Monthly Archives: December 2011

SSX Has Been Pushed Back 2 Weeks

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EA has announced that the release date for SSX has been pushed back. The snowboarding game was originally scheduled for a release on February 14, and is now scheduled in the U.S. on February 28, and in Europe on March 2.

SSX Creative Director, Todd Batty, commented on the delay. “Over the course of more than 10 years of making games I have not worked on a single project where our team did not wish, coming down the home stretch, that we could have just a bit more time.โ€

“Time to do all the little things that may not be noticeable during the first hour or two playing the game, but are appreciated over the course of days, weeks, months and beyond.”

“SSX was one of the games that always took the time to do exactly that. There is a reason why Tricky and SSX3 are still among the highest rated games of all time, and it is because even playing them today they still stand the test of time,โ€ he added.

“Our goal from Day 1 was to re-launch this amazing franchise with a new SSX game that could live up to that legacy.”

Starhawk Closed Beta Extended To January 3

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Sony confirmed that Starhwawk’s closed beta will remain open until January 3. Following that there will be an open beta and Sony will reveal more details within the next few weeks.

Those who have Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception will be able to use the access codes that came from the game to participate in the open beta.

Starhawk is scheduled for a 2012 release.

PS Vita Launch Lineup Released

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Sony has released the official PlayStation Vita launch lineup. There will be 25 games available for launch and each PS Vita will come with six AR Play Cards and a download voucher to have access to games from the PlayStation Network. PS Vita will be available on February 22.a

SCEA Launch Day Titles

Escape Plan (PSN Only)

Hot Shots Gold: World Invitational

Hustle Kings (PSn Only)

Little Deviants

ModNation Racers: Road Trip

Super StarDust Delta (PSN only)

Uncharted: Golden Abyss

wipEout 2048

Launch Window Titles

Gravity Rush

MLB 12 The Show

Reality Fighters

Unit 13

Third Party Publisher Titles

Army Corps of Hell – Square Enix, Inc.

Asphalt Injection – Ubisoft, Inc.

BEN10 GALACTIC RACING – D3 Publisher of America

Blazblue: Continuum Shift EXTEND – Aksys Games Localization, Inc.

Dungeon Hunter Alliance – Ubisoft, Inc.

Dynasty Warriors Next – Tecmo Koei America Corporation

F1 2011 – Codemasters

EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer – Electronic Arts, Inc.

Lumines Electronic Symphony – Ubisoft, Inc.

Michael Jackson The Experience – Ubisoft, Inc.

Plants vs Zombies (PSN Only) – Sony Online Entertainment LLC

Rayman Origins – Ubisoft, Inc.

Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen – Namco Bandai Games America Inc.

Touch My Katamari – Namco Bandai Games America Inc.

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 – Capcom Entertainment, Inc.

Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition – Sega of America

Launch Window Titles

LEGo Harry Potter: years 5-7 – Warner Bros. Interactive Ent. Inc.

Disgaea 3: Absense of Detention – NIS America, Inc.

NINJA GAIDEN โˆ‘ PLUS – Tecmo Koei America Corporation

Ridge Racer – Namco Bandai Games America Inc.

Silent Hill Book of Memories – Konami Digital Ent. America, Inc.

Supremacy MMA: Unrestricted – 505 Games.

GameStop Claims The Last Guardian Has Been Cancelled

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Video game retailer GameStop sent out an automated phone call to consumers stating that The Last Guardian has been cancelled.

Sony’s senior director of corporate communications, Patrick Seybold, responded and said that the game has not been cancelled.

As previously reported the original creator Fumito Ueda left Sony in November, however stayed working on a contract basis to finish completing The Last Guardian.

Army of Four in Development

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EA Montreal is said to be at work on an Army of Two follow-up. The game is known as Arm of Four and it will include a four player co-op mode and is being developed using Frostbite 2 engine.

Game development has apparently hit a standstill and EA Montreal is looking at bringing in DICE to help with the production.

Arm of Four has not been officially announced yet.