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Square Enix is publishing the next installment of a Western action-RPG series? Does this means we'll be able customize the male hero's level of femininity?
News Blips:
Obsidian Entertainment to develop Dungeon Siege 3 with Square Enix, not Microsoft, as publisher. This entry into the series is the first that's playable on home consoles.The creator of the original Dungeon Siege, Gas Powered Games founder Chris Taylor, plans to serve as an advisor to Obsidian, who's also responsible for Fallout: New Vegas and Alpha Protocol. I think this decision is a step in the right direction to help wipe the memory of Uwe Boll's Dungeon Siege movie from our collective memory. [1UP]
Apple announces iPhone 4. CEO Steve Jobs showed off the new device this morning at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference. Notable features include a 5-megapixel camera with video conference support and a high resolution "retina display" that sports more pixels than any other phone currently on the market. Apple plans to sell the 16GB iPhone 4 model for $199 and the 32GB model for $299. I feel that at this point, the company should just set up a direct deposit option so that their fans can easily transfer their paychecks. [Wired]
Cheat software developer Xploder sells individual downloadable-game saves to lazy PlayStation 3 gamers. They currently offer save files for Modern Warfare 2 and Avatar: The Game for a dollar each that have all of the levels, secret content, etc. available. Hmm…after I've unlocked everything in a game, I usually stop playing it. [1UP]
A San Diego man files a class-action lawsuit against Sony Computer Entertainment America and Square Enix over console failures from playing Final Fantasy 13. Daniel Wolf seeks $5 million (which, if he won, would be distributed to others who join the suit) from the companies over "severe and widespread damage" to his and others' PlayStation 3 consoles. So far, both companies have acknowledged the problem, but neither has taken responsibility for it. Well, that's the price PS3 gamers pay for having all of FF 13s 3 discs (for Xbox 360) on one Blu-ray…I suppose. [IGN]
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