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Final Fantasy Type 0 Gets First Release Date

Andrej — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:23:08 +0000

Final Fantasy Type 0 will be released in Japan on October 13th and ship on two UMDs. No word on an international release date has been given so far.

And…that’s about all I have to say. No use padding this post out, as people who actually care about this game will already be familiar with it.

Vita Not to Carry the PSP’s Mistakes

Vincent — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:49:15 +0000

Sony Worldwide Studios President, Shuhei Yoshida recently talked to Gamesindustry.biz regarding many aspects of Sony’s upcoming handheld, the Playstation Vita. In the interview, Yoshida stated that they always had the $249 price point in mind ever since they began planning the Vita about three years ago. Working with the features they wanted to implement and the price they were trying to achieve within budget made them look at every option they had. He stated that this is how their process was different from the PS3. Yoshida also explained where they went wrong with the PSP.

“We were very happy having something very close to the PS2 experience in a portable format with the PSP, but we didn’t do a good enough job creating the proper interface to really play games with graphics in 3D.”

Yoshida points out the Vita’s second analog stick as the result and that the PSP’s graphics were quickly outdated by the player’s comfort with the newer HD consoles. With graphics simply not being enough, he reasoned that interface and innovating it with the touch screen and camera was a focus.

One last thing covered by the interview was Sony’s promise that the transition of developers to the Vita would be smooth and cost-effective.

New Screenshots, Characters for Frontier Gate Revealed

Andrej — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:10:03 +0000

Konami has just revealed two new characters for their Monster Hunter-esque turn-based RPG Frontier Gate, which is being developed by tri-Ace for the PSP, as well as some new screenshots. The new characters will be called Sigrid and Dandes respectively: Sigrid is a female knight from the federation of Kilkenia (spelling subject to change) and wielding a two-handed sword; Dandes is a retired settler who carries around a huge hammer. Think of a funny “Can’t touch this” reference, then hit the jump to see the new characters as well as the new screenshots.

PSP Entertainment Pack

Ty Brown — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:32:48 +0000

It seems that Sony is taking that last gasp of retail air for the PSP before the PSV invades its shelf space. Check out all the details of the PSP Limited Edition Entertainment Pack after the jump.

In this limited edition bundle you receive a PSP-3000 and two games, MLB 11 The Show and Gran Turismo. The bundle retails for $159 which Sony says is a savings of $39. This is a great buy for someone who doesn’t already own a PSP but it seems like a last desperate push for a system on its way out.

The PSP does have a pretty interesting library of games though and I encourage any gamer to check it out. On a side note, I would love to see Sony release these packs with other games, too offer the consumer some variety. To order the bundle click here or head over to your choice of many fine retailers.

Debut Teaser Trailer for Frontier Gate Released

Andrej — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:26:35 +0000

Konami has just released a teaser trailer for their upcoming RPG Frontier Gate which is being developed by tri-Ace for the PSP. The trailer shows off quite a lot of gameplay footage which really looks intriguing if you ask me. But with tri-Ace handling things, that’s not all that surprising. Hit the jump to take a look at their newest effort, which is still in desperate need of an international release date.

Official Frontier Gate Site Launched

Andrej — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:26:37 +0000

The official site for tri-Ace’s new PSP RPG Frontier Gate has been launched. The new site (which will receive further updates until the game releases) shows off three new characters and several new screenshots. The characters are: Mariashalte, who sports purple hair and a huge lance; Emilio, a settler from Eiburo carrying a sword; and Kurotaki, a black-wearing, Katana-wielding foreigner with a strong will. While the game certainly looks like a clone of Monster Hunter, the battle system is a traditional round-based one. Frontier Gate is slated for release on the PSP some time 2011 in Japan and will probably take a bit longer to arrive overseas.

Trailer – Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Gamplay

Destin — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:56:44 +0000

Peace Walker was the last game that I put into my PSP that I can remember enjoying. I’ve had to review a few titles since then, but none had the same lasting appeal. Now that Konami announced that the game will be getting an HD facelift and coming to the PlayStation 3 I couldn’t be happier. No more cramped hands from holding the controller for hours on end as I build my Metal Gear, train troops, and take my one eyed friend on new adventures.

Now you can check out some gameplay in HD, courtesy of Konami. I cannot wait to play this again on a controller that doesn’t make my hands hurt from cradling my Snake.

OH LIKE YOU DIDN’T SEE THE JOKE COMING.

The trailer can be seen after the jump.

The Daily DL – 06/06/11 – E3 Special

Destin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:02:46 +0000

This week is an E3 special leading into E3 week. Are you excited? I know that I am. Get caught up with all you need to know before next week.

Welcome to the E3 special of The Daily DL… which I only have time to do weekly. Today, I’ll be getting you up to speed as fast as I can about all the news you’re going to want to know about before going into E3 week and I wore this suit… mostly because I need to do laundry. Anyway let’s get to it. I’m Destin and this is an E3 special byatch.

One thing you’ll be hearing about at E3 is the new paid service coming to Call of Duty known as Call of Duty Elite. (Source: YouTube) The new service offers pretty much every single free service companies like Bungie offers you for free, but will charge you for it. Activision has yet to determine a price, but fan’s on youtube are already ecstatic about this new service.

The Playstation handheld known as the NGP has has a ton of people saying that it’s real name will be revealed to be the PSVita. (Source: Joystiq) Not much else to tell there, but if you think of vaginal care products, or some type of rash, don’t worry. That’s a typical response to hearing the ridiculous name for the first time.

Plenty of Uncharted news was revealed including the beta start date for Uncharted 3 which will be June 28th for PlayStation Plus Members, (Source: IGN) and July 4th for everyone else. Also, the NGP Vita thing will be getting a version of Uncharted called Uncharted Golden Abyss. I’d have a joke here, but I was too busy thinking about how much I hate the name Vita.

One thing you probably won’t be seeing at E3 is Starcraft 2, but a new trailer for Heart of the Swarm was released last week so let’s take a look and get boners. (Source: My Pants)

The full trailer can be seen by clicking the link below this episode, but please. Stop touching yourself until the end of the episode.

Rumor has it that Mass Effect 3 will be getting Kinect support. (Source: Joystiq) An image popped up on EA’s website showing Mass Effect 3 box art with the “Better with Kinect” artwork firmly planted on the cover. Spoiler warning… nothing… nothing is better with Kinect especially not Mass Effect 3.

I’ve got a few more stories for you, but Konami (Source: Live Stream) had their press conference last week and they didn’t manage to embarrass themselves. Lets go over what some of their announcements were… during afterburner.

A new Silent Hill was announced. You may remember Silent Hill as that game you stopped caring about 5 years ago. The talked about some soccer game where you kick a ball into a net…

The big news was really all about the HD collections of Zone of the Enders and Metal Gear Solid 2, 3, and Peacewalker which will both be coming to the PS3, and Xbox 360. This was introduced with a funny segment pulled off by Mega 64. Here’s a clip.

Taken completely out of context that looks really stupid.

Mega64 also revealed a new Transfaring service that will be available for the NGP, PSP, and PS3 that allows you to take games on the go, and play your PSP games on the PS3 using the PS3′s controller. Translation, you may never again need to use your PSP unless you go outside… and we all know that never happens.

Kojima also revealed his new Fox Engine which I would say looks bad ass… if anything exciting happened in the tech demo. To be fair, those leaves falling sure do look like leaves falling.

and finally they had one last teaser for us which was a big huge flaming C. Could that be a new contra? Could they have another press conference where they continue their tradition of embarrassing themselves every year? Stay tuned next week on The Daily DL.com to find out.

Moving on, Twisted Metal got one more new trailer showing off some flying cars that look a lot like Transformers. (Source: Joystiq) Regardless, I am now officially interested in the new Twisted Metal.

and finally, I have one more piece of news before I head out to E3. (Source: Tomb Raider) There was a new Tomb Raider trailer released finally giving us a glimpse of what to expect from the reboot of the Tom Raider series. Apparently we can expect to see Lara Croft… get the crap kicked out of herself. Yeah I don’t want you to think I’m a sadist… but I cannot wait to see her break a leg in this new reboot. Get it… because she breaks her legs?

Well that’s all the time I have before E3. Be sure to keep checking back on the website as I’ll be updating periodically throughout the week with my E3 coverage including some exclusive interviews and impressions on games like Tomb Raider, and XCom.

Until next week I’m Destin and that’s a wrap.

Review: Swords and Soldiers

Destin — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:30:55 +0000

I’ve noticed a trend with the Playstation Network. Sony brings a lot of special titles to it. PixelJunk Eden, Flow, and Flower are all examples of great pieces of software I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing. Swords and Soldiers isn’t a Playstation Network original, having come to WiiWare first, but it’s still something special, clever, and cute that you can now experience if you own a PS3. You can even experience it in 3D!

Read the full review on Destructoid!

Review: Gladiator Begins

Destin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:45:53 +0000

2:49 pm – Turn on the PlayStation Portable. It’s dead. I haven’t touched it since Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
3:00 pm – Update my firmware
3:03 pm – Watch the progress bar.
3:06 pm – Battery Level is too low. Now I have to let it charge for an hour.
3:56 pm – Battery level still isn’t high enough. I decide to leave the house.
6:07 pm – Get back and see the update had completed.
6:20 pm – Finally gather enough patience to press X and deal with the next problem
6:40 pm – Get logged into the PlayStation store, hit redeem code, find out the code is invalid, f*** this, f*** the PSP.

September 4th, 2010 – Begin 100% unbiased review.

Read the full review on Destructoid!