A new character is playable in Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- v.1.02 that is out today: Ramletherl Valentine. This is a mysterious character who, although having the appearance of a girl, is not human and has declared war to the whole world. Arc System Works also made some adjustments and bug fixes.
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Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate: Arcade Ver.1.05 is available today. A new character is added: Phase-4 (voiced by Houko Kuwashima), a clone of Kasumi that is the final version of Alpha Project (video). This update also adds new costumes for existing characters and if the player chooses a random costume, the selection remains stored on his Aime card. A bug has been fixed: in case of power outage, when the game started up again it happened that the game displayed funny graphics... Adjustments were also made to characters moves.
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Deadstrom Pirates update is out today. It is available as a complete cabinet or as an upgrade kit with decals to transform an old machine in Deadstorm Pirates Special Edition. The cabinet features a large LCD screen and 5.1 sound system. Two new stages can be selected at the start: "Tower stage" where the players glide from the tower top at full speed and "Fort stage" where they explore an eerie fort while clearing it from the enemies. The final stage is now available at the start. A new end movie has been added. Deadstorm Pirates Special Edition will also be released in Europe.
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Shining Force Cross Exlesia Ver.B was released yesterday. With this update, Sega wanted to make the game even more attractive. A new game rule, the "Ultimate Rush" now allows 8 players to play cooperatively. To maintain the interest of veteran players, new bosses, quests and many equipment items have been added. Players also have access to a new special stage: "Elysium Event".
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BlazBlue Chronophantasma ver.1.10 is out today. Three well known characters are added: Kagura, Terumi, Kokonoe. The game has been rebalanced, many special moves have changed and some characters feature new techniques.
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Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 5 is out today, a little more than 2 years after the previous episode. A new interesting game mode has been added: the "Extreme" mode where the course is reversed and all information is hidden. It promises very tactical racing! As usual, new cars are added to the line-up: Toyota 86, Subaru BRZ, Nissan Skyline RS-X, RUF Rt35, BMW M3 and Mercedes-Benz SLK. A new area is open: Fukushin (which includes Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ikebukuro). Yuzo Koshiro is still composing the game music with 8 new songs.
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This is the 6th edition of Made in Asia show. Unlike previous editions, the event will last three full days: Friday (10am to 20pm), Saturday (10am to 20pm) and Sunday (10am to 18pm). As usual, Friday will be free from 18:00 to 20:00. Tickets cost €11 for a day. The show is still located at Brussels Expo in Hall 5 and 9. Artists present for autograph sessions are: Toshihiro Kawamoto, illustrator and chara designer on series like Cowboy Bebop, Wolf’s Rain, Golden Boy, Full Metal Alchemist,... and for the first time in Europe Kenichi Yoshida, designer and animator on many series: Princesse Mononoke, Porco Rosso, Wolf’s Rain, Scrapped Princess,... On the music side, the rock/visual kei Japanese duo Adams will begin their European tour at MIA with a concert on Friday and another one on Saturday. On Sunday, another duo that blends electro-pop and traditional Japanese music will be on stage: SAYA CONCEPT. Many Internet celebrities will also be present. Traditional activities will of course also be at the rendez-vous: cosplay, calligraphy, traditional games, martial arts, ... An entire hall will be dedicated to video games with tournaments on many platforms and games of all styles. As previous years, Arcade Belgium will be present with original arcade games including titles never seen before in Europe such as Chaos Code, Daemon Bride, Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code and Senko No Ronde DUO. Every day we will organize a tournament. On Friday: Puyo Puyo DA! (a musical game), on Saturday: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Ver.2012 and on Sunday: Chaos Code. On the booth, visitors will also find the cranes of the Jeux Américains lunapark and could try to catch pretty soft toys.
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The next game from the Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS. series is out today. After Full Boost released in 2012, Namco goes further with Maxi Boost... More than 110 units are already announced. As usual with the series, some units will have to be unlocked. Mechas from Full Boost benefit some attack tweaks and new movement animation. New mechas from many Gundam series and new stages have been added. The gameplay is similar to the first Extreme VS.: only one Extreme Burst is available. The EX Overdrive, a new type of Awakening mode, triggers when certain conditions are met, will be added. The EX Overdrive is available in 2 modes: F-Drive that uses melee attacks and S-Drive that uses projectiles. Opening song is Rave-up Tonight by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas.
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Gitaroda OverDrive, the new BEMANI game by Konami is released today. Gitadora is the new name introduced for GuitarFreaks and DrumMania games last year. The main new feature is the return of long version songs. Fans wanted it for a long time. Battle Mode and Skill System were revised. Players can choose between two ways to play: Light Play that allows you to play 3 songs and supports up to 3 rivals but does not give access to the Battle Mode, long versions and ENCORE/PREMIUM ENCORE stages. And Standard Play requiring Paseli which provides access to these features and supports up to 5 rivals.
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The World of Three Kingdoms is a mix of strategy/action and medal game made ​​by Sega that is out today. The story takes place during the three kingdoms period in China (220-280). The game is played online up to 10 and players can ally or compete throughout the country. At the first play beginning, the player create his general that can be customised. After that he creates his army and goes fighting against generals Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu. Thanks to in-game currency, he can strengthen his army (armour, weapons,...). There are four troop types: cavalry and foot soldiers and a "heavy" version of both with better armour. Each class features a special ability: soldiers with light armour can move easily on steep terrain, soldiers with heavy armour can defend the other can defend against a frontal attack,... The cabinet is equipped with three buttons (attack, archers and special) and a lever for moving the troops. The touch screen gives a quick access to the skill/formation icons that allow special moves and reorder the army. There is also a medal side in this game since the player bets an amount on battles and wins gains depending on the result.
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