In a message posted on the official UK Final Fantasy XIII website, Motomu Toriyama has stated that the International version of the upcoming Square Enix title is “finally complete.” Unfortunately, the game won’t be available to purchase until March 2010, when the game is officially released in Europe and North America. Currently, the developers are waiting for approval on the final version of the game before the disc goes into production.
Gamers seem to be reluctant in support Sony’s upcoming motion controller, but the development community is excited as ever. According to MVC, EA is working on a few games which will launch alongside the motion controller. So far, 13 games have been confirmed for launch but other developers including David Cage, the boss at Quantic Dream, said the studio is interested in experimenting with the PS3 motion controller, especially in with more mature games.
Sony has revealed all 38 unlockable trophies for MAG on the PlayStation.Blog after receiving countless requests for them. The race for the Platinum trophy begins when the game ships out on January 26th 2010. In addition to the platinum trophy, the game also has four gold trophies and 13 silver ones to achieve. Check out the list of trophies below.
This week on the PlayStation Store, Europe has received a fairly large update compared to the US. As per last week, a number of games are still discounted on the European Store until next week. A number of new demos are available in Europe, including Uno, which is also available in the US. New add-on game content is available for Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5 on both stores including the Alice in Chains track pack. Check out the new content on both stores below.
The US version of PlayStation Home will be updated later today to include new spaces for you to enjoy. First up is the legendary IREM Square, a dusk-flanked carnival scene based upon a traditional Japanese festival that is a veritable reward heaven. Check out the pics below for a sneak-peek at what this cool new space has in store for you. You can also purchase a new personal space: Wizard’s Den.
Like most events, you always find some sexy babes distracting you from the latest gadgets or games (or both). Last year we bought you the Tokyo Game Show Booth Babes, this year we start with the babes at CES 2010, courtesy of PixelatedGeek. Check out some of the sexy booth babes below. Needless to say, these booths got some extra special attention from the male attendants.
Final Fantasy XIII is already out in Japan but for those of us without a full grasp of the Japanese language, we have to wait for the US and European release date which is currently set as March 9th 2010. To help ease the pain of the wait, Square Enix have today released a rather lengthy international trailer. As expected, the trailer shows off some new cut-scenes and gameplay plus we also get to hear some of the English voice acting. In true Final Fantasy fashion it is very good and unlike most Japanese RPGs the voices are not immensely camp or cheesy.
Sony Europe has confirmed that the Gran Turismo 5’s Time Trial demo has been downloaded over 1 million times since it was released last month. The demo was release on December 17th 2009 in order to find contestants for this years GT Academy and as a preview of the highly anticipated game. According to the press release, reaching the one million download milestone hails “early success of virtual-to-real-racer experiment.”
A few weeks ago, a Sony filed a trademark for a new service dubbed Qriocity. We now know that Qriocity is Sony’s first attempt at bringing PlayStation Network ID services to other Sony products including network enabled Bravia HDTVs, VAIO PCs, and Sony’s upcoming line of Blu-Ray players. Sony announced at this years CES that it would be bringing the PSN ID service to other Sony devices.
Super Stardust 3D was show off at this years CES, along with several other PlayStation 3 titles in 3D. As we reported last week, the PlayStation 3 will be getting 3D support for games and movies later in 2010 via a firmware update. To accompany the 3D support, Sony has a lineup of existing games that will support 3D, including Super Stardust 3D. Details about the game were revealed by engine lead Seppo Halonen and creative director Harri Tikkanen in an interview with Digital Foundary.
