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Square Enix’s Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard wo Fukkatsu Seyo debuted in Japan last week and dominates the top half of the region’s charts. That’s according to data provided by Famitsu, which sees the new Dragon Quest title take the top two spots, as well as No.4. In total, the title …
Read More »Civilization Revolution 2 Plus suffers another last-minute Vita delay
2K Games has for the second time delayed the PlayStation Vita version of Civilization Revolution 2 Plus. The game was originally due out on December 3rd, with the delay announced only one day beforehand. The revised release date was tomorrow, January 26th. Sadly that’s not going to happen either, and …
Read More »Not a Hero launching on PS4 in February, Vita version cancelled
Roll7’s indie shooter Not a Hero has finally been given a firm release date on PlayStation 4. The developer has announced via the PlayStation Blog that the title will be coming out on February 2nd and will set consumers back 9.99. "It’s been a challenge and we’ve had a number …
Read More »Sony error leads to wrong game offered in January PlayStation Plus line-up
A mistake by platform holder Sony has seen some Vita owners accidentally getting their hands on a free copy of Legends of War: Patton’s Campaign. Sony has said that the title was mistakenly included” in January’s PlayStation Plus Instant Games Collection range instead of the intended title History: Legends of …
Read More »HTC Vive’s ‘big technology breakthrough’ in an integrated front-facing camera
The addition of a camera system has been revealed as the technological ‘breakthrough’ that has held up the launch of the HTC Vive virtual reality headset. HTC revealed just before Christmas that the Vive would miss its 2015 launch date due to what was described as a very big technological …
Read More »BlitWorks: ‘PS4 dev tools yet to catch up with Vita’
Studio behind Fez, Spelunky and Bastion ports reveals future projects for handheld platform
Read More »Minecraft console edition’s ‘biggest update ever’ hits PlayStation, Xbox platforms
A major new update for Minecraft’s console release has begun rolling out, Mojang has announced. A post on thedeveloper’s blogdetails what the team is calling the console version’s biggest update ever.” We’re constantly improving Minecraft on all platforms but this is actually our biggest update ever, bringing the console versions …
Read More »Minecraft: Story Mode episode 4 hits later this month
The fourth episode of Minecraft: Story Mode is set to launch later this month, Telltale has revealed. Telltale confirmedthe first season’s penultimate episode will launch later this month across all platforms, adding that the fifth episode is scheduled for a vague 2016 window. More details are said to be on …
Read More »New Danganronpa game unveiled for 2016 release on PS4, Vita
A new Danganronpa title is in the works for PS4 and PS Vita, developer Spike Chunsoft has revealed. Dubbed Danganronpa V3: Everyone’s New Semester of Killing, the title will launch at some point in 2016 on Sony’s current-gen console and handheld. V3 is a departure from the franchise to this …
Read More »Backlash concerns keeping Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 out of western markets
Koei Tecmo’s Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 won’t be heading to western territories due to fear of backlash over the game’s representation of women, developer Team Ninja has said. In a post answering a fan question on the officialDead or Alive Facebook page, a representative from the company stated it …
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