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Originally Posted by wraggster

A touched-up HD port of Sega arcade shoot 'em up Under Defeat is on its way to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
According to Japanese games mag Famitsu, as reported by Siliconera, original developer G.rev is handling the port and it'll be out in Japan on 19th January, presumably as a download.
Sega has yet to make a formal announcement, and there's no mention of a Western release yet. We'll update when we hear more.
The original arrived in arcades back in 2005, with a Dreamcast version

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Whereas New Super Mario Bros. Wii had SNES classic Super Mario World "at its core", Nintendo's forthcoming Super Mario 3D Land deliberately harks back to NES landmark Super Mario Bros. 3, according to creator Shigeru Miyamoto.
The Nintendo veteran told Famitsu (as translated by 1Up) that's a result of the NES classic's Tanooki suit being a natural fit for 3D gameplay.
"Part of that is because a lot of the staff is from the Mario 3 generation, but there's also the fact

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Unreal-powered tower defense RPG Dungeon Defenders missed its European PlayStation Network launch due to a request for changes from Sony Europe.
As revealed earlier today, the game didn't appear on the PlayStation Store today as planned, despite going on sale on PSN North America and worldwide on Steam and Xbox Live Arcade.
Doug Kennedy, CEO of Reverb Publishing, told Eurogamer exactly what's been going on behind the scenes.
"SCEE and SCEA have their own qualifications for

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The relative ease of Kirby games usually result in their powderpuff protagonist avoiding death from start to finish -- however, Kirby's not immune to the most permanent form of death there is: Project cancellation. In the most recentIwata Asks, Kirby's Return to Dreamland producer Shigefumi Kawase revealed that three installments in the franchise were killed off mid-development, explaining "We

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Whether you're a fervent supporter of independent development studio WayFoward or you're a diehard fan of the illustrious Shantae franchise -- and, really, who isn't -- you'll have reason to celebrate tomorrow. WayForward just announced on Twitter that Shantae: Risky's Revenge will arrive on the iOS App Store tomorrow.

If you're familiar with the DSiWare original, you're in for a similar experience,

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