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0  Final Fantasy XIII Tops UK Charts, Knocks Off Bad Company 2 Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 4:47 pm (EST) BY DARRYL This week's UK charts have been published by Chart Track, and they display the result that everyone expected - Final Fantasy XIII took the top spot. More »

	0  Kingdom Hearts Union: Shanelle Gray Interview Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 11:24 am (EST) BY DARRYL Despite being part of ABC soap opera One Life to Live, Shanelle Gray is probably better known by gamers for her role as Larxene in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and Kingdom Hearts Re: Chains of Memories. More »

3  Final Fantasy Versus and Agito XIII To Focus On Story-Driven Gameplay Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 6:42 am (EST) BY COLIN With the extreme linearity that recently released Final Fantasy XIII seems be most criticized for, fans of the franchise might be wondering if the other two titles in the Fabula Nova Crystallis compilation might suffer from the same fate. More »

2  How Voice Acting Has Changed The Video Games Industry Sat, Mar 13th, 2010, 3:58 pm (EST) BY FOZZIE Voice acting, as defined by Wikipedia, is the act of "providing one's voice to an animated character." Though its origin is unknown it's been safely lodged in the acting world for quite some time now. Disney, as many of you are well aware, has been well known for its animated movies and, more impressively, as a voice acting pioneer. Snow White (1937) was the company's first full-length animated feature film made and Adriana Caselotti voiced the movie's title character. More »

3  Kitase and Toriyama Mulling Over Final Fantasy XIII Sequel Sat, Mar 13th, 2010, 11:06 am (EST) BY COLIN Fans eagerly awaiting Final Fantasy XIII, one of the biggest titles from Square-Enix this year, were finally able to get their mitts on the game just a few days ago. Right now, we're all just about neglecting our sleep, food and for some, a social life. The excitement doesn't stop there though as Kitase and Toriyama seem bent on keeping the momentum going with revealing that they are indeed considering a direct sequel for Final Fantasy XIII. More »

0  February NPDs: 360 And PS3 Strong, Wii Down Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 10:26 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS The NPD Group has released the February 2010 sales numbers for the United States. The Xbox 360 has come out on top in hardware sales with 422K sold, while Bioshock 2 took the software crown with 563K. Below are the hardware and software numbers. More »

1  Concept Art Of The Last Story Surface Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 12:47 pm (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN The Last Story has been lying under the radar for about a month and a half as it continues development, however today three pieces of concept art have surfaced from Japan. The Nintendo published, Mistwalker developed game is set to hit the Nintendo Wii, though at what point is yet to be known. More »

	0  Final Fantasy XIII Ships 5 Million Worldwide Wed, Mar 10th, 2010, 11:33 am (EST) BY DARRYL Square Enix have announced that Final Fantasy XIII has managed to ship around 5 million units worldwide. This comes after North American and European shipments totalled 3 million, which are combined with the 2 million already shipped in Japan. More »

0  Battlefield: Bad Company 2 UK Sales Dominated By Xbox 360 Tue, Mar 9th, 2010, 10:34 am (EST) BY DARRYL Chart Track have revealed that the Xbox 360 version of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has accounted for 53 percent of all sales of the title in the UK. The PlayStation 3 was the second biggest, with 31 percent coming on that platform, while the PC contributed 16 percent. As well as being a bit coup for Xbox 360, combined, the sales of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 make it the fastest selling game in the UK in 2010. It actually outsold the original title by a ratio of 3:1. More »

0  Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Heads UK Sales Charts Mon, Mar 8th, 2010, 9:41 am (EST) BY DARRYL This week's UK charts have been revealed, and they show that EA's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has jumped to the head of the queue. It has pushed down last week's top selling game, Heavy Rain, which is now residing in position number 4. More »

17  Final Fantasy XIII Review Sun, Mar 7th, 2010, 7:41 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Having originally started out as a PlayStation 2 game, Final Fantasy XIII has certainly enjoyed a long, and sometimes bumpy development cycle. One thing has never changed though, the anticipation surrounding this game. After Lightning was first shown during E3 2006, fans were eagerly waiting the next small snippet of news. They just wanted to find out more about the next installment into one of the most successful franchises of all time. Well, the wait is over. Final Fantasy XIII is finally here and it comes packed with plenty of new innovations and a completely new cast and story. More »

7  Preorder Splinter Cell: Convinction, Get A Shotgun Thu, Feb 25th, 2010, 10:38 am (EST) BY COLIN Ubisoft has just released a video showing a pretty nifty addition to Sam Fisher's arsenal of weapons. What's the catch? Well, only those that preorder Splinter Cell: Conviction will gain access to it. What is it? A shotgun, complete with a suppressor so the bad guys won't know what hit them. More »

0  Grandia Coming To PSN This Week Tue, Feb 23rd, 2010, 10:41 pm (EST) BY SHAWN After being released on PlayStation Network in Japan last April, Sony has announced that the original Grandia will be released on PlayStation Network this Thursday in North America. Back during its original release 10 years ago, Grandia was critically acclaimed for its unique style which set it apart from other games in the genre such as the Final Fantasy series. More »

0  Interview With Antic Entertainment On Junk Battles Sat, Feb 20th, 2010, 11:12 am (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN Last month Gaming Union reviewed a browser based, free-to-play game call Junk Battles. Little do most gamers know that one of the key developers behind the title is Fredrik Liliegren, Co-Founder and former CEO of DICE, the now EA-owned studio that brought the Battlefield series to the masses. Liliegren now heads Antic Entertainment as the company's CEO, spearheading Junk Battles' on-going development with Technical Director Mark Mikulec, and Creative Director Jeff Evans, who not to mention both worked on Dark Sector and Bioshock. Gaming Union sat down with Liliegren, Mikulec, and Evans to talk about Junk Battles, why they're working on browser based games, and where they see themselves in the future. More »

0  Rumor: Xbox 360 Getting FFXIII and Splinter Cell Bundles Thu, Feb 11th, 2010, 3:09 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS According to Ars Technica, unnamed sources have revealed that Final Fantasy XIII and Splinter Cell: Conviction bundles will be coming to the Xbox 360. Apparently the bundles will come with a 250GB hard drive and a price tag of $399.99 USD. The only difference between each bundle, besides the game included, will be that the Final Fantasy bundle comes with two white controllers whereas Splinter Cell comes with black ones. More »

1  Resonance of Fate Dated In Europe, Avoids FF13 Thu, Feb 11th, 2010, 8:04 am (EST) BY DARRYL Sega have announced that the tri-Ace developed RPG, Resonance of Fate, will be coming out in Europe a few weeks after the North American release, and crucially, a few weeks after Final Fantasy XIII. More »

1  NBA All-Star Sponsored By Final Fantasy XIII Thu, Feb 11th, 2010, 12:17 am (EST) BY COLIN In an incredibly strange announcement today, Square-Enix and the National Basketball Association have joined forces through a sponsorship deal. This means plenty of air time during the event for advertisements for Square-Enix's upcoming Final Fantasy XIII. More »

0  Sega Push Alpha Protocol Back To Summer 2010 Sat, Feb 6th, 2010, 12:41 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Alpha Protocol was originally planned to be released in October 2009, but as the release date drew ever closer, Sega decided to postpone the launch of the game and gave it a new release window of Spring 2010. Since then nothing has really been heard of the title, but Obsidian, the developer, have been hard at work making changes to the title. The game's lighting has been considerably tweaked and there have also been a few usability changes applied to make the experience feel more natural. However, the official word from Sega (via Matthew Hickman) is that they really "wanted to polish the game up, make it everything Obsidian planned it to be, and give the consumer a very polished game." More »

1  In the Dante's Inferno vs. God of War Matchup, Pick Kratos for the Win Fri, Feb 5th, 2010, 6:11 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS Dante's Inferno, developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts, is about to hit store shelves. Ever since the game was revealed there has been endless comparisons to a little game everyone, who hasn't been living under a rock, has heard of, God of War. EA's Chief Executive Officer, John Riccitiello, has been clear that new IP, such as Dante's Inferno, are vital to the company's success. The question on everyone's mind remains, will Dante's Inferno be able to stand against the God of War III juggernaut? After playing both games' demos, it is by no means a stretch to call Dante's Inferno a God of War clone. The game is shameless in how blatantly it rips off God of War's controls, mechanics and atmosphere, however, this doesn't automatically mean the game is of a lesser caliber than God of War III. Dante's Inferno is actually quite solid and arguably the best God of War clone so far; the controls are tight, the graphics are generally crisp and the premise is intriguing. Granted, these are only impressions from demos of each game and a great deal can change when they hit retail, but judging from each studio's past work (Visceral with Dead Space and Sony Santa Monica with the previous God of War games), it's a safe bet to assume the final versions of each game will be high quality. More »

	0  Square Enix's 'Nier' Release Date Set Wed, Feb 3rd, 2010, 7:19 pm (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN Announced in a Square Enix press release, Nier for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 is now set to follow just over a month and a half after their biggest upcoming title, Final Fantasy XIII. Nier, an action-RPG, will be hitting North American shelves on April 27th. More »