Good news Kombants! Spawn is joining the roster on March 17th for Early Access. That is for the ones that own the Kombat Pack! Full release will be on March 24th for everyone else! He is the last character to be added in this Kombat Pack. The others were Shang Tsung, Nightwolf, The Terminator, Sindel, and DC’s The Joker! Watch his trailer here!
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Cygames has announced that their annual Granblue Fantasy Fes is scheduled for December 11th to the 13th! Granblue Fantasy Fes is home to many attractions, special events and concerts centered around the world of the game. In addition, more news is expected to release during this time for the Granblue Fantasy mobile game. If you missed the 6th anniversary stream, check it out below:
Granblue Fantasy Fes 2020 will be held in the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
Following the recent PSN store leak, Cygames has announced Zooey as the next DLC character for Granblue Fantasy Versus! Zooey was announced during the 6th anniversary stream for Granblue Fantasy. Check out the new trailer below:
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Koei Tecmo has announced that Tamaki, the upcoming DLC character for Dead or Alive 6, releases on March 10th. Along side this announcement, Famitsu uploaded new footage of Tamaki in action. Check out the footage below:
Dead or Alive 6 is out now for PS4, Xbox One and PC. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
Earlier today it was announced that Sega was cancelling the upcoming Sonic SXSW 2020 panel. The panel was going to show off new announcements, before it sadly got cancelled due to Coronavirus concerns. There is hope though! The official Sonic Twitter has revealed that they are still planning to show the information in a new format coming this April. We don’t know the exact day for it, but it is great that we are going to see it!
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Tetsuya Nomura’s recent interview with Famitsu revealed some interesting tidbits about Final Fantasy VII Remake’s quests. According to Nomura, side-quests are “made exactly the same way” as main quests. Here’s the excerpts from the interview:
“The sub-quests have been made in exactly the same way as the main story quests,” Nomura said. “Initially, the development team also wanted to create a large volume of content, but it was not possible to do all of it, so we are doing as much as we can while maintaining the quality.”
“So it’s as much as you can manage while maintaining quality?” Famitsu asked Nomura.
“Yes,” Nomura said. “There was even more, but I thought that volume of content would never be finished.”
This strikes a balance between the main story and side-quests while preserving the high standard Final Fantasy VII Remake sets. Final Fantasy VII Remake releases for PS4 on April 10th worldwide. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
Add South by Southwest (SXSW) to the list of major events canceled due to the global coronavirus epidemic.
In a statement posted on their website. South by Southwest was effectively canceled due to the mayor of Austin, Texas putting in an emergency order on the city.
“The City of Austin has cancelled the March dates for SXSW and SXSW EDU. SXSW will faithfully follow the City’s directions,” it stated.
“We are devastated to share this news with you. “The show must go on” is in our DNA, and this is the first time in 34 years that the March event will not take place. We are now working through the ramifications of this unprecedented situation.” Further elaborating that the event’s organizers had to acquiesce to the city’s demands.
The news of the festival’s cancellation follows a string of other major conventions and events. Being either postponed or outright cancelled, over the global spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Game Developers Conference (GDC) was recently postponed to a later date in the summer. PAX East saw major vendors such as Sony skipping the event entirely. And Square-Enix scaling back their presence at the convention. Rumors are circulating that E3 2020 may be in doubt as well. However, the ESA still plans to have it go on as scheduled, as of now.
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Resident Evil 3 Remake is looking to shake even more things up in this re-imagining of the original game! Raccoon City is much larger than ever before, to the point where a fast travel system is introduced. Safe rooms are not as safe as they once were as Nemesis is able to break into them. Optional content is available through the game and even Carlos has playable segments.
*Update* Capcom has confirmed that safe rooms are in fact, safe and Nemesis can’t break into them
UPDATE: Capcom confirms there ARE in fact safe rooms in #ResidentEvil3 which Nemesis will be unable to enter.https://t.co/PmPRCtp2mr
— Shinobi602 (@shinobi602) March 6, 2020
Resident Evil 3 Remake releases on April 3rd for PS4, Xbox One and PC. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
The coronavirus is an issue across parts of the world and Nintendo of America is taking precaution where its needed. According to an official statement from the company, employees are allowed to work from home due to these concerns.
“Nintendo of America has taken the precautionary step to allow NOA employees in the states of California and Washington the opportunity to work from home. The safety and wellbeing of our employees is our top priority. We are continuing to closely monitor COVID-19 developments, and share our concerns and support for those affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.”
Currently, E3 2020 is on track to happen during June but only time will tell since the coronavirus may still be an issue for months to come. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news and updates!
Megadimension Neptunia VII is making its way to Switch as a recent rating for the game has been filed in South Korea! This mainline Neptunia game originally released on PS4 in 2015. Here’s an overview of the game courtesy of Gematsu:
New challengers are taking control of Gamindustri, and Neptune’s nowhere in sight. Now she’s gotta help a mysterious stranger fight a colossal new evil, reclaim her Goddess title, and find some time for pudding! Go next gen with Giant Battles, multi-worlds, and multiple storylines in this Japanese RPG!
Key Features
New Battle Features – Characters can link up for stronger attacks, “Parts Break” allows you to split enemies into pieces to lower their stats and disable special attacks, and “Giant Battles” impose limits that will challenge the strategist in you!
NEXT Mode – A second transformation is now available! You can break those big baddies into bits with NEXT mode, which features new special skills and a new costume for the CPUs!
Three Worlds, Three Stories – Three different story modes! With new CPUs and characters at your side, you must fight through three dimensions to save Gamindustri!
New Dungeon Minigame! – A homage to the classic “Spelunker,” you receive special items when you clear this dungeon under the time limit!
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