Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced that a remake of Xenoblade Chronicles is currently in the works and will be released for the New Nintendo 3DS models.

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In this morning’s Nintendo 3DS Direct, they revealed the latest models of the Nintendo 3DS with the New Nintendo 3DS XL (LL in Japan) and New Nintendo 3DS.

Read New Nintendo 3DS And New Nintendo 3DS XL Announced, Are More Powerful on Siliconera!

Xenoblade Chronicles X for Wii U will be a more “user-friendly experience” than Xenoblade in terms of quests.

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Anita Sarkeesian, whose excellent Tropes vs Women in Video Games series is an important contribution to the discussion of gender and games, has been driven from her home by enraged male gamers whose stalking, and explicit, credible threats of sexual violence against her and her family convinced her to go into hiding. Read the rest

As a lone adventurer armed with just a single arrow, Titan Souls provides you with a mighty task: to defeat the titans in order to restore the shattered Titan Soul.

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There’s a little bit of déjà vu going on as our PlayStation Plus members will once again receive two games free the day they hit the PlayStation Store – Velocity 2X on PS4 and Joe Danger’s release on PS Vita. Of course, there are other great titles including Sportsfriends on PS4, PS All Stars Battle Royale and Hoard on PS3 and TxK on PS Vita.

On PS4, Plus members will be able to download Velocity 2X and Sportsfriends. Velocity 2X is the sequel to Velocity Ultra and features arcade shooting and puzzle platforming with a cool teleportation mechanic. Sportsfriends is the perfect title to complement your parties, as it features 4 mini-games – BaraBariBall, Hokra, Super Pole Riders and Johann Sebastian Joust– to bring out the competitive side in everyone.

For PlayStation 3 owners, you can nab PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale, the game where you can get together with friends and pit PlayStation characters like Sly Cooper and Kratos against each other. And Hoard, an action-strategy title where you’ll play as a dragon attempting to get as much gold as possible.

PlayStation Vita owners can pick up Joe Danger for the first time on the platform and enjoy some good old fashioned stunt racing, as well as TxK, a remake of the classic arcade shooter Tempest.

All of these games will be free for Plus members starting September 2nd. If you want to see these titles in action, check out the video below.

September PlayStation Plus Preview

Velocity 2X (PS4, PS Vita)

Free for PS Plus members
Use the Quarp Drive teleport to outsmart the evil Vokh in race-tuned space combat, then dock your ship, jump out and continue the fight on foot! Velocity 2X is the visually dazzling action packed sequel to Velocity Ultra, featuring amazing puzzle-platforming action alongside award-winning shooter gameplay!

Sportsfriends (PS4, PS3)

Free for PS Plus members
Sportsfriends is a compendium of award-winning local multiplayer games for living rooms, parties, and even backyards. Featuring: retro-styled fighting game BaraBariBall, QWOP-like pole vault dueling game Super Pole Riders, high-velocity sports game Hokra, and face-to-face physical party game Johann Sebastian Joust. All the games are playable with the DualShock®4 wireless controller, while Johann Sebastian Joust can be further enhanced by the PlayStation Move Motion Controller (sold separately).

PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale (PS3, PS Vita)

Free for PS Plus members
From Kratos to Sly Cooper, Sweet Tooth to Parappa the Rapper, Sony characters from all over the gaming spectrum are brought together in a fighting adventure that’s both easy to play, and hard to master. Take the battle online for competitive multiplayer action, or go head to head with a group of friends on the couch and prove once and for all who’s really the best!

Hoard (PS3)

Free for PS Plus members
HOARD is an innovative fast-paced arcade action-strategy title from Big Sandwich Games that puts you in control of conquering a medieval kingdom. Your goal is to build a giant pile of gold to sleep on in your lair. YOU ARE THE DRAGON: Scare villages! Burn castles! Collect treasure! Roast pesky knights and thieves! Compete or co-operate with other dragons in epic multiplayer battles!

Joe Danger (PS Vita)

Free for PS Plus members
Take Joe on a ride from zero to hero in a game that lives up to its big brother with no compromises. Eye-popping super-smooth 60FPS graphics use only the very brightest colours on Vita’s lovely screen, and we’ve revamped the JD control scheme so it plays just as nicely, too, including touch controls for the editor modes!

TxK (PS Vita)

Free for PS Plus members
Glowing vectors, explosive particle effects and a pulse-pounding soundtrack are core elements of many modern arcade shooters – a style that Llamasoft defined with its seminal 90s tube shooter. TxK is the spiritual successor to that genre-defining work and brings you 100 levels of engrossing score-chasing gameplay, married to an outstanding soundtrack that will have your head nodding as you blast your way onto the scoreboards.

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mpicpp (3454017) writes with this excerpt from Ars Technica about Comcast's data caps that aren't data caps:Customers must pay more if they exceed limits — but it's not a cap, Comcast says. For the past couple of years, Comcast has been trying to convince journalists and the general public that it doesn't impose any "data caps" on its Internet service. ... That's despite the fact that Comcast in some cities enforces limits on the amount of data customers can use and issues financial penalties for using more than the allotment. Comcast has said this type of billing will probably roll out to its entire national footprint within five years, perhaps alongside a pricier option to buy unlimited data. ... Comcast's then-new approach was touted to "effectively offer unlimited usage of our services because customers will have the ability to buy as much data as they want."

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Super Time Force Ultra is Now Available on Steam and is 10% off!*

Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!

*Offer ends September 1 at 10AM Pacific Time

Civilization: Beyond Earth pre-orders will now get an extra 6 exoplanet map packs as an added incentive. Woo?

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A study proves what we all knew: people on conference calls do anything but participate, be it sending email (63%), eating (55%), shitting (47%), fooling around on twitter and facebook (43%), playing video games (25%), or taking proper phone calls (6%).

Shadowgate is Now Available on Steam and is 10% off!*

Thrust into the role of "The Seed of Prophecy," players travel deep into the living castle, in hopes of defeating the evil that dwells within – the dreaded Warlock Lord.

*Offer ends August 28 at 10AM Pacific Time

Earthbound Hobonichi Techo cover ⊟

Looks like 2015 is the year you give up your naked Hobonichi Techo lifestyle, and dress up your journal in Mother 2 style. This rad Onett cover is one of the special designs being released alongside the 2015 edition of the inspiring day planner/diary/sketchbook/all-purpose life companion.

It comes with a Mr. Saturn pencil board! P hot look with a matching haramaki.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

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D3 Publisher has an enhanced port of Earth Defense Force 2 in development for PlayStation Vita called Earth Defense Force Portable V2. The giant bug shooting game will gain the Air Raid unit which can summon tanks and air strikes who was introduced in Earth Defense Force 2025.

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Inti Creates also have plans to release the game as a separate download.

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The game will be available on October 28th in North America and October 31st in Europe.

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Indiecade calls Max Temkin's latest card game "Blazing Saddles meets Egyptian Ratscrew"; it's $35 with shipping. Read the rest

Sony Computer Entertainment have shared six minutes of footage from Bloodborne, From Software’s next game.

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The main character leads his army with a flag, hence the emphasis on banners and emblem designs.

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No human being can make the circuit from eyes to brain to muscles fast enough to hit a ball in midflight or avoid an oncoming fist. You can’t change those natural limits with any amount of practice. So how do they do it? Read the rest

We missed this wonderful illlustration when it hit the internet last month, but how timeless is Gemma Correll's map of an introvert's heart? (more…)

I used to be able to watch other people play video games, as a kid, and still enjoy myself. Today...Not so much.

Just the other day, my youngest daughter was playing Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess for the Playstation 2. I know this horrible game played a major factor in it, but it was borderline excruciating. Then again, she is five and I am not.

When I was five, I was playing Donkey Kong and Smurfs on the ColecoVision and it probably wasn't much more fun to watch, than this. I guess it really depends on the game and who is playing it, as well.



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Iuchi mentions in his blog that as part of M2, he’s been helping out on various projects for the company, but that he got the go-ahead from M2 to talk a little bit about his new game, called Ubusana.

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Gunvolt out August 29 in US ⊟

Inti Creates’ debut self-published game, Azure Striker Gunvolt, will be released in North America on August 29 for $15. Big day for 3DS releases, suddenly, with that and Layton vs. Phoenix Wright!

I mean, those two things can coexist just fine.

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Hard West will let players reenact their favorite shootouts, and with the right skills they can even execute ridiculous tricks such as curving the bullet trajectory just like the assassins in the movie Wanted.

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Nyu Media, Playism and other doujin game publishers have teamed up to hold a “Japanese Indie Festival” discount sale on Steam.

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