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Skyrim becomes first Western game to get Famitsu’s highest honors
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has found yet another title to add to its list of accomplishments and positive feedback, becoming the first Western game to receive a prestigious 40/40 score from Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, as told by MCV. With the perfect score, Skyrim becomes the 17th game to be honored by Famitsu, joining [...]
Square Enix working on fresh IP based on Unreal Engine
In more news involving Famitsu, the magazine has recently revealed that Square Enix are currently working on a fresh action role-playing game IP based on the Unreal Engine, as reported by Andriasang. The director of the new game will be Ryutaro Ichimura, who has previously worked on both Dragon Quest 8 and 9. Ichimura told [...]
PlayStation Vita launch titles and other details revealed
PlayStation Europe has provided an official list of launch titles for the PS Vita when it launches across PAL regions on February 22, taken from an announcement made by Michael Denny, senior vice president of Worldwide Studios Europe. The launch titles are as follows: Uncharted: Golden Abyss WipEout 2048 Reality Fighters Little Deviants ModNation Racers: Road [...]
CD Projekt RED working on a brand new IP
The Witcher developer and Good Old Games owner CD Projekt have outlined their business plans for the next four years in a message to attract potential investors. The Witcher 3, a brand new, science-fiction themed IP and a number of games aimed at digital distribution are the main talking points of the investor’s report, according [...]
Aonuma and Miyamoto initially unhappy with Skyward Sword
Producer Eiji Aonuma and Nintendo EAD manager Shigeru Miyamoto were critical of their first experience with the upcoming Zelda title, according to the latest instalment of Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata’s blog. Both the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, and of the man in charge of the title’s initial development, Daiki Iwamoto, were given notes to [...]
Japanese gamers buying a 3DS just for Super Mario 3D Land
Just one week following its release, Super Mario 3D Land has sold 343,492 copies in Japan, according to Media Create’s sales figures (via NintendoWorldReport). This number is nearly triple the second placed game on the charts, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, which sold 124,989 copies. In the same week, a staggering 145,271 3DS units were sold [...]
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