Monday, July 30, 2012

Square Enix Have Revealed Their GamesCom 2012 Line-Up, Includes 3 Final Fantasy's, Tomb Raider And More

Square Enix have revealed their GamesCom line-up for this year. the games include:
  • Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
  • Final Fantasy VII for PC
  • Hitman: Absolution
  • Tomb Raider
  • Sleeping DOgs
  • Gameglobe
  • Quantum Conundrum
  • Final Fantasy Dimensions
  • Koozac
  • Motley Blocks
  • Qwirkle
  • SolaRola
  • Mensa Academy

Source: Square Enix Blog

Square Enix Have Released Some Details On Final Fantasy XIV Content Not Carried Over Into A Realm Reborn

Square Enix have revealed that some Final Fantasy XIV content is not going to be carried over into Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. a large number of these are in-game achievements which are detailed one by one in the link. other things include the Gobbue Horn, Guild Marks, both of which are not carried over into A Realm Reborn. Square say nearly all the cutscenes in the game have been reworked and they are working on a way in-which your achievement details will be viewable as character histories and not via the Lodestone.

SourceFinal Fantasy XIV Lodestone

D3Publisher Announce Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade For The Wii U, Coming This Holiday Season



D3Publsiher have announced a new game for the Wii U. Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade features over 30 party games designed for up to 4 player multiplayer and features a mix of brain challenges, puzzles, sport events and obstacle courses. these games include dodging barrels while on a horse, racing across obstacles floating on water, setting off and detonating fireworks, skydiving from above while avoiding a huge artillery of rockets being shot by other players and many more. players navigate through a Family Party Land and the Wii U controller is used to interact with characters off screen.

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24 Caret Games Announce Retro/Grade Comes To The USA PSN On 21st August

24 Caret Games have announced they have finished development on Retro/Grade and the game is set to come out across the USA on the PS3 PSN on 21st August. 24 Caret Games have also announced they will be selling the soundtrack to the game, there will be a game + soundtrack discounted bundle too. Retro/Grade is a shoot'em up style game where you have to play backwards to restore space time. the game can be played with either a controller or with a PS3 guitar controller.



Source: USA Playstation Blog

Drinkbox Announce They Are Bringing Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack To PC On 15th August Via Steam

Drinkbox have announced they are bringing their PS Vita hit game Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack to PC. coming 15th August on Steam, Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack for PC features:

  • Support for Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud Saves and Steam Leaderboards
  • Updated minigame levels, crafted specifically for PC
  • Support for Gamepad and/or Keyboard-and-mouse controls
  • New ultra-glorious high resolution art
  • More hidden references and bad jokes



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UK Game Charts; London 2012, LEGO Batman 2, Mario & Sonic London 2012, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Batman: Arkham City

We have a new number 1 this week. London 2012: The Official Video Games has managed to push LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes down to 2. the other Olympic game in the charts has managed to move up to 3, that's Mario & Sonic's game. the highest new entry this week is Pokemon Conquest on the DS coming in at 17. the PC version of Max Payne also came out which is the main reason for the game moving up to 12 in the charts.

1 - London 2012: The Official Video Game
2 - LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
3 - Mario & Sonic London 2012 Olympic Games
4 - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
5 - Batman: Arkham City
6 - Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
7 - The Amazing Spider-Man
8 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
9 - FIFA 12
10 - Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance]
11 - Assassin's Creed: Revelations
12 - Max Payne 3
13 - Mario Kart 7
14 - Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
15 - Dead Island: Game Of The Year Edition
16 - Battlefield 3
17 - Pokemon Conquest
18 - CAll Of Duty: Black Ops
19 - WWE' 12
20 - Super Mario 3D Land

Charts Supplied By 3. UKIE Games Charts©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Square Enix Have Released New Screenshots And Trailers For The Recently Released Mensa Academy

Square Enix have released new screenshots and trailers for Mensa Academy. the first video is for the Wii version of the game and the second video is for the PC version. Mensa Academy came out on the 3DS and Wii for £24.99/ €29.99 and on PC for £14.99/€19.99. Mensa Academy will come out in the future on iOS platforms, XBLA and PS3 PSN. 

Mensa Academy offers players the ability to determine and improve their Mensa Academy score in Play, Coach and Test modes. Play mode challenges players to take on 100+ replayable levels in five disciplines— Numeracy, Language, Logic, Memory, and Visual, packed with stimulating questions. For further training, players can use Coach mode to hone their abilities and assess their progress in key areas before taking their skills to the next level in completing the Test, and discovering their Mensa Academy score; see how all that brain training has paid off! Nintendo Wii players can take on their friends in a multiplayer mode, to determine who the ultimate brainiac is.


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3DS Screenshots


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