Grand Theft Auto V officially announced for Spring 2013

Following months of teasers and sneak peeks, Rockstar Games has finally announced when Grand Theft Auto V will be released: by Spring 2013!

Pre-TGS 201212: Sony unveils a new Playstation 3 model

During its Pre-Tokyo Game Show event, Sony revealed a newer and sleeker model of their Playstation 3, which will come in 250GB and 500 GB packages. The latest redesign is 20% less weight and 25% less volume compared to the current PS3 slim. The 250GB model goes on sale in the US (Black color only) along with Uncharted 3 / Dust 514 on September 25th.

Japan gets standard editions of the 250GB and 500GB on October 4th, available in Black or "Classic White" colors. More details can be read up on the story by visiting IGN or Kotaku!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Batman: Arkham City GOTY and Harley Quinn's Revenge announced

Expected by a lot of fans since hints of possible new content were coming, players now have a good reason to return to Arkham City, as Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Rocksteady Studios gear up to release a new DLC adventure called "Harley Quinn's Revenge" for Batman: Arkham City! The new content picks up right after the final events of the game, and players will guide Batman and Robin in stopping The Joker's crazed girlfriend from unleashing her mad scheme. A Game Of The Year Edition for the game was also announced, and will feature all the DLC content in the package for a very reasonable price. Check out the trailer below for both announcements, and if it's your first time visiting Arkham City, you've come at a good time!

God Of War: Ascension info and trailer goes online!

Anyone who owns a Playstation and knows the name Kratos certainly knows God Of War... And now news has leaked that will excite those itching for a return to bloodbath and action gaming galore!

When we last left the man also known as The Ghost of Sparta, Kratos destroyed everything and took out just about everything standing in his way in God Of War III for the Playstation 3. Following that, another prequel was released for the Playstation Portable, God Of War: Ghost of Sparta, which added another layer of tragedy and conflict to his story. Now, people are waiting for God Of War IV... But there has yet to be an official announcement for that sequel. However, a new trailer has popped up, as well as details for a new game: God Of War: Ascension. It is indeed the newest chapter of Kratos' journey... but it looks like another prequel.

All things RE in 2012 with Resident Evil 6 and Re5ident Evil: Retribution!

It seems Capcom is having a big 2012 with all things Resident Evil (also known as Bio Hazard in Japan). Not only do we get a trailer for the next movie starring Milla Jovovich as Alice, but also one for a NEW GAME slated for release at the end of this year, and it stars none other than the main male leads of the series, Chris Redfield and Leon S. Kennedy! Thanks goes to Kotaku and Comic Book Movie for the news!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

8 Remaining Characters leaked for Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3?

After the blockbuster game announcement made in SDCC 2011 that was Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3, a fan in the interwebz got to work and apparently found out who MAY be among the 8 remaining unrevealed characters for the line up! As posted in Kotaku, several images and names came up via Capcom's website, and the unrevealed line up of fighters apparently are the ff:

POSSIBLE SPOILERS AFTER THE JUMP!!!

The Walking Dead S2 Teaser Trailer and Resident Evil 15th Anniversary Box Set!

You can never keep zombies down. No matter how hard you try to keep them down and pump them full of lead, they always seem to come back and grow by the numbers. Fans like myself can attest to the enormous influence these undead creatures have on the entertainment and popculture industry, and there's a couple of good news to be had for those who follow certain franchises that have these ghouls as "characters".

The Walking Dead Season 2 Teaser Trailer

It's still a couple of months wait until the next season, but via Enewsi, AMC has released a short but sweet teaser trailer above for "The Walking Dead" Season 2, featuring officer Rick Grimes (played by Andrew Lincoln) blasting away a couple of zombies with his signature weapon, the Colt Python! Check out the You Tube video above, or visit the source post at Enewsi for more details on the next season which premieres this October!

Come late August, Capcom's signature Survival Horror series Resident Evil (aka Bio Hazard in Japan) turns 15 years old. To celebrate, they are releasing fans like myself will be definitely hunger for... A collector's edition box set that features rereleases of Resident Evil Director's Cut, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis/ Last Escape, and this September's Resident Evil: Survival Selection (an HD rerelease of Resident Evil: Code Veronica and Resident Evil 4 for the PS3), coupled together with soundtracks for RE: CV and RE:4, as well as stickers and pins for S.T.A.R.S and Umbrella to commemorate Resident EVil's 15th anniversary! You can see the entire set in the above pic, so you have an idea how enormous this package is and how diehard RE fanatics are savoring it. For more info, check out the source posts at Kotaku and Capcom Japan's online store! This limited edition release will be available starting September 8!

Zombie fandom is making an impact this fall! If you're a fan of either one of these, look forward to these treats come September and October!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Ezio Auditore returns again in Assassin's Creed: Revelations!

Finally, after days of teasing and speculation, the next Assassin's Creed game's details have been revealed, and gamers will once again assume control and finish the tale of one Ezio Auditore!

Via a post in Kotaku, Ubisoft officially reveals what their next game, Assassin's Creed Revelations, is all about. Picking up where Brotherhood left off, an older Ezio travels to Constantinople in a journey of self-discovery and revelation, taking on the Templar order based on that region who have sinister plans up their sleeves. It's also a safe bet that we'll be seeing his descendant Desmond Miles return, as the last game presented a cliffhanger ending that should definitely be resolved in this one once and for all. Multiplayer will also be making a return with new modes and characters to use, so this should bring a nice end to the Ezio Auditore trilogy of the Assassin Creed series! For more info, check out the source post at Kotaku!

Assassin's Creed: Revelations is expected to hit the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows PC this November!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Playstation Tablets Unite!

In the midst of the week long Playstation Network downtime, Sony revealed some new products that may attract players and consumers the world round. If you like Tablet devices and video games, then you'll be happy to hear what Sony just unveiled today.

Freshly reported by Kotaku, the media giant just revealed two new devices, the S1 and S2. Both platforms will carry the Sony "Playstation Certified" Label, and will allow players to play PS1 games and other Sony approved apps and software specifically tailored for the mobile units.

UPDATE: What you see above is the S1, A standard shaped touch screen tablet akin to an iPad. It's 9.4 inches in size, and pretty much works like any touch screen device. More pics from this link here.

UPDATE: The S2 on the other hand is going to be a unit that is shaped like a Nintendo DS and can fold into a clamshell. It has a 1024 x 480 display, and both screens of the unit are 5.5 inches in size. More info and screens can be seen over here via Kotaku.

This is still fresh and ongoing news, so for more scoops and updates, check out the stories from the source posts at Kotaku, with the S1 Link here and the S2 Link here.

UPDATE: Here's the official trailer of the Tablets from Sony themselves...

Playstation Tablets Trailer

The S1 and S2 are expected to hit this Fall, with no price available yet. Both are powered by Andrioid 3.0 tech, and have wifi as well as 3G and 4G connectivity.

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Captivate 2011: Crossover Battles and New Sequels heat things up!

Taking place last week at Miami, Capcom just recently lifted their embargo on news pertaining to their major showcase event, Captivate 2011, which revealed and teased some of the new games and updates the company had to offer this year and the next. Capcom-Unity and gaming news sites like Kotaku had the scoops on the program, and a lot of noteworthy titles came up in the list.

Official release date for Batman: Arkham City announced

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Rocksteady Studios have announced the official release date of their next Batman game, Batman: Arkham City. The game is expected to hit stores in North America on October 18, followed by a release in Australia on Oct. 19, and finally in other parts of the world by October 21. The game will be available for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, so fans looking forward to the follow-up to 2009's smash hit Batman: Arkham Asylum should do well to reserve their copies as early as possible. More details on the story, as well as new screenshots, can be found over at the source post at Kotaku.

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Awesome Fanvid gets Eye of the Tiger to Street Fighter!

This video I caught off Kotaku shows how diverse and beautiful the fighting game circuit can be... and how it'll take a man places as he builds himself up and primes himself for the nasty fight ahead. In this fan video by Geek, this guy in a track suit wanders the streets of Japan to muster up the courage and determination to go over to Shibuya Kaikan Monaco, one of definite arcade's in the world, to prove himself in Street Fighter IV. It's a pretty creative project if you ask me, and the theme they used, a remixed version of Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger", is just awesome to hear. Check it out in the embedded player below.



Man, I do love fighting games. Anything can happen. ANYTHING.

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Tron: Legacy Blu-Ray and DVD Package details!

Last year's cinematic movie blockbuster movie hit Tron: Legacy was a smashing success for Disney, and now with plans for another sequel on the way, fans of the film can soon treat themselves to the ultimate Tron experience right at the comfort of their own home!

Via websites The Digital Bits and Kotaku, here is a glimpse at "The Ultimate Tron Experience" - which contains in a deluxe box set the Blu-Ray 3D version of Tron: Legacy, a regular Blu-Ray conventional version of the film, a DVD version, a Digital copy version, and finally a Blu-Ray disc of the original 1982 Tron, entitle Tron: The Original Classic Special Edition Blu-Ray! If you're feeling the collector vibes of excitement right now, you have every reason to be. This baby also includes a replica of the Identity Disc all of the characters wear in The Grid, so it's a perfect set to get for the ultimate Tron fan!

Batman Arkham City Two-Face Wants You Poster!

It's no "I Believe In Harvey Dent" poster, but he'll certainly make you pay attention... or else!



Video Game blogsite Kotaku has posted this awesome "We Want You" image of Harvey "Two-Face" Dent doing the Uncle Sam and addressing criminals to join his cause... with a 50/50 chance to survive under him of course. This is just one of the many new promotional images released by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Rocksteady Studios to promote their next Batman game, Batman: Arkham City, which is due on the third quarter of this year. The sequel to 2009's Batman: Arkham Asylum places The Dark Knight right back in the chaos of a new madhouse located in the heart of Gotham City, aptly named "Arkham City". Two-Face figures as one of the main antagonists Batman must stop before he publicly executes the Caped Crusader's on-and-off again love interest, Catwoman. For more images, visit the source post over at Kotaku.

Batman: Arkham City launches for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and Microsoft Windows on Q3 2011!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Crusader Scoop: Sony Playstation NGP - Official details, photos, and trailer!

Sony went off to an amazing start for the first month of 2011, most prominently by introducing the successor to their mobile gaming platform the Playstation Portable - The Next Generation Portable or NGP! What was formerly speculated to be called the "PSP2" has now been confirmed and shown by Sony Computer Entertainment, and game sites like Kotaku were present to cover the press conference and check on the details of Sony's newest portable gaming device!

Crusader Scoop: The New Playstation Portable... Unveiled!

I'm currently tuning in for updates, but there it is... the NEW Playstation Portable unveiled at Sony's Press Conference today! As posted via Kotaku's Live Blog, the "Next Generation Portable" or NGP (aka PSP2) It has two analog sticks, a 4x high resolution screen, six axis controls, front screen is touch, a touch pad at the back, and front and rear cameras! They say it's PS3 quality graphics too, and there's an Uncharted title for it! Sony also announced the "Playstation Suite" for Android and other tablet devices. It's all coming in so fast, and I'm getting the updates in Kotaku as it goes. Stay tuned for more updates! Here's a vid from the show as posted online!

UPDATE: Sony just announced a new User Interface called "Live Area", the NGP connects with mobile networks, and Trophies are officially confirmed for it as well!


*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Silent Hill 3 coming to theaters as "Silent Hill: Revelation"

Horror site Fangoria and video game blog site Kotaku have posted some interesting news for Silent Hill fans. The next movie adaptation based on the Konami survival horror series has finally been given the green light, and will be based on one of the better entries of the video game series, Silent Hill 3. After four years in development with slow news and updates, the sequel to 2006's Silent Hill will be titled "Silent Hill: Revelation", and will be produced by Lionsgate, Konami, and Davis Films. Michael J. Bassett, whose credentials include Solomon Kane and Deathwatch, will bewriting and directing the film, replacing Christophe Gans and Roger Avery on those roles respectively. The movie will also be apparently shot in 3D, to give viewers a choice between that and conventional theater viewing.

Silent Hill 3 Game Intro

Personally, this is exciting news for me as a Silent Hill fan. The third game had one of the best stories in the series to date. It was a follow up to the original Silent Hill, in which players too control of a teenage girl named Heather, who was eventually revealed to be the daughter of the first game's protagonist, Harry Mason. Here's the official synopsis from Fangoria:

"For years, Heather Mason and her father have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesn't fully understand," reads the official synopsis. "Now on the eve of her 18th birthday, plagued by terrifying nightmares and the disappearance of her father, Heather discovers she's not who she thinks she is. The revelation leads her deeper into a demonic world that threatens to trap her in Silent Hill forever."

Of course, the 2006 Silent Hill film has no relation to the sequel, apart from the haunted town te stories are set in. For more details, visit the source articles over at Fangoria and Kotaku.

Silent Hill: Revelations has no release date given yet. Check back from time to time for more updates as they come.

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Sony actually preps up a PSPhone!

I couldn't believe it til I saw the article today, but finally, Sony has merged gaming with cellphones!

As seen in an article posted by Kotaku, Sony has merged one of their Sony Ericsson phones with a Playstation Portable, creating the hybrid "Playstation Phone" prototype unit you see above you in a pic posted by Engadget. The tech is reportedly based off Google's own Android 3.0 platform, and will have a dedicated custom Sony Marketplace for users to download and purchase games for this unit. Call me skeptical, but I'm not totally sure if I want to merge my gaming and cellphone privileges with this gadget here. First off, there's no analog stick, and it's going to be replaced by a touch-sensitive track pad instead. Secondly, like the PSP Go before it, the PSPhone will not have any UMD or Memory Stick compatibility, so old PSP users can rule out any of their older stuff being used for this baby. Even with specs reported to be 1GHz Qualcomm CPU, 512MB of RAM, 1GB of ROM, and a screen "in the range of 3.7 to 4.1 inches", I'm not sure if I'll be picking up a PSPhone just yet, which is said to be released fall next year. For more details, visit the source article over at Kotaku.

*Originally posted by Timzster and seen in The Crusader's Realm

Super Street Fighter IV Update: The 3DS is getting Special Move Hotkeys...

Super Street Fighter IV is getting new releases in two different platforms. One is the franchise's original home, the arcades, and the game's going to get new tweaks and characters added to its roster in the form of Yun and Yang. The other platform is the Nintendo 3DS, the new portable gaming system Nintendo is gearing for release early next year. From the trailers and screenshots released, the port looks a lot faithful to its console counterpart, with its graphics understandably scaled down to compensate for the 3DS' requirements.

However, more pressing and slightly disappointing news appears via way of Kotaku. It appears that Capcom will be giving SSFIV 3DS access to 4 hotkey slots that players can assign moves and special moves to, allowing players to dish out punishment at the press of a button. While it may sound like good news that a simplified way has come to play Street Fighter, I'm not one of those favoring this mechanic being implemented. The game of Street Fighter has always been about challenging oneself and mastering moves and combos in order to improve one's skills. This eliminates any challenge from the equation, and practically makes the game "easy mode" on the go. Fine that beginners get this option to make it easier for them, but it won't teach them how the game is played properly. You play the game the only way it should be played - either with a controller or arcade stick, and the video below demonstrates how those tried and true rules apply to skilled veterans.



SF Ryu Exhibition Video 
Anyway, Super Street Fighter IV arrives in arcades this December and launches for the 3DS in Japan on February 26, 2011.

*Originally posted by Timzster and seen in The Crusader's Realm

NYCC 2010: Marvel Vs Capcom 3's Official Story, 4 New Characters, and Alternate Spidey Costumes revealed!

The New York Comic-Con 2010 rages on with no signs of yielding, and it's just the perfect place for new announcements surrounding next year's much awaited crossover fighting game, Marvel Vs Capcom 3: Fate Of Two Worlds! The latest updates surrounding the title have just been "knock off your socks" news, and via the reliable gaming news source that is Kotaku, here to start things off are the 4 new characters revealed for the game!