Thousands of gamers, anime fans and cosplayers of widely varying quality descended on ExCel, an exhibition centre in London, for one of the biggest events in the collective industrys' calendar today, the 15th MCM Expo. Running for two days, 23rd May and 24th May 2009, those few Electronic Theatre readers who managed to miss today's show may just have enough time to organise the necessary travelling arrangements, and grab that Bomberman outfit they've been saving for a special occasion.
411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include DeathSmiles, Little King's Story, Fallout Trilogy, and Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2.
GamingShogun.com writes: "NAMCO BANDAI and KOEI have sent word that their third-person actioner, Dynasty Warriors Gundam 2, has official begun shipping to stores in North America for the Xbox 360, Playstation 2, and Playstation 3 consoles. The game features over 70 different mobile suits for characters to use as well as combat in both space and..."
62 playable mobile suits have been confirmed for the roster of the Xbox 360, PS3 and PS2 tactical hack-and-slasher Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2.
Everyday Playstation: "Just like last week, this week is bone dry...Unless of course you like Dynasty Warriors."
Here's this weeks European Games Releases for the week beginning 19/04/09. Highlights for this week include Bionic Commando and The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena for PS3 and Xbox 360. Also the abysmal Rock Revolution hits PAL Territories.
This week's new video game releases include:
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GamingShogun.com writes, "Looks like those of you waiting to play KOEI's upcoming Dynasty Warriors Gundam 2 will have to wait just a bit longer. The game has been delayed to an April 24th release, at least in Europe. No word yet if the release change affects the North American release, but rumor has it that..."
GamingShogun.com writes, "Koei has launched the official Dynasty Warriors - Gundam 2 website. On the new site, you will find various media as well as information about the game, which is due out in North America on March 24th and in Europe on March 27th. The game is steeped in Gundam lore and should be..."
Releasing later this month, Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 will feature 31 total trophies to be collected. Nowhere close to the 50+ trophies other games launch with, why you may ask? Well, the game is packed with a bunch of silvers and golds!
GamingShogun writes, "Some additional info has been released regarding the upcoming 'Dynasty Warriors Gundam 2' 'DLC Pack' (for PS3 and Xbox 360). The DLC will be offered for free. The first download will arrive on the 15th and will include five new missions. Of these, most are accessible from the start. After clearing the first three missions, players will be able to access the first True Gundam Musou Space Chapter for the game.
KOEI today announced that the European release of Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will be on March 27th, 2009.
Koei has announced plans to release new DLC for its Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2. According to the company, the new content updates will only be available for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, leaving PS2 owners out of luck. The first content pack will be available in mid-January.
GamingShogun writes, "The action game Dynasty Warriors Gundam 2 was released on 12-18-2008 (in Japan) for the consoles Xbox 360, PS3 and PS2 , and sold 303,000 units in just four days. The original game sold over 500,000 units total..."
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 has received a rave review from one of Japan's premier gaming magazines. The mech action game was praised for its range of suits and skills as well as its replayability.
Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce caused quite a stir at the recent Tokyo Game Show as it unveiled some of the most dramatic changes to the Dynasty Warriors series of games in many years. This Multi-Player focused PSP game will be available to play on the KOEI stand and will...
GamingShogun writes, "The London MCM Expo is on October 25th through 26th this year, and KOEI has updated their expo site to reveal that 'Dynasty Warriors GUNDAM 2' (PS3/X360), 'Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce' (PSP), 'Monster Racers' (DS) and 'Warriors Orochi 2' (PSP) will be available to play at their booth..."