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Legendary Pokemon revealed in Pokemon X and Y

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The Legendary Pokemon for upcoming Pokemon X and Y games for the Nintendo 3DS were also revealed during Nintendo’s Pokemon Direct conference.

These two Legendary Pokemon appear to follow the game’s namesake in appearance with one of them resembling the X logo and the other resembling the Y logo. As you can see below these as of yet unnamed Legendary Pokemon appear to be similar to a Stag and a Bird. The Stag seems like it would be the Legendary of Pokemon X and the Bird seems like it could be the Legendary of Pokemon Y.

You can see a variety of images of the Legendary Pokemon in the gallery below. What are your thoughts of the Legendary Pokemon for Pokemon X and Y? Let us know in the comments section below.

New Starter Pokemon revealed for Pokemon X and Y

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During the Pokemon Direct conference in which Nintendo unveiled two new Pokemon titles called Pokemon X and Pokemon Y for the Nintendo 3DS console, they also revealed the 3 new starter Pokemon for the game.

Like previous Pokemon games the 3 starters are water type, fire type and grass type. The Pokemon have already been named and can be seen below. The grass type is the most difficult to describe, his name is Chespin. The water type starter appears to be a frog, his name is Froakie. Finally the fire type starter is a wolf and is named Fennekin.

Check out these new Pokemon in the gallery below and let us know what you think in the comments section.

Time To Run’n’Gun On The iOS

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Gaijin Entertainment, developers of IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey, have released Run’n’Gun for FREE on the iOS; an endless runner with a shooter twist and Brothers Grimm style setting.

With atmospheric 3D visuals, this exciting shooter’s fairy tale-inspired environments and enemies pop as you chase down thieving Goblins who’ve taken off with the city bank’s gold.

The following is a list of features in the game:

  • Choose among five heroes, each with unique personal features and individual skills
  • Run through picturesque landscapes and varied locations inspired by Grimms’ fairy tales
  • Gun down the goblins to collect coins and earn bonuses
  • Pick up missions at the tavern, then complete them to earn rewards
  • Race against friends by comparing your records on Facebook
  • Easy and intuitive touch controls: swipe to jump over and slide under obstacles, tilt to strafe and aim, and tap to shoot

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The game is also localized to seven different languages, including: English, Russian, Italian, French, German, Spanish, and Japanese.

Download Run’n’Gun for FREE on the iOS right here from the iTunes App Store.

Pokemon X and Y protagonist design revealed

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During Nintendo’s Pokemon Direct conference among the revelation of the newest installments in the long running franchise Pokemon X and Pokemon Y was the revealing of the game’s new protagonist.

The new protagonist can be seen above in male form. The female form of the protagonist was shown briefly but not in a clear enough manner to get much of an idea of design. The male wears a red cap with sunglasses seated on top of them and a blue-ish tracksuit like attire.

What do you think of the new Pokemon protagonist? Let us know in the comments section below.

Pokemon X and Y Announced for 3DS

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Nintendo have just dropped a major bombshell in their Pokemon Direct conference. They have announced two new Pokemon games for the Nintendo 3DS.

The two new games are titled Pokemon X and Pokemon Y, both games will be with completely 3D graphics and feature the most immersive and grand world ever in a Pokemon game.

The battles are reminiscent of the Pokemon Stadium games, being in complete 3D. Nintendo will be releasing Pokemon X and Y across the world in October 2013 simultaneously. That’s right a same day release for these games.

You can watch the Pokemon Direct conference below this article.

We will keep you up to date as more information comes to light on these games. Let us know what you think in the comments section below.

Gyo Tokyo Fish Attack Release Details

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An Anime series with a strange name, Gyo Tokyo Fish Attack, has been licensed by Hanabee here in Australia. The Anime series features a rather strange premise in that it seems as though fish on mechanical legs have taken over a portion of Japan. However the story follows the main character Kaori who has to rescue her boyfriend Tadashi.

Gyo Tokyo Fish Attack will be releasing on both DVD and Blu-Ray and is based on the Manga of the same name. As a horror Anime, you can expect it to be quite spooky. The story is created by UFOTABLE and will be interesting to see where this release goes.

Be sure to check out Hanabees official site for more info.

Bodacious Space Pirates Part 2 Australian Release Details

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The newest Anime publisher here in Australia, Hanabee, have just announced their launch details for the second part of their Bodacious Space Pirates release. This release is sure to be an excellent followup to the first halves release.

Bodacious Space Pirates is directed by the same guy that directed Ninja Scroll and is animated by the same team that animated Fairy Tail, Satelight. Much like the first release, Part 2 will be launching on both Blu-Ray and DVD formats and will feature both Japanese and English dubs. The second part will be concluding the story over the course of 13 episodes.

There will also be a bunch of Special features and Extras. These will include: Teaser trailer and clean openings and endings.

Be sure to check out our announcement article for the first release. Also make sure you check out the official site for more info.

Bakemonogatari Hanabee License Details

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Fan favourite: Bakemonogatari has been licensed by the Anime distributor here in Australia known as Hanabee. In light of this license, Hanabee have shared with us some details about this upcoming release here in Australia.

What’s interesting about this release is that the series will be launching with a really nice collectable package as well as a seriously cool hardcover book. From what we can tell, the first part will be releasing in March while the second part will be releasing in April.

The following special features and extras have been confirmed so far: Commentary, TV Spots and clean openings and closings. Looks like a good release.

For those of you that have not heard of Bakemonogatari, it is a supernatural series following the character Koyomi Araragi. Also involving a crab-god, a girl that is as light as a feather as well as a snail that can never return home, Bakemonogatari looks like a series that you should be sure to watch.

Be sure to check out the official site for more info. Part 1 launches in March.

Ubisoft and Epic Games excited about Nvidia’s Shield console

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Nvidia just announced that they will be entering the handheld market with their console called The Shield. A variety of industry figure-heads have weighed in on the new handheld console, among the commentators were the top dogs of Ubisoft and Epic Games, both of whom expressed excitement and interest over the machine.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot sees great potential in the handheld:

“Ubisoft is always excited about new hardware developments, and Shield promises to bring both mobile and PC gamers a great new gaming experience. Seeing the PC version of Assassin’s Creed III run on the device is a great example of this, and further strengthens Ubisoft’s long-standing relationship with Nvidia.”

Co-founder of Epic Games Mark Rein talked up the tech side of the console:

“With Shield, Nvidia brings an uncompromising, high-performance console experience to mobile devices. Amazing games including Real Boxing and Hawken, which utilize the latest Unreal Engine technology, look fantastic on Project Shield. This is just the beginning, and we’re truly excited to see what more Unreal Engine developers will do with so much horsepower in such a compact gaming device.”

It goes without saying that the specs of this handheld are impressive, but does that matter much at the end of the day? What do you think of the Nvidia Shield? Is there reason to be excited? Let us know in the comments section below.

Hakuoki Hanabee License Details

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The Samurai Action-Adventure series, Hakuoki, has been licensed by Hanabee here in Australia. Hanabee have shared with us a bunch of details about this upcoming release of theirs.

For those of you that haven’t heard, Hakuoki is based on a game on the Playstation and Nintendo platforms with the same name. The story follows the Shinsengumi, a special police-force that recruits the main character, Chizuru Yukimura. However it seems like the Shinsengumi have some secrets that will come to light throughout the series.

The release will be in DVD format and will be releasing with both an English and Japanese audio track. At the moment Hakuoki has been announced to be releasing with clean opening and closing animations only at this point.

Hakuoki is animated by Studio DEEN and looks like it’ll be an awesome series. It comes out in March. Be sure to check out the official site for more info.