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The first ViDoc forHalo: Reachhas the Bungie team talking about what they’re doing different from the SPARTANs, the environment, weapons, the Covenant bastards and more. Bungie is going for a more human approach inReachand one of the things they’re improving is the character animation. They’re using motion capture and they’re putting more polygons into the characters which means all the human faces won’t look like they’ve been stepped on a couple of dozen times like inHalo 3....

Alright. Now we knowFinal Fantasy XIII‘s coming out March 9th, 2010. Square Enix promised to blow a load of details onto gamer’s faces on the 13th of every month, butthat video with the smarmy dude in too-tight pantswasn’t quite enough to constitute a properly informational spoodging. Thankfully, the game is coming out next month in Japan, and its premier gaming rags are keeping the details coming.Andriasangsurfaced with some choice bits aboutFFXIII‘s character and battle systems....

The best thing about thisHeavy Rainconcept artis that there are no disturbing character models with their alive-yet-so-very-dead facial expressions and animations. It’s also quite cool to look at. I am getting pretty excited aboutHeavy Rain. I was a big fan ofFahrenheit(Indigo Prophecyin the US) and have been patiently waiting for this latest Quantic Dream title to finally surface. Looking at this art work seems to reveal a little more about the game itself, as it looks like some cutscenes are being drawn out here....

You have to hand it to Sony — its marketing department can be … inventive … at the very least. Although the publisher’s decision to “limit” theKillzone 2demo to pre-orders seemed a bit confusing (that is, unless you simply made a European account like we all did), Sony’s method of opening the download up to all American users is downright bizarre. “My intel tells me that Helghast forces are en route toPlayStation Hometoday,”commentsSony community manager Jeff Rubenstein....

Here’s the video the boys blogging theKonami keynotegot to see back at E3. The game looks likeMetal Gear Solid 4, mainly because it’s the online portion of the game. But instead of playing it online in the comfort of your own home, you’re able to play it at a noisy arcade networked together with three other arcade cabinets! You may be thinking to yourself, “But CTZ, that’s kind of lame.”...

If there’s one thing I regret about my time at Sony Gamer’s Day last week, it’s that I didn’t have the opportunity to use any of it to get really in-depth onWhite Knight Chronicles. The game is coming from Level-5 this winter and I love so many of their games. At the same time, the online multiplayer has me wary and I wish I had gathered more information about it. There was just so much to do and not nearly enough time to do it in....

No bit of hardware is any good if there is no software to show it off. Arguably,Wii Sportswas the system seller for that console, and the fact it came bundled with the Wii only made the whole shebang that much more appealing. Microsoft is making the same bet by bundling Kinect with an equally casual title:Kinect Adventures. Does it measure up? No bit of hardware is any good if there is no software to show it off....

Of course it is. But as a sort-of-journalist, I know not to say that until it’s been officially confirmed. Instead, I’m meant to tell you that Capcom has launched amysterious new website, whose URL contains the words “new warrior,” and then say “what could it be?” Well, it could be an ad for a new line of pajamas, but it’s not. It’s aSuper Street Fighter IVteaser site. Probably. If you’ve beenfollowingthis, you’ve most likely seen Hamza’s post about the allegedappearence of T....

Many series fans wondered why Capcom decided to release a new disc instead of a downloadable update forUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3after yesterday’s announcement. Game producer Ryota Niitsuma told us that the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan created delays that forced them to change up their original plans to release DLC forMarvel vs. Capcom 3. “After the release ofMarvel vs. Capcom 3there were plans to release DLC,” Niitsuma told Destructoid yesterday....

I’m sure Sony is trying to push as many PSP systems out the door as they can before the PS Vita lands. These new PSP value packs may help them out a bit in Japan. On July 28th Japanese retailers will start selling these 17,800 yen ($220) value packs in Piano Black, Vibrant Blue and Blossom Pink. They come with the system, charger, battery, cleaning cloth, case, and a 2GB Memory Stick Duo Mark II....

I’ve always been a fan of flight combat games — even though I’ve never been very good at them. There’s just something about flying over wide open landscapes — while simultaneously firing off missiles at the punks that dare to invade my airspace — that just never seems to get old. That’s one of the reasons why if I’m playing a game that features aerial vehicular combat (likeWarhawk), I’ll jump in a plane the first chance I get … and subsequently get shot down a few seconds later....

Square Enix has just launched theofficial sitefor its upcoming PSP title,Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep. In addition to the usual information and screenshots, the site also states that the game will be available in Japan before the end of 2009, which is earlier than many of us expected upon hearing it had been slated for “Winter.” Hopefully we won’t have to wait much longer than that for our own version....

Hideo Kojima andMetal Gear Solidhave become synonymous with one another. To be fair, you can’t really blame us for fusing the two entities together when he puts his name and face into the game at any given opportunity, but nevertheless, Kojima is feeling the sting of becoming so well known for his creation, as he tellsDevelopmagazine about the pressure to produce sequels. “Yeah, there’s absolutely pressure there,” he confesses. “Maybe if I quit Konami that pressure might be a bit better, but since Konami handles the business side of our operations, yeah, there’s definitely a demand continue a series as successful asMetal Gear....