New Super Street Fighter IV trailer wants you to buy the game, yo! AND SSFIV pre-release tournament is a go!

been really busy these last couple of weeks so sorry for keeping you eager followers waiting there. Anyway, mini-update today as I've got a lot to do today but Capcom have put out a new TV spot to promote their upcoming release of Super Street Fighter IV. Iyou're not convinced on picking it up yet it wants you to go and buy it upon release, yo yo yo yo yo!



Whether you own SFIV or not it'll certainly be worth a look when the game is relased in the UK on April 30th. Given that it will be no more than £30.00 on release is another plus in its favour as well.

On another note, Neo Empire and Gamerbase Manchester are holding a pre-release all day event for the game on Saturday April 17th. If you want to participate in the trounament (new characters only) you will need to register on HMV's Gamerbase website, otherwise just come down to have a play with thegame per-release and have a laugh.

More information can be found HERE (thanks to Neo Empire)

To any of you who go, see you there next Saturday.

KING OF FIGHTERS XIII UNVEILED TO THE PUBLIC

Sorry I haven't updated for a while but I've been eleswhere in the country these last few days but I'm back now so expect more regular updates again.

In a recent event held by SNK Playmore in Akihabara they have shown their newest installment in the KOF franchsie, The King of Fighters XIII to the public.

The will also hold a location test this weekend at an arcade in Tokyo. Any of you critters who live nearby try to make it down and have a look!

Images are popping up on the internet. Neo Empire have some of them which you can view just underneath this text here!

Looks like the Gals Team from KOF '94 has been re-added and their is still space in the roster for 6 additional characters. Who could they be? Hopefully they'er welcome additions and we'll know for sure when the game is released in arcades this Summer.

Thanks to NEO EMPIRE for the images!

FFXIII BREAKS THIS YEAR'S SALES RECORDS IN THE UK

GamesIndustry.biz have reported that the latest instalment in the Final Fantasy franchise has broken sales records in the UK for 2010 as the fastest selling new release to date.

Not too surprising that a new Final Fantasy game would sell well to gamesplayers with the RPG series’ history deeply routed in game fandom for roughly the last 20 years. Fans have been waiting roughly 5 years for the next numbered sequel and so the high first week sales figures can easily be understood.

You can see the most recent charts HERE

NICE SUPRISE FOR BUYERS OF PS3 VERSION OF FFXIII

GENERAL STATUS UPDATE

It has been a while since I've updated but I've been busy with many things and contributing to other blogs as well. You can check some of my frequent news updates over at Daily Gaming News who have been kind enough to allow me to cat as a contributor for their website. You can also read some of my reviews on Realm of Gaming where I have contributed reviews of Tatsunoko vs Capcom and Heavy Rain (I may also update them to this blog as well in the near future for those loyal followers who grace my blog (and thanks to them)).

Anyway, just a quick news update today to coincide with the release of FFXIII.

NEWS BIT

As reported over on CVG those who buy FFXIII (released today) will be in for a special Final Fantasy-related treat.

If you buy FFXIII, inside the box will be a card with a serial code on it with which if you register on Square-Enix’s website will allow you to get an extra item for when FFXIV is released later this year.

The extra perk is that those who register will be put into a ‘prize draw’ to have the opportunity to play the Beta of FFXIV when that is released so there is something more than just an additional item that will make registering worthwhile. Sounds promising.

SOURCE: CVG

THIS YEARS EUROGAMER EXPO CONFIRMED FOR THE START OF OCTOBER 2010

The Eurogamer Expo is due to be held from October 1-3 this year at the prestigious Earl’s Court in London.
Over on GamesIndustry.biz Eurogamer have been quoted as saying:
 
"In addition to masses of playable games, this year's Eurogamer Expo will deliver an even wider range of other attractions," added David Lilley, Expo event director. "It's our intention to provide a full day's entertainment to this key group of opinion formers and gaming advocates."
 
Looks like the Eurogamer folks have lofty ambitions to continue taking Eurogamer Expo to bigger and bigger venues. What venue will they secure next? (my tip is on somewhere in Las Vegas).
 
The original article can be read HERE

KING OF FIGHTERS XIII RUMOURED TO BE RELEASED THIS SPRING

Its been a while since I've updated here but I've been busy contributing to other blogs and other things in life. Just a quick update for today as I will update with a couple of reviews over the next week.

Apparently, KOF XIII will be released this Spring in Japanese arcades. The news had been reported on Kotaku where you can read the full post HERE.

Nice to see that they aren't waiting too long to bring an update of the previous entry out. KOF XII recieved hefty amounts of criticism but looked really nice and played fairly well. Here's hoping that they build on the already existing framework to make KOF XIII as good as previous entries in the series.

VIRTUA FIGHTER 5 FINAL SHOWDOWN COMING TO ARCADES

Just a short post today but SEGA are bringing the latest updated version of Virtua Fighter 5 to arcades soon and have released a trailer to promote. In a few words, it looks ace!

Have a check of it below:

NEW SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV TRAILER SHOWS 3 NEW CHARACTERS

Just a quick update here but Capcom have released a new trailer for Super Street Fighter 4 that includes 3 characters chosen from Street Fighter III: Third Strike. Hope most people are happy with the choices Capcom have made and I'm particularly fond of Dudley's 'Dempsey roll' inspired super. Check it out!

SONIC UNLEASHED REVIEW

SEGA's own adopted mascot has been around for almost 20 years. A long amount of time to be around and remain popular in the world of games, SEGA's Sonic Team continue to develop new Sonic gaems to maintain the character's popularity and bring him to new audiences of gameplayers. However, the last few entries in the Sonic franchise have been lacklustre to say the least. Does Sonic Unleashed repair any of the slack from the recent additions to SEGA's favourite mascot's library or does it contribute to Sonic's descent into mediocrity? Read on to find out.

BARRY BURTON AND REBECCA CHAMBERS TO APPEAR IN RESIDENT EVIL 5 GOLD EDITION

This is somewhat old news but will no doubt please fans of the early Resident Evil games. In the upcoming re-release and DLC packs for Resident Evil 5 the remaining to characters that have been announced for the mode referred to as Mercenaries Reunion have been announced as Barry Burton and Rebecca Chambers.

Not only does this bring Resi 5 full circle with all the main players from Resi 1 making an appearance but you can once again refer to 'almost becoming a Jill sandwich!' to your heart's content!

Vids of Barry and Rebecca below: