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BlogFinal Fantasy XIV didn't get off to a great start. The game was launched on PC to little/no fanfare. In fact gamers reported so many problems and issues that Hiromichi Tanaka resigned as producer along with a number of other staff changes1. Now that Square Enix have spent time re-designing and re-working the game - they want people to give them money. Read on

As designed by Swiss artist Nelde after positive fan feedback from initial concept art, this pack of Zelda playing cards is available for $15 at Fangamer.

[Kotaku]

BlogFinal Fantasy XIII-2 will make costumes available via DLC from Assassin's Creed. While the concept of a fictional crossover is far from new, I think we've reached a new low. I'm still yet to finish Final Fantasy XIII and therefore haven't started the sequel, but I can assure you this announcement is not making me want to get on board quickly. Read on

Having been in the job for little over a week, new CEO of Sony Corporation Kazuo Hirai has been searching for a way to fix huge financial woes - the company has faced significant financial loss four years in a row as previously reported1. According to the Wall Street Journal, Hirai is set to announce a large restructuring plan which is reported to include the loss of 10,000 jobs, or 6% of the global workforce. Read on

It's really a released version? Really?

- Masahiro Ito on Twitter after seeing the below screenshot comparison off the Silent Hill HD Collection against the original images from Silent Hill 2. The HD version is missing the fog effects which exposes the edge of the game world.

[Siliconera]

Nintendo Japan have revealed a list of composers for Kid Icarus: Uprising:

• Motoi Sakuraba (Eternal Sonata, Star Ocean: The Last Hope, Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria)
• Yuzo Koshiro (Etrian Odyssey, ActRaiser)
• Masafumi Takada (killer7, God Hand, No More Heroes)
• Noriyuki Iwadare (Grandia III, Lunar: The Silver Star)
• Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Cross, Xenoblade Chronicles, Kirite)

Samples can be found on Nintendo Japan's official site here

Kid Icarus: Uprising is an Action game for the Nintendo 3DS developed by Project Sora. It will be released in Japan on March 22, and in the United States & Europe on March 23.

[Go Nintendo]

Double Fine have created a Kickstarter for a new adventure game. The project promises to create a point and click adventure over a 6-8 month period under supervision of Tim Schafer (who previously worked on The Secret of Monkey Island and Grim Fandango) with funding from the public rather than relying on a publishing company for financial support. The project's goal was to hit $400,000, which it hit in a little over eight hours. As of the time of writing this article the current amount pledged is $1,516,389 with 31 days to go for further donations. Read on

Sony posted a $2.9 billion loss for October-December 2011 making this the forth year in a row the company has faced significant financial loss1. Kazuo Hirai will be promoted to CEO of Sony Corporation2, moving up from his current role as President of the Consumer Products & Services Group (as well as other executive roles within the company). Hirai will be replacing current CEO Howard Stringer on April 1, 2012 and will be charged with bringing the company back into the black. Read on

pooI was super pumped about Amy - it had an interesting look and concept behind it. Surivial horror that's more about surviving than killing hordes of zombies? Count me in. I loved the Silent Hill series and this game me similar feelings to those titles; a creepy atmosphere, a real sense of dread and a strong feeling of being alone (well nearly). The game also has an autistic girl who has strange powers - you have to work together to solve puzzles, hide and struggle on. The problem is it's a piece of dog shit. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. Full Review

BlogThe Darkness II has been rated MA15+ (legally restricted for sale/hire to people over the age of 15) twice by the Classification Board of Australia, after voluntary re-submission to include a newer version containing a sex scene. Coming with the advice of "strong horror violence, blood and gore, sex scenes and coarse language", the game was not refused classification despite very strong violence. Read on