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Europe Will Host Own Nintendo Direct Tonight

Nintendo Direct is done in Japan for another quarter. However, the announcements will still continue as Nintendo of Europe will host their own Nintendo Direct conferences to supplement the sleuth of announcements made during Japan’s Nintendo Direct conference. The Nintendo Direct conference divulges into the latest games that will be released for the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo 3DS. Games featured include both Nintendo developed and third party games.

Nintendo of Europe will be going first at 1pm Central European Time (9pm AEST for those on the east side of Australia). The content of the announcements are in fact a mystery for the time being. With that said, it will be no surprise if it does follow the content in Japan’s Nintendo Direct conference, confirming a release for Europe and PAL territories. To watch Nintendo of Europe’s Nintendo Direct conference, just click here.

For those in Australia and New Zealand, you can go to Nintendo of Australia’s website after the broadcast to find local information of all the games mentioned in Nintendo Direct.

 

“The Bluecoats – North Vs. South” Train and Fort Gameplay

Anuman Interactive has released more information for The Bluecoats game they will be releasing for PC, Mac, iPad, and iPhone on May 10th.  Most important was that the name has changed from The Bluecoats – North and South to The Bluecoats – North vs. South, so they have released the new logo reflecting the change.

The other information that Anuman Interactive released was about the train and fort attack and defend gameplay.  When attacking or defending a fort, the game will utilize a shooting mini-game that features cover based tactics in either mode.  Where as for the train, the gameplay between attacking and defending is very different.  Attacking involves riding on horseback and avoiding enemies and obstacles to reach the front of the train.  Defending however players must stop the horseman using whatever they can.  Be sure to check it out May 10th.

Give Your Friends a Makeover with Role Play on iOS

Photo manipulation apps are all the rage, from the more professional ways of Instagram, to turning yourself and your friends into zombies with ZombieBooth. Role Play is another photo manipulation app, letting you apply digital makeup and costumes to your chosen photo, with the ability to turn whoever you wish into a pirate or a princess at a few touches to our screen.

You simply have to pick, or take, a photo and then position it correctly to fit the outline on the screen. There are a few makeover options, which are available as in-app purchases, including Cleopatra, Marie Antoinette, and Geisha. Once you have made over a photo you can make it over again and again, without having to reposition it. Plus, when you’re done you can share it on Twitter and Facebook, and isn’t that why it’s so fun?

Role Play is available NOW for FREE on iPhone, iTouch and iPad – Grab it HERE

Razer Hydra Adds Motion Play To FlatOut 3 and Deep Black: Reloaded

Razer has been closely working with Strategy First Inc. to incorporate motion controls into their games. The results of this team-up have lead to the games FlatOut 3: Chaos and Destruction and Deep Black: Reloaded to have implemented working motion controls thanks to the Razer Hydra controller.

In FlatOut 3, players will be controlling their vehicles with the most intentional hand movements thanks to the accuracy of the Hydras motion sensing technologies. By tilting their wrists, players will be able to use the controller much like a steering wheel. The motion controls in Deep Black are much more sensitive and are supposed to respond to your most instinctive hand movements to keep you clear of any danger.

On the controller, Razer and Strategy first had this to say –

“With full integration of the Razer Hydra’s best-in-class motion sensing technology, gamers will be experiencing the explosive action these two games have to offer with much more immersion,” said Robert ‘RazerGuy’ Krakoff, President, Razer USA.

 

“By fully integrating motion sensing support for these two games, gamers will be able to experience these games in a new and exciting manner,” said Emanuel Wall, Director, Strategy First Inc.

So be sure to check out the controller and the games by checking these two videos embedded below.

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[pro-player width=’530′ height=’253′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEowRXEDoTs[/pro-player]

EA Gets Their Shoes Off for a Day

This week in EA Mobile news we have something with a bit more of a philanthropic twist than the usual game updates and upcoming releases. TOMS, a shoes company with a generous heart, has a ‘One Day Without Shoes’ annual event designed to raise awareness about the millions of children who live without shoes – which leads to injury and disease, as well as not being allowed to go to school. It’s like the footwear version of the Live Below the Line campaign.

This year EA supported the cause by giving Sims Freeplay players the chance to remove their Sim’s virtual footwear within the game and spread awareness. Over 750,000 players participated in the 24 hour time period to shuck off the Sim shoes, which is a truly amazing number. EA employees also joined in on the event in real time, having shoeless meetings and campus events.

For more information on the event and the company behind it, visit their website HERE. Check out the Australian One Day Without Shoes video below!

The Sims Freeplay is an absolutely FREE app, available on iTouch, iPhone and iPad – Grab it HERE

Plants Vs. Zombies iOS App Gets Updated with New Features

Incredibly popular casual games publisher, PopCap Games, has released a major update for Plants vs. Zombies HD for the iPad and Plants vs. Zombies for the iPhone and iTouch. The updates will include additional content, action and some more challenges for iOS players.

PopCap’s franchise business director Tony Leamer had this to say about the update:

“These exciting Plants vs. Zombies updates deliver all the extras that players have been waiting for, and more. Zen Garden looks amazing on the iPad and players will have a blast digging in, tending to their plants and experimenting with great new ways to take out zombies.”

Included features that are in the HD Update for the iPad version of Plants vs. Zombies are three new game modes (Zen Garden, Vasebreaker Endless, and I, Zombie Endless), four new mini-games (Slot Machine, Zombiquarium, Portal Combat and Beghouled Twist), Game Center leaderboards, and new Game Center achievements. Some of these are for free in the new update, while others are available as an in-app purchase.

As for the iPhone and iTouch updated versions of Plants vs. Zombies, they’ve added Vasebreaker game mode and a leaderboard, and new Game Center achievements.

The update is available NOW, for those who already have the game you just have to download the update. For those of you who have yet to purchase the game you can buy the iPhone and iTouch version HERE, or the HD iPad version HERE.

New PS3 DLC for Worms: Ultimate Mayhem

Not content to leave the mayhem ultimate enough, Team 17 will release a new DLC pack for the PlayStation 3 version of Worms: Ultimate Mayhem next week.

The Single Player Pack contains, obviously, new scenarios to extend the game’s single player experience, including new Challenges using the Sniper Rifle, Jetpack, Super Sheep and Shotgun, as well as improving your Navigation, Accuracy, Crate Collecting and Deathmatch skills.

Also included is a new multiplayer map, “All Systems Oh No!” and six new trophies.

Look for it on April 24 (US) and April 25 (Europe/Australia).

Capcom to announce “unexpected” title in next week’s Famitsu

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It seems that Capcom is planning a big game announcement of some sort next week in Famitsu as Famitsu.com’s preview of next week’s issue states that it will not only contain coverage for Resident Evil’s 15th anniversary and interviews with developers, but also a new announcement from Capcom.

Currently there are no hints as to what the announcement may be besides that it is an “unexpected” new title from Capcom. The next issue of Famitsu is set for release on April 26th but information will likely be leaked on April 25th. Could this be a brand new Darkstalkers game? Something for the Vita? Or a brand new IP? We shall see.

Source: Andriasang

Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland set for release on May 22nd

We previously knew that Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland would be released sometime in May, but we did not know exactly when in May until today. The PlayStation Blog has revealed that gamers can venture into the land of Arland one final time with Meruru on May 22nd.

In the below trailer you can witness plenty of gameplay, hear most of the English voices for the game and say hello to a bunch of returning friends from past Atelier games. As before, gameplay will focus heavily on using alchemy to create items and weapons while fighting in a turn-based system. One new feature in Atelier Meruru, which is briefly shown below, is the ability to develop new areas in the kingdom.

Soul Sacrifice teaser website opened with English subtitles

Remember earlier this week how a game developer in Japan took out a multi-page advertisement in Famitsu advertising Soul Sacrifice? Well now they have opened up a teaser website for the game which can be seen here. Want to know what is interesting about this teaser website? The fact that it contains English subtitles.

These subtitles include things like “It’s not about cooperation.” and “It’s about fighting shoulder to shoulder.” Currently the site also contains a miniature teaser video that states more information will be revealed on May 10th at 15:00 Japanese time. So expect to hear a lot more about the PlayStation Vita exclusive Soul Sacrifice next month.