Concept Art Revealed for the Next Tales of
Along with Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy, the Tales of franchise has always been one of the flagship series in the JRPG planet. Whilst we’ve gotten several ports and remakes in the past couple of years, there hasn’t been a accurate sequel considering that 2008′s Tales of Vesperia. Luckily, this will soon alter as Namco is set reveal the next title in the franchise on June two in Japan.
Even though the game nevertheless has no name, Namco has given us a handful of pieces of concept art to get our imaginations rolling. What will right away catch your focus is the setting as it feels really sci-fi meets steampunk. While an odd direction for a series that has usually been fantasy based, I welcome this new setting with open arms as it appears like a nice change of pace for the series.
You can examine out the concept art following the break!
Castlevania: Mirror of Faith Rumored for 3DS
A new Castlevania is now rumored to be coming to the 3DS and really should be revealed next month.
The Castlevania series has had a great run in the handheld market place. What started with a shoddy port for the Game Boy has ended up giving Castlevania a residence for far more and far more fantastic entries such as Portrait of Ruin and Order of Ecclesia. This long running franchise has kept fans longing for much more more than the years and it looks like we may well be finding some a lot more of what we love at E3 subsequent month.
As reported by Dutch website N1ntendo, the title has appeared for an appointment scheduled in the course of the Electronic Entertainment Expo next month. There isn’t much data to go on as of yet, but it is also rumored that David Cox, the producer of Lords of Shadow, will be involved with the title.
With David Cox involved in the title, a lot of are speculating if the game will be connected to Lords of Shadow in some way. It is not difficult to think that perhaps Mirror of Faith might be a side story set in the course of the very same time period as Lords of Shadow because Cox is involved. There isn’t a lot info to go on yet, but if this proves accurate, Castlevania fans who own the 3DS will be in for a good surprise at E3 subsequent month.
If this rumor ends up being correct, do you want this to be a fully 3D Castlevania title or a 2D one? I am very partial to the conventional 2D entries but also actually enjoyed Lords of Shadow. What do you hope the game is like?
Supply: N1ntendo
NHL 13 Video Showcases New Skating Engine
EA Sports has released a new video for NHL 13 which arrives in sync with the function news announced yesterday. The game will be receiving a brand new physics-driven skating engine which is place on heavy display in the trailer – though the footage in this form does not make it readily apparent what the finish benefit will be nor place it in the context where it can in fact be evaluated.
A game-changing innovation for the franchise that adds physics-driven skating and more than 1000 new animations. Accurate Efficiency Skating authentically replicates the explosiveness, momentum and best finish speed displayed by today’s NHL players. Accurate Efficiency Skating combined with the Skill Stick, lastly provides gamers access to the complete toolset of an NHL player, delivering unprecedented control and unlocking a level of creativity in no way just before possible in a hockey videogame.
Fan-made F-Zero 3DS Trailer is Awesome
This is what a commercial for an amazing F Zero game on 3DS would be like.
F-Zero has been noticeably absent from a Nintendo console or handheld given that the days of the Gamecube. The frequently requested series continues to sit in the past with other fantastic series’ that key game developers continue to deny fans. What are fans to do when the excellent series’ that they want back merely will not? Make a fan trailer of course!
Below you can see the cool video that really should get all fans of F-Zero way more excited than they really should be.
It is fans like these that support us cope with the lack of wonderful franchise’s like F-Zero. Whilst we have but to see the series on the 3DS or the Wii, wouldn’t the Wii U launch be a wonderful place to bring the series back? Lets have a fantastic HD version on the Wii U and a 3D version for the 3DS that could be used for cross platform play. Till then, watch this video and take pleasure in what might someday be.
The Walking Dead Eclipses 1-Million Sales Mark
It has been less than a month because The Walking Dead has been released across the three key platforms, and in that time, the game has currently sold a million copies. I don’t find it surprising as it looks like Telltale Games has really struck gold with this franchise, and for a mere $ 5.00, you cannot go incorrect.
Telltale Games CEO, Dan Connors, stated, “The most thrilling aspect of acquiring off to such a excellent begin is that this is just the starting of the five episode series. The Walking Dead fans are going to encounter some genuinely fantastic moments in the months ahead that are uniquely influenced by the selections they make throughout the season.”
Even though the numbers are undoubtedly impressive, they are slightly inflated. Telltale is which includes both the sales from men and women acquiring the single episode as nicely as the season pass, which will grant them access to all 5 episodes for the price tag of four. Telltale has stated that, “70% of the transactions to date have been Episode 1 sales across all the platforms” which is still a remarkable achievement, the question remains are the 30% numbers going to be included into all future episode purchases?
Number inflation aside, it is very good to see The Walking Dead obtaining the recognition it deserves. Telltale went on to say that, “the trial version on consoles has been downloaded more than 1.five million instances given that April 25th” which is a pretty very good return rate for a product. For these that haven’t sunk their teeth into the franchise, there’s nevertheless time to download and attempt out the 1st episode before the second episode is released next month.
Ex Troopers Trailer Released
3DS Games > EX Troopers
A trailer is released for the upcoming 3DS and PS3 Lost Planet spin off and it looks fairly great.
Whilst the Lost Planet spin off Ex Troopers was detailed in depth yesterday, these days we bring you a trailer for the game! This is the initial time I have laid eyes on this game and let me tell you, I a pleasantly surprised by it. You can check out the trailer for the game beneath.
So how was it for you? I am very pleased with the direction that has been taken for this game? The anime style given to the game lends it a more upbeat feel which is a thing that has been sorely lacking from the Lost Planet franchise so far. Honestly Ex Troopers is reminding me a very good bit of Mega Man Legends. The visual style is really related and I would undoubtedly approve of a L0st Planet game in the vain of Mega Man Legends.
So is anybody excited about this game? Whilst the footage is possibly from the PS3 version, the trailer at least provides you a clear idea of what the game will appear like when it releases on the 3DS is the future. Needless to say, this is the most excited for a Lost Planet game I have ever been.
Unreal Engine 4 Revealed, Looks Amazing (Duh)
The subsequent generation of consoles could be a way off but, but Epic Games’ has revealed that its newest tech, Unreal Engine four, is up and running appropriate now. Wired has got the very first batch of screenshots, as effectively as a lengthy interview with Epic’s Tim Sweeny involving a number of subjects, such as the history of Epic, and what sort of work was involved in building their latest middleware powerhouse.
And a powerhouse it is poised to be, as it could even force Microsoft and Sony to rethink the amount of power they’re putting into their subsequent consoles. They’ll require to at least be fast and effective sufficient to run the engine and manage its much more demanding properties.
Rampant speculation alert: Way back in 2004, when Epic initial revealed Unreal Engine 3, these assets turned out to be from Gears of War, even though the game itself had not been announced at the time. It is most likely that these new assets are also from an as-yet-unannounced game that is currently in production. If I were a bettin’ man, I’d wager that the game in question is a new, console specific version of the Infinity Blade franchise which has been so well-known on iOS devices.
In any case, with E3 appropriate around the corner, I expect Epic will have even more to say about Unreal Engine 4 very soon.
