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Remember Parasite Eve, the "cinematic RPG" from the bygone days of PlayStation? Remember the Japanese-onry PE cell-phone games that we didn't get?

Now you can stop being ridiculously angry. Take a peek at the video below.



Just in case you missed it, that's a leaked trailer for Parasite Eve 3, tentatively titled PE: Third Birthday, in the works at Square Enix and HexaDrive. As of now the word is that it's being labeled as a "cinematic action RPG", putting it in line with PE2's Resident Evil-like gameplay, with a slew of heavily customizable weapons and (one can only assume) lots of gross monsters.

And did I mention that it's a PSP exclusive...?

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See that new-looking thing below this paragraph? I hope you do, because it would mean that the gallery system I just built (from scratch, because I'm like that) is working.



Lucky that I should get it done now, at 3am the morning E3 begins and the floodgates of screenshots and media kits  are opened. Like everything else on this site, it's still a work in progress, so any feedback can be left in the comments of this story.

Right now it makes nearly exclusive use of JavaScript, which isn't very friendly to most mobile browsers and people who think any type of HTML newer than baggy pants will explode their computers. A flat, static, boring alternative will be available eventually.

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It's rare that a developer who pushes out a lackluster game will actually address the issue and what went wrong with the title, but Harvey Smith, developer behind Blacksite: Area 51 and who also worked on the original Deus Ex, commented on the game's low scores at a recent games summit.

Prepare for some R-rated language, children. Expounds Smith:


Smith went on to explain that once his team had completed a level they only had four days to fix it with necessary adjustments, which he called "completely reprehensible". Though Smith believes in "personal accountability" and accepts the blame for his role in the title's (in-complete) creation, he also feels that Blacksite: Area 51 deserved a rating in the 80/B range due to the game's satirical narrative. Perhaps it would have made for a better book?

Here's the scorecard from metacritic. As far as our opinion of the game goes, we wouldn't know because Midway has yet to send over a copy for us to experiment with. Still waiting...

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Midway sent over word this morning that a new BlackSite: Area 51 demo featuring two levels is now available over the Xbox Live service.

Here's the run-down from Midway:


The title is already available for the Xbox 360/PC and will ship for the PlayStation 3 in December.

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