Winning Eleven 2012 J.League Pack Available For Download

Konami has released its annual J.League update for the PlayStation 3 version of Winning Eleven 2012. The update has the J.League license and includes all J1 and J2 clubs, over 1,000 J.League players, and a J.League Mode which simulates the J.League season. Players can build their own Japanese national team.

The update, released yesterday, is available for ¥1,800. The update's player data is current through December 2, 2011. Konami will be providing a free patch in late April that adds 2012 data.

(andriasang.com)

G.Rev Readying PlayStation Vita Version of Senko no Ronde

G.Rev held its latest streaming web event today. While 3DS shooter Kokuga was one of the main focuses of the event, the studio also announced PlayStation Vita support. Its first game will be a new entry in the Senko no Ronde shooting series, with plans for a release in 2013.

In comments shared with the press after the broadcast, director Hiroyuki Maruyama said that today's announcement was just notice that they've decided to develop the game. They're currently at the planning level. However, the framework for the game has been mostly finalized.

Maruyama believes the final product will end up being greatly different from past entries in the series. He even said that they may end up not using the Senko no Ronde name.

(andriasang.com)

Devil May Cry HD Collection Officially Headed to U.S., Europe

The game publisher CAPCOM officially announced on Monday that it will release the Devil May Cry HD Collection for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles in the United States and Europe in early 2012. The collection will include high-definition upgrades of Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, and Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition for US$39.99.

Earlier this year, the Entertainment Software Rating Board already listed the three games for re-release on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The franchise inspired the Devil May Cry television anime series (pictured right) which ADV Films and CAPCOM released in North America.

(ANN)

Konami Selling 8 gigabyte SD Love Plus Girlfriend Hearts With Bonus Download Content

Konami is selling 8 gigabyte SD cards themed around girlfriends Nene, Rinko and Manaka, and they've for some reason named the items Nene's Heart, Rinko's Heart and Manaka's heart. Each "heart" sells for ¥2,604 and will be available on December 8.

That's also the release date for New Love Plus. The memory cards come with special in-game items for the 3DS title. Buyers at Konami Style can select between Plan A, consisting of a hat gift and a special "Night Cruise Pair Ticket" date, or Plan B, consisting of a ring, an apron and a muffler and sweater set

(Andriasang)

Square Enix's Army Corps of Hell Trailer Streamed

Sony's PlayStation YouTube channel began streaming a trailer for Square Enix's Army Corps of Hell PlayStation Vita game on Thursday. The video is an English-language version of the game's Tokyo Game Show 2011 trailer and includes gameplay clips of demons' bloody struggles for power.

The demon army game follows the story of the King of Hell who tries to reclaim his throne after being banished. The King of Hell must amass a large goblin army in order to defeat powerful demons who stand in his way and retake the throne.

Developed by Entersphere, Army Corps of Hell utilizes the PlayStation Vita's rear touch pad in a rhythm mini-game that heals the King of Hell's soldiers. The game includes crafting and leveling systems to strengthen troops and develop their abilities. Players can also join forces in a multiplayer mode to defeat larger enemies and earn rare items.

Army Corps of Hell will ship in Japan on December 17 for the retail price of 4,980 yen (about US$65), and it will release in Europe in 2012. More information will follow in the months leading to the game's release.

(ANN)

2 Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi Game Trailers Streamed

The official website for the next video game in the Dragon Ball franchise, Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi (Dragon Ball Ultimate Blast in Japan), began streaming two new videos for the game on Friday. The new videos include the video shown at the Tokyo Game Show last month and a teaser commercial.

Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi will feature upgraded environmental and character graphics, with designs drawn from the original manga series. The name Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Tenkaichi was selected by English-speaking fans.

Namco Bandai Games will release the game in North America on October 25 and in Europe on October 28. The game will be released in Japan on December 8.

(Andriasang)

Nintendo Announced a Black Version of the Pokemon Typing goes in November

Continuing with a series of hardware announcements, Nintendo and Pokemon Company today announced a black version of the Pokemon Typing Bluetooth mini keyboard.

Like the original white keyboard, the black keyboard will come bundled with Pokemon Typing. Except for the color, the two keyboards are the same.

Look for the new color variation in mid November, priced ¥5,800

(Andriasang)

Resident Evil Revelations Release February 7

Next year, Capcom will once again prove the old adage that it's hard to keep a good zombie down. Or any zombie, for that matter. The publisher today announced that it will release Resident Evil Revelations in North America on February 7.

Following up on this year's action-focused Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, Revelations will try to return the series to its survival horror roots. The game will follow Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine in an episodic story-driven adventure set between the events of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5. The agents are once again on a mission to discover the truth behind a zombie outbreak, with this one stemming from the T-Abyss virus. Resident Evil Revelations is also one of the announced titles compatible with the 3DS analog slide pad attachment, which has not yet been confirmed for release outside Japan. (gamespot)

Infinity Blade II available for with iPhone 4S

At a much-heralded press event at its Cupertino, California, campus today, Apple unveiled its newest gadget, the iPhone 4S. To show off the new hardware in action, Apple debuted the latest project from Epic Games and subsidiary Chair Entertainment, Infinity Blade II.

Set for release December 1 exclusively on Apple's iOS devices, Infinity Blade II will allow for cloud saving of games and profiles. The game will also feature new environments, enemies, treasures, weapon classes, and online features. In the Clash Mob mode, players will take on "massively social challenges" to earn additional weapons and items. (gamespot)

Sony's Shuhei Yoshida Outlines PlayStation Vita Remote Play Plans

At the Tokyo Game Show a couple of weeks back, Sony demonstrated Remote Play on PlayStation Vita, showing PlayStation 3's Killzone 3 being played remotely on the portable system. Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida has shared additional details on the company's Remote Play plans in an interview in this week's Famitsu.

The TGS demonstration was actually done via a wired connection between the PS3 and Vita. This was necessary because of the high volume of people at the event potentially causing interference. Yoshida promised that in more realistic circumstances, you'll be able to play wirelessly at the same level of speed shown at the event.

PS3 titles that are played via Remote Play need a bit of customization for memory and CPU use. Sony is finishing up work on a library that facilitates this and will be sending a beta version of this out to developers to test upcoming and old titles.

While Yoshida did not say when Remote Play support will be ready for PS3 games, Vita owners will get to try out one area of Remote Play at launch. Sony is finishing up work on the required customizations for Torne, a popular first party device that gives the PS3 digital video recorder capabilities. Following a December update, this will support Remote Play on Vita.

Outside of pure Remote Play, Vita can be used as a controller for your PlayStation 3. The system's screen can also act as a sub monitor. Yoshida said that Sony is looking into creating utility libraries that will allow PS3 developers to use the Vita's touch screen. (andriasang)

Yakuza Dead Souls' English Announcement Trailer Streamed

The game publisher Sega America posted a 70-second announcement trailer for its Yakuza: Dead Souls action adventure game on Wednesday. This latest Yakuza installment is slated for the PlayStation 3 console in North America next March. The parent company Sega released the action adventure game under the original name Ryū ga Gotoku: Of the End in Japan this past June.

When his neighborhood of Kamurocho overrun by undead, Yakuza series hero Kazuma Kiryu fights back with the help of fellow gangsters Goro Majima, Shun Akiyama, and Ryuji Godai. The quartet is first equipped with standard firearms, except for Ryuji, who gets a minigun to replace one hand. Their arsenal expands to rival that of Dead Rising, as Kazuma's crew can use everything from chainsaws to tanks, bulldozers, and forklifts. (ANN)

Square Enix Streams SQ Chips Game Remix Album's Promo

The game publisher Square Enix began streaming a promotional video for its SQ Chips album of remixed game music on Sunday. The album includes remixed tracks from game franchises like Final Fantasy, Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Seiken Densetsu (Legend of Mana), and Brave Fencer. 13 Japanese artists such as DJ OMKT、SEXY-SYNTHESIZER feat.(S_S)、and Deadball P created the tracks for the CD.

The SQ Chips game music remix album shipped in Japan on September 7 for the retail price of 1,890 yen (about US$25). Soul Eater manga artist Atsushi Ohkubo drew the jacket art for SQ Chips. Ustream hosted a live streaming event with music from the CD last Thursday.(ANN)

Square Enix Announces Final Fantasy XIII-2 Download Content

Today, Square Enix shared details on the general download content that will be available to all.

The following items are currently set to be offered for download following the game's release on December 15:
- Boss Monster Omega
Beat him, and you can make him into one of your monster allies.
- Noel Costume
An original costume for Noel
- Serah Costume
An original costume for Serah

In its announcement today, Square Enix noted that these items are meant for Japan. Their fate outside of Japan is currently undecided. Also, they represent just a portion of the planned DLC. Other items will be released as well.

Square Enix did not share pricing or exact release dates for the DLC. (andriasang)

COD Modern Warfare 3 Japanese Version Date Set

Square Enix has set a release date of December 22 for the Japanese dubbed version of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3. Both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions will be released on December 22, priced ¥7,980.

Like Call of Duty BLack Ops, Modern Warfare 3 will be released in both Japanese dubbed and subtitle versions. The subtitled version's date was previously announced for November 17. (andriasang)

Gundam Game for iPhone/iPad Released

Bandai Namco Games released Gundam Area Wars, an augmented-reality online game based on the Gundam robot anime franchise, as a Japanese app for the Apple iPhone and iPad devices on Friday. In this simulation game, a player carries out missions to defeat enemy mobile suits and take over their bases — and thus upgrade and expand his or her own forces.

The game uses the iPhone's camera and gyroscopic sensors to display the opposing mobile suits as "life-size" 3D models against the player's landscape in the real world. The game can also use the iPhone or iPad's Global Positioning System to set up different missions and mobile suit battles, depending on where the player is in the real world.

As the player progresses through missions and collect more mobile suits, he or she can display tabletop "digital figures" of the mobile suits by placing printable AR markers in the real world.

The main game itself is free, but various mission orders and add-ons are in-app purchases. Bandai Namco Games will be hosting monthly Federation vs. Zeon team battles. (ANN)

Accel World and Sword Art Online Light Novels Get Games

A stage event during Sunday's Dengeki Bunko Autumn Festival 2011 revealed that game adaptations of Reki Kawahara's Accel World and Sword Art Online light novel series have been green-lit.
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Nintendo Opened The Official Site for Kirby Wii

Kirby Wii Official Site Opens, Access it here:

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/sukj/index.html

There's not much content yet, but there are lots of things that.

The site highlights the following points about the game:

- It's side scrolling and can be played by anyone
- Up to four players can play together simultaneously
- Kirby has powerful super abilities this time
- Kirby and friends are out to fix a space ship that fell from the sky

Kirby Wii (Kirby’s Return to Dream Land, Wii) is a Kirby game for the Wii.
The game introduces several new Copy Abilities, and the abilities now have powered-up versions called Super Abilities, which are acquired from inhaling large versions of enemies glowing with a starry aura. When used, the game is paused for everyone except Kirby, and the super abilities hit most parts of the screen. They can destroy parts of the environment marked with a certain star pattern which are otherwise indestructible. Super Abilities have an unlimited number of uses, but only last for a limited time, as indicated by a rainbow-colored bar with a star below Kirby.

Musou Orochi 2 Release Date

When Musou Orochi 2 appeared in Famitsu earlier this week, it was listed with a general December release time frame. Two days later, and Tecmo Koei has decided to share a final release date.

The latest entry in the Orochi series will be released on both PS3 and Xbox 360 on December 22. Tecmo Koei is readying two versions. A standard version is priced ¥7,800. A Treasure Box version will cost ¥12,800. No word yet on what's included with the Treasure Box.

Maybe when the treasure box opened will issue a devil fruit?
Seems like it's bonus only for the One Piece Pirate Musou. :D

(andriasang)

VJump Posted a New Trailer for One Piece Kaizoku Musou

On Friday, the official website for Shueisha's V Jump magazine began streaming a promotional video for the One Piece Kaizoku Musou game. The video debuted at this month's Tokyo Game Show 2011 event.

Namco Bandai's pairing of One Piece with Tecmo Koei's Dynasty Warriors/Musou series

The game publisher Bandai Namco Games and KOEI Tecmo Games' development studio Omega-Force are working on this "dream collaboration" that combines the pirate story of One Piece with KOEI Tecmo's Musou (Dynasty Warriors) action game franchise. This will be the first One Piece game for the PlayStation 3, but the release date and price are still to be determined.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Lost Report Episode 1 Now Available

As promised a few weeks ago, Square Enix will be releasing a series of recap videos ahead of Final Fantasy XIII-2's December release. The first of these, Episode-1, became available for viewing at the game's official site.

Access here: Lost Report Episode-1

The Lost Report series are actually video clips rather than novellas. The clips are told from the perspective of Rygdea and Yaag Rosch and will span six episodes. The first volume, titled Gensou no Rakuen (roughly, "Fantasy Paradise"), provides a recap of the Cocoon world.

Square Enix has also posted the text of FFXIII's Episode i novella, which tells the aftermath of the game's story.

Source: Andriasang