Pottermore lives on in PlayStation Home

Pottermore lives on in PlayStation Home

Pottermore, the official online, social universe for Harry Potter lore, is now a part of PlayStation Home. Pottermore in PS Home expands upon features in the browser version – including dueling, collecting trading cards and exploring Diagon Alley – and adds new activities, such as trivia, riding the Hogwarts Express, and a four-player mini-game called Book Herding. 

Pottermore in Home can link with online Pottermore accounts via the Navigator App, allowing players to trade cards. PS3 players already got a taste of Pottermore in Wonderbook: Book of Spells, which we found to be a moderately thrilling experience, even for someone who isn't techically a "young adult" anymore.

Disney Shut Down Lucas Arts

Disney Shut Down Lucas Arts

Disney, which acquired Lucasfilm and LucasArts last year in a $4.05 billion deal, has shut down the legendary LucasArts division.

"After evaluating our position in the games market, we've decided to shift LucasArts from an internal development to a licensing model, minimizing the company's risk while achieving a broader portfolio of quality Star Wars games," Disney informed Game Informer in a statement. "As a result of this change, we've had layoffs across the organization. We are incredibly appreciative and proud of the talented teams who have been developing our new titles."

Although a Star Wars game factory in recent years, the publisher will be remembered for its work defining the adventure genre from the '80s to the '90s, on such titles as Maniac Mansion, The Secret of Monkey Island, Grim Fandango and Day of the Tentacle. The soul of those games and that era moved on from the company after the departure of Ron Gilbert and Double Fine's Tim Schafer.

The last announced LucasArts project was Star Wars 1313, but rumors have circulated for months about the action-adventure's halted development. The fate of Star Wars: First Assault, a multiplayer shooter, has been just as unclear.

As for Disney, the company is all-in on Disney Infinity and mobile games, having shut down the last of its core developers.

Final Fantasy X HD Remaster Screenshots Show PS2 And PS3 Comparison

Final Fantasy X HD Remaster Screenshots Show PS2 And PS3 Comparison

We’ve got screenshots of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, showing off a comparison between the original PlayStation 2 game and the PlayStation 3′s HD Remaster version. Take a look at the comparison screens below, followed by a mix of other older screens and a couple of new ones.

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Shin Megami Tensei IV Coming To North America This Summer

Shin Megami Tensei IV Coming To North America This Summer

Shin Megami Tensei IV is headed to North America, The game is slated for release this Summer and will cost $50 (which means RM150 here in Malaysia)


Shin Megami Tensei IV takes place in the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado and in Tokyo. You play as a member of the Samurai—a group with the ability to control demons using special gauntlets equipped with the demon summoning program. You can view the game’s official website here.


Shin Megami Tensei IV will be released in 2013 for the Nintendo 3DS. As with other Shin Megami Tensei titles, you will get to choose between Chaos and Law in the game.

 

New English Trailer fo Dragon's Crown

New English Trailer fo Dragon's Crown

Dragon’s Crown is slated for release in North America this Summer, and this morning, Atlus USA put out an English trailer for the game that introduces its cast of characters. Watch it below:

Dragon’s Crown will be released for the PlayStation 3 and Vita. The game will feature multiplayer for up to four players, and featuring cross-save which means you’ll be able to transfer your save data between the two versions.

Record of Agarest War coming to the PC

Record of Agarest War coming to the PC

U.K. publisher Ghostlight are bringing Record of Agarest War to the PC. The turn-based strategy RPG has been entered into the Steam Greenlight program under its European title, Agarest: Generations of War, along with a trailer which you can view below.

Ghostlight have unofficially confirmed the news themselves as well. Over on Twitter, a fan pointed the Steam Greenlight page out to Ghostlight’s Ross Brierley, to which Brierley responded: “Indeed. There should be more info coming soon on our site.”

Brierley also went on to confirm that the PC release will be available worldwide and that it will retain the game’s Japanese voices. The PC version is based off of the Xbox 360 version of the game.

Final Fantasy XIII-2

Final Fantasy XIII-2

Square Enix has announced Final Fantasy XIII-2 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 during a Square Enix 1st Production Department event in Japan,. The producer,Yoshinori Kitase,revealed the new sequel to the Final Fantasy XIII. It will be directed by Motomu Toriyama.The game will  featured Lightning as the main character again like the previous game. Square Enix Europe has said that the game "exceeds Final Fantasy XIII in every aspect", that brings that every aspect being evolved including the battle system.