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Get ready as Edmonton gamers host its very first blazblue tournament going down at Soukawaii! Be there and watch history in the making.

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Although this footage wasn't uploaded sooner, it's better late than never.

More footage to be found on the forums here

Get ready for the next battle as Tekken 6 hits home consoles this October 27th. If you pre-order your copy at EB Games or GameStop, you'll get a Tekken 6 desk calendar and a Samurai content pack. The Samurai pack contains Penny-Arcade's Cardboard Tube Samurai as an alternate costume for Yoshimitsu. Also announced today is a limited edition bundle for $150 that will contain both the game and a new wireless stick designed by Hori.

This simple zombie killing game has become a very big block buster hit on the pc and console. Now Valve gets ready to release its newest installment to the L4D series as it hits us with Left 4 dead 2.

Trailer video here

An interview with the games writer has almost been released

If you'd like to discuss this game just click HERE

Qouted from event hubs.

"To help prepare for some new features in the future, XBox Live is going to be down, possibly for all of Tuesday, to perform scheduled maintenance.

Microsoft is getting ready to roll out a bunch of new bells and whistles, including the second Summer of Arcade, which includes a Marvel vs. Capcom 2 re-release. Here's a little clip.

Last year Microsoft also ran their Summer of Arcade for five weeks, from July 30 - Sept. 2.

Seeing that this year is also five games that are scheduled to be released over a five week period, and considering the current calendar has nothing listed in regards for any of these games for the month of June, Microsoft mirroring what they did last year is looking more and more likely.

So it's not much of a stretch to assume we'll be seeing a Marvel vs. Capcom 2 re-release some time in August"

Really looking forward to this guys. The only thing that would be more exciting than this is ggxxac coming online lol.

-Kevin

With the release of the PC version of Street Fighter IV approaching, Capcom has released a benchmarking tool to see if your computer is capable of playing Street Fighter IV. Eventhubs has posted two mirrors to the tool and the download checks in at roughly 400 megs. SFIV plays at 60 FPS so as long as your computer can run the benchmark at that speed, you're golden. Exclusive to the PC version are three new "visual filters" for the character models that alter the look of the game. SFIV PC also ships with a bundle SKU that includes an SFIV fightpad. Called the "definitive version" of Street Fighter IV by Capcom, SFIV PC ships in North America on July 7th.

Remember battling it out with King Hippo in Nintendo Punch Out!! on NES as a kid? Game after game of yelling at your TV and almost snapping your controller in two, followed by that sweet exhilaration when you finally knocked his tubby ass down? Of course you do, and that’s why you will love these two Wii Punch Out!! Amazon exclusive collectors items as much as I do. 

The first is a Little Mac boxing glove that is a replica of the green glove our hero sports in the game. It’s definitely a big ticket item at $89.99, but based on the quality of past Amazon exclusives such as the Gears of War 2 Lancer, this is sure to be an item worth hanging on the wall. 

The second is a Heavyweight Contender Kit that contains boxing shorts, a King Hippo crown and more goodies like a mini punching bag for your desk.  The kit will set you back $34.99, but you get a TON of cool collectibles in the pack for that price. 

All products will be released on May 18th, but are available for pre-order now with Amazon’s price guarantee on pre-orders. Tip: it’s worth the pre-order to lock in the price before more people find out about these and they jump in value. Amazon has been known to bump up prices closer to launch on these types of exclusive collector’s items as demand increases. 

While you’re at it, you can also pre-order Punch Out!! for the Nintendo Wii for $46.99. If you are looking to blow your tax return, you can REALLY splurge and pre-order all three for a mere $171.97. 

Little Mac Boxing Glove Description From Amazon: 

Product Description 
Full size replica of Little Mac’s green boxing glove
15″ x 11″ wood frame
Engraved plate with the Punch-Out!! logo
Limited Edition
Glove does not include Punch-Out!! the game. Game sold separately.
Note: there is a one-per-household in 30 days limit on this item 

Heavyweight Contender Kit Description From Amazon: 

Product Description
Kit does not include Punch-Out!! the game. Game sold separately. The King Hippo boxer shorts are 60% cotton/40% polyester jersey blend material. It has an elastic comfort fit waistband. Size Large and regulation Heavyweight wear. The King Hippo crown replica is 4” high x 5” wide and made of Zinc alloy with silver plating. It has 5 custom inlaid jewels with a molded Punch-Out!! logo on the inside. A little bling from the ring! The Doc Louis Remedy Bar is 1.5 ounces of pure Belgian milk chocolate and is certified Kosher dairy. Just the thing for another round in the ring! The King Hippo inflatable desktop punching bag is 15” tall with weighted bottom. A desktop knock-out!

Seriously. Loving. Amazon lately. Their video game exclusives have been really amazing and not just “use this code to unlock a weapon” BS that you get from the big box retailers (GameStop I’m talking to you.) The Gears of War lancer more than proved to me that when you see an Amazon exclusive, you know they are going to bring it. I have great faith that any of these Punch Out!! exclusives will prove to be the same bad-ass quality I’ve grown to expect from Amazon.

Ken

Teased at last year's E3 conference, the newest entry in the God of War franchise was shown off in playable form at this year's E3. God of War III continues Kratos' story which began on the Playstation 2 original. The game's gameplay retains all of the familiar elements that made the franchise so popular. While trailers and gameplay footage of the third installment have been released to the internet, not a lot of known about the story. A short demo of the game was playable on the show floor at E3 and showed off a few new game mechanics such as using a Harpie to cross small gaps, as well as giving an impression of the scale of levels in the game. As far, God of War III looks like it will deliever on it's promises of being the new step for the franchise.

God of War III is being developed by SCE Studios Santa Monica and has a release window of March 2010.

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Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom, Capcom's newest entry into their Vs. series was thought to be impossible to localize for the North American market due to the issue of Tatsunoko properties being licensed by various companies on this side of the ocean. Last week, a scan of an article to be published in the newest issue of Nintendo Power surfaced on the internet, announcing the game for North American Wiis. The scan was unconfirmed by both Nintendo and Capcom. However, on Capcom Unity's Twitter feed a few days later, they broke the news that Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom was one of two "mystery games" being shown at this year's E3. It is rumored that the North American version will include features missing from the Japanese release, which could include online play. With the arcade scene rapidly dwindling in North America, online play is a must for the growth and adoption of TvC into the competitive scene. Not much else is known about the game at this point, we'll have to wait for E3 until Capcom gives out more details.

This May 18th, Nintendo is set to release the latest game in the popular Punch-Out!! series on the Nintendo Wii. Simply called Punch-Out!!, it is the first game after 1994's Super Punch-Out!!. The Wii iteration brings multiplayer action for the first time in the series. The game features Wii-staple motion controls, but also allows a tradition button control scheme for the complete Punch-Out!! purist.

The original arcade version of Punch-Out!! released in 1984. Since the game is presented in a third person style, the main character has a wireframe body in order to see the opponent. Due to technology limitations during the NES port, wireframing wasn't possible and the main character had to be made shorter in order for the player to see the opponent. As a result, Little Mac was born. The original NES port featured Mike Tyson as a computer controlled opponent (and was called "Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!"), but Nintendo's license to use his name eventually expired and the game was re-released as "Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream".

The newest entry brings the rhythmic boxing action to a brand new younger audience, but also delivers a dose of nostalgia to those who grew up with the original. Be sure to check it out!

Quoted from PR NEWS "Some breaking news now involving the upcoming release of Ghostbusters: The Video Game. Just one month before it’s release, it has now been confirmed that Sony will publish the game, making it a timed exclusive for each of Sony’s consoles.

As reported from GamePlayer, the game was originally being published by Atari and was scheduled for release on multi-platform in June.

Now with Sony publishing the game, the PS3, PS2 and PSP versions will be released first, with possible releases on other consoles later in the year.

More info in the link above. There seems to be some confusion over the exclusive rights for the game, we’ll get back to you on that."

With that Said, this game is going to definitely be one worth checking out. Even the trailer looks great. 

Discuss it here

Shiro420

Seen in the wild on the 25th Anniversary Tour for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, fans are able to check out an early version of Turtles in Time for the Xbox 360. The game is confirmed to be a full 3D remake, instead of a mere port.

Turtles in Time originally released in the arcades in 1991 and is arguably one of the best of all the 2D beat 'em up games to come out during that period. It was later ported to the SNES and had players clear stages set during different time periods, ending with a battle with Shredder in the Technodrome.

While the game is confirmed for release through Xbox Live Arcade, there is no word whether the game will make an appearance on the Playstation Network or available as WiiWare.

First footage can be viewed here:

 Anyone else have some fond memories growing up with this game? Discuss the game over at our forums.

Edmonton gamers and Drivenshow.ca come together to bring one of the biggest Street Fighter IV tournaments to hit this city. So get ready to fight against new challengers on stage in front of thousands of attendance at Driven.

To find out more about this tournament check out our forums. To regiester for this tournament just click on the flyer.

It's official. Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 is coming to the PS3 and 360 this year with a tentative summer release. The game will be based off the Dreamcast code and will use the same netcode as SSFIIT:HDR. All characters will be unlocked from the beginning. The countdown site tu4ar.com has now been replaced with a a trailer showing off the game's new widescreen display. To maintain the same play mechanics, however, gameplay will still be confined to a 4:3 space.

With Capcom's CAPTIVATE09 event coming to a close, a slew of MvC2 related media has hit the internet. Check out all of the videos on gametrailers.com here.

You can also read about the announcement over at the Capcom Unity blog.

 Even more exciting, a demo will be released on PSN this coming April 30th. Make sure to show your support and download the demo once it's available!