Today in Gaming

Shinovi Versus gets an immediate release window while bith Trails are still pending 2014.

Ai, Aidos...

Taiyz wrote:

Extree extree, read all about it! Nintendo makes pact with Satan, finally decides to release NFC-powered figurines of their characters!

http://www.siliconera.com/2014/05/07/nintendo-release-figurines-can-interact-games/

Finally, I can get Nintendo figures for my desk without spending a fortune on Nintendo Nendoroids. I was this close to dropping $50 on that Wind Waker Link Nendoroid.

Sunset Overdrive finally has a gameplay trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMnjoqr5glk

Except Nendoroids are generally really good quality.

http://www.siliconera.com/2014/05/09/inside-recording-booth-akibas-trip-undead-undressed/ this is very very good, but I'm a bit sad that they weren't able to squeeze in "according to keikaku" in its original form.

I really hope that this pans out for them, XSEED needs to go as mainstream as Atlus did with the Persona series. I'm still not sure what to do considering that whole PS4 port thing...

Microsoft has some big news today. http://news.xbox.com/2014/05/xbox-delivering-more-choices

-$400 Xbox One without Kinect (there's a whopping 3 games being made for it at the moment, no loss there)
-June's Games With Gold are Dark Souls, Charlie Murder, and SF4 Arcade Edition.
-Xbox One's Games With Gold program starts as well with Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and Halo: Spartan Assault. Xbox One's free games require an Xbox One subscription.
-Deals with Gold starting in June on Xbox One. Forza 5 and Ryse will be the first two. They 50-75% off certain titles, but they didn't say how much these two will be marked down.
-All Xbox Apps no longer require Xbox Live Gold.

Good move on the price point, but unfortunately they downscaled Games with Gold on the One, because you need an active subscription like Playstation Plus to play One Games with Gold games.

Also it's pretty stupid that they're giving away AE literally the month before Ultra comes out.

Apparently they didn't do that on the 360 because they weren't able to implement a drm system like that.

Thank god for that. The point is that it's lost its edge against Sony on that front, and basically proved that they weren't actually trying to offer a better service.

Edit: http://www.siliconera.com/2014/05/13/xseed-resurrects-bullet-witch-xbox-live-games-demand/ why not?

The Xbone deal is actually better then the PS4's game rental deal. They're both offering cheap indie games with your online gaming access, but MS is offering two games in June instead of just one.

I'm not going to pay for it just to keep the games if I'm not playing any games online. I don't really see the appeal of PS+, anyway. Almost all the games they offer have cheap physical copies available.

Microsoft to offer Xbox Live Gold refunds when entertainment apps go free.

Quote :

Once the Xbox One and Xbox 360 system updates become available in June, Xbox Live Gold members who purchased a paid membership before that day can cancel and receive a pro-rata refund of any unused remaining days between the date of cancellation and the date their paid Gold membership ends.

Cancellation and pro-rata refund requests must be made by August 31, 2014 and require six to eight weeks for processing. Free or trial Gold memberships are not eligible for a refund. To request your pro-rata refund, please click http://support.xbox.com/contact-us after the system updates become available in June.

You need PS+ to play online on the PS4 now, and I think it's required for cloud saving too, at least it does on Vita.

The point is that I don't give a shit about what's offered, it's how it's offered. If I don't truly own the game, you haven't actually given me something for free.

Neople is apparently reviving DFO. They even have a disclaimer at the bottom that Nexon doesn't have their hands in this, haha.

The new Shining game has you playing as a dragon.

Come on Zestiria, playable dragons too!

Shining Resonance looks awesome, I hope they localize it.

Yeah, keep dreamin' Arn.

Will Atlus have any effect in that localization? I'd play it if they bring it over.

A Shining game? Localized? In this day and age? Does not compute.

Isn't Atlus owned by Sega or something? I mean they could do that right? I mean we got Conception 2. The second game rather than the first of all games.

It might be a possibility because it's a PS3 game and not PSP.

Atlus did localize the Shining Soul games, actually.

DylDawg wrote:

The new Shining game has you playing as a dragon.

Come on Zestiria, playable dragons too!

New... Shining game?

Oh, it looks like Tony Taka is designing Battle Mikos again.

I was thinking if Sonia is your type Abi.

Abicion wrote:

Oh, it looks like Tony Taka is designing Battle Mikos again.

More token elves or gtfo Tony.

No. Battle mikos.

http://www.destructoid.com/shining-resonance-is-an-upcoming-rpg-from-the-developer-of-wild-arms-274862.phtml

The main girl has the exact same low-cut robe and separate collar-thing as Kureha.

i c both

Dayum me likely tho, nice to see an elf lead. However, Altina will be mai waifu, always and forever.

Abicion wrote:

The main girl has the exact same low-cut robe and separate collar-thing as Kureha.

... YOU'RE RIGHT. Battle maidens be rising back. I never noticed it until now, very observant Abby-kun.

I wish the Wild Arms developer would also develop a new Wild Arms. Darn Sony.

I see that they stuck with Tony Taka after the PS2 Shining games. Why not change designer like previous games? Or does TT help move the sales?

Also how does the previous Shining games play? It says real time in Resonance, so it might be up my alley.

Hearts, Blade, and Ark played like Valkyria Chronicles, have not played the PS2 Shinings so I'm not sure about them.

And Tony Taka is practically a staple in Shining in Japan.