News Snatch: Lightning Returns And GTAV Problems

We’re back to normal for a few days before EGX kicks off but the Tokyo Game Show weirdness lingers on, not least in a new trailer for Ace Combat Infinity which explains the story. Meteors, apparently.

It has been revealed that Penguin paid a substantial six figure sum for the rights to publish the official guide to Grand Theft Auto V.

Staying in the world of books, there are no less than three new Minecraft titles being published by Egmont.

Obvious news doo doo doo doo do-do, obvious news doo doo doo doo do-do, OBVIOUS! NEWS! Newsthatisobvious! A-bing-bong-bing-bong…

Small studios are struggling as games cost so much to make, says Infinity Ward bloke.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 has over 80 different costumes for the titular hero, including one that makes her look like Aeris from FFVII and Yuna from FFX.

There are some reports of Grand Theft Auto V not working too well on older Xbox 360 consoles.

It may be that there is a genuine problem, or maybe it’s just that everyone in the world is playing GTAV and therefore more occurrences of minor problems are being reported. Whatever it is, Microsoft have suggested the following solution.

1. Delete all GTA 5 game data.
2. Clear system cache three times.
3. Delete marketplace data from storage system items.
4. Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the fandango
5. Unplug console for three minutes.
6. Install disc 1.
7. Thunderbolt and lightning – very very frightening, me!
8. Power off, do not insert disc 2.
9. Gallileo, Gallileo
10. Restart.
11. Gallileo, Gallileo
12. Install disc 2.
13. Gallileo Figaro – magnifico!
14. Play.

Microsft have revealed that over 40% of people who use Xbox Live regularly are – gasp – women!

To celebrate* that Xbox Live  is now almost equally used by ladies and men Microsoft have released a trailer for Killer Instinct that reveals the fighter Sadira who wears thigh-high kinky boots and no pants.

*Not really

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re; Birth 2 has been announced for PS Vita. I have no idea what that is but it has inspired me to create this “Make your own Japanese game title” generator.

HyperSuperExtraMegaChipotleDimensionUniverseCheeseboardMonsterLemurHunterSlayerPokemonMangaSharkIIXVMMXIIIV4-1:–;DarkLightGoldBiegeBloodSoulsCharmBreathSpoonPuppy

And Finally, it’s back to Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 for an extended version of the Tokyo Game Show trailer.