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First Dark Souls II info surfaces. Direct sequel to original. Might not make 2013

by Shane Willoughby - on Dec 15th 2012 - No Comments
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The first real tangible Dark Souls II information has surfaced off the back of it’s surprise reveal at last weekend’s VGA’s. EDGE is carrying the very first info blowout on the title, confirming that the title is a direct sequel to the original and is at this point about 25% complete. The game is reportedly a huge leap...

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 confirmed for European release. Coming next year

by Shane Willoughby - on Dec 11th 2012 - No Comments
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Namco-Bandai has confirmed that One Piece: Kaizoku Musou 2 (or Pirate Warriors 2, as it is know in the west) will benefit from a European release in 2013 on PlayStation 3. The game is also in development for PlayStation Vita in Japan, but it is not yet known if Europe will get the Vita version on top of the PS3 version. Neither version has...

Prepare to die all over again – Dark Souls II announced at VGA’s 2012

by Shane Willoughby - on Dec 8th 2012 - No Comments
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Dark Souls II has just been announced at the SPIKE TV Vide0 Game Awards 2012. A CG trailer of the game was showed at the event and you can catch it below. The game is in development for PS3, 360 and PC and will feature a new hero, new storyline, new world and same disgusting difficulty. Players will need “intestinal fortitude”...

Set excitement levels to stun! New Star Trek artwork released

by Joseph Murphy - on Nov 29th 2012 - 1 Comment
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Namco has released some new artwork for Star Trek. Set to release next year, and developed by Digital Extremes, the game will feature the Gorn as the main antagonists. The artwork shows the Gorn in action, as well as some stunning concept art for enviornments. Tickle us very interested. ...

Charm Offensive: Tank! Tank! Tank! – Hands-On Impressions

by Shane Willoughby - on Oct 30th 2012 - No Comments
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Tank! Tank! Tank! is the kind of curious Japanese oddity that people will either unanimously embrace or just as zealously reject within minutes of booting it up on Wii U for the very first time. Perhaps just as curious as the game itself is the decision by Namco-Bandai to take the three year old Japanese arcade phenomenon that is Tank!...

My Neighbour Beautiful – Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Hands-On Impressions

by Shane Willoughby - on Oct 13th 2012 - No Comments
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Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is the kind of game that unanimously owns you from the moment you pick up the controller and take those first tentative steps into its absolute wondrous beauty. Sitting down with the latest English build of Ni No Kuni, we couldn’t help but be hypnotised by the game’s purity. You kind of want to...

Hell YEAH! New Tekken Tag 2 Wii U trailer confirms return of Tekken Ball

by Shane Willoughby - on Oct 12th 2012 - No Comments
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Namco-Bandai has put out a new Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U Edition trailer, confirming a slew of new Nintendo costumes and the return of Tekken Ball. Tekken Ball last featured in Tekken 3 all the way back in 1998 and represented one of the best Tekken mini games the series has ever produced. Get the trailer below. Tekken Tag Tournament...

New Tekken Tag Tournament 2 update adds new fighters and stages

by Shane Willoughby - on Oct 10th 2012 - No Comments
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A new update is now available for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 that unlocks a handful of new playbale characters and stages. The update adds three new characters and four new stages, including Slim Bob, Miharu Hirano and Sebastian, and new stages in Chile, Poland, Saudi Arabia and Russia. TTT2 is now available on PS3 and 360 and will launch...

Namco Bandai are creating new look Pac-Man. Vote for your favourite look

by Shane Willoughby - on Oct 2nd 2012 - No Comments
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It appears that publisher Namco Bandai is toying with the idea of bringing Pac-Man back to the masses and has issued Facebook fans with four possible Pac-Man styles, with which Namco Bandai want you to choose your favourite. Additionally, they want to know what platforms fans play casual games on, presumably trying to gauge what formats they...

Katsuhiro Harada pushing for western Project X Zone localization

by Shane Willoughby - on Sep 24th 2012 - No Comments
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If Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada has it all his way, then SEGA/Namco-Bandai/Capcom SRPG collaboration Project X Zone will be localized and will see the light of day outside of Japan. “I proposed localization of Project X Zone,” Harada-san tweeted yesterday. “Not decided yet, but it will be realized if I continue proposing.” Project...

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will be a Wii U launch title in Europe

by Shane Willoughby - on Sep 17th 2012 at 11:10 am (IST). This post has No Comments

Namco-Bandai has confirmed that Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition will be a Wii U launch title in Europe.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U Edition trailer is mushroom mad

by Shane Willoughby - on Sep 13th 2012 at 6:17 pm (IST). This post has No Comments

Namco-Bandai has released a new trailer for Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition and the result is as good a Nintendo fan service as you will find in any third party published game.

Tekken Tag 2 disc data outs 6 unannounced characters

by Shane Willoughby - on Sep 10th 2012 at 5:52 pm (IST). This post has No Comments

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 retail discs are in circulation in some quarters and these early discs look to have leaked a half dozen characters that have yet to be actually revealed for the game.

Dark Souls’ game director is considering adding an Easy Mode

by Shane Willoughby - on Sep 3rd 2012 at 5:24 pm (IST). This post has No Comments

Dark Souls is more than hard, it’s very very hard, and this is something that From Software game director Hidetaka Miyazaki believes has put a lot of people off the game. Miyazaki is now toying with the idea of adding an easy mode to the experience.

New Tekken Tag 2 cinematic trailer shows Jinpachi in a taxi

by Shane Willoughby - on Aug 13th 2012 at 6:41 pm (IST). This post has No Comments

Jinpachi Mishima, the 108 year old father of Heihachi, and the original founder of the Mishima Zaibatsu, travels to Tekken tournaments by taxi according to the latest Tekken Tag Tournament 2 cinematic trailer.