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1UP's Infamous 2 Red and Blue Giveaway

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 12:53 AM PDT

1UP's inFamous 2 Red and Blue Soundtrack Giveaway
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Hey, what's the score here?

Today we're giving away download codes for the soundtracks to inFamous 2, and since 2 is the magic number, that's how many you get! One code gets you both the Red and Blue soundtracks. You may have heard the Blue version before, but the Red Soundtrack was available exclusively to those who purchased the inFAMOUS 2: Hero Edition. The content on each soundtrack is completely different and unique!

Here's what it takes to win:

Japan Review Check: Star Fox 3DS, More Brink

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 08:09 PM PDT


A selection of the most interesting games due to hit Japan next week, courtesy the review pages of Famitsu magazine:

- Star Fox 64 3D (9/8/8/9, 34 points): Nostalgia ruled the 3DS reviews this week, although this port does have one or two new features. "Being able to carry around Star Fox 64 with you is great," one reviewer said. "The 3D visuals are effective, and the gyro controls work a lot better than I was expecting."

"The slide-pad control is easier to use," another admitted, "but with gyro control you get more a realistic feeling of flight, letting you make precision movement easily."

Level-5 Announces 3DS RPG For The Ladies

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 07:24 PM PDT


Just in case Japanese gamers have the idea that Level-5 develops nothing but cutesy games for children, the creators of the Layton series have a bit of a surprise for you -- a Nintendo 3DS game where you play a girl working at what's essentially a hostess club.

Girls' RPG: Cinderellife stars a young girl from the countryside who comes to the big city of Neo-Ginza in order to earn fame and fortune. You'll be able to redo her makeup and outfit, as well as redo the interior of her room to your heart's content; there are over 1000 items to work with. Your heroine works at a club called The Castle, where you must entertain male guests ranging from powerful politicians to famous singers; you earn more experience and level up your character if you get along well with the guests, having them order expensive food off the menu and so forth.

Cinderellife is an enhanced 3DS version of Kyabajoppi, a cute social game released on Level-5's ROID cell-phone game service in Japan. "It's the most popular game we have on ROID right now," Level-5 head Akihiro Hino told Famitsu magazine in this week's issue, "so I wanted to make it into a full RPG experience. If all the individual components work together, I think there's a chance it could become a big hit."

Pokemon Game Headed to iOS and Android (Yes, Really)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 06:53 PM PDT

Pokemon

A Pokemon game is headed to smartphones, and not by way of some unknown, foreign developer snubbing its nose at copyright laws.

The Pokemon Company recently announced on its website that Pokemon Say Tap? is coming to iOS and Android devices in Japan this summer. Besides the small graphic below, there are no images of the game as of yet, which sounds like a rhythm game that has you tapping on Pokemon cards. It'll be available free of charge.

Third-Party Online Platforms Welcome on Wii U

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 06:17 PM PDT

Wii U

Nintendo has said gamers can expect a much better online experience with Wii U. But it has yet to go into any real detail on the matter, and the reason for that is likely that it'll be largely up to third parties to deliver online services on Nintendo's next system.

"We've seen what our competitors have done, and we've acknowledged that we need to do more online, starting with the launch of our eShop on Nintendo 3DS, and we're going to continue to build our online capability," said Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime in an interview with Forbes. "For Wii U, we're going to take that one step further, and what we're doing is creating a much more flexible system that will allow the best approaches by independent publishers to come to bear.

"So instead of a situation where a publisher has their own network and wants that to be the predominant platform, and having arguments with platform holders, we're going to welcome that. We're going to welcome that from the best and the brightest of the third party publishers."

Check Out The Return of the Daily 1UPdate!

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 06:11 PM PDT

You may recall the Daily 1UPdate, the news video series that we produced throughout most of last year. You may also recall that the Daily 1UPdate slowly faded from public sight toward the end of the year, with a few stuttering attempts to bring it back that didn't quite pan out. The show was a good idea in principle, but we never really found our voice.

Well, here's take two:

Join 1UP and IGN for a Pokemon Meetup

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 05:46 PM PDT

What: Pokémon 1UP/IGN Meetup
When: Tuesday, July 12 at 6pm PDT
Where: Union Square, San Francisco. Just look for a group of people playing with their 3DS's and talking about those fun things called Pokémon.

Calling all Pokémon fans in the San Francisco Bay Area! If you have a 3DS and a love for feisty little critters such as Pikachu or Zebstrika, then you'll want to come check out our Pokémon meetup! Fans will be able to exchange data from the Pokedex 3D and trade Pokémon with other Black/White players amongst other things.

PSN Pass Rumored for Resistance 3, But What is it?

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:02 PM PDT

PSN Pass

The alleged photo of a Resistance 3 PlayStation 3 bundle seen above shows the logo for something called PSN Pass. It surfaced on a German forum and current speculation pegs it as an online pass similar to what we've seen EA, THQ, Codemasters, Warner Bros., and others employ. These companies include a one-time-use code with new copies of a game that must be redeemed in order to access certain content, typically online multiplayer.

It wouldn't be the first time Sony has done something like this -- ModNation Racers on PSP requires a $14.99 "online entitlement" for those who don't have a code that comes with new games. Ditto for SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3, except in that case you had to spend $19.99 in order to pick up the add-on from the PlayStation Store.

In the latter case, Sony claimed this was a move against piracy -- which is rampant on PSP -- rather than against used games, although the secondhand market certainly felt its effects, too. At the time, it expected fans to react "quite positively" to the news, though judging by the comments on 1UP's story at the time, that was not the case.

Catherine Demo to Let You Try the Erotic Puzzle/Adventure Game Next Week

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:06 PM PDT

Catherine

For a while before its release in Japan, it wasn't particularly clear what Catherine was. It's hard to even define it with a genre; adventure, horror, and puzzle all have been thrown out there, often with the term "erotic" attached. A demo was made available ahead of its release in Japan that began to answer some of those questions. With it now coming out later this month on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, a demo is slated to hit Xbox Live and PSN next week.

Atlus delivered word on Twitter today that the demo will be released on July 12 for both platforms. The full game itself follows two weeks later, on July 26.

Catherine, which was featured on E3 badge lanyards last month, was developed by Atlus' Persona team. It's the first HD title to come from them and was received favorably by Famitsu in Japan, getting a very respectable 35 (of 40).

Back to the Future: The Game Season 1 Review

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 02:40 PM PDT

When Telltale announced their next title would be a follow-up to the Back to the Future trilogy, there was a certain fear that the well-meaning developer would somehow "Lucas" (as in George) things up. As with the original Star Wars films, Back to the Future is a series that doesn't really need to be revisited; in fact, Bob Gale's clockwork-like scripts assure that every possible loose end is wrapped up by the end of the third movie -- and the screenwriter has even gone out of his way to personally address any perceived plot holes throughout this trio of films.

To go back and tamper with these airtight stories would be tantamount to movie treason, which is why Telltale was especially savvy in leaving familiar eras behind, instead concentrating on content uncovered (or only hinted at) by the original trilogy. And while Telltale's puzzles have taken a step down in creativity since the stellar Sam and Max: The Devil's Playhouse, Back to the Future: The Game does the seemingly impossible by acting as both a heartfelt tribute and a fitting follow-up to the beloved film franchise.

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