For those of you that don’t scream “Taboo” when you here the word facebook, and are also looking forward to Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood; then you might enjoy this bit of news.
There is a facebook game available…. on facebook… that will connect directly with the upcoming Assassin’s Creed game. The strategy title, supposedly plays similarly to Mafia Wars, and will “unlock extra content” and bonus experience in Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, which comes out on November 16.
But don’t think you’ll stop playing this game when Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood comes out, because you can “unlock up to 25 exclusive missions” as well as experience and in-game currency, in the Facebook game; by playing Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. Talk about a double hitter!
The Japanese Okamiden Commercial is really cute. Cute Girl, Cute Puppy, and some gameplay footage thrown in as well.
Sure the entire 15 minutes is just gibberish to anyone who doesn’t know the language, but I’m sure you can appreciate what they are trying to pull off. With this one commercial, they are targeting both the females and the male consumers… Man those Japanese are smart!
Ubisoft is definitely bringing comedic murder to an all new level in their upcoming game Bloody Good Time. As you can see below the newly released trailer shows game footage of how you will be doing battle with your fellow co-stars to see who can be the most merciless and end up being the breakout star in the big world of Hollywood films. Sure the trailer may seem the same from the beginning but after that poor clown is tazered to death we see a variety of stereotypical movie characters doing battle with one another and killing one another with different weapons as if we were doing the murdering ourselves. Looks like you never truly understand a killer until you’ve seen the world through their eyes eh?
There has been no pricing announced quite yet for the game, but the release date has been announced for October 27th for both the XBLA and Steam download.
If you want to try out the demo for Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, it is now possible. Add the demo to your Xbox 360 queue here. The demo is also available for the PS3 system via PSN. Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is based on the 400 year old story, Journey to the West. You play as Monkey, a very strong character that MUST help Trip, electrical hacking genius. The reason that you must help Trip is that she has put a mind control device on your head. To find out more, look at these videos. You can buy the game on October 5, 2010 in the USA and October 8, 2010 in Europe.
Sonic’s Latest instalment will be converting back to the old days of 2D action and platforming, which will be dropping this month after a delay. The game will be available on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and ITunes. After quite a few 3D disasters in the franchise, this retro step could be just what the hedgehog needs.
If you’re a forgiving fan and look forward to Sonic’s re-entry, you can download him as follows:
Playstation Network (AU$19.95) on October 12th
Xbox Live Arcade (1200 Microsoft Points) on October 13th
Nintendo WiiWare (1500 Wii Points) on October 11th
As for the ITunes Store pricing, details are yet to be revealed, however it’ll be available at the earlier stage of October the 7th. SEGA may be asking a little too much for this initial episode of the game, but later releases might be cheaper. Hopefully Sonic’s new direction gives the much loved character what he deserves, a great game! It’ll be interesting to find out. Will you be buying Sonic’s new game?
Last but not least we have the crown jewel in my book for this Fall’s anime season. To Aru Majutsu no Index II, otherwise known as A Certain Magical Index II, is the sequel to the series of the same name a couple of years ago and is quite literally action filled to the brink with an intelligent storyline and lovable characters that doesn’t fall into any generic traps that action anime’s end up using as time goes on.
The basic premise is that Kamijou Touma lives in Academy City, where nearly every citizen has a special power of theirs rated on their power level, Level 5 as the strongest and Level 0 as nothing. Touma has absolutely no power; at least recognized by the system. Instead his right hand contains the power to dispel any type of magic or esper powers that he faces, and he has named it the Imagine Breaker. After the first series when he faced down crazed magicians and psychics, Touma is still protecting Index who is the center of all knowledge for the magical world and the Church of Necessarius.
If it sounds like it is confusing at times, it is true that Index can become confusing if you do not pay attention. However once you manage to understand everything that is going on there is a large amount of appreciation for the deep meanings shown in the show and the way that Touma stands up for those that are under attack regardless of who is opponent is or how much he will be hurt. If you happen to watch this though, be prepared for very large technical terms and explanations that will sometimes take up a few minutes of an episode simply to catch the audience up on what the characters are talking about.
After watching the first series, I can guarantee the fact that this sequel looks to deliver even more of the Light Novel in which the anime is based off of. Every familiar face from the first season is returning and even more are showing up to help drive the story along; even those that have no central origin in Index, but the spinoff Railgun.
We are only about 5 days out from the release of Namco’s newest action/adventure title, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. This newest development video showcases the motion capture production of the game. I am really looking forward to playing the game, and you will get your chance too on October 5, 2010. If you like this video, enjoy the first two videos from the same series.
As fellow gamers we know that occasionally games can take our attention away from important things in life. Say a huge game has just came out and you have it sitting in your console, you are more than willing to forgo homework and everything else just to get a chance to play the game right? Well what if these games became your entire life, not making them, but playing them. And they aren’t just any game, they are all gal games, meaning games in which the protagonist’s main objective is to develop relationships with female characters.
That is how Katsuragi Keima’s life has become, entirely by his own choice. Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai (Translation means The World God Only Knows) is the story of a genius highschooler who has forsaken the 3D world and cares little for real life girls, school, or anything outside of his gaming. But what happens when he accepts what he believes is a challenge from a game maker, only to enter in with a contract with Hell.
This contract has made it so if he doesn’t fulfill his obligations, he will die. Not only that but he has been paired with a demon girl named Elsea in the task of capturing runaway spirits that have taken refuge within young girls hearts. Now the real catch is, that the only way that these spirits can be expelled and captured is by making the girl fall in love with Keima. Keima must use his knowledge from countless dating simulation games on real world girls, all the while despising the fact he has to be away from his games.
Sure this is an extreme example but this anime is definitely going to be full of laughs as we see Keima try to shirk his duties as a spirit hunter and simply go back to his isolation. Put it together with the fact that he is being forced to make women fall in love with him to capture souls; and the fact that he hates the entire idea and there will be a humorous romance anime ripe for the watching.
Read all about it! Get yer news here! Plants vs. Zombies coming to a Nintendo DS near you!
Yep, POPCAP is bringing one of their major hit games, Plants vs. Zombies, to the Nintendo DS. Coming in January 2011, this version of Plants vs. Zombies will feature four brand new mini games and two player competitive matches. Don’t worry about losing; the zombies will NOT infect you. We checked. We are so nice. Also included in the DS version are new achievements. You can reserve your copy now right here or at a Gamestop store.
I think it is a perfect time for yet another contest and this one is for the fellow Halo fans out there. I happen to have one code for a Halo Legends Episode, “The Package” up for grabs and entering to win this one will be very easy. In the comments below, explain how you first got introduced to the Halo Series and where you want to see Microsoft take it now that Bungie is finished.
The rules are simple, keep your answers spoiler free for those who might not have played a certain Halo title and give us some detail with your answers. You must have at least Xbox Live Silver and of course an internet connection to redeem. Good luck to all and a winner will be picked at 12:00 PM this Sunday (US Central Time).
