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Bandai Namco’s collaboration with Aardman and the minds behind Valiant Hearts is out today.  11-11: Memories Retold is a dramatic narrative-driven adventure, the story follows the intersecting lives of a Canadian photographer (voiced by Elijah Wood) looking for adventure on the European Front during WWI and a German father who learns his son has gone missing in action. As they “discover the reality of war,” their paths will cross on November 11, 1918 as the Great War comes to an end.

The game’s development comes from a collaboration between Aardman Studios (the minds behind Wallace & Gromit) who’ve supplied a unique painterly aesthetic to the game, and DigixArt whose co-founder led the development of award-winning Valiant Hearts: The Great War. 

Last month Bandai Namco announced DLC for the title with a portion of proceeds going to the War Child charity, which helps children impacted by war.

If you’re curious about the unique centenary WWI experience, check out our E3 interview where we got to speak with some of the minds behind the game.

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Originally founded in 1990, Prima’s parent company, DK, has announced plans to close Prima down fully in Spring and not commission any new video game strategy guides. DK said it was an “extremely difficult decision” and that it comes as a result of a “significant decline” in the video game strategy guide sector. Prima has three offices across the United States that will be directly affected by the closure.

[Via: Kotaku, publishersmarketplace.com,  bertelsmann.com]

Our Take
I’ve definitely used a few Prima guides in my gaming lifetime. Generally, I like to play games with as little help as possible, but on those occasions where I finish a game and want to make sure I can see everything it has to offer, I always like having a printed strategy guide next to me for reference. I’m disappointed to hear this news and wish the best of luck to those affected by the closing.

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Funimation launched the latest trailer for the upcoming Dragon Ball Super movie releasing in theaters on January 16. The highlight of the trailer is a (sort of) new super saiyan form for Vegeta. It’s the god form that Goku originally achieved when he went face-to-face with Beerus, which both Vegeta and Goku surpassed when they took on Frieza for a second time. In this way, Vegeta is almost taking a step backwards, but it’s okay because now his hair can finally match his ‘bad man’ shirt.

For more on the upcoming movie you can watch the first and second trailers by following the links. The movie will show in American theatres in January of next year.

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Beat Saber released in early access for PC VR platforms earlier this year, and it really grabbed our attention. Sony announced intentions to bring to PlayStation VR earlier this year, but not we know exactly when it will be releasing, and what will be included with the game.

The PlayStation VR version of Beat Saber will be available on November 20 and alongside all the content and music of the early access version of the game available on PC, new songs will be included as well as new sabers. It’s unclear exactly when that content will be coming to the PC versions of the game, but the game’s developer promises it will be soon.

For more on Beat Saber, head here to read a story from former intern Jacob Gellar about how he played the entirety of the film Shrek in Beat Saber*.

[Source: PlayStation Blog]

Our Take
I’ll go on record saying that Beat Saber is VR best game and its best hope for the future. Super excited to see it make its way to PlayStation VR.

*We did not force him to do this. This is something he decided to do on his own.

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