#E3 NEWS! 2nd day recap part 2

Time to check some more M-Rated titles and other violent stuff~
(yeah, I'm trying to group these by themes the best I can... :P)

Have you checked out all these new Dead or Alive 5 videos?
This new episode in this classic fighting game series is shaping up quite nicely - no pun intended.

The newly reformed Team Ninja is working quite hard on keeping the quality up to the series standards while reimagining the series in both its art direction and gameplay. More relastic visually, new chara design, much more impressive graphics and a new game control optimised for both fans and newcomers.
Check out this kickass trailer featuring new faces...

Get More: GameTrailers.com, Dead or Alive 5 - E3 2012: Trailer, PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

So.. when will get a proper Virtua Fighter Vs. DOA? (personally, I've always been crossing fingers for a Virtua Fighter Vs. Tekken...wait a second... Virtua Fighter X Tekken X DOA anyone??)

I love the new art style, much better!
The gals look great, the dudes kickass!
I'm glad the girls have finally each different facial aspects/structure instead of the copy/paste doll faces from past games.

Here's some more in-game gameplay:

Get More: GameTrailers.com, Dead or Alive 5 - E3 2012: Kasumi vs. Hitomi Gameplay (Cam), PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Besides the clown part, I liked to notice how Kasumi finally looks "Asian" now instead of just her former generic anime-self.

Get More: GameTrailers.com, Dead or Alive 5 - E3 2012: Tina vs. Zack Gameplay (Cam), PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

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Fans of the modern Castlevania, rejoins and check out this badass looking sequel to the recent episode:



Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2  shown here above in a lil' teaser. But you get the point.
It does imply most of the gameplay. (wave of large group of enemies, etc.)
It seems it will follow the DLC ending which followed itself the game's ending...

And to stay on the subject, here's the trailer for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate:



This spinoff (interquel) will follow the classic "metroidvania" formula of past games.

Though all this business seems to be confusing to follow for the fans. Now the Dracula and Belmont families are officially related and Trevor is Simon's father!

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Aliens Colonial Marines might be coming later than originally expected or planned...and then delayed...again..and again...and again...
Anyway, things seem to be back on track with now a release date for next February 12 in 2013.

Check out these new pics!

The game will coming up for HD systems as well as upcoming next gen console Wii U!
And, I don't mean to sound strange, but that seems to be the most original version. Having the movement sensor on the controller-screen pad is a genius idea!

Get More: GameTrailers.com, Aliens: Colonial Marines - E3 2012: Interview, PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

The game's looking great!

And they even got copies of what the collector edition will offer at E3:

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And finally to kick ass this post with style, with - easily for me - the random surprise of this year's E3 of the day.
Star Trek the videogame, apparently.

This would be co-op prequel to the J.J.Abrams Star Trek reboot movie is an upcoming game that will tie up with the new movie coming up in theaters soon.

It does look like a sort of Mass Effect/Uncharted hybrid kind of game, with co-op.
And it's very random.
Oh so random.

So random it will actually feature "The Gorn Hegemony" as enemies. Yes, them!


Chris Pines and Zachary Quinto will reprise their roles from the 2009 film - as Captain James T Kirk and Mr. Spock respectively.

Check this out:



...huh...awesome?

Gamin' NEWS! New Assassin and some Virtua in my DoA

This' just in!
Here's some cu-raaaazy news regarding some upcoming games.
And what I mean crazy I mean "What the...!?!?"-crazy.

First up, Ubi released their first trailer for Assassin's Creed III.
Introducing their all-new assassin, Ratohnhaké:ton.

I kinda warmed up to this news since the original announcement though.
I'm actually liking this idea now.



I can't wait to scalp some "Americans" as well as some Brits. All in all, if you really think about it, this is exactly the kinda game the US would never make themselves.
Glad to see Ubi, a French/Canadian company, making this bald move!

Can't wait!

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Meanwhile, Tecmo released a new trailer for Dead Or Alive 5.
A game I had kinda forgotten about honestly.
Though I do love the series, believe you me!


It showcase the all new improved engine, revamped graphics and art direction as well as....



Akira Yuki!!! From Sega's Virtua Fighter!!
Awesome! Awesome!
I do love the VF series so very much!! What a random but epic idea!!
Though at heart, I always hoped we'd get a Tekken X Virtua Fighter crossover at some point, this is equally awesome to be honest.

The new DOA graphics look great, love the new chara design, more realistic and all.
The new engine does look a bit more VF than DOA-ysh, from the square arenas to the gameplay, more focused and counter balanced.

But now I can't wait to instead have an all new VF on consoles!!

What did you do this weekend?!

Hey gang, long time since I did one of these, heh?!

So, what did you guys and gals do this weekend?
Read any fun book I should heard of? Any good movies out there? Any entertaining video games lately?

Me? Well, besides watching hours of 30 Rock for no reason - it's been mostly this...

Yep!
Big FIGHTIN' GAMES marathon!
Powered by the Xbox 360, so it seems XD

It's been the occasion to have a quick run through all of these again, shake back memories and whatnot.

Here's my current impression of this generations' titles (I've mostly played the latest iterations of them, if available)
- Mortal Kombat 9: Luv luv luv this latest episode of Mortal Kombat/pseudo-reboot of the series. Easily one of the best this generation and one of my all time favorite fighters already. Just love how fun, simple and accessible the mechanics are, yet still deep enough to offer a challenge against another player of even the CPU sometimes.

Note: Why did they stop putting out these DLC characters? Warners stopped Ed Boon & co and want them to plan the next game already?

- SSF4: While I wasn't a big fan of SF4 originally, having a long history with the franchise and past episodes (SF3, Alpha,..), Super is quite a good improvement. My bro didn't like it as much a me though :P
We played it not that long, since the others proved so much funnier. But still a classic.

Note: I should be able to finally grab a copy of the update "Arcade Edition" in stores pretty cheap by now. Will probably do!

- KOF12: Oh, KOF. My favorite fighting game series at heart. How much I wanted to love ya...but it looks like such a lackbuster entry, cheap, lazy. Awful ugly menus, bland roster, very slow gameplay...at least it offers the prettiest 2D graphics/sprites ever done!

Note: Can't wait to grab KOF13...to help me forget..about 12....

- Blazblue CS: I'll say it quick.. I really really wanted to love you BB...but I...just...can't....

Note: The original Blazblue CT looked like a modern Guilty Gear. Rocking tunes and all... CS took out all the great rocking music, added clusterfuck HUD informations all over the screen and slowed the pace (and added tons of useless gimmicks too)... I heard there's a new update coming this winter... they better fix everything!
Also, the characters look so uninspired... It's like it's from the same dev team as the GG series...but without the art direction/designer and creator of GG behind it!!

-Tekken 6: I always loved the Tekken series since the original one on the PS1. Though I had a preference for the realism (in the physics and control) for Sega's rival franchise Virtua Fighter over it.
Tekken 6 is easily the best entry of the series so far. Fun, crazy, explosive, colorful.
You gotta love the over-the-top sense of Tekken.

Note: I wanted to play this one for hours non stop...looks like I was the only one on that.
The game is looking kinda dated now, it is showing its age compared to some of the other games we played this weekend. (the console port came out a bunch of years after the arcade original, without much change to the graphics)
Can't wait for the proper new game, Tekken Tag 2!

- Soul Calibur IV: I didn't like much this latest entry in the Soul series.. But it was kinda fun to have a new go at it this weekend.
The guest characters are so out of place this time around though :P
But I preferred playing with the SW characters over the manga artists-designed ones....

Note: Better than remembered.
My problem with this series, is that Namco is over trying to make every entry MORE and MORE epic compared to the previous ones...and it's kinda getting a bit much. Look at the trailer of the new game.
See? Over-complicated silly designs, giant armors and even bigger swords, random details, orchestral music more symphonic than ever (?).
At least Ezio will make this a "must try", just to see how the guy will play in a 3D fighter.

- DOA 4: The DOA serie's always been newcomers friendly, easy to master and quick fun assured.
After playing all these complicated titles above, this was an instant success. Like we never stopped playing it.

Note: Not expecting much from DOA 5, without series creator Itagaki.

- Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Okay, I'll say it right from the start. I always had a problem with this one and couldn't bear to love it that much. I spent hours, literally hours on the past previous two MVC games, more so than all of the above games' play time combined.
I knew MVC3 would be different from MVC2, I was expecting it...even though, it was too much for me. The game just looks bland, no colors at all. All the backgrounds look colorless and liveless, and even the characters don't stand out much over the levels thanks to the over dark art style used here. (I blame this on the art direction)
Anyway, the game was still fun, but too slow for a VS Series entry. And the roster lacks some crazy charas to stand out. (thank god for Taskmaster!)

Note: I'm pretty sure the update Ultimate MVC3 will make me forgive this one, since most of my problems will be addressed and fixed there. Like SSF4 did for SF4, IMO.

- VF5: Saving the best for the last.
Just a gorgeous, great, complicated and fun fighting game. My favorite this generation, alongside MK9.
The game still holds pretty well compared to most of his contemporary fighters.

Note: The latest arcade update (it had like 5 updates since this one) is finally coming to home system...digitally only?! WTF??
I wish Sega was less cheap than that. HEY! If all the others can pull off these DLC updates/disc retail release simultaneously, you can as well!!
Specially since they're cutting so much content to make it possible, size-wise.

And that's all.
I also tried the original SF4, Blazblue and Samurai Spirits Sen by myself, but that was just quick tryouts by myself, just to check 'em out back.

Gamin' NEWS! VF5FSVa trailer!

The real king of (3D) fighters continues to make us wait and hope for a new console port.
For the AOU Amusement Expo 201, Sega just revealed the new arcade update to its 1st fighting game series, which will be called Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Version A (try saying this out loud 5 times fast in a row~)
The game's looking...huh..still great!
Outstanding!

Here's a trailer that shows that this 2006 game hasn't aged at all and comes still on top of the fighting genre:



Outstanding!
Any hope for this to come to consoles as well??
Pwetty please?? With sugar on top??

NEWS! Random stuff for the weekend

Hey guys! Almost posted my Street Fighter 2 review today...but...nope.
Maybe this weekend or Monday, a'right? :'3

Here's some random news for t'day!
Jack Black stuff, Virtua Fighter, moar Predator posters and Spidey.

Rock on!!

Here's a trailer to the new Jack Black movie... it's...wait for it...

That's right! Gulliver's Travels!
How..huh, random?
But hey, there's a catch.
It's a modern reimagining!
Here's the trailaah:



On a side note, here's more Predators trailers for ya:

Gaming now!

Here's something for you Sega fans/Arcade fans/Fighter fans or just AM2 fans : P
A new trailer for the pretty impressive fighting series that is Virtua Fighter.



Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown is coming to the arcades later this year. I'm hoping for a console release *a man can dream!*


Finally, more Spider-man news!
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions showed us a new expected thing. The 3rd universe/dimension was indeed Spider-man 2099 was imagined from a leaked pre-ordered costume pic:

Look at the 4th pic. Totally Spidey 2099 costume's shape.

Now we have actual proof with these new screens:

Only one universe left. We'll see if I guessed right in my latest update and that it will be either Ultimate Spidey or an original one.

That's all for now!

NEWS! Nicky is crazy and some pictures of stuff...

Hey guys! Ready for some News! and crazy Nicolas Cage's hair?

Seriously guys... He doesn't wear a wig, he's got MAGICAL HAIR!!

Here's the brand new trailer for the new Nicky movie!



The Sorcerer's Apprentice it's called.
I dunno what it will exactly be about, but I'll be watching it for Nicky's hair only XD


Here's some new posters for my highly expected summer flick, Predators.

From the guys at the Saturn Junkyard and the Dreamcast Junkyard it seems like the classic Sega systems will be making appearancesin the new Virtua Fighter as "clothing objects" °__O

Well, after the Dreamcast cameo in Sonic Unleashed, I'm not that surprised by this one.
Though, no love for the Master System? Shame on you, AM2!


And finally a little comic-related news.
I may be reading a lot less Marvel stuff nowadays, but I'm still following the current direction of their series.
It seems like Charles Xavier's finally following his own advices, "helping mutants and humans live side by side". Finally some non-mutants in the X-men?

In the new X-men event "we are the X-men", from the looks of the teaser pics, it seems like they will finally accept other heroes such as Elektra and Spidey!
Elektra may sound strange, but being a close friend to Wolverine and having a similar relation to the ninja groupd the Hand as Psylocke, I can accept that. Plus it seems she will be paid by Archangel to work with the team. Spidey's a nice idea though. I'd rather prefer his inclusion on the X-men over the Avengers. Makes more sense (wouldn't the Avengers' status and money help him and his problems with his aunt?...no!... No thank you Tony and Steve!)
Kinda reminds me of a crossover episode of Spider-man and the X-men on the classic 90s cartoon.

That's it for t'day! See ya!~