Namco Bandai Makes Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation App For Vita

Namco Bandai's free to play Gundam game has been quite successful in Japan. Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation uses up energy cubes each time you sortie for a mission. The game was developed for PlayStation 3 and a companion app lets you customize your Gundam while you're on the go.

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The Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation Support Application is available now as a free download on the PlayStation Store.

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It's Man Vs. Crocodile In The Protector, A Canned PS3 Exclusive From Eurocom

I heard that GoldenEye 007 developer Eurocom was working on a PlayStation 3 exclusive sometime ago and one of the concepts behind it was the TV show Man vs. Wild. Sony never announced The Protector and it was quietly canceled back in 2008.

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Thanks to a leak on a portfolio we have a look at Sony and Eurocom's game which has a QTE crocodile fight.

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Injustice Gods Among Us To See New Balance Patch In The Future

A balance patch is in development for Injustice: Gods Among Us, and could be released in the weeks to come, NetherRealm Studios revealed during an Injustice livestream featuring the game’s latest DLC character, Zatanna.

While NetherRealm Studios would normally release a new balance update alongside each new DLC character, the studio hasn’t rebalanced the game since the release of its Martian Manhunter DLC.

NetherRealm say that they’re currently in the process of polishing up the patch before they can make it available for download.

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Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst Reaches America In October

Earlier in the year, Namco Bandai announced Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst, an updated version of Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 with new features and more.

This morning, the publisher announced that the game is slated for release on October 22nd “throughout the Americas”. Additionally, the PC version of the game on Steam is slated for release this fall as well, but doesn’t have a date assigned to it yet.

If you pre-order the retail Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 versions of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst, you’ll also receive an exclusive art book from Studio Pierrot, the anime studio in charge of producing the Naruto animated series.

Note that you don’t necessarily have to buy Full Burst at retail—if you already own Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, you’ll be able to grab Full Burst as a paid downloadable update. Prices will be announced at a later date, Namco say.

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Pokémon X And Pokémon Y Trailer Shows Horde Encounters And More

Pokémon X and Pokémon Y have a new trailer that shows off various features from the games, such as the new air battles, horde encounters and Pokémon Amie feature. It also provides another glimpse at the Xerneas-Yveltal Blue 3DS XL system that will be made available in Japan alongside the games’ launch.

Pokémon X and Pokémon Y are slated for release on October 12th.

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Here Are What Event Scenes Look Like In Dragon's Crown

We previously reported that Dragon’s Crown, will have downloadable content that will allow players to customize the narration voice with any of the game’s six playable characters. The Japanese version will also feature an optional English narration. Atlus shares more info, along with a peek at a short event movie.

The default Japanese narrator is the voice of Takashi Taniguchi, who recently passed away last year shortly after finishing the recording for Dragon’s Crown. In addition, there will also be an English narration option. The voices of the six playable characters can be downloaded through the PSN Store, but they can also be unlocked by meeting certain conditions in-game, for those of you who’d rather find a way to do it on your own.

There will be all kinds of dungeons in Dragon’s Crown,which also means all sorts of traps and hidden rooms. The above video gives us a glimpse at what they call a Dungeon Gimmick, which is basically any kind of trap waiting to take the lives of the adventurers. Atlus also mentions that there will be magic carpets to help players reach high areas with ease, and giant golems that can be rented to help fighting against powerful foes.

Here’s a video that gives us a short look at what event scenes will look like in Dragon’s Crown.

“As you search the unknown labyrinth, you will undoubtedly encounter many. These are the encounters that shall lead to further adventures… Welcome.”

For those of you who’d like to know more, you can check out Spencer’s recent Dragon’s Crown play impression from E3, here.

Dragon’s Crown is slated for released on August 6th in North America for PlayStation 3 and Vita.

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squad shooter helldivers coming to ps4, vita with cross-platform multiplayer

Helldivers, a cooperative squad-based shooter from the developers of Magicka, is coming to PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.

Helldivers will feature cross-platform multiplayer across all three systems. We’ll have more to report as details are made available.

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