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(2008-10-09 13:59:00)

New Castlevania Heads to PS3, Xbox 360

Developer Konami has announced that a new entry in its vampire-slaying Castlevania franchise in is development for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, reports ITmedia.

Few details are known at this point. Following a brief teaser trailer depicting a well-dressed man with a glowing red sword, series producer Koji Igarashi commented that he hadn't expected the game to be announced yet.

The new title will mark the first Castlevania game designed for the PS3 and Xbox 360. While the franchise traditionally has players exploring a 2D or 3D castle, the series is soon expanding into the fighting genre with Castlevania Judgment (Wii).

(2008-10-09 13:16:00)

Fallout 3 PC System Requirements Released

With Fallout 3 (PC, PS3, 360) now complete and in the manufacturing stages, developer Bethesda has released the minimum and suggested system requirements for the PC version of the post-apocalyptic role-playing game, which arrives October 28.

Minimum System Requirements

Windows XP/Vista
1GB System RAM (XP) / 2GB System RAM (Vista)
2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
Direct X 9.0c compliant videocard with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better / ATI X850 or better)

Recommended System Requirements

(2008-10-09 13:04:00)

Bionic Commando Trailer Goes Swinging

In continued celebration of this year's Tokyo Game Show, Capcom has released a trailer from GRIN's Bionic Commando, the modern, 3D retake on the classic action franchise that just got revived with GRIN's own Bionic Commando Rearmed.

Now due in "very early 2009," Bionic Commando will arrive on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 before a PC port that may or may not be delayed for piracy and polish.

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(2008-10-09 12:38:00)

LittleBigPlanet Gets Metal Gear, Final Fantasy Characters; Beta Levels Will Appear in Full Game

It's a good day on LittleBigPlanet as the game picked up Sackboy versions of video game icons Solid Snake and Sephiroth as well as confirmation that levels made in the ongoing beta will be playable after the game's October 21 release.

As shown in the screenshots above, Metal Gear Solid 4 hero Old Snake joins Final Fantasy VII villain Sephiroth in transmogrification into LittleBigPlanet's iconic Sackboy characters.

"To be involved with [Metal Gear Solid] is... slightly bizarre. When we were looking at what options as a studio we'd have to work with, they were under the 'yeah, rig...