Remember Girl Fight? It was announced in February 2012, received a bit of information after that and then pretty much fell of the radar for more than a year? Well it is still coming out and today the developers of the game have released some gameplay footage for the game which can be seen below.
In the video we see three characters highlighted: Daisy, Shogun, and War Child as they fight it out. Apparently the fighters in the game have been abducted by a corporation called “The Foundation” that is looking to access their “Psi Powers.” Currently Girl Fight is set to be published by Majesco sometime this fall on the XBLA and PSN.
Those familiar with the Etrian Odyssey series know that the games are far from story focused, which makes Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl quite unique since it is the first game with an actual set storyline. To show off this feature, Atlus USA has released a trailer highlighting the game’s storyline and introducing the characters.
Also released today were a handful of new screenshots which feature some of the FOEs that players will encounter as they play through the game which is currently set to be released on October 1st in North America. As for Europe, no plans have been announced for that region as of yet.
Fans of Dead or Alive are familiar with the numerous costume choices available for each fighter in the game and while Dead or Alive 5 had 114 costumes on disc, there will be far more than that in Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate. According to the most recent news from Tecmo Koei, there will be 231 costumes in the title that can be unlocked through playing the game.
Another new feature for the game is GP, or Grade Points, which are earned by fighting and winning matches. The online mode has also been overhauled to add not only a 2-on-2 tag battle but also Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Fighter ranks to give players a chance to reach new competitive levels of play. Also added is a Character Point system that shows how well versed in a character a player is, which will give gamers a glimpse at whether or not the player is using their strongest fighter.
Ubisoft, the team behind the upcoming pirate assassin action adventure game Assassin’s Creed IV, have released a new trailer for the game at Gamescom 2013.
Simply titled the “Gamescom Trailer,” the latest video from Ubisoft features some fantastic video footage of assassin pirate Edward Kenway as he maneuvers through the city to meet up with a particularly unpleasant axe-wielding chap and his friends.
Throughout the trailer we can also get a good sense of the time and place, as well as who Kenway is in it. We can see him wrecking house one minute and, after a change of clothes, enjoying a drink with a rather joyous young lass the next.
Be sure to check out the video in the video player below this article for the full treat.
Real Racing 3is introducing classic American muscle cars as part of the “Muscle Cars ” update. The Dodge ’71 Challenger RT, the Dodge ’69 Charger RT, Shelby ’66 Cobra 427 and the Shelby ’67 Cobra GT500 are being added to the game. The update also brings improved camera angles and better Google+ integration for Android users. Android gamers will see improved cloud saves and better time shifted multiplayer.
EA Mobile’sReal Racing 3 aims to be the most realistic racing game available on iOS and Android. The game along with the “Muscle Cars” update is available for free on iTunes and Google Play. An Amazon Appstore release will follow shortly.
Razer is releasing a new USB virtual 7.1 Surround Sound edition for the popular Kraken headset. The headset features same same comfortable build of the original Kraken headset with an omnidirectional digital microphone. The microphone has an LED that allows the user to quickly identify if the microphone is muted. The headset comes with a free copy of Razer Surround to drive the 7.1 virtual surround sound.
“As we continue to develop and build on our software front, we’re able to add more and more capabilities to our products. What we put into the Razer Kraken 7.1 is a great example of just that, from the customizable, personalized surround sound engine, to the optimized digital microphone algorithms that gives this headset its incredible performance,” says Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder, CEO and creative director.
The Razer Kraken 7.1 Surround Sound USB Gaming Headset is available now in stores around the world and on Razer’s online store for $99.99 USD/$169.95 AUD.
Konami is wrapping up the season with a big sale on Xbox Game on Demand titles. From now until August 26th, some of Konami’s most popular games’ prices will be knocked down to almost 50% off. The following titles are on sale:
Kick-Ass 2 is a film adaptation of the comic book of the same name, and sequel to 2010’s Kick-Ass, which was written and directed by Matthew Vaughn. This time around, Vaughn has stayed on as co-producer with his production company Marv Films, once again joining Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, but has given the reins to the personally selected Jeff Wadlow (Never Back Down). The film carries on shortly after the events of the first, with lead stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Chloë Grace Moretz reprising their signature roles. Does the movie deserve the super-villain sized beating it has received from critics?…
Story
Dave Lizewski is Kick-Ass no more. He has hung up the… scuba gear, and lives an everyday, adolescent life; something Mindy Macready is trying to maintain. She is caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place; a promise she made to her late father, aka Big Daddy, that she would never stop defending the city, and the promise she later made to her now guardian, his best friend Marcus Williams, that she would do the opposite and resign to experiencing some semblance of a normal, teenage life (something Big Daddy “stole” from her). But everyday, once she gets dropped off at school, she waits until the coast is clear, and takes a cab to the old hideout.
Dave wants to get back out there and be a hero once again after seeing his influence on the news, as numerous citizens have followed in his footsteps, wearing homemade outfits and patrolling the streets. But he can’t do it without Hit-Girl. Convincing her to train him expectedly draws the superhero out of Mindy, who gets caught by Marcus as she feigns being ill in bed, but doesn’t realise she has blood on her neck, which tips him off to her one-off bout of crime-fighting. Not wanting to disappoint Marcus again, she makes good on her promise to him, attending high school. This leads Dave to find the others like him, to make a supergroup with like-minded individuals.
He meets Doctor Gravity (Donald Faison) who introduces him to the already formed ‘Justice Forever’, headed by ex-mafioso Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey). All the while, Chris D’Amico suffers another tragedy in his life – though caused by his own hand – the results of which direct him towards a revelation; that he is destined to be the world’s first true super-villain, inspired by his Dad’s corrupt ways, and the urge to avenge his death by bazooka, courtesy of Kick-Ass. After christening himself ‘The Motherfucker’ (you’ll see why), he himself sets out to put together a powerful team of bad-guys who would be known as the ‘Toxic Mega C_nts’.
Once the sides are established, ‘The Motherfucker’ and his henchmen ‘Black Death’, ‘The Tumor’, ‘Genghis Carnage’ (awesome name) and ‘Mother Russia’ – the heavy – begin to wreak havok. Without explicitly spoiling anything, you will instantly hate them after they kill someone in particular, who was poised to become a fan-favourite, in cold blood. Lines are crossed as loved ones become involved, with one thing on D’Amico’s mind – revenge. You can safely assume along the way to the all-out brawl conclusion (a sneak peak of the setting in the image above) that much blood is spilt. In fact, Kick-Ass 2 features one of the more gruesome deaths in recent memory. Hint: do not fight on a moving van! No, that wasn’t a possum under your wheel…
Hit-Girl is still more kick-ass than, well, Kick-Ass, but viewers will also gravitate towards the imposing Mother Russia (Olga Kurkulina). Olga is a real-life bodybuilder and it shows…if any man says he is not intimidated by the absolutely jacked, amazonian woman, he is a liar. She definitely presents the biggest threat, and has an epic one-on-one with Hit-Girl at the climax of the film. She is also responsible for the most outlandish kill sequence of the movie, when she decimates a series of cop cars in quite inventive fashion. First Sinister, and now this?! I’m just gonna hire someone to do the lawn-mowing now…the action is adrenaline-filled (literally, at one point) and you’ll also be laughing hysterically…unless potty humour is above you. In that case, sir, this film just ain’t for you!
Visuals & Audio
Kick-Ass 2 maintains the contrast of the charismatic and colourful visage of these larger-than-life (attempting to be at least) vigilantes against the plainer, more generic city-streets setting. The visual style and language of the first film has carried over here in the second, although it may at times feel less dynamic due to the difference in directorial styles between Vaughn and Wadlow. That being said, Wadlow certainly handled his own here with the fight set-pieces being well choreographed and captured, proving that he indeed knows how to shoot action and have it read well.
The score by Henry Jackman – who composed the original and has worked with the likes of Seal and Hans Zimmer – and co. is your usual superhero fare. Moments of courage, sadness, peril…they’re are all underscored with an appropriate sound, sometimes able to pass as a Spider-Man soundtrack. The licensed music is used to much superior effect with tracks such as ‘I Hate Myself For Loving You’ by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and ‘Dance’ by Danko Jones being a couple examples of very fitting choices.
Overall
While also being a subversive, effective superhero flick in its own right,Kick-Ass 2 is as much a ridiculous parody of the usual superhero clichés as the first film; it just happens to tackle different, more mature elements of the genre archetype this time around, such as the “orphan prerequisite”. In doing so, it is considerably darker than its predecessor, but just as, if not more, fun. It’s only natural, being a sequel, that its central concepts and motifs don’t feel as fresh now…but who cares as long as it’s entertaining?! And that’s exactly what Kick-Ass 2 is.
The first act in particular is hilarious, the moments of over-the-top carnage are intact, and the pace rarely slows for any substantial period of time. Jeff Wadlow may have brought a more grounded approach to the direction than Matthew Vaughn, but frames the insane action just as well in his own style. If I had to fault the film for any one big thing, it would be for depriving the audience of more scenes with Jim Carrey’s wacky Colonel Stars and Stripes. Kick-Ass 2 is still an, ahem… ass-kicking (original, huh?) comic-book blockbuster. Just ignore the overriding critical opinion at the moment, loosen up and enjoy the adrenaline-spurred ride. The fans have spoken.
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In Ubisoft‘s Watch_Dogs, Dedsec have declared Aiden Pearce alone…they don’t defend him, even though the hacker group seemingly share many of his ideals.
You can check out the new Dedsec trailer embedded at the bottom of this article, which starts off as a city advertisement for ctOS before the transmission is hacked. They warned the city that the ctOS was flawed, and now control of Chicago is entirely in the hands of one man. The video shows the chaos that Pearce can cause with that sort of power. As a result, in the words of the mysterious Dedsec spokesman; “now is the time to wake up!”
A set of new screenshots have been released for Square Enix’s Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII fresh from this year’s Gamescom 2013. They depict the familiar sights of Sazh, Moogles, Chocobos and more Lightning in action, so be sure to check them out below!
Square Enix also released a new story trailer and an extended look at the Cloud Strife gear in case you missed them earlier which definitely should be checked out.
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII will be available February 13, 2014, for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Let us know what you think of new screenshots in the comments section below.
