The Last Story to Be Told in North America Next Month, Pre-Order Now for a Musical Bonus

Matt Litten — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 19:51:00 +0000

Gather ’round, Nintendo Wii owners, for XSEED Games and Mistwalker have an epic story to tell. The Last Story, that is, an incredible role-playing adventure from the creator of Final Fantasy.

The Last Story finally makes it to North America next month, on August 14th to be specific. As previously announced, all first-print copies of the game will be deemed Limited Editions containing a 44-page softcover art book and exclusive storybook packaging. If that wasn’t enough to get you to throw down for a pre-order, maybe this will.

By pre-ordering The Last Story at participating retailers such as Amazon.com, EB Games Canada or GameStop, you’ll also score a bonus soundtrack CD featuring a sampler-size helping of seven songs from the game. Nobuo Uematsu scored the game, so you’re totally going to want this if you have any interest in video game music.

The Last Story First Print Copies to Come With Limited Edition Art Book and Custom Box

Matt Litten — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:03:41 +0000

Fans demanded it. Campaigned for it even. XSEED Games (in partnership with Nintendo) made it happen: The Last Story, the Wii RPG from Mistwalker studio and the father of Final Fantasy, is being localized for release in North America this summer (July 10 is the current ship date).

As the cherry on top of this delicious role-playing sundae surprise, XSEED now announces that Hironobu Sakaguchi’s latest masterpiece will launch as an automatic Limited Edition. All first print copies, at the regular $49.99 price, will come with a softcover art book stuffed with 44 pages of beautiful pictures to look at. An outer box, custom made in the style of a fantasy storybook, will also be included, the perfect collectible case option for storing the game and art book and displaying them on your game shelf when not in use.

Judging by how fast Xenoblade Chronicles flew off the shelves at launch–as a GameStop exclusive at that–you better throw down for a pre-order fast before the Limited Edition printing is all spoken for.

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Screenshot Saturday: God of War: Ascension, Black Ops II & Dueling Mascot Racers Dishonored by an Unfinished Swan

Matt Litten — Sat, 05 May 2012 19:57:27 +0000

Multiplayer in God of War? I know, it still doesn’t sound quite right. But Sony Santa Monica has revealed its competitive ambitions for the next PlayStation 3 mythological adventure, and here you’ll find the first screenshots showing teams of Kratos wannabes fighting for the right to slay a giant cyclops.

Not to be outdone, Activision came through with the completely expected news that Call of Duty: Black Ops II is exploding onto the gaming scene this fall. The near-future Cold War premise with horseback riding and unmanned drones turned into an army of robot invaders? Now that stuff wasn’t so predictable.

For mascot kart racing fans, new screenshots for Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed and LittleBigPlanet Karting crossed the finish line this week. Bethesda also dropped off a screen-grab six-pack for awesome-looking first-person action game Dishonored and, proving once again that games are art, Giant Sparrow presented its beautifully abstract first-person painting adventure game, The Unfinished Swan. Just one more artsy PlayStation Network exclusive to watch out for, folks.

Other new screenshot galleries to check out this week include: Persona 4 Golden, Orgarhythm, Ragnarok Odyssey, Mario Tennis Open, GT Academy 2012, Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy, The Last Story, Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles, Hitman: Absolution, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Vita, Ys Origin, Pokémon Conquest, Ms. Splosion Man, The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, Unchained Blades, Warlock: Master of the Arcane, Starvoid, Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition, Salem: The Crafting MMO, Enclave: Shadows of Twilight and Free Realms third birthday celebration.

God of War: Ascension (PS3):
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PC, PS3, Xbox 360):
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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita):
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LittleBigPlanet Karting (PS3):
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Dishonored (PC, PS3, Xbox 360):
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The Unfinished Swan (PS3/PSN/PS Move):
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Persona 4 Golden (PlayStation Vita):
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Orgarhythm (PlayStation Vita):
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Ragnarok Odyssey (PlayStation Vita):
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Mario Tennis Open (Nintendo 3DS):
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GT Academy 2012 (PSN/PS3):
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Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy (Nintendo 3DS):
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The Last Story (Nintendo Wii):
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Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles – The Avengers Table (XBLA, PSN for PS3 and Vita):
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Hitman: Absolution (PC, PS3, Xbox 360):
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Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (PlayStation Vita):
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Ys Origin (PC):
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Pokémon Conquest (Nintendo DS):
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Ms. Splosion Man – Splokour Challenge Event (XBLA):
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The Testament of Sherlock Holmes (PC, PS3, Xbox 360):
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Unchained Blades (PSP, Nintendo 3DS):
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Warlock: Master of the Arcane (PC):
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Starvoid (PC):
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Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (PC):
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Salem: The Crafting MMO (PC, Mac, Linux):
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Enclave: Shadows of Twilight (Nintendo Wii):
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Free Realms – Third Birthday Event (PC, Mac, PSN):
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The Last Story – VGBlogger.com

The Last Story to Be Told in North America Next Month, Pre-Order Now for a Musical Bonus

The Last Story First Print Copies to Come With Limited Edition Art Book and Custom Box

Screenshot Saturday: God of War: Ascension, Black Ops II & Dueling Mascot Racers Dishonored by an Unfinished Swan

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