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Resident Evil 'Revelaitons' misprint makes it to retail [Update: Capcom offers statement, replacement]

JC Fletcher — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:30:00 EST

Capcom made an embarrassing printing error on the spine of the Resident Evil: Revelations box sent to reviewers -- one made more embarrassing by the "revelaiton" today that it's still on the version of the art sent to retailers in advance of Tuesday's release.

Reader Zach shared this picture of the stock at the Prescott, AZ store, showing "Revelaitons" all the way down -- Joystiq has since confirmed the error with the store. For some, we're sure this mistake will be at worst a slight deterrent to purchase. For others, what was once a reasonably interesting 3DS item now seems like a fascinating rare collectible.

Update: A Capcom representative offered us the following statement: "The initial shipment of Resident Evil Revelations had been sent to retailers in North America with the spelling error. Subsequent shipments of the title are being repackaged and will have the corrected spelling. Customers who have been affected by the misspelling on the Resident Evil Revelations packaging can contact Capcom Customer Service at 650-350-6700 or accounts@capcom.com and a new insert for the front of box will be sent." So, like the previous Okami snafu, Capcom will offer replacement packaging to any who want it.

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Gameloft apologizes over unannounced move to free-to-play with Hero of Sparta 2

Arthur Gies — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:30:00 EST

High profile iOS developer (and, er, taker of inspiration) Gameloft probably thought players would be excited by its character action homage Hero of Sparta 2 going free to play. And they were! They were very negatively excited.

Unfortunately, the iOS update to Hero of Sparta 2 affected everyone who downloaded it, including those poor souls who had already paid for the game. That update introduced advertisements to support Hero of Sparta 2's new free-to-play business model, which understandably annoyed paying players, and, by Gameloft's own admission, "deteriorated the gaming experience."

Luckily for those paying players, Gameloft issued a formal apology on their Facebook page, blaming "the craziness of the Christmas period" and stating that "this game update didn't go through our usual quality assurance process." Gameloft also pushed out a new update removing all ads from the game, and has switched Hero of Sparta 2 back to a paid app.

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Square Enix CEO feels Final Fantasy 14 'greatly damaged' brand

Alexander Sliwinski — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:40:00 EST

Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada stated at a recent press conference that the Final Fantasy brand had been "greatly damaged" by the launch of Final Fantasy 14.

"We'll continue with our reform work, which basically amounts to fully redoing the game, and hope to revive the FF14 that should have been released," said Wada, according to Andriasang (translating a report on Sponichi).

The launch of Final Fantasy 14 for PC last year, even by a conservative measure, was an unmitigated disaster. A PS3 version never saw the light of day, as the publisher restructured the staff to fix, er, almost everything. Wada apologized for the game at that time and the title still hasn't implemented its intended subscription fee to this day -- and given the freemium trend in MMOs, likely never will.

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League of Legends admin fired after streaming misuse of power

Alexander Sliwinski — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:00:00 EST

Riot Games has fired a customer service representative who live-streamed his misuse of administrative powers during a League of Legends bout. VE3D reports the employee verbally abused a player and inappropriately banned him. Riot Games' community relations director Steve Mescon announced today the employee is no longer with the company and it will be reviewing internal policy and training procedures to "prevent such incidents from happening in the future."

Another incident for the employee-related community relations nightmare file.

League of Legends admin fired after streaming misuse of power originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Activision hands out 'free' Black Ops gear for female Xbox Live Avatars

David Hinkle — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST

Due to an error on Activision's part, any female Xbox Live Avatar can be outfitted in some Call of Duty: Black Ops virtual gear free of charge. Having only printed codes for male Avatar gear inside of the Hardened and Prestige edition packages, the publisher had to quickly create two universal codes for female gear, allowing any account with a female Avatar to nab the two outfits -- with the right codes. Thankfully, a CAG user has shared these codes with the rest of the world. (Those bears would be so proud!)

By inputting the code GYVF8-PF7RY-28D7V-VGWV8-CFGRM into your Xbox (or online), you can snag the "SR 71 Flight Suit"; while inputting R76BQ-CR3MF-G2TTF-9G36R-BQWJD will net you a "Woods Outfit." The duds aren't available through the Marketplace otherwise, so sorry ladies, you can't try them on first -- but, hey, beggars can't be choosers!

[Thanks, David from Berkeley]

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Hudson announces 'Oops!' -- another minigame collection for Wii

Alexander Sliwinski — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:46:00 EST

Oops! Prank Party may sound like a belated April Fools' joke but, tragically, it most certainly is not. Because the Wii needs another minigame collection, Hudson answers the call this June with Oops!. This cornucopia of cheap to produce content consists of 100 "brain-teasing, puzzle-solving, reflex-testing" challenges.

Failure in the game results in your individually designed avatar putting on "embarrassing costumes" or submitting to "pranks." The "light-hearted and hilarious" costumes include a monkey suit and cardboard pants. How charming! We'd actually mock this game, but considering how phenomenal Just Dance sales are, the joke's on us.

Gallery: Oops! Prank Party

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Gears of War 3 announced by ... your Xbox

Ludwig Kietzmann — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:11:00 EST

We actually hadn't heard that Gears of War 3 was announced -- wasn't Cliff Bleszinski's big reveal bumped to Monday? -- but thanks to the marvels of modern technology and inattentive switch flippers, our Xbox 360 has brought us up to speed. The menu item (shown above) in the Xbox Spotlight channel doesn't lead to any further information, but does seem to confirm that "the epic story concludes April 2011." [Update: It's gone now.]

Oh no, all our GoW trilogies are coming to an end!

[Thanks, Daryl]

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Oops! Unfinished Merchants of Brooklyn hits Steam

Randy Nelson — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:05:00 EST

The stylized violence of Paleo Entertainment's debut FPS effort, the CryEngine 2-based Merchants of Brooklyn, hit Steam yesterday with plenty of blood, guts -- and bugs. Lots and lots of bugs, like the kind you'd find by cracking open a Brooklyn sewer drain. That's because the version of the game delivered by the service was actually an early alpha build. Ouch.

It naturally didn't take long for Steam's forums to boil over with the rage of purchasers who felt they'd just been had by the Merchants. Paleo later fessed up via its forums, saying that, "Unfortunately, the incorrect version went up on Steam. The Alpha version was released initially, this has been corrected." But has it?

Giant Bomb reports that, after taking Paleo's advice and letting the "correct" version download, the game was still rife with glitches. We've contacted the publisher, but our request for comment has yet to be returned.

[Update: We heard back from Paleo Entertainment's reps, who sent along the following statement on the mix-up: "There was an official statement that confirmed an incorrect, a.k.a. early build, was initially released but was quickly rectified. Paleo apologized for the inconvenience but took swift matters to work with Valve to get the correct version up so there should be no issues. The Paleo team are very proud of their first product, and are committed to sharing more content (features) and correcting any issues that arise."]

[Via Shacknews]

Oops! Unfinished Merchants of Brooklyn hits Steam originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Rumor: British talk show host lending voice to Fable 3

Jason Dobson — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:45:00 EST

British talk show gadabout Jonathan Ross let slip on his Twitter feed that he's lending his voice to none other than Fable 3. Writes Ross, "Goodnight all. Must go to bed. Got asked to do voice in Fable 3 tonight. Subarashi. Oyasuminasia. Woss out."

Now, it goes without saying that a follow-up to Joystiq's favorite game of 2008 will someday be made, but it seems far too early to be recording voices already. Still, could this latest remark mean that the sequel is further along than we dare hoped? Microsoft has offered no comment. However, Ross' following tweets read like mild psychosis mixed with a panic attack; Molyneux and his goon squad are not to be trifled with.

Rumor: British talk show host lending voice to Fable 3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oops: Tesco accidentally sells 360s for �33

Richard Mitchell — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:30:00 EST

Filed under: News

"One Xbox 360, please."

"Very good, sir. That will be £33."

This is the conversation we imagined ourselves having with a Tesco employee on our imaginary trip to jolly old England. It could have happened too, as Tesco recently (and accidentally) listed a killer Xbox 360 bundle for the low, low price of £33.24 (~$70 US). The offer included an Xbox 360 with wireless controller, Viva Piñata, and Forza Motorsport 2. It was, in short, a hell of a deal. From the looks of things, someone neglected to add a zero to the bundle's price, which should have been ten times larger.

As one might expect, the mistake has since been rectified, though not before customers managed to place orders at the discounted price. One customer had payment accepted for thirty-nine orders, though they have yet to be delivered. Apparently it is illegal for a company to change the price of a product once payment has already been accepted. The Tesco website, however, states that if a mistake in price is made, the company is not obliged to abide by the mistaken price so long as the customer is contacted prior to the item being shipped. We get the feeling there will be lots of disappointed bargain hunters out there.

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Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam now on Sony Wii

John Bardinelli — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:52:00 EST

Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo Wii

Tony Hawk's presence is so strong in the gaming world that he even has titles available for imaginary consoles! Tucked away in the lower right corner of TonyHawk.com is an image promoting the latest game, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam. It's available for -- brace yourself -- Sony Wii.

We're sure this is an innocent slip-up and not a portent of the future to come. Or are the folks behind Tony's website doing tarot card readings on the side?

For the record, Downhill Jam is available for Nintendo's Wii, DS and Game Boy Advance. A PS2 version is in the works and will be released later this year.

[Thanks, Stephen]

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