tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222Tue, 01 Oct 2024 18:14:20 +0000SonySquare EnixTGSMMORPGKonamiMicrosoftSegaOtherPersonalCapcomNintendoActivisionBandai NamcoRockstarEAEidosLevel 5NexonTecmoUbisoft1C CompanyAcquireAqua PlusDigital ExtremesFrom SoftwareMedia MoleculeNaughty DogNecroVisoNPlatinum GamesSilicon KnightsIt's all about the games!http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Coldness)Blogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-4290782555846107148Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:35:00 +00002009-02-14T01:56:33.385+03:00SonyA preview made by Matt Leone, at 1up.com, discusses new improvements to the new installment in the GoW series. New features include, running on walls, grabbing enemies and slam them, riding Cyclops and Harpies and new weapons!Also big battles where as much as 50 enemies can come at you at once. Here are some excerpts from the preview:This is about as specific as Asmussen will get about the game'shttp://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2009/02/god-of-war-3-preview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-7346450529959642501Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:34:00 +00002009-02-13T02:42:27.161+03:00EidosSquare EnixRecently, talks with Tomb Raider publisher, Eidos, began to surface on the web. The identity of the proposing side wasn't revealed, that is until now. It's none other than RPG giant, Square Enix!After failing to merge with Dynasty Warriors's publisher, Koe, Square Enix seems to not falter one bit in their quest to appeal to Western gamers! Eidos laid off alot of their employees after Tomb Raider:http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2009/02/eidos-merger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-226509987223180191Sun, 08 Feb 2009 08:56:00 +00002009-02-08T11:59:04.439+03:00PersonalI'm happy to say that I made a new blog! Well, it's actually old, but I renovated it a little ^_^. I hope you all can continue to read ;)My new blog!http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-6790029854476558441Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:20:00 +00002008-12-02T20:03:11.182+03:00Square EnixSquare Enix revealed new info on Final Fantasy XIII for PS3 and Xbox 360: The company wants to build the game as unbiased to any specific market as possible Currently only the PS3 version is in development. The Xbox 360 version will begin as soon as the PS3 version is completed The game will run on one Blu-ray disc The Xbox 360 version is not a betrayal to PS3 fans because the PS3 version is nothttp://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/12/on-square-enix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-3764003208422415754Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:27:00 +00002008-10-19T00:29:15.396+03:00PersonalI'm sorry to inform you that I'm going on a short break, mainly due to the fact I'm traveling to another country. I should be back, though, within a week.http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/personal-note.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-2421041523314159590Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:48:00 +00002008-10-19T00:27:31.012+03:00SonyRecently, a group of Muslim gamers found some offensive material of Qu'ran scripts in a song in LBP. They quickly sent a message to Sony demanding them to remove that offensive material immediately before any unnecessary controversy reach media's attentions. Sony now announced that it's sorry for this slip up and that the game is still on track for release, just a bit later. 27th, October 2008 ishttp://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/lbp-delayed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-2854427516720792003Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:53:00 +00002008-10-17T21:01:43.634+03:00Square EnixI recently found this leaked clip of Final Fantasy Agito XIII that was shown at this year's TGS. So, with further delay, here's the clip:via (FF-XIII.net)http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/tgs-08-leaked-final-fantasy-agito-xiii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-8844599457935134176Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:44:00 +00002008-10-17T20:53:06.083+03:00Square EnixTGSI found this clip at Gametrailers. It clearly shows the footage shown at this year's TGS. It looks authentic, so here you go: http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/tgs-08-leaked-parasite-eve-3-clip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-5209618804794730786Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:50:00 +00002008-10-17T20:11:22.476+03:00SonyChanges to PlayStation®Network Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. This is the title of the email I received today 15 hours ago. This email clearly states the changes to the PlayStation Network. Here's the email body:Dear PlayStation®Network user When you registered for PlayStation®Network, you accepted our Terms of Service and User Agreement and our Privacy Policy. The Terms of Service and http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/changes-to-playstationnetwork.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-810197799676201993Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:21:00 +00002008-10-17T06:39:59.190+03:00Square EnixJapanese magazine Shonen Jump has a first look at the battle screen for PSP title Final Fantasy Agito XIIIhttp://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/final-fantasy-agito-first-battle-screen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-4744524050811116688Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:31:00 +00002008-10-17T04:00:31.373+03:00KonamiMicrosoftThere has been a flow of news circling the web about official statement from the mastermind, Kojima-san, himself! Well, after some digging, I found out that piece of news dated back to 2005 and only involved the demo version! I also emailed Kojima Productions (not that I'll get an answer) asking if there was in truth in this. If I get an answer, I'll definitly get back to you on that! But until http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/kojima-on-xbox-mgs4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-4028010245115869588Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:14:00 +00002008-10-17T00:31:08.696+03:00KonamiMicrosoftRecently, Microsoft issued a statement regarding the playability of Sony's blockbuster, MGS4. Please note that this followed suit the announcement made by a Konami PR. With more games going multiplatform, they think it's possible. FFXIII is going multiplatform, but that doesn't mean that the X360 can/will handle PS3's quality! With that said, let's see what Microsoft's John Schappert, the firm's http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/microsoft-xbox-360-can-handle-mgs4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-6557592132203926092Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:31:00 +00002008-10-17T00:14:08.196+03:00MicrosoftCalifornia , Microsoft sued over Xbox 360 hardware failures.The outbreak from the "red rings of death" seems to still haunt Microsoft. Now they're facing a class action lawsuit in California. 1up (via Kotaku (via Daily Games News)) is reporting that the lawsuit was filed under California's consumer protection statutes, and alleges that Microsoft knew that the system would suffer a 50 percent http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/microsoft-sued-over-xbox-360.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-6795987403281028406Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:41:00 +00002008-10-16T07:11:29.090+03:00Media MoleculeSonySince its release, LittleBigPlanet had been reviewed by several sites. Since I don't own the game, nor will I in the near future (lack of money), I can't post my review here. I'll update this post when I do review it myself.Metarecritic's score is based on 16 reviews (96/100). Other reviews below:PlayStation Official Magazine UK (100/100): "There simply isn't anything else like LBP on any system,http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/littlebigplanet-reviewed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-8777285934545972498Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:49:00 +00002008-10-16T00:56:00.663+03:00Bandai NamcoCapcomSegaSonySquare EnixTGSTokyo Game Show organizer CESA has announced its best of show winners, under the "Future Division" banner, awarded to unreleased titles. Twelve titles have made the cut -- voted on by attendees -- and they cover all consoles except for the PlayStation 2. Without further ado, this year's winners are: Idolmaster SP - PSP (Namco Bandai)Gyakuten Kenji - Nintendo DS (Capcom)White Knight Chronicles - http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/tgs-08-winners.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-4771446894989980045Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:39:00 +00002008-10-16T00:49:09.322+03:00SonySquare EnixRecently, it was announced that PSP's new firmware would be released the same day as the PS3's. As to what new features it will have, PSP store would be the most important. Now, you can access PSP store, ala PS3 store, and download games there.It was also announced that future PSP releases could all be downloadables rather than UMDs. Sony announced that two of its upcoming games would be http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/sony-psp-dissidia-final-fantasy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-3669245665958148508Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:16:00 +00002008-10-16T19:42:26.735+03:00KonamiTGSWhile at TGS, Konami PR mouthpiece Yoshitaka Arai told Morningstar: The worldwide demand for an Xbox 360 version (of MGS4) is quite high, and it is something we are currently looking in to.What does this mean? Well, for one, this certainly isn't confirming anything yet! This could never see the light of daylight after they see the complications they could face when porting the game over. And http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/tgs-08-konami-on-mgs4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-796822245445574505Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:30:00 +00002008-10-15T05:38:29.413+03:00MicrosoftIt was last week that Microsoft announced that its new NXE upgrade required 128MB of space, excluding arcade owners out. Microsoft promised some kind of solution, and here it is.www.xboxstorageupgrade.com recommends either clearing some space by removing saved content or entering your Serial Number and Console Id to see if you are eligible for either a free 512 MB memory card or a 20 GB http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/microsofts-nxe-solution.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-5554695228280161448Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:38:00 +00002008-10-16T04:45:11.554+03:00MicrosoftNintendoSonyKotaku.com made a post earlier about current generation educational games. With Denise Kaigler, Nintendo of America’s vice president of Corporate Affairs; John Koller, director of hardware marketing, SCEA; and XNA General Manager Boyd Multerer.Do you think educational games are a good fit for your console either via a standard disc title or downloadable title?KaiglerThe response of consumers to http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/education-in-current-generation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-3677752495690463213Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:41:00 +00002008-10-15T02:43:12.142+03:00SonyTGSHere's a new gameplay footage of the awesome Killzone 2. Enjoy ;)http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/tgs-08-killzone-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-4527208044220121776Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:05:00 +00002008-10-16T05:50:56.574+03:00From SoftwareSonyTGSThat was the gameplay footage shown at TGS. As you can see, the game clearly sucks! But since we're gamers, we shouldn't judge a game by its mechanics! We should rather wait until full release to trash talk it :PHere's the information I dug on this game (1up.com):While details are still scant on Demon's Soul, SCE Japan producer Takeshi Kajii described the game to Famitsu as a spiritual successor http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/tgs-08-demons-souls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-1765498506710349647Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:54:00 +00002008-10-16T05:50:23.578+03:00Level 5TGSLevel 5 has come to this year's TGS with some good announcements. Starting off, we have 2 PSP games due release sometime in 2009. The first is a PSP RPG horror game with the unusually strange name, Ushiro. Ushiro, which means in Japanese "behind/butt", is a horror RPG game where a shinigami clings on behind (hence the name) people that have exhausted their lives to experience their lives. As a http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/tgs-08-level-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-9110318762705552629Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:27:00 +00002008-10-16T05:49:45.921+03:00KonamiKojima, as he clarified before, won't be taking the lead on any future Metal Gear projects stating that he'd rather let the younger generation handle it. But knowing Kojima, he might actually come back again to work on MGS5 nonetheless! He has alsosaid before that he won't be working on MGS after MGS2, and then again after MGS3 and now MGS4. He said"I always intend to stay true to these http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/kojima-regrets-mgs4-cutscenes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-5785440325421185267Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:30:00 +00002008-10-14T22:40:00.834+03:00MicrosoftTGSHere's this year's TGS Microsoft's keynote presentation details.I have not been to the presentation, so sadly I have to copy off someone else's hardwork :( Here's Joystiq take on it.http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/tgs-08-microsofts-keynote-presentation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571969903162980222.post-3199885225797136284Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:18:00 +00002008-10-16T05:49:05.702+03:00Platinum GamesSegaTGSPlatinum Games, Inc. and Sega's new stylish action game, ala Devil May Cry, had its share on this year's TGS. The game is supposedly from the creator of the original Devil May Cry game hence the obvious similarities.The game had presence in form of a debut trailer, that's surprisingly full of rather weird shots. Crotch shots, to be precise. The trailer (found below) begins with a shot of a big http://gamecircle.blogspot.com/2008/10/tgs-08-bayonetta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Coldness)2