Get it? Scratch because he is a cat? Well either way, Tecmo Koei has decided that they would take one of their biggest liberties with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms by introducing a feline general in the form of Nobunyaga which is also Nobunaga Oda… a character who would normally only be in Samurai Warriors.
So not only is this a cat-morph but it is also a cross-over. He will be given away to those who pre-order Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires in Japan, while anyone who buys an copy of the game when it is released will at least get some of Nobunyaga’s costume pieces. Currently Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires is set to be released only in Japan on September 20th as a PlayStation 3 exclusive.
Although Dragon’s Dogma received a very positive review from yours truly, and although I never found the game difficult by any means, apparently the title is difficult for a large number of gamers. If you happen to be one of these gamers who is unable to progress further in the game then Capcom is about to throw you a bone.
A patch for the Japanese version of Dragon’s Dogma will be released August 6th and with this patch an Easy mode will be implemented. This Easy mode will allow players to switch difficulties via the option menu whenever they want. Currently this patch has no release date for Western versions of the game, though one can expect such a patch soon.
The second episode of the episodic prequel series to the upcoming Carrier Command: Gaea Mission, Carrier Command: Recruits, is out now. In this episode players take the role of a Technical Analyst and have to recover some missing data off a downed drone.
The first episode of this series was released last week and the minigame series is set to continue for another two more episodes, meaning that this spans an entire four episodes before the launch of the Full Game. Players will also be able to share their progress on Facebook to be in the running for 1 of 5 copies of the full game when it is launched.
Be sure to check out the website and the trailer – which is embedded below – for more info.
This is it! It’s finally here! The trailer for the long awaited Season 7 of the relaunched Doctor Who which is currently starring Matt Smith. I don’t want to spoil anything, but this trailer is AWESOME!
The trailer goes through some exciting adventures, some amazing scenery, awesome action and even a little dark and gritty. This season looks like it’s shaping to be amazingly epic and I’m sure that die hard fans everywhere are looking forward to seeing this season go live later this year.
Check out the embedded trailer below for more info.
Madman Entertainment previously announced that they were bringing back their anime film festival REEL Anime for it’s third run. They have now revealed several new details regarding REEL Anime 2012. First of all, the festival is set to take place across Australia between September 13th and 26th, 2012.
Madman have also confirmed through their press release, which participating cinemas you can watch the films at:
With just over a month until the REEL ANIME festival begins, Madman is proud to announce supporting cinema locations and the launch of the official website.
Showcasing four of the freshest anime feature films this side of Japan, REEL ANIME will screen from September 13 – 26 at the following locations around the country: Dendy Newtown (Sydney), Cinema Nova (Melbourne), Dendy Portside (Brisbane), Dendy Canberra (Canberra), Luna Leederville (Perth), Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas (Adelaide), State Cinema (Hobart), Avoca Beach Picture Theatre (Avoca Beach).
Film information, trailers, location details, session times and more are available on the official REEL ANIME website – www.reelanime.com.
Anime fans will get a chance to see several brand new anime films, some still hot from Japan. The films that will be screened through the REEL Anime 2012 festival are Studio Ghibli’s From Up On Poppy Hill, Berserk Movie 1: The Egg of the King, Wolf Children and Makoto Shinkai’s Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below.
Will you be attending REEL Anime 2012? What films will you be seeing? Let us know in the comments section below.
PopCap Games and Mindscape has released four titles under the Casual Fever brand to retailers in Australia and New Zealand.
Vacation Quest Australia (review) allows players to explore 28 famous Australian locations and immerse themselves in Australian trivia and lingo while they find over 2,200 items in the landscape and search for hidden boomerangs. There are achievements and bonus locations to be found.
Players will wake up during their vacation on the Emerald Star cruise ship and find themselves alone in Escape the Emerald Star. The ship is in disarray and players must find over 2000 hidden items and conquer seven mini games to escape the ship. The game features 25 locations and two bonus play modes.
Mystery P.I. Curious Case of Counterfeit Cove brings players to Whaler’s Cover, a small village in New England that specializes in tourism. Unfortunately the town is having a serious counterfeiting issues. Players will take the role of the detective hired to crack the counterfeiting ring. Players will experience 25 different locations, over 2,200 hidden objects, six unique mini games, and two bonus play modes.
The last title is a two for one pack of mahjong games, Mahjong Escape Ancient Japan and Mahjong Escape Ancient China. In Mahjong Escape Ancient Japan, players will play through 200 levels that span over 12 eras of Japanese history. There are three difficulty settings, six tile designs, over 20 hand-painted backgrounds, and two game modes. Mahjong Escape Ancient China features 175 levels, special power-up tiles, 15 hand painted backgrounds, five relaxing sound tracks, six tile designs, and 11 dynasties to explore.
All four titles are now available at retailers for $19.95 each.
Halo 4 fans will be delighted to know that the making of featurette for the Warthog Chase scene in the Halo 4 webseries: ‘Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn’ has just been released by 343 Studios. The Warthog was created by the amazing WETA workshop and as such, is more awesome than the entirety of the Halo universe.
As a small promotion for The Walking Dead season 3, AMC dressed several people up as Zombies to roam New York City to see if the dead can live among us.
Suffice to say that many screams were heard that day, especially with the news of people going crazy from bath salts and seemingly performing zombie-like actions, such as eating another person’s face off. The dead were seen shuffling through the sidewalks of New York, performing day to day actions from their jobs of driving a cab, to eating a famed New York hotdog.
Some people reacted as any social media savvy person would do – whip out their cameras and take photos. Granted, if a real zombie apocalypse happened, many of these zombies would probably not be ignoring the myriad of fresh flesh, but would people stop and oogle at the fantastic special effects? Or would they be genre savvy and take it as the beginnings of the zombie invasion?
2K Sports announced that they will be teaming up with Shawn “JAY Z” Carter for NBA 2k13. Jay Z will be the Executive Producer for the game. JAY Z’s interest has branched from music into sports through his part ownership of the 40/40 sports clubs and the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets. He recently helped create the new black and white logo and visual style of the club. JAY Z will share his artistic vision in crafting the style of the game and choose the soundtrack of the game.
The soundtrack has been announced to be the following:
Artist:
Title:
The Hours
Ali in the Jungle
Too Short
Blow the Whistle (Main)
Eric B. and Rakim
I Ain’t No Joke
Phoenix
1901
JAY Z
Pump it Up (Freestyle)
Puff Daddy and the Family
Victory (feat. Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes)
Daft Punk
Around The World (Radio Edit)
Santigold
Shove It (feat. Spank Rock)
Kanye West
Amazing
JAY Z
Run This Town
The Dirty Projectors
Stillness is the Move
Nas
The World is Yours
Coldplay
Viva La Vida
Roy Ayers
We Live in Brooklyn, Baby
Justice
Stress
JAY Z
The Bounce
Kanye West
We Major (feat. Nas & Really Doe)
Mobb Deep
Shook Ones, Pt. II
Meek Mill
Ima Boss – Instrumental
U2
Elevation
JAY Z
Public Service Announcement
JAY Z
On To The Next One
JAY Z
H.A.M. (Instrumental)
Kanye West
Mercy (feat. Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz)
NBA 2K13 will be released October 2nd, 2012 in North America, October 5th, 2012 internationally for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PSP, Wii, and PC. A Wii U version will be released during the holiday system. Those who pre-order at participating retailers will receive the NBA All-Star content on day one for free.
Are you a fan of the multiplayer intense Awesomenauts? Do you also own a PC? Then you will be pleased to know that you can now buy the Awesomenauts videogame on the PC platform.
After a long period of not appearing on the PC platform, the game has finally arrived on the PC through the Steam distribution service. There are also plans to release a Mac compatible version of the game in the future.
Gamers can pick the game up for $9.99 / £6.99 / €9.99. The game also comes with some extra goodies for the videogame Team Fortress 2. That’s right, if you pick up Awesomenauts before September 5, you get a hat, a medal and a jetpack.
One last thing, there is also the availability of the games soundtrack on the Steam service. Players should definitely look at picking that up in conjunction with the game.
Check out the trailer embedded below for more info.
