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Gameloft Reveal Mark V Suit for Iron Man 3; New Trailer Drops

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Gameloft have been hard at work producing the upcoming Iron Man 3 iOS/Android title, which is looking pretty solid at the moment. Of course we are still buzzing over the flick, but the idea of a fast-paced runner title gets us excited as it seems to be the perfect fit with the hero.

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As many of you know, this hero will come loaded with multiple suits. Today, the Mark V suit – as you see above, was revealed – and it looks pretty awesome. Now as for the game, well, you can see the jetting gameplay trailer down below, where Tony Stark puts Sonic to shame. There isn’t a proper release date on this mobile adaptation, but stay tuned as we will let you know when a date drops.

Namco Bandai Announces Original Shield Design Contest for Dark Souls II

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NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. has announced a new competition, in which fans can create their own original shield designs to be added into Dark Souls II. The submission and voting period for the contest will run from April 15th to May 13th. On May 20th the designs that receive the most fan votes will be submitted to the team at FromSoftware in Japan. The six shield designs chosen in the final judging round will be added into Dark Souls II, to be usable by all players.

The application and design templates for the competition can be found on Dark Souls II official Facebook page. Is your artistic flair ready to be wielded by players across the world? Enter to find out, and hope the competition isn’t as difficult as the game itself.

Star Wars: The Old Republic Rise of the Hutt Cartel Released

While players may have seen that some have gotten early access for Star Wars: The Old Republic – Rise of the Hutt Cartel HERE, players without the early access can finally get in on the new content. Coming from developer BioWare and publisher EA, Rise of the Hutt Cartel is the first digital expansion for the MMO RPG.

Rise of the Hutt Cartel adds new missions for players to experience, new features to enjoy, a new planet to explore, and 5 additional levels to play through bringing the new level cap to 55. Makeb, the new planet, is where players will find the higher level missions as they see the Galatic Republic and the Sith Empire continue their fight for dominance, while the Hutt Cartel makes its move in the universe.

Those Subscribers to Star Wars: The Old Republic can find the expansion for half regular price ($9.99 USD), while those that aren’t will have to pay the full price of $19.99 USD. Players interested can purchase Rise of the Hutt Cartel HERE.

REEL Anime Cinema Returning in 2013

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Madman Entertainment will be bringing back their theatre screenings across Australia and New Zealand in late 2013, with the latest Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo leading the charge. Madman previously announced the movie during Supernova Pop Culture Expo in Melbourne.

Four of some of the latest animated films from Japan will be featured during the cinema event, with the other three titles to be confirmed during the next three upcoming Australian Supernova Pop Culture Expos on April 19-21, June 21-23 and June 28-30.

This year marks the first time REEL Anime will feature as an annual event, rather than a bi-annual one. Last year’s screenings featured Studio Ghibli’s From Up On Poppy Hill, Mamoru Hosada’s Wolf Children, Makoto Shinkai’s Children Who Chase Lost Voices and Berserk Movie 1: The Egg of the King.

Movie times and locations are yet to be announced. Visit the official site for more upcoming info.

 

Nintendo Announces 3DS Themed Nintendo Direct

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With the recent releases of Fire Emblem Awakening, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, you would think the 3DS would see a bit of downtime. That is not the case today as Nintendo have announced a brand new Nintendo Direct, which will showcase the coming line-up of 3DS titles.

We will certainly see Animal Crossing: New Leaf and maybe even the new Mario & Luigi title, but I have a feeling news will start to drop for the upcoming Pokemon X/Y and some new games altogether. You can check out where to view at the links below.

United States – April 17 at 7 a.m. PT / April 17 at 10 a.m. ET – CLICK HERE

Australia/UK – 12:00 AM (Midnight) between 17th and 18th April (AEST).

Nintendo Direct website AU http://www.nintendo.com.au/nintendodirect

Nintendo Direct on Ustream UK http://www.ustream.tv/NintendoUK

SEGA Reveals Gargan Concept Art for Godsrule: War of Mortals

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SEGA has revealed new character concept art for their upcoming iPad and browser game Godsrule: War of Mortals. The art unveiled the Gargan character, a giant boulder throwing ice monster. Egill Arnasson, the director of game design, also commented on the development of the character:

“The Gargan was actually supposed to be a fire giant and be on the Keepers of the Ancient’s team. Back then, it was called “Scorcher”. When we decided on faction colors and had fleshed out the game’s backstory a bit more, the Gargan switched sides. We couldn’t keep the unit red, so we changed it into an ice giant and adjusted its special ability accordingly.

The unit’s name comes from the word “Gargantuan” and back when it was a fire giant, the references we used was the chained giant from 300 and the fire giant form Age of Mythology.”

Godsrule:War of Mortals launches later this month. For more information, and a chance to play the beta version, check out the official site.

Goro Miyazaki Teases New Ghibli Project

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While visiting the Ghibli Museum, director and son of Studio Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki has said he is working daily on a new project, but cannot elaborate further. It will be his third project with the studio, following Tales from Earthsea and From Up on Poppy Hill, and he hopes to have it completed sometime next year.

From Up on Poppy Hill was screened and praised throughout the world, and is being released by GKids in North America on BD/DVD sometime this year. Studio Ghibli is planning to release Kaguya-hime no Monogatari and Kaze Tachinu this year from two of its leading directors, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata.

Fairy Tail x Rave Master Gets Anime Adaptation

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Manga artist Hiro Mashima has revealed via Twitter that his crossover manga that was published in 2011 will be animated. The anime itself will be included as a DVD in the limited edition of Fairy Tail’s 39th volume on August 16.

The story features the main characters from both Fairy Tail and Rave (Natsu and Haru) as missing, with the female heroines (Lucy and Elie) setting out to find them. The anime project is being personally supervised by Mashima himself, with new art and scenes being created outside the manga publication.

Fairy Tail finished airing on March 30 this year, but is “To Be Continued”, with Mashima promising it isn’t over yet. A rerun of the series is being planned for April ahead of its continuation.

 

Worlds Of Magic Trailer Released

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The first trailer of Worlds of Magic, the game being developed by Wasteland interactive and Lucid dreamers has just been released and can be found below. Although the game is already in an early stage of development, it will be available, according to estimations, in January 2014. We recently posted an article detailing Worlds of Magic’s success in progressing towards its on its Kickstarter target which can be found here.

From the trailer we can see that Primary game play takes place on the world map, this involves moving your armies to defend your positions or attack enemies. You gain control of additional cities by conquering them or founding new ones yourself. Management of  cities under your control is also needed by building new buildings and dedicating your work force to one task or anotheras well as improving your armies. When two enemy armies collide gameplay is moved to the tactical battle map where turn based combat is played out. Enjoy the video!

 

The Settlers Online Gets New Backstage Video

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Ubisoft subsidiary Blue Byte, developers behind The Settlers and the Anno franchise, wanted to give you a bit of look behind the curtain at some of the changes they have planned.

Blue Byte has released a video they call a “Backstage” video. This allows the devs to have some Question and Answer time. It lets you see that Blue Byte employees from all around the world are working hard to make this a great experience for everyone involved.

In the video they cover topics like:

  • Guilds
  • New game content
    • Science System – Skill Points
    • New Buildings
  • End-Game content
  • Events
  • Maintenance

For the video, be sure to check it out below this article. If you’re interested, be sure to go check out the game here. Also feel free to read up on some of our other coverage of The Settlers Online.