Yes, some awesome One Piece-related news has been announced today that’ll make fans of the series go crazy. First up is the announcement of two different One Piece-themed 3DS XL systems that are planned for release alongside the One Piece Unlimited World Red game. Namco Bandai Games will be releasing two different styles: One is the “Luffy Red” system and the other is the “Chopper Pink” system which you can see just below. Both the One Piece Unlimited World Red game and the newly-designed consoles will be available for pre-order this Thursday and are set for shipping on the 21st of November.
Namco Bandai Games have also released a second promotional video for the new One Piece Unlimited World Red game. The video shows a couple different elements of the game but mostly expands on what we saw in the very first trailer. They show off each of the playable Straw Hat Crew characters and once again they show the action, 4-player co-op style of gameplay. Once again; pre-orders will open up on Thursday so do your best to get your hands on that bit of treasure.
Zen Studios are best known for their pinball titles, but have been stepping into other genres as of late with their most recent title CastleStorm. There all new game KickBeat, which has been in development for over 3 years for the PS Vita will now be releasing on both the Vita and PS3 on September 3rd. To add to the excitement, the game will be available as part of the cross buy promotion, meaning if you buy it for either console you can play it on both! KickBeat is a merging of the rhythm and fighting game genre and the result of a question asked by Neil Sorens, the Creative Director of Zen Studios:
“What would happen if we took a beat matching game, replaced the abstract cues like bars, arrows, and button icons with kung fu fight scenes, and set it all to incredibly intense music?”
To tie in with the announcement, a factsheet has been released detailing all the cool features KickBeat has to offer players.
Key Features
KickBeat offers players several innovative ways to interact with music!
Beat matching mechanics with a Zen Studios original take on an acrobatic style of martial arts, turning every song into a raucous battle.
KickBeat features a music analyzer that allows players to create new tracks from their own music libraries.
A hard hitting soundtrack featuring licensed tracks from a diverse lineup of artists from well known bands such as Pendulum and Marilyn Manson, to indie pioneers Celldweller and Blue Stahli, to hidden talents like electronic music producer Voicians and Taiwanese rapper Shen Yi.
The first music game with fully 3D interactive characters!
Beautiful art style with animated cut scenes and an immersive story!
Online multiplayer! Battle against other players in toe to toe fighting action. Collect orbs to power up and unleash powerful attacks against your opponent!
Compete with friends and post your scores to worldwide leaderboards!
Story Overview and Main Characters
Because we’ve put all this effort into making characters a central focus of the game, we needed to give these characters a human touch. Otherwise, they’re just animated props. Our story revolves around a love struck and unlikely hero drawn into a battle for control of the world’s music. It’s light hearted fare, but we’ve done a bunch of hand drawn and fully voiced sequences that really bring the characters to life.
Lee (male) and Mei (female) are the story protagonists.
Master Fu is the leader of an ancient, secretive sect of monks called the Order of the Melodic Fist, who have been the guardians of Sphere of Music for centuries.
Lee is the unlikeliest of hero’s, but he is chosen to fight to reclaim the music that has been stolen by Radio Earth, led by Mr. Halisi, owner of Entertainment Earth and leader of those who would use music for power and control.
Zen Studios recently played KickBeat live on their Twitch channel, so head there if your hungry to see more of the game and the embedded trailer below hasn’t quenced your thirst for rhythm kung fu action.
At the end of this month Rayman Legends will be releasing onto consoles, which is probably why Ubisoft deems it a good time to post their latest video for the game focused on the Wii U version of the game. The Wii U version will have multiple gameplay features exclusive to the system thanks to its unique GamePad and Nintendo itself.
The major feature of Rayman Legends being toted by the screenshot above is the Mario & Luigi costumes for Rayman and Globax respectively, which players will be able to unlock in the game in as few as 20 minutes. But, even more than that the game will feature up to 5 players, as the fifth player will be playing as Murfy who can protect and aid the other players using the GamePad.
For a full look at all the Wii U’s exclusive features be sure to watch the video embedded below. Rayman Legends is set to release on August 30th, 2013 for Wii U, Xbox 360, PS3, PS Vita, and recently announcedPC.
Earlier today during Nintendo’s latest Nintendo Direct, it was revealed that The Game Bakers were working on a new game called Squids Odyssey for the Wii U and 3DS. Now a few hours after the presentation, the company has released a handful of screenshots as well as some details for their game.
Squids Odyssey is set to be released on the eShop this Fall and it will be a “tactic RPG” where players will use slingshots to throw squids across the battlefield at enemies. There will be four different classes of squid to choose from, a shooter, a scout, a trooper, and a healer as well as a solid story line and plenty of use of each consoles’ special feature.
Today Atlus USA has released the opening movie for Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl which was produced by the anime studio Madhouse, known for anime such as Black Lagoon, Death Note and more. The video can be seen below while the game itself is set to be released on October 1st in North America.
Currently no release information for Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl has been announced for Europe. For those who don’t know, Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl features the first set storyline in the franchise’s history, though it can be played like a classic Etrian Odyssey title if gamers so choose.
During the latest Nintendo Direct, viewers were able to see some more gameplay of upcoming Sonic Lost World with a bit of explanation of some of the new features for Sonic‘s latest jaunt. With an all new “mind-bending” world layout, players will have much more freedom as they jump, wall run, and destroy obstacles that stand in the path to saving the world once again.
Those that happened to miss the Nintendo Direct are in luck though as the gameplay from the Wii U version of Sonic Lost World that was shown during the presentation can be found in the video embedded below. Players wanting a bit more information can also check out our own Sonic Lost World Hands-On Preview. Sonic Lost World is set to release on October 22th, 2013 for both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.
Back when Murdered: Soul Suspect was first announced by Square Enix, the company was expecting the title to arrive early in 2014. However it seems that is no longer the case as the company has confirmed that the game is now going to be released sometime past March 2014.
After the game wasn’t included in their release list for the fiscal year, the publisher admitted that it wasn’t going to be making its initial release window. For those who don’t know, Murdered: Soul Suspect places players in the dead shoes of Ronan O’Connor who is tasked with tracking down his own killer.
As you may have seen in our article yesterday, Gust is remaking the original Atelier Rorona under the new name New Atelier Rorona and it is set to be released on the PS3 and Vita sometime this November. Today not only have the first screenshots of Rorona’s revamped character model been released by Famitsu, but more details about the game have also been revealed.
Besides the redesigned character models, the background and map designs have also been given a makeover. There will be a slew of new content in the game, including a private vegetable garden, displaying specific items as decorations that will provide benefits, time capsules to put items inside to create new items and a revamped battle system that will play like the one found in Atelier Meruru.
It has also been mentioned that save data from Totori and Meruru Plus will also provide the player with special benefits, but these have not been revealed as of yet. Currently Tecmo Koei has not announced New Atelier Rorona for Western release, though with gamers currently waiting for Atelier Escha & Logy, it may be some time before an announcement is made.
Deep Silver has just announced today that they will be adding an all new game to Dead Island universe after the fairly successful release of Dead Island: Riptide, which was able to stay in first place on the UK sales charts for 3 weeks. The next game however will not be the same FPS/RPG styled game as the previous two, but branch out in its own way as a ZOMBA (Zombie Online Multiplayer Battle Arena) akin to the currently popular MOBA genre.
The new game will be titled Dead Island: Epidemic and will feature 3 different teams of players all competing for survival. Outside of being set for release for PC as a free-to-play game though, the information is very limited. More information will be forthcoming however, during this years Gamescom. Excited for another romp in the Dead Island universe? Tell us what you think in the comments below.
Batman: Arkham Origins will be getting a shiny Collector’s Edition for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that will make a wonderful addition to any Batman fan’s shelf. This edition will be available for UK area fans. The North American version will be unveiled next week.
The UK version features a collectable statue featuring Batman and The Joker, an eighty page hard cover art book, the Assassin’s Intel Dossier, the first Appearance Batman Skin DLC, the Deathstroke Challenge Map Pack DLC, and an exclusive 3D Metal Pack. The PlayStation 3 edition will also contain the exclusive Knightfall pack. The Collector’s Edition will cost £79.99.
