If you didn’t know already, Sega announced in Japan a few days ago that they would be bringing Yakuza 1 and 2 to the HD world in a new videogame bundle. Currently the title has been set for release in Japan in November 1st while Sega in America has been quiet.
While fans of the Yakuza series in the West wait for a hopeful international release, which seems likely as nearly every Yakuza title has made it to Western shores in the past, they can check out the trailer below which was released today to show off some of the HD upgrades that have been made to the classic titles.
With the release of Battlefield 3’s “Armored Kill” DLC coming in September, fans of the game will finally be given what they want… a giant map featuring some of the most intense vehicular combat that you will ever see. To get a small taste of what Armored Kill has to offer gamers, the company has released an action heavy trailer which can be seen below.
Armored Kill itself adds five new vehicles such as “mobile artillery, tanks, ATVs” as well as 20 new vehicle unlocks and the ability to spawn inside of a brand new gunship. The two maps shown in the trailer below show off the “Alborz Mountain” map and the Bandard Desert which is being touted as “the largest map in Battlefield history.”
A Taiwanese teenager has died at an internet cafe after playing Diablo 3 for 40 hours straight.
The 18-year old only identified by his surname Chuang, booked a private room at an internet cafe in Tainan, southern Taiwan on July 13 and played for nearly two days without eating.
An attendant found the teenager in the room resting on Sunday, and woke him where he stood and soon collapsed after taking a few steps.
The teen was pronounced dead shortly being taken to a local hospital.
While this is a tragic incident, it is unfortunately not the first. In February earlier this year, a Taiwanese man from New Taipei, was found dead at his computers after playing Diablo 3 for 23 hours.
For those who love sci-fi or anime and own Foxtel, then The Sci Fi Channel may be a popular channel on your television. However, there is change coming to the channel. From July 23 (which happens to be this Monday), The SCI FI Channel will be renamed and relaunched as SF. Programs that are coming to the new SF are Lost Girl, Hollywood Treasure, Ghost Hunters International, Alphas, Warehouse 13, Doctor Who and Todd and the Book of Pure Evil.
In addition of the relaunched channel, an all-new SF website will launch on August 27. Yes, the old website will be long gone and a new website will take its place. The URL will be SFTV.com.au. The channel has also released a trailer to celebrate the relaunching of the channel, which you can see below.
Three brand new screenshots for EA’s upcoming The Sims 3 expansion pack The Sims 3 Supernatural have been released by EA. The new images lift the lid on two new playable creatures, the brand new fairies and the returns of zombies to the game.
Fairies will naturally appear in the game or alternatively they can be created in Create-A-Sim. Zombies on the other hand, will require Sims to be bitten by a zombie to transform in to the walking dead. Or if you’re not keen on becoming a zombie’s next meal, a zombification elixir exists and is available to complete the transformation for you.
And with zombie attack prevalent in the game, why not get yourself a Plants vs. Zombies Peashooter? Anyone who pre-orders the game will have access to the exclusive in game item.
The Sims 3 Supernatural is set to be released for PC and Mac on September 4 in North America, September 6 in Europe, and internationally on September 7.
Square Enix have released new details on their special edition release of Hitman Absolution which is set to be titled the Hitman Absolution Deluxe Professional Edition.
The Deluxe Professional Edition comes packed with an Agent 47 vinyl statue, a Professional edition of the game including a hard-cover art book, a making of DVD and a DLC pack called he Agency Gun pack. Also if you pre-order the game, you get access to a special gameplay experience called the Sniper Challenge.
The special edition will be released onto the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC come November 20th, 2012. You can pre-order through EB Games here and JB-HiFi here. Check out the pictures of the special editions below.
Thundercats activate! The legendary classic cartoon series Thundercats will be gracing the Nintendo DS (not 3DS) console thanks to Namco Bandai. The game titled simply ‘Thundercats‘ will crash land into stores on September 25th, 2012.
The game will allow players to take on the role of Lion-O as you battle against the evil Mumma-Ra and his horde of minions. It is set to be a sidescrolling adventure game and will follow the storyline of the new Thundercats cartoon series.
What do you think of Thundercats on the Nintendo DS? Does it set off a rumbling of your inner thunder? Does it make you feel like a cat? Let us know in the comments section below.
After the 2006 romp in Silent Hill with Christophe Gans, some fans were left speculating what is going to happen afterwards? In the video games, after the first game wrapped up and we find out what happens with Harry Mason, we are treated to an acclaimed journey through the mind of James Sunderland before returning to the cult aspect of Silent Hill with Heather Morris. Many were left wondering if the movie franchise would do the same.
With news of Silent Hill: Revelation out and finding out that actress Adelaide Clemens will be playing Heather Mason, Silent Hill: Revelation seems to be following in the echoing footsteps of Silent Hill 3, where teenage Heather slowly uncovers her dark past, travelling back to Silent Hill to confront the cult that had been hounding her and her father.
Prior to Silent Hill, Adelaide Clemens was only primarily seen on the small screen, with her making her feature film debut in X-men Origins: Wolverine. Kit Harington, known for his portrayal of the Stark bastard Jon Snow in HBO’s Game of Thrones, will be taking on the mantle of Vincent – an ambiguous man who helps Heather partially through her journey. Sean Bean, Radha Mitchell, and Deborah Kara Unger all reprise their roles as Christopher Da Silva, Rose Da Silva, and Dahlia Gillespie respectively.
Carrie Anne Moss will be joining the cast as the mysterious Claudia Wolf, with Martin Donovan as Douglas Cartland, and Malcom Mcdowell rounding out the cast as Leonard Wolf.
The footage is a scene revealed during Comic-Con, with the return of the iconic Nurses.
Silent Hill: Revelations 3D is due for an October 26, 2012 release, just before Halloween.
Treyarch are busily out promoting and preparing for the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, which is of course set to release later this year. With that said, yet another featurette has been released for the game, going into detail about the audio and production that tie into the experience as a whole.
David S. Goyer and Trent Reznor talk about all of that and more in the clip, and a good amount of footage from the game can be seen inbetween. Interestingly enough, Hudson even makes a bit of a cameo within, cementing his inclusion within Black Ops 2. Check out the video below, and stay tuned as there is sure to be even more teases like this while we get closer to the official release date.
Dragon Ball Z Kinect doesn’t launch until October 9th, but is still looking rather savory for long-time fans of the franchise. For the first time ever, a Super Saiyan version of Bardock will be available as a playable character for the game.
If that wasn’t enough, the full anime “Episode of Bardock” will be included on the disc, which should make the game worth a look even if you lack the interest in the Kinect gimmickry. With over 50 characters and 100 moves in all, that still should be pretty hard as it seems Namco are trying to make Dragon Ball Z Kinect a game full of fan service, and that factor alone is making it stand above many of the other upcoming Kinect titles this year.
If you didn’t know already, Sega announced in Japan a few days ago that they would be bringing Yakuza 1 and 2 to the HD world in a new videogame bundle. Currently the title has been set for release in Japan in November 1st while Sega in America has been quiet.
