Already one of the most anticipated Vita titles, there is a lot of speculation on this game. In this teaser we get to see the tiniest bit of game play and that it is a very dark game, fast paced and most importantly, reminiscent of a Souls game. Tomorrow, May 10th in Japan, there will be a conference given for this game. We should see a full trailer and get some much needed information. What would you like to see happen in this game?

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Soul Sacrifice Gets A Teaser

Shu Yoshida, President of SCE Worldwide Studios has just confirmed that The Legend of Dragoon will be available on PSN when the store updates on May 1st! He talks about the game, and gives us some insight as to how big this project really was: The Legend of Dragoon was one of the last projects I worked on as a producer in Japan Studio and by far the biggest team I managed hands-on. We started the project in 1996 with only a handful of people, hired one by one as we were building up teams for Ape Escape, The Legend of Dragoon, and Ico simultaneously. During the peak of the game’s development, we had well over 100 people working internally in the studio on The Legend of Dragoon — for a PSone game! We had roughly 10 artists dedicated just to drawing concept art for this gigantic RPG. As the game contained lots of pre-rendered maps and full-motion videos, we were forced to spread the content over four CDs, which was the maximum number of discs that the fattest PSone game case could hold. It took nearly three years to build the team and develop the game, which was released in December 1999 in Japan and June 2000 in the US. As I moved from Japan to the US in March 2000, I was able to personally handle the game’s release in both Japan and the US. Following the game’s launch in Japan, we learned from players that certain parts of the game were too difficult. The team re-balanced the gameplay for the release outside of Japan, so the US version was the complete version of the game that we were all proud of. No price has been revealed but, considering the size of the game, I expect it to be $9.99 (and well worth it).

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The Legend of Dragoon will FINALLY be released on PSN!

Some new info on the pre-order bonus for Anarchy Reigns has found its way here… the Japanese players will be able to play with the famous Bayonetta character in the online multiplayer modes of ANARCHY REIGNS! EU and US gamers will definitely get to plas as Bayonetta as well, but we have yet to hear if she will be in disc, included with all copies as a DLC code, or, as is the case with Japan, as a pre-order bonus. Two new great features have been added to ANARCHY REIGNS: – Added to the campaign mode in which you will be able to play Jack and Leo’s stories, the game has many multiplayer modes. Four of them have already been revealed (Deathmatch, Battle Royale, Survival and Death Ball), but now the total has been confirmed as 11 very different multiplayer modes available in ANARCHY REIGNS! – As usual with PlatinumGames, a new threshold is crossed when they move into a new genre, and this is the time for online multiplayer brawlers to take a step forward. Depending on the players mode you don’t only have 2, 4 or 8 players fighting each-other online, no way, you will have to up to 16 (that’s sixteen!) players confronting one another at any one time. So be ready for a new scale in the Melee Combat! ANARCHY REIGNS will be available July 3rd 2012 for PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360™ in the USA and July 6th in the European territories.

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Anarchy Reigns Pre-Order Bonus: Play as Bayonetta!

It’s no big news, as this was confirmed months ago to us by Hideo Kojima himself during our interview at the VGA’s . Today, Konami officially released screen shots of the upcoming PlayStation Vita version of the acclaimed series. How many times do we have to play the same game over and over again? Is the Japanese game industry in the can? I noticed that Japan has just been recycling titles and has not come up with anything new. What’s your opinion?

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Metal Gear Solid HD Collection PlayStation Vita Version Officially Announced

It’s good to be back after taking last week off due to the holidays, and I’m sure you all missed us! So plop down in that chair and lean back while you listen to this episode of the PS3BlogCast! With us as always is FooBear408, and I Jcmdaddy, and you’ll hear us ramble on about what’s happening in the world of video games as well as list off our favorite games from the year. Quick reminder to those who might have missed out, but I still have a few extra codes for Uncharted 3 multiplayer, and if you’d like one just send me a message on the PSN at Jcmdaddy of course. Well enough talk, on to the show! Enter the secret word(s) mentioned in the PS3BlogCast to earn 75 points. The first 10 people to enter it correctly get double points! As always, we want to remind you that the PS3BlogCast is listed on iTunes! So please subscribe and rate/review us there. You can also leave a voicemail for us by calling PS3-888-BLOG or if you want to contact us via email for us you can do so here . We have a dedicated forum for the PS3BlogCast so you can leave your questions and feedback there as well. Here’s a list of some things (or everything) we discussed: New on PSN Twisted Metal gets a little extra Stores in Japan discount Vita Our 2011 picks Secret Word

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PS3BlogCast Episode 31

Thousands of game enthusiasts lined up early in the morning to be among the first to buy the PlayStation Vita. The Vita hit stores this weekend in Japan and eager crowds couldn’t even wait to get it home as they are seen opening it in stores to try out the new handheld. The Vita won’t be available in North America and Europe until Feb. 22. When it does become available in the U.S., it will cost $250 for the Wi-Fi only model and $300 for the 3G/Wi-Fi model. The 3G model will be networked exclusively through AT&T. The Vita boasts a front and back camera, touch screen in front, and a touch pad in the back. It also feature two analog sticks which were absent in the PlayStation Portable. “I’m so happy to see so many people lining up for PS Vita so early in the morning,” Sony Computer Entertainment Japan President Hiroshi Kono wrote in his official blog after touring several Tokyo stores. “I can tell they had anxiously waited for today’s launch.” Vita’s launch was accompanied with games such as Capcom’s Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, and BEND Studio’s Uncharted: Golden Abyss. The Vita uses proprietary flash memory card known as “PlayStation Vita cards” the 4GB Memory Card is $24.99 and the 8GB Memory Card is $39.99 – the 32GB Memory Card still costs $119.99 UPDATE: According to a columnist at Mainichi Digital (translated via Andriasang ) Sony has increased its initial PlayStation Vita shipments in Japan to over 700,000. The columnist, Fumio Kurokawa cites anonymous sources close to Sony, saying the original shipment was supposed to be 500,000 units. Pre-order demand has Sony adding another 200,000.

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Sony’s PlayStation Vita now available in Japan

The patch previously released in Japan is finally here for you hardcore RPG fans. Patch 1.05 will offer tons of fixes addressing multiple balancing and technical issues. Dark Souls Patch 1.05 Magic Changes: Pyro Glove nerfed from 270 to 230. You can see resonance signs now. Vow of Silence range increased. Sorcery spell damage as a whole was slightly buffed, but Homing Soul Mass and other pursuit style spells were nerfed. Magic Shield duration lowered to ~11 seconds. Strong Magic Shield duration lowered to ~11 seconds. Invincibility removed. Effect on Stamina drastically reduced. Tranquil Walk of Peace and other Slow duration reduced to ~10 secs. Effect supposedly changed from 100% encumberance to 50%. Rolling possible if your equip burden is lowered. Slowness is similar to swamp effect. Iron Flesh effectiveness nerfed. Invisible Body duration remains unchanged. Status Changes: Base Equipment Burden increased (~6-10 points) Humanity Item drop rate increased from 10 to 210 Medium roll recovery faster? (unclear and unconfirmed) Defensive bonuses gained via Humanity reduced. Other defensive bonuses remain unchanged. Item discovery gained via Humanity improved. Capped at 20. Equipment General Changes: Reported some weapon scaling gets improved at higher normal upgrades (+15 uchi dex scaling goes to A) Some scaling reported as changing from A to S with higher upgrades Upgrade Changes: Normal scaling buffed by 5-20% (20% at +14). Crystal scaling buffed by 5-20% (20% at +4). Lightning +4 nerfed by 2% (+5 remains unchanged). Raw scaling buffed by 10% (all levels). Magic stat scaling buffed by 10-20% (20% at +9). Enchanted stat scaling buffed by 15-20% (20% at +4). Divine stat scaling buffed by 10-20% (20% at +9). Occult stat scaling buffed by 15-20% (20% at +4). Fire +9 nerfed by 2%. (+5 remains unchanged) Dragon stat scaling buffed by 5-20% (20% at +5). Specific Gear Changes: Grant scaling changed to Strength:B and Faith:A Gold-hemmed nerfed, still can’t be upgraded. Dust skirt nerfed hard (streamlined to match the other pieces). Silver Knights, Sun, Hollow Soldier’s Shield and other medium shield stability nerfed to ~70 at max upgrades to improve Great Shield viability. Crystal Ring Shield scaling drastically nerfed. Does around ~200 +-50 Dragon Greatsword buffed from 360 to 390. Silver Knight’s Sword lightning effect removed. Now enchantable. Elite Knight gear nerfed, then buffed slightly in 1.05 Combat Changes: Lock-on acquisition range increased. Lock-on changing/switching got easier (more responsive). Ring of Fog users can now be locked on. PVE Changes: Overall increase in souls gained (~2-2.5 times more) Damage reduced on some mobs? HP lowered on some mobs? Reduced acquisition range on normal enemies. Supposedly reduced poise on some enemies. Bosses drop Humanity and Homeward Bones Ghosts and Skeletons give souls now. Twinkling Titanite drop rate improved. Pyromancers in Catacombs drop Skull Lanterns. Darkwraiths in New Londo drop Dark Hand. Online Changes: You can see resonance signs. Some invasion restrictions possibly changed? Darkwraith upperlimit confirmed as unchanged. 1.05: Summon restrictions improved slightly again. Amount of souls the Master of the game gains changed. Cracked Eye Orbs no longer get consumed on failure. Confirmed You can hit Select to rate messages. 1.05: Fixed 1.04 bug where summon signs were invisible. Covenant Changes: Covenant Material drop rate improved. Lowered requirements for Sunbro covenenant (requirements moved from 50 to 25. 3/4 assists should do the trick) Other Changes: Official Guide nerfed. Forest Hunter NPC farming remains unchanged. Dark Anor Londo NPC farming remains unchanged. Kiln Skip Glitch still works in 1.05 Merchant stock updates: Male Undead Merchant: Also sells bottomless box Female Undead Merchant: Sells Arrows / Crossbolts Andrei: Sells Arrows / Crossbolts Domnhal of Xena: Sells Arrows / Crossbolts, Master Key (5000) Giant Blacksmith (Fapsmith): Sells Arrows / Crossbolts, Small Titanite Shards, Large Tit Shards, Twinkling (8000 per, inf amount), Green Shards, Repair box, upgrade boxes Vamos: Arrows / Crossbolts, Small Tit, Large tit, Repair box / upgrade boxes Inglwood: Sells Transient Curses Fixes: Fixed some freeze issues Lvl up screen displays souls needed properly now Dragon-head glitch, snuggly, and magic shield glitches fixed. Fixed a bug where your inputs come out 1 second later. Fixed a bug where the second solaire event wont progress. Fixed a bug where feeding frampt a titanite stone then going over 99 resulted in having zero. Fixed some specific map areas where you’d get stuck or be unable to progress. Changed some english subtitles on the overseas port. Dark Souls was release on October 4th 2011. If you haven’t played Dark Souls yet, check out Pedro’s review . Should you like said review, you can buy Dark Souls right here! You can even get the Collector’s Edition!

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Dark Souls Patch 1.05

And then the light started to shine over the monolith under the gaze of the shooting start unicorn… and more and more releases started to pop out that should be added to your collection! PS3 RETAIL RELEASES You Can Buy God of War Origins Collection Right Here! You can buy NHL 12 Rigth Here! You Can Buy White Knight Chronicles II Right Here! You Can Buy Penguins of Madagascar: Dr. Blowhole Returns Again Right Here! PSN RELEASES You Can Buy Bulletstorm Right Here! minis PSOne Classics God of War Origins Collection is a great option for GoW fans that don’t own a PSP since now they’ll get to experience two very fun games in HD and with trophy support! And who doens’t enjoy some penguin lovin here and there every other month? Renegade Ops from SEGA is a game that takes me back to Jackal on the NES which will allow it to take my money this tuesday. And then we’ve got Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness, a fighting game from CAPCOM that is part of the Japan Import line of PSOne games that, thanks to the wonders of technology, can be enjoyed by PS3 users worldwide! How much are you willing to spend this week?

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Releases for the Week (September 12th-18th)

Here’s a new Dark Souls trailer with some more gameplay directly from Gamescom. From what’s being shown, we can all expect even nastier boss fights, more gruesome deaths, and, most importantly, the awesome gameplay Demon’s Souls offered! You can expect Dark Souls to hit store shelves September 22nd in Japan and possibly October 7th in the US.

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Yet Another Dark Souls Trailer

According to Kotaku , From Software (creators of Demon’s Souls) has confirmed that Dark Souls will be delayed, thankfully by a week, in Japan! The game was scheduled for release on September 15th in Japan and October 4th and 7th in North America and Europe respectively. The new release date is set for September 22nd in Japan, but there have been no comments on wither the other regions will experience the same delay or not. “From Software” hasn’t given any specific reasons behind the delay.

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Dark Souls Delayed