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Heaven’s Lost Property 3rd Season Trailer

It was previously announced that Heaven’s Lost Property would be getting a third season. A trailer for said third season has now decided to flap it’s wings and plant it’s feet on the virtual ground known as the internet.

The new trailer for the third season can be seen below. Heaven’s Lost Property has previously had 2 seasons and a movie. The third season follows the events of the movie and as such the trailer does contain spoilers for the movie. Keep that in mind while watching the trailer.

Be sure to let us know what you think Heaven’s Lost Property’s third season trailer? Let us know in the shoutbox and comments section.

Assassins Creed Revelations receives new Meditarranean map pack themes

Any fan of the Assassins Creed franchise will be pleased to know that Ubisoft have debuted a new “Mediterranean Travellers Pack” for Assassins Creed Revelations, available now through the XBox Live Marketplace and PSN, as well as Steam for all you PC users. The new pack further enhances an already majestic experience mainly through the addition of new map packs. Included are new multiplayer environments to journey through featuring Jerusalem, Constantinople and Dyers as well as iconic Renaissance environments from Brotherhood, including Florence, San Donato and Siena. Additionally there are also brand new trophies and achievments to unlock to add to your already full arsenal of Assassins Creed goodies.

Those wanting to trial the new pack before they purchase it can do so through the XBox Live Marketplace and Playstation store, with the demo being expired 3 days after first playing it. The Mediterranean Pack is available for download now for 800 Microsoft points or $11.99AUD for PS3 and PC users. Check out the trailer below and let us know what you think of the new features and maps to this already critically acclaimed addition to the franchise, and keep an eye out for more Assassins Creed information  as we get it.

Shadows on the Vatican – Act 1: Greed Now Available for Pre-purchase

The English version of Shadows on the Vatican – Act 1: Greed is now available for pre-purchase for $7.49USD on Zodiac, a new digital delivery platform primarily on adventure and casual games.

The first of four acts, Act 1: Greed introduces players to the protagonist, James Murphy, an American ex-priest who goes back to Rome after his best friend Cristoforo asks for help. As James digs deeper to what at first was just a missing briefcase containing compromising documents, he gets himself into something more shady and sinister especially with the Vatican’s apparent involvement. With James’ favorite Roman barman aiding them and the sudden appearance of a beautiful but dangerous woman, what awaits James and Cristoforo in the Eternal City?

Act 1: Greed is a point and click thriller featuring well integrated puzzles and several hours of gameplay. Shadows on the Vatican – Act 1: Greed will be available for download on the 6th of February.

Registration Now Open for Spirit Tales Closed Beta

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Closed Beta registration has now begun for Spirit Tales, an anime fantasy MMORPG developed by X-Legend, which will be available in North America and Europe.

In the light and dark realms of the earth-like fantasy setting, players will be able to choose from three tribes (The Gold Kirin Tribe, The Maned Dragon Tribe, and The Lunar Fox Tribe) and six classes (Archer, Sorcerer, Fighter, Warrior, Shaman and Assassin). Other features include an in-depth Skill Tree, Crafting and Pet-Capture systems, 5vs 5 PvP Arena Battles and the Sweetheart System which gives buffs and special abilities.

Closed Beta for Spirit Tales is anticipated to begin in the late first quarter of 2012 so register now for your chance to receive an exclusive closed beta key on the Spirit Tales Closed Beta Registration page .

Also visit Sprit Tales on Facebook for updates and contest giveaways.

Binary Domain’s Hollow Children have been around for decades

Today Sega has released a new video for Binary Domain and rather than focusing on action or gameplay, we are treated to a five and a half minute cutscene pertaining to the assassination attempt on Mr. Bergen. Not only do we see how someone who believed they were completely human killed outright as soon as it was revealed he was a robot, but we also learn more about the Hollow Children.

In the video you can see below we learn that the man who tried to assassinate Mr. Bergen has been around for at least thirty years before its destruction and that Hollow Children believe that they are 100% human. Though this would be a bit odd, because metal detectors would just be going nuts anytime a Hollow Child went near them… Still, we’ll know much more next month on February 24th in Europe and February 28th in North America when the game is released on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

THQ drops out of children’s market, focuses on core titles

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It seems that the children’s video game market isn’t as profitable as it once was because THQ has revealed that they plan to drop all licensed kid games entirely and will instead focus their efforts on their core selection of video games such as Saints Row: The Third which has sold 3.8 million copies so far.

This news comes from an investors meeting held by THQ where CEO Brian Farrell had this to say “THQ will be a more streamlined organization focused only on our strongest franchises. The success of Saints Row: The Third is an example of what our revised strategy and focus can achieve. We have now shipped 3.8 million units globally and are currently expecting to ship between five and six million units lifetime on this title.” He also went on to say that the DLC for Saints Row is their most profitable ever.

Modern Warfare 3 DLC schedule revealed

While Activision is still keeping the exact details about their Modern Warfare 3 DLC for Elite Members on the down low, they have revealed a rough release window for what subscribers can expect to receive each month up until September. Note that this doesn’t include the two maps that were just released yesterday for Elite members.

The schedule offers only one map next month while July and April both have two maps each while all the other months include a combination of either maps, missions and modes. The exact schedule of release windows can be seen below. So do you think your Elite subscription is paying for itself yet?

  • March: Map, two missions
  • April: Two maps
  • May: Map, mission
  • June: Map, mission, mode
  • July: Two maps
  • August: Map, mission, mode
  • September: Map, mission

There is much more to Final Fantasy XIII-2 than battles according to latest trailer

While you will be spending most of your time in Final Fantasy XIII-2 progressing the story and battling against various enemies in the touched up battle system, there are plenty of other things to do besides that. Today Square Enix has released the final gameplay trailer and this time around it focuses on everything else you can do besides the main story.

The video itself can be seen below and shows a number of extra features such as the side quests that can be completed for rewards, as well as a casino area named “Serendipity” that contains your average slot machines as well as the exciting Chocobo Racing mini-game. Also shown is some footage of Captain Cryptic’s “Confounding Quiz” which seems to have players listen in on the citizens of a city and then track Captain Cryptic down and answer his question for an unspecified reward.

Also shown are the various puzzle sections of the game that players must solve to continue in the main story and find Lightning. As you can see in the video these puzzles vary greatly and while some may seem easy, expect some difficult ones to pop up here and there so it may be best to brush up on your puzzle solving skills as the release for FFXIII-2 is less than a week away now.

A quick look at the new Detective Conan game and movie

NamcoBandai recently unveiled a short teaser trailer called Detective Conan: Prelude from the Past, a video game based on the highly popular anime franchise of the same name.

Players will take control of Conan himself, a young teenage Detective trapped inside the body of his own child form. The game will star several of the main characters from the franchise, and it will involve solving cases from the franchise’s past with a new twist.

The trailer also shows bits of the upcoming movie, Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker, and it will be the 16th movie of this franchise.

Detective Conan: Prelude from the Past is set to be released for the PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS in Japan sometime in 2012. The movie, Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker, will release in Japanese theatres on April 14 2012.

 

The Neo Geo Pocket lives!

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It seems that a semi-official successor to SNK’s now defunct Neo Geo Pocket line of handheld consoles is in the works. The device is called the Neo Geo Portable Device and is carries the official SNK Playmore licensing but apparently it is being developed and manufactured by another company (which is not known at this stage).The upcoming device has the following specs:

  • Screen: 4.3 inch
  • Internal Storage: 2 GB
  • Dimensions: 170x72x15mm
  • Battery: 2200mAh

The device will launch with 20 titles built in. These will be emulations of the arcade originals nd interestingly enough they are the North American versions with full English text, making this an import friendly proposition. These titles are:

  • World Heroes
  • Ultimate 11
  • Top Player’s Golf
  • Sengoku
  • Nam-1975
  • Mutation Nation
  • Last Resort
  • King of Monsters
  • Frenzy
  • Cyber Lip
  • Fatal Fury Special
  • Art of Fighting
  • Super Sidekicks
  • League Bowling
  • Metal Slug
  • Magical Lord
  • Baseball Stars Professional
  • Samurai Shodown
  • King of Fighters 94
  • Fatal Fury

There is no information on the price or release date at this stage.