Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, and Distribution Partners France, today announced a distribution partnership. Distribution Partners has rights to distribute four titles from Bethesda Softworks’ product catalogue: Fallout® 3 Add-on Packs for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Games for Windows LIVE, and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Fallout 3 Game of The Year Edition for Xbox 360, Games for Windows LIVE, and PLAYSTATION®3, WETTM for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION®3, and Rogue Warrior for Xbox 360, Games for Windows and PLAYSTATION®3.

"We are pleased to have Distribution Partners France as our distribution partner for these highly anticipated titles," said Sean Brennan, managing director for Bethesda Softworks Europe. "Distribution Partners has an excellent relationship with French retail and a dedicated sales team who will support our products with the focus they deserve."

Menno Eijck, Country Manager Atari Benelux said: "We are very excited to be partnering with ZeniMax and bringing Bethesda Softworks titles to the Benelux market."
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Neocrisis: When the "DLC" Costume Packs were announced for Street Fighter IV, gamers were irked to see something as basic and standard in fighting games as unlockable costumes being sold to them.

The release of the PC version of Street Fighter IV confirms that the alternate costumes were already included on the retail disc to begin with and we have the proof.
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"In studying how Dead Space sold, a key stat loomed large for EA.

EA’s Glen Schofield, studio manager for the company’s Dead Space team at Visceral Games, appeared on the second episode of EA’s official podcast to talk games, mention that Dead Space had co-op during some of its development cycle and explain the company’s take on Dead Space’s sales."
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Gearbox would "love to do a demo," says studio writer Mikey Neumann, and they talk about it "every day" but it might never happen – they just don’t know yet.

There’s "a lot of factors" keeping them on the game and off a demo right now, they can’t predict how time’s "going to work out" on the project, but they’re "doing really well" though.
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John "Karlinn" Boske writes "Square Enix has announced that the next mini-expansion for Final Fantasy XI will be available for prepurchase worldwide on Sunday, July 5. Titled A Moogle Kupo d’Etat – Evil in Small Doses, the story apparently focuses on how a single drop of rain in a run-down Mog House spells trouble for Moogles everywhere, or something. You had to know something was up when every level one schmoe in the game got their own personal flying butler, no questions asked."
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Gamasutra writes:

"[UPDATE: Rowland confirmed the layoffs with Gamasutra Wednesday afternoon, saying: "I can't really comment on anything due to existing [non-disclosure agreements].

"The majority of the team was laid off shortly after submitting our first iPhone game (Attack of the Dust Bunnies) to Apple. It’s a really fun game with a sense of humor and I hope that it sells well.""
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Publisher ‘Eidos’ has just announced that ‘two new download packs’ are shipping in July for their "Battlestations: Pacific".

Featuring six new units and 18 new pieces of nose art, the Mustang Pack allows players to customise their battles in both single and multiplayer modes. Amongst the units, players can take to the skies in the legendary US P-51 Mustang bomber escort, a late entry to the Pacific campaign but one which made its mark in Europe as a deadly force; or control the seas with the US Navy’s Alaska Class, giving the upper hand with a large and heavily armed ‘cruiser killer’; or the Super Yamato Class, a huge behemoth of a ship which, had it left the drawing board, would have outclassed the Yamato in every way with the potential to be the most powerful battleship in history.

More info in the url.
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Gamezine: "Bayonetta’s director Hideki Kamiya has been kind enough to talk to Gamezine and tell us why Platinum Games’ latest action game will redefine the genre. Hideki Kamiya is best known for working on Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe and Okami. He’s now offering his skills to Platinum Games’ PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 action game Bayonetta."
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Examiner: "Amazon is discounting the price of Guitar Hero World Tour Band Bundle by as much as $100."
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Major Nelson: "If you’re enjoying Ghostbusters: The Video Game, then I’ve got a little something special for you today. My friends at Terminal Reality sent me a few of the master audio files directly from the game to share with you."
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