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Sega announced that Ryu ga Gotoku 1 & 2 HD Edition [Yakuza 1& 2 HD] will be coming to Wii U on Aug 8 in Japan, for 5229 yen retail or 4700 yen download. A North American or European version has not been announced yet.

Nintendo announced Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games for Wii U, the game will have HD graphics, support Wii MotionPlus and GamePad for gameplay. There will be new events like figure skating pairs and snowboarding slope-stlyle. Certain events will support GamePad, such as curling and biathlon.

Nintendo announced a worldwide partnership with Sega to release Sonic Lost World, a new action adventure platforming game exclusive for Wii U and 3DS.

Sega announced more Game Gear Virtual Console games will be coming to 3DS eShip, including Columns, Crystal Warriors, Defenders of Oasis, Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine, G-LOC: Air Battles, Shining Force II: The Sword of Hajya, Sonic Blast, Sonic Drift 2, Sonic Labyrinth, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Tails Adventure and Vampire: Master of Darkness.

Nintendo announced that New Super Luigi U will be released as a standalone game on Aug 25 in North America, and Jul 25 in Europe. The standalone game will cost $29.99, and the game will still be released as downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. U on Jun 20, for $19.99. New Super Luigi U will have 82 stages, featuring Luigi, Blue Toad, Yellow Toad and Nabbit in multiplayer mode, and Mario will not appear in this game.

Nintendo announced that the Wii U exclusive title The Wonderful 101 from Platinum Games, will be released in North America on Sep 15 and in Europe on Aug 23.


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Here are some new screenshots of Kamen Rider Battride War, showing the various characters in battle, including Kamen Rider Agito, Meteor, Kuuga, Wizard, Wild Fang Joker, and more....


Here are some new screenshots of Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemist of Dusk Sky, showing the battle scenes and characters interaction....


Here are some new screenshots of Compile Heart's Fairy Fencer F, the three protagonists are Fang, Tiara and Alyn....


Here are the latest Media Create Console Hardware Sales in Japan for the week of May 06 - 12, this week Wii U sales dropped down to less than 8k units, with a total of 290k units sold in 2013 so far...

  1. 3DS LL - 33k
  2. 3DS - 16k
  3. PS3 - 13k

Here are the latest Famitsu Console Software Sales in Japan for the week of May 06 - 12, Nintendo's Tomodachi Collection: Shin Seikatsu remains #1 for 4 weeks, sold another 100k this week; followed by Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, sold 28k; and Animal Crossing: New Leaf, sold 22k units....

  1. Tomodachi Collection: Shin Seikatsu [Friend Collection: New Life] (3DS, Nintendo) - 102k
  2. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS, Nintendo) - 28k
  3. Tobidase Dobutsu no Mori [Animal Crossing: New Leaf] (3DS, Nintendo) - 22k
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Polyphony Digital has officially announced Gran Turismo 6 for PS3 during the GT 15th anniversary event. The game will run on a renewed game engine with smoother graphics and revamped physics engine. There will be 200 more cars than GT5 ....


EA senior director of corporate communcations John Reseburg said that its Online Pass program is being discontinued, all future EA titles will not include this feature. The decision was made after hearing feedbacks from players.

Here are some new scans of Capcom's Gyakuten Saiban 5 [Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies] for 3DS, showing Miles Edgeworth and Trucy Wright as playable characters....


Here are some new screenshots of Square Enix's Drag-on Dragoon 3 [Drakengard 3]. Zero is an Utautai songstress who doesn't think about relationship and maintain open sexual relationship with her four apostals.....


Here are some new scans of Capcom's Monster Hunter 4, showing the new frozen sea field, new rabbit monsters like Lagombi; sharp head monster Skuagil and rhinocero beetle monster Arselnus.


Here are some new scans of Bandai Namco's Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle, showing two new playable characters Kars and Rohan Kishibe.....


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Here are some new scans of Square Enix's Drag-on Dragoon 3 [Drakengard 3], showing the male apostles who provide sexual needs to the female protagonist Zero, and help her in battlefield.....


Here are some new scans of Koei Tecmo's Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemist of Dusk Sky, showing 3 new characters Katora Rachika, Sole Gramman and Miche San Myussenburg.


Here are some new screenshots of Nintendo's Pokemon X & Y for 3DS, showing the new Pokemons Helioptile, Fletchling, Pancham and Gogoat; also the Kalos Region, Lumiose City and the new tablet like Pokedex.


Kadokawa Games confirmed that Killer is Dead will be released in Japan on August 1 for PS3 and Xbox 360.

Square Enix revealed in Famitsu that a beta test of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn for PS3 will begin in early June.

Koei Temco announced Nobunaga's Ambition: Souzou for PS3 and PC, the latest work of the strategy game series with a release date sometimes this year in Japan.

Capcom revealed new exotic costumes in Biohazard Revelations: Unveiled Edition [Resident Evil: Revelations HD], they are sailor suit for Chris, pirate dress for Jill, and Samurai outfit for Keith.....


Here are some new scans of VanillaWare's Dragon's Crown, the game will be released in Japan on Jul 25.


Here are some new screenshots of Bandai Namco's Jojo's Bizarre Aventure: All Star Battle for PS3, showing Akira Otoishi, Koichi Hirose and his Stand.


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Here are some new scans of Gust's Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemist of Dusk Sky , three NPCs have been revealed, they are Katora Rachika......


Here are some new Famitsu scans of Square Enix's Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster, it is undecided whether the Last Mission mode will make it to the game.....


Here are some new screenshots and PV of Super Robot Taisen OG - Masou Kishin III: Pride of Justice, the sequel to 2012's Masou Kishin II: Revelation of Evil God for PSP.


Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy XIII-2 Digital Contents Selection will be released in Japan on July 18, which includes Ultimate Hits Final Fantasy XIII-2 and FFXIII-2 Digital Contents Selection....


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RUMOR: Koi-nya.net the Spanish site reported that Tales of Symphonia: Perfect Edition will be coming to PS3, a HD Remaster of Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World. Tales series producer Hideo Baba was at ExpoManga in Madrid, Koi-nya asked him to confirm the rumor, Baba would not confirm or deny the existence of the game, he said it is a representation of dreams and hopes of the fans who have long wanted it, we may know something about it soon.

Here are some new CoroCoro scans of Nintendo's Pokemon X & Y, showing 4 new Pokemons and some gameplay info. The game will start in the Karos region, and the protagonist can ride a Gogoat....


Yuichiro Kitao, the lead programmer of Tri-Ace announced that he has departed with Tri-Ace which he worked for in the past 14 years. He said he will start from the beginning and continue to develop games and other stuffs. Some of the noteworthy titles he worked on include the Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile series. Tri-Ace has been helping other developers for their works in the past few years, including Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII-2, Level 5's Little Battlers W and Konami's Beyond the Labyrinth.

Here are some new screenshots and trailers of Capcom's Biohazard Revelation: Unveiled Edition [Resident Evil: Revelations HD], Rachel and Hunk are both playable in the cooperative Raid Mode ....


Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn producer Naoki Yoshida said that the worldwide release date of the game will be revealed at the end of May, the pricing and details of the collector's edition will be revealed at the same time.

SCEE senior business development manager Shahid Ahmad said that an "amazing big title" is coming to PS Vita, "you are gonna be hooked for days". He hinted that the game is not indie.

Atlus announced its upcoming 3DS RPG Devil Survivor 2: Break Record has been delayed from its original July 11 release date in Japan to sometimes this fall, the reason is to improve quality.

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Here are some new screenshots of Square Enix's Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remastered, the remastered version will feature more facial expression and redrawn environment textures.


Nintendo announced the arcade Pokemon battle game Pokemon Tretta Lab will be coming to 3DS, the game will come with the Tretta Scanner attachment for you to read and scan the Tretta tiles......


Tecmo Koei confirmed that Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate will be coming to North America and Europe this fall, the game will contain all the extra features from the PS Vita version plsy new playable character Momoji.

Ken Kutaragi, the father of PlayStation, will become Marvelous AQL's external director in June, his role is to enhance the company's business in Japan and oversea territories.

Epic Games VP Mark Rein said the next-gen consoles will be fully embracing free-to-play and IAP-type business models; both Sony and Microsoft are both going heavily in this area.

Capcom revealed its sales projection for three upcoming game titles, Monster Hunter 4 is expected to sell 2.8 million units worldwide.

  • Monster Hunter 4 (3DS) - 2.8 millions
  • Resident Evil: Revelations HD (PS3/360/Wii) - 1.3 million
  • Lost Planet 3 (PS3/360) - 1.3 million

Here are some new screenshots of Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto V, the game will be available worldwide on Sep 17.


Here are some new screenshots of Evolution Studios' Drive Club for PS4.


Here are the latest game review scores from Game Informer.

  • Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen (PS3/360, Capcom): 8.5 / 10
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us (PS3/360/WiiU, Warner): 9.0 / 10
  • Dead Island: Riptide (PS3/360, Deep Silver): 8.0 / 10
  • Guacamelee! (PS3/PSVita, DrinkBox Studios): 9.0 / 10
  • Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (PSN/XBLA, Ubisoft): 8.5 / 10
  • Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Wii U, Capcom): 8.75 / 10
  • Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (3DS, Capcom): 8.5 / 10
  • Resident Evil: Revelations (PS3/360/WiiU, Capcom): 8.75 / 10
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (3DS, Nintendo): 8.5 / 10
  • Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut (PS3, Rising Star Games): 7.75 / 10
  • Terraria (PSN/XBLA, 505 Games): 8.0 / 10
  • LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (3DS, Nintendo): 6.0 / 10
  • Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner Soul Hackers (3DS, Atlus): 8.75 / 10
  • Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger (3DS, Nintendo): 7.75 / 10
  • WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship (PS3/360, Namco Bandai): 7.75 / 10
  • HarmoKnight (3DS, Nintendo): 8.25 / 10
  • Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel (PS3/360, EA): 6.5 / 10
  • Battleblock Theater (XBLA, Microsoft): 9.0 / 10
  • Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine (XBLA, Majesco): 8.75 / 10
  • The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct (PS3/360/WiiU, Activision): 5.0 / 10
  • Pandora's Tower (Wii, Xseed Games): 6.0 / 10

Bethesda said that Wolfenstein: The New order will not have multiplayer mode.


Past News: May 08, 2013 Game Forum