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Square Enix has trademarked a few items in Japan, but there’s one filing that’s particularly interesting. “Circle of Mana” is now in the company’s possession.

The Mana series hasn’t been revisited since Square Enix released Heroes of Mana for DS back in 2007. Perhaps this trademark is a sign that the IP could be making a return?

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High Voltage Software has answered a few questions over at GameFAQs. One of the staffers provided a status update on the company’s health overall, what they’ve been working on, and what lies ahead.

There are a couple of tidbits in particular we’d like to make note of. First, it sounds like High Voltage will be exploring a higher number of IP in the future. Fans of the Conduit series can also look forward to some sort of news before the end of the year.

The full Q&A can be found below.

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This comes from Gamestop CEO Paul Raines…

“We’ve thought about this vintage thing as an online initiative, and that’s where we’re doing most of our work. Part of what we have to do is we have to go source a lot of this product, get customers to trade some of their old product with us, and go find some old consoles, but we also own a lot of old product.”

How much old product do they have?

“Well, we don’t have a lot of NESes or Dreamcasts. That’s some pretty old stuff. But we just took Game Boy Advance out of stores recently, about a year and a half ago. Original Xbox, I think we took out of stores in 2009, as I recall. We’re reducing the footprint of PlayStation 2. We’re thinking about everything. Nothing we’d really want to call out yet. Our dotcom team is right now grinding through a lot of opportunities to see what’s out there and see what we can get our hands on and what we can merchandise.”

“A lot of what we do today is we let the PowerUp community tell us what they want to see, so we’ll be doing some contests around that and you can tell your readers to look for that upcoming pretty soon through PowerUp Rewards,”

“When I talk to PowerUp members they tell me, boy, it would be cool if you could have someone make new versions of old gear and old consoles, kind of a retro version of stuff. That’s an interesting one too. We also have relationships with every major publisher in the world and console maker in the world, that we can talk to about what they have and what they can make.”

Via Joystiq

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It’s time to learn a little more about Straight Right, the developer behind the Wii U version of Mass Effect 3.

Did you know that Nintendo published the GBA version of Top Gear Rally? That was made by Tantalus, Straight Right’s parent company.

Straight Right CEO Tom Crago gave an overview of the company’s history while speaking with Polygon:

“We’ve been admirers of BioWare for a long time and had actually wanted to work with them on the DS a while back. Tantalus did Unreal II on Xbox so we had some experience with challenging ports, and with the Unreal engine. We also have a great relationship with Nintendo, in that they published one of our titles on GBA and in so far as we’ve always supported their platforms. So I guess the planets aligned and we were able to convince BioWare to trust us with their baby.”

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Woah… two Nintendo games taking the center stage of Game Informer’s issue in the span of a year (the other being Skyward Sword)? I am shocked!

New Super Mario Bros. U is indeed the magazine’s cover story for the October issue, and that’s a pretty big deal. There’s a ten-page article on the Wii U game and an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. Game Informer also promises “an extensive feature that will prepare you for the impending launch of the Wii U.”

Between Game Informer’s October issue and the Wii U press event on September 13, next week will be a pretty big deal for Nintendo fans.

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This one really came out of nowhere!

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When you think about G4, a few things may come to mind – X-Play, Attack of the Show, American Ninja Warrior, and… lots of old Cops reruns.

Early next year though, the network could be receiving a reboot along with a name change.

Variety is reporting that NBCUniversal, the parent company of G4, will rebrand the channel entirely. Video games would apparently still be featured, but the network would offer a more upscale and stylish format. The goal would be to entire the “modern male”. G4 would also look to go “in a direction reminiscent of GQ”.

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Say hello to “Little Masters”. In the game, players catch monsters, train them, and use them in battle. Sound familiar?

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Square Enix recently confirmed that it would be pulling back the curtain on the Wii U version of Dragon Quest X at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. New information has since emerged about the company’s plans for the game (and the series overall), hinting that footage from the Wii U game will be shown.

Read on below for an overview of Square Enix’s full plans for Dragon Quest X at TGS.

– Stage is called “Dragon Quest X Wii U Demonstration Stage”
– Hosted by DQX producer Yousuke Saito
– Stage description says that we will be getting information about the Wii U version
– Based on the word “demonstration”, there could be a live demonstration with footage
– This isn’t specifically stated
– Dragon Quest X not playable at TGS
– There will be a “developers special talk”
– Saito and director Jin Fujisawa will detail the game’s big October update
– Series creator Yuji Horii will take part in a live recording of the Square Enix Chan! web radio program
– Horii and Saito will answer questions about Dragon Quest X
– Dragon Quest X photo contest and Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D tournament will be held at TGS

Thanks to 4Him for the tip.

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NINTENDO AND THE BFI PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES WITH THE NINTENDO GALA

AND UK PREMIERE OF THE SAPPHIRES

PLUS A CHANCE TO SEE THEIR COMPETITION WINNER’S 3D SHORT FILM PRIOR TO THE NINTENDO GALA AT THE
56th BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL!

Nintendo is thrilled to announce that its inaugural Gala screening at the 56th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® (10 – 21 October 2012) will be the UK Premiere of feel-good comedy THE SAPPHIRES, about a larger than life female soul band, starring Chris O’Dowd.

Nintendo and the BFI, both committed to finding and nurturing the best new British film talent, have launched A Vision in 3D, a nation-wide competition, inviting emerging filmmakers to submit a short 3D film, using the wide range of filming modes on the Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo 3DS XL. Supported by Ridley Scott and focused around the theme of ‘British Summer 2012’, the winning short film will be premiered before the Nintendo Gala screening of The Sapphires at the BFI London Film Festival on Monday 15 October, 6pm, at Odeon West End.

The competition winner has the opportunity to be mentored by director Asif Kapadia and AV innovator Stuart Warren-Hill and will shoot a new short film on location in London, in collaboration with the two mentors and a professional crew.

The 3 runners-up in the competition will each receive a pair of tickets to the BFI London Film Festival and a BFI Membership for one year if they are over 18, or a one-year subscription to Sight and Sound Magazine if they are under 18.

Nintendo 3DS XL and the BFI present A Vision in 3D offers an incredible introduction to the film industry for the next generation of UK film talent.

Award-winning director, Ridley Scott said: “Digital and 3D filmmaking is within the grasp of everyone these days. I’m excited by all the skill and talent that’s emerging in the UK, telling stories in different ways and it’s vital that it gets our support. This competition launched by the BFI and Nintendo opens up a big opportunity for emerging filmmakers to make their mark and they should grab it with both hands. I can’t wait to see the results.”

Nintendo UK Marketing and PR Director, Shelly Pearce said of the partnership: “We are extremely excited to be working with the BFI to provide a platform for future 3D film-making talent to showcase their work. The Nintendo 3DS XL & Nintendo 3DS video camera offers people a chance to explore their creative side and we can’t wait to see how the British people are spending their summer.”

Clare Stewart, BFI Head of Exhibition added, “The BFI London Film Festival is thrilled to be working with Nintendo on this innovative new partnership that provides an opportunity for emerging filmmaking talent to be mentored in 3D filmmaking and we look forward to showcasing the winning film at the festival this October.”

A Vision in 3D is supported by competition figurehead Ridley Scott (Prometheus, Blade Runner, Gladiator) and entries were judged by an expert panel that included competition mentors Stuart Warren-Hill – an AV artist and innovator in the field of electronic music and visual media, founder of Hexstatic, Holotronica and co-founder of the Big Chill – and Asif Kapadia, director of hit documentary Senna.

In addition to this competition and as part of their wider cultural partnership, Nintendo and the BFI are working together on a number of exciting new 3D content projects, details of which will continue to be announced.

Participant Biographies:

Figurehead, Ridley Scott
Renowned, Academy Award®-nominated director Ridley Scott has been honoured with Academy Award® nominations for Best Director for his work on Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, and Thelma & Louise. All three films also earned him DGA Award nominations. Scott most recently released the acclaimed smash hit Prometheus starring Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace and Charlize Theron. Currently he is in production on The Counselor, written by Cormac McCarthy and starring Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, and Javier Bardem. In 2003, Scott was awarded a knighthood from the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his contributions to the arts.

Mentor, Asif Kapadia
BAFTA award winning Asif Kapadia is a British filmmaker and has directed numerous award-winning films, including The Sheep Thief (1997), The Warrior (2001), which won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film 2003 and Senna (2010), which is the highest grossing British documentary of all time, and won BAFTA Awards for Best Documentary and Best Editing and the World Cinema Audience Award Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival 2011.

Mentor, Stuart Warren-Hill
UK based Stuart Warren-Hill is an audio visual artist and Innovator in the field of electronic music and visual media. Founder of Hexstatic, Holotronica and co founder of the Big Chill, Stuart has been pushing AV boundaries since the early 1990’s. He has collaborated Coldcut, David Byrne, Faithless and George Michael. You can find out more about Holotronica and Hexstatic at www.holotronica.com and www.hexstatic.tv

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