Archive - 2011

Warriors Orochi 3 Character List Revealed

2011/12/11
News

Tecmo Koei has released the full list of playable characters from their upcoming Warriors Orochi 3.

From KoeiWarriors:

Warriors Orochi 3 // Character List

Dynasty Warriors

Kingdom of Shu
劉備 (玄德) Liu Bei (Xuande)
劉禪 (公嗣) Liu Shan (Gongsi)
關羽 (雲長) Guan Yu (Yunchang)
張飛 (益德) Zhang Fei (Yide)
趙雲 (子龍) Zhao Yun (Zilong)
馬超 (孟起) Ma Chao (Mengqi)
黃忠 (漢升) Huang Zhong (Hansheng)
諸葛亮 (孔明) Zhuge Liang (Kongming)
姜維 (伯約) Jiang Wei (Boyue)
龐統 (士元) Pang Tong (Shiyuan)
魏延 (文長) Wei Yan (Wenchang)
關平 Guan Ping
關索 Guan Suo
馬岱 Ma Dai
(黃)月英 (Huang) Yue Ying
(張)星彩 (Zhang) Xing Cai
鮑三娘 Bao Sanniang

Kingdom of Wu
孫堅 (文台) Sun Jian (Wentai)
孫策 (伯符) Sun Ce (Bofu)
孫權 (仲謀) Sun Quan (Zhongmou)
孫尚香 Sun Shangxiang
周瑜 (公瑾) Zhou Yu (Gongjin)
陸遜 (伯言) Lu Xun (Boyan)
呂蒙 (子明) Lu Meng (Ziming)
凌統 (公績) Ling Tong (Gongji)
周泰 (幼平) Zhou Tai (Youping)
太史慈 (子義) Taishi Ci (Ziyi)
甘寧 (興霸) Gan Ning (Xingba)
黃蓋 (公覆) Huang Gai (Gongfu)
丁奉 (承淵) Ding Feng (Chengyuan)
大喬 Da Qiao
小喬 Xiao Qiao
(歩)練師 (Bu) Lian Shi

Kingdom of Wei
曹操 (孟德) Cao Cao (Mengde)
曹丕 (子桓) Cao Pi (Zihuan)
曹仁 (子孝) Cao Ren (Zixiao)
夏侯惇 (元讓) Xiahou Dun (Yuanrang)
夏侯淵 (妙才) Xiahou Yuan (Miaocai)
典韋 Dian Wei
張遼 (文遠) Zhang Liao (Wenyuan)
張郃 (儁乂) Zhang He (Junyi)
許褚 (仲康) Xu Zhu (Zhongkang)
徐晃 (公明) Xu Huang (Gongming)
龐德 (令明) Pang De (Lingming)
賈詡 (文和) Jia Xu (Wenhe)
郭嘉(奉孝) Guo Jia (Fengxiao)
甄姫 Zhen Ji
蔡文姫 Cai Wenji
王異 Wang Yi

Kingdom of Jin
司馬懿 (仲達) Sima Yi (Zhongda)
司馬師 (子元) Sima Shi (Ziyuan)
司馬昭 (子上) Sima Zhao (Zishang)
王元姫 Wang Yuanji
諸葛誕 (公休) Zhuge Dan (Gongxiu)
郭淮 (伯濟) Guo Huai (Boji)
鍾會 (士季) Zhong Hui (Shiji)
鄧艾 (士載) Deng Ai (Shizai)
夏侯霸 (仲權) Xiahou Ba (Zhongquan)

Others
張角 Zhang Jiao
孟獲 Meng Huo
祝融 Zhu Rong
袁紹 (本初) Yuan Shao (Benchu)
董卓 (仲穎) Dong Zhuo (Zhongying)
呂布 (奉先) Lu Bu (Fengxian)
貂嬋 Diao Chan
左慈 (元放) Zuo Ci (Yuanfang)

 

Samurai Warriors

真田幸村 Sanada Yukimura
前田慶次 Maeda Keiji
織田信長 Oda Nobunaga
明智光秀 Akechi Mitsuhide
石川五右衛門 Ishikawa Goemon
上杉謙信 Uesugi Kenshin
お市 Oichi
阿国 Okuni
くのいち Kunoichi
雑賀孫市 Saika Magoichi
武田信玄 Takeda Shingen
伊達政宗 Date Masamune
濃姫 Nouhime
服部半蔵 Hattori Hanzo
森蘭丸 Mori Ranmaru
豊臣秀吉 Toyotomi Hideyoshi
今川義元 Imagawa Yoshimoto
本多忠勝 Honda Tadakatsu
稲姫 Inahime

徳川家康 Tokugawa Ieyasu
石田三成 Ishida Mitsunari
浅井長政 Azai Nagamasa
島左近 Shima Sakon
島津義弘 Shimazu Yoshihiro
立花誾千代 Tachibana Ginchiyo
直江兼続 Naoe Kanetsugu
ねね Nene
風魔小太郎 Fuma Kotaro
宮本武蔵 Miyamoto Musashi
前田利家 Maeda Toshiie
長宗我部元親 Chosokabe Motochika
ガラシャ Gracia
佐々木小次郎 Sasaki Kojiro
柴田勝家 Shibata Katsuie

加藤清正 Kato Kiyomasa
黒田官兵衛 Kuroda Kanbei
立花宗茂 Tachibana Muneshige
甲斐姫 Kaihime
北条氏康 Hojo Ujiyasu
竹中半兵衛 Takenaka Hanbei
毛利元就 Mouri Motonari
綾御前 Aya Gozen
福島正則 Fukushima Masanori

 

Warriors Orochi

遠呂智 Orochi
妲己 Da Ji
伏犠 Fu Xi
女媧 Nu Wa
太公望 Taigong Wang
平清盛 Taira no Kiyomori
源義経 Minamoto no Yoshitsune
孫悟空 Sun Wukong
卑弥呼 Himiko
三蔵法師 Sanzang Fashi
弁慶 Benkei
かぐや Kaguya
酒呑童子 Shuten-doji
哪吒 Ne Zha
素戔嗚 Susanoo

 

Guest Characters

ジャンヌ・ダルク Jeanne d’Arc (from Bladestorm)
アキレウス Achilles (from Troy)
ネメア Nemea (from Zill O’ll)
リュウ・ハヤブサ Ryu Hayabusa (from Ninja Gaiden)
あやね Ayane (from Dead or Alive)

 

Extra Characters
(Not counted in the +120 roster)

牛鬼 Gyuki
百々目鬼 Dodomeki

Diablo III Opening Cinematic

2011/12/11
Jerry Paxton
News

While accepting the Gamer God award at last night’s Spike TV Video Game Awards, Blizzard Co-Founder Mike Morhaime revealed the opening cinematic of Diablo III. Here it is, so watch it already!!

Cinematic

2011 Spike Video Game Award Winners

2011/12/11
Jerry Paxton
News

Spike TV has concluded its 2011 Video Game Awards. Did you get a chance to see it? If not, don’t worry as we have the full list of winners for your reading pleasure below!

 

GAME OF THE YEAR

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

 

STUDIO OF THE YEAR

Bethesda Game Studios

 

CHARACTER OF THE YEAR

The Joker – Batman:  Arkham City

 

VIDEO GAME HALL OF FAME AWARD

“The Legend of Zelda”

 

GAMER GOD AWARD

Blizzard Entertainment

 

BEST XBOX 360 GAME

Batman: Arkham City

 

BEST PS3 GAME

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

 

BEST Wii GAME

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

 

BEST PC GAME

Portal 2

 

BEST HANDHELD/MOBILE GAME

Super Mario 3D Land

 

BEST SHOOTER

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

 

BEST ACTION ADVENTURE GAME

Batman: Arkham City

 

BEST RPG

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

 

BEST MULTI-PLAYER

Portal 2

 

BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME

Fight Night Champion

 

BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME

NBA 2K12

 

BEST DRIVING GAME

Forza Motorsport 4

 

BEST FIGHTING GAME

Mortal Kombat

 

BEST MOTION GAME

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

 

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME

Minecraft

 

BEST ADAPTED VIDEO GAME

Batman: Arkham City

 

BEST SONG IN A GAME

“Build that Wall (Zia’s Theme)” by Darren Korb – Bastion

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Bastion

 

BEST GRAPHICS

Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE

Stephen Merchant as Wheatley – Portal 2

 

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE

Ellen McLain as GLaDOS – Portal 2

 

BEST DOWNLOADABLE GAME

Bastion

 

BEST DLC

Portal 2 Peer Review

 

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME

Mass Effect 3

 

GAMETRAILERS.COM TRAILER OF THE YEAR

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – E3 2011 Trailer

 

EA SPORTS NFL BLITZ DIGITAL COVER ATHLETE

Ray Rice

Command & Conquer: Generals 2 Announced

2011/12/11
Jerry Paxton
News

BioWare is developing Command & Conquer: Generals 2. If you recall, the first Generals was set in the real world and depending on realistic units and tactics. Command & Conquer: Generals 2 uses the Frostbite 2 game engine, is being developed by a new BioWare studio, BioWare Victory, and is coming exclusively to the PC in 2013.

“We’re bringing BioWare’s vision for emotionally engaging gameplay and great attention to quality to the strategy genre and the Command & Conquer franchise,” said Dr. Ray Muzyka, General Manager of EA’s BioWare label. “I am excited to welcome BioWare Victory to our label. They are a great addition and the team is working hard to make sure Generals 2 truly immerses and engages players into this intense, gritty, modern war experience.”

Screens

Trailer

Sinister Pointe’s Not So Holiday Haunt Review

2011/12/10
Jerry Paxton
Halloween, News, Reviews

You may recall back in October when we posted our review of Sinister Pointe’s Haunted Attraction that the event’s creator, Jeff Schiefelbein, mentioned wanting to do haunted events at other times of the year. Well, now is that time! The Sinister Pointe Not-So Holiday Haunted Attraction is running in a limited engagement this weekend (December 9th through 11th). For the holiday season, Sinister Pointe has had a Wintery makeover, complete with snow, Santas, and more!

Brief IR (Nightvision) Clip of the Inner-Lobby

Walking up to the Sinister Pointe building in Brea, CA, the queue line was adorned with red and green lights, Christmas Trees, and even some holiday specials running on projector system. A couple of monsters worked the crowd, some sliding on the concrete to jump up at unsuspecting guests while others relied on jumping about in more straightforward scares. All the monsters outside seemed pumped to get to perform again and their enthusiasm showed. Tickets are reasonably-priced at $15 dollars for a standard pass and $23 dollars for a front-of-the-line, VIP pass. After grabbing our tickets, we went on into the maze hoping for a fun, creepy time.

The maze decor is very well-constructed, with the hillbilly home from the Halloween event all decked out for Christmas time. If you experienced their Halloween attraction, chances are that a lot of the maze will look familiar, even in its Holiday-state. Despite this, the layout of the maze has changed somewhat, ditching the multiple path decision-making and adding a few new and nasty surprises which will creep-out and/or scare new guests as well as veterans of the event.

Character costuming was great, with monsters wearing reds and greens, stripes, and other holiday apparel. There are even some cool costuming homages to a classic holiday flick which I will leave for your discovery (HINT: It has something to do with carrots). On the topic of characters, monsters had much more of an evil, creepy-factor than the scaring they did during the Halloween event. This new attitude of malicious whimsy fits the Holiday season a lot better and it was a good decision to change it up (this is not to say that there are not straight-up scares to be had, but the mood change is definitely a good thing).

One shining aspect of the experience was its soundtrack. Unlike the actual maze itself, which has to be physically-altered in order to change, the audio was completely new and different, featuring creepy carols, voice overs, and more thanks to haunted attraction musician and audio engineer, Jon Autopsy. Autopsy also created the soundtrack for the event’s Halloween incarnation.

Overall, if you are a fan of Halloween or just looking to start a new and twisted Holiday tradition, I can’t recommend Sinister Pointe’s Not So Holiday Haunt enough. Get out there and experience it – it is only here through Sunday night! I hope this weekend does well enough that they extend the event a bit, but we shall see!

Official Sinister Pointe Website (Check the site for directions, ticket information and purchase, and more)

Images from Sinister Pointe

Rush and More Coming to Rock Band on December 13th

2011/12/09
Jerry Paxton
News

Harmonix has announced that a three-pack of Rush (including Fly by Night) and some tracks from Black Veil Brides and Volbeat will be hitting the Rock Band Music Store on December 13, 2011. Checkout the information below on pricing and more.

Available on Xbox 360, Wii™and PlayStation®3 system (December 13th, 2011):

·         Rush – “Fly by Night” X
·         Rush – “Caravan” O
·         Rush – “The Spirit of Radio (Live)” X O
·         Black Veil Brides – “Rebel Love Song”
·         Volbeat – “A Warrior’s Call”

(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation®3 system December 14th)

The Rush tracks will be available as “Rush Pack 01,” with all songs available for purchase individually on Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 system and Wii™. Tracks marked with “O” feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with “X” will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for $0.99 per song.

Price:                   
$5.49 USD, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points, 550 Wii Points™) for the “Rush Pack 01” pack.
$1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per song for the Rush tracks “Fly by Night,” “Caravan,” and “The Spirit of Radio (Live)”
$2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per song for the Rush tracks “Fly by Night,” “Caravan,” and “The Spirit of Radio (Live)”
$0.99 USD (100 Wii Points™/80 Microsoft Points), £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for Black Veil Brides’ “Rebel Love Song” and Volbeat’s “A Warrior’s Call”
$0.99 USD (100 Wii Points™/80 Microsoft Points), £0.59 UK, €0.79 EU per song for eligible Pro Guitar/Pro Bass upgrade

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

*Available on-disc, via download and disc export. Internet connection and export key purchase required. Wii™ Shop Channel has more than 1,500 song tracks available for purchase on the Rock Band platform on-disc, via song import, and download. Not applicable to Nintendo DS™.

Record of Agarest War 2 Gets North American Release Date

2011/12/09
Jerry Paxton
News

Aksys Games has announced that the strategy RPG, Record of Agarest War 2, will be hitting North American and European shores in Summer of 2012 – exclusively on the PlayStation 3 platform.

Story:
One day, the world was enveloped by a mysterious blinding light. The destruction it caused was terrible, even as the light itself was sublime in its beauty, and it made those who witnessed the awesome display think of the unrestrained rage and fury of the divine.
The central continent, from where the light is believed to have originated from, went silent, while at the same time demons began to spread throughout the world like a plague. Amongst the survivors of the catastrophe, that fateful day became known as the “Day of Light.”
Sometime after the events of the Day of Light, a young man by the name of Weiss, who had lost all memory of himself, encounters an enigmatic woman named Eva, who introduces herself as an Agent of the Divine. It is from her that Weiss learns that he has committed the grievous sin of deicide, and that in order for him to atone for his crime he is to become the “Vessel” in which the power of the divinity he had slaughtered will be stored. For it will be that power that will be used to resurrect the one whose life he stole.
For those who betray the divine will pay for their sins in the space which separates salvation and damnation, as will their progeny…
Features:
  • Revamped Battle System: Unlike the first two games of the series, Agarest 2 battles are fought with an engaging active grid-based battle system.
  • HD graphics: Enjoy your favorite characters, environments and CGs in high-definition!
  • Mini-games: Engage in PlayStation®Move compatible Bathtub, Shiatsu, and Massage mini-games.
  • New Agarest Universe: Roam freely in the newly designed world of Agarest

WebOS to be Released as Open Source Software

2011/12/09
Jerry Paxton
News

Thankfully, someone over at HP has their head on straight and has seen the potential of Palm’s WebOS operating system. HP announced today that WebOS would be released as an open source package to further its capabilities. The company did not announce that they would be producing more WebOS-enabled devices but, one would think that if the open source community gets the OS to a place the company likes, they might.

“webOS is the only platform designed from the ground up to be mobile, cloud-connected and scalable,” said Meg Whitman, HP president and chief executive officer. “By contributing this innovation, HP unleashes the creativity of the open source community to advance a new generation of applications and devices.”

Wizard Ops Michael Winslow Trailer

2011/12/09
Jerry Paxton
News

You may remember Michael Winslow as the human sound effects machine from the Police Academy film series. Recently, he starred in Phyken Media’s upcoming iOS title, Wizard Ops, which is available now. In the game he provides, what else, its sound effects! Enjoy!

Trailer