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GameInformer Preview Ubisoft's new trailer for Assassin's Creed Unity emphasizes the inequality that France's working class suffered under a corrupt aristocracy, which leads to a whole lot of people getting stabbed in their heads, necks, and vital organs.
A voiceover from new protagonist Arno Victor Dorian rallies the people (and players) to his cause as in-game clips show off Unity's gorgeous environments, impressive crowds, and new mechanics. Ubisoft says the new-gen exclusive features revamped combat and parkour mechanics, and better stealth gameplay, which you can see glimpses of in the trailer below.
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GameInformer Preview The latest trailer for the upcoming PlayStation 4, Vita, and PlayStation 3 RPG Natural Doctrine is in English, and shows of the some of the game's combat.
The game is a strategy-RPG where players search for the desirable mineral Pluton and uncover dark evil along the way. The game will offer cross-save functionality across its three platforms.
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NIS America has announced a limited edition for the upcoming Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star.
The limited edition of the game includes a 26 page hardcover art book, a physical copy of the game's soundtrack, an Ar Nosurge poster, a collector’s box, and of course the game. You can pre-order the limited edition of the game for $64.99 by heading here. You can get a better look at all the inluded goodies below.
Ar Nosurge released in Japan earlier this year and follows protagonists Casty and Delta and Ion and Earthes. The former two are protecting Earth, while the latter two are looking for the planet. It's a turn-based RPG with the option for players to synthesize their own items and use music and song to create magic.
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GameInformer Preview 2011's Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten is coming to Vita with a new subtitle and extra content, and a new trailer lets us know how the game will sound in English, and what's new.
The Vita version of the game includes all the DLC available for the PlayStation 3 game, brand new scenarios, new characters, new maps, and new ships, among other additions. You can watch the trailer below to learn more.
Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited releases on Vita August 12. For our review of Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten on PlayStation 3, head here.
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GameInformer Preview A brand new mission and a new outfit await those who pre-order Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee New N' Tasty on Sony platforms.
Alf’s Escape is a new mission for Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, showcasing the origins of the fellow with the fez seen on the right in the image above. It takes place in an all-new area of Rupture Farms, so even players who played the original Abe's Oddysee will be able to experience it for the first time.
Scrub Abe, a new skin for Abe seen on the left, will also be available for those who pre-order the game.
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GameInformer Preview The latest daily Smash Bros. image shows how Pac-Man is trying to sneak some of his Namco friends past the bouncer and into the final game.
Smash Bros. director wrote on the Miiverse about Pac-Man, "Pac-Man's up taunt is known as Namco Roulette! Namco characters from the 1980s will randomly appear," but then he also posted the image seen below with the caption, "See? There's a variety of characters. Huh? One of them looks pretty recent." It looks like we will see more than just 1980s Namco characters in the palm of Pac-Man's hands.
For more on Super Smash Bros., check out some new details about Lady Palutena, Mario's impressive new duds, the newest Pokémon fighters, a new Pac-Man stage, some more details about the inclusion of the Miis, reveals of Luigi's final smash, a Lumiose City stage, a new Animal Crossing stage, Diddy Kong, the Mother Brain assist trophy, the Waluigi assist trophy,Lucario, Zelda, the Skull Kid, Marth, Sonic, a redesigned Ray Gun, and the 3DS Mii Plaza.
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GameInformer Preview Revealed during EVO 2014, Raiden will be making an appearance in Mortal Kombat X.
IGN spoke with Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon about Raiden's return, revealing that he will have three different variations: Displacer, Storm Lord, and the tentatively titled Thunder God Raiden. Displacer leverages leverages his teleportation ability. Storm Lord allows him to throw out lightning bombs that will create a tether of electricity between them. Finally, Thunder God Raiden focuses on delivering big damage attacks.
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GameInformer Preview A new video from BioWare walks through more of Dragon Age: Inquisition as it was presented at E3 earlier this year.
This is part two of of the game's E3 demo. In this video, creative director Mike Laidlaw shows off Redcliffe Castle, and about 15 minutes of gameplay covering combat and story details.
To see part one of the gameplay demo, head here.
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GameInformer Preview The latest episode of Sunset TV takes a look at the game's Scott Pilgrim-inspired cinematics and a new attack that summons molten lava everywhere you walk.
You can check out the video below, which showcases the new Scorched Earth amp. Basically, everywhere you walk produces an explosion of molten lava from the ground, which is bad news for any enemies following you.
The video also talks about the game's cinematics, which look to Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World for its general aesthetic and editing style. The video also explains how host Brandon Winfrey broke his finger and that there may be an ecxlusive freebie for those who pre-order and purchase the game digitally.
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GameInformer Preview Although the next generation of console hardware is well underway, developers are still delivering plenty of last-gen exclusives. Koei Tecmo has just released a new trailer, as well as a batch of new images, for its upcoming PlayStation 3 RPG Ar Nosurge: Ode To An Unborn Star, out this fall.
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The trailer introduces us to the two teams of protagonists: Casty and Delta, two fighters who have sworn to defend humanity, and Ion and Earthes, a young woman and her robot guardian who are on a mission to reach Earth. We also get a look at song magic in action, used to summon creatures in battle to aid in combat.