Namco Bandai has crammed in a lot of extra content for the console versions of Tekken 6, among them some extra costumes. We've already seen Penny Arcade's Cardboard Tube Samurai costume for Yoshimitsu, so now let's take a loot at the one that Japanese manga group Clamp designed for Jin.
Aside from the home console screenshots, we also got some new images from the game's PSP version. Check 'em out below. Tekken 6 will be released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on October 27, while the PlayStation Portable version will out November 3.
First it was Square Enix, and then Capcom, and now here's SonyJapan joining in on the teaser wagon with a teaser site for a new entry in the Hot Shots (or "Minna no") series for PSP.
Series fans will be happy to know that series developer Clap Hanz is the studio behind the new Hot Shots game. The teaser site actually features the title but the latter half is obscured by a pair of clouds. They've done golf and tennis... Hot Shots Skydiving?
Whatever the new game is, we'll find out on July 3. This one's release may also be pretty close, as the teaser notes that a playable demo will also be available on the day of the announcement.
Capcom has finally dated the much awaited XBLA and PSN outing of Marvel vs. Capcom 2. Earlier reports speculates that the release date of the game will be on June 29 as projected in the Marvel Entertainment's Q1 2009 financial report but Capcom has clarified the rumor and pinned down the release date in late July.
Here's a little treat for our Manga readers, homebrew coder ChaoticX has released OneMangaPSP, a client to read manga from onemanga.com directly to your PSP.
The dev plans to add more features in the future release that includes background image loading, music, chapter navigation and bookmarks. Here are the controls for OneMangaPSP:
CIRCLE - Return to chapter select.
CROSS - Toggle image scaling.
LEFT TRIGGER - Previous image.
RIGHT TRIGGER - Next image.
DOWN - Scroll down.
UP - Scroll up.
LEFT - Scroll left. [Only when scaling off]
RIGHT - Scroll right. [Only when scaling off]
DOWN SQUARE - Fast scroll down.
UP SQUARE - Fast scroll up.
LEFT SQUARE - Fast scroll left. [Only when scaling off]
RIGHT SQUARE - Fast scroll right. [Only when scaling off]
NISA's reasoning hinges on the fact that Badman is a relatively small game in terms of size. Without the need for packaging and UMD costs, they've also managed to cut the price down to US 19.99. Sounds good to me. The demo was great, albeit maddeningly short. I do realize that this will turn those who like physical media off, though.
You can start downloading Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do To Deserve This? from the PlayStation Store starting July 16. Here's a gameplay video to help tide you over until launch day.
Homebrew coder Geecko has released a new version of BreakOut4PSP, a homebrew game based on the classic Atari arcade game Breakout. The latest update adds new features, improved performance and some more bug fixes.
Charger themes and languages, you can create your own
New theme by Kavel Inox (Thanks to him!)
Translation of the game in French, English
Bricks resizable
Redesign of the interface
Collision of the racket against the bricks
New levels (Thanks to Kenny)
Improved the suppression of levels: Safer
In the editor, the square button allows the dimensions and zero movement of the brick selected The select button will display a grid to place the bricks.
In the game, when changing the level, the support of the X button allows you to go faster
Remember the Sony Ericsson Aino? The phone that could sync up with the PS3 and let users manage their PS3-stored media? Yeah, another Sony Ericsson phone just did it one better by being able to play PlayStation games.
The new phone, the Sony Ericsson Satio, was unveiled during a media launch held at the Red Dot Museum in Singapore last week. The phone was actually first introduced as the "Idou" in Barcelona. here's a quote from Hirokazu Ishizuka, Sony Ericsson s Corporate Vice President and Head of Asia Pacific Region:
I think we are very confident of our own solution--entertainment unlimited. Not only music entertainment experience but also imaging, cyber-shot technology and we have a 12.1 megapixels camera. On top of that, you can enjoy your PlayStation games so therefore this product is so powerful and we are very confident of this product s success.
It was never explicitly stated what kind of "games" these are, but I think we can rule out any PS3 games right now. The only games mentioned were Asphalt Road and an unspecified Prince of Persia game, both of which will be in ninth High Definition (nHD) format. Maybe it'll also get some of the smaller downloadable games being readied for the PSP Go?
If you're thinking about saving up for this, there's a bit of a catch. The Satio's content library -- which will include downloadable games, movies, music videos and applications -- is reportedly exclusive for Asia Pacific consumers only. The Satio's also on the worldwide SE website too, though, so chances are those'll still be released worldwide.
The Satio is expected to be released this fall. Here's a video of it:
In a week filled with industry news, we ended up with a rather sparse recap of the big PSP-specific news that graced the QJ.NET PSP blog. The PSP Go -- or rather, the retailers who are feeling a bit miffed and concerned by Sony's decision to go download-only for the Go -- was there to pick up the slack.
Come to think of it, maybe that's part of the reason why the Go's price tag is so high: to give retailers some incentive since they won't be able to sell games for it. Huh.
Game-wise, we got a couple more updates as Capcom gears up for this week's Monster Hunter Freedom Unite release as well as more import news and some pre-order goodies for Dissidia, as if fans didn't have enough reason to buy it.
The Hardware:
Japanese retailers flustered by PSP Go: But we're partners, right Sony? Link