In the latest edition of Jump Magazine, it has been officially confirmed that the upcoming 3DS remake of Dragon Quest Monster: Terry’s Wonderland, is set to feature a 4 vs. 4 battle system.
Players will be able to engage in 4 on 4 matches, not unlike those seen in Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of Starry Skies. This opens up new possibilities to the game and helps make it more than just a straight up port of the original.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D, is currently slated for a release sometime in 2012. What do you think of 4 vs. 4 battles being featured in the game? let us know in the shoutbox and comments section.
A brand new trailer for the forthcoming .hack//The Movie has been released onto the web and there is enough other worldly goodness to excite even the most flippant of fans.
.hack// The Movie is the first feature length film adaptation of the popular RPG about an MMORPG and will utilise unique CG animation. The movie will commemorate the franchises 10th anniversary in style as it hits Japanese theatres on the 12th of January 2012.
You can view the promotional trailer for .hack//The Movie below. Be sure to let us know what you think of the trailer in the shoutbox and comments section.
A video has made it’s way online earlier today and has picked up the attention of EA, who have touted it as the Best Battlefield Kill Ever on their Facebook page.
Player ‘Stungravy’ defies the laws of physics in this insane mid-air kill in Battlefield 3. You can check out the Best Battlefield Kill Ever in the video below. With an RPG in hand and a dog-fight not going his way, ‘Stungravy’ took actions into his own hands… literally.
Would you be able to pull off a kill like this? Is ‘Stungravy’ a Battlfield Pro? Would you ever think to perform a move like this? Let us know your thoughts in the shoutbox and comments section.
An hilarious commercial for the upcoming Level-5 3DS soccer game, Inazuma Eleven Go, has made it’s way online. The trailer features what could only be classified as an “Oh, Japan” moment.
For those who do not know about Inazume Eleven Go, it is a sequel to the popular Inazuma Eleven series and features new characters and story. The series features both an anime and gaming franchise both of which are developed by Level-5.
You can check out the commercial below. Be sure to let us know what you think of this hilarious Inazuma Eleven Go commercial in the shoutbox and comments section.
Rinne No Lagrangeis one of the most hotly anticipated anime series to come out of the Winter 2011/2012 season and it has now recieved a solid premiere date.
The upcoming series is set to debut on Japanese TV Station, Tokyo MX, on the 8th of January 2012. It is currently unknown whether the series will be picked up for simulcasting in the Western World.
Rinne No Lagrange tells the story of a girl with a giant robot, who takes it upon herself to fight off invading aliens, while attending school and trying to maintain a normal life. So just your average slice of life anime then.
It seems that Epic has quite a few things at work as they announced during the VGAs today that they are working on five different games at the moment. While they couldn’t go into detail about any of these, they did reveal a little about at least one title and that title is called Fortnite.
Cliff Bleszinski himself said while on stage that “We’ve had amazing success with games like Gears of War and Infinity Blade this year, but we decided it was time to switch things up a little bit and do something different and fun. Imagine a world where you explore, you scavenge, you build and ultimately you survive.”
The trailer then aired which feels quite cartoonish and seems to involve players trying to survive the night by keeping enemies at bay with defenses they built during the day. The main enemy seems to be zombies and unfortunately that is all that has been revealed so far.
While some people are scrambling over the new Command and Conquer Generals 2 title from BioWare which is a more modern title, everyone is currently waiting for any information about their Mass Effect series and of course, the VGA is the best opportunity for it. As you can see below BioWare has released a new trailer that is just jam packed with action.
In the video we see tons of action, mostly involving Commander Shepard trying his best to escape a Reaper. Thankfully however it seems that the Thresher Maws dislike the Reapers as much as the humans do as it accidentally saves Shepard’s life while taking out the Reaper. Take a look for yourself below.
It seems that even Activision couldn’t believe in the Tony Hawk series enough to try and release a new full blown title under the label. The teased Tony Hawk title was revealed today at the Spike VGA show and it turns out that the title is going to be Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD which will be an HD remake of the two earliest versions of the Tony Hawk franchise.
Tony Hawk himself has said that the game will be a digital only release and will be released under the price tag of $20 for the whole package. Now it just needs to not make use of that horrible skateboard peripheral and we’ll be good.
When BioWare teased a little bit about a new announcement to be made at Spike’s VGA a lot of people got a bit angry because from the looks of the title, it would be one set in modern times and take place in a desert combat environment much like everything we have experienced lately in the world of FPS.
Now that the VGA have concluded however we know what they are actually doing however. It is now known that they are working on Command & Conquer Generals 2 and even provided a minor trailer for the title which can be seen below. The title will be made with the use of the Frostbite 2.0 engine and is set for release in 2013…
Mario Kart 7 has now sped into player’s 3DS’ across the globe and many are left wondering, is the Mario Kart franchise stuck in the pits? With each game featuring only slight variation from it’s predecessor some have laid accusations against the series of spinning it’s wheels, without any forward momentum. While this is undeniably true, it does not necessarily constitute a bad thing.
For a series such as Mario Kart, it has long since reached the point of it’s gameplay’s peak. No one can deny that Mario Kart is at the best it can possibly be. So why is it a crime considered mortal sin, for Nintendo to simply reproduce that winning formula time and time again?
Well, that boils down to player fatigue. After so many iterations of the same essential game it is to be expected for fans to tire of the series. Does this fatigue mean that Nintendo need to change the series radically, to make it fresh? No, it certainly does not.
In fact, if Nintendo did change the game radically, it would garner similar results to what conspired with Metroid: The Other M. Fans would rebel against the change, good or not, as that is the very nature of Nintendo fans. They are instilled with a strong sense of hatred for any change to the series in which they hold in such high regard, positive or not.
While change is not a bad thing, it most certainly would be for the Mario Kart franchise. For a series that has simply reached the highest point it can possibly reach in terms of gameplay, there is simply no reason to alter the core gameplay of Mario Kart. People do not play Mario Kart for a revolutionary new experience, they play it because they want to play Mario Kart.
It is the chemicals that comprise Mario Kart, that draws people to it – that core at it’s center that makes it Mario Kart. So no, Mario Kart shouldn’t change, because the industry and those who consume it’s products, would be worse off without the Mario Kart experience. While there may not be any big innovations in Mario Kart’s future, there will always and I mean ALWAYS be a place for Mario Kart in the gaming world. Don’t change, Mario Kart, you’re fine just the way you are.
