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RandomNPC : Presale Date for Next FFXI DLC Revealed (Final Fantasy XI)

Jul 3, 2009

John "Karlinn" Boske writes "Square Enix has announced that the next mini-expansion for Final Fantasy XI will be available for prepurchase worldwide on Sunday, July 5. Titled A Moogle Kupo d'Etat - Evil in Small Doses, the story apparently focuses on how a single drop of rain in a run-down Mog House spells trouble for Moogles everywhere, or something. You had to know something was up when every level one schmoe in the game got their own personal flying butler, no questions asked."

Face melting deal: GHWT guitar and mic for $50, today only (Guitar Hero World Tour)

Jul 2, 2009

Everyone's favorite plastic peripheral purveyor Red Octane is having a bit of a deal today. The normally $60 wireless guitar and $20 wired microphone for Guitar Hero World Tour (across all platforms) are being offered together in a $50 package -- today only..

411mania's Release List for the Week of June 29, 2009 (Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus)

Jul 1, 2009

411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include BlazBlue, Hatsune Miku: Project Diva, Diabolik, Treasure World, Street Fighter IV PC, and Roogoo.

Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs Video Game Hits Store Shelves Worldwide Today (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs )

Jun 30, 2009

It's time for gamers around the world to embark on an all-new incredible adventure with their favorite sub-zero heroes in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs from Activision Publishing, Inc. And Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising (Fox Licensing).

Amazon cuts Guitar Hero World Tour's price by $100 (Guitar Hero World Tour)

Jun 29, 2009

Examiner: "Amazon is discounting the price of Guitar Hero World Tour Band Bundle by as much as $100."

2K Sports Community Event for The Bigs 2 (The Bigs 2)

Jun 29, 2009

With The Bigs 2 hitting store shelves on July 7, 2K Sports is holding two special events for fans who can't wait to play the game. On June 30 in Los Angeles there will be a special preview event that is open to the public at the Wilshire Grand Los Angeles, Los Angeles Room beginning at 6pm...

(Kingdom Hearts) 358/2 Days Ultimania Reveals KH3 Hints (Kingdom Hearts II)

Jun 28, 2009

HeartStation writes: "Just a quick note, the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Ultimania has officially released in Japan and thanks FF7AC Reunion, here are some of the details the book includes. Other content include a walk through, illustrations, and interview with Tetsuya Nomura on the mysteries continued in Birth by Sleep containing many spoilers."

Gamefly Charts: Ghostbusters on Top (Ghostbusters The Video Game)

Jun 26, 2009

is Prototype (PS3, Xbox 360). Punch-out!! is at the top of the Nintendo Wii Queue as well...

Queue up the complete Gamefly Top 10 most requested lists:

Square Enix Sued for Deceiving Customers (Final Fantasy XI)

Jun 25, 2009

Examiner: "A federal class action suit is in progress against Square Enix. Allegedly deceiving 100,000 customers by not being upfront about fees and penalties, Square Enix will now enter court."

Devastation 2009: Street Fighter IV Attracts the Country's Top Fighters (Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus)

Jun 23, 2009

Determined to grasp victory, two warriors step onto an airfield unconcerned that a nearby military transport plane maneuvering to take off may disturb their encounter. On the right is Rufus, a fighter whose undulating belly and spandex outfit masks his deadly potential. On the left is Ryu, a wandering fighter from Japan who can toss enough fireballs to make Super Mario jealous. He charges up and tosses one at Rufus to begin the fight. Rufus counters with a flurry of punches. There were ninety seconds on the clock, but they're clicking away with every block, every connect and every second of fierce determination.

411mania's Release List for the Week of July 22, 2009 (Fight Night Round 3)

Jun 23, 2009

411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Fight Night Round 4, BlazBlue, Wii Sports Resort, Another Code: R, Mamoru-kun wa Norowarete Shimatta, PangYa: Fantasy Golf, Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor, The Conduit, Dawn of Discovery, Rorona no Atelier, and Overlord.

Jack White and Jimmy Page diss 'Guitar Hero' video game (Guitar Hero II)

Jun 23, 2009

Both Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) and Jack White (The White Stripes) spoke last week at a press conference in Los Angeles detailing their forthcoming 'It Might Get Loud' documentary, according to NME.

When asked for their thoughts on the popular video game music genre, the band members didn't exactly have any kind words to say.

"It's depressing to have a label come and tell you that ['Guitar Hero'] is how kids are learning about music and experiencing music," Jack White said. Though he said he doesn't care "which format people should get their music in…if you have to be in a video game to get in front of them, that's a little sad."

Electronic Arts Discuss Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince's Authenticity (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

Jun 22, 2009

For the first time in a Harry Potter videogame, it's possible to read the emotion in characters' faces as they talk, thanks to the advanced facial animation system that was used during development. Many of the film's actors provided their voices for the game, and the development team at EA had access to photos and body scans of all the characters, so every raised eyebrow and fluttering cloak is accurately portrayed in the game.

Capcom: Breath of Fire "remains a Resting IP" (Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter)

Jun 18, 2009

Capcom won't revive the Breath of Fire series in the foreseeable future.

Take a Tour of D3 Publisher's E3 Offerings (Astro Boy: The Video Game)

Jun 16, 2009

Video game publisher D3 has three licenced titles coming out in the upcoming future and they had all three of them at E3 this year. The games are all based upon popular cartoons.

The first title D3 showed the Game Guys was the platformer "Astro Boy: The Video Game". Originally based on the 1952 manga by Osamu Tezuka, "Astro Boy: The Video Game" allows players to take the roll of the title character and takes its inspiration from the upcoming feature-legnth film Astro Boy.

In "Astro Boy: The Video Game", players take to the streets and skies on an epic adventure to save...

TheJRE.com | Ghostbusters: The Video Game Ships Across North America (Ghostbusters The Video Game)

Jun 16, 2009

Atari's highly anticipated Ghostbusters: The Video game has just shipped across North America. This means that come Thursday it should be sitting on most game retailer's store shelves for our consumption.

Ghostbusters: The Video Game was written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis of the original movies and comes 25 years after the release of the first Ghostbusters film and is said to take place after the events of Ghostbusters 2 with Manhattan being overrun. So who you gonna call?

411mania's Release List for the Week of June 15, 2009 (Ghostbusters The Video Game)

Jun 16, 2009

411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Let's Tap, Fate/unlimited codes PORTABLE, Class of Heroes, Flower, Sun, and Rain, and Ghostbusters: The Video Game.

Crisis Core Leads Ultimate Hits Inductees (Final Fantasy XII)

Jun 12, 2009

Square Enix have announced that they will be added six new titles to their 'Ultimate Hits' collection, which will now have 51 different titles featured.

They have been releasing their Ultimate Hits collection for a couple of years now, and this year they've decided to add six new titles to the range, most of which are from the PSP.

No Sac State, UC Davis for EA's "NCAA Football 10" (NCAA Football 10)

Jun 11, 2009

When NCAA Football 10 comes out on July 14th, the game will not feature any of the Division I-AA teams. That means that neither the Sacramento State Hornets nor the UC Davis Aggies will be playable out-of-box. Local gamers, however, shouldn't despair because Electronic Arts has a solution for any player who's alma mater or favorite college team didn't make the cut.

On the EA Sports web site, there is something called "Teambuilder" where users can log on and create their own custom college football teams. The teams can be purely fantasy or very real. There are a number of stock images and logos that can be used when making a custom team, but for those who want the actual Sac State or UC Davis (or even Pacific) logo...

July Version Update Scheduled for Final Fantasy XI (Final Fantasy XI)

Jun 10, 2009

Yes, yes, you're all clamoring about Final Fantasy XIV, but let's get real here people and get to the present. Final Fantasy XI isn't dead yet and it's getting itself a nice version update.

The upcoming version update will bring a new slew of Wings of the Goddess missions as usual, but players will also be able to look forward to seeing brand new areas of past Vana'diel being made available, more job adjustments like what was done with the White Mage, more additions to campaign and Moblin Maze Mongers, and even more that's still being kept secret.