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New Trailer Released for Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

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The release of Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are just over two weeks away in the land of the rising sun and Nintendo are ramping up their marketing efforts, releasing a brand new three and a half minute video showcasing everything from story elements and Mega Evolutions to secret bases and super contests. We finally get a glimpse of what diving will look like in the game as well as some other strange features such as a Pikachu’s tail sticking up in the middle of some wild grass, which at the moment we are guessing just means you can go up to it and battle it without ‘stepping’ on it. For those that like filling their secret bases with dolls, you will be happy to know it looks like a huge variety of stuffed dolls will be coming back for you to place in your secret base.

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The official release date in Australia and for most of the world is November 21st. Those that preorder the game at EB Games and other select vendors will receive a mini figure of either Groudon or Kyogre depending on the version they choose. Interestingly, these figures are different to the ones that are being offered as a bonus with the Japanese release. If physical copies aren’t your thing, the downloadable version of the game will weigh in at 1.8 GB. You can view the Australian preorder bonus figures in the images below as well as the brand new trailer. Check back with us in the near future as we will update this article with the English trailer as it becomes available.

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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s multiplayer explored in seven minute trailer

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A little under a month ago Activision released the first multiplayer gameplay footage of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and today the company has decided to release what they are calling a “deep dive” of the multiplayer mode which pretty much means seven minutes of gameplay footage showing off all of the new features that have been added into the game, such as all of the new perks and abilities as well as how the Exoskeleton adds a new layer to the game.

Check out the trailer below and be sure to keep an eye out for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare when it is released on November 4th.

Senran Kagura: Bon Appétit to be given retail release in Japan

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It has been revealed by GamesTalk that Marvelous will be giving their cooking rhythm game, Dekamori Senran Kagura, also known as Senran Kagura: Bon Appétit, a physical release in Japan. Previously Dekamori Senran Kagura was only released as a digital download in Japan and that download was split into two parts. Now fans of the game will be able to pick up the entirety of the title on November 27th for 4,320 yen, or they will be able to nab a combo pack including Shinovi Versus for 7,020 yen.

All first run copies of this physical release will come with an art book and a soundtrack CD as well as codes for PSN avatars and Rin and Daidouji for use in the title. Currently both Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus and Senran Kagura: Bon Appétit are set to be released by XSEED in North America, though just like in Japan, Bon Appétit will be digital only upon release.

Watch Dogs’ story DLC Bad Blood revealed

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Ubisoft has been extremely quiet as far as Watch Dogs‘ DLC since it was released, but today they have announced that fans of the game can expect to see the first actual story DLC for the game hitting the digital storefront on September 30th. The DLC is called “Bad Blood” and puts players in the shoes of Raymond “T-Bone” Keney as he goes through ten different missions in Watch Dogs.

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Also included in the DLC are new “Street Sweep” contracts where players can try to rid the poorly represented streets of Chicago of crime. Although no price was announced for the DLC at this time, it will be included in the game’s season pass and a teaser trailer for the DLC was released and can be found below.

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Blood Lad Limited Edition unboxing video released

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In case you didn’t know, Blood Lad was released in North America yesterday and to celebrate the anime’s English release, Viz Media has released a seven and a half minute unboxing video where they not only show off the contents of the limited edition combo pack and the DVD release, but they also talk a little bit about the series.

You can check out the video below. For those who want a brief summary the limited edition Blu-ray/DVD combo pack comes with a ninety six page booklet and the series itself held in a premium chipboard artbox. The on-disc extras included on the limited edition includes almost a half hour of English dub outtakes as well as character profiles and actor interviews. As for the basic DVD version, it only includes the series and the OVA as well as trailers for other Viz releases.

Shin Megami Tensei IV’s European release delayed until late October

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Europe, I’ve got some bad news for ya. Today Atlus USA revealed over Twitter that the release date for Shin Megami Tensei IV has been pushed back from September to sometime in late October. Josh Hardin, the company’s PR manager had this to say about the delay:

After some unscheduled changes to the SMTIV mobile website raised some eyebrows, a lot of you asked for more details, so I’ll be upfront. We encountered a few last-minute issues specific to the EU version, and we have to fix them. Given the current timelines for production, it looks like SMTIV won’t be out in EU until late October.

At least once Shin Megami Tensei IV finally is released in Europe, it will be sold at the discounted price of €19.99 / £17.99.

Minecraft: Xbox One Edition to be released on Friday

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Fans have been waiting for it and the day has finally come. Minecraft finally has a release date for the Xbox One. Today Microsoft announced that Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Friday September 5th as a digital download. Those who already own the Xbox 360 version of the game will be able to upgrade for only $4.99 but those just stepping into the game will need to pay the full $19.99 price.

The worlds in the Xbox One Edition of Minecraft will be thirty six times larger than what was offered on the 360 and players will be able to re-download all of the DLC they have previously purchased for the 360 version.

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As for the PlayStation 4 version of Minecraft, it seems that it might be released later today for the PlayStation 4 but at the moment it is still being worked on.

Senran Kagura: Estival Versus to feature four new playable characters

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The latest issue of Famitsu magazine has revealed some new details , courtesy of Gamestalk, for the newly revealed Senran Kagura: Estival Versus. Not only will the game include the four teams from the previous Vita title, but it will also introduce four new characters, a trio of sisters by the names of Renka, Hanabi, and Kafuru, and Sayuri who is their mysterious grandmother.

The title will also feature a multiplayer mode and it appears that the pair battles from Senran Kagura 2 will also be implemented into Estival Versus. It also appears that we may now know why a Senran Kagura image was shown at the end of Koei Tecmo’s Dead or Alive announcement, as it sounds like the outfits the girls wear will now become dirty or transparent similar to how the fighters’ clothing in Dead or Alive 5 becomes. Of course that is merely conjecture at this point and nothing more.

Log Horizon, No Game No Life, and Devil is a Part Timer! Light Novels licensed by Yen Press

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log-horizon-light-novel-volume-1-coverSpeaking with Publisher’s Weekly, Yen Press announced that they will be expanding their light novel localization business by picking up three more light novel series, all three of which have been given successful anime adaptations that are planned for North American release by various companies.

The licenses that they have acquired happen to be Log Horizon, No Game No Life, and The Devil is a Part-Timer!. Log Horizon will be the first series to debut in North America, as the first volume is set to be released in March 2015 while No Game, No Life’s first volume will be released in April 2015 alongside the first volume of The Devil is a Part-Timer!.

The company previously announced the acquisition of A Certain Magical Index and other light novels and with these latest licenses their library has grown quite large, giving fans of these series a chance to know more about the story than ever before, as the original light novels not only contain additional details that usually aren’t shown in the anime, but almost always continue the story past the anime’s stopping point.

Triage X manga to be given an anime adaptation

triage-x-anime-art-01Recently a Japanese website launched to reveal that Shoji Sato’s Triage X manga would be getting an anime adaptation. Many of you may be familiar with Sato’s other manga, High School of the Dead, the entirety of which has been released in North America including the anime series.

While no further details about the anime were revealed at the time, Triage X tells the story of a hospital where the nurses do more than just fight against sickness. Under the leadership of the chairman the staff also works as mercenary assassins to weed out the evil sickness that is plaguing society. Similar to High School of the Dead, Triage X’s original manga is currently being released in North America by Yen Press.