7 Feb, 2012

Were you thinking about getting your hands on a Mass Effect 3 Collector’s Edition before launch date? You’re absolutely out of luck, according to BioWare community coordinator Crist Priestly. “Sorry, there simply cannot be any more physical CEs made before launch,” he wrote on a forum post in response to angry fans. On Amazon.com’s...

7 Feb, 2012

With the HD Remake bandwagon swinging through every single major studio’s offices, it comes as absolutely no surprise that Square Enix has been hopping on to it. However, its choice in which past Final Fantasy to remaster may be a little shocking to some. After saying that firstly a remake of Final Fantasy VII would mean drastic changes to saying that it...

7 Feb, 2012

You like shiny HD graphics? Do you think they’re the best thing ever? Some of us have become accustomed to how highly-polished the aesthetics of our games are, and we’d gladly rip the developers a new one if their games looked “last-gen.” However, not everyone agrees, and surprisingly enough, legendary Final Fantasy creator Hironobu...

7 Feb, 2012

While some of us may feel that having a say in how the story goes makes it that much better, there are some who think that games will never be as good in spinning a tale as a book or movie will. For example, Kid Icarus: Uprising‘s director Masahiro Sakurai. As someone who is a game developer, you’d think he would argue otherwise, but surprisingly...

6 Feb, 2012

Ars Technica reports that Oklahoma legislater Will Fourkiller has submitted HB2696. This bill proposes a 1% excise tax on what he calls “violent” video games. According to the bill, violent video games are any gamed rated T for Teen, M for Mature, or AO for Adults Only. Hilariously, while this will catch known offenders such as GTA and Call of Duty,...

6 Feb, 2012

US video game magazine Game Informer has uncovered some interesting information after an interview with Naughty Dog studios’ co-president, Evan Wells. Turns out the development powerhouse behind the blockbuster Uncharted series were tinkering with a new Jak & Daxter game. In the interview Wells talks about how they wanted to apply the new techniques...

6 Feb, 2012

Another week has come and gone, and finally the new year begins to see its new crop of releases. However, in the last few weeks, gamers seemed dead set in their ways. Modern Warfare 3 continues its dominating streak against the rest of the market, fighting again with Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3. The Master Assassin made a surprise comeback in the last week as...

6 Feb, 2012

About a month into the new year, and we’re finally seeing more titles that we should be excited about. Hot off the heels of Soul Calibur V and Final Fantasy XIII-2, we’re given the next installation of Resident Evil with Revelations, a young studio’s debut title, and the next chapter in monster-wielding crime families. Maybe we’re in love...