EA released the new trailer for Mass Effect 3’s up coming DLC, Citadel. We are introduced to the latest bunch of people trying to escort Commander Sheppard to an early grave. Sheppard is attacked while on shore leave by a mysterious group of gun toting assassins. The whole crew is back for one last adventure as they unveil the mastermind behind the latest attack.
Mass Effect 3: Citadel will be the game’s final DLC. It will be released on March 5th, 2013 for PC, PlayStation3, and Xbox 360 for the price of $15.00 or 1200 Microsoft Points. Check out the Mass Effect 3: Citadel official FAQ here. Warning, FAQ contains some spoilers.
Have you pre-ordered Dead Island Riptide or maybe are waiting until you find out about what bonuses the pre-orders will actually be coming with? Either way today’s the lucky day as Deep Silver has announced the pre-order DLCs for those looking to ensure they have their copy reserved.
The first pre-order DLC is a little lackluster and only for those pre-ordering in the North American region. The Fashion Victim DLC is a simple skin pack to give all the playable characters, even the new fifth character, a few changes of clothes.
The second pre-order DLC and clearly superior is The Survivor Pack, which comes with th exclusive “BBQ Blade” weapon, XP/stats booster, digital strategy map, and a special shop. The BBQ Blade is a weapon that combines the dismemberment of a blade and the warmth of burning fuel. The XP/stats booster and digital strategy map are pretty straight forward, but should prove invaluable for those that utilize them. The shop allows players get in-game discounts on weapons and items. The Survivor Pack DLC is for all those that pre-order before release in any region that includes the pack.
Even though they serve as pre-order DLC, those that are still interested in purchasing these two DLCs will be able to do so day one with Fashion Victim available for 160 MS Points for Xbox 360 or $1.99 for either PS3 or Steam and The Survivor Pack for 400 MS Points for Xbox 360 or $4.99 for either PS3 or Steam.
Dead Island Riptide will be released in North America April 23rd, 2013 for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.
It looks like Shenmue hasn’t quite disappeared form the mind of the original creator of the series, as he has just provided some hope for fans of the series. In an interview with French reporter Sebastien-Adbelhamid, Yu Suzuki stated that he could entertain the thought of crowd-funding Shenmue III in some way or even making a manga or anime series sometime in the future.
It is worth noting that the budget for the first two Shenmue titles was somewhere in the ballpark of $70 million so if he did end up Kickstarting Shenmue III, it would need to pull in a record breaking number of donations to be realized, but a huge showing of fan interest could spark Sega to acknowledge they still own the right’s to the series.
No big surprise here, but today Aniplex of America has revealed that they have acquired the license for the second season of Oreimo, also known as Ore no Imōto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai. The company is currently planning on releasing the series in some highly priced form at a later time but for now they have revealed that the second season will be streamed on Crunchyroll beginning on April 6th.
This marks the first anime licensed for the Spring 2013 anime season and for those who don’t know, this second season of Oreimo is meant to follow the story of the light novels all the way to the final conclusion. Currently it is unknown whether the second season will run only thirteen episodes or twenty six, though fans have noted that cramming the rest of the story into thirteen episodes would create an extremely rushed story.
The ninth ever British Academy Game Awards is upon us, with the event taking place tomorrow, March 5th, at the Hilton in London. The best of 2012’s games will be announced at the ceremony, which is to be presented by lifelong gaming fan Dara O Briain. The awards will be handed out by, among others, Jonathan Ross, Russell Kane and Tinchy Strider.
The nominations for the awards this year cover 53 different games, and for the first time ever the awards will include the new category of Best ‘British Game’ to celebrate the home grown talent from the UK. This category is a mix of different games, with Need For Speed: Most Wanted, and Forza Horizon both vying for the award against lesser known games such as Dear Esther and The Room; Lego: Lord of the Rings and Super Hexagon make up the rest of the category.
Journey is nominated the most out of any game, picking up eight nominations. As well as this, The Walking Dead picks up five nominations and Far Cry 3 racks up six. All 3 of these are nominated for best game along with FIFA 13, Dishonored and Mass Effect 3. A full list of all the nominations can be found here.
Today a large number of screenshots were released for Gust’s Atelier Meruru Plus. This latest set shows off how the costumes and weapons from Atelier Totori Plus will transfer over to Meruru if the game detects a save file from Totori on the Vita as well as costumes that will be available for Meruru to wear when gamers buy first run copies of Atelier Meruru Plus.
These outfits are being called “Mushroom Princess Swimsuit” and “Mini Straw Hat” both of which can be a little risque. Currently this enhanced port is set to be released in Japan on March 20th exclusively for the Vita. If these screenshots aren’t enough to interest you in the title, the company also released a trailer which you can check out below.
As far as a Western release goes, fans of the Atelier series can take note that Atelier Totori Plus has been rated in Australia (albeit with a ridiculously high R18+ rating), so Western releases for both Plus titles is highly likely at this point.
Ever since Bravely Default: Flying Fairy was released in Japan last year, Nintendo 3DS owners have despaired over the fact that Square Enix has made no mention of bringing the game over to Western audiences. Well… it seems that may change sometime in the future… possibly.
The producer of the game, Tomoya Asano mentioned Western fans of the game over Twitteryesterday giving them some words of encouragement. To be a bit more specific he stated: “There is very much comment from overseas one! I do my best to have all of you play!”
This is far from any sort of confirmation and this wouldn’t be the first game that Square Enix hasn’t brought overseas for seemingly no reason.
If you’re curious about how the high-definition version of Resident Evil: Revelations will look then you should probably take a look at the video below. Courtesy of a German site called Areavision, 31 minutes of gameplay footage has made it’s way online.
The footage is apparently from the Xbox 360 version of the game and goes through Chapter 4 of the game. Currently Resident Evil: Revelations HD is set to be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii U on May 21st. Besides visual improvements, this version of the game will also feature some newly upgraded levels and upgraded enemy AI.
It didn’t take long for Ubisoft to clarify the whole next-gen console bit of information provided with their Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag reveal. The company has since confirmed that the next-generation they are talking about is at the very least, PlayStation 4.
Outside of that, the game has also been revealed for the current-gen Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as well as the next-genish Wii U. It is currently unknown exactly when Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will be released on the PlayStation 4, since October may be before Sony’s PS4 launch, but the rest of the ACIV versions will hit store shelves on October 29th in North America and October 31st in PAL regions.
Ubisoft has finally stopped trying to plug the leaks in their Assassin’s Creed IV ship and have officially announced that Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will be the next game in the series. The company revealed that the game’s new hero is as rumored, Edward Kenway and that it will be a pirate based entry in the series.
To go along with the game’s announcement, the company released not only a debut trailer but a character introduction trailer, both of which can be seen below. Also confirmed is the game’s release date of North America on October 29 and Europe on October 31 for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC and unconfirmed next-gen consoles.
