Archive for February, 2011
Metal Gear Solid: Rising
Written by w2n on February 28, 2011 – 9:15 amMetal Gear Solid: Rising is a new series in Metal Gear series by Kojima Productions. This game was first announced at E3 press conference Microsoft 2009, and will develop for Xbox360 and Playsation 3. This series tagline changed from “Tactical Espionage Action” to “Lightning Bolt Action” is taken to adjust the figure protagonist, Raiden, the word Raiden (雷电?) In the Japanese language means “Thunder and Lightning”. Raising is a interqual that took place between Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
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Mortal Kombat 9
Written by w2n on February 27, 2011 – 6:29 am
Mortal Kombat (2011 video game) is the working title for an upcoming new fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series, currently in development by the newly named NetherRealm Studios. It is the ninth installment in the series and the first to be published exclusively under the Warner Bros. label. Mortal Kombat is set for an April 19, 2011 release in the US, and a EU release on April 21st, on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 systems. A PC version is also a possibility. The game has been Refused Classification in some country due to “violence that exceeds strong in impact”,Warner Brothers are currently reviewing all options available including possibly appealing the rating.
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Star Ocean: Last Hope International
Written by w2n on February 26, 2011 – 8:36 pm
Star Ocean: The Last Hope (スターオーシャン4 Sutā Ōshan Fō?) is a console role-playing game developed by tri-Ace and published by Square Enix initially only for the Xbox 360, and the fourth installment in the Star Ocean series. Famitsu revealed that the battle system featured four party members, and more team-oriented. The game also features more of a sci-fi emphasis than past titles with the ability to control your own ship. This ship is suite large, and is able to land on at least 5 planets or other space-based destinations. We able to travel through the “star ocean,” jumping across planets. The game set on a place a few centuries before the original Star Ocean (around S.D. 10, or approximately 2087 AD).
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Silent Hill: Downpour
Written by w2n on February 25, 2011 – 10:47 pmDeveloper(s) : Vatra Games
Publisher(s) : Konami Digital Entertainment
Series : Silent Hill
Platform(s) : PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release date(s) : NA Fall 2011
: EU Fall 2011
Genre(s) : Survival horror
Media/distribution :Blu-ray Disc, DVD
Silent Hill: Downpour is an upcoming survival horror video game. The eighth installment in the Silent Hill series, the game’s tentative title was Silent Hill 8. It will be released in fall 2011. The game was developed by Vatra Games and will be published by Konami Digital Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
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LEVEL E
Written by w2n on February 24, 2011 – 5:44 amGenre :Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Science fiction
Directed by :Toshiyuki Katou
Studio :Studio Pierrot, David Production
Network :TV Tokyo
Original run :January 11, 2011 – ongoing
Episodes :9 announced (List of episodes)
Level E (レベルE Reberu Ī?) is a science fiction manga series by Yoshihiro Togashi. The plot follows an alien prince who crash lands on Earth and begins living with a high school student. Along with its short length and more realistic art style, the story of Level E focuses much more heavily on humor than Togashi’s more famous shōnen series YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter.
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Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?
Written by w2n on February 23, 2011 – 2:51 am
Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? (これはゾンビですか? Kore wa Zonbi Desu ka??, lit. Is this a Zombie?) first announced on May 17, 2010, is being produced by Studio Deen and began airing from January 11, 2011. Crunchyroll will simulcast the anime on their streaming site. An OVA 13th episode will be released on DVD with the eighth light novel to be released in June 2011. The opening theme is “Leave-It-To-Me Tonight” (魔・カ・セ・テ Tonight Ma-Ka-Se-Te Tonight?) by Iori Nomizu while the ending theme is “Realize, Mr. Zombie, I am your Classmate” (気づいてゾンビさま、私はクラスメイトです Kizuite Zonbi-sama, Watashi wa Kurasumeito Desu?) by Rie Yamaguchi with Manzo.
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TERA ONLINE
Written by w2n on February 21, 2011 – 11:57 pmDeveloper(s): Bluehole Studio
Publisher(s): En Masse Entertainment (North America)
Frogster Interactive Pictures (Europe)[1]
Designer(s): Yong-Hyun Park (chief producer)
Byung-Gyu Chang (chief strategy officer)
Huang Cher Ung (art director)
Engine : Unreal Engine 3
Platform(s): Microsoft Windows
Release date(s): TBA 2011
Genre(s): Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Mode(s) : Online multiplayer
Rating(s): TBA
TERA [The Exiled Realm of Arborea] online, is an upcoming Next generation MMORPG, which is developed by Bluehole Studio.It was released in South Korea on January 25, 2011 and is scheduled for release in North America and Europe in mid 2011. It is also announced that the game is going to be released in Japan. Possible localizations for other regions have been mentioned, but have not yet been confirmed.
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.hack//Quantum
Written by w2n on February 21, 2011 – 7:54 am
Genre Adventure, Fantasy, Science fiction Action
Original video animation
Directed by Masaki Tachibana
Written by Tatsuya Hamazaki
Music by Kow Otani
Studio Kinema Citrus
Released December 27, 2010 – January 22, 2011
Episodes 3
.hack//Quantum (クワンタム?) is an three episode OVA animated series by Kinema Citrus studio in Japan and presented by Bandai Visual. The series was initially scheduled to be released in November 2010 however this schedule was later changed. The first episode was released on January 28 2011 with the following two episodes to be released in one month intervals. Excluding the all CGI animation movie .hack//G.U.
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