Soul Calibur V launch trailer
Soul Calibur V is set 17 years immediately after the events of its predecessor, with the primary story arc focusing on Sophitia’s son, Patroklos. Keeping with the series’ tradition of adding guests characters, the game will also feature Ezio Auditore from the Assassin’s Creed franchise as a playable combatant.
I, for one want that Assassin’s Creed hoodie that attributes in the trailer, Im ever so jealous of it. Ubisoft if you are reading this please can I have one? Please?
The game is looking fantastic and I’m sure that Soul Calibur fans will be far from disappointed with the final product if it’s anywhere near as fun to play as that trailer shows.
The game is released in the US tomorrow and in Europe on the 3rd February.
Sony Hopes New Monster Hunter will Boost Vita Sales
Phillippe Cardon, CEO of PlayStation France, said in an interview with Le Point that he believes the lagging sales of Sony’s PlayStation Vita handheld are most likely due to the absence of titles that would appeal to Japanese audiences.
Cardon specifically cited the lack of a title from the Monster Hunter series as a detractor from sales, and announced that a new title in the franchise would be released in the coming months. “We need to put issues into perspective and stay calm,” Cardon mentioned. “The games readily available at launch in Japan do not correspond to the typology of the Japanese public. It lacks a certain game, Monster Hunter, scheduled for the coming months. Had it been there right out in Japan, the story would have been different.”
At launch, the Vita began robust with 325,000 units sold in Japan in the first few days, but sales dropped significantly to only 43,000 in the third week. The handheld will be released in the United States and Europe on February 22, but Cardon explained for the duration of the interview that he does not have doubts about the handheld’s sales outside of Japan because the launch titles, which includes Uncharted: Golden Abyss, are far more appealing to western audiences. In contrast, Monster Hunter has moderately sized following in the US, but in Japan the series is basically a household name and is likely to be a driving force in the handheld’s sales.
The Nintendo 3DS had similarly slow sales at launch, a trend that appears to indicate a decline in the sales of dedicated handheld consoles. Even so, immediately after Nintendo cut the cost of the 3DS from $ 250 to $ 170 and the library of titles accessible opened up, the 3DS managed to sell more units in eight months than the DS did at launch.
So, rather than the destruction of the complete handheld market, it appears like the slow sales are a symptom of the poor economy, and simply an indicator of gamers are becoming more cautious and waiting to see if titles will make the purchasing handheld worthwhile.
DLC Coming for Super Mario 3D Land?
Hold on to your wing-caps ladies and gentlemen, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has hinted that paid DLC could soon be heading to Super Mario 3D Land.
Speaking at an investor Q&A session, Iwata explained what Nintendo could do with the not too long ago announced Nintendo Network. It seems the business may be truly trying to catch up with latest gaming trends by providing, “new stages to Super Mario users who want to play the game far more but have completed the game and lost interest in the existing stages.”
Nintendo have offered DLC just before in the form of weekly puzzles for Professor Layton, costumes in Animal Crossing and ghost data in Mario Kart, but this would mark the initial time for important post-launch content material.
Fingers crossed they add some seriously bling horse armor for Epona in the subsequent 3DS Zelda title.
King Arthur II: RPG wargame released
Paradox Interactive announced these days that King Arthur II – The Function-playing Wargame is now accessible in English for Pc for $ 39.99/€39.99 in retail and via all major digital download portals. UK players can download the game from Steam for £34.99.
Players are thrust into a dark fantasy planet, the globe of the ‘Maimed King’. You have to fight to fix what King Arthur has carried out to the land and send your armies into huge scale perilous battles!
For more info pay a visit to the official webpage:
http://www.kingarthurii.com/
Press release:
At long final, the time to cost-free the war-torn land of Britannia from evil has come! Paradox Interactive and Neocore Games these days announced that the very anticipated dark fantasy RTS/RPG King Arthur II – The Function-playing Wargame is now readily available in English on Pc for $ 39.99 in retail and by means of all main digital download portals. Other language versions will adhere to soon.
Sony Bend Releases New Motion Capture Video For Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception was one of final year’s leading games and Sony looks to duplicate this success with the release of Uncharted: Golden Abyss for the Playstation Vita. The Uncharted series is identified for its concentrate on utilizing high-tech motion capturing processes to bring as much realism to their story-line and characters. Sony Bend has released a brand new video highlighting their sophisticated process of translating their actor’s performances into the new game’s engine.
We’re fast approaching the launch of Uncharted: Golden Abyss for the new PlayStation Vita. Bringing these characters to life with all the nuances of personality, habits, quirks and mannerisms was Sony Bend’s first and most essential job when they began operate on the title. They have an awesome instance in the Uncharted series and wanted to give the characters a level of depth that transcends the screen.
These videos show just a glimpse of the process and how the team worked with the likes of Nolan North to bring this eclectic cast of characters to life.
3G PS Vita Preorders Got a Little More Attractive
Sony packs in a few far more goodies for PS Vita early adopters of the connected model.
It looks like Sony’s not leaving anything to opportunity when it comes to the pricier models of the Playstation Vita hardware, announcing a new preorder supply for the normal 3G version of the program as nicely as the First Edition package.
If you’ll recall, the normal 3G unit retails for $ 300, and with the new preorder deal, this will contain an 8 GB memory card, a 30-day, 250MB AT&T DataConnect Pass and a Playstation Network game. The memory card is an specially good touch given that despite the fact that several games can actually be saved their cart, greater-end titles like Uncharted: Golden Abyss will need Sony’s proprietary memory card for game saves and the inevitable DLC. As for the data program, consider it like the ubiquitous Xbox Live 30-day free trials which gently straightforward you into paying to play online. All told, the bundle will save you about $ 60. Maintain in thoughts although, when activated, the Data Pass will auto-renew every month at $ 15 unless you cancel it.
The 1st Edition bundle gets slightly beefed up as well, commonly retailing for $ 350, this limited edition will not only contain the previously announced 4 GB memory stick, but the Data Pass and PSN game, all of it arriving on February 15th, a complete week ahead of the wider PS Vita launch. This is all in addition to a limited edition case and a copy of the game Small Deviants.
The only disappointing spot is a lack of adore for gamers who pick up the regular, WiFi-only which runs for $ 250. It might have been a great notion for Sony to add tiered incentives across the board for the eager first buyers. We’ll see how it all shakes out when the Vita launches on February 22nd.
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New Final Fantasy XIII-2 Trailer Shows Battle Gameplay, Cutscenes, and More
Square Enix has released a new trailer for Final Fantasy XIII-2‘s launch that shows cutscenes and a variety of gameplay from the game.
At the beginning of the trailer, Lightning is shown kneeling in front of a white throne surrounded by crystals. Lightning and Noel are then shown on a white mechanical creature in flight, then jumping off of it onto the roof of a creating. Mog is with them and transforms into a weapon for Noel. Then, an in-game cutscene sequence is shown, with Noel coming to Serah’s rescue. Noel and Serah are then shown in front of a crystal. Caius is shown battling the Shiva sisters and dispensing of them rather simply. The next portion is of Noel and Serah battling a monster, just before switching to a Cinematic Action scene of them battling an additional monster, with Snow protecting them. A variety of gameplay is then shown, which includes a Paradigm, a Feral Link, Mog treasure hunting, the Mog Clock, and a lot more battle scenes before a scene of Lightning and Caius in battle is shown to close the trailer.
To view the “Clash Of Time” trailer, click on the video beneath:
You can read the PSLS evaluation of the Japanese version of Final Fantasy XIII-2, written by our own Heath Hindman, by clicking right here.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be released for PS3 and Xbox 360 on January 31, 2012.
