General Gaming News II: Steam Helpdesk Site Leak

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New Crash Bandicoot may be on the way because of a new design spotted at Vicarious Visions office

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Blur Studio made an official trailer for Dead Rising 3

http://fr.linkedin.com/in/jeremiepasserin

Jeremie has since edited his linkedin. I meant to post this this morning, but I forgot.

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2013 Showcase

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Capcom has announced Capcom Arcade Cabinet for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in this week’s issue of Famitsu.

A free release, the game will see Capcom’s retro arcade titles “perfectly reproduced” and distributed in order.

We take it that means it’s a hub for retro Capcom arcade titles, which you’ll have to purchase separately. But there is one starter game you will be able to play for free. We’re not sure what it is, though. There are plans for packs containing a number of titles that will be “surprisingly cheap.”

It is unknown whether there will be online play, but there are online rankings. Capcom promises a more detailed announcement on February 7.

Note: Xbox LIVE Arcade box art for Capcom Arcade Cabinet was leaked last month, signaling a likely worldwide release.

http://gematsu.com/2013/01/capcom-ar...r-ps3-xbox-360
http://gamenyarth.blog67.fc2.com/blog-entry-12669.html
http://www.pockett.net/n15527_Divers...de_la_Xbox_360

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[Cantih]

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013...orment-sequel/

Rumours have been swirling for years about a possible sequel to Black Isle’s legendary and powerful roleplaying game Planescape: Torment, but the closure of the original studio and the jealous guarding of the Planescape rights by owners Wizards of the Coast seemed to have put paid to any comeback. But with original Interplay boss Brian Fargo very much back in the RPG business with current studio inXile’s wildly successful Wasteland 2 crowdfunding, everything changes. He and his team have come up with a way to make a new Torment game: this is really happening.

And there was much rejoicing.

Read on for details of its new setting, the people involved, whether it’ll link to the original game, which thematic aspects will recur, how the combat may work and how they’ll get it made.

First up, the new setting for this new Torment will be Numenera, an original roleplaying setting and system created (and recently Kickstarted by) Monte Cook, a contributing writer/designer on the original Planescape pen and paper RPG and assorted other Wizards of the Coast projects. A mix of fantasy and sci-fi with a strong focus on storytelling freedom, it may not be Planescape but hopefully it offers an appropriate blend of liberty and strangeness for a new Torment game. Have a look at its site for fulsome details of what’s planned for it. Here, meanwhile, inXile boss Brian Fargo sheds a whole lot of light on what the partnership means for his studio’s Torment sequel.

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IllumiRoom


http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/...ts/illumiroom/

IllumiRoom is a proof-of-concept Microsoft Research project designed to push the boundary of living room immersive entertainment by blending our virtual and physical worlds with projected visualizations. The effects in the video are rendered in real time and are captured live -- not special effects added in post processing.

[Deader2818]

I just saw that. That looks fucking horrible.

[Jaybar]

I'd be more interested if it were like those Google Goggles where the game platform is literally your surroundings. I'd love any excuse to break the boundary of our current tunnel-vision and tv screen affair. That Microsoft idea sounds great on paper.

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Alas, Konami don’t have any news for you Suikoden fans out there, but they’re listening, they say. Konami’s official Twitter account in the U.S. just tweeted the following:

Dear Suikoden fans, It’s incredible to see the outpouring of support from our fans for the Suikoden series…

We love Suikoden, too! In fact, we have several huge fans in Konami’s own offices…

Sadly, we have no new announcements regarding the Suikoden series at this time…

We appreciate the feedback and encourage an open and honest discussion with you, our fans, on as many channels as possible…

So please, continue to let your opinion be heard! We are listening.

& for those that haven’t played this classic RPG series, Suikoden 1 is currently avail for download as a PS1 Classic on PlayStation Network.

The last Suikoden game released by Konami was Suikoden: The Woven Web of a Century for the PSP, which they published in Japan in February 2011. The game has not been released in the west. Prior to that game, Konami published Suikoden Tierkreis on the Nintendo DS. That game was released in U.S., Europe and Japan.

http://www.siliconera.com/2013/01/09...-over-twitter/
https://twitter.com/Konami/status/289170338602967040

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Mugen Souls Z
(PS3)

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Mars: War Logs
(360)

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[Cantih]

Seriously, that thing just came out of nowhere.

[Shenrien]

Why are all their eyes looking up rather looking straight? They look almost borderline retarded..

[Gokulo]

Glad I wasn't the only one that thought that.

[Rokku]

Glad I wasn't the only one that thought that.

That makes three of us.

[Zeb]

First pic reminds me of TETSUOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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http://www.siliconera.com/2013/01/11...e-enix-europe/

Final Fantasy X HD News Coming “Soon” Say Square Enix Europe

We haven’t heard a squeak out of Square Enix about Final Fantasy X HD for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. That might be changing soon if Square Enix Europe are to be believed.



In reply to a fan asking about the game, Square’s European division recently posted to their Twitter account (via: Hachima Kiko): “The world will get answers soon, we promise.”



Around a year ago, Square Enix stated that Final Fantasy X HD will be an HD Remaster, not a full remake of the PlayStation 2 game. However, they added that the game’s visuals, when it is released, will be “much more beautiful than before”.

[Jaybar]

Why are all their eyes looking up rather looking straight? They look almost borderline retarded..

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The next Batman game, if there is one, could be called Batman: Arkham Arises or Batman: Arkham Origins, according to a list of new domain names registered by Warner Bros.

Then again, a report last year revealed Warner is planning a movie based on the Batman: Arkham Asylum game series for 2016. So these could apply to the title of the film, as well.

The list, discovered by Fusible, can be found below:

ArkahmUniverse.com
BatmanArkhamUniverse.com
BatmanArkhamArises.com
BatmanArkhamBegins.com
BatmanArkhamDarkKnight.com
BatmanArkhamKnight.com
BatmanArkhamLegend.com
BatmanArkhamLegends.com
BatmanArkhamNight.com
BatmanArkhamOrigins.com
BatmanArkhamStories.com
DarkKnightArkham.com
DCArkhamUniverse.com
DACrkhamVerse.com
TheArkhamUniverse.com

http://gematsu.com/2013/01/warner-br...arkham-domains
http://fusible.com/2013/01/is-warner...-batman-movie/
http://movies.cosmicbooknews.com/con...-green-lantern

Sony Home Entertainment vice president Hiroshi Sakamoto has teased a PlayStation 4 announcement for May or June this year.

Asked by Chile news site El Mercurio On-Line at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas whether the PlayStation manufacturer is planning a new console announcement this year, Sakamoto said:

“That’s still a big secret, but our friends at Sony Playstation are getting ready. For now, I can only say that we’re focused in the gaming event E3, scheduled for June.

“This announcement can be by then, or even before then, in May.”

Asked if it would be a “major announcement” or “complementary” one, Sakamoto responded: “Probably the first. On that date, we expect to deliver great news, but we must wait until May, at least.”

http://gematsu.com/2013/01/sony-exec...t-for-may-june
http://www.emol.com/noticias/tecnolo...meses-mas.html
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=508153

The Persona brand is arguably the strongest brand from Atlus and their parent company Index Corporation. While we haven’t seen a brand new Persona title for a couple of years, the Persona team went on to develop the unique block climbing game Catherine.

It looks as though Index could be taking the Persona team and giving them their own studio. A trademark for “P Studio” and a logo was discovered by Siliconera in Japan’s trademark database.

Index filed the trademark for use with video games and online games so we can rule out their animation department.

Update: Siliconera reader, Combo, points out that the P Studio logo is on the back of the Persona 4: Arena box. That confirms that the studio is indeed connected to the Persona games and that it’s been around for a while now.

http://www.siliconera.com/2013/01/11...ed-to-persona/

Shuuhou Imai, director of the Tokyo Majin Gakuen series of games, is working on titles for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS and smartphones, he reveals in a blog post.

These projects are entirely new games, Imai says, that are unrelated to the Tokyo Majin Gakuen series, and will start to see release this year.

What’s Tokyo Majin Gakuen? It’s a series of role-playing games that started out on the PSOne, and follows a group of high school students that battle demons. The series later continued on the Nintendo DS and PSP.

http://www.siliconera.com/2013/01/02...and-3ds-games/
http://syuhou.otaden.jp/e262656.html

Metro: Last Light

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Lego Legends of Chima

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Enter and explore the Kingdom of Chima in three gameplay experiences, offering something for all types of Lego gamers! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and The Lego Group today announced the Lego Legends of Chima videogames, scheduled to roar into 2013 for various platforms. The three videogames will each provide an entirely unique and exciting adventure that builds to the next experience and complement the just announced Lego Legends of Chima universe of products, which includes construction sets, vehicles, TV content and more. Lego Legends of Chima is a fantasy adventure set in land inhabited by different magical animal tribes and tells the classic story of good and evil, friendship and family.

“We are doing something innovative with Lego Legends of Chima by making three distinct videogame experiences on a variety of platforms,” said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Production and Development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “By creating multiple Lego videogame experiences for one brand, we are catering to today’s diverse gaming community, as well as establish a rewards system for players of all three games.”

Lego Legends of Chima: Speedorz, a racing mini-game produced by TT Games and 4T2, revs its way on to Lego.com today and iOS tomorrow, January 3. Players will race against famous Chima characters, battle through iconic Chima locations, and unleash the power of CHI to boost their Speedorz, all while collecting studs and rewards to unlock more Speedorz and customize characters. The player's goal is to become the ultimate champion and win Golden CHI, which transforms the world map and opens a new race level.

Lego Legends of Chima: Laval’s Journey, developed by TT Games, is scheduled to be available for the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system and for the PS Vita system in summer 2013 and for the Nintendo DS hand-held system in fall 2013. Players will embark on an amazing adventure into the world of Chima™ where the brave warrior Laval and his allies are called upon to fight for justice.

In Fall 2013, Lego Legends of Chima Online, a free-to-play, online world developed by WB Games Montréal, will provide kids with a safe and incredibly immersive connected game experience. Players will be able to build and customize their kingdom in the world of Chima™, explore massive environments like the Falling Leaves Forest, take on missions to help Laval and his friends, uncover hidden secrets and treasures, earn rewards, and use Lego bricks to build weapons, gadgets, and more!

The Chima Vault, which houses an exclusive reward system, will be accessible to players on Lego.com/chima. While playing Lego Legends of Chima: Speedorz and Lego Legends of Chima: Laval’s Journey, players will be able to earn points. These points can be redeemed through the Vault for a variety of unique content that players can use to enhance their experience in LEGO Legends of Chima Online.

For more information, please visit: lego.com/chima