It’s that time of week again when we take a fond look back at the top five news stories from the week. Welcome to the Weekly Wrap-Up. Below is a brief summary, but for the full stories simply click on the hyperlink. Let us know if you agree with our top five. If you have suggestions for future Weekly Wrap-Ups, feel free to email me at jeremy.tyler@bagogames.com.
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Number 5
Final Fantasy XIV IS Coming To An End
Square Enix has announced that the last time to save your Final Fantasy XIV data will be on October 31, 2012 and the game will close on November 11, 2012. Good news for current players, your data will transfer over to A Realm Reborn. If you are a current player of Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix is inviting you to apply to participate in alpha testing. The application can be found by clicking this link. So current Final Fantasy XIV players, how do you feel about this news? Are there any memories that you would like to share? How many of you are going to apply to participate in the alpha stages?
Number 4
Skyrim Premium Edition Happening But Without DLC
The Skyrim Premium Edition has been confirmed for release in the UK and a few other European countries, with a listing for the title appearing on Amazon.de. The price, as mentioned on Amazon.de is €59.99. The Xbox and PS3 editions will come with a t-shirt featuring the Empire logo, 6 postcards of concept art as well as the novel “The Infernal City” for your reading pleasure. The PC edition will see players also get an eBook with a whopping 600 pages, five songs from the soundtrack to the game and more. No DLC is included with this edition.
Number 3
Grand Theft Auto V Officially Confirmed for Spring 2013 Release
Leaks from promo artwork and websites are great and all, but hearing it from the horse’s mouth is when things finally start to feel real. Case in point, Rockstar has finally confirmed that GTAV will be out sometime during spring of next year; with Rockstar North being at the helm when it comes to development. The game is set to take place in “a re-imagined, present-day Southern California” that is a part of the largest game-world the team has ever created.
Number 2
3DS sells more than three times as many than other consoles
In Japan, the Nintendo 3DS is bringing a new definition to the three in its name. The newest handheld console released by Nintendo is destroying competition by selling over 61,000 units in this week’s Japanese sales charts alone. Whilst we’ve seen numbers higher than this in the past for other consoles, it is astonishing to learn that the countries second best selling console was the PlayStation 3… selling 20,364 units. Impressive numbers by anyone’s measurements, especially when being compared to when the system just launched!
Number 1
Are Developers starting to receive PlayStation 4 Development Kits?
Whilst reports earlier this year stated that Sony plans to support the PlayStation 3 until at least 2015, sources close to VG24/7 have reported that Sony is beginning to share details of the PlayStation 4 with partners which are key to the company. According to these reports, the PlayStation 4 has been code-named “Orbis” and it is currently in second refresh with the third due to be shipped to developers in January. This ‘January model’ of the Orbis is supposedly close to the final specs before being provided next Summer, which could indicate a E3 reveal of the new console to the public.
Honorable Mentions
This week had a lot of big news and the news staff and I found it hard to narrow it down to the usual five stories. Here are some of the articles for the honorable mention section: Nintendo explains ‘money-back promotion” with Wii U, Alert: New PlayStation Store now live in North-America, Reminder: PS Plus Service Coming to Vita This Month
If you missed out on the big news items this week, you can check out our weekly podcast and get an audio update of this week’s madness from our podcasting team. Listen to us as we talk about some things seriously and a few other things not so much. We guarantee this episode will make you shake your fist at times and nod your head at others. And finally, check out The Interview with Q, hosted by Matthew Quinlan.