After three years since a request for an anime adaptation, BlazBlue has finally been green-lit for production. The news was announced on a wrap-around jacket of the franchise’s latest novel volume. No other details have been announced.
There’s speculation that the series will start at the beginning of the video game series in order to attract both old and new fans.
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PC gamers rejoice! If you’ve so far missed out on Platinum Games’ and Kojima’s Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, the tears can end: the game is officially headed to PC. There’s no word yet on exactly when it will release.
Hideo Kojima mentioned this first on his podcast, which you can find here, while Platinum Games producer Jean Pierre Kellams has confirmed it even more concisely in a tweet.
Get ready to be a cyborg with a sword.
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“Batman: Arkham Origins” Teaser Trailer Puts Batman Back In The Fight
It only lasts for a few seconds, but the new Batman: Arkham Origins teaser trailer from Warner Bros. shows some spectacular brawling between Batman and Deathstroke.
It’s definitely enough to make fingers twitch in anticipation. Although the new game is in the hands of Warner Bros. rather than previous Arkham developers Rocksteady, it will feature the same combat mechanics as previous games in the series. And from the look of the trailer, the dark, rainy mood will be prevalent, too.
The full trailer will launch May 20, while the game comes out for PC, Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii U on October 25, 2013.
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Ubisoft has announced pre-order bonuses for Rayman Legends. Depending on which platform you choose, pre-ordering Legends from GameStop will allow you to dress up as characters from Splinter Cell (above) or Assassin’s Creed when you play the game this fall.
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New “Assassin’s Creed IV” Trailer Details The Pirate Life
Yes, we know that AC4 features Edward Kenway, grandfather to AC3’s Connor, as a pirate. But what’s the motivation in being one?
If you answer, Jack Sparrow, then this newest promo clip should wipe that image clean.
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The idea of a Psycho vault hunter was one of the original pitches during Borderlands 2 pre-production, according to a new Gearbox blog post by creative director and lead designer Paul Hellquist. In fact, the Psycho character made it to the top 10.
So why didn’t he appear as one of the four original vault hunters?
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Sure, you may think you’re a survival horror fan, but could you dive into a swimming pool filled with blood?
Capcom is giving fans a chance to do exactly that on May 25th and 26th — an offbeat way to advertise Resident Evil: Revelations. Hit the break for the gory details.
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Video games are full of potential spoilers, like surprising twists, good guys turned traitors, epic boss fights, and endings that everybody wants to analyze. (Bioshock Infinite, anyone?)
That can make the PlayStation 4’s “Share” button seem like a dangerous trigger. Even if we all want to see screenshots and gameplay footage from friends once in a while, we don’t want to find out too much too soon.
Fortunately, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida says that won’t be a problem.
Continue Reading →New “Elder Scrolls Online” Trailer Dives Into Molag Bal’s Scheming
If you’ve been curious to hear more about the stories in the upcoming MMO The Elder Scrolls Online, this new trailer has details — and they’re mostly about a familiar Daedric prince named Molag Bal.
In the game, Molag Bal plans to merge Tamriel with the Oblivion realm of Coldharbour that he rules. You’ll play as the Soulless One who attempts not only to thwart Molag Bal’s schemes, but to turn them against him.
The Elder Scrolls Online, by Bethesda and ZeniMax Online Studios, is expected to come out this year and will be playable at Gamescom at the end of August.
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New “Remember Me” Trailer Zooms In On Memories
A new trailer for Capcom and Dontnod Entertainment’s upcoming game Remember Me dives into memories, which are a commodity in the dystopian future of the game. They’re also key to in-game navigating, puzzling, storytelling, and combat.
You’ll play as Nilin, a memory hunter trying to recover her memories and take down her former employer, Memorize. She’s able to enter memories, render them, and look for glitches within them — but the act of changing memories has consequences.
Watch the video for the full details. Remember Me comes out June 4 in North America and June 7 in Europe.
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It sounds like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt quest designer Pawel Sasko is excited about next-gen graphics. Speaking to Gaming Bolt, Pawel says that the PlayStation 4 will allow all gamers to enjoy The Witcher 3 — not just PC gamers with powerful computers.
Hit the break to hear his thoughts on CD Projekt RED’s updated engine and the team’s graphics goal.
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If you’ve ever wanted to take Naughty Dog’s Jak and Daxter games on the go, you’ll be able to when the trilogy goes portable this June. The hit platformer games — specifically Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, and Jak 3 — are headed to the PlayStation Vita.
The games will feature carefully reproduced graphics from the original console games, with new touch-based controls for some of the mini-games. You can also earn the Platinum trophy set via the PS Vita, separate from the PS3 version’s trophy set.
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New “Star Trek” Video Shows Off Game Footage And Story Details
The new video about Star Trek: The Video Game highlights its story development. Written by Marianne Krawczyk — the author behind the God of War games — the game’s story involves the Enterprise responding to a distress call from Vulcans stranded on a space station. It will be canon to the new Star Trek universe, taking place between the 2009 film and the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness.
Star Trek: The Video Game comes out April 23 in North America and April 26 in Europe, with the film Star Trek Into Darkness hitting theaters on May 17.
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If you’ve been longing for fresh scares from the creator of Resident Evil, your dreams are about to come true. Shinji Mikami’s studio Tango Gameworks is working on a new survival horror game called The Evil Within.
Hit the break for more scares.
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During Nintendo Direct this morning, Nintendo announced that EarthBound will be headed to Wii U Virtual Console in the West this year.
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