This past week, Sony announced the re-release of the revered hits God of War, and God of War 2 together on a single Blu-Ray Disc. Each game will be remastered, and feature full trophy support. The God of War: Collection is now available for pre-order.
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VG247: Whoops. SCEE's just confirmed to VG247 that God of War I and II won't release for PS3 in Europe this year.
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HellDescent writes: "Since the recent announcement of God Of War 1 and 2 being ported into the HD world for the PS3 on Blu-ray, many people have already started to wonder, "What other games will get this treatment?" We all know Sony have dropped backwards compatibility for some time now and has no plans to ever bring it back. But could re-releasing a game series in Blu-ray become a new trend?
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Struggling to stay afloat, Take-Two decided to ship Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas with a sex scene in the game and later lied to investors to cover up their decision, according to the suit settled today.

The 2006 suit, which was tentatively settled for $20 million, also alleges that company officers earned more than $18 million in insider trading even as the company's stock plummeted.

"As a result of the disclosures of the Company's true financial condition, its stock ratings have been slashed," the suit, initially filed by John Fenninger who purchased Take-Two common stock, states. "Moreover, the Company is exposed to class action lawsuits and regulatory enforcement actions brought by the Attorney Generals of several states. While the public investors lost over one billion dollars in market capitalization, the Individual Defendants pocketed over $18 million in insider trading proceeds."
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Texas-based Blast Factor developer Bluepoint helps switch PS2 titles to PS3.

Sony has announced plans to release retooled versions of its God of War PS2 games for the PS3 - and has signed up US independent studio Bluepoint to help with the conversion.

The new versions of God of War 1 and 2 will boast Trophy support and HD visuals, all stored on a Blu-ray disc - which conveniently arrives in stores a few months before the arrival of 2010's God of War 3.

The games were originally developed by SCEA's Santa Monica Studio.
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The complete Final Fantasy XI experience is to be made available on one disc over in Japan. "The Final Fantasy XI Vana'diel Collection 2" consists of every Final Fantasy XI expansion released in stores to date in addition to the recently released downloadable expansions, on disc for the first time.

For your 6090 Yen you'll get Final Fantasy XI, Rise of the Zilart, Chains of Promanthia, Treasures of Aht Urhgan and Wings of the Goddess. In addition to these original disc-based expansions you'll also get your hands on the three recently released downloadable scenarios, on disc for the first time.
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Russ tells of console sales and other RPG deals as he begins, "September may have a lot of games coming out for it, so it is a good thing the prices of the 360 and PS3 dropped. Plus you still might be able to grab a decent computer during the back to school sales. Gaming triple play ahoy!"
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Music artist who criticise Rock Band and other music games of distracting kids from playing real instruments are taking "a narrow perspective of things", says Harmonix's John Drake.

"I think they're missing the point. I think that they don't understand why it's a phenomenon," Drake told CVG. "From my perspective, anything that gets kids interested in music and gets kids playing music in their house that isn't an MP3 they stole off the internet, is a good thing.
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Grand Theft Auto dominates the list, but some suprise entries from Need for Speed and Medal of Honor lower down the list...
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TripleChat writes that the popular PS3 franchise, Motorstorm, officially marks its debut on the PSP in late September - the 29th to be exact. For folks who are picking up a PSPgo on October 1, Motorstorm will be available day one from the PlayStation Store. The PS2 version has no set release date but SCEA reports that it is due later this Fall.

For those who pre-order early get the incentive of an unlockable rally car for immediate use in the game. This bonus offer also applies to those who purchase it digitally within the first 30 days of launch.

For more information on what to expect from Motorstorm Arctic Edge, as well as a new trailer for the game, jump to the site!
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