This week has been one excellent for gamers; we got a sample of PlatinumGames‘ upcoming, sexy Bayonetta thanks to a new demo released in Japan, but playable by everyone else in the world. Also this week, the first screenshots and details of White Knight Chronicles II, Marc Ecko vows to create a sequel to Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, a new Xbox survey hints at a “RetroCade” to come to LIVE, a Resistance 3 ad is spotted on a Sony movie set and more.
On our side of things, we take a look at digital distribution in a new article and share our thoughts on Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 in our review of the game.
Read on for this week in gaming.
Articles
Remove disc, insert digital
Calendar Check
Clash of the Titans debuts in Spring 2010
Xbox 360 Dashboard Update for social networking beta this month
Clips
Magna Carta II dev diary details battle system
Saboteur gameplay does Zeppelin; screens, too
Assassin’s Creed 2 clip introduces Ezio’s arms maker Da Vinci
Shenmue’s Ryo Hazuki returns in SEGA All-Stars Racing
There’s Always a Girl in new GTA: Episodes from Liberty City trailer
Modern Warfare 2 Infamy Trailer debuts
Delays
Alpha Protocol delayed to Spring 2010
Sony delays EyePet to 2010
Demos
God of War III demo to be bundled with inFAMOUS in Japan
Bayonetta demo now live on Japanese PSN
Downloadable Content
Wolverine’s claws now in PlayStation Home
GTA IV, Dead Space and more coming to Xbox 360 Games on Demand
US PlayStation Store Update: October 8, 2009
Forza 3 gets free downloadable content on launch day
PlayStation Store comes to Amazon
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 table announced for ZEN Pinball
South Park and Lucidity hit Xbox LIVE Arcade this week
Facts and Details
White Knight Chronicles II detailed, screenshots released
Left 4 Dead 2 gets Scavenge multiplayer mode, Realism difficulty
Even Vegeta goes Super Saiyan 3 in Dragon Ball: Raging Blast
Uncharted 2 beta numbers impress, 27 years worth of playing
Halo franchise planned out for “at least six years”
Forza Motorsport 3’s impressive 400-car list
Game (un)Announce(d)
Four new PS3 games: Solomon, Gawain, Ninjas and Zombies
Game Announce
Konami revives Rocket Knight Adventures for XBLA, PSN
Gold Status
Tekken 6 reaches gold status
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time goes gold
Jobs
Xseed developing their first PS3 game
Team Ninja working on new PS3 and Xbox 360 game
38 Studios working on PS3 RPG
Atlus seeking PS3/360 programmers
New Studio Formation
Ex-Bungie staff form Moonshot Games
Official Word
PixelJunk 1-5 development begins early next year
Marc Ecko wants to see Getting Up sequel
This Is Vegas delisted by retailer; “still in production”, says WB
Naughty Dog hard at work on Uncharted 2 DLC
Natal to start off pricey, will decrease over time
SCE London: Eight Days and Getaway only put on hold
DJ Hero’s complete tracklist revealed
3D Dot Game Heroes to allow in-game screenshots
Microsoft issue e-mails remarketing Ninja Gaiden II
Capcom asks, DLC or retail for Resident Evil 5: AE?
Remedy: Alan Wake could have released “much earlier”
Fumito Ueda would like to create a first-person shooter
Patches
Gears of War 2 prepping fifth title update
Platinum Hits
GTA IV, Left 4 Dead and more join Xbox 360 Platinum Hits
Reviews
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Review
Rumors
BioWare issues ‘no comment’ on Mass Effect 2 PS3 listings
Resistance 3 ad spotted for use in new Sony film
EA Russia and GAME listing Mass Effect 2 for PS3
Xbox survey displays Xbox Avatar Classic Arcade
Rumor: First details on Visceral’s Jack the Ripper game
Jack the Ripper game in the works at Visceral, says LA Times
PS3 Motion Controller codenamed “Sphere”?
Sales
Naughty Dog hopes Uncharted 2 sells 2.5 million
Tretton: PS3 sales “sky-rocketing” since slim launch
Screenshots
Red Dead Redemption screenshots blow smoke
Bayonetta flaunts her sexy in NSFW screens
Final Fantasy XIV images depict new classes
Dragon Ball: Raging Blast screens fight some more
Resident Evil 5: AE screens go to Spencer’s mansion