Meet the Adorable New Challengers from Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Got a problem with Capcom's Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3? Maybe these adorable rendition of the new challengers coming our way will change your mind.



From Tom Kennedy and the folks from We Are Robotic, check out these incredibly adorable rendition of the new challengers from Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, the upcoming updated version over Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds.







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Mass Effect 3: Meet the Official FemShep

That's the female version of Commander Shepard. Yeah, the official default version that will be showing up in the marketing materials.



With BioWare announcing earlier that they will be including the female version of Commander Shepard (affectionately referred to as "FemShep" by fans, the protagonist in the developer's critically acclaimed Mass Effect series of whom gender can be decided by players) in their latest installment's marketing materials, fans were exhilarated to take part in the voting process between five prototypes.



When it was eventually confirmed that the winner of the five turned out to be the blonde, a stereotypical choice by many's views, the voting process continues, this time seeking fan'views on the color of FemShep's hair color. And there you have it, the winner: A redhead. Fans just seemed fairly predictable, isn't it?



Meet the official "FemShep", who will be featured in an upcoming trailer and the the cover of the Mass Effect 3 N7 Collector's Edition. Incidentally, the offcial unveiled artwork was done by Polish artist Patryk Olejniczak, who was the artist behind the astounding Mass Effect 3 fan art that we have witnessed earlier. Olejniczak is now one of the official artists working on the title.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Official Trailer

Counter-Strike is back.



Online First-Person Shooting is back with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO), the fourth game in the Counter-Strike franchise. Crossing multiple platforms this time, CS: GO will be available for

Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network and Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade, some time early next year.



In the meantime, check out the trailer for more info.

Final Fantasy XIII-2: Quest for Lightning Trailer

Square Enix has just released a new trailer entitled "Quest for Lightning" for Final Fantasy XIII-2, at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle.



First announced during the Square Enix 1st Production Department Premier event held in Tokyo back in January, Square Enix has just unveiled a new trailer of Final Fantasy XIII-2, the direct sequel to their 2009 effort, Final Fantasy XIII, at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle.



Entitled "Quest for Lightning", the trailer, comprising of both gameplay sequences and cinematic cutscenes, we can see the two new protagonists, Serah Farron (a returning character and the original protagonist, Lightning's younger sister) and Noel Kreiss (a new character and a mysterious young man) in action.

Borderlands 2: Teaser Trailer, Screens & Concept Art

Gearbox Software's well-received post-apocalyptic First-Person Shooter, Borderlands, get a sequel.



Officially announced earlier this month, Gearbox Software, the developers that brought us the well-received post-apocalyptic First-Person Shooter, Borderlands, will be releasing Borderlands 2 some time between April 2012 and spring 2013.



Currently still in development, a short teaser trailer of the sequelk has been released by Gearbox Software. Hit the jump to check out the trailer.







And here are some of the screenshots released thus far.







Concept art



Here's the official press release on the sequel from the official site:



Games and Gearbox Software Announce Borderlands™ 2 in Development



Fans can get their first glimpse of the bold evolution of the Role-Playing Shooter at Gamescom and PAX Prime 2011 this month



New York, NY – August 3, 2011 – 2K Games and Gearbox Software announced today that the sequel to the extravasplosive breakout hit, Borderlands™, is currently in development at world-renowned developer Gearbox Software. Coming to the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC during Take-Two's fiscal year 2013 beginning on April 1, 2012, Borderlands 2 is the epic sequel to the ultimate four-player Role-Playing Shooter loot fest. Combining invention and evolution, Borderlands 2 features all new characters, skills, environments, enemies, weapons and equipment, which come together in an ambitiously crafted story. Players will reveal secrets, and escalate mysteries of the Borderlands universe as they adventure across the unexplored new areas of Pandora.



2K Games and Gearbox Software are taking this show on the road, and fans and media will be able to get their first look at the game at Gamescom 2011 from August 17 – August 21, and at PAX Prime (Booth #3417) from August 26 – August 28. Eager gamers can learn more about Borderlands 2 right now by picking up the latest issue of Game Informer Magazine, which has the worldwide exclusive cover story on the title. Readers will find many game details inside the issue, including the first reveal of one of the several new character classes being introduced in Borderlands 2.



About Borderlands



Taking the gaming world by storm, Borderlands delivered its unique flavor of humorous and lovable characters and addictive non-stop collaborative loot-hunting gameplay on an unsuspecting populace. The critically acclaimed and best-selling Role-Playing-Shooter, as well as its four downloadable expansion packs, captured the imagination and attention of single-player and cooperative gamers around the world.



Borderlands 2 is not yet rated by the ESRB.



The September issue of Game Informer will be having an exclusive coverage on the title. Check out their website for more info on the game. In the meantime, here's the spread cover of the issue.

Adrift: Teaser Trailer & Art - Gamescom 2011

"Remember you soon." At Gamescom, French-based video game developer Dontnod teased us with their upcoming action-adventure title, Adrift.



Perhaps the most elusive announcement at the recently ended Gamescom, French-based video game developer Dontnod unveiled their project with only a premise and ten concept art pieces. And in peculiar way, the tease rise above and beyond its call of duty and have us completely intrigued.



Here's the premise of the title, directly translated (thanks to our trusty Google Chrome translation tool) from the original French text at Dontnot's official site:



Neo-Paris 2084



Augmented reality and manipulation memorial took control of people's lives.



We can now buy, sell or exchange its own memories. The last barriers of privacy have fallen, in line with the rise of social networking and location-based early XXI th century.



The control society, accepted by the citizens themselves, in exchange for some technological benefits, is now a reality that no longer takes the trouble to challenge.



This economy of memory is not without giving immense power and uncontrollable to a handful of people ...



Feeling a little Philip K. Dick-ish with the deep sci-fi premise? Wait till you check out the announcement trailer consisting of zero animated motion and instead filled with ten concept art pieces of the title.







Now that we got you feeling a heavy dose of the iconic sci-fi classic, Blade Runner, any sci-fi fans would have to agreed that those are some incredible images depicting dystopian cityscapes that existed in our mind when we read the cyberpunk works of the aforementioned Dick and William Gibson. One might argue that at this early stage of the development of the title, we might be overtly haste to come to any judgement but we certainly are impressed by the work here by concept artist Aleksi Briclot and award-winning sci-fi writer Alain Damasio.



In the announcement, we understand that Adrift (working title) will be a third-person action-adventure game currently scheduled to be released some time in 2012 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.



In parting, here are all ten of the concept art pieces, readily available from Dontnot's official site.

Soulcalibur V: New Trailer, Character Art and Screens - Gamecom 2011

With the recently ended Gamescom, we have yet another glimpse at Namco's fifth edition of the eternally retold tale of soul and sword.



Right beside Capcom's Street Fighter X Tekken, Namco's Soulcalibur V is undoubtedly the other most anticipated title in the current resurgence of fighting games.



We have had extensive coverages on the fifth edition of Namco's Soul series during earlier events such as E3 and Comic-Con. With the recently ended Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, a new trailer has been released. Hit the jump to check out the trailer, furnished with more gameplay sequences than the previous versions.







Along with the new trailer, further confirmation of the roster, as well as scores of character arts and screenshots from the title was also released during the event.



Joining the previously confirmed roster would be returning characters, Maxi, Tira, Hildegard "Hilde" von Krone, and Voldo, who have been with the series since the first installment.



Here are the character art and their CG iterations, respectively.



Maxi, the nunchaku-wielding pirate.



Tira, the demented servant to Soul Edge.



Voldo, the blind, mute, and deaf loyal servant to the merchant Vercci, who is incidentally one of the twisted characters in fighting game history.



Hildegard "Hilde" von Krone, the princess armed with a short sword and a spear who debuted in Soulcalibur IV.



And here are the newly-released screenshots.





































The recently unveiled box art for the PlayStation 3 iteration.