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Prepare To Shout Kamhamha With Dragon Ball Z Kinect

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Akira Toriyama’s hammy long running anime series Dragon Ball Z will be shouting its way on to Xbox 360 Kinect this October thanks to Namco Bandai and Funimation, the holders of the western license for DBZ. This new game is the fourth iteration on Microsoft’s latest home console after Burst Limit and Raging Blast 1 & 2. Dragon Ball Z Kinect boasts over 100 different moves mapped to various physical movements. Developer Spike Chunsoft has included brand new high definition footage that has never been included in a North American or European DBZ titles. I’m guessing this game will increase

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Assassins Creed 3 More Desmond-Centric Than Ever

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Kirk Williford

Assassins Creed 3 Lead Writer Matt Turner recently told CVG that the upcoming Ubisoft title will feature more Desmond than previous Assassins Creed installations. “All I can say about Desmond’s story is you’re going to experience more Desmond than you’ve ever had before,” Turner said. “We’re spending more time on the present than we have in past games.” Ubisoft has been quiet on the status of Desmond in AC3, mainly focusing on the reveal of the Revolutionary War protagonist Connor Kenway. Turner promised that in addition to more Desmond sequences, there will be more present-day events and connections compared to

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Joins The Order of Assassins With New DLC

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be joining the ancient order of the assassins with the release of new downloadable content for the game. Crossing over with Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise a new add-on costume was revealed for the main protagonists Noel and Serah. Noel will be given the Assassin Treatment with a new outfit based upon Ezio Auditore’s threads in Assassin’s Creed Revelations. Serah will be receiving two additional costumes as well based on The Defender and Exposure. These brand new cross over costumes will be available for 400 Microsoft points ($5) on April 10th. Check out screenshots of the new

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Rock Band Blitz – No Rock Band 3 Disc Export

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Jesse Lord

For those about to rock, we salute you. Some more information is coming out of the woodwork regarding Rock Band Blitz, the recently-announced next title from Harmonix.  The premise is a relatively simple one – you get to play a rhythm game in the style of Amplitude or Frequency but with Rock Band branding.  That means you don’t have to worry about lugging those fake plastic instruments out of the closet to play this one.  Word got out that all of your Rock Band tracks would be playable in this title, and that was cause for much rejoicing.  Even greater

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Pokemon/Strategy RPG Crossover Heading Stateside

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Tecmo Koei’s strategy RPG crossover with those adorable Pocket Monsters, Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition, will be heading stateside this June. The game will receive a name change coming to North America as Pokémon Conquest. While Nintendo will be handling the publishing the game was actually developed by Tecmo, whose long time Nobunaga’s Ambition franchise has been ongoing since 1983 and has seen releases on various platforms over the years including the Sega Genesis, Playstation 1 &2 and now the Nintendo DS.

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Pre-Order The Secret World And Gain Access To Beta & Headstart

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Funcom’s long in development MMORPG The Secret World hopes to spook a whole new audience with the announcement of pre-order Beta access and early access to the final game. Pre-orders will be able to gain access to the game 4 days early on June 15th. If you pre-order The Secret World you’ll also be given preferential access to the game’s Beta Test weekends next month. Considering over 700,000 people have registered to Beta Test the game, this is a considerable advantage for all of you want-to-be paranormals out there. For more details on Funcom’s pre-order program or The Secret World

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Wii U The Perfect Console for MMORPGs?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Jesse Lord

I just had a chance to check out an article over at CVG, and they have some opinions of Joel Bylos, a Funcom Lead Designer regarding the Wii U and its benefits as it pertains to MMORPGs. According to Bylos, the tablet-like controller is suited rather perfectly for the MMORPG genre, sicne there is so much HUD-cluttering going on, with buttons and gauges and the like.  To quote from the article:

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Lolipop Chainsaw’s Zombie Slaying Tunes

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Grasshopper Manufacture’s next project Lolipop Chainsaw is heavily influenced by the Punk & Rock movements of the 80’s if the art style and aesthetics didn’t already give that away. The game’s sound director Akira Yamaoka and Jimmy Urine of Mindself Self Indulgence fame come together to discuss the game’s sound track in this latest promotional video. Each character’s personally inspired the type of music for each of the game’s characters/bosses. Akira mentions that 1980s rock left a big impression on him and that lead to some of their choices for not only the original tracks featured in the game but

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Tropic 4: Modern Times Expansion Now Available

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

The first downloadable expansion for Tropic 4, Modern Times, is now available through Steam and Amazon for $20 USD. If you are not a fan of digital copies and would rather have a boxed copy you’ll be able to pick one up at EB Games/Gamestop and other brick & mortar retail. Modern Times brings Tropic 4 out of the 50s aesthetic that has defined the series for some time.As a more modern ruler of the People’s Republic of Tropico you will have to deal with the Cuban Missie Crisis, the Assassination of JFK and even the 2008 financial crisis.  Long

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Unit 13 Developer Zipper Interactive Closed By Sony

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Zipper Interactive the Sony first party developer behind the Soccom, Mag and Unit 13 franchises have been shuttered by Sony Computer Interactive.  Confirmation of the closure comes after a turbulent week for the developer as rumors of the closure swirled online. According to reports Zipper employed 80 people before their demise. In statement issued to the press Sony said the closure of Zipper Interactive is part of their normal “cycle of resource re-alignment. Check out the full statement below:

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Tales of Xillia Trademarked by Namco Bandai In North America

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

The next entry in Namco Bandai’s “Tales of” series might be one step closer to a North American release with the news that the publisher has trademarked Tales of Xillia in North America. Xillia, the 13th major release  in the Tales series, was released in Japan this past September. The game uses the series staple real time battle system where up to four characters battle monsters/enemies using “artes” (special attacks). Bringing subtle changes to the series established Tales formula Xillia allows multiple characters to combine their attacks mid-battle. The game’s perspective also changes in Xillia from a top down perspective

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Sega’s Phantasy Star Online 2 Will Be Free 2 Play, On Smartphones

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Sega has announced some brand new details for their upcoming MMORPG Phantasy Star Online 2. The game was previously confirmed for the PS Vita as well as Windows PC and has now been confirmed for Japanese Smartphones. The publisher also confirmed that the PC version will be free-to-play supported by in-game micro transactions. Micro transactions will also be supported on the PS Vita and Mobile versions, whoever it is unknown if players will have to play for the client software. Unlike other “free 2 play” MMOs the in-game store will not restrict free players to a certain level cap or

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Rumor: Prey 2 Cancelled By Bethesda

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards

Bethesda Softworks may have cancelled Human Head’s upcoming Prey 2. The sequel to 2006’s Prey painted a very picture than its predecessor. In Prey 2 Players take the role of a human Air Marital turned bounty hunter on stranded on alien world. As GameTrailers points out this isn’t the first bump on the road to going gold for Human Head Studios. The publisher apparently cancelled the dev’s scheduled 3 part talk earlier this month’s Game’s Development Conference in San Francisco.

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