It seems European fans of the action driving genre may be interested in the game that Ghostlight will be bring over from Japan. Originally released as Roundabout 3D: Drive Impossible, the game will be coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop as Crash City Mayhem.
Developed by Rocket Company, Crash City Mayhem puts players into the driver’s seat of a variety of vehicles as they cause mass destruction trying to take down terrorists. With vehicles ranging from mopeds, to supercars, to tanks, players will be able to drive and explore a wide assortment of locations, such as across rooftops, through sewers, inside buildings, and on rail tracks. Through the various missions, players will be able to unlock various vehicle upgrades in addition to other secret items.
Players that are interested in checking out Crash City Mayhem will be able to purchase it from the Nintendo 3DS eShop when it releases May 9th for £17.99 (€19.99).
It may seem rather odd to compare the Japanese stock market with J-pop idols, but there is one newly formed group who are keen observers. Machikado Keiki Japan bases their skirt lengths off of how well the Nikkei 225 stock market index does; the higher the stock, the lower the skirts.
The Four member group has set up a scale relating to the rise and fall of the Nikkei Index and their dresses, if the index falls below 10000 points then the group will wear long skirts and an increase of over 13,000 points will result in no skirts being warn, as shown when they appeared for an interview for a Japanese newspaper, choosing to wear lacy shorts instead.
Their first song, released in April, is based on the economic decisions made by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose policies are more often referred to as Abenomics. Click here to see their music video or check it out by scrolling down.
The theory behind the correlation of skirt lengths and the stock market is better known as the “Hemline Theory” and although showing coincidental data favoring the theory, it is still regarded as dubious.
Persona 4 Arena from ATLUS, PQube and Zen United is much more than a fighting game spin off and represents the next big step forward in the Persona 4 universe. Persona 4 Arena is scheduled to release on Friday, 10th May 2013 and is said to feature over 30 hours of gameplay, spanning 12 individual story campaigns. It brings together characters from both Persona 3 and Persona 4 along with new ones.
Set after the events of Persona 4 and focusing on the sinister tournament the ‘P1 Grand Prix’ – Yu and the Investigation Team must enter the Midnight Channel to uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of his friends, Rise and Kanji. Meanwhile, Teddie seems to be acting very strangely, and a brand new character, the mysterious Labrys, has appeared. How are these events linked? And why is the Midnight Channel back on air?
In Persona 4 Arena, ATLUS have delivered a new, full-blown Persona experience, boasting a 30+ hour story that fans of the award-winning Persona 4 can enjoy by further exploring the much-loved characters from the RPG. More than just an after-thought, the Persona 4 Arena story is as engaging an experience as any of ATLUS’ world-class RPGS.
Discotek Media have announced that they have licensed the entire 73 episode run of classic monster-taming anime Monster Rancher.
They have confirmed that they plan to release the series across 3 English dubbed box-set collections starting in December 2013. They also plan on releasing the original Japanese audio with English subtitles in a 73 episode box-set at some point in 2014.
Monster Rancher based upon the video-game series, tells the story of a young boy named Genki who is transported into his Monster Rancher video-game to a world where monsters rule. Along with friends such as Holly, Mochi, Tiger, Golem and Hare, Genki must revive the Phoenix in order to defeat the Evil Overlord Monster known simply as Moo.
A part of the series had previously been released by ADV films on VHS and DVD, which left the series incomplete in home video format. That of course makes Discotek’s upcoming release the first time the series will be released in its entirety. Monster Rancher is available to watch on Hulu here if you can’t wait to get your hands on these releases.
We recently discussed the Monster Rancher series in a retrospective look back on the monster-taming genre, so it is certainly great news to see that the series will see a home video release after all this time. What more can I say? Monsters rule!
Let’s hope the only thing it doesn’t live up to is the “Stinky” in it’s name.
If you haven’t heard of the Stinky Footboard it’s basically a PC controller that you use with your feet. It is designed to give gamers a competitive edge considering it adds, essentially, an extra button or even gamepad to add to a gamers already extensive arsenal. The Stinky Footboard will now enter production after the team who designed and made it successfully gained enough money through kickstarter. That campaign ended today. The initial goal was to raise $75,000 but $79,562 was pledged in total so well done to those who gave money and congratulations to the development team!
The controller will be available for sale in June for $119. Keep an eye out because that’s not too far away.
Benefits of the Stinky Footboard will include:
– Allows simultaneous actions such as in FPS games players can strafe, change guns and throw grenades without taking their fingers of the AWSD keys.
– Increases actions per minute (APMs) for RTS gamers.
– Makes it easier to access additional key bindings for MMO players.
– Shaves precious seconds off for eSports players.
– Simplifies controls for beginners.
Stephan Rivard had this to say about the Kickstarter Campaign:
“To be honest, we weren’t sure our Kickstarter would be successful. I mean, using your feet to control a computer sounds crazy the first time you hear it. We’ve been overwhelmed by the response from the gamer community and their support during our campaign.”
The Stinky Footboard is said to be quite heavy duty and can withstand the, usually, crazed nature of a gamer with it being able to withstand and absorb a great deal of any abuse a gamer might dish out which is good to hear because I know I’M an angry gamer.
The Stinky Footboard will be compatible with Windows 8, 7, Vista and XP.
Take a look at the Official Stinky Footboard Kickstarter video in the Featured Video section below for all the information on the Stinky Footboard outlined by the development team themselves and let us know what you think in the comments section just under that. For more info also head to the Stinky Footboard website.
The LEGO Group have revealed the the popular LEGO Star Wars franchise will travel to a galaxy no so far away with LEGO Star Wars: Yoda Chronicles for iOS devices.
LEGO Star Wars: Yoda Chronicles will launch on iOS devices on May the 4th (Official Star Wars Day) for free. Not only will the game be available on the iTunes store here but it will also be available on the official LEGO Star Wars website here.
The game will celebrate the annual Star Wars Day, so May the Fourth be with you! Be sure to pick up LEGO Star Wars: Yoda Chronicles on May the 4th for free on iOS. Get this game, you must.
Stronghold Kingdoms, part of the Stronghold series created by Firefly Studios, has just recieved a new update featuring a new game world for their popular MMO that adds attack formations and faction applications to the game.
Players can now save castle designs to rebuild their own strongholds in a matter of seconds and set up and save up to five attack formations which comes in handy when tackling certain quests in games or taking down certain enemies.
The faction system is also getting an update with two additional features. One is the ability to apply for a faction rather than have to wait to receive an invitation or request one be sent to you by mail. These invitations can be approved or declined by faction leaders as they like. The second is a dismissal report that is sent out to players when they are dismissed from the faction, detailing why they were given the flick. Several other small additions have been made, many centered around increasing feedback and functionality for new comes to the game. A full list of patch notes can be found here.
For those new to the series, Stronghold Kingdoms is a free to play medieval online castle game with hundreds of thousands of players where you can build a village, research new technology and strive to be the greatest in the land. You can construct castles to defend your land against intruders as well as try to take control of the entire kingdom. You can find out more about theMMO at the Stronghold Kingdoms official website.
Today Capcom released a new trailer for Remember Me, the title currently being developed by Dontnod entertainment. We’ve already learned how memory will play a major role in the game but in this latest trailer, it is revealed that the protagonist Nilin will have the ability to not only steal memories, but also “remix” memories to suit her needs.
What do I mean by remixing? Well as the trailer shows below, Nilin can alter the memories of those around her to suit her needs, and even one small alteration can drastically change how those around her may act, sometimes with horrific consequences. Currently Remember Me is set to be released on June 4th in North America and June 6th in Europe for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Today a new playable character for Vividred Operation: Hyper Intimate Power was revealed in the form of Vivid Green which is the “docked” form of Wakaba Saegusa and Akane. Various images of Vivid Green battling against default Alone enemies can be seen below, though it is worth noting that these images are quite similar to those we’ve already seen.
Also found below are images that show off the game’s conversation scenes which are based off of the anime series and introduce various non-playable characters such as Akane’s grandfather and others. The story mode will be fully voiced and there are new event graphics created by Namco Bandai.
Currently Vividred Operation: Hyper Intimate Power is set to be released on June 20th for the PlayStation 3 in Japan as a digital download, which means that a Japanese PSN account is all that is necessary to purchase the title for those who wish to play it in the West.
Looks like you can’t keep a good secret down for long, especially when it comes to people snapping images around the office and placing them up on Twitter. Today it was leaked and then revealed officially by Gearbox that the next piece of DLC for Borderlands 2 will revolve around Tiny Tina and shall be called Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep.
All of this started from an image a Gearbox writer named Anthony Burch snapped and shared on Twitter while mentioning a sleeping co-worker. As you can see in the below image, he also snagged the promotional stand that will be used to promote the game’s DLC sometime in the future. After this leak, it was revealed that Tiny Tina Assault on Dragon Keep will be released on June 25th and will cost 800 MSP or $9.99 depending on your console of choice, or free of course for Season Pass owners.
Discotek Media have announced that they have licensed the entire 73 episode run of classic monster-taming anime 
