In case the title didn’t warn you ahead of time, then let this be your warning. The new trailer for The Walking Dead Season Two: No Way Back that was released today by Telltale will not only spoil the events that happen in the first season but also many of the events that take place in this season.
As such, you can check it out below if you are prepared to see the emotional journey that Clementine has went through so far as well as a glimpse of what to expect when the finale for Season Two is released next week. It will be released first on PC, Mac, and for North American PlayStation 3s on August 26th while the Xbox 360 and European PSN release will occur on August 27th.
It was recently confirmed that the Mystery Warrior seen in an early trailer and screenshots for Dragon Ball Xenoverse was a custom character, and now more details have been released regarding the amount of depth we can go in creating our our own Dragon Ball heroes or villians and so far it looks very promising. The player first chooses a race from the Dragon Ball universe as a base with Earthling, Saiyan, Namek and Majin being confirmed so far, but more have been promised with Bandai Namco saying all major species will be available as a base for the players’ avatar.Each race will have special attributes, with it being known Saiyans will be able to transform into at least the first stage of Super Saiyan.
Players then select a gender and can then customise their characters physique across many categories including Height, Body Size, Head, Eye Shape, Pupil Shape, Nose, Mouth, and Ear. As you can see from the gallery below, the body types will be very different, with the former Mystery Warrior Saiyan looking rather slim compared to the more buff Saiyan in the pick below.
You can then deck your character out in cool gear with an Upper Costume, Bottom Costume, Gloves, Boots, Accessories and more, with the player being able to alter the colour of all these parts along with their skin colour. Some parts will be earned as you progress through the game.
At the beginning of the story, Time Patrol Trunks summons the player’s Avatar who will have to complete a series of tests. If they are deemed worthy they will then be able to gather with other online players in the futuristic hub city: Toki Toki City, where players can admire each others custom players and challenge people to battles. Bandai Namco also reiterated on its closed beta but didn’t give many details away to it’s English speaking audience. It was revealed on the official Japanese site that two rounds of Beta’s will be happening with the first being restricted to PS3 users with Japanese account and the second being worldwide on PS3. The first phase will be running for 27 hours from September 20 and the second round will last just as long starting on October 4th. The network test has been implemented to assess gameplay balance and mechanics, server load, exploits and that users are enjoying the concept of the game.
We will be covering Dragon Ball Xenoverse extensively when we get a chance to play it at EB Games Expo on October 3rd so keep checking back as we bring you our impressions of the game from the show floor along with all the other updates as they are announced.
The biggest selling point of Ubisoft’s new racer The Crew is undoubtedly the size and diversity of it’s map and when it spans 19,000 square miles and features forests, mountains, cities, bayous, beaches and more with all of America’s most famous landmarks waiting to be discovered, it’s not hard to see why. Dubbing the huge map ‘a playground’, a new trailer has been released showing off the world in all its glory along with the phrase ‘If you can see it, you can drive to it’. (We aren’t sure how that is going to work with the Statue of Liberty though). You can watch the new trailer below.
Other highlights of the trailer include the ability to find junk cars that you can scavenge for rare parts, fast traveling to any location without a load screen, completing a variety of missions with both a solo or co-op effort (with up to three others), a race mode with up to 7 participants, the confirmation of circuit tracks and a run down of the various skill challenges. The end of the trailer also confirmed that more explanation videos like this one will be released in the future and promoted the Closed Beta coming to PS4 and Xbox One in September which you can sign up for by going to the Official Site. A version for the Xbox 360 was announced recently and is being handled by Asobo Studio with guidance from the teams working on the other versions.
If you would like to know more about The Crew or check out our impressions on it, please check out our Closed Beta preview. The Crew releases on PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Xbox 360 on November 11th.
Shadowgate lives again. The Kickstarter-funded reboot of the classic point and click adventure game is developed by the two men who created the original Shadowgate. They have now reformed under the new indie development studio Zojoi.
The new Shadowgate has been developed from the ground up and features new and updated game content, lots of illustrations, a cinematic score, and achievements. Players will go deep inside Castle Shadowgate, which is now ruled by a Warlock Lord. Only the broken Staff of Ages can stop this even warlord from destroying Tyragon, but the parts have been scattered throughout the castle.
The game can now be purchased on Steam for $19.99 USD. A Special Edition is available for $29.99, which comes with the official soundtrack, a 2015 calendar, a digital art book, and other bonuses. To celebrate the launch of Shadowgate, Zojoi has released a brand new trailer and knocked down the price of the game to $18.00 until August 28th.
While the upcoming PS Vita title Great Edo Blacksmith seemed to initially be a game with some rather dubious elements, such as a touching mechanic and the fact that the player has the opportunity to date and marry one of three girls while also fighting enemies and forging weaponry, it seems that the more we hear about it the sadder it sounds.
Not only does the main character suffer from an unknown disease that will kill him within a year, but the first girl, Kiyohana, revealed that she has had a dark past where her father was slain by a sword and now in this latest video we are introduced to Yugiri. While Yugiri is the more traditional style Japanese beauty, she speaks as someone who has given up on life and is full of cynicism.
Today Nippon Ichi Software released a couple of new videos for The Awakened Fate Ultimatum which focuses on how the main character, Shin, can transform into both Angel and Demon modes that increase his statistics and provide him with unique attacks.
The first video focuses on his angel-type transformation which links him with Jupiel’s powers to provide him with excellent close-ranged attacks, increased damage against dark enemies, and faster attack strength. On the other hand, his Demon transformation which is linked to Arle offers him increased long-range attacks while also providing him with numerous moves and an increase in defense. Currently The Awakened Fate Ultimatum is set to be released in North America and Europe by NIS America sometime in Spring 2015.
Fans of Hellsing have been waiting for almost two years for the final two episodes of Hellsing Ultimate to be released in English and that wait is almost over. FUNimation is currently planning on releasing Hellsing Ultimate Volumes IX and X on October 28th on a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and today they released a trailer highlighting the release.
It is worth noting that this release of Hellsing Ultimate comes with commentary tracks, interview sessions, and a video commentary but FUNimation has confirmed in the past that it will not include the last two “The Dawn” specials.
While FUNimation has been giving fans living near the few lucky theaters to screen the film a chance to catch Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods early, many of us are simply left waiting for the eventual home release. Luckily the company announced today that the wait won’t be for very long and that the home release will feature twenty minutes of bonus footage.
The home release, which will be a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, is planned for October 7th and the aforementioned extra footage was not shown in theaters. While many may already know a bit of what to expect, FUNimation describes the story as follows:
Following the events of the Dragon Ball Z television series, after the defeat of Majin Buu, a new power awakens and threatens humanity. Beerus, an ancient and powerful God of Destruction, searches for Goku after hearing rumors of the Saiyan warrior who defeated Frieza.
Realizing the threat Beerus poses to their home planet, the Z-fighters must find a way to stop him before it’s too late. Only Goku, humanity’s last hope, can ascend to the level of a legendary Super Saiyan God and stop Beerus’s from destroying Earth, and possibly the entire universe!
Since it is one of the many manga that Crunchyroll offers in English, as well as a manga that was given an anime adaptation, many manga readers are probably familiar with Mysterious Girlfriend X, or Nazo no Kanojo X. If you are then you likely are very familiar with the fact that outside of a few very small developments here and there, pretty much nothing has happened in the manga for the last few years. That being said, it looks like it is going to be coming to an abrupt conclusion in the next chapter.
The October issue of Afternoon magazine has revealed that the manga will be ending on the next issue when it is released on September 25th and considering how long fans of the series have been waiting for practically anything to really happen, anything outside of an actual kiss, or perhaps an alien twist, at this point will be disappointing.
Today NIS America took the opportunity to release a new set of screenshots and a trailer for Natural Doctrine which not only shows what some people have been saying about it but also that players will need to adapt to survive. From what it looks like, Natural Doctrine isn’t going to be a game that will allow players to coast by without planning ahead since players will need to not only play to their strengths, but also exploit the environment and enemy weaknesses to survive.
You can check out the trailer and screenshots below and be sure to keep an eye out for Natural Doctrine when it is released for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita on September 23 in North America an September 26 in Europe.
