Today
on Headline RePLAY: Dead Space 3
includes co-op to tone down the scary, Final
Fantasy Versus XIII may be dead and Square-Enix plans to detail its next Final Fantasy XIII project.
Consumer
feedback on Dead Space 1 and 2 being “pretty scary” is the reason for
including co-op play in the third installment, says EA.
“We
were hearing feedback that they [consumers] love the thriller game,” EA Games’
marketing boss Laura Miele told MCV, “but it was pretty scary, and the obvious
next step was that they wanted to play with someone. So we introduced co-op
into the game.
“The
horror of Dead Space is all there. It’s still true to its roots and no less
scary, but people felt far more comfortable playing it with someone else than
they did doing it on their own.”
|Source:
MCV
The
media silence on Final Fantasy Versus
XIII at E3 2012 and last year’s Tokyo Game Show is deafening despite Square-Enix’s
Tetsuya Nomura minor mentions of the title in March and May.
A
source tells Kotaku that Versus XIII
was officially cancelled just a few weeks ago and affected the morale of
Square-Enix and staff. The silent cancellation was due in part to possible effects
on company stock prices, the source added.
Fueling
the cancellations rumors is another source claiming that Versus XIII development and resources were moved into another game—the
next numeric Final Fantasy series title, Final
Fantasy XV. It remains unclear if that meant actual game assets and code or
just staff.
“We
have no information on the status of Final
Fantasy Versus XIII, but will be sure to update you as it becomes
available,” Square-Enix told Kotaku.
|Source:
Kotaku
New Final Fantasy XIII developments are to
be revealed on September 1st during the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Event in
Shibuya, Japan, Square-Enix announced.
The FFXIII event is titled: “Final Fantasy XIII Lightning Saga: New
Developments Presentation.” The presentation will contain details on the future
of the FFXIII project and will have
the game’s producer, director, art director and other members of the staff in
attendance.
|Source:
Andriasang
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