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Sony UK’s managing director Ray Maguire hascalled out rival consoles, arguing that while the PlayStation 3 is still full of potential, other machines are already hitting their spiral period. The comment came from thesame discussionwhich saw Maguire justifyHome‘s delay, where he also suggested that a lengthy development process leads to the creation of the most powerful gaming platform in history. Maguire is not a man who minces his words when talking about the glory of PlayStation....

More than 100,000 sales since March 31 Story of Seasonshas sold more than 100,000 units in North America since its March 31 release, XSEED Games revealed today, trumpeting the farming sim as its fasting-selling game thus far. The announcement follows one made in November 2012, when the publisher calledThe Last Story(a Mistwalker-developed RPG Nintendo of America passed on) its “most successful title to date.” For comparison’s sake, XSEED notesRune Factory 4has sold 160,000 copies since October 2013....

A 10 second No More Heroes 3 teaser during the Nintendo stream? No More Heroesis one of those franchises that you kind of just hope is around forever. The original was pretty groundbreaking with the use of the phone accessory, motion controls, theme, and of course the general bonkers concept of doing chores while slicing assassins in half, and from there it kind of took off. People want to see more in spite of the flaws of the follow-ups (and the original for that matter), and it looks like we’re probably getting it....

And you better bring some Aero the Acro-Bat Retro publisher Sunsoft, the studio behind 16-bit franchises such asAero the Acro-BatandZero the Kamikaze Squirrel, has announced that it intends to hold its second“Sunsoft is BACK”live stream next week, featuring more information on the resurrected publisher’s upcoming releases. Sunsoft’sfirst comeback stream, which was held in August of last year, saw the dormant studio announce a selection of new titles for the Japanese market, including the revival of ’80s strategy seriesIkki Unite, a remaster of 1992 platformerGimmick!...

Make some space Nintendo has updated the official pageforthe newly revealed sequel, and theBayonetta 3file size clocks in at 15GB. It’s not quite as compact as a first-party game (Nintendo continues to work its magic, asMario StrikersSwitch is a staggeringly low 3GB!); rather, it’s a fairly standard “AAA” size without breaking the bank too much (like say, an open world RPG such asWitcher 3does with roughly 31GB of space baseline)....

Another Digital Foundry report While Telltale games are well-known for their gripping narratives, they’re also well-known for their technical hiccups. Choppy gameplay and bugs are unfortunate earmarks of the studio’s work. Most people are able to overlook these issues, as Telltale’s games don’t require the sort of precision that something likeDark Soulsdoes. Still, it’s not a great reputation to have. According to this Digital Foundry analysis,Telltale’s newBatmanseries might be the worst offender yet....

sweats loudly I have to make like a snake and get on a plane for E3 real soon. Still not packed. That’s what Sunday night is for. I just want to file all my E3 reports like Ulala inSpace Channel 5, strutting and dancing down the show floor carpets in a miniskirt and just going, “up up down down hey hey hey” at people trying to sell me things. Here’slast week’s post....

MUSH ROOM ON YOUR SSD. PlayStation Bloghas released the specificationsfor the incoming PC port of Naughty Dog remakeThe Last of Us Part I,and they’re unsurprisingly meaty, given the Gen 9 tech and general visual brilliance of the 2022 PS5 release. Anybody looking for a steady 60 FPS at 1080P will need to rock a rig with an Intel i7-800 CPU and an 8GB nVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 or equivalent. Those looking for “Ultra” settings, for example players looking for a 4K experience, will need an Intel Core i5-12600K CPU and a pricey NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4080 or equivalent....

The tapir family just melted my heart I’m counting the days until I can bundle up with a cup of coffee, kick on my little space heater, and spend a whole cozy weekend withthePlanet Zoobeta. It won’t be much longer now. Frontier is only offering beta access to Deluxe Edition purchasers from September 24 to October 8, and aside from whipping up another trailer–I love that smug rhino in the opening–the studio also explained what’s playable....

Probably to stay on top of exploits Ah the Wii U: the forgotten system. It’s even passed up by theLet’s Singfranchise (two years running!) in favor of a Wii release. That’s W-I-I, as in, the 2006 system. It hasn’t been updated since July 2017, several months after the Switch started dominating headlines, but Nintendo saw fit to give it a quick tune-up this week. It was more of a lateral move....

And it did! Developer Tantalus had a hell of a time convincing Nintendo to let them portThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, but they did it! According to an interview with CEO Tom Crago, the head of the Australian studio,Top Gear Rallyon the Game Boy Advance was their ticket inside, having worked with them in the past. Crago explains it pretty plainly how they connected, stating, “Nintendo liked [Top Gear Rally], so they decided to publish it as a second-party title, and in the course of building that relationship, I was able to go to Kyoto a couple of times – and obviously when you get the opportunity to go to Nintendo headquarters and meet people there, these are relationships that you want to nurture when you’re making video games, so that’s what I did....

Look at all that synergy! After previously owning a 29.95 percent stake inMight & Magic Heroes OnlineandAnnodeveloper Related Designs, Ubisoft has fully acquired the studio. Going forward, the 65-person team will work alongside Ubisoft’s Blu Byte studio, who is responsible forThe Settlers OnlineandAnno Online. Calling this move a “mutually beneficial evolution” of the prior arrangement, Blue Byte managing director Odile Limpach said: “This extremely fruitful cooperation can now advance thanks to the joint teams of Blue Byte and Related Designs more easily sharing experiences and resources....

Game director Justin Richmond moves on to Riot Games Just a couple weeks afterAmy Hennig left Naughty Dog, the studio has now seen another major departure. Justin Richmond, the director of the upcomingUncharted 4, has now left the studio.Talking with IGN, Richmond spoke about his departure and what his plans are for the future. “I have in fact made the decision to leave Naughty Dog,” Richmond told IGN. “I love the company and the people and know that they will continue to create awesome games going forward....