onAXIS: 09/20/07

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Yakuza 2 Coming to North America for the PlayStation 2

Yakuza 2, only released in Japan, has been announced that it's finally coming to North America. Yakuza 3 was announced a few weeks ago, and with North America only having the first installment, it seems now Yakuza 2 is going to fill the gap.

Yakuza 2 directly follows the events of the 2006 original (unlike the third game coming to PS3, which is set in the far past.) Set one year later, you are once again Kiryu Kazuma. You had retired and become the Fourth Chairman of the Tojo Clan, but the way of the streets never leaves one alone, and you come to find this out the hard way when a trusted member of your clan is assassinated by a former allied gang called the Omi. War is about to break out between the Tojo and Omi clans, and you are the only one who can stop the violence from exploding and destroying everything. And, of course, Kazuma will once again be making time for the ladies when not in brutal combat on the streets of Tokyo.

Yakuza 2 for PlayStation 2 is scheduled for release in North America in 2008.

[Via IGN]

TGS 2007: Dynasty Warriors 6 Trailer HD

The new trailer of Dynasty Warriors 6 from TGS 2007. One man against one thousand. The battle rages on to next gen systems. Enjoy!

[Via GameTrailers]

PlayStation.Blog "5 Things You Don’t Know About The Eye of Judgement"

PlayStation.Blog "Over the last few past few months we’ve been touring the gaming convention scene with THE EYE OF JUDGMENT. We’ve received tremendous feedback from many of you at the San Diego Comic Con, Wizard World Chicago, GenCon & Penny Arcade Expo. There were lots of great questions out there, and we thought it would be good to do a quick recap of the “5 things you don’t know” about THE EYE OF JUDGMENT."

Continue at the link.

[Via PS.Blog]

TGS 2007: FIFA 08 Sizzle Trailer

Here is the newest FIFA 08 trailer from the Tokyo Game Show 2007. The competition is about to get heated in this year's soccer title from EA. Get ready to kick!

[Via GameTrailers]

TGS 2007: Record of Agarest War Trailer

Here is the Tokyo Game Show 2007 trailer for Record of Agarest War. Kill monsters and make babies in this PS3 RPG. Enjoy the watch.

[Via GameTrailers]

TGS 2007: Devil May Cry 4 Four Minutes of Gameplay

Here is some new gameplay of Devil May Cry 4 from the Konami booth at the Tokyo Game Show 2007. The title says it all, it's awesome, enjoy.

[Via GameTrailers]

TGS 2007: The Last Remnant Trailer

This new Last Remnant Trailer from Square Enix at the Tokyo Game Show 2007 is one word, awesome. The trailer also reveals some new characters. Enjoy.

[Via GamerSyde]

New PlayStation 3 Starter Pack: Includes Heavenly Resistance Storm

The new pack includes the 60Gb PS3, two Sixaxis controllers, Resistance: Fall of Man, MotorStorm and new addition Heavenly Sword, which made its debut n the charts this week at number seven.

HMV is currently selling the exclusive bundle for £424.99, just as Sony continues to grab the headlines at the Tokyo Games Show.

[Via MCUK]

Eye of Judgement Priced $69.99

According to the official PlayStation blog, the game will come packaged with the PlayStation Eye camera and will set aspiring deck-shufflers back $69.99. The game also comes with in the set is the camera stand, are the 9 Fields battle map, a starter deck and an 8-card booster pack.

Booster packs at stores will cost $3.75 per pack, or an already set-up deck for $14.99.

[Via PS.Blog]

TGS 2007: LittleBigPlanet Trailer

Plenty of gameplay footage to be had in this Tokyo Game Show 2007 trailer for LittleBigPlanet. The game is a community based collaboration which allows players to create and share over the PlayStation Network, sort of like MySpace, but less "omg"ing.

[Via Gamer Within]

PixelJunk Monsters: New PixelJunk Game

Remember our post from a while back, about new PixelJunk games coming? We had two teaser images from the Japanese site and now we have a name for the game along with more images.

The newest PixelJunk game that is going to be released on the PlayStation Network is titled PixelJunk Monsters. Sadly, there are no details released on the game yet, but we have some screenshots. Enjoy.

TGS 2007: Metal Gear Online Cam Gameplay

The newest gameplay of Metal Gear Online, who's starter back is to be bundled with Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, from the Tokyo Game Show 2007. Enjoy.

[Via GameTrailers]

TGS 2007: Imabikisou Trailer #2

Here is the second trailer for Imabikisou from the Tokyo Game Show 2007. There is no doubt this game will be amazing to play alone in the dark.

[Via GameTrailers]

TGS 2007: Fl0wer Trailer HD

Waiting to hear what the new game was for thatgamecompany? Well, this is it, it's called Fl0wer. This is the first ever trailer for the recently announced game, Fl0wer for the Playstation 3.

[Via GameTrailers]

TGS 2007: MotorStorm 2 Announced

Following the announcement that Sony would be acquiring both Evolution Studios (the team behind MotorStorm) and BigBig Studios, AdvancedMN just caught word that MotorStorm 2 is already in development, and is slated for a 2008 release on Blu-Ray Disc for the PlayStation 3. A modicum of details, to be sure, but we'll let you know when we hear more.

[Via AdvancedMN]

PlayStation Store Update for September 20, 2007

Lets take a look at todays update:

Games
LocoRoco! Cocoreccho - $6.99
Demos
NBA 08 demo
Sega Rally Revo demo
skate demo
Stuntman: Ignition demo
Videos/Trailers
Devil May Cry 4 Summer 2007 Trailer
Folklore "Realms and Creatures" Trailer
Gran Turismo 5: Prologue Trailer
Loco Roco Cocoreccho Trailer
NBA 08 Free 6 Tutorial
Ratchet & Clank: Future Tools of Destruction Trailer

Along with those also came many wallpapers and such. Great update, was looking forward to NBA 2K8 though.

[Via PS.Blog]

TGS 2007: Valkyrie of the Battlefield Trailer

Is it just me, or do these cartoon style anime graphics rock? Here is the new Valkyrie of the Battlefield trailer from TGS 2007. Fight back against an evil force that's trying to take over Gallian. Enjoy!

[Via GameTrailers]

TGS 2007: LocoRoco! Cocoreccho Trailer

Here is the new LocoRoco trailer from the Tokyo Game Show. The game hits the PlayStation Store this week, so how about you try it out and give us your opinion.

[Via GameTrailers]

TGS 2007: White Knight Story Gameplay Videos

1UP was lucky enough to preview the upcoming White Knight Story. Along with their previewing comes two new gameplay videos. Enjoy.

[Via 1UP]

TGS 2007: No Metal Gear Solid 4 Demo Planned

Late last night, we heard word of a Metal Gear Solid 4 demo from 1UP.

IGN contacted Ryan Payton at Kojima Productions, who was handling the Metal Gear Solid 4 demo behind closed doors at the Tokyo Game Show, about the possibility of the demo being released. While he said the team would be interested in considering the release of a Metal Gear Solid Demo, there are no plans to release the TGS demo over the PSN at this time, or potentially ever. It appears that this was all a case of wishful thinking on someone's part.

Or maybe just Kojima is planning it.

[Via IGN]