A few days ago Namco Bandai surprised many with its very edgy and possibly NSFW Soul Calibur V promotional poster. They got plenty of attention, and tried the trick once more, with another edgy render of one of the in-game characters. But it appears that they took it too far this time. The poster, which you can see above, was published on their Facebook page, and apparently it was so offensive that many folks complained. And Namco took it down.
UPDATE: there are some reports that suggest the ad might not be of Namco’s making, as it’s taken of a render from Soul Calibur 4. We still don’t know who the original creator is, and why the image appeared on Namco’s Facebook page.
Rockstar has released a pack of new screenshots of the upcoming Max Payne 3, showing Max like we’ve never seen him before. Sort of, because we’ve seen the bald Max Payne for a while now. For more on Max Payne 3, check out the latest multiplayer details on the game.
There are many different fighting game franchises currently on the market with big names like Tekken and Street Fighter ruling the pack. However, gamers looking for a something a little less mainstream and a lot more chaotic will definitely want to check out BlazBlue. Developed by Arc System Works (the folks behind the Guilty Gear franchise) and originally released domestically on June 30th, 2009 as BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger the series has done quite well as the release date for its third title, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift 2, is growing ever nearer.
If you want to hype yourself for the game, we’ve included 10 screen shots of the PSP version below for your viewing pleasure. However, make note that the game will also be out for the Nintendo 3DS sometime later this year.
Final Fantasy is one of the most recognizable games within the RPG genre with offerings spanning over 2 decades and countless consoles. The most recently released game is Final Fantasy XIII which was met with generally positive reception. In fact, it seems that the reception was positive enough that Square Enix will be going on to release Final Fantasy XIII-2, a direct continuation of the game as they did with Final Fantasy X.
While this has yet to be confirmed, we just got word of a leaked trailer (included above) alongside a screen shot and title card (included below). No word on when this game will hit store shelves but as always we’ll keep you posted.
According to BF3Blog, this is the first Battlefield 3 screenshot, or rather, a photo of a screenshot, or something. It is reportedly an alpha version of the game spotted testing at DICE.
As much as we’d like to believe it, something seems wrong in the pic, maybe the proportions of the soldiers. I guess we’ll know when BF3 is properly revealed.
Developer Insomniac has released the first batch of Resistance 3 screenshots, which pretty much look like Resistance 1 and 2. And spiced up a bit in Photoshop.
Sony has released new screenshots of the upcoming Heavy Rain Move Edition which will bring PlayStation Move support. The Move Edition of the game will be released as a free DLC and will be available later this year. Two more screens after the break. READ ON »
Epic Games has released a batch of new screenshots of Gears of War 3, which will be out next year. Gears was announced just a few months ago, and a few gameplay videos are expected to shown at E3 next month.
GameInformer’s upcoming issue has a ton of new details on LA Noire, and they’ve just released a few screenshots of the game, which show exactly what we can expect: Noir! 1950s! Retro!
