Oversized breasts. Incredible weapons. Insane backstories. Awesome fighting. Yea, we are definitely talking about the Soul Calibur series here. Namco Bandai just released a trailer at Gamescom showing off the latest iteration of the fighting game, and it looks beautiful. In addition, it confirms the existence and return of Voldo, Maxi, Tira & Hilde. Are you ready to take your fighting game to the max? Soul Calibur 5 will require “extreme agility” and “absolute concentration.” We can’t wait to see how Project Soul has improved upon Soul Calibur 4. In addition, we need our recommended dose of playing fighting games with scantily clad girls in them.
Soul Calibur 5 – A Gamescom trailer
EA to Showcase their best at GAMESCOM 2011
Electronic Arts have announced details of their upcoming showcase at the GAMESCOM 2011 event in Cologne, Germany.
EA are set to show off several of their top IP’s as well as upcoming launches and what they will have on offer for various platforms. Games included to be on display include: FIFA 12, Battlefield 3, Mass Effect 3 and Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Jens Uwe Intat of EA Europe had the following to say regarding the GAMESCOM 2011 showcase:
The old model of making games every few years to coincide with new hardware launches is gone. We have a very powerful set of games for today’s consoles, and now we offer that IP to players as year-round entertainment across all of their devices and platforms. We’re looking forward to our fans’ response when they get hands-on with our line-up at the show – we think they’ll like what they see.
EA is clearly trying new things in the gaming industry and with such blockbuster titles as Battlefield 3 which will feature 64 player online warfare and the amazing Star War: The Old Republic, EA may just be the company to watch come GAMESCOM 2011.
Custom Minecraft Xperia Play available on Ebay
Addicts of Minecraft and collectors alike will be thrilled when they visit this Ebay page.
Yes, that’s right. Its a $1325 Xperia Play cell phone. It will be auctioned off to benefit the charity of the Minecraft’s team choice, and another couple of the phones will be given away at Gamescom. Will you be bidding on it? You better hurry, as the bidding still has 6 days to go. Hopefully, someday, somewhere, someone will design a custom skin like that for everyone to enjoy.
The Xperia Play is an Android that can play many Playstation games. A special version of Minecraft is being developed for the phone.
Nintendo Winds out a new trailer for Pokemon Rumble Blast!
October 24th marks the first official Pokemon game on the Nintendo 3DS (aside from the Pokedex app), which is none other than Pokemon Rumble Blast. As we have mentioned before, this sequel or follow-up of sorts looks to utilize the same engine as the Pokemon Rumble WiiWare game, but with the full roster of the Unova Pokedex in tow.
Nintendo have finally released an English trailer for the game, showing off the wind-and-battle gameplay and the various bosses players will encounter. These bosses seem to be made up of larger versions of standard Pokemon, where you must use your own team’s elemental and physical advantages to overcome the said foe. You can check out the trailer in full below and once more details are released for Pokemon Rumble Blast for the 3DS, we will be sure to bring out an update.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine demo arriving August 23rd
Those who have been sitting on the fence regarding Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine may want to take and save a little bit of room on their hard drives because THQ and Relic have announced that the game will be receiving a demo before the game is officially released onto the consoles and PC on November 6th.
The demo will be available first on the Xbox 360 and PC on August 23rd and a PlayStation 3 version of the demo will be available one day later on August 24th. The demo will consist of two levels, with one level placing players against hordes of invading Orks and another which shows off the game’s Jump Pack. Sounds good doesn’t it?
Viz to Serialize Evangelion Manga Weekly
Viz Media has today announced that they will be digitally serialising the Neon Genesis Evangelion manga adaptation on a weekly basis, through their Viz Manga app for iOS and through their Viz Manga website.
Each chapter is to be distibuted digitally and will cost a small sum of $0.99 USD. Also in celebration of the launch of Viz Media’s first weekly serialized manga series, the first chapter of Neon Genesis Evangelion will be available for free preview, with chapter 2 available for purchase at $0.99 USD.
This is a great sign for what Viz may have in store for us in the future in terms of manga distribution. For now, you can check out the Viz Manga website here for more details.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent frightens 400,000 people in sales
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a scary game, no one can claim differently and those that do are unfortunately lying to themselves. Frictional Games’ has cornered the market on first person horror games and they have every right to brag a little about their game. Of course they aren’t really bragging, but Frictional Games’ Thomas Grip revealed at GDC Europe that their horror title has sold over 400,000 copies since its release.
The company previously announced that they had made nearly 200,000 sales at the beginning of the year. This was double the amount they originally wanted to sell, which makes this 400,000 sales larger than their greatest dreams. Well guys, while you are sleeping peaceful dreams of reaching 500,000 sales the rest of us will be waking up in a cold sweat after playing your game.
Max and the Magic Marker Announced for the Nintendo DS!
Press Play’s Max and the Magic Marker made quite a splash when it was released back in early 2010 for the iOS, WiiWare, and Steam. Today it was announced that the little indie game will be expanding it’s resume even further, as Easy Interactive have plans to bring the platformer to the Nintendo DS.
If you have by chance never heard of Max and the Magic Marker before, it is an adventure that places player’s in the role of Max as he traverses a cartoony world, using his handy marker to bring objects to life and solve puzzles along the way.
A little list of features were also announced, giving us a better idea of what to expect from Max’s DS romp:
I can definitely see the interest on bringing this tale to the DS, as the marker controls should be well complimented with the DS’ stylus and platformers in general usually perform quite well on the handheld. Those who are ready to grab their marker and set off on this adventure should know that Max and the Magic Marker will officially release this holiday season.
PixoFactor launches Zorro™: Shadow of Vengeance
PixoFactor Entertainment announces the release of Zorro™: Shadow of Vengeance on August 15th, 2011. Excelling in cross platform games and mobile apps, PixoFactor provides an action packed platformer with hours of entertaining gameplay.
Zorro™: Shadow of Vengeance provides key game features to initiate a new blood flow in the platformer genre. Delve into the beautifully designed environments that captivate the essence of the mid 1800s Western themes. In this dark, sinister world Zorro must utilize his prestige sword attacks and knife throwing abilities to defeat new foes. With your sword make your mark of Zorro by swiping the screen in a “Z” pattern to leave your signature on wanted posters, doors, and walls. Collect in-game items such as wanted posters to increase your game score, and compare your accomplishments with friends on Facebook.
$2.99 on iPhone® and iPod® touch (Here)
$3.99 for iPad®. (Here)
$2.99 for Android (Here)