Gaming News and Rumors

Fire Emblem DLC Is Free For the first time

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:24:18 +0000

Upcoming Fire Emblem: Kakusei, a tactical role-playing game for the 3DS, is getting DLC. This was first revealed last December.

Today, Nintendo confirmed that the game is getting downloadable content, such as new maps and new episodic content. Between April 19 and May 31, the first round of DLC will be available as a free download.

Future DLC is expected to be paid content.

The game will be out this April in Japan.

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I hope this happens stateside.

Borderlands 2 Pre-Order "Premiere Club" Details and Release Date

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:15:48 +0000

The Borderlands 2 news keeps on pouring in. First the Borderlands 2 release date was announced, and now the pre-order bonuses have been revealed. Those of you wise enough to put some money down on Gearbox Software's upcoming FPS are in for a treat. Borderlands 2 "Premiere Club" pre-order includes:

"Golden Key" Unlock a rare item in the mysterious Sanctuary loot chest
"Vault Hunter's Relic" Play solo or team up with friends and boost your gear-hunting fortune
"Gearbox Gunpack" A package of unique Gearbox golden guns to help you start your journey on Pandora

If you want to pre-order Borderlands 2 head over to to Borderlands2.com.

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The release date for Borderlands 2 has been announced. The games hits PC, PS3 and 360 on September 18, 2012. Mark your calendars, people.

The sequel will feature all new characters, skills, environments, enemies, weapons and equipment, which are designed to come together in an ambitiously crafted story. Yeah, that sounds pretty good to me, man.

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Mario Tennis Open Release Date

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:10:42 +0000

Though revealed late last year, Nintendo has finally confirmed the full title, developer and release date for the Mario Tennis game coming to the Nintendo 3DS. Titled Mario Tennis Open, the 3DS game is being developed by Camelot and will arrive in the United States on May 20. The game is set to release in Europe on May 25.

The game features full touch screen support, allowing players to tap different sections to perform different swings, though traditional button commands will work as well. During the presentation, Nintendo described the game as "fast-paced" with increasingly intense rallies. The publisher also mentioned the game has an "incredible amount of depth."

Mario Tennis Open will also support the gyroscope, allowing players to look around the court from a ground-level perspective. Both local and online multiplayer for up to four players will be supported. Matchmaking will be included for online play, along with leaderboards and medals.

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Mass Effect 3 Space Launch Details

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:08:29 +0000

As revealed last week, EA will be sending early copies of Mass Effect 3 into space. Today, details about the promotion have been announced.

According to a press release, "EA and BioWare will be making history by launching the first copies of Mass Effect 3 into outer space! Copies are scheduled to land in San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York and cities in Europe, giving gamers the opportunity to track and collect these limited early copies as they touch back down on Earth."

The first two launches will take place tomorrow (February 23rd) in San Francisco and launches will continue until February 29th, when the final pair is sent into orbit in Berlin.

BioWare will partner with Dr. Ben Longmier of University of Houston's Project Aether in order to facilitate the launch. Students from Texas A&M's High Altitude Balloon Club will assist with the launches, which will use "high altitude weather balloons and specially designed payloads composed of HD cameras and GPS tracking devices."

Fans will be able to track the game on http://www.masseffect.com/space, and the first people to find a copy when the balloons return to Earth will score their own early copy of Mass Effect 3.

For more details, including the exact times of the launch, head to the promotion's official site. Mass Effect 3 will hit stores on March 6th.

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Persona 4 Arena NA Release Date

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:12:53 +0000

Today, publisher Atlus announced plans to bring Persona 4 Arena to the United States. Previously titled Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena, this 2D fighter was teased last week by Atlus. Persona 4 Arena features characters from both Persona 3 and Persona 4 -- popular Japanese role-playing games with an eccentric sense of style and even wilder narrative themes.

The well-known developers at ARC System Works worked with Atlus in the development of Persona 4 Arena. It features hand-drawn, HD character sprites and an original fighting game engine.

Atlus Vice President of Sales and Marketing Tim Pivnicny comments: "The Persona series has had tremendous success in North America, and Persona 4 in particular opened the series up to wider audiences than ever before. Now we're looking to expand Persona even further by teaming up with a very strong partner, ARC System Works, to move the franchise outside of the RPG genre and develop its potential in new and exciting ways."

Persona 4 Arena launches in the United States this summer for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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the game looks good, but I'm not dropping $60 for a game that has a few fighters.

Pok�mon Yellow App Fake

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:18:49 +0000

Early this morning, we wrote about the surprise appearance of a Pokémon game on Apple's iOS storefront. Y'know, the one that's apparently a broken scam? Despite that, developer QEAB's Pokemon Yellow is sitting at #2 on the App Store's Paid Apps chart, right behind the fully-functional and actually-pretty-good Grand Theft Auto III.

When downloaded on two of Kotaku's iDevices the ersatz Pokémon Yellow crashed immediately. Viewers going to QEAB's website will see the following message:

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If you are experiencing issues with Pokémon Yellow, we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience.
Thanks for your patience while we thoroughly investigate this issue.
We are working on a new build and we anticipate this will be completed soon, which should overcome the issue.
Again, apologies for the inconvenience.

Kotaku's reaching out to Nintendo and Apple for comment about this Pokémon Yellow situation.

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Oblivion And Fallout 3 Double Pack

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:13:43 +0000

Bethesda announced a double-pack release of Oblivion and Fallout 3 today. On April 3rd, you'll be able to pick up the dual Game of the Year winners on on Xbox 360 and PC for $29.99 and $19.99, respectively.

Although these are both "Games of the Year," these are not the Game of the Year editions, so they do not come with the DLC packs that have been released for each game.

Expansions packs or not: These are two of the best games that have ever been released, and if you haven't played them, you can't come over to my house this weekend. Pick them up and come by after April 3, though, and have a rap session and some pepperoni 'za or something.

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FF 13-2 Sazh DLC

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:07:16 +0000

Square Enix has announced details about the next downloadable episode for Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Titled 'Sazh: Heads or Tails?', it will be released on 28th February, 2012 on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, costing 400 Microsoft Points. It will be released on PlayStation network a day later, priced at £2.99/$4.99.

The DLC lets players control Sazh from Final Fantasy XIII in a special story that runs concurrently with the events of the main game.

When you complete the new episode, you will have the option of adding Sazh to your party.

But there's more. Two new card games - 'Chronobind' and 'Serendipity Poker' - are added to the Casino-themed area in Serendipity.

And from next week, you'll also be able to download additional outfits for Noel and Serah. Noel's 'Spacetime Guardian' outfit and Serah's 'Beachwear' garb will be available from 21st February, 2012, on Xbox LIVE for 240 Microsoft Points and on PlayStation Network from 22nd February for £1.59/$2.99.

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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Release Date

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:09:48 +0000

Namco Bandai has confirmed that Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is headed to North America in Winter 2012. The game will include both English and Japanese voiceover tracks and will be released exclusively for the PlayStation 3.

Ni no Kuni is developed by Level-5, who previously worked on the Professor Layton series and Dragon Quest IX. It features art by famed animation company Studio Ghibli and music by composer Joe Hisaishi.

According to Namco Bandai, Ni No Kuni is "a heart-warming tale of a young boy named Oliver, who embarks on a journey into a parallel world to become a magician in an attempt to bring his mother back from the dead. Along the way Oliver makes new friends and adopts many of the wonderful creatures that inhabit the world, raising them to battle other creatures on his behalf as he takes on formidable enemies."

"Our top priority for the Western release of Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is to localize the game with the same level of quality and attention to detail that fans of LEVEL-5 and Studio Ghibli have come to expect," said Level-5 president and CEO Akihiro Hino.

Ni no Kuni hit Japanese stores in November and its international release quickly became one of our most anticipated games of 2012.

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10-Minute KH 3D Trailer

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:48:36 +0000

I want, I want now!