Month: October 2009

Armored Core Championship Tournament Season 1 – Final Match Videos

The results of the recent Armored Core Championship Tournament sponsored by From Software was recently released in the official Armored Core website. The tournament winner is a pilot named “ame” from the Tokai prefecture while the second placer is “naname” from the Kanto area which come from their respective regions in the preliminary round. Final AC designs and final match videos after the jump. Please note that the designs posted are based off the videos. There is no official documentation of the player AC designs, and their internals are based on speculation.

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The Closest We’ve Gotten to a Live-Action Macross Film

Sadly, its only a series of ads for “Fever Macross” a new Pachinko game machine, though it should give everyone an idea on how a live-action adaptation of Macross could look like. Speaking of a live action adaptation of Macross, I dread the thought and pity the poor soul who will play the role of intergalactic bimbo Lynn Minmay.

[via: Topless Robot]

New Trailer for Macross Frontier Movie: ~Itsuwari no Utahime~

A new trailer for the upcoming Macross Frontier: ~Itsuwari no Utahime~ (Macross Frontier: The False Diva) has been floating around the net recently. The new film is an re-telling of the TV series aired back in 2008, and the movie will feature new re-animated scenes edited from the TV series. The False Diva is also the first of 2 confirmed Macross Frontier films, with an upcoming second that film will tell a whole new story and will include new music.

Macross Frontier: ~Itsuwari no Utahime~ will be shown in theaters across Japan on November 21, 2009.

[via: Japanator]

New Armored Core: Silent Line Portable Video

From Soft recently uploaded a new promotional video for the upcoming Armored Core: Silent Line Portable.

The video shows that AI training has been retained, and that Armored Core 3 Portable saves can be carried over.

Thanks to Cacophanus for uploading the video to YouTube.

[via: Mecha Damashii]

Front Mission: Evolved Gameplay

A few days ago, Square Enix uploaded a new gameplay video of Front Mission: Evolved shown in the Tokyo Game Show. The video shows various aspects of the game from Wanzer selection to actual combat.

Though the play tester makes the game look somewhat sluggish, it should be noted that the game has the potential to be played much faster, as evidenced by the ability to shoot while dashing shown in the video.

Sengoku Gyōjin Dullahan

Upcoming samurai anime Sengoku Gyōjin Dullahan ~Kagen no Keishōsha (Dullahan: inheritor of the Crescent Moon), a re-imagining of Japan’s Sengoku period, just got itself a 90 second promo trailer showcasing the characters and the concept behind the whole show. The twist differentiating Sengoku Gyōjin Dullahan from other Sengoku era shows is having the characters wear power suits and armor instead of traditional samurai armor, essentially making it a futuristic-feudal-era anime. The 90 second trailer can be seen in their official site, in the link after the jump:

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Now THAT’S an ARMORED Core: “Black Rain”

Crest Heavy Fighting Type “Black Rain” by 507 from FG-SITE

UPDATE: Now with more pictures!

At least it’s good to know this bad boy’s the one gonna finish you off. This AC is so mean, it looks like a match for Kojima Core ACs. Heck, it even has missiles on its crotch! More pictures below.

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Hideo Kojima: Zone of the Enders Game on “To Do” List

A recent interview with Hideo Kojima hints at a possible production of a new Zone of the Enders game. The interview itself was mostly about Kojima Production’s upcoming Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, detailing the new features in the franchise’s latest installment. However, when asked if there will be any new or upcoming ZOE games, Kojima responds that ZOE is on top of a “to do list” of games. Of course, a new ZOE game will only materialize after its done with and Kojima Productions seems to have its hands full with developing Peace Walker at the moment. The interview video after the jump.

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