Namco Bandai today announced the next title for their Ultimate Ninja Storm franchise. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution will be available in 2014 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution features new gameplay mechanics including Combination Ultimate Jutsu attacks, allowing characters to combine their powers to create powerful techniques to bring opponents to their knees. With a roster reaching 100 playable characters spanning the entire Naruto and Naruto Shippuden anime arcs, there are sure to be characters that fit everyone’s play style. A brand new character designed by Naruto manga creator Masashi Kishimoto also makes an appearance in Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution.
Nominations opened today for the 5th Annual Canadian Videogame Awards as the show makes the move to Toronto.
Nominations will be accepted for work developed in Canada and released in 2013 and are welcome from all parts of Canada’s video game industry. The Call for Nominations will close on January 24th. The award categories are:
Finalists in all categories will be announced March 10th, when public voting for the Fans’ Choice Award will open.
Sega and Creative Assembly today announced Caesar in Gaul, the first campaign expansion for Total War: Rome II. Offering a tighter scope in terms of time and geography than Rome II, the Caesar in Gaul campaign map offers an expanded, more detailed vision of Gaul and the south coast of Britannia.
Players can choose from four playable factions in this conflict: the Gallic Arverni, the Germanic Suebi, the Belgic Nervii and Rome; in a campaign inspired by Caesar’s Commentarii de bello Gallico (Commentaries on the Gallic war).
Caesar in Gaul will be available to purchase and download on December 12th for $14.99.
After reviewing first-week figures and user feedback, Turn 10 Studios is making some changes to Forza Motorsport 5’s economy to make sure all players continue to have a great experience. Starting this week, the Turn 10 team is implementing the following programs:
Sega today announced the 3D remake of Space Harrier and Super Hang-On for the Nintendo 3DS is now available for download in the Nintendo eShop for $5.99.
Just in time for the holidays, Microsoft today unveiled the next free Xbox 360 games coming to Xbox Live Gold members in December for a limited time:
Deep Silver today announced that a new DLC pack for Saints Row IV, Element of Destruction, is now available for download on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC for $2.99.
Are you ready for the best saga secrets for the upcoming Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 title? Here are the top 10 secrets of the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow series, straight from Producer Dave Cox.
1. The design of Gabriel’s costume in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow was based on the cover of the NES game “Simon’s Quest”.
2. We considered various actors for the role of Dracula including Gerard Butler and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, both of whom have played Dracula.
3. Mercury Engine 2 was designed for next gen systems and was built from scratch.
4. Almost every single enemy and character has appeared in previous Castlevania games.
5. The work of Guillermo Del Toro has been a big influence on the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow series.
6. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 uses a combination of orchestral and electronic music. This was done to highlight the past and present aspects of the game.
7. Zobek is an amalgamation of the Dark Priest Shaf and Death from earlier Castlevania games.
8. In Dracula Curse for the NES, if players completed the game as Trevor Belmont, during the end cut scene Trevor married Sypha Belnades. In Mirror of Fate Trevor is married to Sypha Belnades.
9. Hideo Kojima played the character of Chupacabras in the Japanese version of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.
10. Hoko Kuwashima, Carmilla’s Japanese voice actress, also voiced Shanoa in Order of Ecclesia.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 will be released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on February 25th.
Following the game’s success in Japan, Tecmo Koei today announced that Toukiden: The Age of Demons will be available in stores on February 11th for the PlayStation Vita, bringing the fight to the west. Slayers who pre-order Toukiden: The Age of Demons through GameStop will receive two extra Missions Collections, along with the “Mitama of Niijima Yae.” Those who pre-order at Amazon will receive the “Mitama of Momotaro,” a warrior’s soul that will strengthen the player’s skill, along with two pieces of armor (Cat Ears and a Fox Mask).
Realta Entertainment and Experience Hendrix announced today a multi-phased partnership that will bring the musical legacy of Jimi Hendrix to BandFuse: Rock Legends.
As part of this partnership players will get access to 15 signature songs from the Jimi Hendrix catalogue, which will be rolled out starting in January as DLC in the BandFuse: Rock Legends Music Store.
Later in 2014, Hendrix will be integrated into the game as a rock legend, which will include interviews with present day guitar greats talking about Jimi Hendrix’s technique and experimental style paired with archival video footage from his illustrious career.
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