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Valkyrie Profile: Covenant Of The Plume Promised For Release In March (Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume)

12/11/2008

I predicted Square Enix picked up Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One back in June when I caught a trademark. Now, about five months later, we have an official confirmation that Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume is coming and a teaser site to poke at. But, there isn't anything to see aside from the March 17, 2009 release date for North America.

What can we expect from Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume? An isometric strategy RPG and a main character who wants revenge. After Wylfred's father was taken as an Einherjar by Lenneth he loathed her. Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume also has a familiar combat system where four different characters are mapped to different buttons.

If you haven't been keeping up with our other Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume coverage this trailer should give you a good idea about the combat system. Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume just came out in Japan on November 1 and it's getting a reasonable turn around time with only five months between regions.

Hello, Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume (Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume)

13/09/2008

Siliconera: "Remember when we discovered Square Enix trademarked Covenant of the Plume? They just used it. The official soundtrack for Valkyrie Profile DS goes on sale on November 11 and the cover art says Valkyrie Profile - Covenant of the Plume - official soundtrack in plain English. Oh, but in the Japanese text says Valkyrie Profile: Togo wo Seoumono Original Soundtrack or, as translated by Tri-Ace, Valkyrie Profile: The Accused One Original Soundtrack. This is unusual since Square Enix keeps the name for the official soundtracks simple. "Insert game title here" original soundtrack simple. This soundtrack CD doesn't have the Japanese subtitle anywhere on it."

Viewtiful Joe DS: New screens (Viewtiful Joe)

10/11/2005

It's one of the most visually stunning console games around and, as these new screens show, Viewtiful Joe's unique comic strip look has been transferred to Nintendo DS without losing any of its impact. The game will make full use of DS's unique attributes with the top screen showing a close-up of the key action occurring on the bottom screen. The stylus and the touch-screen come into play when solving puzzles, such as stroking the screen to hit switches or even rubbing it so hard that the ...

Viewtiful Joe DS shots (Viewtiful Joe)

18/05/2005

As these first shots from Capcom's Viewtiful Joe DS show, the game will retain the same distinctive graphical style and will star a line up of enemies previously encountered in the game's console outings. Viewtiful Joe DS will feature an all-new story, and Joe's VFX powers will be executed using the touch-screen. Players will be able to divide the bottom screen into two sections, allowing the movement of various objects with the stylus. The top screen of the DS will normally display a ...

The Clues for the Amazon Gold Box Video Game Deals (Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise)

12/01/2009

This coming Monday (January 12th), Amazon will be doing a video game themed day of Gold Box Deals. What games they are listing isn't announced, only these clues are given:

6:00 AM - Romp through the garden with your pets.

8:00 AM - A PS3 game that dreams are made of.

11:00 AM - This should hold you over on Xbox 360 until Final Fantasy XIII releases.

12:00 PM - A kid named Ben + Aliens + Wii = Bensational!

2:00 PM - Slimy and award-winning - what else would a PC owner want?

4:00 PM - An alternative to No Child Left Behind.

6:00 PM - Get bonus goodies with this radiant crescent.

(All times are PST)

Rare wishes everyone a fun-filled 2009 (Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise)

11/12/2008

MundoRare writes: "No Holiday Season is complete without the traditional Rare Xmas Greeting, and this year isn't an exception! [...] The message from Rare coming along with this spiffy greeting card goes as follows: 'We wish everyone a very merry Xmas, a happy New Year and look forward to a fun-filled 2009 :)' "

Could Viva Piñata have inspired new Pixar project? (Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise)

6/11/2008

Back in April this year, Disney Pictures announced like a zillion movies coming from all their divisions during the next four years. [...] The last of them, currently scheduled for a 2012 release, was called Newt.

Some of you may have instantly thought of Viva Piñata's utterly beautiful newtgats after reading that. [...] However, the distance between Rare's and Pixar's newts narrows if we know that both are meant to perpetuate their breed.

THQ turns Pocket Paradise release into a chaos (Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise)

15/09/2008

Mundorare: VPPP was officially going to be first released in North America on September 2nd, along with its Xbox counterpart, Trouble in Paradise; but it didn't make into stores in time, and was delayed a week, to be finally available on September 9th. [...]

More problems, if not a total chaos, is what we can find in the more dispersed European market. While, according to THQ early plans, PP was also officially going to be released along with TiP on September 5th, the game has only seen the light of day in the UK and Germany. [...] For the rest of PAL territories we can only find a complete plethora of confusing release dates and problems for pre-ordering.

Trouble in Paradise? No Problem... just Cheat! (Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise)

6/09/2008

The folks at Blaze/Xploder are serious about cheating. They've been pioneering new ways of cheating at videogames for quite some time now, and they've been getting these cheats to the public as fast as can be imagined.

They continue this trend today with Viva Piñata - Trouble In Paradise cheats - available on the very day the title launched. Get the full scoop in their press release, on GameVortex.com.

Viva Piñata's Double Trouble (Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise)

4/09/2008

High prices in PAL regions and unexpected delays cloud the release of the two new Viva Piñata titles for both Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS

We were this close to a cross console game (Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise)

27/08/2008

Recent claims indicate that Rare, the development team behind the Banjo and Viva pinata games, allmost bought us a horrible cross console hybrid... well nearly...

Rare confirms worldwide Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise release dates (Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise)

15/08/2008

Rare just confirmed worldwide release dates for Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise to VG247.

E3 2008: See how Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise's DS garden grows with new screens (Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise)

17/07/2008

Judging by these new images, the DS's garden looks just as busy and lush as the Xbox 360's. Considering the inherent portability of the handheld console this forthcoming conversion will hopefully lend itself better to the regular maintenance requirements that make for flourishing, piñata-rich vegetation.

Rare considered DS/Xbox 360 connectivity? (Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise)

21/05/2008

Rare has admitted that it almost made DS title Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise compatible with its older sibling Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise on Microsoft's Xbox 360.

As we discussed in our preview last week, the forthcoming 360 game supports the Xbox Live Vision camera by allowing players to scan barcodes that will unlock additional pinatas in the game.

This feature will also work with digital screens such as those ...

First Viva Pinata DS image (Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise)

31/07/2007

We've managed to dig up the first image of the recently announced Viva Pinata DS and it shows how the game will take advantage of the handheld's dual screens. As you can see in the shot below, garden and pinata duties will be performed on the touch screen, while general status info will be displayed up top. We loved Viva Pinata on 360 and we can't help thinking that we're going to love it even more on DS. Bring on the green ...