New costumes will be coming Super Street Fighter 4 fans’ ways this October via downloadable content. This will be the third set of alternate costumes that fans can download, with one set released for Street Fighter 4 and another for Super Street Fighter 4’s release. Notable designs include M. Bison’s costume, which is an allusion to Mobile Suit Gundam’s Char Aznable, Chun Li’s Street Fighter Alpha throwback, and Cody’s orange jumpsuit. The last set of costumes cost about $3.99 on Playstation Network or 320 Microsoft Points on Xbox 360 per pack. With 35 characters, that'll come out to seven packs. Shots and video after the jump.
OneChanbara, D3’s series famous for combining zombies and scantily clad women, is heading to the PSP in Japan later this winter. The new game, OneChanbara Special, will feature missions that players can cooperatively tackle wirelessly. Players can choose from four different characters: Aya, Saki, Reiko Anna, and Misery. So far, only Aya and Saki have been released in screenshots. More after the jump.
Recently, Capcom’s Kenji Inafune stated that Japan’s gaming industry is “five years behind” the west. I look at the games that Japan’s pumping out and can’t help but agree. Even games that I’ve been personally hyped up about, like Vanquish and Asura’s Wrath, seem like they’ve been done before or just recreations of games from western developers. But the key question is this: is that really a bad thing?
Dissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy is confirmed for a 2011 US release. No specific date was released beyond that, but it’s good to hear that the game will be released in the same year in both US and Japan. A simultaneous release would be too much to ask, given Square Enix’s track record of slowly translating games for the western market.
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Instead of Tekken 7, Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada announced Tekken Tag Tournament 2. It will follow in its predecessor, Tekken Tag Tournament’s footsteps and include two-on-two action between popular Tekken characters. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will include all the gameplay changes that have been introduced from Tekken 4 to Tekken 6, including multitier stages and walls. In addition, by choosing specific team combinations, players will gain access to unique tag attacks. Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is set for a summer 2011 arcade release. No word yet on a console release, but at least it beats out the 2012 projections for Street Fighter X Tekken. Trailer after the jump.
Originally hinted at during the NIS press event in July, the newest Disgaea will be heading stateside next summer and will feature a new graphic engine. Reportedly, the game will also feature new gameplay systems that will compliment gameplay fans have come to know and love. Disgaea 4 will be available on Playstation 3 next year. Until then, fans can get their dungeon traversing and grinding fill with Disgaea 3.
Capcom has just announced a new entry in the Devil May Cry franchise. While this is the fifth game in the series, the title is simply listed as DmC for the time being. With the abandonment of numbered installments and a whole new look, perhaps we’re looking at a reboot of the series. Overall it looks much grittier and has a western atmosphere to it. This comes as no surprise, considering that the game is developed by Ninja Theory, the team behind Sony’s Heavenly Blade. The game is scheduled to be released on both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. No gameplay videos have been released yet, but screenshots and an excerpt from Capcom’s press release are included after the jump.
UPDATE: Trailer included within.
Capcom’s secret project with CyberConnect2 has just been revealed. Asura’s Wrath is a new action game that follows Asura, a fallen deity. From the looks of the trailer, the game will include dynamic cutscenes with button input commands. This seems to be a continuing trend with Capcom games. So far, the scale of the action in this game looks amazing and will keep players’ adrenaline pumped throughout gameplay. It’s great to see a new IP from Capcom, especially in a time full of sequels. Screenshots and more after the jump.
UPDATE: Trailer embedded after the jump.
Team ICO's Ico and Shadow of the Colossus are confirmed for an HD re-release on Playstation 3. No word yet on any changes, pricing, or whether the two titles will come to the US, but the original report seems to show that the games will be individually sold, rather than as a bundle as rumored. Originally, the games did not get much commercial success, so while it had a large cult following, many gamers have no tried or even heard of either game. Hopefully with this release, Team ICO will get more acclaim and lead to a larger commercial success for The Last Guardian, the development team's next game.
UPDATE: Both games will be available in 3D, according to Sony's Press Conference for Tokyo Game Show. Both the US and European release will be on one disc, although there's no word yet on the Japanese release.