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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Dynasty Warriors 8 (PS3) – 9/9/9/9
Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (3DS) – 8/9/8/8
Shining Ark (PSP) – 9/8/8/8
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus (PSV) – 8/8/9/8
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
Macross 30 (PS3) – 8/8/8/8
Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo (PS3) – 9/8/7/8
Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus (PSV) – 8/9/8/7
D.C. III Plus: Da Capo III Plus (PSP) – 7/8/7/6
Stellar * Theater Portable (PSP) – 7/8/7/6
Risen 2: Dark Waters (PS3/360) – 7/7/7/7
Osawari Tantei Nameko Daihanshoku (3DS) – 7/7/6/6


In the interview above, Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg is talking all about the upcoming Skylanders: Swap Force, and he addressed one of the key issues people have been having with the game: Why do they need to pay for a whole new portal to place their figurines on?

Well, according to Hirshberg the portal adds new functionality that lets it read the swapping parts of the upcoming came, meaning players can mix and match elements of characters in order to strategize (to whatever extent the game allows, anyhow) more efficiently.

Via Nintendo Life


Something happened with Aliens: Colonial Marines. The final product that we know of today is quite different than the demo showcased last year. It’s only natural to begin wondering about the discrepancies between the two.

Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford president addressed the situation – but only somewhat – on Twitter today. Pitchford understands that gamers are interested in receiving an explanation, and it sounds like official statements could be coming in the future.

Below are some of the Twitter exchanges between Pitchford and fans regarding the demo versus final game controversial:


Source, Via


The intro bit is the main new item of this video. We saw the interview translation during last week’s Nintendo Direct.