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Pre-order Legendary, get art book and DVD

Legendary is set for release next month in September and if you're planning on picking it up, perhaps you'd like to avail of the free pre-order bonus. For putting down a few greenbacks early on Legendary, you'll get a nice little folder with a 30+ page art book and a DVD with five videos. You can get the items at participating retailers. With that said, we haven't seen any retailers listing the pre-order items yet, but we'd assume major chains and gaming stores like GameStop would be carrying them soon.

If you haven't yet heard of Legendary, it's a modern day FPS about a man who opens up Pandora's Box. He unknowingly unleashes mythical beasts upon the world such as Golems, Griffins, Werewolves, and Minotaurs. We've also got a clip after the break with the developers discussing what the game is all about, so be sure to watch that.

[Via press release]

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Fox News loves Fat Princess

So Fox News decides to discuss Fat Princess. Not because it falls in line with their "women exploited in gaming" line of stories, but rather quite the opposite. In fact, they seemingly love it despite the feminist outrage, which they mildly go over. "She has chunk ... I love it," a Fox News anchorwoman chimes in.

It is nice to hear that not all women are insecure about their bodies as to take offense towards Fat Princess, and at least more mainstream media and possibly casual audiences might like the game. Best quote of the day: "She's a fat princess. It happens."

To watch the footage, just follow this link. Or, if you can get the trailer after the break to play for you, then just watch it here.

[Via Destructoid]

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Battle Fantasia for Europe, not for US


Some of you might have been rather disappointed when it was announced that the Arc Systems Works fighter Battle Fantasia will not be headed to US shores on the PS3. Granted, the story in a fighting game usually isn't what's most important, but Battle Fantasia is unique because it has a number of RPG elements in it.

Fear not, fanboys, now those who want their experience in English won't have to resort to buying a Xbox 360. Battle Fantasia has been announced for Europe for a release in Quarter 1 2009 on the PS3. The PS3 is region-free, so feel free to import the game when it arrives on the Old Continent.

[Via press release]

More Crüefest and SoaD for next week's Rock Band DLC

Next week's Rock Band tracks come courtesy of Crüefest yet again and will feature bands from the music festival. More tracks from System of a Down will also be available and songs from that band are always tons of fun to play -- especially Toxicity (embedded vid). Here's the breakdown of the songs and their respective price:

Crüefest 3-Pack 02 ($2.99 -- price for all three tracks)
  • Buckcherry - Rescue Me ($0.99)
  • Mötley Crüe - Face Down In The Dirt ($0.99)
  • Sixx AM - Life Is Beautiful ($0.99)
Other singles
  • System of a Down - B.Y.O.B. ($1.99)
  • System of a Down - Toxicity ($1.99)
You all should know by now that these tracks will be available next Thursday (August 7) along with the PS Store update.

'No plans' for Yoda on PS3 Soulcalibur IV


If Katsutoshi Sasaki, the director of Soulcalibur IV, is to be believed, there will be no Yoda in the form of DLC in the PS3 version. There won't be a Vader DLC for the 360 version, for that matter.

The interview in MSXBox World contains mostly questions about the Xbox 360 version, but when asked "will there ever be a time when we can have Darth Vader and Yoda on the same console?" Sasaki gave a clear reply of "we don't have any plans for that." The interview is dated August 31st, 2008, but we are going to assume it is from July 31st.

This is contrary to earlier reports on the official Korean PlayStation site claiming Yoda will be available for download from the PSN. And videos like this certainly won't help douse those rumors.

Activision predicts PS3 victory over 360 in 2008


After releasing their quarterly earnings report, Activision held a conference call where publishing CEO Mike Griffith provided the company's forecast to the future of the console wars. While Wii will be the overwhelming winner, Griffith predicts PS3 will beat Xbox 360 by a 1-2 million margin this year.

According to the company, Wii is forecast to sell 15 million units. PS3 will sell 8 million, while Xbox 360 will sell 6-7 million. Not strangely, the PS2 is also expected to continue srong, with 4-5 million units sold.

This isn't the first major publisher to go on record with high expectations for the PS3. EA went on record in February with a similar prediction.

The Last Guy evading zombies in Europe this month


The Last Guy certainly gets around; traveling all over the world saving people from monsters and zombies. He's already arrived in Japan and, according to a press release sent out by SCEE today, he'll be protecting innocents in Europe later this month. "August" is as specific as the release date gets. We've had a go with the Japanese version, so be sure to check out our hands-on impressions.

Considering this game was only revealed last month, we're surprised to see it releasing so soon. Especially in Europe. But who are we to complain? More content is more content. Bring it on.

John Carmack says Blu-ray offers better graphics

Right now, the PS3 version of id's upcoming shooter, Rage, will offer superior graphics performance on PS3 than Xbox 360. Not because of sheer horsepower, but because of storage. The game is shaping up to be a three disc game, a costly proposition due to Microsoft's licensing fees. Textures would need to be compressed "to fit the game's assets on two DVDs."

Microsoft may have to rescind any fees for additional discs, as it's becoming evident that more developers will require more space in the future. For example, how much compression will Square Enix use for the 360 version of Final Fantasy XIII if making multi-disc games becomes too costly? In the future, we're likely to see more games take advantage of the sheer space offered by Blu-ray disc.

[Via Joystiq; Thanks, stoo!]

Siren Blood Curse goes Blu this Autumn in Europe

Did you buy Siren Blood Curse from the PlayStation Store? If so, you might have noticed the game takes up a ludicrous 9 gigabytes of space and comes in the form of 12 separate files to download and install. What a hassle. Thankfully, SCEE has announced today that it will be bringing the game to the European region on Blu-ray this Autumn. It doesn't look like there'll be any extra features, unless you count saving hours of your life not having to download and install 9GB of data.

Siren Blood Curse is a decent survival horror game, though it's not without its issues. We'll have a review for you sometime soon. Thankfully, a Blu-ray release solves our biggest qualm with the game. If you haven't grabbed it already, it's worth waiting for the Autumn re-release.

[Via Press Release]

LittleBigPlanet dated on official Japanese site


On the official Japanese PlayStation site, "PlayStation 3's New Superstar!", as LittleBigPlanet is dubbed above, was given a release date of October 30th and a price of 5980 yen ($57 USD). No word yet on a US or PAL release date. Let's hope it's before the Japanese date, considering the game is developed by the UK based Media Molecule.

[Via videogaming247]

Gallery: LittleBigPlanet

Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty dated


On Playstation.Blog, the precise release date of Rachet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty was announced: August 21st via the PS Store. And guess what, Europe? You are getting it the same day too! Our Japanese friends will have to wait until August 22nd, but with the time-zone difference, it is virtually the same day.

As unveiled before, the price will be $14.99 for an "action-packed 3-4 hour experience for almost the same price as a movie ticket." No word yet on whether the Blu-ray release of the PAL territories will be released the same day. For more info on this upcoming stand-alone mini-sequel, check out our hands-on impression.

Gallery: Ratchet and Clank Future: Quest for Booty


Life With PlayStation didn't arrive in July ... in case you hadn't noticed

So Life With PlayStation, the upcoming global news and weather service, didn't make its July release. According to Noam Rimon, of the SCEA R&D team, this is due to some "procedural matters" and the service should instead be released sometime in August. No more specific date than that has been revealed, but no doubt we'll hear more closer to the time. Rimon promises that when it finally arrives, Life With PlayStation will offer "a variety of interactive content and channels on a visually stunning worldwide map interface."

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

PS3 Fanboy import hands-on: The Last Guy



The Last Guy is a title that has caught our eye recently, simply because it's a game with a bizarre concept, and its developers are an equally odd bunch to say the least. Its strangeness has ensnared us, pulling us in; it's even gone as far as making us purchase it off the Japanese PS Store -- not waiting for a full English release. So we did just that, we bought the Japanese release and what we got was a delightful little surprise. Want to know how it fared? Then you know the drill, read on after the break.

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Afrika or Hakuna Matata: which title is king?


The PS3 photography game, Afrika, will be unleashed upon the Japanese public soon. However, will it have a name change when it arrives in other territories? Perhaps. The PlayStation Asia site shows a rather different name for the game: Hakuna Matata, the phrase made popular by the Disney musical, The Lion King. (It really means "no worries.")

To be honest, Hakuna Matata is a pretty awesome title. Should this title make its way over to the States, which would you rather prefer?


[Via Siliconera; Thanks, gambit07!]

SCEA VP: PS3 native dev means better looking 360 games


Scott Steinberg, speaking to GamesIndustry.biz at E3, said that using the PS3 as a native development platform for games will result in subsequent ports' "fidelity getting better and better - and in fact I think even Xbox 360 games will start to look better as a result."

When asked about whether developers of third party titles will switch to the PS3 as the native development platform, SCEA's Vice President of Product marketing cites Burnout Paradise as "a great example of a game that shipped fairly recently that showed what you can do if you start originally on PS3" and that "as they realize that if you start on the PS3 other platforms look better, it starts to become a no-brainer." That's the mantra Sony's been promoting since GDC, when they introduced PhyreEngine.

With major multiplatform titles like Dead Space and Mirror's Edge declaring PS3 as its lead development platform, we'll soon have points of comparison to either validate or debunk Steinberg's statements.

[Thanks, DarkJ3JB and lee!]

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