Valkyrie Drive multimedia project announced at AnimeJapan Marvelous is launching a new franchise that appears to be more salacious and sexually-charged thanSenran Kagura, if that even sounds possible. The publisher revealed a new mixed media project at this weekend’s AnimeJapan expo in Tokyo. TitledValkyrie Drive, the undertaking involves an anime series, PS Vita title, and mobile game. The story involves a number of young women who can transform into weapons, though the whole bit appears to be a vehicle for Kenichiro Takaki’s special brand of ecchi....

Spells ‘n’ Skillz Hero Concept has added a new vigilante to the street sweepin’ roster of its comic-book scrapper,Mayhem Brawler— The Witchcraft update, now available for free on all platforms, brings with it a new mode, a fresh run of bug fixes, and an all-new hero in the form of Nora Komar, known to fans as the Alley Witch! This brings the playable roster to five characters in total. Neato!...

POW! Last year we gotBack to the Future‘s DeLoreaninRocket League, complete with its own special OUTATIME explosion and flaming tire track boost. It was pretty popular, so more premium battle-cars seemed like a given. For this one, Psyonix teamed up with Warner Bros. and DC Comics to bring the Batmobile onto the pitch. Of course, it has its own sleek bat signal explosion. Now, this is the Batmobile from the upcomingBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, so it’s perhaps not as near and dear to our hearts as the ones from ’90sBatmanmovies, the Adam West series, or the original comics....

E3 announcement for October launch, perhaps? Aswe accepted last week, another PlayStation 4 is going to be released. The latest corroboration, fromThe Wall Street Journal, backs upKotakuandEurogamersources with a twist of its own new information about the “PS4.5” or “PS4K,” a half-step of iteration meant to deliver a PlayStation 4 capable of better graphics — “ultra-high definition resolution graphics” — and support for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation VR headset. Wall Street Journal sources noted that the new PS4 would support, “higher-end gaming experiences,” including virtual reality....

Also, World Cruise Story After laying dormant for nearly a decade, theMarvel Ultimate Alliancefranchise is back withUltimate Alliance 3, exclusively on Switch. Man that’s a good get for Nintendo, and it’s out on the eShop tomorrow. Other Switch releases includeAdrenaline Rush – Miami Drive, Alien Escape, Arcade Archives Shusse Ozumo, Archilion Saga, Astro Bears, Automachef, Battle & Crash, Battleship(I checked, it actually isBattleship), Bubble Cats Rescue, Desktop Table Tennis Trial Edition, Etherborn, High Noon Revolver, Jim is Moving Out, Jumphead: Battle4Fun, Lust for Darkness, Mini Trains, Mochi Mochi Boy, Pawarumi, Quest Hunter, Redeemer: Enhanced Edition, Rise: Race The Future, Royal Roads, Run the Fan, Switchy Road, Tarot Readings Premium, The Drama Queen Murder, andWorld Cruise Story(this last one is from Kairosoft, those people that make those adorable [Game Dev]Storygames)....

Bloodshed’s End Just the other day, I caughtNiohout of the corner of my eye and wished I had a clone to level up my character during the day, as I worked, so I could finally dig into theDefiant HonorDLC. I’m way behind, to say nothing of the heightened difficulty options Team Ninja has added to the game post-release. The third and final DLC,Bloodshed’s End, is due out September 26 for $10....

What’s with umbrellas this year? ININhas announcedthat they’re bringingParasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble 3to PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch consoles this year. Parasol Starswas the follow-up toBubble BobbleandRainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2. While those two games were released in arcade and ported to consoles,Parasol Starsskipped the first step and went straight to consoles. In North America, we only got the Turbografx-16 version, but in other parts of the world, it also landed on the NES, Game Boy, Amiga, and Atari ST platforms....

But not really You know how indie games always seem like they have to have some sort of hook – something unique to make them stick out from all the other games? Well, that’s what Visiontrick, a two-man development team, has withPavilion. Honestly, it’s kind of a lame term to get recognized. Luckily, their game is cool without any sort of shtick. Pavilion’s thing is that it’s presented from a “fourth-person” point of view....

Good crossover potential There are a few GameCube titles I regret missing.Cubivoreis one of them.Chibi-Robo!is another. The latter series has managed to live on through handheld spinoffs, and there’s a newon the way. The games star a miniature robot who, come to think of it, would be a natural fit for the similarly small-scale, also cutePikminuniverse. Nintendo World Report floated the idea to Nintendo at E3. “That’s an interesting idea, and something I could speak to Mr....

Yes, yes, I’ve included the ‘WELL BAM!’ video Kudo Tsunoda, the guy who demonstrated Project Natal (now Kinect) at E3 2009, has been off working on Microsoft’s crazy holographic headsetHoloLens. He’s going to keep at that but will also now lead a bunch of Xbox teams, including Rare, Lionhead, Lift London, Press Play, Twisted Pixel, Decisive Games, and the groups working onCrackdown,Scalebound, andQuantum Break. A few other management types at those studios have shuffled around, and Tsunoda says we’ll hear more about Black Tusk’sGears of War“soon....

Say Your Prayers Nexon has spent the past fortnight getting the fighting game community all hyped up for its incoming scrapperDNF Duel,an all-new one-on-one fighter based on the popular MMODungeon Fighter Online. After two straight weeks of increasingly exciting character trailers, fans will have the chance to check outan open betaon PS4 and PS5 from today. All interested parties need do is download the game client on their PlayStation platform of choice, and you should be good to go....

The long-awaitedSkyrimCreation Kitis finally gracing Steam users tomorrow, according to Bethesda marketing mushroomPete Hines. With this kit, modders will finally be able to create their own campaigns using the same tools that Bethesda itself uses to build the game’s world. If you’re a player rather than a creator, the Steam Workshop will make it easy to download and install the campaigns that others have made. With this little feature finally on the shelf,Skyrimcan give you fresh experiences for as long as modders have ideas....

You make up for your sins on the streets Hoo boy, I cannot wait forMr. X Nightmare, the incoming DLC expansion to Dotemu’s brilliant brawlerStreets of Rage 4, the co-developer has blessed fans with an extended trailer, showing off the three new playable characters who will be joining Alex and the gang on their next journey through the mean streets of Wood Oak City. The eight-minute video gives us our longest look to date at martial-arts expertShiva, face-turn copEstel Aguirre, and former pro-wrestlerMax Thunder, as each character shows off their devastating abilities, combos, and special attacks....