Tecmo, I love you. You're marketing directly to the core audience that will be purchasing this game and you have no shame in doing so. For that, I salute you.
This week's babe is Kokoro. Her measurements are B35" W22" H34" and she's ... um ... her age is not available. No, seriously look. Her age isn't even listed. Well if that's not awkward enough to you, there's a video of Kokoro and her breasts that are more jiggly than a plate of Jello getting knocked around in a bounce house after the break.
Muramasa: The Demon Bladeis an absolutely beautiful game for the Wii. I've been in love with the art and visual since the first screenshot was revealed. Sadly, I practically forgot all about the game's existence. That is until Tomopop posted about this wonderful Momohime figure.
The Muramasa: The Demon Blade figure is scheduled to come out in July. It'll come with an interchangeable sword and will be going for around $71. You can pre-order Momohime now over on Hobby Search.
Hop on over to sister site Tomopop to get a detailed look at Momohime. Anyone interested in picking this figure up?
I could have sworn we had covered Hydrophobia a few times before, but alas, Google cannot tell a lie. Kind of a bummer, because the game sounds intriguing as all heck. To quickly recap, the world is flooded, and you control an engineer aboard a city-sized ship that's being forcibly taken by terrorists.
Also, the character you play as, Kate, is afraid of water -- hence the title. Equally interesting is how Hydrophobia will be presented: it's getting an episodic release for Xbox 360 through Xbox LIVE Marketplace; not something you see happen every day.
Anyway, the official Web site for the game has a countdown that's set to end next week. To be more specific, Hydrophobia -- at least in some form -- will be present at PAX East. Either way, we can likely expect to get the first update in a long time. I was really started to worry about this title for a while there.
Ubisoft and Microsoft are throwing a party for Splinter Cell: Conviction on April 1 in Los Angeles. The celebration will be taking place at the Les Deux Nightclub in Hollywood where fans and celebrities will be playing through some Splinter Cell co-op sessions. The event goes on from 2:00PM to 6:00PM with a red carpet premiere event taking place at 8:00PM.
Fans will be able to participate in the "Search for Sam Fisher" contest at the red carpet party where one lucky person will score themselves an Xbox 360 Splinter Cell: Conviction special edition bundle.
While all that is going on in Los Angeles, GameSpots in Boston, Orlando, New York City, Denver, Chicago, San Francisco, San Jose, Dallas and New Jersey will be hosting co-op demos as well. People that attend these events will get a chance at winning Conviction, Xbox Live Gold Memberships and more.
And finally, if you pre-order Conviction from GameSpot, you'll score an exclusive suppressed shotgun shown off in the above video. Neat.
The team at Square Enix has a lot to celebrate today. Final Fantasy XIII has sold over one million units here in America in the first five days that it's been out. Final Fantasy XIII has now become the fastest-selling installment in the franchise's history.
Square didn't give a breakdown of whether FF XIII sold better on the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 so we'll have to wait for the NPD data next month to get a clear picture on that .... along with a ton of console fanboy rage. With the release of XIII, the Final Fantasy series has now reached 96 million units sold worldwide since the first game appeared on the original Nintendo.
I've been hearing a lot of mixed things about Final Fantasy XIII. Some love it and others are bored with it already. How's your experience been with Square's latest offering?
I'll never turn down an excuse to bring up Trials HD, no matter how unnatural or forced it may feel. There's something simultaneously horrible and awesome about that game -- it's vaguely reminiscent of the self-inflicting pain you'd have to suffer through before you "got" any of the early Mega Man games.
Thankfully, this seemingly random video RedLynx tossed our way is pretty cool, and more importantly, it's past your bedtime, which is when we aren't afraid to dig deeper and post the day's weirder stories. This is perfect late-night fodder, if you ask me.
Oh, and while we're on this subject, the most recent downloadable content pack for the game rocks. Definitely give it a download if you enjoy the core Trials HD experience.
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is a hit here in America and the Wii game will be making its way to European territories on May 21. A new trailer was released for Desperate Struggle and LiveWii has some screens you can check out too.
We gave No More Heroes 2 a pretty high score as it rightly deserves, f*ck face. Everything about the game is screaming with style and pure badassness.
While we're on the subject of Suda 51's baby, hit the break for an interview with the man himself as he discusses his eating and fitness habits.
Despite all the crap that infects Chatroulette, it's moments like these that remind us all what the Internet is all about.
Rey brings us some War for Cybertron info, Funktastic needs your help coming up with some Two Worlds II questions, Anthony previewed SpyParty, win some BioShock 2 DLC codes for the PSN, PAX East is all sold out, JAAASSOONNNN and more happened on 03/19/10.
"Yo, Kraid, did you see my buddy? I thought he may have come in here. About three feet tall, sandy hair? Named Jason.
JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASON!!!
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Now this -- this is a pre-order incentive I can truly get behind. By putting forth a lowly $13.49 up front, you'll get Fatshark's Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West in addition to instant access to the beta.
Besides the fact that you're getting 10% off the full purchase price by pre-purchasing, the beta is going to last until April 8 when Lead and Gold officially releases. As a quick recap, the game is primarily focused on providing team-based mayhem in a relatively untapped setting and locale.
Sounds pretty attractive, huh? Everything I've read so far would have me believe exactly that. Head on over to Steam if you're interested in taking Fatshark and Paradox Interactive up on this kind offer.
EventsHubs caught wind of Capcom's new listing for the collector's edition of Super Street Fighter IV on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. "Dojo edition" will run for $79.99 and will include the game and all these goodies:
Super Street Fighter IV "Dojo Edition" gym bag.
Dudley t-shirt featuring Dudley tossing his rose.
24 oz aluminum water bottle featuring Ibuki with carabiner.
"Dojo Edition" head band.
1 GB USB drive featuring Juri and contains character art, wallpapers, comics and more.
You can place your pre-order right now over on Capcom's official store. The bonus items are all pretty neat, but I don't see myself dropping the extra $40 for these items personally. How about you?
"Haha, while Japan gets a legit CE with the SSF4 anime and probably the soundtrack to the game, the rest of us get exercise accessories. It's pretty much a message saying, "Go jog a mile you fat."..."more
Arc System Works might think it's cool to release BlazBlue: Continuum Shift -- the sequel to last year's Calamity Trigger -- in Japanese arcades, but we gaijin don't have that luxury anymore. In case Arc didn't notice, those went extinct about ten years ago.
Weekly Famitsubroke a story about a Continuum Shift console port months ago, but today's press release confirms a North American version. The game hits Japanese shelves in July, but mum's the word on the gaijin version.
Continuum Shift introduces three new characters -- Hazama, a street performer; Tsubaki, a knight; and Mu-12, who I don't know anything about -- and a handful of new levels as well as four new modes: Tutorial, Beginner, Challenge, and Legion.
Most of the modes seem pretty straightforward, but I have to admit that Legion mode, first introduced in the PlayStion Portable version of Calamity Trigger, comes right out of left field: "Defeat the enemy armies positioned at various locations on the map. The ultimate goal is to color the entire map with your color by defeating all the enemy hubs. Recruit enemy soldiers by defeating them!"
As if that explains anything.
I might be showing my ignorance here, but three new characters for a brand new sequel doesn't sound that compelling, especially since Super Street Fighter IV adds ten at a $40 price tag. But, hell, I'm just excited that Aksys, who's publishing the game, has even found a market for non-Capcom fighters in the West. I hope Continuum Shift doesn't cause brain rot, though.
Hit the gallery for character art and screenshots, and tell me what you think.
Anyone who passed on Aliens vs. Predator -- there were a number of good reasons to do so, in my opinion -- might want to take a second look at Rebellion's latest. Throughout this weekend, Steam is offering the first-person shooter for $33.49 (regularly $49.99 for the PC version).
At that price, it should be significantly easier to justify. That said, I can easily picture future sales that will drop Aliens vs. Predator to far lower prices. Likewise, it might be better to wait it out, hoping that some of the more broken aspects of the game get patched.
Then again, it's not very often we get a game about Xenomorphs, Predators, or in this case, both. To quote my old psych professor, "suck it up, cupcake!"
Were you waiting until the last minute, trying to decide if you were going to go to PAX East or not? LOOK WHERE PROCRASTINATION HAS GOTTEN YOU.
As of this afternoon, PAX East is entirely sold out. This means you can't get a badge to the show online, and that there will be no badges at the door. Sorry!
If you were really looking forward to hanging out with Dtoid, though, you still can! Not having a badge doesn't mean you can't just hang around Boston during the day and party with all the cool kids at night. If you're going to be in Boston from March 26th to March 28th, regardless of if you're hitting up the show floor or not, check out the Dtoid PAX Google Group for info on how you can meet up with other Dtoiders.
"@watermanx - Living in the UK is no excuse :)
@KIHP - Did you pay for them to be delivered? You had to specify that you wanted them to be delivered, if not you have to get in the queue at the ..."more
Not much has been said about Pikmin 3 in quite a while now. Nintendo has stated that they're working on a new entry to the Pikmin series for the Wii, but that's all they've ever really said.
The BAFTA Video Game awards ceremony took place in the United Kingdom tonight where Shigeru Miyamoto was in attendance and gave the Official UK Nintendo Magazine a status update on the highly anticipated third entry. Nintendo is still working on the project and development is "well under way."
Rejoice! Okay, so that's not really much to go on still, but it is better than nothing, right? Maybe Nintendo will actually reveal Pikmin 3 at E3 this year. Just maybe.
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