The final surprise at the end of this morning’s Nintendo Direct: The Last Story ! The long-awaited action-RPG for Wii by Mistwalker will be out in North America this year, thanks to the stalwart RPG localizing staff of publisher XSEED Games. Wii’s ‘The Last Story’ coming to North America in 2012 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:03:00 EST.

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Wii’s ‘The Last Story’ coming to North America in 2012

Indie developers are the starving artists of the video-game world, often brilliant and innovative, but also misunderstood, underfunded and more prone to writing free-form poetry on their LiveJournals. We at Joystiq believe no one deserves to starve, and many indie developers are entitled to a fridge full of tasty, fulfilling media coverage, right here.

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You’ll be able to buy Mass Effect 3 digitally on March 6, the same day it launches in stores. And for doing so, you won’t just get the convenience of pants-optional purchasing — you’ll also get (just like with every other offer relating to Mass Effect 3 ) some DLC, in the form of an M55 Argus rifle.

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Mass Effect 3 available on PSN at launch, with DLC and theme bonuses

A new, free-to-play entry in the classic MechWarrior series has been announced for the second half of 2012. MechWarrior Tactics is in development at Roadhouse Interactive and A.C.R.O.N.Y.M

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MechWarrior Tactics deploys on PC in North America this year

In 2007, while Infinity Ward was building the first Modern Warfare , Underground Development began working on a top-secret, third-person shooter in the Call of Duty franchise, titled Devil’s Brigade , Vox Games reports . Based on a real-life group of ruthless, almost superhuman American and Canadian soldiers in World War II, Devil’s Brigade was Activision’s fallback if fans didn’t get the switch to a contemporary setting with Modern Warfare . Devil’s Brigade focused on tactical strategy, stealth missions and super-athletic Special Forces combat

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Canned Call of Duty: Devil’s Brigade was like Inglourious Basterds on steroids

We imagine whatever “GTA TV” and “Rockstar TV” are to be a lot like either Fox or Spike, so it’s bizarre that Take-Two even bothered applying for a trademark for those names. But that’s just what the publisher has done, as OXM UK discovered. Both applications were filed within the past week with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, though neither has been approved just yet (nor will either be until an examining attorney is assigned “approximately three months after filing date”)

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‘GTA TV’ and ‘Rockstar TV’ trademarked by Take Two

After a lengthy drought of mech games, it suddenly feels like armored mechanical behemoths are back en vogue, with Day 1 Studios adding Reign of Thunder to the roster. The game is a fast-paced, third-person free-to-play mech combat game.

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‘Reign of Thunder’ is F2P mech shooter from MechAssault dev

Still wandering aimlessly around Tamriel, trying to remember where you left your giant pile of buckets? Get out your phone and get some help.

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Skyrim Interactive Map App is a world of microtransactions

Army Corps of Hell makes a hell of a first impression (sorry).

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Army Corps of Hell review: Shallows of the Damned

Last monday, Microsoft submitted a trademark filing for “Avatar Famestar” to the US Patent and Trademark Office. The application classifies the trademark for “downloadable software for video game services” and “providing an online portal for video game services and social networking,” which leads us to believe it has something to do with video games

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Rampant Speculation Theater presents: Microsoft files for ‘Avatar Famestar’ trademark