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Bad Bots Invading Steam May 17th

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May 10, 2013

Fans of the old school side-scrolling shooter should be sure to check out indie developer Vanni del Moral’s new game, Bad Bots. Thanks to Digital Tribe Games and IndiePub Entertainment, Bad Bots will be making it’s way to both PC and Mac through Steam on the 17th of this month.

Take control of Sam McRae as faces a horde of killer robots bent on destroying all the humans aboard the space ship “Titan Hauler”. In the campaign, Sam will have to find his way through 170 rooms, filled with over 2000 robots with 7 bosses that need taking care of. Unfortunately, Sam is the only human left alive, so the only aid he’ll be able to find are the 8 weapons he’ll be using to send those robots to the trash heap. Additional features include 3 challenge rooms to face, 14 achievements to earn, and full implementation of controller support and Steam Big Picture.

Players wanting to find out more about Bad Bots before it reaching Steam May 17th, can click on the images in the gallery below to see some full sized screenshots as well as watch the trailer embedded below that.

Ouya delayed by 3 weeks and gets 15 million dollars from people not on Kickstarter

Luke Halliday

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May 10, 2013

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ouya-console-playing — A man playing the Ouya console that you wanted so much that you made it get delayed.

The Ouya Company have confirmed that they have delayed the release of their Android based home gaming console by three weeks. The Ouya console was originally slated for release on June 4th, but will now hit shelves on June 25th in order to meet apparent ‘high demands’.

Julie Uhrman, founder of the Ouya, has stated, “The demand we’re seeing from gamers and our retailers is beyond our expectations, so, to meet all this demand, we are shifting our launch date by three weeks to give us time to make more Ouyas.”

This is more bad news for backers of the Kickstarter funded console, who previously discovered that the online based console will not support online play until the indefinite future, in a move that Uhrman claims “is going to bring back couch play.” Because it couch play has apparently died or something.

On top of all of that, The Ouya Company has received a total of $15 million dollars in funding from companies such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Mayfield Fund, Nvidia, Shasta Ventures, and Occam Partners. Which of course seemingly nullifies any point of the Kickstarter project to begin with depending on how you look at it.

This has certainly been a bumpy road to release for the Ouya console, I’m sure many fans just want to get their hands on the thing after all this time. Unfortunately, they will have to wait three weeks longer because more people apparently want the Ouya for some reason.

Source: Gematsu

‘Evangelion’ Creator Hideaki Anno to voice lead in Ghibli’s ‘The Wind is Rising’

Luke Halliday

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May 10, 2013

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The first casting news for Studio Ghibli’s upcoming The Wind is Rising film have come to light. In a surprising yet rather exciting turn of events, Hideaki Anno, the creator of the Evangelion franchise, has been cast as the film’s lead as Jiro Horikoshi.

This will be Anno’s official voice acting debut, despite having voiced brief uncredited cameos for both FLCL and Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi. This is of course his first full-fledged role and he will be starring as the film’s protagonist and subject matter, World War II Zero fighter designer Jiro Horikoshi.

hideaki-anno-wind-is-rising — Hideaki Anno voicing Jiro Horikoshi in ‘*The Wind is Rising*‘

Interestingly enough this was not the first time, Hideaki Anno has worked with Studio Ghibli on a project. He previously worked as an animator on the epic Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. At the time the higher ups and Ghibli were so impressed by his work that they proposed he head a sequel in a possible trilogy of Nausicaa. As history shows that trilogy never came to fruition and Anno would go on to create his magnum opus Evangelion.

The Wind is Rising will be the first film directed by Hayao Miyazaki since 2008’s Ponyo. It focuses on the real-life story of Jiro Horikoshi and his history designing Zero fighters in World War II. The film opens in Japanese theaters on July 20th, 2013.

Source: Sankei Sports

PlayStation 4 slogan is “Greatness Awaits” according to leak

Luke Halliday

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May 10, 2013

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Siliconera have reported that they received a leak of Sony’s upcoming marketing campaign for the PlayStation 4 which reveals the console’s slogan to be “Greatness Awaits”.

The commercial for the campaign is said to begin with an empty road in a small town. A man walks down the road and begins to address the viewer, “Who are you not to be great? You, with the imagination of a brilliant child and the powers of an ancient god.” The buildings around the man begin to crumble, “Who are you to be ordinary? You, who could get away with murder, or raise the dead…” Following that a loud screech is heard and two sprint the opposite direction from the man covered in yellow paint, “Who are you to be anonymous? You, whose name should be spoken in reverent tones or in terrified whispers.”

playstation-greatness-awaits-leak — Leaked campaign document (click for full-size)

The PlayStation 4 commercial seems to get more and more elaborate from there according to Siliconera’s leak. For now take this leak with a grain of salt, because as with all leaks nothing is official until you hear it from the horse’s mouth. Regardless it is an interesting concept for the console to say the very least, only time will tell if “Greatness Awaits” with the PlayStation 4.

Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster screenshots are glorious

Travis Bruno

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May 10, 2013

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Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster screenshots are glorious

Today Square Enix released the first screenshots for Final Fantasy X-2 HD and I must say they are absolutely wonderful looking. I mean, we’ve already seen what Final Fantasy X HD will look like but it seems that X-2 HD will look even better than its better known predecessor.

You can check out how Yuna, Rikku, Paine and even a glimpse of that wonderful opening sequence in this HD release below and keep an eye out for Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster when it is released sometime in 2013 on the PlayStation 3 together or on the PlayStation Vita separately.

Metal Gear Rising Bladewolf DLC gameplay trailer released

Travis Bruno

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May 10, 2013

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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.

Batgirl confirmed as DLC character for Injustice: Gods Among Us

Travis Bruno

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May 10, 2013

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Batgirl confirmed as DLC character for Injustice: Gods Among Us

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.

Muramasa Rebirth’s debut English trailer slashes forth

Travis Bruno

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May 10, 2013

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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.

Assassin’s Creed 4 Team Talks PS4 Development

Jamie Laike Tsui

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May 10, 2013

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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.

Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate confirmed for Western release this Fall

Travis Bruno

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May 10, 2013

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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.