The Raven Republic
Nine-Ball Seraph is indeed present in the From Software developed mecha mash-up called Another Century’s Episode: R. The iconic Armored Core villain, this time controlled by pilot Winter, appears as the second to the last boss of the game. And after the 11th playthrough, Nine-Ball becomes a player selectable mech.
Just a few hours ago during Microsoft’s Tokyo Game Show, mecha fans were treated to a teaser for a new Steel Battalion game being developed by From Software, of Armored Core and Demon’s Souls fame, for Capcom. This new Steel Battalion game is set to take advantage of Microsoft’s Kinect technology instead of the 32-button controller that the original was famous for. But of course it’s still too early to tell how exactly the Kinect will be used to simulate piloting a giant robot.
Anyway, enjoy the trailer below and be hyped with the rest of us.
It’s. About. Time. (Video after the jump)
Armored Core’s uber boss is finally making an appearance in Another Century’s Episode R, the latest incarnation of the long running ACE series which allows players to pilot their favorite anime mecha from various shows and blow stuff up. Finally, the chance that many AC power tripping fans have been hoping for is here without using some cheatcode to use him (We don’t really know if players can use him, but we’re assuming they can). From Software, who developed the same game, also inserted a Murakumo mech from the game with the same name in the first ACE title as well, so the tradition kinnda follows. More screenshots of this magnificent find after the jump:
From what we gather, From Software’s Armored Core corporate mascot the self dubbed “Black Torrent” Aaliyah Kawate, will be making an online appearance this coming August 20 Japan time on player matches in Armored Core: For Answer. The Black Torrent will be making an online appearance for all AC fans to basically beat him up, and you can tell everyone that you’ve played an online match with an Armored Core celebrity. Essentially a guy in an Aaliyah helmet and a suit, he’s From’s company representative in recent officially sponsored tournaments, as well as various player meetings over the past few months.
Select matches will probably be broadcast live on Ustream on that day as well. Check out Aaliyah Kawate’s awesome looking AC emblem after the jump:
Once again, From Software has released a new survey questionnaire regarding their AC games. Could Fromsoft be up to something and they’re trying to get ideas for a new AC game? Maybe they’ll actually listen to fans this time around? According to some this isn’t the first time From did such a move, and speculation says that previous surveys might have resulted in AC4 and FA. After finishing the survey, players are treated to an exclusive new Armored Core: Last Raven Portable wallpaper featuring Cascade Range.
Questions 1-8 seem to ask players what titles they own and what direction should the Armored Core series should take. Questions 9-13 relate to comments on the new introduced features, while 14-17 ask for the player’s demographic. Anyway here some of the relevant questions translated after the jump.
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.
Word’s been spreading that From Soft’s retro 8-bit 3D pixel-art RPG 3D-Dot Game Heroes is coming out with an international English version, so says the official PlayStation Twitter account. Those looking forward to this game need no longer import the copy and battle through Japanese text in order to understand the game.
[via: Kotaku]
The latest game from From Software, the creators of Armored Core, is a throwback to the classic 8-bit era RPG titles mixed with a modern aesthetic, giving the once blocky 2D sprites a high-definition 3D remake with particularly interesting results. A modern retro style game so to speak, the game is full 3D pixel art as seen from the screenshots below: