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Visceral reads from the Big Book of Not Making Sense Visceral Games has justified the controversial microtransaction system inDead Space 3by claiming mobile gamers expect them now. Well, that’s a totally reasonable … wait, what? “There’s a lot of players out there, especially players coming from mobile games, who are accustomed to micro-transactions,” Visceral’s John Calhoun toldCVG. “They’re like ‘I need this now, I want this now.’ They need instant gratification....

We have all kinds of sports in the United States, but the “big four” (baseball, football, basketball, and hockey as a distant fourth) generally take precedence over everything else. Still, tennis has a decent following here, especially with American talent like James Blake and Andy Roddick being successful at the moment. And the phenomenal success ofWii Tennisshows that, at the very least, tennis is a viable videogame sport. 2K Sports’Top Spinseries has come to be regarded as the pinnacle of simulation tennis videogames, and to uphold that impressive pedigree, the France-based studio PAM Development has been working onTop Spin 3for most of the past two years....

The Devil’s in the Details As Blizzard Entertainment continues beavering away at its upcoming sequelDiablo IV, the rumor mills have started churning out potential dates for the eventual return of one of gaming’s grimmest and most uniquely compelling dungeon crawlers. We have already been told the title will be “playable” in 2023, though when and in what form remains a mystery. Enter frequent spoilerXboxEra podcast, as hosted byWindows Central. In the most recent episode of the show, it was suggested that Blizzard could be planning on launching the sequel as soon as April of next year, with pre-orders opening in December, perhaps following a brand new trailer at the upcoming Game Awards show, which is currently scheduled to take place exactly one month from now....

A Rabanastre stage You’re going to be seeing a lot more ofFinal Fantasy XIIin this next year. In addition to the PS4 remaster of the International Edition of the game “sometime in 2017,” there’s also going to be a new level added to the arcade version ofDissidiaon December 22. It’s none other than the royal city of Rabanastre in the land of Ivalice, the core hub of the game. As a reminderDissidiais only still locked as an arcade exclusive in Japan, though it’s expected to arrive at some point on PS4 in that region, with a possible localization in the cards....

Puzzle fans rejoice! The next installment in the Professor Layton series,Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, will be coming out for the DS on September 20th of this year. (There’s also a separateLaytongame,Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle,in development for the 3DS.) If you somehow aren’t familiar with one of the best series on the DS, the Professor Layton games have you solving a variety of puzzles, riddles, and logic games while trying to figure out a much bigger mystery....

EA CFO Blake Jorgensen backpedals on company’s recent remarks Electronic Arts is pulling an about-face regarding the Wii U. Contrary toprevious reports, EA’s chief financial officer asserts the companyisdeveloping games for Nintendo’s home console. Speaking at the Stifel Nicolaus 2013 Internet, Media and Communications Conference, Blake Jorgensen stated EA has Wii U games in the works, however, these titles are apparently fewer in number than the publisher’s forthcoming PlayStation 4 and Xbox One projects....

The Casemiro Flashback SBC is now live inEA FC 25, and you may complete it to unlock a special card for your Ultimate Team. This is the latest Flashback SBC to be released ahead of the Black Friday celebrations, and you can unlock it by completing all the tasks that are part of it. Let’s take a look at the cheapest way to unlock the item for your Ultimate Team squad....

The Entertainment Software Association has addressedrecent discussion of its involvementwithSOPA, confirming toJoystiqthat it has no intention of withdrawing support. The controversial bill, which maintains growing popular disapproval, shall continue to have the backing of a large section of the game industry. As an industry of innovators and creators, we understand the importance of both technological innovation and content protection, and do not believe the two are mutually exclusive. Rogue websites – those singularly devoted to profiting from their blatant illegal piracy – restrict demand for legitimate video game products and services, thereby costing jobs....

On your marks Evolution has announced that plans to bringDriveclubto PlayStation Plus are “in the final stages of development.” We knew the servers were scheduled to be replaced and upgraded from June 1as the developer “prepare[d] for the PlayStation Plus Edition,” but this latest news — courtesy of atweetyesterday by game director Paul Rustchynsky — is the most solid confirmation we’ve had to date. — Paul Rustchynsky (@Rushy33)July 16, 2025 Driveclublaunched (late) in October of last year to a bevvy ofissues, errors and server woes....

Well, this is awkward After eclipsing the 2 million download mark with its new mobile RPGTerra Battle, Mistwalker was supposed to begin work on a console game based on the same world and characters. Thing is, that hasn’t happened yet. Though the studioannounced hitting the milestone last week, in a recent interview withFamitsu, Mistwalker boss Hironobu Sakaguchi admitted he hadn’t given it much thought. “When we first began planning the Download Starter and setting our goals, I never thought we’d reach two million downloads,” Sakaguchi said (as translated byGematsu)....

This guy is episodic After a divisive gameplayreveal at PlayStation Experience(looks cool, I’ll play it), we’re getting word from the Square Enix that theFinal Fantasy VII Remakewill be “told across a multi-part series.” We don’t know how many episodes, or how often they’ll release. I expect some uproar over this, but breaking it down into chunks opens up the possibility of the game coming out sooner than we expected. Of course, the spacing between the episodes could be maddening for some....

Game with the Dtoid community! I finally took the plunge and bought a Wii U on New Year’s Eve (thanks, birthday and Christmas money!), but due to sick kids and work and such, I literally haven’t even had a chance to play it yet. (Installed the update, though. Thank god.) New to FNF? Read this!Each week, a bunch of us Dtoiders get together to play videogames online! It’s a 100% community-run event, so feel free to join in or even host something yourself!...

With improved visuals Grandia IIis on its way back to PC with a Steam release, GungHo Online just announced. A remastered version of classic Dreamcast role-playing game is in the cards, complete with shiny new HD visuals, keyboard and gamepad support, plus Steam achievements and trading cards. Last month,GungHo surveyed fans, asking which old Game Arts titles fans would like to see make a comeback. According to the company, the demand aGrandia IIremaster was “overwhelming....