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It looks like the upcoming XBLA platformer Limbo isn’t headed to the PS3 or PC after all. After the ESRB listed the game for the two additional platforms, we contacted Playdead for more information and, according to Playdead’s Dino Patti, the game is not coming to either the PC or PS3. “We are only launching the title on XBLA,” said Patti. “You won’t see a PS3 or PC version this time around, sorry.” He added that he’s “not sure where the mistake was made” but Playdead has requested that the ESRB remove the PS3 and PC labels from Limbo’s listing.

Playdead: Limbo not coming to PS3 or PC originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 28 May 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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This week in North America, Art Style: Light Trax was released on WiiWare. In Europe, the other new Art Style game has been released. It appears alongside one of the most beloved Kirby games ever!

DSiWare in Europe this week is … eclectic, featuring, among other things, a picross game about animal pictures, and a national anthem karaoke game. The Nintendo page says that “All eyes are on South Africa, all EARS are on you – in the karaoke game of the year!” Which is odd, considering the lack of the South African national anthem in this game.

• Kirby’s Fun Pak (SNES, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
• Lead the Meerkats (WiiWare, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
• Art Style: Penta Tentacles (WiiWare, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)
• Voodoo Dice (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
• Hero of Sparta (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points)
• Animal Color Cross (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
• Bloons (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
• Just Sing! National Anthems (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
  

European Nintendo downloads: Kirby’s Fun Pak, Art Style: Penta Tentacles originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 28 May 2010 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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And just like that, Nintendo Power has officially outed Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. According to Neversoft’s Brian Bright, Warriors of Rock will retain “all the cool features” from Guitar Hero 5, including the ability to play with any combination of instruments. This time around, however, the team strove to “hand-pick” the songs, which will focus on “guitar-centric rock ‘n’ roll” as Bright explained that “so many more people play Guitar Hero on guitar than any other instrument.”

Picking up on the rock focus, the game’s story and aesthetics revolve around heavy metal. Bright mentioned being inspired by heavy metal album covers “with rivers of chrome and guys on horses with bat wings and stuff.” In fact, the game’s quest mode is narrated by Gene Simmons (you don’t say) and tells the story of the struggle between “the Beast” and “the demigod of rock.” Said demigod is defeated, so it’s up to players to find the demigod’s legendary guitar and amass “an army of warriors to be able to defeat the beast.” Boy, that sounds awfully familiar.

The article also reveals that Vicarious Visions will once again develop the Wii version, and expanding the DS-based Roadie mode. You can read the full story in the latest Nintendo Power, on sale June 8.

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock confirmed, detailed originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 28 May 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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For most of us, “it’s a new Metroid” is sufficient to ensure a pre-order of Metroid: Other M. That makes any extra items given away by retailers fully extraneous, though, of course, we’ll take them. GameStop is offering a “collectible art folio” with pre-orders, containing 16 cards with art from Other M. The single preview image looks super classy.

The “folio” design, by the way, means that these pieces of art will be easy to scan for use as desktop wallpapers. We appreciate that kind of convenience. It’s safer than creasing the spine on an art book.
[Via GoNintendo]

Metroid: Other M pre-orders include ‘art folio’ at GameStop originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 28 May 2010 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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While we may have found Alpha Protocol to be a “technical nightmare,” it doesn’t mean we should all just close the book on it. No, other outlets surely have opinions on Obsidian Entertainment’s “Espionage RPG” and we’d be remiss if we didn’t bring them into the discussion. Let’s get to it!

• CVG (8.4/10): “Alpha Protocol’s a technical turkey but it’s also a gripping, innovative and deserving of both success and a sequel. It might look like a dog, but dig deep and you’re in for an undercover treat – it’s a stonking feeling when a game we were expecting to stink turns out to be a revelation. If you’ve any interest in RPGs that also deliver explosive action, don’t let this double agent slip through the net.”
• Eurogamer (7/10): “Like Worcester Sauce, Alpha Protocol’s separate ingredients might be slightly unappetising, but they come together in a quietly effective manner. Unlike Worcester Sauce, it will certainly frustrate you more than it should, and in between the deathlike character models and bizarre misapplications of things like depth of field effects, it will struggle to convince you the team had enough time to finish it up.”
• Videogamer (6/10): “Despite its myriad of shortcomings there’s a moderate amount of fun to be had with Alpha Protocol. It’s a game that’s more enjoyable than it probably should be, a game that’s better than the sum of its parts. There’s a lot of potential hiding under the flawed shell, and although Obsidian has failed to coax it out this time around, I hope somebody does the concept justice in the future.”
• Destructoid (2/10): “Alpha Protocol, to its slim credit, has its basis in noble and ambitious ideas, and those ideas are even well executed on the whole. However, while the ambitious stuff hits the mark, the bog standard gameplay has suffered beyond measure. You can build the most magnificent castle in the world, but if the foundations are made out of wet feces, everything’s going to crumble and fall apart before your very eyes. Alpha Protocol is a castle that’s collapsed in crap. Proof that even the most accomplished of visions are worthless if the fundamentals aren’t in place.”

Metareview: Alpha Protocol originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 28 May 2010 14:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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