Originally Posted by wraggster Sony Online Entertainment and LucasArts will pull the plug on the Star Wars Galaxies servers on December 15, they have confirmed. All services related to the game including MMO play and the Trading Card Game will end on that date, seeing off one Star Wars MMO as Lucas seemingly makes way for another one: Star Wars: The Old Republic from BioWare. "We are extremely grateful to all of the SWG fans. We have had the rare opportunity to host one of the most dedicated ...
Originally Posted by wraggster Xonoblade Chronicles, the much-request JRPG Nintendo has currently only released in Japan, will "definitely" arrive in shops in North America. That's according to Destructoid, who reports that a Nintendo customer services rep has confirmed and re-confirmed as much. Although this doesn't server as official confirmation, the rep also reportedly revealed that the US version will go by the name 'Monado: Beginning of the World' - its original title before it was changed to Xenoblade. ...
Originally Posted by wraggster Players of the PC version of Dungeon Siege 3 were disappointed with the keyboard-and-mouse controls used in the game, generally deciding that using an Xbox 360 controller was the way to go. If you're one of those folks, lead designer Nathaniel Chapman says there's good news: Obsidian plans to release an update that will improve the traditional PC controls. According to Chapman, better PC controls for the game is "one thing I would have liked to have spent more time on, and we are actually spending ...
Originally Posted by wraggster When Nintendo announced that Smash Bros. was en route to its Wii U and 3DS systems, longtime fans of the fighting series may have, in elation, momentarily forgotten how much time elapses during the announcement and launch. As creative lead Masahiro Sakurai explains in his weekly Famitsu column (translated by 1UP), the next game is "several years" away from completion. "It makes me cringe," he laments, referring to the two game projects being added to his plate. ...
Originally Posted by wraggster If you just paid attention to the marketing for Child of Eden, you'd think it was an Xbox 360 exclusive. But there's totally a PS3 version coming out in September. According to Q? Entertainment producer James Mielke, the delay had nothing to do with Microsoft moneyhats, and everything to do with the fact that Q? is making each version on its own, with a staff of about 30 people. "We're doing everything in-house, we're not farming anything out," he told the 8-4 Play podcast. ...