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Snow? As previously revealed, Square Enix will unveil the newDissidia Final Fantasy NTcharacter this week on March 9 at 19:00 JST. We already knowa bitabout them — it’ll be a male character from the “newer half of theFinal Fantasyseries.” Previously in a stream it was confirmed to be a “bad guy,” though that term was ambiguously used and could refer to an anti-hero. Since it could be anyone, wild guesses are completely appropriate if you want to speculate below!...

Take 26 bananas and call me in the morning A selection of new medical experts are heading to Nintendo’s mobile puzzle gameDr. Mario World,allowing players to harness the medicinal experience and anatomy expertise of a selection of classic franchise stars Dr. Donkey Kong and Dr. Diddy Kong are joining the game’s roster today as selectable doctors. Dr. Donkey Kong’s ability allows him to drop barrels on areas of the playfield to clear out germs, while Dr....

Surprise sales burst for 3DS titles Bandai Namco’s brand newDragon Ball Z: Kakarothas had a very positive launch week, which sees the anime RPG rocket straight into the number-one spot of the UK charts, pushing Electronic Arts’FIFA 20into third place, right behind Activision’sCall of Duty: Modern Warfare.It was also a curiously successful week for Nintendo 3DS titles, asWarioWare Goldre-entered the charts at number six, as didMetroid Prime: Federation Force. No less than threeYo-Kai Watchtitles made a play for the premier leagues, with the originalYo-Kai Watchlanding at number nine andYo-Kai Watch 2: Bony SpiritsandFleshy Soulsappearing at numbers 12 and 13 respectively....

German publisher dtp entertainment AG, best known and outside of Germany for publishingVenetica,The Cursed Crusade, and Ronimo Games’ upcomingAwesomenauts, has filed for insolvency,IGN reports. This comes as especially troubling news forAwesomenauts, which was ready to be released this week on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. There are many factors involved with insolvency and publisher deals in this particular case, and Ronimo preferred not to comment on the drastic development until they have sorted out things on their end....

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction The legends are true. This weekend in Alamogordo, New Mexico, excavators uncovered the mythical cache ofE.T.Atari 2600 cartridges, which were long rumored to have been dumped in the desert during the videogame crash of 1983. The adaptation of Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film was only given a few weeks of development time ahead of the year’s holiday season. The result was not only one of the worst-received titles in videogame history, but also one of the medium’s biggest commercial failures....

We’ll have to double dip, though Yesterday, Sony inadvertently published a video for Level-5’s role-playing gameDark Cloudahead of its (unannounced) release on PlayStation 4 via emulation. Now, we have our confirmation. Eight souped-up PS2 titles are headed to PS4 tomorrow: These and future titles will support 1080p (up-rendered), Trophies, and PS4 system features like Remote Play, broadcasting, and Share Play. Looking ahead, more PS2 games will be made available on a “regular basis,” includingPaRappa the Rapper 2andThe King of Fighters 2000....

Enhanced In-Square-ogation Bravely Defaultis coming to theUnited Statesnext year, the UK on December 6. Not only that, but we will be getting an enhanced version of the original game,Bravely Default: For the Sequel. They even managed to make the name worse! A dumb subtitle isn’t all that’s being added, according toSiliconera. Along with a raised damage cap, the new Bravely Second feature allows you to pause time, using SP, and freely whale on foes....

Mars’ Edge Last week, we got our first look atEpoch: Return, the sci-fi exploration game designed by formerMass Effectdevelopers. To our chagrin, what was presented then was mostly concept art and design philosophy, so it seemed like the game was not far enough along in the process to start crowdfunding. Now, theKickstarter campaignis live, and the video shows a bit more than we had previously seen. One aspect that was not previously discussed (though alluded to in concept art) is the player character’s ability to run at incredible speed and leap enormous distances, in a manner almost reminiscent ofTribes: Ascend....

PlayStation 3 owners that have been sitting on the fence judging the apparent value ofFallout 3’sSurvival Edition versus the plain-Jane retail copy will no longer have a choice in the matter. According to Bethesda’sdeveloper blog, the Amazon exclusive PS3 bundle is completely sold out and the special page for it has been removed. Also, Bethesda is saying that the Games for Windows bundle is “expected to sell out soon as well....

How to ruin your Perfect round To say I’ve been on something of a high since Capcom revealedStreet Fighter 6is certainly an understatement. I’ve pretty much covered the title every other day since, in some form or fashion. But while this obsession has been driven by the unbridled joy I’ve gotten with each and everySF6headline, reveal, or leak, today’s article is, finally, something about the game which I think is pretty damn awful....

Six Minutes of Metaaaaalllll As much as it is typified by its wild fashions, awesome artwork and litany of fairweather players,Guilty Gear Striveis known for its relentless, teeth-gnashing soundtrack. A veritable melody of metal and mayhem combined,GG‘s guitar-squealing riffs and sub-Mike Patton wailing has become as iconic to the brand as anybody on its colorful roster of characters. Guilty Gear Striveis apparently no exception, with each and every one of the starting roster’s 15 characters being blessed with their own bespoke theme song....

A match made in Heaven In case you were wondering just how long it would take for Sega and Atlus to finally cross streams, Hatsune Miku is making a guest appearance inPersona 4: Dancing All Night. The digital diva will perform a remix of“Heaven,”the theme from the dungeon that shares its name. Atlus is releasing the downloadable song in mid-August, at least in Japan, where the rhythm game has been available since late June....

Guns Up! While the main star ofBlack Ops 4will undoubtedly be the“Blackout” battle royale mode, the game will also feature a more traditional multiplayer suite. Activision revealed a lot of specifics about how guns will handle and some other various tweaks they are making to the flow of combat. Most of this went completely over my head, but here is a general list of the changes you can expect inBlack Ops 4....