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Final Fantasy XIII is on the bottom of Ray Muzyka’s “to-play” list

I’m going to go out and say that I don’t own nor have I even touched Final Fantasy XIII yet. I’m a huge RPG fan and a big fan of the series, but just because of my lack of time and moolah, I can’t afford to get it. It’s also…not something that I’m really looking forward to. Just from reviews and what people have personally told me, well I’ve just lost a lot of excitement.

It looks like Ray Muzyka, one of the head honcho’s over at BioWare is pretty not-so-interested in the game as well, expressing this in a Game Informer interview.

“I’ve been reading some reviews on that one. That may be on the bottom of my list right now”

“It’s kind of a question mark. It would have been right up there before I read about it, but some of this other stuff is probably more pressing.”

I can totally see where he’s coming from on it. Although it will be really interesting to see what he has to say once he’s got around to playing the game (although I’m not sure that he has that many pressing things to do).

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UK Charts for Week Ending 3/13/10 – Want a little Final with that Fantasy?

No surprises as usual this week, or at least for the number 1 spot. With Final Fantasy XIII coming out last week, it has taken the number 1 spot away from Bad Company 2, pushing that down to #2, and Just Dance (GASP) to #3. Heavy Rain stays where it’s at, some Modern Warfare 2 (just die already goddammit) up to 6, Ben 10 for some ungodly fucking reason, and Wii games.

POS.		TITLE	PUBLISHER	LAST WEEK
1		FINAL FANTASY XIII	SQUARE ENIX	-
2		BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2	EA GAMES	1
3		JUST DANCE	UBISOFT	2
4	-	HEAVY RAIN	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	4
5		WII FIT PLUS	NINTENDO	6
6		CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2	ACTIVISION	7
7		SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING	SEGA	5
8		ALIENS VS PREDATOR	SEGA	3
9		WII SPORTS RESORT	NINTENDO	8
10	-	NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII	NINTENDO	10
11		FIFA 10	EA SPORTS	9
12		BIOSHOCK 2	2K GAMES	11
13		BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE – VILGAX ATTACKS	D3P	-
14		WARHAMMER 40,000: DAWN OF WAR II – CHAOS	THQ	-
15		GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	PLATINUM	16
16		JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME	UBISOFT	15
17		LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	18
18		PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA’S BOX	NINTENDO	-
19		FORZA MOTORSPORT 3	MICROSOFT	13
20		MARIO KART WII	NINTENDO	17

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Nintendo Downloads for the Week of 3/15/10

Another week and we’ve got another set of downloads for all you Nintendo..console…downloaders…people. I mean other than Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, and some Gladiator Rage, I would have to say it’s a pretty not-so-exciting week. With the new grading system of weekly releases we’re going to have to give this week a…. (drum roll please)

4.5/10

Click the “Read More” to see the rest of the games being released.

WiiWare

Rage of the Gladiator
Publisher: Ghostfire Games
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Animated Blood, Alcohol Reference, Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points™
Description: Rage of the Gladiator is a fantasy-based fighting game in which you must fight for your life in the arena. One of the most gorgeous WiiWare games ever, it features amazing 3-D graphics, animation, lighting, shadows and special effects. Full voice acting means each boss has its own personality and taunts you mercilessly. Discover insane finishing moves: Summon a fiery meteor or savage tornado, or transform into a hulking colossus 10 times your normal size. Customize your character and specialize in skill trees – Offense, Defense or Magic – to gain new powers. You’ll also enjoy epic, blood-pumping music by legendary composer Sean Beeson. For added replay value, unlock Challenge Mode and encounter tougher bosses with new abilities. The game also supports the Wii MotionPlus accessory.

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Insomniac Games gives us a response to the “going multiplatform” rumors

It was just yesterday that IGN was spreading the rumor from a “trusted source” that Insomniac Games would be going multiplatform with their future games. Yeah, that rumor that seems to recycle itself every couple months only to get shut down.

Insomniac Games community manager, Jstevenson made a nice little post at NeoGAF pretty much putting the cap on everything.

“Well guys, Ted has spoken so you have that.

But c’mon, didn’t we just deal with this rumor like two months ago? And a few months before that? And so on?”

So I guess that’s that, or at least until another major gaming site puts the rumor out there from a “trusted source”, and we go through the same shit again.

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It’s true, Zeus really is a choad

GamesRadar is notorious for making tons of lists, some good, and some not so good. Well they recently made a list of 94 games reviewed in only 5 words. It gets really good actually, and all of them are true. My own personal favorite:

God of War II: Zeus is such a choad.

or what about

Final Fantasy VII: Sephiroth kills Aerith; everybody cry.

oh yeah, spoiler alerts.

Click the GR link above and check out the full list. You really won’t be disappointed.

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Epic shows Unreal Game Engine Upgrades…Gears of War 3 anybody?

Up in the GDC, Epic was all over the place. One of their major announcements was their updates to the unreal engine, and it looks fucking gorgeous. Above is a Gears of War 3 tech demo of the upgrades. If we get an HD version we’ll definitely swap it out, but it still looks so great that we want it now.

Kotaku made a proposition as to having these graphics in the next Gears of War game, and we definitely wouldn’t mind that. Check some screens below, hit the link above to see the rest.

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Rumor: Ratchet & Clank devs suggest the game possibly going multiplatform?

Some interesting news to kick off the weekend. IGN has just reported that a “trusted source” from Insomniac Games is hinting at the Ratchet & Clank series going multiplatform.

This may seem odd to do all of the sudden, but since Sony doesn’t own Insomniac, they can do whatever they want, and they might just start developing games for the Xbox 360 and possibly even the PC or Wii.

It would be interesting if this is indeed proven true to see how their next project sells given the extra support of other consoles and people to buy it. What do you guys think? Smart move or not?

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Tetris on the Casio VL-10 and Typewriter

It really is hard to get more awesome than this, and it’s a damn good way to start off the weekend. Combine a Casio VL-10, a typewriter, and countless other instruments, and you get Tetris.

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GDC Graces us with New Fable III Screenshots and…Twitter Integration!?

GDC has graced us with a little bit of news here and there concerning Fable III. First, Peter Molyneux announced that the game will have Twitter support, but we really have no clue how it’s going to be implemented.

“I Twitter now and, you know, I’ve got followers on Twitter,” he said, referring to his new found love for the service.

“That’s an interesting mechanic, and we integrate that into the Fable experience.”

And then below, as you can see ,we’ve got six brand-spankin’ new screenshots of the game. There’s some beautiful environments, skeletons, and a guy wielding a bad-ass sword, so we’re going to assume him as the protagonist.

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OnLive set to start streaming games in June for $15 a month

Yup, you heard it: OnLive has announced at GDC that their service will launch on June 17th in the United States, and will cost you $14.95 per month (which includes the service itself, but not the rental and ownership fees of games).

You want more you greedy bastard?

If you’re one of the first 25,000 people to pre-register for the service, they’ll give you the first 3 months of OnLive for free. Let me re-iterate that: FOR FREE!

Unless of course you live in Hawaii or Alaska, in which case you won’t be getting any OnLive. Ever. Suckas.