VGZ Monthly Wrapup: We DO have a blog edition

 

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Hey, fellow vidya lovers! What’s red, blue, green, and streams? I’m not guaranteeing anything here.

THAT’S RIGHT! It’s VidyaGameZ! And here with your blog is me! Venom! I’d like to wrap up this month in video gaming after the break!

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2013: Begin from the Beginning

Aha! A Brave New World quote! Now that I have your attention, time for a blog post!

Now that 2013 is here, let’s get on some game news!

And that’s it… for now. I plan on buying Metal Gear Rising, so I’ll drop a review of that when I grab it.

TGS 2012 – Day 1

Hello, VGZ. I’m Venom, and I’m here to blog about Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 2012! While it may not be over yet, I thought I’d give some updates for those who haven’t been paying attention (which is probably very few of you).

Some of the most recent news:

  • Devil May Cry is getting a PC port, and it will be handled by Polish company QLOC, who has worked with Capcom on PC before, handling the PC ports of Resident Evil: Racoon City and Street Fighter x Tekken.
  • Monster Hunter 4 will be released in Japan in March 2013 on 3DS, and there will be 4-player online play for that. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will be released in North America for 3DS and Wii U during the same time. Still no word on Localization for MH4 for the English-speakers.
  • Sony has announced a super-slim Playstation 3, which will be available in the US in a 250GB variant on September 24th, for $269 USD, and will be nicely bundled with a GOTY edition of Uncharted 3 and a voucher for $30 worth of in-game content for the F2P shooter, Dust 514. A non-bundled version will be available later, for $249. There is no specific date for the non-bundled versions.
  • Continuing from above, a 500GB variant will launch on October 30th for $299 USD. The Playstation Blog also mentioned a possible Assassin’s Creed 3 bundle in the works, but did not mention a price. A white variant will be available in Japan and that “other regions and countries will follow,” according to a Sony press release.
  • From Joystiq: “Europe and Hong Kong will also get their hands on a 12GB flash memory console on October 4, priced at €229 ($296). A 500GB unit with FIFA 13 will be available for €299 ($389)”
  • More cool stuff from Sony: The PSVita is getting a cosmetic make-over, which means it gets new, cool colors. In addition to the black and white units, there will be “Cosmic Red” (pictured) and “Sapphire Blue” variants coming out in Japan on November 15th. Still no word on a US or European release date, however. Also, PSN+ is coming to Vita.
  • Street Fighter X Tekken will get a Wii U version, and Square Enix announced Dragon Quest X will be on the Wii U, as well.

Man, it seems like Sony is having a good time with TGS so far. I feel like they’ve pretty much got this one under wraps, and they’ve practically stolen the show.

July 2012: Steam Strikes Again

Video game summer is here again; my computer fans are groaning in the heat, and very little is happening in the world of videogame releases.

  • Steam sale is here again, and as of today almost over.  Somewhat low key compared to the last few years, no contests or free stuff, but an odd “badge” system which probably crosses the line into meaninglessness, even more so than the usual achievement/trophy hunting.
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Post E3: Thoughts, Ruminations, various Bullshit

Just a few ruminations on the recent E3 and things tangential.

1.  Being a game journalist ronin kind of suits Adam Sessler, but dude needs his own podcast/show stat.  This needs to happen.

2. Best coverage of E3 by far was the after hours Giant Bomb podcasts, which I wouldn’t have even known about if I hadn’t been looking at stupid unrelated Tweets.  Justin Mcelroy talking about “Time Belt” was the funniest thing ever (subject came up because the latest Dance Central game is going to have some kind of goofy time travel plot).  Do a google search for Justin Mcelroy time belt if you want some instant entertainment.

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Radiant Historia Reprint now Available

The reprint of the DS game Radiant Historia that I touched on in this month’s release calendar has apparently happened, as Amazon now lists the game as “in stock” (instead of available from third party sellers for $100 +).  Despite announcing that this reprint was going to happen over an email, Atlus has been strangely stealthy about the actual release date.  Hopefully they’ll be enough copies to satisfy everyone that missed it the first time.  But really, I can’t see them running out of copies in this print run.  After all, despite being an excellent game, it’s still a niche title.

Price is listed at $34.99.   Destructoid and 1up have decent reviews up if you’ve just read this and are like “Radiant wha???”.