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Earlier, Xbox360Achievements.org showed a list of achievements for an XBLA version of The Simpsons Arcade game. Since then PlayStationBlog.com has published an official release revealing that both it and Final Fantasy V will be free for PS Plus subscribers in February.
Mike Wall takes you through The Darkness II Demo.
Though there's currently no word on whether it will fall into the "New Super Mario Bros." series.
Though only a minor mention in Nintendo's third quarter investor briefing, it seems yet another 2D side-scrolling Mario game is in the works for the 3DS. According to Nintendo, the two Mario games released in 2011 for the 3DS - Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 - are their centerpiece evergreen titles. That information combined with the overwhelming success of both New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros. Wii make a new 2D side-scrolling Mario game an easy call.
Brick and mortar stores have plenty to fear from last year’s growth of digital sales.
Digitally distributed game sales have continued to blossom on Xbox Live Arcade according to analyst firm FADE. In 2011, sales of games on XBLA increased 18% over the previous year, with From Dust bringing in the most money. Fruit Ninja Kinect had the best showing for a Kinect game, ranking third in the number of copies sold.
The previous FF XIII leading lady will only be playable through DLC.
According to an article posted at Andriasang, Final Fantasy XIII’s previous heroine, Lightning, can be acquired as a playable character in the upcoming sequel, provided you purchase the DLC.
King killing console style.
Good news for Xbox 360 console owners out there. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, one of the most acclaimed PC games of 2011, is being made available for the Microsoft console. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and CD Projekt RED announced that the game will be made available for the Xbox 360 console on April 17th.
Pre-ordering will nab you a free copy of Rayman 2.
Ubisoft revealed today that Rayman Origins will released on PC on March 29, 2012. The title was originally released on the Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 last November and will also see a release on the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita.
The yearly convention returns this summer.
QuakeCon's dates have been revealed for this year. It will be open to the public and attendance is FREE! We all like free stuff, right? The convention will take place between August 2-5 at the Hilton Anatole hotel in Dallas, Texas.
I think the 12-bit generation must've been one of the best.
Faux retro games are all the rage these days. Capturing the look, sounds, and feeling of the gaming days of yore has proved to be a successful formula for most of the companies that have tried it. Renegade Kid has given the subgenre a shot with their latest title, Mutant Mudds, to great success. Instead of modeling itself after the most popular NES games, it creates its own identity that merges ideas from all past generations and systems – even the Virtual Boy. This mash up of ideas comes together in a spectacular way, making it one of the best titles available today on the 3DS.
Looks like that elf-rogue costume will have to wait till 2013.
Bad news for Blizzard fans this morning, as it was announced that there will be no BlizzCon in 2012. Blizzard announced that the reason for skipping BlizzCon this year has to do with their restricting schedules. BlizzCon will return in 2013 with some big announcements.
