For what should come as major news to fans of the weekly Japanese magazine Shonen Jump, a game based on one of its popular manga series, “Bleach,” is making its way to the PSP.
According to the latest issue of the magazine, Bleach is being developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It will play as a 3D fighting game that uses the now-popular cel-shading art design. While the game doesn’t have an official title, it is slated for release in the spring of 2005 in Japan.
Bleach is one of the most popular mangas currently running in Shonen Jump. The manga has also started to run as a TV anime series in Japan, and an action game for the PlayStation 2, based on the manga, is currently on track for a winter 2004 release.
The Bleach backstory concerns Ichigo Kurosaki, a normal boy who can see ghosts. After his family is assaulted by an evil ghost known as a “hollow,” he and his family are saved by a shinigami, or ghost slayer, named Rukiya. Ichigo himself becomes a shinigami, which is where the game’s story begins.
Dance Central
I started playing Dance Dance Revolution in 2001, but really, stepping on arrows and calling it dancing is like playing Tony Hawk’s Ride and saying you skate. I wanted more, and I found my inspiration through David Elsewhere. I secretly practiced c-walking, liquid, and the Melbourne shuffle in my basement, always imagining the day when I would bust it out on the dance floor. That day never came. I suck at dancing.
Can Dance Central help me? I certainly hope so. I know what some of you naysayers are thinking, “If you want to dance, just get in front of a mirror and do it.” I need more than that. Maybe some crucial pathway in my brain got severed during one of my numerous head injuries. My body starts doing one thing, my brain tries to do another, and my eyes scream in pain from the visual horror. What I need is for someone, or rather the unemotional eye of Kinect, to tell me that I’m doing it wrong. Continue reading →
Wait, are the eyes playing tricks? Can it be? A new release for the PlayStation 2 console???
Well, yes and no – technically it is a new release, but the title has been out for a while. Syphon Filter – Logan’s Shadow released for the PlayStation Portable in 2007 and was widely acclaimed for bringing the adventures of Gabe Logan to the handheld in a stellar fashion. So here we are, three years on, and Logan’s Shadow is getting another look, this time, though on the PS2.
Yep, that’s right, the 2007 game has undergone a graphics revamp and has just been released on the PS2.
The game has the same storyline, the same characters and the same overall elements. It is a single-player experience that starts off with a helicopter landing on a besieged U.S. naval ammunition ship. It is that element that sets in motion a twisting and turning plot that weaves the elements indicative of the lone-wolf-on-a-mission games together nicely. Continue reading →
Space combat is coming to BioWare and LucasArts upcoming MMORPG, Star Wars: The Old Republic, according to a post on the official website.
BioWare’s Sean Dahlberg writes:
“If you’ve been following the news coming out of the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ panel at Comic-Con International, you’ve heard the announcement that we will indeed have Space Combat as part of the TOR experience! But what does that mean? Space combat is an alternative gameplay experience to the primary game of storytelling, questing, and ground-based combat. In space combat, you fly your personal ship to various “hot spots” on your galaxy map. From there, you will blast your way through asteroid fields, enemy fighters, frigates, destroyers, and a variety of other obstacles that will evoke memories of some of the great Star Wars™ space battles.” Continue reading →
There is very little more information required about this title. EA Sports have already announced the key features for their World Cup 2010 game, and whilst we all expect a few more surprises upon actually picking up the game for ourselves, the actual news regarding teams and game modes is pretty much self explanitory.
However, the new trailer showcases the much promised ‘official fans’ for each country, along with accurate looking managers and some generic EA Sports slow motion action. It’s worth watching the video just to hear Wavin’ Flag, a song that should definitely be the official track for the whole tournament, nevermind just the game. Our Youtube channel is still very much in the works, and therefore a big shout out goes to Hjerpseth
for hosting this video!
Get your geek on this weekend with an incredible Comic-Con 2010 collection on the PlayStation Video Store! Make sure your weekend plans include a visit to the Video Store before July 25th so you don’t miss out on any of the amazing offers available — there are chances to win PSP prize packages, an instant free rental of Godzilla 2000, daily footage from the show, and more comic book films than you can shake a stick at!
San Diego Comic-Con
First order of business: download your free rental of Godzilla 2000, presented by Crackle, by simply visiting the Video Store. US PS3 and PSP owners can take advantage of this deal anytime before midnight PDT on 7/25. Continue reading →
BioWare has taken the ninja approach to unveiling Dragon Age II while at Comic-Con 2010. After confirming the game’s existence earlier in the month, the EA-owned developer has bypassed any elaborate press conferences or exclusive appointments in order to give anyone at the show a chance to see–and play–a brief demo of this highly anticipated role-playing game. Having previously seen nothing more than some concept art, we jumped at the chance to wait in line and see what BioWare’s been up to since the first game arrived last November.
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