Square Enix have announced they have released the 3DS game Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy now on iPhone and iPad. the game is free to download, it will include 13 characters and 2 musical scores to play with. if you want to add more music to the game, the songs cost £0.69 / €0.89 whilst additional characters cost £1.49 / €1.79 each. Song bundles exist and cost £1.99 / €2.69. for 4 songs.
This iOS version of the game includes a new mode called Quest Medley. this mode creates challenges based on the songs in your collection. each time you play the mode, you have to play through different songs, levels of difficulties, and get different awards for completion. the Compose Scores Mode allows you to create your own score which can then be shared via Twitter.
Funcom have announced a big change to The Secret Worlds subscription model. the game originally was a pay monthly MMO, but now Funcom have moved the game to the Guild Wars model where you pay for the game once and are able to play the game for as long as it's supported. Funcom will continue to support the game with free updates that are called issues and paid expansion/content packs. a membership option will continue for The Secret World which enables those to spend around $10 and get access to double XP bonuses, 10% discount at the in-game store and more.
EA and BioWare have announced game update 1.6 "Ancient Hypergate" for Star Wars: The Old Republic is out now. Ancient Hypergate brings:
Warzone:
The Ancient Hypergate lets you test your strength with a brand
new PvP game mechanic. In this Warzone, Republic and Empire forces
are locked in a brutal conflict to control two energy pylons. You
must fight to take control of these powerful pylons and kill any
foes in your way to discharge a massive blast of energy through your
faction’s gate. The first team to open their portal will unleash
deadly reinforcements to wipe out enemy players.
Heroic
Space Missions: Whese will challenge your galactic piloting skills.
Both Republic and Empire classes have six new repeatable Level 50
Heroic Space Missions. These updated Space Missions are the most
intense Space Missions to date and players who are up to the
challenge can earn Black Hole Commendations to spend on ship
upgrades, high level gear, and more!
THQ have released a new trailer for Metro: Last Light. this trailer uses in-game action to show the state of the world, comparing it to the world god created in the book of Genesis.
Nnooo have announced escapeVektor is coming to the 3DS and PS Vita. the game was originally released on WiiWare as escapeVektor Chapter 1, with a further 3 chapters planned for released on WiiWare. Nnooo decided to combine all the chapters together into 1 game and bring it to the 3DS and PS Vita. each game now comes with 150 levels across 27 different worlds and there are new enemies and obstacles. online leaderboards have also been added. on the 3DS the game gets 3D support and on PS Vita the game gets touchscreen and gyroscope support.
The escapeVektor release schedule on both 3DS and PS Vita is:
December 19 - PS Vita
release in Europe and Australia/New Zealand
for €9.99/AUD$15.95/NZD$18.90. This will be available on the
PlayStation®Store. December 20 - Nintendo 3DS release via the
Nintendo eShop in US, Europe and Australia/New Zealand for
US$9.99/€9.99/AUD$13/NZD$17.
Yahtzee tackles Far Cry 3 this week. he thought Far Cry 2 had some good ideas but it's issues held it back from being a good game, so did Ubisoft get it right this time round with Far Cry 3 or is it still missing that certain something that stops it from being a good game?
Zen Studios have announced 4 tables are coming to Pinball FX 2 on Xbox 360. these tables should be out from today for 800 MS Points. these are classic Zen Studio tables that have been upgraded for Pinball FX 2. these tables are Tesla, Eldorado, Shaman and V1.
