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This is the time English speaking Front Mission fans have been waiting for. After 2 years in development, the Front Mission 5 English Translation Patch is finally finished and its ready to be distributed from Frontmission.info‘s website. At the moment, only the beta 4 patch is out, but stay tuned in the following days as the final patch gets released.
The group also translated the opening intro for Front Mission 5 which should get your appetite running for the game:
[via: Frontmission.info]
Last Raven Portable has been announced for the PSP platform, and if the promo video shows anything, it looks like its gonna be epic. All parts from the previous Armored Core Portable titles will be included in Last Raven Portable. Buyers of the UMD version will also be treated with a 60 page freebie booklet titled “AC Chronicle Art Works” as seen from the promo vid. Screen shots of the new parts and the official promotional video after the jump.
This freeware game called Shining Blood was created by Teasoft, which can be described as an indie-level production Armored Core: For Answer. You have 6 mechs to choose from and the objective of each game is to blow everyone else up. Upgrades are purchased in the game though collecting red items that destroyed opponents drop. Gameplay shares FA’s speed, at least seen from the videos. A trial version for the Xbox 360 is available in the xbox live marketplace aside from the PC version available from their website.
You will need to have the XNA Framework and .NET Framework 2.0 installed to play Shining Blood.
[via: IndieGames]
Like we’ve covered before, only with some reliable confirmation at this point. Folks over at Destructoid report that 3D Dot Game Heroes will be localized into English by ATLUS, the same guys who brought Fromsoft’s Demon’s Souls over to the US. The game is billing itself as the “Ultimate retro love letter” a homage to old-school games with a fresh coat of paint.
3D Dot Game Heroes is to be released in the US on May 11, 2010 with a price of $39.99.
Show me a person who’s played Fallout 3, and I’ll show you someone who won’t be able to resist this AER9 Laser Rifle replica. Heck I’m sure even some of those who haven’t played the game won’t be able to resist this. Just look at it! It’s literally having the same damn thing (except it doesn’t fry people to charred skeletons). This one, along with many other video game-inspired swag, was created by Harrison “Volpin” Krix. More samples of his work and links after the jump.
You’d wanna see this, trust me.
Okay, to make up for being half-assed in posting front page content I’m posting 2 videos for this weeks Random Mecha Video(s). This first one is from a live action movie Gunhed released during the 1980s, and it certainly looks something out of the set of Aliens. While the mech itself spends much of its time rolling, its good to see it actually blow stuff up. Second random mecha video after the jump.
A recent news coverage by Japanese site Game Watch features a lot of new screen shots showcasing new parts and rankers in the upcoming Armored Core: Silent Line Portable for the PSP. This includes the previously featured “Bunny Head” now officially known as the MHD-HH-ARSH and a new head part known as the MHD-72-50. In addition, two new arena rankers will be featured in the game including the Victoria AC from the Brave New World side story and a new ranker opponent incorporating the MHD-72-50 in its design. More pictures of the parts and the new arena rankers after the jump.
Aside from Armored Core and mecha, the members of Raven Republic also have a deep appreciation for competitive fighting games such as Tekken. So of course, the much-awaited console release of Tekken 6 made several of us ecstatic, arch_angel in particular. Check out his passionate review below.