A Japanese X-Files game perhaps?
Namco Bandai has just put up a new teaser countdown site yesterday. The attached article image shows a big X on a black background. Nothing more is known at this time.
US fans of the Tales series may have even more to celebrate.
Namco’s Tales games have been coming out for quite some time now, but Europe and North America are just now starting to get some real love from the beloved RPG franchise. The publisher recently brought to us localizations of Tales of the Abyss 3D and Tales of Graces f, but it seems that there may be more in store for us as patents in both Europe and the U.S. have been spotted for Tales of Xillia.
Sanderson penning the story for this prequel to the best-selling fantasy series.
There are those among you that may have no clue who Brandon Sanderson is and those of you that know him quite well. For those of you that don’t, Sanderson is the author who has been chosen to complete Robert Jordan’s epic Wheel of Time series – a task that will be no small feat to accomplish without incurring the wrath of a particular rabid fanbase. But Sanderson is hardly an amateur, having penned the New York Times best-selling series Mistborn.
The new adventure title is planned to be the first in a series.
Developer Arc System Works is best known for their fighting games, specifically the Guilty Gear and BlazBlue series; however, they will be trying something different with their latest body of work. The company has announced that they've started production on an adventure title, Xblaze, which will be the first in an "adventure project" series.
I never expected to find so much innovation in this deceivingly deep shooter.
This squad-based action title will immediately remind you of Gears of War, but it does a terrific job differentiating itself through its story, memorable characters, and innovative gameplay mechanics.
A quick look at the weapons that the main protagonist in Assassin's Creed III will be able to use.
This could be the first full-sized title for the 3DS eShop.
This weekend XSEED teased a new game release with a few subtle clues. As it turns out, the relation between the movie Ghost, a blade of grass, and a T-Rex is a localization of the 3DS title, Unchained Blades ReXX.
Access the Animus through Nintendo's unique tablet style controller.
While we still don’t have a release date for the Wii U version of Assassin’s Creed 3, the first bit of information regarding how the game will utilize the system’s unique tablet style controller has surfaced.
Tap your enemy to win.
With the controversy of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 now in the past, it’s much easier to appreciate the Vita launch of this fantastic fighter for what it is. With a huge cast of reasonably balanced characters, smooth online play, and even some optional touch screen controls, this may actually be the “ultimate” portable fighting game.
Digital/non-traditional business generated almost half of retail games earnings last quarter.
Last week I wrote a blog which covered my take on Ben Cousins’ GDC presentation “When the Consoles Die, What Will Come Next?” In his presentation Ben went on to explain how he believes that the console era is near an end and mobile gaming will be the new platform of the future. While I agreed with Ben’s remarks, in my response I stated that some form of digital gaming will act as an intermediate between mobile and console gaming. Well, after taking a look at the some of the statistics from last quarter, it seems that we both may be right.
