The latest issue of Famitsu Magazine has revealed that Ar Tonelico 3 will exclusively be hitting the PS3 on January 28, 2010 and Hokuto no Ken Musou will also arrive next year.

According to PSU (linked above), there will be an Ar Tonelico event at the Akihabara Enta Festival on the 25th if you're in Japan and want to go.

To quote from rykomatsu's article...

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According to a listing on the Ubisoft Web site (linked above) over the weekend, I Am Alive was rumored to be canned for the PlayStation 3 console, yet it was still listed for a release on PC and Xbox 360.

Since then, Ubisoft has updated their site to include Sony's PS3.

Some game details, as follows: Chicago, June 2009. A 10.3 magnitude earthquake destroys the...

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Sorry PC gamers. Dante’s keeping his Inferno to himself. Speaking with Big Download, an EA PR rep shot down any hopes of a PC version of the hotly anticipated game.

To quote: “When Dante’s Inferno was originally announced in December, we attached no platforms to the project. When we came out with a first look for press in February we announced 360/PS3 and then in April we...

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Late last night, the ESRB forced the removal of several gruesome God of War III trailers and replaced them with censored versions.

Two of the more notorious scenes shown thus far from the game, one where Kratos rips the eye out of a cyclops and one where Kratos tears the head of Helios from his body, were blocked out by a big 'censored by the ESRB' logo.

To...

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What can only be summed up as California taking notes from George W. Bush on how to get the masses distracted and angry at something other than a crippled economy.

The State of California is appealing to a bill that would ban the sales of violent video games in the state. The battle for this bill (despite the you know... crippling economy in California and all) has cost the state...

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It’s hard to fall in love with the Classification Board, because no matter how hard you try to like them, they seem to continually insist on providing reasons for gamers to shake their heads.

It was only a matter of time before they returned to their old habit of doing what they do best: dishing out the ‘RC’ stamp.

This time round, the game in question...

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PlayStation and Xbox games help children become the scientists and engineers of the future, a professor claims.

To quote: Children who spend hours every day on their Playstation or Xbox video consoles are improving their brains, according to new research.

A study of 12 year-olds found they boosted crucial visual-spatial skills in which a child learns by...

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While the God of War franchise has traditionally been a particularly brutal series, the developers claim God of War III will push the boundaries to the limit.

When showing off the game most recently, the developers over at Santa Monica's studio told viewers that "Some of these scenes are so violent, they are never going on the internet - at least, not by us. They're just...

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As a Survival Horror fan and a huge Resident Evil fan I am constantly hearing from gamers that Resident Evil is no longer a Survival Horror franchise.

The fan boy in me cringes at these remarks, but I must admit the basic themes of this franchise have been through a major revamp.

Progressively, the series has shifted away from its Horror themes. I am not...

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A leaked introduction video has made its way to the net today detailing MadWorld for Nintendo Wii console.

The ultra-violent SEGA title, set to release in the US on March 10, 2009 is said to be "one of the bloodiest games we've ever seen" according to IGN.

The video's caption simply reads: "LEAKED!! Pretty cool"

Check it out below, courtesy of...

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