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Joystiq [Xbox]
We’ve seen DC Universe Online several times now over the course of its development, and it’s failed to much impress us. Still, the game continues to generate interest, if only because Sony Online Entertainment is bringing it to the PS3, and many gamers have been waiting for a new console MMO, polished or otherwise, for a long time.
Last week at Comic-Con, SOE showed off the latest build of DCU and spotlighted a new feature with the awkward name “Play as Iconic.” (“Iconic” is what the licensed DC comics characters are referred to as in the game.) In the main game, you will play as your own custom characters, getting guidance and help from established veterans like Batman and Superman. But, as you’ve probably deduced, in the Play as Iconic bonus mode, you’ll get to play as DC heroes (or villains) in a 2-on-2 PvP match.
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Preview: DC Universe Online ‘Play as Iconic’ arena battle mode originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony will release “fully localized” versions of Killzone 3 (in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese) and inFamous 2 (in Spanish) in Latin America next year. According to the company, the localization will include “actors, action, dialog, effects and every inch of gameplay.” We have no idea how “action” and “effects” are different in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese, but it sounds fascinating. Speaking specifically about inFamous 2, Sony states localization for the region will create new elements that will “allow gamers to discover this open world in a relevant and unique way.”
Also set for Latin American release: a pair of “Gamer Kit” bundles for PS2 and PSP this August. The PS2 bundle includes a system, two DualShocks, an 8MB memory card and “three top games.” The PSP one features the handheld, a travel case and “three popular games.” The announcements come a year and a half after Sony expanded into the other half of the Americas with PlayStation products, which, according to it, are now available in 18 countries on the same day as the US and Canada.
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Killzone 3 and inFamous 2 being ‘fully localized’ for Latin America originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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PSP Updates
Valkyria Chronicles today stands as one of the best RPGs to come to the PS3, and one of the few greats that didn’t have Trophy support. The sequel, however, will be waging turn-based warfare in the PSP.
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PlayStation 3
What sets Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock from all the other GH titles is that apart from introducing convenient new UI options to the series, it also sports a new Quest Mode where players will “
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PlayStation 3
As announced earlier this month (qjnet/news/naruto-shippuden-ultimate-ninja-storm-2-demo-and-full-game-dated.html), the demo for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm is now available for download on PSN. One small note though, you’ll need to whip out a Japanese account because the Japanese
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Joystiq [Xbox]
Capcom experienced another “sluggish” performance in its latest financial quarter — the first of Fiscal 2010, from April 1 to June 30 — and consequently blamed slow growth of Lost Planet 2 sales, among other things. Net sales for the quarter were down 2.4 percent year-over-year at 19 million yen ($219 million) and net income dropped a dramatic 90 percent from last year to the tune of 213 million yen ($2.5 million).
Although titles like Super Street Fighter IV and Monster Hunter Frontier Online showed what Capcom calls “steady growth,” LP2 and Monster Hunter Tri only sold at a “sluggish pace.” The first two weeks of Ghost Trick sales were also met with disappointment, although the game premiered at number two in its first week of Japanese sales.
The Japanese publisher also lamented “shrinking” US and European markets “under the stagnating economy,” as well as fluctuating exchange rates. Though sales across the board were lower than expected, Capcom considers its financial forecast for this fiscal year to be unaffected.
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The last footage we saw of Halo: Reach introduced us to the Forge World design tools. The latest video to come out of Bungie is a lot more straightforward, getting to the “real” Halo stuff: the campaign.
The trailer after the break, featuring an excerpt from Marty O’Donnell’s score, shows everything from hand-to-hand combat to massive space battles, with plenty of armored Spartans looking very serious. You’d look very serious too if you were fighting to keep a planet invader-free. Or if you had to walk around in hundreds of pounds of armor.
Continue reading Halo: Reach trailer reminds us it has a single-player campaign
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Fans who are eagerly awaiting the latest iteration of the SOCOM franchise will have to wait a bit longer as Zipper Interactive has confirmed that the Move-enabled tactical shooter has ducked out of it’s scheduled Fall release
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PlayStation 3
Want to hear something interesting about Gran Turismo 5? Yeah, don’t get too cocky thinking you already know there is to know about Polyphony’s painfully much-awaited racing title. It looks like the guys at Red Bull is
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PSP Updates
Enjoyed UFC Undisputed 2010 much on your game consoles? Now you can be sure to enjoy it anywhere you may be as THQ’s announced a date for the launch of the game’s PSP version.
