Homebrew News

Originally Posted by wraggster

Masahiro Sakurai, who is overseeing the upcoming Namco-created iteration ofSmash Bros. on the Wii U and 3DS, says the goal for the game will be to keep things focused and fresh, rather than blowing out either the mechanics or the character list.

Sakurai told IGN that because the franchise is so popular lately, he believes the core gameplay is on target, and thus won't change much in the next installment.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The latest title update for Skyrim, version 1.7, will be released tomorrow on Xbox 360 worldwide and on PS3 in America. At least, that's what Bethesda "expects." A European PS3 release will follow next week. The 1.7 patch implements a number of bug fixes, including "general memory and stability optimizations," and, for Xbox, fixes French, German, Italian, and Spanish dragon shouts.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Zen Studios will pull back and launch Zen Pinball 2 for PlayStation 3 and Vita on September 4 through the PlayStation Network. The Zen Pinball 2 platform will support cross-platform play on PlayStation devices, meaning any Zen Pinball 2table purchase will be playable on PS3 and Vita at no extra charge. Zen Pinball 2 will have 26 tables available at release (with free demos) and is a free update to Zen Pinball

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Originally Posted by wraggster

They Bleed Pixels, Spooky Squid Games' intense, lo-fi, collaboratively designed, combo-based platform action game, is moving from Xbox to PC, abandoning its planned XBLIG release in favor of Steam.

In the last year, Spooky Squid added more levels than were originally planned, and integrated Steamworks leaderboards, achievements, and cloud saves. There's no release date for the now-PC game. "We're just finishing up sound and squashing a few pesky bugs," said creative director

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Originally Posted by wraggster

In a Famitsu magazine interview leaked early from the magazine (and translated by Andriasang), Team Persona producer Katsura Hashino said that his team is currently focusing on the next numbered Persona game, which very likely means Persona 5. We must admit, our cynical nature forces us to note the possibility that more Persona 3 and 4 remakes would also have numbers on them.

According to Hashino, art director

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