Prince of Persia Set For Desember Release

I'm not talking about the movie adaptation. So all of you movie goers can save your drool and sit patiently because last time I checked, the Prince of Persia movie is being pushed back to 2010. Right now, I'm talking about the next Ubisoft's acrobatic action adventure game franchise. It is the first next generation Prince of Persia game and marks a new beginning for the franchise. After the adventures in the Sands of Time trilogy that ends with the 2005 release Prince of Persia: The Two Throne, the new Prince of Persia game will have a new Prince with a new art style as well as a new gameplay mechanics. Players will work their way through the game with a beautiful sidekick, Elika. She is one of the last remaining Ahuras and considers it her duty to return the evil spirit Ahriman to his prison inside the Tree of Life. She is gifted with magical powers and an acrobatic match for the Prince.

The game will land in US stores on December 2, with the Europe, Middle East, and Africa later on December 4. The UK will get this game on December 5. The game will be released for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

White Knight Chronicle Gets Release Date

It's been so long since I heard anything about White Knight Chronicle. Last time I heard about this game was at Tokyo Game Show (TGS) last year. And after one year absence of any significant news, the latest issue of Famitsu reports that Sony is planning to release White Knight Chronicle on Christmas day, December 25 for Japanese player.

For you who don't know what White Knight Chronicle is, it is a Level5's big console RPG that's being developed exclusively for Playstation 3. In this fantasy RPG, you take control of a boy who comes into the possession of an ancient artifact. This artifact gives him the ability to transform into White Knight, a 7 meter warrior from the ancient time when such creatures nearly destroyed all of civilization.

Akihiro Hino, the president of Level5, said to Famitsu that White Knight Chronicle is Level5's biggest production yet. It's a game that tackle three elements, the Playstation 3 hardware, a large RPG, and a third element which he's not yet willing to discuss. While speaking in a vague terms only, he said that this third element is something that is indicative of the PS3. Details will be shared in the near future. In the mean time, enjoy some screens.

Sony's PS3 New SKU

This week, there are so many news coming out from Leipzig, Germany. At Sony Computer Entertainment's press presentation at Games Convention in Leipzig, Sony announced yet another SKU of Playstation 3. The new 160GB Playstation 3 is currently only confirmed for release in Europe region but I'm pretty sure other region will get it too.
Other than the hard drive capacity, no other hardware changed for this SKU. The 160GB PS3 will be priced at 449 euros and will come packed with additional 70 euros of downloadable content.

Update: SCEA just announced that the 160GB PS3 will indeed come to North America in a limited edition. The system will be bundled with Uncharted: Drake's Fortune this November for $499.99.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII Screens!

Check out the latest images of Final Fantasy Versus XIII below. It is a Square Enix game exclusively for Sony's Playstation 3. The images are courtesy of ign.





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Which Gaming System is the Most Favourite?

Game Developer Research has surveyed more than 2000 members of the video game industry to find out which gaming platforms they were spending most of their time with. All the participants polled were from North America.
According to the survey, 70% of all the applicants who replied said that they were making game for either the PC or the mac. The console platforms combined as a whole, amounted to 43% of the pie while 28% said that they were designing games for web platforms. The handheld was at the last place with 16% of the pie.
73% of the console developers surveyed said that they were making games for Microsoft's Xbox 360, and 58% said they're developing for Sony's Playstation 3. It is important to note that these percentages include cross-platform games. Nintendo's Wii is in the third place with 42% and Playstation 2 is next with 15% of the pie.
On the handheld side, 75% of the developers were making Nintendo DS games while 45% of them making PSP games.