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EA announces a stand-alone expansion to RA3, City of Heroes is available for Mac gamers, Nyko shows off at CES, EVE Online expands, SmackDown vs. RAW 09 gets some DLC and much, much more in today’s Rundown. Right after the jump…
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Bits and pieces continue to trickle in on this weekend before Christmas, and we’ve got all the latest ready for your perusal, after the break.
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At a press conference in Tokyo on Wednesday, Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horil revealed inadvertently that Dragon Quest X is in the works and is headed to the Nintendo Wii. Japanese blog Gemaga captured these moments and translated them to English which is probably a good thing because my Japanese is a little rusty (READ: non-existent).
Horii: “We’re currently developing Dragon Quest X on Wii.” This was followed by Nintendo president Satoru Iwata taking the stage and adding “Thanks very much for announcing Dragon Quest X on Wii!”
While that is a pretty weak confirmation, it is a confirmation nonetheless. Will Level 5 be developing the game? Will it support the Wii Remote? Will it make its way to North Ameerica? Will it suck? We’ll keep you posted.
(+1 rating, 1 votes) While it shouldn’t come as any surprise that Lara Croft has plenty of suitors, these days it’s getting hard to keep track of ‘em all. Earlier this week, we reported that Eidos (formerly SCi Entertainment, was rumored to be in buyout talks with a couple of potential big publishers. Originally, the word was the EA and Ubisoft were the major players bidding for the company behind the Tomb Raider and Hitman franchises. Now, MCV is reporting that Square Enix has swooped into formation right alongside the other publishers circling Eidos.
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If Square Enix has its way, it may be a while before gamers see the last of The Last Remnant. Early today, the publisher announced details of four upcoming packs of downloadable content for the game, due to release next month over the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.
The first two DLC packs, “Purgatory’s Sins” and “The Key of Ancient Ruins” will be made available for free to Xbox LIVE Gold members on the first of December, with Silver members able to get their hands on it a week later on the 8th. “Purgatory’s Sins” is described as a pack of “ultra-challenging guild tasks”, while “The Key of Ancient Ruins” will open up access to a new area of … well … “ancient ruins” for players to explore.
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(+2 rating, 2 votes) Square Enix announced this week that its PSP Star Ocean title, STAR OCEAN: Second Evolution, has been delayed by about two weeks. Following the exploits of humankind’s journey across the stars, the STAR OCEAN saga comes to life in the completely remastered STAR OCEAN: Second Evolution, exclusively for the PSP system. The new game features a revised game engine, an improved battle system and fully voiced, all-new animated scenes displayed in 16:9 widescreen.
The game was scheduled for release on January 6, 2009. Square Enix did not disclose the reason for the delay. Mark January 20, 2009 on your calendars. More about the game can be found at na.square-enix.com.
(+1 rating, 1 votes) Square Enix will “invade” the WiiWare “space” with Taito’s upcoming game Space Invaders: Get Even. Based on the original, classic arcade hit, this WiiWare Space Invaders game will be released on WiiWare Dec. 1.
In the game, players fight alongside the Invaders, navigating their space craft and battling against earthling technology in a colorful 3D world. Get ready to discover a new addition to the SPACE INVADERS universe, launching exclusively for Wii next month, that gives you the option of being the bad guys.
Square Enix also plans three mission packs to be made available as add-on content for 500 Wii Points each, offering a total of seven unique missions when added to the main product. You can learn more at na.square-enix.com.
