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November 30th, 2009 at 07:00pm
Under Xbox 360
Good news, Japan! D3 Publisher is localizing Bioshock 2 for you and, this time around, you won’t have to wait that long to get your ADAM-soaked hands on it. Andriasang reports D3 Publisher will release the 2K Marin, et al.-developed sequel sometime in early 2010 — presumably close to the February 9 US release date. We just hope the new Japanese ad campaign dials back the completely frightening a bit.
Bioshock 2 coming to Japan, courtesy of D3 Publisher originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 30th, 2009 at 10:30am
Under Wii / Nintendo
Though we’re confident Infinite Interactive’s Puzzle Quest 2 will eventually be a mega-multiplatform release like its predecessor, D3Publisher announced that the game’s roll-out will start on DS and Xbox Live Arcade. It’ll be out in spring 2010, along with every other game you’ve ever heard of, which means that you’ll now have the choice to play all those games or Puzzle Quest. They’ll occupy about the same amount of time.
Puzzle Quest 2 will let players match gems as one of four new character classes: War Mage, Inquisitor, Barbarian, or Assassin, using “all-new weapons, spells, and shields.” Sorry if you just got over a Puzzle Quest addiction.
Puzzle Quest 2 coming to DS, XBLA in Spring 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 29th, 2009 at 03:30pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
If you’ve been dying to march Akira Toriyama-designed characters through fantasy landscapes and monster-infested dungeons, you’ll be saddened to hear that Dragon Quest IX has yet to be announced for North American release. As if sensing your oddly specific yearning, D3Publisher has stepped in with a US debut for Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow.
Dubbed Blue Dragon: Ikai no Kyojuu in Japan (and published by Namco Bandai, which owns the majority of D3Publisher), the second DS entry in the Mistwalker’s role-playing franchise stars a new protagonist, with gender, facial features and clothing determined by your input. Awakened Shadow is set two years after the events of the Xbox 360 game and finds Shu and the gang returning to Blue Dragon’s “contemporary” RPG gameplay. Expect to upgrade weaponry, tactically change shadows and skip every scene featuring Marumaro.
Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow is scheduled for release in Spring 2010.
Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow coming to DS in Spring 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 1st, 2009 at 06:29pm
Under Xbox 360
click for high-res gallery … of Matt Hazard
You probably weren’t eagerly awaiting the return of self-aware game hero Matt Hazard. Oh sure, it’s kind of a funny premise, but so was Ishtar and we all saw how that worked out. Besides, if you want to softly chuckle as you play a miserable game, the first Matt Hazard title is probably available for a pittance.
Regardless, we’ve brought you to this post to alert you to the existence Matt Hazard: Blood, Bath and Beyond now (officially) coming to XBLA and PSN. It’s a really great name, but judging from the screenshot, we’re assuming Darkened Structure was taken.
Matt Hazard returns in Blood, Bath and Beyond originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 15th, 2009 at 04:15pm
Under DS
XSEED announced the release date for the localized version of RIZ-ZOAWD, now more sensibly (but less intriguingly) titled The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road. Players will be rolling Dorothy and co. around the land of Oz with a virtual trackball starting September 29. Perhaps the most noteworthy thing about that date is that it isn’t Spring 2010.
Beyond the Yellow Brick Road combines the Oz setting and characters with a JRPG design, resulting in something that is, well, really weird.
There’s no date like September 29 for The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 14th, 2009 at 12:30pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
In addition to the Wii Astro Boy game, High Voltage Software is making a Secret Saturdays game for D3 Publisher. Like Astro Boy, which is inspired by Treasure’s Astro Boy: The Omega Factor, High Voltage took cues from an excellent game when designing this children’s game: Bionic Commando. The good one, that is, not the new one.
“Yes, we were playing Bionic Commando Rearmed when we were initially pitching the concept for the game to D3Publisher,” producer Josh VanVeld told Siliconera. The Claw allows Zak Saturday to grapple (amongst other things), so that kind of mechanic seemed like a perfect fit and gave us the opportunity to try out a new 2D/3D hybrid camera system in our engine.”
While Zak’s grappling-based gameplay seems to be most prevalent, VanVeld said that there are “literally dozens of other characters, all of which have unique play styles.” The mere mention of grappling was enough to get us to try a game based on a cartoon we’ve never watched.
[Thanks, Ed!]
Licensed game from High Voltage inspired by Bionic Commando originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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July 20th, 2009 at 03:15pm
Under DS
A licensed Wizard of Oz game doesn’t seem like the biggest news, but the fact that XSEED is publishing it is a clue that there’s a little more going on than the usual licensed kids’ game. In fact, The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road is a localized version of Media Vision’s RIZ-ZOAWD, which is nothing less than a Wizard of Oz-themed JRPG. XSEED has partnered with original Japanese publisher D3 to bring this weird game to North America.
Beyond the Yellow Brick Road combines the Oz setting with turn-based Dragon Quest-esque combat, with certain enemies more susceptible to attacks from certain party members, and a trackball-like movement interface. You’ll be able to send your flying monkeys out for it this fall.
D3 is now a subsidiary of Namco Bandai, which means that The Wizard of Oz is the fourth Namco Bandai game to be picked up by XSEED.
XSEED clicks heels together, brings Wizard of Oz RPG to North America originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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