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Renaissance Heroes Closed Beta Coming May 31st

ChangYou and Bridea’s 16th Century shooter Renaissance Heroes is gearing up, so they are having a closed beta for North America this Thursday, May 31st. Ā With hopes to stress test the servers and check balancing amongst the four playable characters that will be in the beta, Renaissance Heroes‘ will also have a few different modes for players to check out. Ā From large-scale 12 player modes down to one-on-one duels between players, there’s plenty of variety.

Built in the Unreal 3 Engine, Renaissance Heroes pits the different characters against each other with alternate history 16th century-style weapons thanks to theĀ ingenuityĀ of that universe’s Leonardo DaVinci. Ā Different characters feature different abilities and skills to better tool gameplay specifically for players to be able to find the style and hero for them. Ā Check out the video below showcasing some of the different maps and check out Renaissance Heroes‘ website to sign up for the closed beta HERE.

The Sims 3 Katy Perry’s Sweet Treats New Trailer

The sixth Sims 3 stuff pack ā€˜Katy Perry’s Sweet Treats’ has gotten a brand new trailer. Showcasing the latest addition to The Sims 3, players can now bring Katy Perry-inspired furniture, outfits and hairstyles, including banana split couches and cotton candy trees in to their game, as inspired by Katy Perry’s music and video clips.

This latest stuff pack also includes three new downtown lots and a simlish version of Katy Perry’s hit single “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)

The Sims 3 Katy Perry’s Sweet Treats will be available for Mac and PC in Australia on June 7 and New Zealand a day later on June 8.

Last Half of Darkness: Society of the Serpent Moon Releases Today

Iceberg Interactive has announced that the latest game in the Last Half of the Darkness series from WRF Studios is now available to the English speaking territories in Europe, as well as for download worldwide through digital distribution portals.

The Last Half of DarknessĀ series has been going on since 1989 and includes plenty of titles since then. Ā The latest title is Society of the Serpent Moon, which tells the story of a man trying to save his fiancee after she goes missing, while investigating a string of murders. Ā After a package arrives with some of her personal effects, he must go and rescue her, while trying to stop the evil that is turning the townsfolk into vampire-like killers.

The game features third-person point and click adventure style gameplay, high resolution graphics, cinematic cutscenes, and plenty of puzzles to solve. Ā Players interested in checking this game out can head over to Iceberg Interactive’s online shop HERE.

Diablo III Changes Incoming

 

Some major changes for Diablo III’s 1.1 PvP patch has been announced by Blizzard. Beside the addition of PvP,Ā Legendary quality items will be getting a buff come 1.1.Ā Slated for the 1.03 hotfix, jewelcrafting will become cheaper, along with blacksmithing training and crafting, andĀ difficulty for melee classes in Inferno difficulty will be tweaked. The developers made it clear that Inferno difficulty is extremely difficult by design, however melee classes are experiencing a more difficult time in comparison to their ranged counterparts and that this will be addressed shortly.

The Diablo III team also released some interesting statistics since the release of Diablo III two weeks ago.

  • On average players have created 3 characters each
  • 80% of characters are between levels 1 and 30
  • 1.9% of charactersĀ have unlocked Inferno difficulty
  • 54% of Hardcore players chose a female character
  • The majority of Hardcore deaths (35%) occur in Act I Normal
  • The most common level 60 build in the game is only used by 0.7% of level 60 characters of that class (not including Passive diversity)
  • The most used runes for each class at level 60 are Barbarian: Best Served Cold, Demon Hunter: Lingering Fog, Wizard: Mirror Skin, Monk: Peaceful Repose, Witch Doctor: Numbing Dart

Check out the full post here.

 

UN-GO Australian DVD Release Confirmed for August


Siren Visual have confirmed earlier today through their official facebook page that they will be releasing UN-GO on DVD this coming August throughout Australia. Their release will be Subtitled Only and will not feature an English Dub.

The series follows ‘Defeated Detective’ Shinjurou Yuuki as he solves various mysteries of a not so distant future Tokyo. It’s a classic mystery series with a unique and fresh spin on the long history of the genre. The series was previously simulcast by Siren Visual through ANN, last year when it aired in the Fall 2011 anime season.

Will you be picking up UN-GO this August when Siren Visual release the series? Let us know in the comments section below.

Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends announced

Bluemouth interactive have announced a release date for Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends complete with trailer outlining some of the main features we’ll see in the game. The game intends to focus on the storied Ferrari brand and boasts a campaign where you’ll work your way from 1947 to the present day racing 51 of Ferrari’s finest.

The addition of 39 tracks and online multiplayer only bolster what looks to be an exciting ride through Ferrari’s history. All you petrol heads and gas gals better keep your eye on this one because it’ll be making its first pit stop August 15 2012.

K-ON! Season 2 Licensed by Madman


Madman Entertainment have confirmed their acquisition of the license for the second season of the popular music based slice of life anime series K-ON!. They plan on release their first volume of the series later this year in September.

The second season of K-ON! features double the amount of episodes and double the amount of K-ON! fun. Season two of K-ON! gets an extra exclaimation mark in the title making it K-ON!!. This second season continues the adventures of the Hokage Tea Time light music club band.

What do you think of the second season of K-ON!! being licensed by Madman Entertainment? Let us know in the comments section below.

Opening animation for Persona 4: The Golden

Upcoming PlayStation Vita exclusive role playing game, Shin Megami Tensei Persona 4: The Golden, is a full fledged expansion of the original PlayStation 2 release and adds new characters, events, gameplay mechanics, costumes, story elements, and much more.

The opening animation sequence for the game was recently revealed, and its a pretty groovy intro with a strong 1960s trance disco vibe to it. The intro is like an acid trip, with a crazy mix of colours and patterns, crazy enough to potentially give you a seizure. The introduction shows off all the characters busting a move. The song is pretty upbeat and groovy too.

You can check out this intro below.

Sakura Tange and Yuko Miyamura to appear at SMASH 2012

The Sydney Anime and Manga Show (SMASH!) has just confirmed two additional guests for the upcoming convention taking place on 14 July 2012. Both of these guests are very big names to say the least.

First off we have Sakura Tange, who is most remembered for her role as Sakura Kinomoto in the beloved Card Captor Sakura anime series. She has also done voice work for other anime series, and even video games such as the DS dating simulator, Loveplus. She has also done a fair bit of singing, contributing insert songs for not just Card Captor Sakura, and more recently The World God Only Knows.

Also joining Sakura Kinomoto is the famous Yuko Miyamura, known for her role as Asuka Langley Sohryu in the iconic Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series, and has done work for several other iconic anime such as Detective Conan and Outlaw Star. Yuko Miyamura last appeared in SMASH back in 2010.

 

Hitman Absolution Sniper Challenge Behind The Scenes

If you are someone pre-ordering the upcoming Hitman: Absolution game from Square-Enix and IO Interactive then you will be eligible to receive the Hitman Sniper Challenge bonus. This is only for participating stores.

In this video from the developers we receive a nice behind the scenes look at the games development process in regards to the Sniper Challenge add-on. I’m not entirely sure if this bonus will be available later asĀ  paid DLC or if this is your one opportunity to grab the experience, so make sure you pre-order for the game.

Be sure to check out the trailer embedded below.