Have you been unable to locate any copies of The Last Story at your local retailer? If the answer is yes, you should be aware that there’s a reason for that.

The Last Story was technically supposed to be out on Tuesday. But according to XSEED executive VP Ken Berry, there were some manufacturing issues relating to the game’s included bonus content with all launch units.

Berry explained:

“It is going to vary depending on the retailer, but considering that 8/14 was our ‘ship date,’ I would say by the weekend is when most retailers should have it on store shelves. We always go by ‘ship date’ as opposed to ‘street date,’ but usually we do try shipping our products a few days earlier allowing some of our previous releases to be available on store shelves on the ‘ship date,’ so I can see why some people are wondering why copies aren’t available yet. To be honest, we’ve had so many manufacturing issues with the bonus content on the launch units, specifically the custom outer box holding the game and art book, that production was severely delayed and we almost missed our 8/14 date entirely, preventing us from shipping any units early like we usually do. We were extremely fortunate to be able to ship our units on 8/14 at all due to this unexpected manufacturing issue, so we ask the fans to please be patient and give it a couple extra days for all the units to arrive – we think it will be worth the wait.”

Some folks have already said that their retailers have received copies of The Last Story today. So if you don’t see it soon, I’m sure you’ll be able to pick the title up by the end of the weekend.

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LEGO The Lord of the Rings has 85 playable characters

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LEGO The Lord of the Rings features over 80 playable characters – 85 exactly. Some of the inclusions will be from characters that never appeared in the film adaptations.

The game’s dialogue is being lifted from the films. That means you’ll hear voices from the likes of Viggo Mortensen and Orlando Bloom.

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Rock Band Music Store update next week (8/21/12)

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The followings Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on August 14:

The Black Keys – “Tighten Up” – keyboard support
The Black Keys –“Howlin’ for You” – keyboard support
The Black Keys – “Lonely Boy” – keyboard support, Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for $0.99

Each song can be purchased for $2.00 on Wii.

Source: Harmonix PR

Skylanders Giants Chill trailer

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NBA 2K13 to feature 2012 USA Basketball Men’s National Team and legendary 1992 “Dream Team”

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2K Sports proudly announces partnership with USA Basketball for NBA 2K13
Windsor, UK – August 15, 2012 – 2K Sports today announced a partnership with USA Basketball to feature both the star-studded 2012 USA Basketball Men’s National Team and the 1992 “Dream Team” in NBA 2K13, the next installment of the top-selling and top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise*.
“As executive producer, letting fans go head to head with these legendary USA teams was extremely important to JAY Z,” said Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports. “We are excited to partner with USA Basketball, and share in JAY Z’s enthusiasm in making this a reality in NBA 2K13.”

Off-screen LEGO The Lord of the Rings footage

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Media Create software sales (8/6 – 8/12)

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The latest Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./02. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo) – 143,321 / 764,372 (-33%)
02./01. [WII] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online (Square Enix) – 73,705 / 440,853 (-80%)
03./03. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2/White 2 (Pokemon Co.) – 60,421 / 2,582,185 (-9%)
04./00. [PSP] Kuroko no Basuke: Kiseke no Shiai (Kuroko’s Basketball: Miracle Game) (Namco Bandai) – 37,430 / NEW
05./00. [3DS] Run for Money Tousouchuu: Flee From the Strongest Hunters in History! (Namco Bandai) – 26,328 / 76,108
06./05. [WII] Just Dance Wii 2 (Nintendo) – 24,470 / 114,193 (-17%)
07./04. [3DS] Brain Training 3D (Onitore) (Nintendo) – 23,258 / 95,323 (-27%)
08./07. [PS3] Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena (Atlus Co.) – 16,912 / 165,873 (-17%)
09./06. [WII] Kirby: 20th Anniversary Special Collection (Nintendo) – 16,212 / 166,866 (-23%)
10./12. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Namco Bandai) – 15,969 / 147,762 (+12%)
11./10. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (w/ Wii Remote+) (Nintendo) – 15,253 / 1,027,625 (-3%)
12./11. [3DS] Kobitodzukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set (Columbia Music Entertainment) – 12,272 / 47,549 (-16%)
13./00. [PS3] Sniper Elite V2 (Ubisoft) – 12,251 / NEW
14./09. [PSP] Digimon World Re: Digitize (Namco Bandai) – 11,022 / 145,384 (-37%)
15./17. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry no Wonderland 3D (Square Enix) – 9,714 / 858,439 (-12%)
16./20. [WII] Mario Party 9 (Nintendo) – 8,733 / 519,371 (0%)
17./15. [3DS] Rune Factory 4 (Marvelous) – 8,596 / 127,035 (-25%)
18./08. [NDS] All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2 (Namco Bandai) – 7,854 / 28,313 (-62%)
19./13. [PSP] Super Dangan-ronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubou Gakuen (Farewell School of Despair) (Spike) – 7,156 / 89,801 (-48%)
20./16. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 (Konami) – 6,965 / 101,945 (-38%)