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Konami reveals Tokyo Game Show lineup, no Ground Zeroes yet
Konami announced its Tokyo Game Show lineup today via a new portal on its site. Sadly, the 360 version of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance isn't going to make it.The PS3 version remains very much alive and kicking and joins Silent Hill: Book of Memories, Zone of the Enders HD, and Metal Gear Solid: Social Ops as the publisher's highlights. There's no sign of newcomer Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes at the moment.The Tokyo Game Show starts next week, running through September 20-23.
Inafune's new zombie game 'Yaiba,' his Soul Sacrifice surprises for TGS
Mega Man creator and Dead Rising producer Keiji Inafune is working on a new zombie game called Yaiba, Siliconera reports. Platforms and other details are scarce at the moment.If you'll be joining us in Japan next week and have an affinity for things both horrifying and portable, then you may be interested to learn that Inafune will be showing off his upcoming Vita title Soul Sacrifice during the Tokyo Game Show. This will be the first time the game has been playable, by members of the press or otherwise.Inafune also teased that a surprise announcement of some kind, unrelated to Soul Sacrifice, could be made during the show, according to Andriasang's translation of his blog post. Whether that surprise has anything to do with Inafune's recently released Android title JJ Rockets or Yaiba itself is anyone's guess, but we're keeping our fingers crossed for a rhythm 3DS game set in an unspeakable hell dimension. In three dee!
Square Enix's TGS lineup includes Dragon Quest X Wii U
Square Enix unveiled its Tokyo Game Show lineup this week, revealing the Wii U version of Dragon Quest X is being showcased for the first time. Square, who released the Wii version of the MMORPG last month in Japan, says fans can expect new information about the game at the exhibition. Presumably that includes what the Wii U version has that the other doesn't, and how that affects the game's cross-platform play.Other highlights from the announced lineup include Hitman Absolution, the Realm Reborn re-launch of Final Fantasy XIV, and Black Ops 2, which Square Enix is publishing in Japan. The Tokyo Game Show runs through September 20-23.
Sony unveils huge TGS lineup, The Last Guardian still MIA
Sony announced its Tokyo Game Show lineup today, and it is massive. There are 47 games in total listed on Sony's new TGS portal, with the near-certainty of more being unveiled during the exhibition. One of those games, however, isn't (as yet) Team Ico's The Last Guardian. That isn't surprising given its absence from recent exhibitions, and Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida recently insisted the game is still in development.PlayStation Vita highlights include Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, LittleBigPlanet, Phantasy Star Online 2, Silent Hill: Book of Memories, PlayStation: All Stars Battle Royale, and Soul Sacrifice, the dark fantasy game being directed by Mega Man co-creator Keija Inafune.The PlayStation 3 area is stacked with noteworthy games too, including Capcom's TGS goodies, All Stars Battle Royale, Dead or Alive 5, Yakuza 5, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Dust 514, Assassin's Creed III, and DC Universe fighter Injustice: Gods Among Us.The show itself begins in three weeks, running through September 20-23.
Level-5's TGS lineup includes playable Layton vs. Ace Attorney and two unannounced games
Level-5 has two mystery games in its Tokyo Game Show lineup this year. Two "coming soon" blanks show up in the list of ten games on display at this September's event, alongside news that Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney will be playable! It exists!Also playable: Layton Brothers Mystery Room, Inazuma Eleven Go 2, Fantasy Life, Danbooru Senki W, and Professor Layton and the Legacy of Advanced Civilization A. The updated 3DS versions of the first three Inazuma Eleven games, and the mobile Inazuma Eleven Atsumeyoze! will be video only.
Monster Hunter 4 playable at TGS, Capcom and Sega unveil lineups
A playable version of Monster Hunter 4 is coming to this year's Tokyo Game Show, Capcom announced on its newly launched TGS portal.The company also unveiled its current lineup for the show, with Resident Evil 6, DmC, Lost Planet 3 and EX Troopers joining the 3DS Monster Hunter. Meanwhile, Sega also unveiled its current line-up, which features Yakuza 5, Yakuza 1 & 2 HD, and Phantasy Star Online 2. So, no surprises there – yet.The show runs through September 20-23, when lucky attendees can see for themselves if Monster Hunter 4 really does have a whiff of the Dragon's Dogma about it.
Metal Gear Solid: Social Ops coming to smartphones, hits worldwide this year
Konami announced Metal Gear Solid: Social Ops, an upcoming smartphone game, at this morning's Metal Gear 25th Anniversary event. GREE chief operating officer Yoshikazu Tanaka unveiled the game's first trailer, showcasing its 3D graphics in the Unity engine, before announcing a worldwide release later this year.According to Andriasang, Social Ops revisits stories from previous MGS games, features a card-based battle system, and has Mother Base development options reminiscent of Peace Walker. Attendees at September's Tokyo Game Show should find out, as a playable build is scheduled to be there. In the meantime, Famitsu has a couple of screenshots to check out.[Image credit: @johntv]
Level-5 making a triumphant return to Tokyo Game Show
In 2011, Level-5 sat out TGS in favor of its own "Level-5 World" event. TGS organizer CESA sent out a list of exhibitors for the 2012 edition of TGS today, revealing that the Professor Layton developer is back on board this year. Whether that means the usual giant, crowded booth remains to be seen, but Level-5 is no longer sequestering itself to the "business meeting area."The total number of exhibitors is up to 171 companies, including 63 from outside of Japan. That's more than the 146 total companies who signed on for TGS 2011, even without Microsoft. Of course, that may not necessarily lead to an increased profile or importance, as we totally haven't heard of a lot of these companies.
Microsoft skipping Tokyo Game Show and Gamescom to focus on 'smaller, more localized promotions'
Microsoft's scaling back its three-fold approach to annual gaming conventions, today announcing that it'll skip both Germany's Gamescom in August and Japan's Tokyo Game Show in September. "This year, Xbox will be focusing on smaller, more localized promotions and experiences for press, partners, retailers and customers around the world," Microsoft director of programming Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb said on his blog this morning.As a result of that "smaller, more localized" marketing focus, Microsoft's wares "won't be taking part in Gamescom or Tokyo Games Show this year." Hryb noted that "both are still important shows for the industry, and we do wish the organizers well." Microsoft is the second of the big three console manufacturers to bow out of Gamescom, with Nintendo announcing as much earlier this year. Microsoft also attended its last Consumer Electronics Show this past January, signaling to many that the company was turning to Apple-style one-off press events.The Kirkland, Washington-based publisher showed off Halo 4 and "Smart Glass" as major components of its E3 2012 press conference. The company is apparently confident enough in its already announced holiday lineup to skip the largest public game show on the planet.
