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Well… I turned on my PS3, and it seems like this bug issue has blown over. Now we can all get back to some happy long awaited gaming. Thanks to the Neo Empire community for keeping me company through these troubled times.
Now turn those machines on and enjoy….Your PS3’s are free (I think)
8001050F FTW 
TIME: 14:26
A large majority of people that own older PS3 consoles are unable to log onto the PSN network or play certain games. Apparently its because of some “calendar bug” that came into effect when we hit March 1st 2010.
Nobody knows how many games are affected by this bug, but “King of Fighters 12″ and “BlazBlue” have been hit and I’m very unhappy. 
Joy for all of you “Street Fighter 4″ players as this game is not affected.
New slim-line PS3’s seem to be unaffected by this bug. Hopefully Sony technical guys are on this round the clock and can come up with a solution very quick. A Sony representative had this to say earlier:
“Know that we have narrowed down the issue and have engineers working to restore service even as you read this. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you, and genuinely appreciate your patience while we work to resolve this.”
Sony is reporting all developments via its Twitter feed.
It all started when KOF 12 producer Masaaki Kukino was interviewed at the TGS 2009 show and dropped hints about a new game in development. He also went on to talk about how he’d like to expand on KOF 12 with new characters and systems.
This was obviously music to the ears of many since most people agreed that KOF 12 lacked in both characters and features.
King of Fighters 13 rumours have been flying around the internet this past week. We thought KOF 13 might make a special showing at the AOU show in Japan this year which took place on the 19th and 20th Feb. It didn’t happen.
Rumours didn’t stop there however. Internet gossip still stood by the fact that the game would be shown very soon, and that April 2010 (one year after KOF 12) would be KOF 13’s official arcade release date in Japan.
The official Japanese magazine ARCADIA website (www.arcadiamagazine.com) then went on to post up a picture of Terry Bogard for the 20th year Neo Geo anniversary.
Now we hear news, that a Location test for King of Fighters 13 will be happening on March 25th 2010 in Akihabara Japan and this news has also come from ARCADIA magazine. SOURCE….. SNK-PLAYMORE official website
So it looks like KOF 13 is coming!!!! Bring it on.
A huge thanks goes out to our resident Neo Empire KOF guy Kusogaki for bringing this KOF goodness to our attention.
SLIGHT EDIT: (Thanks to Kusogaki again)
It looks like SNK Playmore have added news of KOF 13 to their website to. SO ITS OFFICIAL.
Publisher Zen United and distributor PQube are pleased to announce a special Limited Edition of BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. The Limited Edition, presented in a specially branded box, is now available on PS3 and Xbox 360 for pre-order for a limited period at the same price as the standard version of the game.
BlazBlue is the first fighting game whose characters and art have been originally designed for high definition next-gen consoles. The design process of the characters, story images and fighting system moves have taken more than 18 months to perfect. The design team at Arc System Works have contributed a huge number of original drawings, sketches and concept work. The 100 page art book celebrates their labours and is a must for Japanese anime fans.
The bonus DVD has 2 hours of detailed tutorial guides covering the fighting systems, special moves and individual character strategies. Fighting fans will find new and unexpected ideas for the best combos to employ and those new to fighting games will find the step by step introductions a great way to get into the game.
“We anticipate a rapid sell through of this strong offer” commented Rob Noble Marketing Manager at PQube, “especially amongst those looking for great value when choosing their premium games”.
The content of the Limited Edition has been created alongside the gaming community through ideas, previews and feedback. And their responses to the final choices have been overwhelmingly positive.
Tomo Ohno, Managing Director of Zen United added “It is great to see our labour of love and passions summarised into a book and DVD for European users. Both the Tutorial DVD and Art book present what we believe as important elements to bring the game alive and we hope people enjoy them”.
BlazBlue Calamity Trigger official release date: 19th March 2010
Click the links below to Pre Order your copy today:
NEOEMPIRE.COM proudly presents SUPER VS BATTLE 20-X!!!
We invite everyone to attend what undoubtedly will be one of the most exciting fighting game events the World has ever seen. Do you have what it takes to participate in this epic battle?
Super VS Battle 20-X will be an apocalyptic 3 day extravaganza taking place on the 20th, 21st and 22nd August 2010 at the Byron Hall which is part of the Harrow Leisure Centre.
Super VS Battle 20-X line up:
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core (PS2)
Soul Calibur 4 (PS3)
BlazBlue (PS3)
Tekken 6 (PS3)
King of Fighters XII (PS3)
Super Street Fighter 4 (XBOX 360)
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike (PS2)
Date:
20th-22nd August 2010
All of the SVB information you’ll need is on the official Super VS Battle website:
Just like last year, online registration will be the cheapest way to sign up to the SVB 20-X event. Online registration will open April 2010.
After the success of the first EXceed 3vs3 SFIV at the recent NE Xmas Party, Zade and Bizzle are hosting EXceed 2 at Mango Lounge Earls Court on Sunday 17th Jan 2010!
The small print!
- Sunday 17th January 2010 between 2pm - 7.30pm
- Street Fighter IV 3 vs 3
- Entry fee is £10 per team of 3
- Location is Mango Lounge. 306 Earls Court Road SW5 9BA
- Single elimination, winner takes all
- Will feature commentary
- Player cam + crowd cam
- Videos will be recorded and put on the official EXceed Youtube channel
Namco Bandai Partners hosted the UK leg of the official Tekken 6 European Tournament at Namco Station County Hall back on Sunday 8th November and Ryan “Prodigal Son” Hart was victorious. Using Kazuya he narrowly took the winning spot from Alisa player Luna.
I was down there with various other Neo Empire members filming the action.
(we are currently experience problems embedding videos hence a link rather than the movie itself)
Ryan will be attending the European Finals later today in London let’s hope he’ll bring it home again.
Good news for Tekken 6 fans out there, Gamerbase are running their very own Ranking Battle season for the game! There are prizes for each unique Ranking Battle, with the overall series champion walking off with the limited edition Tekken 6 arcade stick.
It costs £5 per battle to enter, and RB’s will be taking place in centres around the country.
Dates of Tekken 6 Ranking Battles:
◦ 13 Dec - Gamerbase Manchester, Gamerbase Glasgow, Gamerbase London, Gamerbase Reading
◦ 10 Jan - Gamerbase Manchester, Gamerbase Glasgow, Gamerbase London, Gamerbase Reading
◦ 24 Jan - Gamerbase Manchester, Gamerbase Glasgow, Gamerbase London, Gamerbase Reading
◦ 07 Feb - Gamerbase Manchester, Gamerbase Glasgow, Gamerbase London, Gamerbase Reading
◦ 21 Feb - Gamerbase Glasgow, Gamerbase London, Gamerbase Reading
◦ 07 Mar - Gamerbase Glasgow, Gamerbase London, Gamerbase Reading
Thanks kindly to Neo Empire forum member and all around top man Smile for the tip off!
10 hours of fighting games fun, just bring your pad or stick and yourself!
Put faces to forum names, discuss and swap tactics, make new friends or settle online grudges in the lounge surroundings of Yates’s Harrow top floor!
In an epic final Battle, UK’s Ryan “Prodigal Son” Hart (Sagat) has beaten Singapores Yagami (Dhalsim).
Some of Europes best attended DreamHack 09 in Sweden this year, and Prodigal Son came out on top. CONGRATULATIONS.
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