Cave’s shoot ‘em up heads to 360 in Japan on May 30
Fans of developer Cave’s intense brand of shoot ‘em ups will want to take a look at the latest trailer for DoDonPachi Saidaioujou, which adds a character named Saya. The exclusive 360 mode can be seen in the preview after the jump.
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As part of multi-year exclusive arrangement, DICE and Visceral will work on new “core” Star Wars games.
Electronic Arts and The Walt Disney company today announced a new multi-year exclusive agreement to develop and publish new games based on Star Wars characters and stories.
As part of the agreement, EA will create new Star Wars titles for a “core gaming audience.” These games will span “all interactive platforms” and “the most popular game genres.” Disney, meanwhile, will retain rights to create new Star Wars games for mobile, social, tablet, and online markets.
“Every developer dreams of creating games for the Star Wars universe,” EA Labels president Frank Gibeau said in a statement. “Three of our top studios will fulfill that dream, crafting epic adventures for Star Wars fans.”
Battlefield studio DICE and Dead Space outfit Visceral Games are currently making new Star Wars games, joining BioWare, which will continue to support Star Wars: The Old Republic. The new games from DICE and Visceral will run on the Frostbite 3 engine.
“The new experiences we create may borrow from films, but the games will be entirely original with all new stories and gameplay,” Gibeau said.
Financial terms of the EA-Disney deal were not disclosed. EA will report earnings tomorrow after market close, where more information about the deal is expected to be divulged.
The fate of Star Wars: 1313 and Star Wars: First Assault remains unclear.
Disney purchased the Star Wars brand last October for $4.05 billion.
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First4Figures unveils foot-tall figure in regular and exclusive versions
Shenmue‘s Ryo Hazuki may appear to be looking for a fight, but he’s really just looking for some sailors. Or maybe a nice stray cat to feed. Either way, he’s looking sharp in collectibles maker First4Figures’ new statue, which is up for pre-order and scheduled to ship in Q4 2013. Pics past the break.
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In their Financial Results Briefing today Nintendo announced that they will not be hosting a press conference at this year’s E3, instead they will be hosting closed ‘smaller events’ to show off their upcoming software line-up to distributors and Western gaming media. Iwata also confirmed that he will not be speaking at any of these events.
Here’s the full announcement:
“At E3 this year, we are not planning to launch new hardware, and our main activity at E3 will be to announce and have people experience our software. Many people are certainly very interested in learning more about the Wii U titles that we are going to announce. We will use E3 as an ideal opportunity to talk in detail mainly about the Wii U titles that we are going to launch this year, and we also plan to make it possible for visitors to try the games immediately. As a brand new challenge, we are working to establish a new presentation style for E3.
First, we decided not to host a large-scale presentation targeted at everyone in the international audience where we announce new information as we did in the past.
Instead, at the E3 show this year, we are planning to host a few smaller events that are specifically focused on our software lineup for the U.S. market. There will be one closed event for American distributors, and we will hold another closed hands-on experience event, for mainly the Western gaming media. Also, I did not speak at last year’s presentation, and I am not planning to speak at these events at the E3 show this year either. Apart from these exclusive events for visitors, we are continuing to investigate ways to deliver information about our games directly to our home audience around the time of E3. We will share more information about them once they have officially been decided.”
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First two movies to screen starting May 18th
The first two Madoka Magica movies will be screening in Mexico starting on May 18th, and as with previous regions where the anime films have toured, Aniplex has prepared an exclusive poster for the event. Get an earlier look after the jump.
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Closure of outlets means the end of exclusive flavors like rice flour dumplings, purple-fleshed sweet potato and red bean paste
Looks like Gintama might have to retire the running gag about Otae’s mania for Bargain Dash ice cream as the pricey chain that inspired it prepares to depart the Country of Samurai. Until it closes on April 25th, the final Häagen-Dazs outlet at Shin-urayasu, Chiba will offer a cup-of-three-favorites-for-500-yen special. More after the jump.
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The fifth volume of Enokids’ four-panel school fantasy manga Kotoura-san will ship in a limited-edition bundle with a drama CD, complete with an exclusive…
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Former GameStop pre-order exclusive now available for 99¢
Anarchy Reigns didn’t exactly make a big splash when it arrived in North America, which is too bad. Still, those who have been enjoying the action and didn’t originally take advantage of GameStop’s pre-order bonus can now nab the playable Bayonetta character DLC on PlayStation Network. More after the jump.
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Ubisoft offering extra content for preorders in the US and four different special editions in the UK.
Ubisoft has detailed the various preorder bonuses and special editions of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.
In North America, customers who preorder Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag at GameStop will gain access to The Black Island Pack. This gives players an additional treasure-hunting quest at Black Island, access to the Black Ship, special silver flintock pistols used by Captain Morgan for single-player, and additional Captain Morgan items for use in multiplayer. Customers will also get a poster designed by comic artist Todd McFarlane.
In Europe, four additional versions of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag are being made available: the Special Edition, Skull Edition, Buccaneer Edition, and Black Chest Edition.
The Black Chest Edition is exclusive to the Uplay store, and comes with a 55cm model of protagonist Captain Edward Kenway on the bow of his ship, the Jackdaw. There’s also a parchment copy of the game’s world map, and a real-life replica of the Black Flag. A steelbook copy of the game is also included, which contains an artbook, soundtrack, two lithograph and two canvas prints, and unspecified additional in-game content. The contents are enclosed in a custom, special edition box.
The Buccaneer Edition, meanwhile, is exclusive to Game in the UK and GameStop in Ireland. It contains the Edward Kenway figurine, artbook, soundtrack, two lithograph prints, a collector’s box and additional content.
The Skull Edition, which is available across all participating retailers, includes a jumbo steel case alongside the artbook, soundtrack, in-game content, and two lithograph prints.
Ubisoft’s Uplay Store is pricing the Black Chest Edition at £109.99, the Buccaneer Edition at £69.99, and the Skull Edition at £54.99.
Finally, there’s the Special Edition, which contains exclusive content and is only available through Game in the UK and XtraVision in Ireland. It’s available at standard RRP for customers who preorder the game, and promises additional content at launch.
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will be released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, and Wii U this October. Ubisoft has also released the first gameplay footage of the game.
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Third promo for Monty Oum’s project made its public debut today at PAX East 
Rooster Teeth just premiered the latest promo for RWBY at PAX East, but don’t worry if you were unable to attend and see it in person. We’ve got an exclusive early look at the “Black” promo, which offers up another showcase of anime-style action from animator Monty Oum’s project. Check it out after the jump!
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