Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Announced
Square Enix has announced Kingdom Hearts II.8: Final Chapter Prologue for PlayStation 4.
The title follows the company's model of releasing three titles in the Kingdom Hearts franchise in one compilation.
Kingdom Hearts II.8 will contain a HD remaster of Dream Drop Distance, along with scenes from Unchained X called Back Cover, set to tell the tale of the Foretellers and revealing new parts of the series' history. The final part of the collection is Birth by Sleep 0.2 - A Fragmentary Passage -, which is a completely new part of the story taking place after the events of the original Birth by Sleep, told from the perspective of Aqua.
The first official trailer for the game will arrive on September 17.
Danganronpa 3 Announced for Vita, PS4
At the Tokyo Game Show today, a new Danganronpa sequel was announced for PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4.
This is third main game in the series, following Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, which launched in February 2014 in North America on Vita, followed by Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair in September 2014. A third-person spinoff, Danganronpa: Another Episode -- Ultra Despair Girls, launched on Vita in North America earlier this month.
King of Fighters 14 Announced for PS4
The first glimpse of King of Fighters XIV has been unveiled during Sony's Tokyo Games press conference.
The footage, which features fully 3D fighters, offered few details but confirmed the game would be released on PS4 in 2016.
King of Fighters XIII, the last game in SNK Playmore's long-running fighting series, was initially released back in Japanese arcades in 2010.
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New One Piece, Gundam Games Announced
One Piece: Burning Blood and Gundam Extreme VS-Force were announced by Bandai Namco at Sony's TGS conference.
Developed by Spike Chunsoft, One Piece: Burning Blood for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita will focus more on battles and features Devil Fruit.
Gundam Extreme VS-Force for PS Vita will feature machines from the upcoming Gundam anime.
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Umbrella Corps: The Multiplayer Resident Evil Game
Capcom has announced Biohazard: Umbrella Corps, a competitive shooter for PC and PS4, set in the Resident Evil universe. The debut trailer featured third- and first-person shooting, melee weapons, cover shooting, zombie "human" shields, and players taking on hordes of zombies.
In North America, the title is simply Umbrella Corps -- no Resident Evil branding in sight.
Umbrella Corps is coming to PS4 in early 2016 for $30 USD. It "will feature quick, intense matches in compact battle zones themed from historic Resident Evil environments," according to Capcom, and is built on the Unity engine.
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Dark Souls 3 Release Date Officially Announced
Bandai Namco has officially unveiled the release date for Dark Souls 3. Developer From Software's action RPG will launch on March 24 in Japan. That's a Thursday. so it's unlikely Dark Souls 3 will hit North America at the same time. We've contacted Bandai Namco for more information.
The Japanese website for Dark Souls 3 listed a March release date earlier this week and it was not taken down.
For Honor’s Samurai Faction Detailed
At Sony's Tokyo Game Show conference, Ubisoft revealed more detail about a playable class in its tactical hack-and-slash title For Honor.
We've already seen Samurai in action in previous trailers, but a new trailer showcased the brutal fighting style of The Oni. It also contains key details about the new class:
Key Attributes
- Skilled duelist
- Quick and lethal
- Inspires fear
Gear
- Classic Japanese Katana Wood and leather armor
Toukiden 2 Announced for 2016
Toukiden 2, an open world action game for PlayStation 4, PS3, and PS Vita, is coming in 2016. Koei Tecmo debuted a new trailer for the game at Sony's TGS keynote. The video featured a warrior woman ripping the arm off of an enormous beast using a ghostly power.
IGN didn't love the original Toukiden. You can check out a trailer for the original below, and read our review here.
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Yakuza 6 Announced
Yakuza 6 has been announced.
Speaking at Sony's Tokyo Games press conference, series lead Toshihiro Nagosh announced the title and said that more details would be revealed during the forthcoming show.
It will be exclusive to PlayStation 4 and will be released in Autumn 2016. A demo for Yakuza 6 will also be included in the recently-announced Yakuza HD Remake.
Yakuza Remake Announced
In celebration of Yakuza's 10th anniversary, SEGA has revealed an HD remake of the original Yakuza coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. It will launch in Japan on January 1, 2016.
Ryu Ga Gotoku Kiwami, as its known in Japan, includes new scenarios that were not previously included in the original game, in addition to updated visuals and increased user friendliness.
SEGA noted on the PlayStation stage during TGS that the PlayStation 2 kept Yakuza from becoming all it could be.