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Rise in Profits for Playlogic (Obscure II)

13/08/2008

Edge writes: "Amsterdam-based Playlogic on Wednesday posted higher sales and earnings figures for the second quarter ending June 30, thanks to sales of games including Obscure II for Wii.

Q2 revenues rose 343 percent to $4.3 million, up from $1.1 million for the comparable quarter last year.

The firm said that Dragon Hunters for DS and Simon the Sorcerer 4 for PC helped drive sales. The firm released seven titles during the first half of its fiscal year."

Obscure: The Aftermath Goes Gold On Wii, Playstation 2 System and PC (Obscure II)

19/03/2008

Ignition Entertainment Ltd., a worldwide publisher and developer of videogames, and co-publisher Playlogic today announced that Obscure: The Aftermath has reached Gold Master status! It is scheduled for release on March 25, 2008, for Wii home video game system from Nintendo ($29.99), PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system ($19.99) and PC ($14.99).

EGM info - review scores, rumors (Obscure II)

1/03/2008

A number of Nintendo games score very well in EGM this month including Professor Layton and Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword. Full review scores and rumors below.

Wii:

Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed - C+ D+ C+
No More Heroes - B A- B-
Obscure: The Aftermath - D+ D D+ (Shame of the Month)

Multiplatform:

Sega Superstars Tennis - B- C+ C

DS:

Professor Layton - A- B+ A- (Silver)
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword - A- A- B (Silver)
Ace Attorney 4 - A- B+ A- (Silver)
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - A B- B-

Rumors

EA plans on making a mixed-martial arts game
Wii Fit delayed in the US because Nintendo is making a bigger Balance Board

Obscure: The Aftermath to feature The Audition (Obscure II)

27/02/2008

From the article: "Ignition Entertainment has partnered with Chicago-based music group THE AUDITION on the band's latest music video. The music video for "Warm Me Up," the pop-rock quintet's first single off their second album, Champion (Victory Records), features gameplay footage from Ignition's upcoming survival-horror videogame Obscure: The Aftermath (Wii, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PC)."

Playlogic Talks Obscure II Wii (Obscure II)

25/09/2007

When Playlogic revealed that it was set to bring a sequel to its horror game 'Obscure', many were surprised that it was not only coming to PlayStation 2 but Ninendo's Wii as well. Now Cubed³ has sat down with the team to see what Wii owners can expect, find out how the title plays, what is different from the Sony edition and if Obscure will ever have a future on the DS.

Obscure II hands-on (Obscure II)

9/05/2007

Survival horror can be a lot of hard work, especially when there's no light relief to break up the gore-filled barrage of trouser-filling frights. So just as the movie world has Scream and The Faculty to have fun with the formula, so gaming has Obscure - and we've been given hands-on access to a nearly finished PS2 build of its sequel, Obscure II. The game's unique in that its co-operative two-player mode runs for the entire game. We were impressed with the sheer number of dialogue lines as ...

Obscure II Survival Horror Announced For Wii, PC, and PS2 (Obscure II)

16/04/2007

Today, Playlogic has announced that it will be releasing Obscure II for the PS2 and PC in Q3 2007 and for the Wii in Q4 2007. If you are into campy teen horror flicks and survival horror games, this game may just be for you, with a soundtrack performed by the Boston Symphonic Orchestra and the Paris Opera Children's Choir.

NGamer review scores - second Metroid Prime Trilogy score included (Octomania)

11/08/2009

The NGamer magazine has brought some interesting review scores in its latest issue. Check them out.

Bargain Gaming - Wii Edition - Best Deals On and Off the Net (Octomania)

29/03/2008

In this entry:
Super Smash Bros Brawl for $43 shipped.
Nights: Journey of Dreams $29.
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption $29.
Pinball Hall of Fame $19.

For $30 you can pick up, tax free and with free shipping:
Bomberman Land
Endless Ocean
Ghost Squad
Godfather: Blackhand Edition
House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return
My Word Coach
Namco Museum Remix
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
Sega Bass Fishing
Sonic and the Secet Rings
SSX Blur
Super Monkeyball Banana Blitz
Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure

For only $20, copies of these games can be found just about anywhere:
Alien Syndrome
Dewy's Adventure
Elebits
Escape From Bug Island
Furu Furu Park
Mercury Meltdown Revolution
Octomania
Red Steel
Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow Training

Atlus Inks Octomania For Wii (Octomania)

5/02/2008

Atlus today announced its entry into the casual market with Octomania, a quirky family-oriented puzzle game in development for the Nintendo Wii. The title promises to offer a variety of different play modes, including a two-player online mode via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

Okami Wii credits controversy not an issue in the Japanese version (Okami)

4/10/2009

The missing credits controversy from Okami Wii has been addressed in the Japanese version in addition to a few other changes.

Okami, Shadow of the Colossus Honored at CEDEC Awards (Okami)

3/09/2009

Anoop Gantayat: The second annual CEDEC Awards ceremony was held earlier today, closing off the second day of the three day CESA Developers Conference in Yokohama.

One More Bonus Item for Okami (Okami)

28/08/2009

Anoop Gantayat: "Capcom continues to sweeten the deal for Okami buyers here in Japan. Joining the previously announced soundtrack bonus, the company announced today a special strap giveaway."

Okamiden to be revealed in next Famitsu issue (Okami)

27/08/2009

According to a Japanese retailer, Okamiden will make an appearance in the next Famitsu issue.

Some hope for an Okami sequel (Okami)

15/04/2009

-Okamis director, Hideki Kamiya, stated recently:

"The last male character I want to touch upon is Issun in Okami. He isn't a playable character, not to mention you don't really see him during gameplay (LOL), but I think that people who have cleared Okami realize that he was a great main character. Conceptually, Issun is a childish character who manifests this immaturity in his extreme perversion and foul mouth; however, he is also a good-hearted, loyal, and compassionate figure. As Okami is an adventure game, Issun holds a special place as the character with the largest number of lines I have ever written, and as you move through the game, I think he is also the most fleshed out of my characters. Among all the characters I have created, he is the only character that hasn't been used by another creator, and even now, he is a character whose story I feel I'd like to continue some day."

Capcom clears up Okami Wii sales confusion (Okami)

12/04/2009

Capcom's Christian Svensson has finally clarified most of the confusion behind the sales of Okami on Wii.

Okami on sale for $20 (Okami)

31/03/2009

Capcom's visually stunning title Okami has been placed on sale for the price of $20 for both Wii and PS2 versions of the game.

Okami sold well on Wii after all? (Okami)

22/03/2009

Valay of NintendoEverything.com reports:

"This is pretty interesting. In the past, some comments made by Capcom representatives didn't exactly make it seem as though Okami was doing too well on Wii in terms of sales numbers. However, comments from Capcom Product Manager Colin Ferris indicate that the the game "definitely did well" after all.

This is what Mr. Ferris said about Okami on a recent Inner Party podcast.

'As for the Clover IPs, we did just release Okami on the Wii. And it did have some very good success on the Wii. It definitely did well. So we were excited about that. As for revisiting some of them [Clover IPs], you know, I can't rule anything out but we don't have anything planned.'"

NPD reveals Okami, Zack & Wiki Sales Data (Okami)

11/02/2009

Edge-online writes:

NPD has revealed the US lifetime sales figures of four key Wii titles published by Capcom.

Musical review of Okami (Okami)

27/12/2008

TVGB: "I've heard of haiku game reviews, but the musical game reviews of Rebecca Mayes really elevate the weird artistry of expressing one's opinion via the interwebs to another level. After receiving more than 10,000 listens to her first song "Press A," which catalogues the relationship-rending dangers of playing WiiSports with your boyfriend, Mayes has returned to lyrically lambaste our favorite furry sun goddess in "I'm A Wolf.""