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Samurai Warriors 4-II Announced for Western Release

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Koei Tecmo has announced that they will be bringing Samurai Warriors 4-II over to North America on September 29th and Europe on October 2nd. Samurai Warriors 4-II is an alternate take on Samurai Warriors 4 that follows the stories of certain characters instead of the overall narrative.

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Told over the span of thirteen new chapters, the story will revolve around nine characters introduced in Samurai Warriors 4, three fan-favorites from previous titles, and a brand new addition to the samurai roster. Samurai Warriors 4-II will also include many new and improved battle features and the character development systems have been revamped. A new Endless Castle mode that tasks players with either surviving as long as possible or racing against the clock as they try to defeat increasingly powerful foes.

New Need for Speed Game Teaser Screenshot

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The official Need for Speed Twitter account has posted a screenshot from their currently untitled next game. The game will be developed by Ghost Studios and published by EA and is heavily rumoured to be a follow up to one of the most well remembered Need for Speed titles in Underground 2, which focused on Street Racing culture, introduced open world racing to the series and had a mountain of customizable options from body kits to decals. The last Need For Speed title was Need for Speed Rivals which released two years ago.

I had heaps of fun with Need for Speed Underground 2 and Most Wanted back in 04/05 and with 2015 being the approximate 10 year anniversary of the series you would think this is a no-brainer. To add fuel to the rumour fire, the official Need for Speed Facebook page have been recently showing footage of them playing Underground 2 and the Facebook banner has a very darkened picture of two street cars racing around a cliff with the reveal date on it.  I am very excited for the full reveal which is set to take place tomorrow on the official Need for Speed YouTube channel.

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX Western Release Delayed to September

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It came as something of a surprise that Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX was initially meant to be released in North America on May 26th, two days before the Japanese release. However as the release date approached, we heard nothing about the game from Sega’s Western branches and except for now a week before the game’s planned release.

Sega has announced that Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX will now be released in North America on September 8th, in Europe on September 11th, and in Australia on September 10th but now in North America the game with launch with a number of bonuses. These bonuses are shown above (click for larger image) and include premium packaging, 19 double-sided AR cards, and a lanyard like wallet chain designed to look similar to Hatsune Miku’s own.

Final Trailer for Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker Released

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With Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker released last a couple of weeks ago by Atlus USA, the company isn’t about to let it simply fall off the map. Atlus has announced a new set of SpotPass content that will be available for download and those demons can be found below:

  • Vile Seth
  • Dragon Fafnir
  • Tyrant Lucifuge
  • Megami Black Maria
  • Touki Ongyo-ki
  • Beast Cabracan

They have also revealed that players will be able to download the final portion of Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker‘s DLC. This DLC allows players to take down enemies that contain plenty of useful add-ons that provide extra bonuses during demon fusions.

Finally the company has released a new trailer for the game and you can check that out below.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited’s Latest Trailer Highlights Group Activities

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With The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited set to be released on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on June 9th and already available for PC users, Bethesda is continuing with their “This is The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited” video series. This second video focuses on all of the different activities that players will be able to take part in with friends and random players in the game.

This includes taking part in large Alliance Wars between the three alliances that exist in Tamriel to fighting alongside your fellow adventurers in dungeons that range from simply completing an area to taking down massive bosses.

Great Scott! A LEGO Dimensions Trailer with Christopher Lloyd!

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2015 is looking to be the year of the peripheral games with the return of both Rock Band and Guitar Hero, a new Disney Infinity, and LEGO Dimensions all scheduled to be released by the end of the year. But LEGO Dimensions is really going after that Disney Infinity crowd with all the properties that Warner Bros. owns, including Back to the FutureLEGO Ninjago, and DC Super Heroes.

Check out the announcement trailer for these new properties, featuring Christopher Lloyd returning as Doc Brown:

LEGO Dimensions will be coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Wii U on September 27, 2015 (September 28 in Australia/New Zeland), with characters from the DC Universe, Back to the Future, LEGO Ninjago, and more. The game will be published by Warner Bros. Games and developed by TT Games.

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Madman’s Anime Releases of May 20, 2015 Are Out Now

Madman Entertainment’s anime releases of May 20, 2015 are now available. Here is the full list of those releases, which features continuations of ongoing series, releases of new series and a film:

  • 009 Re:Cyborg – DVD and 3D Blu-ray
  • Bleach Collection 25 – DVD
  • Coppelion Series Collection – DVD
  • Fairy Tail Collection 15 – DVD and Blu-ray
  • One Piece Collection 30 – DVD
  • One Week Friends Series Collection (English-subtitled edition) – DVD
  • Patlabor: The Mobile Police OVA Series 2 – The New Files – DVD
  • Rozen Maiden: Zuruckspulen Collection – DVD
  • Unbreakable Machine-Doll Series Collection – DVD and Blu-ray

If you are interested in buying any of these releases and want to find out more about them, you make like to read reviews of 009 Re:Cyborg here, Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody hereFairy Tail Part 1 here, Patlabor: The Mobile Police OVA Series 1 here and Unbreakable Machine Doll here.

Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley Dated for Australia

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Creating farms just got farmier. While us in the west already have Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley thanks in part to Natsume, Nintendo of Australia are finally bringing it to the region for the 3DS, and have announced a release date of June 20th.

Yes folks (or mates), you can craft your own world and adjust your landscape in this entry, with the standard actions of sowing seeds, picking flowers, or fishing also included to create another well-rounded experience. Its good to see Aussies get some love on their handhelds and Nintendo publishing the latest Harvest Moon seems to indicate how much stock Natsume still has on their hands.

New Items Coming to Club Nintendo Australia

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Nintendo is currently developing its replacement for the loved loyalty program Club Nintendo but before everyone’s Stars expire on September 30th, Nintendo Australia would like to offer some additional items to its most devoted fan base. Pictured below are several new items coming to the shop in the future including some new items never before available in the Club Nintendo AU store including an adorable Captain Toad Figurine Lamp, Mario themed coasters and Mario Kart trophies!!!

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Even more items are on their way though including some very popular old favorites in the Luigi’s Mansion 2 diorama figure and The Legend of Zelda Carry Case as well as some new items including what I am willing to bet will be a very valuable Club Nintendo farewell coin.

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Australian Nintendo fans remember your stars expire on September 30th but you might want to save them up as I am willing to bet a lot of these items will be a bit hard on the old Star wallet. Remember, no new Nintendo products will come with the Club Nintendo code so old games are your only way of obtaining these now fairly valuable Stars. If anyone is super keen to get a hold of these items today, check eBay America where most of these items were already released.

The Behemoth’s Game 4 Releases First 20 Minutes of Gameplay

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It has been over a year since indie dev The Behemoth — developers behind games like Castle Crashers and Battleblock Theater — first revealed their upcoming game, tentatively titled Game 4, at PAX East 2014. Since then, the game has been playable at a few conventions and we have even seen the opening cinematic for the untitled game.

Today, The Behemoth released a video featuring the first twenty minutes of gameplay from Game 4, introduced by art director/designer Dan Paladin:

We still have no clue when Game 4 will be released, what it will be called, or on what platforms it will be released. If one goes by The Behemoth’s last two games, it will most likely be a timed-exclusive on Xbox One followed by later releases to PC and PlayStation 4. But hey, maybe The Behemoth will launch on all platforms at once this go-around. With Game 4 being a turn-based strategy, it deserves a PC release sooner rather than later. With all that said, I look forward to playing this weird and funny game as soon as I can.