Lead & Gold – Martin Wahlund Interview “The Good Old West”
We recently sat down with Martin Wahlund (CEO, Fatshark) to talk about their upcoming downloadable title, Lead & Gold: Gangs of the Wild West – a third person multiplayer-oriented shooter aiming to give players “a chance to relive the thrills of a gunfight in classic western settings.”. Enjoy. GCO: What’s the general idea behind Lead [...]
Risen PC Demo Now Available in North America
If you can’t wait for its release. Piranha Bytes today released the demo for the upcoming role-playing game, Risen in North America – offering players a chance to get a first impression on some of the adventures that are awaiting them on the island of Faranga before the game release. The demo is available for [...]
TGS 09: Heavy Rain’s Nude Scene Revealed [NSFW]
There’s no doubt in our mines that Heavy Rain is totally going to kick butt when it releases next year; its developers Quantic Dream are very primed on delivering an adult story with an adult narrative. And what wouldn’t be a better way of doing so; then to do so. As you can tell by [...]
New Final Fantasy XIII Antagonists Revealed
With the Japanese release of Final Fantasy XIII slowly coming upon us, it’s time for Square to start revealing the heavy details on Final Fantasy XIII. In the latest issue of Famitsu, Square Enix did exactly that by revealing two new characters that will be featured in the game – reports the Examiner. The first, of course, is [...]
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Game Review “Grrr…”
Movie based games normally aren’t as good as they appear, but when a developer gets that movie and game combination just right, they can amaze everyone with their final product. X-Men Origins: Wolverine is just that kind of game, but instead of some hand-me-down PG-13 character, you get a Wolverine that stays true to Wolverine. [...]
E3 ’09: Assassin’s Creed 2 Fact Sheet Details
Assassin’s Creed 2 is the follow-up to the title that became the fastest-selling new IP in video game history. The highly anticipated title features a new hero, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, a young Italian noble, and a new era, the Renaissance. EZIO, A NEW ASSASSIN FOR A NEW ERA – Ezio Auditore da Firenze is [...]
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Confirmed, Exclusive Demo
After months of rumors, it seems that one of our favorite past times returns “due to popular demand”, but this time it’s making its nex-gen debut on your nearest marketplace. The return of the title will be called Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes and it’s headed onto XBLA and PSN. However, the [...]
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