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    by Published on February 28th, 2008 19:08

    via Eurogamer


    KOEI - European distributor for Nippon Ichi games - isn't ready to confirm that Disgaea 3 will be released in Europe, but the game is coming to the West.

    Overnight we heard that the turn-based strategy game will be appearing in the USA this August, following its release in Japan last month.

    We understand that nothing's signed and sealed for a European release, but given the strong links between KOEI and Nippon Ichi at executive level and the existing agreement between the two companies, the transition is a formality.

    Disgaea 3 takes players for another round of the Netherworld, with a new cast but many of the same core themes and mechanics, while a few subtle new systems have been introduced to keep veterans happy, like Demon Change. Woo.

    Wikipedia has lots more, so we won't pretend that's not where we're getting it. ...
    by Published on February 28th, 2008 19:06

    via Eurogamer


    A Sony spokesperson has confirmed to Eurogamer there are plans to launch a new Gran Turismo 5 Prologue bundle next month.

    News of the bundle first emerged on French website Game-Class. They reckon EUR 399 will get you a 40GB PlayStation 3 and copy of GT5 Prologue, and suggest a release date of March 29th.

    Sony declined to confirm a price or lock down a release date. However, a spokesperson did tell us, "We are targeting an end of March release for GT5 Prologue - standalone, PlayStation Network and bundle."

    This isn't the first time they've mentioned late March in the context of GT5 Prologue - but it is the first we've heard of a tied-in hardware bundle.

    Game-Class also reckons there's a movie bundle coming, which also includes a 40GB console and costs EUR 399. It's said to come with Blu-ray versions of Spider-Man 3, Casino Royale and 300.

    Sony has yet to confirm the report. The spokesperson simply stated, "I don't have any details on the movie bundle I'm afraid." He didn't say "There isn't one" though... ...
    by Published on February 27th, 2008 20:18

    via Computer and Video Games


    We remember seeing the Sony London-developed 8 Days almost two years ago in a (blatantly pretend in-game CGI) trailer at E3 2006. We assumed it died, but reports say it's very much alive and well.

    A new trailer along with gameplay demos are reported to have been showcased beind closed doors at last week's GDC.

    Sony is yet to officially release any new details on the game, but according to reports, the whole game takes place over the course of eight days (makes sense). By the sounds of things, these eight days form a sort of time limit within which you must achieve your goals - almost like in Pikmin.

    You'll travel across eight States of North America. This, as you might imagine, is said to make for one of the biggest game maps in any console game to date. So large, in fact, that you will never revisit any one location, and will be constantly pushed to move on.

    It will also apparently incorporate Google Maps functionality, and tie into a real-life clock, so when played at night in real life, it will be night in the game.

    You take control of one of two characters (possibly one of the two seen in the early trailer), each with their own storyline and varying abilities. One's a bad guy, who's out for revenge on a mob syndicate.

    The other is a good guy - a detective who's in search of the same mob syndicat, who've kidnapped his son. Their paths, predictably, cross at some point, and they end up working together.

    Reports speak highly of the game's visuals and animation, comparing it to Killzone 2 for graphical detail, and Uncharted for its impressive animation.

    The game is being linked by some to the 'secret game' talked about recently, however that was apparently due in 2009. 8 Days is tipped for an October 2008 release with an official announcement to be made soon. Expect some sort of unveiling to take place in March. ...
    by Published on February 27th, 2008 19:54

    via Computer and Video Games


    Nintendo has gone mad with Pokemon today. Not content with confirming the US release date for a bunch of new DS titles, it's also launched the website for WiiWare Pokemon game, Everyone's Pokemon Ranch.

    Initially revealed last October under the name Pokemon Farm, the game is essentially a storage system where you can upload the evil demons from games Diamond and Pearl to a farmland far removed from malleable minds.

    Daily life on the farm is full of activities like gathering around a campfire and taking photos of your Mii with your imprisoned beast.

    You can even save these photos to an SD card, send them to the Wii Message Board for Photo Channel editing or even send them to friends.

    And for those who have made it their lifetime's work to track down these descendants of the devil, you can keep up to a thousand creatures at any time.

    As with all WiiWare titles, there's no release date for Everyone's Pokemon Ranch yet. We presume it will be one of the first out of the door, given it's already been confirmed and that it's part of the unstoppable Pokemon franchise.


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    by Published on February 27th, 2008 19:44

    via Computer and Video Games


    Ubisoft and Free Radical have revealed the latest release date for PS3 exclusive, Haze. Again.

    This time "May 2008" is the projected date for the shooter, which was last due Christmas '07, and originally months before that as well. Let's hope the extra effort proves worthwhile. Free Radical, at least, thinks it will:

    "While we can't explicitly say what improvements we've made (I'd love to tell you all the cool stuff we've been putting in!... but I also love my job too...), I can guarantee you that the extra bit of time has made a big difference for the better," a company staffer recently teased on the Ubisoft forums.

    Watch the new trailer and hope the improvements he's hinting aren't just "better FMV videos".


    Trailer here ...
    by Published on February 27th, 2008 19:35

    via Computer and Video Games


    A video of the latest 0.83 version of Home has appeared on the internet. Fancy that!

    The new version expands the environments of the old Home with spacious outdoor areas, a bigger cinema, arcade and bowling alley. Apparently, says Sony, these changes were influenced by Las Vegas and the Sony Center in Berlin.

    Although Home is free, players will have to use real money via PSN accounts to purchase furniture and other items for their virtual pad. We think a mortgage for a real house is already enough, ta.

    The initial launch, version 1.0, will apparently receive a post-release expansion as more content is added via updates, with Home Developer Kits having already gone out to Sony partners.

    When we'll actually get our hands on Home though is anyone's guess at this point. Watch the leaked video (which is the first of five) here.


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    by Published on February 27th, 2008 19:32

    via Kotaku


    According to the Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) website—think of it as Europe's ESRB—Sony has quite a few PS One classics in PSN's hopper. Because not only does PEGI rate titles; they also place said titles on their website for all to see. A simple search of the PSN platform reveals at least 25 titles that haven't been announced for PAL territories at this time. And even our North American contingent will appreciate the list, as it reveals a few games that even we haven't heard are coming to downloadable form yet.

    01. Bust a Groove (Other/Music games)
    02. Crash Bandicoot 3 (Action/Platform)
    03. Colony Wars (Action/Platform)
    04. Cool Boarders 2 (Sports/Extreme Sports)
    05. Cool boarders 3 (Sports/Extreme Sports)
    06. Destruction Derby 2 (Racing)
    07. Devil Dice (Puzzle)
    08. Everybody's Golf (Sports/Golf)
    09. Klonoa (Action/Platform)
    10. Kurushi Final (Puzzle)
    11. Motor Toon Grand Prix (Racing)
    12. Namco Museum (Other/Mini game Collection)
    13. Namco Museum 2 (Puzzle)
    14. Namco Museum 4 (Puzzle)
    15. Omega Boost (Action/Shooter)
    16. Ridge Racer (Racing/Arcade Racing)
    17. Ridge Racer Type 4 (Racing)
    18. Rollcage (Racing)
    19. Spyro: Year of the Dragon (Action/Platform)
    20. Tekken 2 (Fighting/Beat-Em-Up)
    21. Tekken 3 (Fighting/Beat-Em-Up)
    22. Twisted Metal (Racing)
    23. Vib Ribbon (Other/Music games)
    24. Wip3out (Racing/Futuristic Racing)
    25. WipeOut 2097 (Racing/Futuristic Racing)

    I was actually incredibly excited about the prospect of Tekken 3 before I remembered that I have Tekken Tag Tournament sitting on my shelf...and the original Twisted Metal looked enticing before I remembered the sequel was already on my hard drive. See anything you're jazzed about? ...
    by Published on February 27th, 2008 19:19

    via Games Industry


    The British Board of Film Classification has hit back at suggestions that it doesn't provide a more effective ratings system than the Pan European Game Information version, as suggested by Microsoft's UK head of corporate affairs Matt Lambert, at a CMS Select Committee hearing yesterday.

    Lambert had said that the "BBFC is set up to rate films, and it takes that approach for games when a different approach is required," and that the PEGI system was "a different depth, it's more sensible, and it also has a European aspect to it."

    But speaking to GamesIndustry.biz the BBFC has rejected those claims, and stated that while the body uses the same symbols as for films in order to enable a greater understand of the level of content to be expected in games, it doesn't "classify games in the same way that we classify films, because we physically play the game."

    "We know for a fact that the public is confused by [the PEGI] symbols, they don't understand them," said a spokesperson. "They do understand consumer advice which says 'Contains strong language' or 'Contains strong violence'.

    "The fact is, we provide consumer advice about the content - and extended information - on our Parents website about exactly the sort of things you can expect to encounter in the game, in all of the games we classify - and we do it in words, which people understand, they don't understand the pictograms.

    "We know this - in January we did research and the public really couldn't get their heads around what a spider meant. That is not sufficient information for them to make a decision."

    In addition, while the BBFC admits that there is confusion over game ratings, it's not helped by the PEGI system.

    "What people think about the PEGI system is that it's a difficulty rating," said the spokesperson. "One of the parents in our research groups was complaining that she had bought a game with a 3+ on thinking it was suitable for her child, and it turned out to be a complicated sports game - whereas if they see a PG12, they know it's going to have the sort of content (and here you can argue that the system is similar) as they would expect from a 12-rated film.

    "Just like when they get a film that's an 18, and says 'Strong bloody violence' they have an idea of what that is, because they've seen it in 18-rated films…The fact is, sticking a spider on the back of a box is not going to help a person make the kind of decision that they ought to be making about games."

    The BBFC also underlined that during its review process it employs people that actually plays through the games, and noted the contrast with the PEGI methodology.

    "Unlike the PEGI system, which is purely a tick-box system filled in by the distributor themselves, the BBFC has very well-qualified games examiners - who are games fans themselves - to play the games right through all the levels, with the cheat codes, and spend a lot of time playing them so that they know what the content is.

    "Yes, we're using the same symbols that we use for films, but that's because parents understand what those symbols mean."

    The CMS Select Committee is investigating the effect of violence in videogames and on the Internet, alongside the Byron Report, with the latter publication expected to recommend improvements to the age rating system in the UK. ...
    by Published on February 27th, 2008 19:15

    via Games Industry


    Following a statement earlier in the month from SquareTrade, an electronics warranty company, that claimed 16.4 per cent of Xbox 360s in its sample group of 1040 machines failed, the company has now released more information on the study.

    The report, which tracked a test group of consoles for warranties purchased between April 1 and July 31 last year, details the 171 claims made and notes that only one of the 27 Elite SKUs and eight of the 57 Core SKUs were claimed on.

    The rest of the failures were down to the 956 Premium models examined, and showed that 102 of all claims were due to general hardware failures resulting in the 'Red Ring of Death', representing around 60 per cent of all failures, and just under 10 per cent of all warranties.

    Other failures included disc read errors, video card failures, hard drive freezes, power issues and disc tray malfunctions.

    However, SquareTrade did note that the sample group used was unlikely to have included any of the consoles sold more recently that were intended to counter many of the failures of the original models.

    Microsoft told GamesIndustry.biz in response to the initial report two weeks ago that: "The majority of Xbox 360 owners have had a great experience with their consoles.

    "We do not disclose internal hardware repair data and we do not comment on speculation."

    Microsoft has committed an estimated USD 1 billion to extending consumer warranties and fixing any Red Ring of Death issues that occur. ...
    by Published on February 27th, 2008 19:12

    via Computer and Video Games


    HMV has cancelled pre-orders for Sony's Play TV after apparently being informed by its "supplier" that the product "no longer has a scheduled release date".

    Customers were able to pre-order Play TV - a digital TV receiver and recorder for PS3 - for £99.99, dated for a March 28 release.

    Those orders, however, have now been cancelled, with email notifications going out to customers.

    "Unfortunately we have been informed by our supplier that this title no longer has a scheduled release date," reads HMV's notice.

    "We are really sorry for any disappointment caused and we will email you with details if and when this item becomes available to pre-order again"

    Retailers have been known to take pot-shot guesses at release dates. But if HMV got its intel directly from Sony, this suggests plans to release Play TV in March have been delayed.

    Sony is yet to announce any official price or dates for Play TV. Looks like we won't be getting it anytime soon then.

    Thanks to CVG reader Gareth for the tip. ...
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