Archive for September, 2009

Super Street Fighter IV – Gameplay video T-Hawk v Juri

A lot more videos are now appearing on Youtube .. here is one thats easy one the eyes.

T-Hawk looks good but i think he still needs to be tweaked a little as he’s too powerful.    It’s still early days.

For me the big dissapointment is Juri.  It’s been advised that Juri is meant to be a Tae Kwon Specialist.  Well having practiced the art myself for over 15 years,  I have to say that Juri doesn’t really look like a TKD fighter what so ever.  To me she looks like Dee Jay on SPEED !!

Have a look for yourselves and you be the judges.

Let me know what you think ..

Capcom Japan Reveals Possible New Ghouls 'n Ghosts iPhone Game

    This news courtesy of Capcom-Unity and screen shots from Touch Arcade
    I have to add that the future of gaming is on the is little thing we all call a iPhone.. and below is the proof.

    During TGS, Capcom Japan revealed a new game for the iPhone that looks like a version of Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (as you can see in the image above). The name of the game hasn’t been revealed, but Touch Arcade was able to gather the following:

    The game is a side-scrolling 2D action game, but the graphics are rendered in 3D polygons. It seems as if you can choose between two initial protagonists at the game’s outset, ‘Arthur’ and ‘Lancelot’.

    No other information (including US release plans) has been revealed, so as usual, stay tuned.

SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV !! Coming Soon

Capcom announced at TGS 2009 that arrival of Super Street Fighter IV.

You might have a lot of questions about Super Street Fighter IV.  Well in a nut-shell, Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono advised that the game will not be a downloadable content addon.  It will be available as a stand alone disc, but not at a full retail price. A special bonus feature will be available for owners of the original Street Fighter IV disc but Capcom are not commenting on what it might be.. just gotta wait and see what it might be ;)   So far EIGHT extra playable characters have been announced but only 2 confirmed.  The legendary T-HAWK that made his debute in the Super Street Fighter II and a new recruite called JURI .. A Korean Tea Kwon Do specialist who will rely mostly on her fast kicks that might put pretty Miss Chun-Li’s super fast lightening kicks in her place.  (I’m specially interested in seeing JURI in action and seeing how accurate her Tae Kwon Do style is, as I’ve practiced the art for over 15 years myself).

Apart from all this Capcom have taken in fan feed back and improved online features, and rebalanced characters.  All shall be revealed in the spring of 2010.  For now get yourself pumped with the preview trailer.  Check back regularly for more updates on Super Street Fighter as they become available.

SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV – PREVIEW

Apple iTunes 9.0.1 .. What's in the update ?

Well here it is ..

Happy reading

iTunes 9.0.1 provides a number of important bug fixes, including:

• Resolves issues browsing the iTunes Store.
• Addresses a performance issue where iTunes may become unresponsive.
• Fixes a problem where iTunes may unexpectedly quit.
• Fixes a problem syncing Podcasts in playlists to iPod or iPhone.
• Fixes a problem sorting albums with multiple discs.
• Improves application syncing for iPod touch and iPhone.
• Genius is now automatically updated to show Genius Mixes.

iTunes 9 comes with many new features and improvements, including:

• An improved look and feel, including a new Column Browser for easily browsing your artists or albums, movies, TV shows, and more.

• iTunes Store has a brand new look, with improved navigation for quick and easy exploration.

• iTunes LP and iTunes Extras create unique experiences that feature exclusive interviews, videos, photos, and more — available with select album and movie purchases on the iTunes Store.

• Home Sharing helps you manage your family’s iTunes collection between computers in your home. iTunes can automatically transfer new purchases, or you can choose just the items you want.

• Genius Mixes are created for you by iTunes and play songs from your library that go great together.

• iPod and iPhone syncing now allows you to organize your iPhone and iPod touch home screens directly in iTunes. Syncing is now also more flexible, allowing you to sync individual artists, genres, or TV show and Podcast episodes.

• iTunes U items are now organized into their own section in your iTunes library.

• Sync with iPod nano (5th generation), iPod classic (Fall 2009), and iPod touch (Fall 2009).

• iTunes 9 also includes many other improvements, such as HE-AAC encoding and playback, more flexibility with Smart Playlists rules, simpler organization of your media files inside an iTunes Media folder, and more.

Terror is REALITY – DEAD Rising 2 – Keiji Inafune VIDEO

TAKE 2 – VIDEO IS NOW UP AND AVAILABLE IN  TWO PARTS …

PART 1 :

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PART 2 :

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Last nights DEAD RISING 2 – TERROR IS REALITY EVENT was fantastic.  As promised please check out the Video of Keiji Inafune presenting TERROR IS REALITY to the WORLD !!!

And check out how cool his Chuck Greene Jacket is !! :)

Video will be available very shortly.  If it doesnt start straight away give it a few minutes.

Enjoy

Let us know what you think :)

TERROR IS REALITY !!!!

TERROR IS REALITY !! What Terror ??  What Reality !!! What does this all mean ??

Well all our questions have now been answered.  Tonight in a secret location in Tokyo special guests and media from all over the world were invited to attend the premier launch of Capcom’s Blockbuster title DEAD RISING 2.

CAPCOM’s Keiji Inafune the creator of DEAD RISING presented DEAD RISING 2 to everyone in attendance and also introduced the new TERROR IS REALITY online multi-player feature.  Terror is Reality is a 4 player online experience where players go head to head in a series of mini games to kill zombies in all weird and wonderful ways.  The TERROR IS REALITY demo featured four playable mini games, one such mini game has you riding a motor bike with two chainsaws strapped on either side of the handle bars as you tear your way through hordes of undead zombies chopping them into bite size chunks.  The action is fast and furious as your given a time limit in all the mini games and your working as fast as you can to kill as many zombies as you can while your opponents are doing the same thing.

At the moment there is no confirmation on how many mini games will be in the final release of DEAD RISING 2 – TERROR IS REALITY but from the looks of the four playable ones tonight. Online action is going to be VERY Addictive and also very competitive.

To add to the TERROR IS REALITY presentation everyone in attendance was able to participate in a TERROR IS REALITY tournament, where the winner at the end of the night was able to walk away with the VERY VERY LIMITED edition Chuck Greene motor bike jacket which was also Worn by Keiji Inafune during his presentation.

The night was a great success.  Many well known media personalities were in attendance.  Xbox 360’s Major Nelson was also present, interviewing Seth from Capcom Unity.

Capcom kept the food and drinks coming all night long.  The event was fantastic and everyone in attendance had a great night.

I have video of Keiji Inafune which I will be posting / adding to this blog once its ready.  For now please enjoy a few pics from the event.

Thank you once again to Capcom for hosting a spectacular and well organized event.  Keep an eye out on more DEAD RISING 2 videos and pics in the coming days.

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Stay tuned for video presentation.  Should be ready in a few hours.




Tokyo Game Show 2009: The Capcom store

Most of the big software publishers set up their own stores at TGS, which the public will descend on en force on Saturday and Sunday (this weekend). There’s a huge variety of goods and t-shirts for many of Capcom’s big franchises, with an emphasis on Ace Attorney and, of course, Monster Hunter.

Check out some of the pics … More will come soon :)

Tokyo Game Show 2009: Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth

Brand and new gameplay trailer for the upcoming Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (due out on February 16th, 2010). check out both Gameplay and information below

GAMEPLAY

TRAILER

INFORMATION

Release Date: February 16, 2010

Genre: Adventure

Platform: Nintendo DS

Rating: TBC

Producer: Motohide Eshiro

Developer: Capcom

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth takes the Ace Attorney series from the courtroom to the crime scene, leaving the legal battle behind.

This time around, players take on the role of famed prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, a memorable rival of charismatic legal eagle Phoenix Wright. Edgeworth actively investigates crime scenes in search of the truth behind each case. By solving the challenging puzzles presented to him, Edgeworth will work with the police to bring criminals to justice.

Users will be able to directly control the character’s movement on the scene with the arrow key or touch screen and freely investigate the crime scenes. If, during the course of an investigation, users find contradictions, they will be able to obtain new information by presenting decisive evidence. In some cases, users will identify clues and conduct examinations of material witnesses. On these occasions, users will have to uncover the truth behind the crimes using collected information, the evidence, and logic.

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth is composed of a number of episodes. In the first episode, an argument in Edgeworth’s office results in a mysterious murder. Edgeworth, coming back from a one-month business trip, enters his office and encounters the body of the man who was shot.

In the second episode, Edgeworth’s plane journey takes a nasty turn when he wakes up after being knocked out during heavy turbulence. Shaken by the flashback of nightmarish past memories, he opens the onboard elevator’s door to find a male corpse. At this very moment a cabin attendant witnesses the scene and Edgeworth is made a suspect of murder.

In these and further episodes, Miles Edgeworth will have to confront suspects and get to the bottom of his cases by collecting information and evidence through detective work between key locations. Also, in the ’Logic’ mode that symbolizes Edgeworth’s logical inferences, users can discover new information and evidence by combining two pieces of information out of the collected pieces. The real culprit that will be revealed through investigations and witnesses will be confronted in a ‘battle’ similarly fought (Testimony – Pursuit – Press – Confront) to that of the ‘Court Battle’ in the Ace Attorney series (Testimony – Cross Examination) to expose the contradictions.

Features:

Starring Miles Edgeworth, the popular rival of attorney Phoenix Wright

Gameplay moves out of the courtroom and onto the crime scene

New investigative style using the Nintendo DS stylus to uncover evidence

Several unique cases to solve with over 15 hours of gameplay

New technique, such as “logic” mode assists you in uncovering the crime

Unique dialog trees and interrogation techniques let you question witnesses to discover the truth

Tokyo Game Show 2009: Sengoku Basara Samurai Heroes

Having skipped a NA release for Sengoku Basara 2, Sengoku Basara Samurai Heroes (the third in the series in Japan) will be coming to North America in 2010 for the PlayStation 3 and the Wii. You can check out the trailer below, screenshots and information about the game!

TRAILER

SCREENSHOTS

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INFORMATION

Release Date: TBD 2010
Genre: Action
Platform: PLAYSTATION®3, Wii
Rating: Pending
Developer: Capcom®
Price: TBD

Game Description:

The next evolution in producer of Devil May Cry 4, Hiroyuki Kobayashi’s BASARA series is coming to PLAYSTATION®3 and Wii with Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes. Set during a tumultuous period of Japanese history, Sengoku BASARA Samurai Heroes follows players as they fight their way to the dramatic battle of Sekigahara. Players will take up the swords and spears of more than a dozen fierce samurai warriors in huge battles against hundreds of opponents in many exciting stages that lead up to the main event.

Featuring unique playable characters, as well as supporting generals who will make it easier to command and lead armies, players will see the battle from the perspective of each military commander with the ultimate goal of re-writing history to rule all of 16th century Japan.

In the dynamic new “Hero’s Story” mode, the player’s decisions impact history with a redesigned story mode. Based on choices made by the player, new drama unfolds as friends become enemies, enemies become friends, and a new Sengoku story unfolds. Adding a new strategic element to the game, forces can fight for control/taking over of camps and ultimately entire battlefields.

Features:

Fight your way through many exciting battlefields until all heroes have gathered at the decisive battle of Sekigahara

Single-player game evolves based on players decisions and actions

Featuring unique playable samurai warrior characters

Upgradeable weapon types allow players to extend or add special abilities

Dramatic “Heroes’ Story” mode changes history based on players decisions as the story progresses

Tokyo Game Show 2009: Ghost Trick

Capcom’s recently announced Ghost Trick (working title) will be coming over to North America (release date TBD) for the Nintendo DS. From the creator of Ace Attorney, Shu Takumi, comes a unique game centered around amnesiac ghost, Sissel and his attempts to save innocent lives around him.

Sissel has the unique ability to possess and manipulate objects within the world. Using these abilities to his advantage, he returns to the 4 minutes before a character’s death to change their fate.

Check out these great screenshots

INFORMATION

Release Date: TBD
Genre: Adventure
Rating: TBD
Developer: Capcom
Price: TBD
Platform: Nintendo DS

Director Shu Takumi, the original creator of Capcom’s Ace Attorney series, is back with a frighteningly fun adventure for the Nintendo DS. In Ghost Trick (working title for North America and Europe), players will follow the story of Sissel, an amnesiac ghost who must use his ghostly powers to protect the lives of innocent people while attempting to uncover the secrets behind his own untimely demise.

Sissel has the unique ability to possess and manipulate objects within the world. Using these abilities to his advantage, he returns to the 4 minutes before a character’s death to change their fate.

Ghost Trick is a story of mystery and intrigue that blends fun logic puzzles with the world of the supernatural, making for an entirely new and unique experience in the handheld gaming space. Part adventure game, part puzzle game, Ghost Trick’s gameplay will challenge player’s brains while its distinct art elements and character designs will deliver the fun.

Features:

The original creator/director of Phoenix Wright brings a new title to the Nintendo DS

Manipulate the physical world through supernatural possession – take control of inanimate objects and change the world! Change the fates of those around you – return to the 4 minutes before a character’s death to stop it from happening

Text adventure combined with logic puzzles makes for an exciting new challenge on the Nintendo DS

Over a dozen engaging chapters filled with entertaining, interrelated puzzles

Unique visual style and character designs