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Out of the complete Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World cast of over 40 playable characters (not including transformations), so far 25 characters have been revealed like Goku and Cell. So we thought it was time to list the DBZ characters below that have been confirmed for the PlayStation 2 versus fighting game that will be released in America on November 4th and in Europe on December 5th, 2008.

When you click on each DBZ character’s name below, a window will pop up with a picture or video of him/her.

The list of playable characters in alphabetical order:

1. Android #16
2. Android #17
3. Android #18
4. Android #19
5. Buu
6. Captain Ginyu
7. Cell (Semi-Perfect Form)
8. Dodoria
9. Frieza (First, Second & Third Forms)
10. Gohan (Young)
11. Goku (Normal and Super Saiyan)
12. Janemba
13. Krillin
14. Nappa
15. Piccolo
16. Pikkon
17. Raditz
18. Recoome (rest of the The Ginyu Force to follow)
19. Super 17
20. Tien
21. Trunks (Normal and Super Saiyan)
22. Vegeta (Normal and Super Saiyan)
23. Yajirobe
24. Yamcha
25. Zarbon
It’s unclear if some of the more passive DBZ characters shown in the game’s artwork will be playable in the game or just give tips. These include: Bulma, Chiaotzu, Chi Chi, Dende, Hercule, King Kai, Master Roshi, Mr. Popo, Ox-King and Puar.

What other characters do you think will join the fight?

This list gets updated as more characters are confirmed.

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Tatsunoko vs Capcom is heading to the Wii if you haven’t heard. The reason the Wii was chosen is due to the arcade hardware the game was made on, which is based on the Wii hardware. Thus making for easy port over to the Wii.

Tatsunoko VS Capcom is the newest game in Capcom’s “versus” series that includes the incredibly popular Marvel VS Capcom and Capcom VS SNK arcade staples.

Sadly the game may not come to the United States due to licensing issues. The game involves characters from many different anime series from a company known as Tatsunoko Productions, which is most well known in the U.S. for the Gatchaman and Speed Racer series. The problem is that, in the U.S., different companies hold the rights to the different characters, thus making it difficult for Capcom to get the licensing issues sorted out. That’s in addition to the characters not being well known in the U.S. and/or some of them never having been released outside of Japan legally.

The Wii version will include at least one new exclusive character and will support both the Classic and GameCube controllers.

Check out a new gameplay video from the game from the Tokyo Game Show 2008 show floor and a previously released trailer.

Gameplay Footage

Japanese Debut Trailer

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Castlevania Judgment is playable on the show floor at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show in Japan and that has brought us new gameplay footage of the Wii fighting game in action as well as a new trailer.

The game is scheduled for release in the United States on November 18th and in Europe in the first half of 2009 (with a Japanese release on January 15th, 2009). Keep in mind that this is the Wii fighting game spin-off, NOT the new next-gen Xbox 360/PS3 Castlevania.

Like a lot of things from TGS 08, the video isn’t the best quality given that it was taken off of the screen with a camera, but regardless you still get to see new video of the game in action.

Including the trailer, there is new gameplay footage of Death, Maria and Simon duking it out. Looks pretty fun to me, much in the vein of Super Smash Bros. Brawl or Capcom’s Power Stone series.

Death vs Death Gameplay


TGS 08 Castlevania Judgment Trailer


Maria vs Simon Gameplay

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Namco Bandai announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2008 that Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion will also be released on Xbox 360, aside from the previously known PlayStation 3 release. It seems big-name unpaid exclusives are hard to find for console makers nowadays. While the next-gen game was originally expected in late 2008, the below new trailer shows the fighting game will be released in fall 2009.

The king of the Iron Fist tournament returns for the 6th time. Who will dethrone Jin Kazama as head of the Mishima Zaibatsu? Watch the Tekken 6 characters fight in this new TGS 08 trailer.

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A King of Fighters ‘98 remake titled The King of Fighters ‘98 Ultimate Match was released in Japanese arcades back in March 2008. This was later followed by a retail PlayStation 2 release in Japan in June 2008, which SNK Playmore promises will come to America sometime in 2009.

But that’s not the only way you’ll be able to play the versus fighting game, as a Tokyo Game Show 2008 games list showed King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade in 2009! According to Siliconera this remake of the King of Fighters ‘98 has a healthy dose of 10 extra characters (now 64 total), cleans up the graphics and includes balance changes for top tier players. It’s also expect that the Xbox 360 release will be modified for online play through Xbox LIVE, much like the recent remake release of SNK’s Samurai Shodown II on Xbox Live Arcade. More details about the new features will be unveiled at the Tokyo Game Show 2008 expo that starts on October 9th.

You’d think for a 10-year-anniversary they’d release the remake worldwide in 2008, but then again, getting it a bit later outside of Japan beats not getting it at all.

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It’s time for one final mighty Kamehameha for the PlayStation 2 as Atari announced the upcoming launch of Namco Bandai Games’ Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World in North America in November 2008 and in Europe in December 2008. The Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World versus fighting game is being developed by Dimps and combines all the best elements of previous five Dragon Ball Z Budokai games, while also boasting new features such as “Dragon Missions”, new battle types and drama scenes for fans to delve deeper than ever before into the Dragon Ball Z universe.

The new “Dragon Missions” in Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World include many famous scenes from the Dragon Ball Z series never before seen in a video game. A range of missions from a time-attack with power-ups collecting without falling off Snake Way on the “Snake Road Mission” and a race-attack with Goku having to catch Bubbles in the “Dragon Mission” alongside other action, platformer and racing-style missions; puts players’ strategy and quick-thinking skills to the test beyond simply showing off their deadly fighting skills.

But no Dragon Ball Z game would be complete without its fair share of spectacular battles. Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World uses a simplified battle system taken from the recently released next-gen Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit for thrilling hand-to-hand fighting, aura dashing, dodging and weaving on the ground, or flying leaps and aerial combat in the skies. Defeat your opponent by blasting damaging Ki attacks from the sky or by diving into him and launching an explosive smash attack. On top of this you can customize the move set of your characters.

The game features over 40 unique characters, not counting the different forms that each character can transform into which multiplies the playing potential. So far confirmed characters include: Cell, Goku, Janemba, Pikkon, Super 17, Tien, and Vegeta. On top of characters, fighting techniques and battle stages, Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World also includes selected drama scenes from the previous games all presented using beautifully refined effects and shading techniques. I almost forgot to mention that the original Japanese voice actors, as well as the second-gen English voice actors are back.

Representing the last “Z” title for the PlayStation 2, Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World combines the many of the best elements from the previous Budokai and Shin-Budokai series, as well as the recently released next-gen Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit, to deliver the definitive DBZ experience.

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“Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lightsaber Duels” on the Nintendo Wii is based on the animated feature film, and come November 11th it aims to immerse you in the characters, locations, and epic duels from the Star Wars animated feature film and TV series. Built from the ground-up for Wii, Lightsaber Duels features an intuitive motion-controlled combat system that puts the Lightsaber weapon in your hand. Mastering the Jedi’s distinctive weapon is now within any player’s grasp.

Padawan, learn the ways of the Jedi and the lightsaber. Watch a developer from LucasArts giving a walkthrough, while getting owned by the dark side. Check out the “Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lightsaber Duels” Wii gameplay demo here:

Dual lightsabers are no match for the power of the force.

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Out of the complete King of Fighters XII (KOF XII) cast, only 9 characters have been revealed so far, like Terry and Athena. We thought it was time to list The King of Fighters XII characters below that have been confirmed for the fighting game. It will first be coming to Japanese arcades in late 2008, and SNK Playmore confirmed that it will then be released in North America on the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 in early 2009.

When you click on each KOF 12 character’s name below, a window will pop up with a picture of him / her.

Confirmed characters:
1. Ash Crimson
2. Athena Asamiya (in original Psycho Soldier outfit)
3. Benimaru Nikaido (in King of Fighters ‘94 outfit)
4. Elisabeth Blanctorche
5. Goro Daimon (returning from King of Fighters 2003)
6. Kim Kaphwan
7. Kyo Kusanagi
8. Leona Heidern (returning from King of Fighters 2003)
9. Terry Bogard (in original Fatal Fury 2 outfit)

Rumored characters:
* Andy Bogard (returning from King of Fighters 2002)
* Keith Wayne (from Power Instinct)
* Raiden (aka Big Bear)
* Robert Garcia (returning from King of Fighters 2003)
* Ryo Sakazaki
* What others do you think are missing?

The entire game will have new hand drawn 2D sprites on detailed 2D backgrounds. All the sprites used in previous games for over 10 years will be dropped and will be replaced with these new high definition sprites. SNK Overseas Manager Yoshihito Koyama also revealed that the game is going to be “3D [effects] mixed with 2D,” with there being zero cell shading in the game. You can see the new look in video below.

Watch The King of Fighters XII trailer.

Click on the bottom-right corner arrow to view it fullscreen.

For more screenshots go to Famitsu. Rumored character suggestions via Wikipedia. — The above list will be updated when more characters are confirmed.

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Out of the complete Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe cast, 14 characters have been revealed like Sub-Zero and Batman, but we thought it was time to list the MK vs. DC characters below that have been confirmed for the upcoming November 10th, 2008, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fighting game.

When you click on each Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe character’s name below, a window will pop up with a big picture of him / her.

The list of playable characters in alphabetical order:

1. Batman (from DC Comics)
2. Captain Marvel AKA Shazam or Captain Thunder (from DC Comics)
3. Catwoman (from DC Comics)
4. Green Lantern (from DC Comics)
5. Jax (from Mortal Kombat)
6. Kitana (from Mortal Kombat)
7. Liu Kang (from Mortal Kombat)
8. Scorpion (from Mortal Kombat)
9. Shang Tsung (from Mortal Kombat)
10. Sonya Blade (from Mortal Kombat)
11. Sub-Zero (from Mortal Kombat)
12. Superman (from DC Comics)
13. The Flash (from DC Comics)
14. The Joker (from DC Comics)

Unannounced but popular characters from both sides:

* Aquaman (from DC Comics)
* Baraka (from Mortal Kombat)
* Brainiac (from DC Comics)
* Goro (from Mortal Kombat)
* Green Arrow (from DC Comics)
* Johnny Cage (from Mortal Kombat)
* Martian Manhunter (from DC Comics)
* Raiden (from Mortal Kombat)
* Reptile (from Mortal Kombat)
* Shao Kahn (from Mortal Kombat)
* Wonder Woman (from DC Comics)
* What others do you think are missing?

The way these characters are put together in the story mode is rather simple. Depending on which side players choose (Mortal Kombat or DC Universe), they will see the characters from the opposite universe as the invaders of their own universe. This leads to unlikely alliances being forged on each side, but does this blind rage stop them from seeing the dark threat that merged the two universes and is set to destroy them all?

Characters that are normally super powerful have been toned down to make them balanced within the game, for example: Superman no longer as invulnerable as he usually is, so he can be hurt by Scorpion’s spear. This further expresses itself during fights, where characters will show permanent signs of damage like: bruises, blood marks, and broken or torn clothing pieces.

Creator Ed Boon gives a gameplay demonstration:

This list gets updated as more characters are confirmed.

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Namco Bandai has announced that Soul Calibur 4 has sold over 2 million copies worldwide after only having been released for days since July 29th in North America and since July 31st in Japan and Europe.

According to the company this was the best launch of the weapons fighting series so far thanks to its many fans and new additions such as: beautiful HD graphics (no doubt the curvy women helped) and online play so fans worldwide can pit their favorite Soul Calibur 4 characters (or the three new guests from the Star Wars universe) against each other on either Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3.

Via Nikkei, translated by Neogaf & Babelfish