Yesterday we discovered that Kid Icarus: Uprising would be compatible with the Circle Pad Pro to help out lefties. Today we find out via tweet from creative director Masahiro Sakurai, that the title will ship with a 3DS Stand of all things.
The 3DS Stand set to ship with the title is apparently designed to keep the console steady while playing. I’m not sure whether we should be concerned as to why it was necessary to create a stand peripheral to keep the console steady while playing this game, but for now I’ll reserve judgement until we can see the game in action with the stand and without it.
You can check out a picture of the stand to the right (click for full size). What do you think of this news? Let us know in the shoutbox and comments section below.
Ever played the NES? Did you enjoy yourself? You did? Good. Well now you can go and play Abobo’s Big Adventure, a game that pays homage to all things NES. The game is a browser based game but deserves a play for all NES fans wanting a pleasantly kick-ass nostalgia trip through classic NES game worlds.
Abobo’s Big Adventure previously had a ‘coming soon’ trailer which can be seen below. The game is now out and playable online at the official website of the game here.
So be sure to check out Abobo’s Big Adventure and let us know what you think in the shoutbox and comments section.
Whenever you usually see some news about screenshots being released for a video game of some sort, the most you can expect is somewhere around ten or at the most twenty images. But how about more than seventy pictures that show nearly everything you will need to know about an upcoming video game release?
Such is the case today with NIS America’s latest batch of English screenshots for Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2. All of the screenshots can be seen in the gallery below and they show off practically every new and returning feature that Mk2 will have over the first Hyperdimension Neptunia title. This includes new characters, the Lily system, Chirper, the new battle system and plenty of other things. With Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2’s release quickly approaching this is a great time to refresh your memory of the Gameindustri world.
For those of you who didn’t know, Street Fighter turns 25 this year on the 30th of August. Capcom have today revealed that when it comes time to celebrate there famous franchises 25th anniversary they claim to  have ‘big things’ planned.
They have yet to reveal what exactly the big plans are but it’s safe to assume that a fair amount of Hadouken’s will be thrown this year. Thus far the only thing they have revealed regarding the anniversary is the flashy logo for promotional use for the event which can be seen above.
What do you think of Street Fighter turning 25? Let us know your thoughts in the shoutbox and comments section.
Some new information has come to light regarding the upcoming sequel to the cult classic mecha anime Eureka Seven. The sequel, Eureka Seven: AO, now has it’s plot detailed as well as some new character artwork for protagonists, Ao and Naru.
The plot focuses on 13 year old Ao Fukai, lives with an elderly doctor as his parents disappeared when he was at a young age. His childhood friend Naru Arata has a strange ‘yuta’ ability that she got when she was younger due to a mysterious accident. The ‘yuta’ ability seems to allow her to speak with the dead. Soon Ao discovers the Nirvash mecha and the story takes flight from there.
Some character artwork of Ao and Naru can be seen below. Eureka Seven: AO is set to premiere in the Spring 2012 anime season.
Now some people will likely not know what Geocaching is and those people should not feel bad about not knowing. However now there is a perfect reason to learn what Geocaching is because Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics have announced that they will be partnering with Geocaching.com to help promote their upcoming Tomb Raider game.
Now geocaching is something that is quite interesting in theory and is done by countless people all over the globe. Participatnts must use a GPS system or an app on their phone (that supports GPS) to track down various “geocaches” hidden by other people who then promote it on the website. The promotion itself will begin later this year and promises “a series of unique location-based adventures.” It will not only make use of Geocaching.com’s app but also something called Geocaching Challenge from Groundspeak.com. There was no hint as to what the treasures hidden will be but they most certainly will be worth the effort. Find out more about what Geocaching is here.
Yoshihiro Togashi the man behind the Hunter x Hunter manga has revealed the interesting and self-mocking news in his Weekly Shonen Jump author notes, that this is the longest consecutive serialisation of Hunter x Hunter without taking a hiatus of any sort.
Togashi is known to take breaks from his manga at times throughout the series run and in his author’s note write up he even mocked his self for that problem. The current run has been going for 21 chapters, which is ‘apparently’ an accomplishment for Togashi.
It is worth noting that a few weeks back Togashi mentioned that with the launch of the anime series he feels that he can not afford to go on hiatus for fear that the anime would catch up with the manga. So it is safe to say, Togashi is sticking with this for the long haul.
There’s a few interesting pieces of news for fighting game fans to take note of today, both of which concern the highly popular BlazBlue fighter series. For the really hardcore fans of this highly acclaimed franchise, you should be aware that the contents of the limited edition of Continuum Shift EXTEND have been revealed. The limited addition, which will be supplied via preorder through Gamestop/EB Games and Amazon, will contain the following contents:
– 2012 Calamity x Continuum Calendar
– 40-page, full color art book with event scenes, artist illustrations, and concept art of the newer characters
– 17-song Soundtrack CD. The specific tracklist is available HERE
This limited edition package will be available on both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. However, it will not be available when released for the PS Vita. Only the console renditions will be receiving the limited edition treatment. The game is set to release in stores in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand on Febuary 14th, 2012.
In addition, BlazBlue players should also take note that further details of the open invitation BlueRev tournament have been released by AKSYS games. Our prior coverage of BlueRev can be found HERE. This announcement comes with an additional competition which will see the team of the 3 best players in the US win a fully paid trip to Japan to compete in the international finals of the tournament. Deatils released by AKSYS are as follows:
If you haven’t heard yet, the website for the BlazBlue Revolution (BlueRevo) has gone live last month.
BlazBlue Revolution, or BlueRevo for short, is the biggest open invitation BlazBlue team tournament in Japan. Participants from all over Japan are gathering their strongest allies and heading to their local qualifier sites for a chance to battle it out in the BlueRevo Finals. And now participants from North America have also been invited for a piece of the action!
Here in the United States, a single team of three will be chosen to participate in the prestigious BlueRevo Finals in Japan on March 24th, 2012. Aksys Games will provide full airfare and hotel accommodations to the selected players; all you need to do is prove that your team is the strongest in all of North America at the BlazBlue Revolution US Finals on Februrary 25th, 2012 in Los Angeles, CA.
If you plan to compete, get your passports ready.
Ready to battle it out? Check out the Events or Rules section for more info on BlueRevo at www.blazbluerevolution.com. Updates about the preliminary events held all over the US and the US finals will come next week!
For additional details, visit the above mentioned BlzBlue Revolution website or http://www.aksysgames.com
It certainly seems like Section 23 has been very busy over the past week, even more so today. For those who don’t know, Section 23 is the parent company of Sentai Filmworks, which has been picking up multiple licenses over the past week, and also for Maiden Japan which has just announced that they have acquired the license for Polyphonica Crimson S. Fans can expect to see the DVD released with English subtitles only sometime this Spring.
In the world of Polyphonica there lives a certain type of musician capable of communing with the spirits. They are called Dantists and are able to use their music to control the spirits in battle for good or for evil. Polyphonica Crimson S follows the story of Phoron who, despite mastering everything needed to become a Dantist, is unable to do so due to a promise he made as a small child to a spirit. When that spirit returns 12 years later he finally is able to make his contract with the girl. The only problem is she is named Corticarte, also known as the Crimson Annihilator.
Today more screenshots for Agent 47’s next journey Hitman: Absolution have been released by Square Enix and in these images, which can be seen below, we see what makes Agent 47 the best hitman in the organization. These images show everything from Agent 47 disguising himself as a priest, about to execute a guy with a fire axe and also even hiding a whole bunch of bodies in a closet. Puts a whole ‘nother twist on the phrase skeletons in the closet huh?
Among these images are your more standard actions such as blowing people away with a shotgun, observing the interrogation of a pollice officer and more. Well I wouldn’t say that those are very standard but with Hitman: Absolution expected to be released sometime this year on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, plenty of gamers will have a chance to do everything seen below and more.
Yesterday we discovered that Kid Icarus: Uprising would be compatible with the Circle Pad Pro to help out lefties. Today we find out via tweet from creative director Masahiro Sakurai, that the title will ship with a 3DS Stand of all things.
