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Rumor: Japanese trademark suggests Dragon Quest Monsters 2 remake
A recently registered trademark in Japan hints that Square Enix may be planning to remake its 2001 creature-battling RPG Dragon Quest Monsters 2. The trademark for "Iru to Ruka no Fushigi na Fushigi na Kagi" – yes, that's two fushigis – translates to "Iru and Luca's Wonderful Mysterious ...
Fighting game marathon tonight to raise funds for Boston
Boston's fighting game community is hosting a 26-hour gaming marathon to raise money for The One Fund Boston, benefiting those who were affected by the Boston Marathon bombings. Starting today at 8 PM Eastern time and running through 10 PM on Saturday, participants will stream tournaments, speed ...
UK retailer GAME launches 'Free2Play' portal with EA
UK-based retailer GAME has partnered with Electronic Arts to launch Free2Play, an online portal that serves up a collection of free browser-based PC games. Free2Play currently offers EA's strategy-MMO Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances, medieval role-playing game Lord of Ultima, and the ...
Developer Kung Fu Factory tapped to expand Konami's mobile catalog
In a bid to expand its presence in the mobile marketplace, Konami has partnered with Bellator: MMA Onslaught developer Kung Fu Factory as part of a plan to "publish multiple mobile titles throughout 2013." "As we continue to build upon Konami's social and mobile offerings, we look to partner with ...
Ambient Studios shutters, Death Inc. refunds issued
Independent developer Ambient Studios announced today that it is shutting down, and is ceasing development of its plague simulation title Death Inc. Announcement of the closure arrives after Death Inc.'s recent success at Steam Greenlight. Ambient Studios soldiered on with Death Inc.'s development ...
Boston Festival of Indie Games offers PC game bundle as Kickstarter incentive
The Boston Festival of Indie Games will return to MIT's campus in September, and organizers hope to make this year's show bigger, better, and less sweltering than last year's event with help from Kickstarter backers. Showcasing tabletop games, interactive art, and video games developed by local ...
Tomb Raider, Hitman headline Origin sale in US and Europe
As part of an ongoing sale, EA has dropped the price of several downloadable titles on Origin, offering up to 50 percent off of recent releases such as Tomb Raider and Hitman: Absolution. Through April 30, Origin users can pick up a digital copy of Tomb Raider for $25, or for just a few bucks more ...
DigiPen students launch multiplayer crossover bumper brawl, Ball-Stars
DigiPen Ball-Stars has a lot of DigiPen in it. DigiPen Institute of Technology students Corey Kay, Curtis McCoy, Jason Meisel, and Sean Reilly have banded together to release Barry's Magical Escape: DigiPen Ball-Stars Edition, a freeware indie crossover title for PC inspired by Mario Party's ...
Earth Defense Force 2025 video showcases vehicles, big ol' bugs
Those dang space bugs are at it again. D3 Publisher is set to release Earth Defense Force 2025 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 later this year, and the new gameplay video above shows off the many ways in which players can tear through insectoid alien hordes. A "heavy" unit type similar to the ...
Nyu Media funds Japanese indie shooters via Kickstarter
Indie-friendly localization studio and publishing partner Nyu Media has launched a Kickstarter project to fund the English-language release of a trio of titles from Japanese shoot-'em-up developer SITER SKAIN. The Tale of ALLTYNEX includes the Windows shooters ALLTYNEX Second, RefleX, and KAMUI. ...
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Super Joystiq Podcast 047: Star Trek, Monaco, new Xbox, Nintendo's E3 plans
Posted on Apr 26th 2013 2:00PM