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Monster Hunter Stories is a New 3DS RPG

Coming up on the 10th anniversary of the Monster Hunter franchise, Capcom has announced Monster Hunter Stories, a new 3DS story-focused RPG.
Capcom is exploring new territory for the series and is focusing on telling a story in this spinoff. Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto gives us the lowdown.

"While staying true to the world of Monster Hunter, and a story that can only be told through an RPG, we’d like to pack it with fun and enjoyment that we can’t even begin to describe with words"

This might be the game that has the potential to establish a broader audience for the niche series.

New Gameplay Footage in Dissidia Trailer, PS4 Screenshot

Dissidia Final Fantasy is doing the character-focused trailer thing that seems to be prevalent in recent marketing strategies. Kicking off the first of what is sure to be many trailers to come stars Final Fantasy XIV's Y'shtola. We can glean some interesting information about the game from the video, check it out after the break.

You can see a map of the battle arena, and it appears that five characters are fighting each other at once. The other characters appear to be Lightning (FFXIII), Cloud (FFVII), as well as some others I'm unable to identify. According to SquarePortal, an Onion Knight (FFIII), and Terra (FFVI), will also be playable, and the game will feature a 3 vs 3 battle system.
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A PlayStation 4 version seems to be in the works, as a screenshot from that version is already available.

Microsoft Solitaire Gets an Update in Windows 10

Microsoft's Windows 10 is bringing every area of the operating system up to date, making sure that all aspects work from a tablet standpoint as well as on the desktop. Now, one of the oldest Windows games is getting a major update. Spoilers! There's much more than just standard Solitaire!

There's now a collection of Solitaire games, included in one app called Solitaire Collection. Well, it's not as big of a deal as it seems, these games were included as separate applications in previous versions, but now they're contained in one single experience, and at least the look has been completely overhauled.
Klondike, Spider, FreeCell, Pyramid, and TriPeaks are all here and spit-shined for easy access in one single package.
Source: Neowin

Team Ninja on Next Dissidia, Sony Wants Console Version

The developers that brought you Dead or Alive are currently collaborating on the next Dissidia: Final Fantasy. Sony is also in discussions with Square Enix on bringing the game to consoles.
Square Enix is stating that the game will remain an arcade exclusive for at least a year, but Atsushi Morita of Sony Computer Entertainment is discussing the possibilities of a console release with the company. Meanwhile, Koei Tecmo's Team Ninja are hard at work co-developing the newest iteration of the franchise.
Source: Destructoid

Age of Empires II HD Edition Expansion Out This Summer

Age of Empires II HD Edition is getting an all-new expansion with original content this summer, in time for the 2 year anniversary of its release. The expansion will include work from dedicated community members, making this a work of passion.
From the official blog: "As with The Forgotten expansion, you can anticipate a lot packed in there, including new civilizations, campaigns, game modes, units, and more. If your focus is more on the original Age of Empires II experience, the new content development means you can look forward to additional support and features that benefit every owner."

Steam Greenlight: Football Tactics

Remember Blitzball in Final Fantasy X? How I loved that. It was actually the only reason why I got a copy of the remastered edition on my Vita. Here’s an idea Squenix: Instead of giving us another loveless port of a previously released title, make a standalone Blitzball game. Until you do that, I will have to get my turn-based sports fix from somewhere else, like the “newly” announced “Football Tactics” from Creoteam.
Disclaimer: It’s actually an iOS port with an “improved single player campaign”. Don’t like them? Don’t click read more. I wouldn’t blame you.

To be honest, you won’t find much Blitzball in this. From the looks of it, it’s more like a very basic version of Blood Bowl, minus the blood and using the European definition of football. (Soccer, you uncultured brutes. You know, the sport where you actually use your feet to move the ball)
But take a look at it yourself:

Like Blood Bowl and Blitzball, the game will have certain managing aspects, like buying and selling players, hiring assistants, upgrading the stadium, earning experience and learning new skills. The team behind it, which previously released the shooter Collapse, also intends to add Steam Workshop support, which should make up for the missing licenses. BUT a word of warning to them: EA still owns the rights to most teams and leagues, and they have shut down sites that offered real life data mods for non-EA games in the past.

The game is now on Steam Greenlight, so if you are interested, make sure to vote for it.

New Nintendo eShop Releases: Separation Anxiety

This week's set of eShop games marks the release of the first (and to date, only) New Nintendo 3DS exclusive, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D. While the New 3DS isn't the first instance of Nintendo choosing to introduce a 1.5 upgrade version to an existing hardware line (see the Nintendo DSi), Xenoblade Chronicles 3D will be the first Nintendo published retail release that is exclusive to an upgraded system. There weren't any for the DSi.

There are sure to be fans clamoring for the game. Likewise, there are certainly Nintendo fans who are excited about the new upgrades and features that the New 3DS offers. But personally, I have to question Nintendo's wisdom in regard to separating their userbase with this release. I can't imagine that sales of this game will be that high. Far fewer people own the New 3DS than the original and XL models. Moreover, the very existence of the New 3DS and its own exclusive game(s) can only lead to further market confusion and animosity from uninformed consumers.

It just seems ill-advised to have made this game an exclusive when they could have just as easily made it playable on all 3DS systems. After all, Nintendo has already released 3DS games that took advantage of the New 3DS features but were still universally playable. But the decision is made, the die is cast, and now I suppose only time (and sales) will tell. In any case, Xenoblade Chronicles is but one of several new games this week. Joining last week's initial Wii U Nintendo DS Virtual Console release is WarioWare: Touched! and Yoshi Touch & Go. Head past the break to be reunited with the complete list of new releases.

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Andrew J Amideo
[Source: Business Wire]

New PlayStation Store Releases: Dark Souls II Deluxe Now Dealing Death On PS4

PlayStation 4 devotees determined to double down on a decidedly distinct brand of From Software discipline can delight in the digital delivery of the newly re-distributed definitive edition of Dark Souls "deux" (dropping this very day). Besides the bleak older brother of Bloodborne, bearers of the PS4 can also benefit by re-buying the just-a-bit brighter and basically brilliant Bastion. Be sure to bring yourself beyond the break in order to better view the entire batch of new releases.
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