Although Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance‘s next piece of DLC focusing on Bladewolf (LQ-84i) won’t be released in North America until May 14th, the DLC was released in Japan today. To commemorate the DLC launch in Japan PlatinumGames and Konami released the below trailer showing off how BladeWolf will perform in combat.
It is worth noting however that if you want to avoid enemy reveal spoilers, you will likely want to stop watching before the 1:55 mark in the trailer since it debuts a new boss enemy that will be debuting in this DLC. As mentioned before, the DLC is set to be released in North America on May 14th and it will cost $6.99/560 MSP depending on your console of choice.
It looks like Injustice: Gods Among Us has a real problem keeping secrets withheld from the public. First it was leaked out that the first four characters to be released as DLC would be Lobo, Batgirl, Zodd, and Scorpion and lo and behold, Lobo was released a few days ago and now today NetherRealm and Warner Bros. sent out an email to confirm that Batgirl is in fact the next DLC character to be added to the game.
No release date for Batgirl was announced but it did say that she will cost $4.99/400 MSP depending on the console of your choice. You can check Batgirl out in the trailer below.
Today Aksys Games released the first English trailer for their upcoming release of Muramasa Rebirth, the upgraded port of the Wii exclusive Muramasa: The Demon Blade. The VanillaWare developed title is set to be released on the PlayStation Vita on June 25th in both a standard package and a special collector’s edition.
To go along with the trailer the company also released a handful of screenshots which can also be seen below. As for the game itself, Muramasa Rebirth will feature an all new translation and four new playable characters as well as four downloadable add-on scenarios which will be released sometime after the title is released.
Ubisoft Creative Director Jean Guesdon and Associate Producer Sylvain Trottier sat down to talk about developing Assassin’s Creed 4 for the PlayStation 4. The pair focused on the improvements to the Assassin’s Creed 4 experience players will have by playing the game on the new generation console. Assassin’s Creed 4 will feature improved graphics as Trottier points out that the PlayStation 3 is currently hitting its limits. Additionally, the pair discuss the seamless transition between naval and hand to hand combat in Assassin’s Creed 4. Players will be able to ram their ships into enemies and commence a hostile boarding without interruption.
Assassin’s Creed 4 will be released October 29th, 2013 in North America, October 31st in Australia, and November 1st in Europe.
Over the last couple of days Famitsu has been providing most of the information for Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate but now today Tecmo Koei decided to finally announce the game in the West and give us not only a number of screenshots, but a gameplay trailer as well.
In the trailer, which can be seen below, we are shown the new Sky City Tokyo stage where Ninja Gaiden’s Momiji, the latest entry to the Dead or Alive roster, take on Kasumi. The stage also features a new danger zone where the giant Buddha statue from NG2 makes an appearance.
Currently there is little information about what this game will add over the original Dead or Alive, though it is known that the game will feature Momiji as a playable character, at least one new stage, a Skill Info Plus and tutorial mode from the Vita exclusive Dead or Alive 5 Plus and it appears that Leon will be making a return as well.
Currently Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate is set to be released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in both America, Europe and Japan sometime this Fall.
Total War: Rome II will be released worldwide on September 3rd, 2013. Those who pre-order will get the Greek States Culture Pack DLC for free. The pack adds Epirus, Athens, and Sparta as playable factions to the game.
Additionally, 22,000 copies of Total War: Rome II Collector’s Edition will be released. Each copy will contain an individually numbered Steelbook case, a canvas campaign map, a miniature Roman Onager, and a set of three Roman themed games. The set contains Tabula, the Roman forerunner to Backgammon; Tesserae Dice modelled after real dice found in an archaeological dig; and Total War Cards: Punic Wars, a card game for two players inspired by Total War: Rome II.
Kedlin Company is teaming up with publisher Pocket Gems to release Airport Scanner for Android. “Airport Scanner has been wildly popular on iOS devices, and we’re delighted to bring the game to Android users worldwide,” said Jameel Khalfan, who oversees publishing at Pocket Gems.
Additionally, Airport Scanner provided anonymous gameplay data for Duke University”s Visual Cognition Laboratory for Dr. Stephen Mitroff’s research on visual searches.
“High accuracy during visual searches is critical for professionals like TSA officers and radiologists, as any missed target can have life-or-death consequences,” said Dr. Mitroff. “It’s vital to understand how individuals learn these skills best and what factors lead to accurate performance, and the data collected from Airport Scanner enable my team to assess and learn from hundreds of thousands of individuals on accuracy, response time, false alarms, the ability to avoid distraction, the ability to multitask and more.”
Airport Scanner is a casual game that requires players to spot dangerous items through an airport X-ray machine. The game is currently available on iTunes and will be released for Android in early June.
A truly creative and inspiring project continues with Hopelab Re-mission 2, based on recent scientific studies that show how specifically designed games can improve cancer treatment adherence and reflects positively in the behavior of patients suffering from the disease. Using the results taken from the research conducted with the original Re-mission software the team at Hopelab have been able to better understand patients needs psychologically and biologically and been able to tweak the software to better appeal to their target audience which is young adults and adolescents.
Re-mission 2 places the player inside the body and arms them with an arsenal of weapons such as chemotherapy, antibiotics as well as natural defenses to fight off the cancer cells invading the body. All of the games can be played via PC for FREE online at re-mission2.org and represent real life strategies used to beat cancer. Hopelab, which was founded in 2001 by Pam Omidyar has worked closely with hospitals and clinics in order to make Re-mission 2 free of charge to young cancer patients. The company is devoted to using the power of technology and working close to medical professionals in order to improve the well being and lives of kids.
All the research points towards a better standard of living for patients involved in the study, and assists them with awareness surrounding the disease as well as giving them a sense of power over it within the game. For more information about the study please visit www.re-mission2.org
Just look at that image for a second. There’s a wave of 80’s action love going around at the moment and I can’t get enough of it. Just a whiff of Commies and I’m hooked. Jagged Alliance: Flashback developer Full Control‘s Thomas Hentschel Lund has presented a four minute video detailing the finer points of their new game. Not only do we see the intricate mechanic Jagged Alliance is known for, a thick dollop of action film cheese has been poured all over the thing.
While prequels are generally received with a groan, Thomas Hentschel explains the function they can serve eloquently. As far as developer videos go, this one is particularly good at avoiding faff. If you’re into finding out how games are made, Thomas is articulate without using niche language and is probably worth checking out.
Strategy and the Cold War go together like bows and headshots. Conspiracy and espionage plays out in each layer of this game, from its many mechanics to the narrative itself. There are coup d’états and hardline Soviet generals backed up by turn-based geopolitical spats. Uncovering the map reveals more tiles which correspond to different mission types; such as urban, road and power stations.
Developer videos only mean one thing, somebody’s raising money on Kickstarter. You can get involved with the campaign by checking out the Jagged Alliance: Flashback page hereor just check out their pretty website here.
Icon Home Entertainment is bringing two action-packed sequels to Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital on May 15th; Tai Chi Hero 3D and Hamilton: Not If It Concerns Your Daughter. Read on for their synopses.
The second entry in the steam-punk martial arts Tai Chi saga, Tai Chi Hero3D deals with the young LuChan, who begins to study the powerful martial art after hastily marrying Master Chen’s daughter. But the villagers are reminded of the ancient prophecy that threatens the village’s complete destruction should they teach an outsider their sacred form, and so LuChan is ostracised once again. When the villainous Fang returns to exact his revenge with an army of steampunk soldiers, the villagers finally realize they must place their trust in the outsider in order to survive the impending attack. But could it be too late?…
You can purchase the first film in the series, Tai Chi Zero 3D, right here.
Hamilton: Not If It Concerns Your Daughter sees Hamilton’s 7-year old goddaughter Nathalie abducted – an event that causes intense and painful memories of the loss of his own family, through an act of revenge, to resurface. Happening shortly after her mother, head of the Swedish Security Police, made ill-advised comments to the media about Muslim separatist groups, her kidnappers demand a high price in the form of cash and political concessions. When the Swedish authorities remain passive, Hamilton is forced to take action.
Haven’t seen the first movie? Hamilton: In The Interest Of The Nation is available here.
