Homebrew News

Originally Posted by wraggster

NIS has spilled US release dates for its games coming in the next couple of months, most importantly including Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten.
Disgaea 4 will be shipped to US retailers on September 6, with a Premium Edition also appearing with a full-color art book and a Fuka figurine. There's no pricing details in the announcement. Check out this crazy trailer to see what Disgaea is all about.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Xenoblade Chronicles is, after a long wait, arriving in UK next Friday August19, while US is yet to get confirmation of a release at all. But that might change if all goes well in Europe, it seems.
Nintendo America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said NOA is 'watching very closely' at how the game is received east of the Atlantic.

"We will be watching very closely what happens in Europe," he told IGN. "Certainly if there are business opportunities and positive consumer

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Last week we discussed news that Diablo 3 will include a real-money auction house for items and require a permanent connection to the internet even for single-player games. Fan reaction has been loud and varied, with many decrying the restrictive DRM. Blizzard exec Robert Bridenbecker said he was surprised by the outrage at the online requirement, saying, "it really is just the nature of how things are going, the nature of the industry. When you look at everything you get by having that persistent

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Research carried out by Cowen analysts suggest that Star Wars: The Old Republic is on track to sell 3 million units in its first year, after pre-order excitement has surpassed that of last year's Starcraft 2 or World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm.
Cowen's pre-order analysis has led it to raise its estimates for both sell through, from 1.5 million to 3 million, and run-rate subscriber numbers from 1 million to 2 million.
Both Starcraft 2 and World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm sold over 4 million units.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Popular online game World Of Tanks, published by Wargaming.net, now has 5 million users globally.
The news comes as the game reaches its one year anniversary.
"We didn't expect World of Tanks would become this popular," said CEO Victor Kislyi.
"The game's success has given us confidence we needed to continue our expansion into the world of online wargames."
The game has around 172,000 players online at any one time, beating its total on January 23, which

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