Alright, so Japanese gamers were treated yesterday with the latest RPG from Level-5 and Studio Ghibli, Ni No Kuni. Namco Bandai will publish the north America English version of the game, which was confirmed earlier for an early 2012 release, exclusively on the PS3. The Japanese exclusive “Magical Bundle” of Ni No Kuni was released yesterday with a 160GB PS3 in cream-white and gold , a matching Dualshock 3 controller, a copy of Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch and surprisingly , just like the DS version, a fantastic looking spell book . Sadly, This limited quantity bundle will cost ¥33,780 ($440) and will only be available for Japanese consumers. Well, unless you want to import one … Do you?

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Ni No Kuni Magical Edition Bundle

What a week it was for Soul Calibur Fans. First, we had FooBear’s Live Blog coverage from the Soul Calibur V Event in San Francisco, then Sakinah confirmed Ezio as a playable guest character . Here is the first picture of Soul Calibur V Collectors Edition available Jan 31st and Feb 3rd, 2012 in North America and Europe respectively. The Collectors Edition contains: Soul Calibur V Game Artbook Parchment Letter Exclusive Book box case Making of DVD & Original Soundtrack CD Exclusive Signed Art by de development team Exclusive Dark Knight & White Knight costumes for character creation mode Namco has also unveiled that the Jack of all trades, Dampierre, a Soul Calibur character from Broken Destiny will be available as a pre-order bonus from a (still to be announced) retailer. For more information on all things Soul Calibur, stay tuned to PS3Blog.net

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Soul Calibur V Collectors Edition and Pre-Order Bonus

This new PAYDAY The Heist trailer was just released to celebrate today’s release in North America for $19.99 USD via digital download on the PlayStation®Network. “Dates for release of PAYDAY The Heist on the PlayStation®Network for European territories, as well as for the PC in both North America and Europe have yet to be announced.” Hit the jump for more info, as well as gameplay trailers. KEY FEATURES Six High-Intensity Heists: Whether you’re blowing the roof off a building to extract a safe via helicopter, or emptying the vault at the First World Bank, these action-packed heists will have players on edge and always checking their six. Interactive Co-op Gameplay: Whether AI or live, your crew of four must operate as one to bring in the “big score.” Sharing extra ammo and med kits, helping regenerate wounded partners, guarding key positions, taking civilian hostages, or cracking through various security measures – it’s all for one and one for all. Endless Replayability: Dynamic environments, adaptive enemy behavior,shifting entry points, FBI agents repelling through skylights on ropes, SWAT teams crashing through the windows, and special units crawling through the ventilation shafts makes each play-through of every heist a unique fight. Massive Character Progression Tree: Players choose a specialty – assault, sharpshooter or support – to gain weapons and equipment that fit their preferred form of violence. Unlock trip mines, silenced pistols, machine guns and much, much more. Shout Out Button: Players need to be vocal and shout commands and directions to the co-op crew, as well as hostages and the police if they want to survive to spend their cut of the take. Hostage Trading: Hostages can be used as lifelines. If anyone in the crew is taken into custody, trade hostages to get crewmembers back and increase the odds of completing your objectives. PlayStation®3 system or PC*: For keyboard and mouse marksman, as well as handheld controller snipers, PAYDAY is the uber-FPS for a high intensity shooter fix. *PC release date to be announced. More DLC: Additional heists, weapons and equipmentmeans PAYDAY – a digitally distributed AAA quality title for less than half the price of a retail game – is total OVERKILL. Source: Press Release

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Payday The Heist is Available in NA Today

SEGA today confirmed that a second demo is being released prior to the launch of the highly anticipated Sonic Generations game. “The first demo, released on June 23, 201, the anniversary of Sonic’s 20th year, allowed fans to play as Classic Sonic only. Now the second demo means fans can finally play as Modern Sonic – as well as Classic Sonic again – in the stunning environments of the iconic Green Hill level from Sonic Generations. Demo #2 for the game will be available in North America via Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360 on October 18 and PlayStation®Network on October 25.” The full game will be released on November 1, 2011. Source: Press Release

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Second Demo for Sonic Generations Tomorrow

According to Amazon.fr , Ubisoft’s 2D platformer: Rayman Origins will be getting the collector edition treatment. The story follows Rayman and his friend Globox as they fight Darktoons and other evil creatures that have infected the Glade of Dreams. The Game was officially announced back in E3 2010 as a downloadable title for PSN and LIVE, later in E3 2011 the developer announced expanding the title to a full retail game to be release for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, 3DS and PS Vita. Rayman Origins collectors Edition will contain the following: – Rayman Origins Game (console of your choice) – 50 Page Artbook, “The Art of Rayman” – Official Soundtrack – Pop-up 3D Box The Collector’s Edition of Rayman Origins is priced at £79.99 and will be available on November 24th in Europe . No confirmation yet on a similar version being available when the game launches on November 15th in North America but hopefull Ubisoft will announce something soon. EdEN is sure to buy one of these since we all know he just loves 2D artwork done right AND platformers that take the awesome that is Super Mario Bros and bring it into the new century.

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Rayman Origins: Collector Edition

THQ announced new details regarding pre-order retail incentive programs in the US and Canada for UFC: Undisputed 3. The pre-order programs, including popular new UFC fighters, exclusive ultimate fights, create-a-fighter tools and early access to new in-game content, are listed below. CONTENDERS FIGHTER PACK: Consumers who pre-order UFC Undisputed 3 at GameStop in the United States or EB Games in Canada will have access to the Contenders Fighter Pack featuring prominent UFC newcomers Jason “Mayhem” Miller, Brian Stann, Phil Davis and Nick Diaz. Miller is currently scheduled to coach opposite fellow middleweight Michael Bisping in The Ultimate Fighter Season 14, premiering Wednesday, September 21 on SPIKE TV, while Stann, a former WEC light heavyweight champion and decorated captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, will face Chael Sonnen in a middleweight division matchup at UFC 136 on October 8 in Houston, Texas. Davis is a former NCAA Division I All-American wrestling champion at Penn State University who boasts a promising 5-0 record in his young UFC light heavyweight career, while Diaz, a former Strikeforce, WEC and IFC Welterweight Champion, will take on BJ Penn in his UFC debut at UFC 137 on October 29 in Las Vegas, Nev. EARLY ACCESS PASS: Consumers who pre-order UFC Undisputed 3 at Best Buy in the United States or Canada will have early access to a variety of content without spending hours to complete multiple game modes. Players will automatically unlock 150 in-game items for created fighters, including t-shirts, hoodies and caps, as well as a variety of unique nicknames like “The Prince of Pain,” “Wild Thing” and “The Bone Collector.” In addition, they will have access to new bouts in Ultimate Fights Mode, including Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez (UFC 121), Chuck Liddell vs. Rich Franklin (UFC 115) and Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin (UFC 101), as well as a “Legendary Chuck Liddell” playable fighter. ULTIMATE FIGHTS: KNOCKOUT PACK: Consumers who pre-order UFC Undisputed 3 on Walmart.com in the United States or Canada will have access to the Ultimate Fights: Knockout Pack featuring five of the most memorable knockouts in UFC history. The Ultimate Fights Knockouts Pack will serve as a complement to the game’s Ultimate Fights Mode, a challenge-based system that encourages players to recreate famous UFC fights in order to unlock authentic fight montages, behind the scenes footage and fighter interviews. ULTIMATE KNOCKOUT ARTIST BOOST PACK: Consumers who pre-order UFC Undisputed 3 at Amazon in the United States or FutureShop in Canada will have access to the Ultimate Knockout Artist Boost Pack, enabling the player to build his or her own specially created knockout artist using instant upgrade tips from UFC Undisputed 3 game designers. This boost to a player’s Create-a-Fighter will save an estimated 8-10 hours of gameplay time that would traditionally be spent training the ideal knockout artist. UFC Undisputed 3 is in development and currently scheduled with a release date of January 2012 in North America. Source: Press Release

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A story about a boy, a fairy doll and the boy’s quest to revive his recently deceased mother. From the minds of Level-5 and studio Ghibli , comes this role-playing magical adventure. Ni No Kuni (or The Another World) was first announced in the Japanese publication Famitsu in September 2008 for the Nintendo DS. Later in 2010, it was revealed that the game was in development for the PlayStation 3 and a world premier trailer of “Ninokuni: Shiroki Seihai no Joou” (Queen of the White Ashes) was shown in TGS 2010. Many English-speaking players were wondering if this will be another Japanese import, but wonder no more … Level-5 president Akihiro Hino confirmed that an English version of the game is in production for an early 2012 release in North America, exclusively for PlayStation 3. I leave you with some gameplay footage from TGS 2011 … Here is a second Gameplay video to demonstrate the game’s “Final Fantasy/Pokemon” battles!

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Check out this cool new personal space from Lockwood Publishing. Invite your friend over and have a virtually dance party in this neon party space. You can have a interactive animated hexagonal dance floor and a gift machine so your friends don’t leave empty handed. If you get tired of dancing you can take the teleporters to Sodium2, SodiumOne and the Sodium Hub. Lockwood Publishing is very proud to present the new Silicon Lounge personal space from Sodium. The Silicon Lounge is a personal counterpart to the Sodium Hub festival environment where friends can get together under the desert moonlight to party and relax together. We like to think that this magical party space is the perfect solution to all your entertaining needs. Set in a secret desert location, the Silicon Lounge contains everything players need to host parties the likes of which PlayStation® Home has never seen. Make a statement in this neon paradise, show off your moves on the interactive animated hexagonal dance floor or surprise your friends with luxurious gifts from the integrated Lockwood Gift Machine. And of course, when you’re all partied out, relax in the space’s hidden underground chill-out snug – if you can find it that is! The Silicon Lounge personal space from Sodium delivers: Ultra-cool after dark desert setting Colourful and stylish neon environment Animated interactive melodic dancefloor Integrated Lockwood Gift Machine Luxury underground hideaway snug Teleporters to Sodium2, SodiumOne and the Sodium Hub Animated raised stage area The Silicon Lounge personal Space will be released on August 25 2011 in European, North American, and Asian regions of PlayStation® Home.

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Silicon Lounge Personal Space | PlayStation Home

I should feel blessed to be close to such major events that happen in and around the video game industry. What most people don’t know is that the San Diego Comic-Con is a major hub for announcements and reveals. Most people think this is just a nerd convention where some overweight stereotype dresses up in a costume in the middle of the southern California summer. They are wrong my friends. Comic-Con has something for everyone. Video Game wise, Capcom announced Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Naughty Dog and Sony brought the cast of Uncharted 3 to discuss the game, Batman: Arkham City was being promoted everywhere during the convention, and last but not the least, Hideo Kojima himself making his 3rd appearance to promote the upcoming HD re-release of his famous games. Frank Tieri signing Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 poster. Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 It started off innocently enough. I get a press release from Capcom with assets and videos on July 20th. I arrive at the convention that night to see that they had a couple of stations running the build with the just announced characters, Ghost Rider, Strider, Hawkeye, and that red dragon thing. All week they had tournaments running and giving away promo posters for the game. Ryota Niitsuma the producer of MvC3 was on hand a long with Frank Tieri signing posters. Uncharted 3 Nolan North, Emily Rose, and Richard McGonagle were on hand to discuss Uncharted 3. These panels are usually the best places where you can talk to them face to face and ask question. Nolan North has announced that he is working on a book called Drake’s Journal, which will be kind of a behind-the-scenes look of the making of Uncharted 3. They also showed a very funny clip of them doing this motion capture and sound capture, which made everyone laugh. The good folks at Sony also provided badge holders with these awesome one of a kind T-Shirts and voucher codes for those who were lucky enough to get them. Sony partnered with ESC toys to bring you these awesome vinyl figures . Here are a couple of the Uncharted swag I managed to get. Poster designed by Adam Hughes. If you don’t know who that is, well you better Google him because this guy is considered by many as one of the best cover artist of all time. The poster kinda reminds you of Indiana Jones. Metal Gear Solid Hideo Kojima, along with Yoji Shinkawa and Yumi Kikuchi, was on hand to greet fans and sign items during the event. The Konami booth featured some items from the Konami Store in Japan and to my dismay, I missed out on these awesome coffee mugs that had the famous red exclamation point printed on the bottom of the mug. They were selling them for $15. Sold out in a matter of hours. I did, however, manage win one of the prizes they were raffling to the attendees of the signing. I’ll let the picture speak for itself. Check out Konami’s official facebook page for more information about the signing. Kojima Answers my Question about Metal Gear Solid RISING. I also have a special treat to one of our readers, he asked me if I can ask Kojima about Metal Gear Solid RISING and Mr. Kojima did not disappoint. The moderator of the event asked the audience if we have any questions for Mr. Kojima and I yelled out WHEN IS METAL GEAR SOLID RISING COMING OUT!? and he answers me in this video..

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Comic-Con Recap: Crazy Games, Crazy Times!

Heads up Tekken fans! Namco’s CG movie, Tekken: Blood Vengeance 3D,will be heading to theaters in North America on July 26, 2011 at 7:30 pm (local time). The movie will only be available for viewing for 6 hours. A 20 minute special featuring interviews with the Tekken Project director and screenwriter will accompany the film. Tickets are on sale now. To find a participating theater near you follow this link . Via: Fathom Events

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Tekken: Blood Vengeance 3D Coming To Theaters For One Night Only