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The Quarter-Finals of Injustice: Gods Among Us’ Battle Arena Begin

Zac Elawar
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Voting on the quarter-finals of the Injustice: Gods Among Us Battle ‘Arena’ is now open! And with this new round of fights comes more special guest opinions, not the least of which are from Marvel Comics legend (that’s right…commenting on DC characters) Stan Lee!

Voting ends on the 15th with the winners to be revealed on this coming Monday. The match-ups are as follows: billionaire genius Batman vs Amazonian Goddess Wonder Woman, the lightning-fast Flash vs the criminally insane Joker, King of Atlantis Aquaman vs the fearless Green Lantern and the almost all-powerful Superman vs trick archer Green Arrow. Below are the introductory videos for this week’s clashes, which includes footage of man-on-the-street interviews and predictions from the voice-over cast of Teen Titans among other celebrity experts.

Injustice Battle Arena Weekly Match-Up: Quarter Finals Part 1

Injustice Battle Arena Weekly Match-Up: Quarter Finals Part 2

Remember to visit injustice.dccomics.com to cast your votes on these battles and also check out who Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Jace Hall and the legendary Stan Lee think will win. For those who are unfamiliar with the competition, its rules or the prizes at stake, go here for more information.

New Trailer All About the Weapons in Defiance

Simon Wolfe
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Defiance, the game and the show, are quickly approaching next month, so the flow of information is continuing, this time presenting a trailer to show off but a few of the modifications that can be applied to the weapons of the game.  From weapons to infect enemies with parasites that will go on to attack even more enemies, to rocket launchers that can be fired up overhead of enemies, plenty of weapons and thousands of modifications give players the perfect chance to build exactly what they want in terms of firepower.

Defiance is an interconnected experience between a game and TV series never before attempted.  With the game releasing for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC and the TV series airing on SyFy, they hope to build a world where both are impacted by the events of the other.  With the game taking the form of an open-world MMO, it will none-the-less prove an interesting experience as to what and how it will be impacting the show.

Check out the trailer embedded below to get just a taste of many modifications players will have at their disposal when Defiance releases on April 2nd.

Indie Royale Debut Bundle Released

Jamie Laike Tsui
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Indie Royale is helping four indie games and two indie game developers make their big debut with their latest bundle. The Debut Bundle features Phoenix Online Studio’s first game Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller Episode 1 – The Hangman, Elefantopia’s arcade RTS McDroid, Darkwave Games puzzle game Master of Alchemy – Rise of the Mechanologists, Rockin’ Android’s shoot ’em up Cloudphobia, Flexile Studio’s platformer Wimp: Who Stole My Pants?, and Turtle Cream and PokPoong Games’ platformer 6180 The Moon.

The debut theme also extends to the chiptune album traditionally given to those who pay more than $8.00 for the game. Fearofdark’s first full length album Motorway is the Debut Bundle’s chiptune album. Buy your bundle here.

No online for Ouya at launch, founder says ‘Ouya brings back couch play’

Luke Halliday
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No online for Ouya at launch, founder says ‘Ouya brings back couch play’

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Are you excited for the Ouya? For those who were interested in the console however, there is some bad news. The Ouya console will not support online play at launch and won’t support it until an indefinite time in later this year.

This is surely disappointing for those genuinely intrigued by this console and wanted to play it online. Founder of the Ouya console Julie Uhrman claimed in response to this situation that “Ouya is going to bring back couch play.”

What do you think of this puzzling situation with the Ouya? Let us know in the comments section below.

Goro Naya voice of Lupin the 3rd’s Zenigata passes away

Luke Halliday
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Goro Naya voice of Lupin the 3rd’s Zenigata passes away

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Legendary voice actor Goro Naya most famously known for playing Inspector Zenigata on the timeless Lupin the 3rd anime series for more than 40 years has tragically passed away due to chronic respiratory failure. He age 83 at the time of his passing on March 5th, 2013.

Goro Naya leaves behind a legacy that included roles in Space Battleship Yamato, Golgo 13, Kamen Rider, One Piece an of course Lupin the 3rd. These are of course just a few series that he graced with his voice acting talent, with his career spanning more than 60 years.

He is survived by his wife, voice actress Kachiko Hino. Before his death Goro Naya passed the proverbial torch to Kouichi Yamadera his successor as the voice of Inspector Zenigata (seen in Lupin the 3rd: A Woman Called Mine Fujiko). His final work was playing Zenigata in Lupin Ikka Seizoroi a reunion special that brought back the original cast of Lupin the 3rd.

Goro Naya will be missed by his fans around the world and his legacy will not be forgotten.

Aksys begins donation drive for Japan’s disaster relief

Joshua Moris
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Aksys Games has not let the 2nd Anniversary of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster go unnoticed. From March 11 to March 15, Aksys will be donating $5 for every item purchased to the American Red Cross for relief efforts in Japan.

Have any games from Aksys that you would like to purchase? Follow the link (here) to browse through the available titles at their online store. Remember that every item purchased donates $5 to the American Red Cross from now to March 15. Let us all be reminded of how lucky we are to have our basic needs met every day. For this short period of time you too can donate to a good cause even with a purchase of a video game.

Darkstalkers Resurrection launch trailer released

Travis Bruno
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Darkstalkers Resurrection launch trailer released

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With Capcom set to release Darkstalkers Resurrection this week on the PS3 and 360, the company has chosen today to release the game’s launch trailer which you can check out below. In the video we see a number of the fighters going against one another as well as various gameplay features detailed, though there is a disturbing lack of Felicia.

Also, today it was stated by producer Tomaoki Ayano on Capcom’s blog that the game only features an input delay within two frames of the original arcade versions of Night Warriors and Darkstalkers 3. Anyways, Darkstalkers Resurrection is set to be released on the PSN tomorrow on March 12th and the 360 on March 13th for $15 and 1,200 MSP respectively.

One Piece joins Toonami line-up

Luke Halliday
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One Piece joins Toonami line-up

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Toonami has officially confirmed that Funimation’s English dub of immensely popular shonen anime One Piece will be joining their line-up. They have not yet confirmed an exact date for the premiere of One Piece but have stated that it will begin airing at some point this year with more precise details to be revealed soon.

Funimation’s dub of One Piece previously aired on Cartoon Network from 2007-2008 following the end of the heavily-loathed 4Kids dub of the series. This will be the first time in 5 years that One Piece will have aired on TV in America.

What do you think of One Piece joining the line-up for Toonami in the future? Let us know in the comments section below.

Kuroko’s Basketball threats cancel another event for fans

Travis Bruno
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Since 2013 began, Kuroko’s Basketball fans haven’t had to deal with any issues regarding their favorite manga and anime series. However it seems that has come to an end as it has been announced that Studio You, the company that organizes the “Shadow Trickster” dōjinshi events in Japan will be cancelling the upcoming Kuroko’s Basketball event in Osaka that was meant to be held on April 7th.

This is actually the second time an event being held in Osaka has been cancelled and once again it is for the same reason. The company received various threats to the event and after the company took into consideration the other events being held at the time and various businesses, they decided it would be best to cancel the event. The company did not say when the threats were received nor what was mentioned in the threats.

To take things further, the company also requested in their announcement that any circles that were planning on selling or giving away Kuroko’s Basketball themed merchandise at the following events should either not appear or limit the amount of product they bring: Boku no Hero Osaka de Akushu! 5, Senya Ichiya Osaka 4, Idling Attacker Osaka 2, Golden West Dai-3 Bu, Love Song Lesson Osaka vol. 3, Yaso-Inaba Matsuri Osaka, Sanjūrokkei Osaka no Shō Ni, and Kimi to no Rendan Osaka.

Screen Australia Game Funding Terms Finalised

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Screen Australia Game Funding Terms Finalised

screen_australia_logoScreen Australia has finalised its terms for funding  game production in Australia.

The funding is available in two seperate factions, Games Production, which focuses more on individuals and small teams looking to create a single project and Games Enterprise, which focuses on larger businesses increasing their scale and revenue with the hope of developing more games and providing more Australian based jobs.

Games Production applicants may request up to $500,000 dollars per project and Games Enterprise applicants may request up to $1 million dollars over a three year period.  A total of $4-5 million is available for the program across two rounds per year.  The deadlines for the Games Production and Games Enterprise Funding are the 22nd of April and 12th of July respectively.

The funding is looking to encourage the creation and retention of original IP, support business growth and assists developers to increase the ambition and quality of their games. Games can be made available for any platform and must release to the public. Games can not be advertisement games or be based around gambling.

Securing funding  from Screen Australia was a big win for the industry as games developers struggled for years to be recognised for their efforts. Funding for other types of media such as movies and television has been available for many years.

Budding game developers can head over to Screen Australia for the full details of the funding programs available.

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