Asura's Wrath Devs Working On Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Adaptation

CyberConnect2 has unveiled that its next project will be Jojo's Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle, based on the long-running manga series of the same name.

The news was announced during a press conference, which also confirmed that a new anime version of the popular Shonen Jump franchise will be airing in Japan.

Not much is known about the title just yet, other than that it's a Playstation 3 exclusive brawler, with the developer refusing to confirm on Twitter what year we'll be seeing the game on shelves.

The Jojo's Bizarre Adventure manga follows the misadventures of the Joestars, a strong family with British roots.  Despite this, the franchise hasn't received a large amount of localisation support in the past, and it remains unclear if this title will be launching in the West.

Check out the debut trailer below to see a man get kicked in the face by a horse.

Source : ign[dot]com

Nintendo Direct Offers New Dragon Quest X Details

Dragon Quest X, the upcoming MMO-styled sequel to the long-running Square Enix RPG series, had a few new pieces of information announced during this evening's Nintendo Direct video presentation.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said that though the game will normally require players to pay for play time, the first 20 hours will be free for all new buyers of the game. There will also be free "Kids Time" play periods, two hours per day, in the afternoons in Japan. Mr. Iwata then announced there will be another event in the near future dedicated entirely to Dragon Quest X details, and promised a new 11-minute long trailer will air after the conclusion of the Nintendo Direct video tonight.

Dragon Quest X launches this August in Japan for Wii, and a Wii U version is also in development. We've yet to learn any details about American plans for the game, but perhaps NOA President Reggie Fils-Aime will address that in the North American video presentation scheduled to air in less than an hour.



Source : ign[dot]com

Epic Wins Silicon Knights Court Case

Epic has emerged victorious from its long-running court case with Silicon Knights. According to a tweet from Epic’s Mark Rein, the jury found for Epic on all counts.

The trial first began in 2007 when Silicon Knights served Epic with a lawsuit alleging that Unreal Engine 3 did not work as promised. At the time, Silicon Knights president Denis Dyack wrote that Epic was “unable or unwilling” to fix the engine’s problems and accused Epic of using licensing fees to develop Gears of War rather than working on Unreal, and said that the technical problems forced them to develop a separate engine, making Too Human significantly more expensive to produce.

The lawsuit began during the development of Too Human

Today, Epic said the following in a statement: “The jury rejected Silicon Knights' claim that Epic breached its Unreal Engine 3 license agreement with Silicon Knights. The jury also found in Epic's favor on all of its counterclaims, namely that Silicon Knights breached the license agreement, misappropriated Epic's trade secrets, and infringed Epic's copyrights in the Unreal Engine 3 code. The jury awarded Epic damages totaling $4.45 million. Epic has 30 days in which to file a request to the court for reimbursement of attorneys' fees and costs. The court previously had thrown out Silicon Knights' fraud claims after nine days of testimony.”

"We are delighted with the jury's verdict and all of the hard work done by the Hunton & Williams legal team,” Epic general counsel Jay Andrews added.

In the five years since the trial began, additional information has slowly emerged. As the release of Too Human approached in 2008, Silicon Knights sought a court order to block Epic from viewing code for the game, as the company had developed a proprietary 3D camera system and was seeking a patent. Epic eventually counter-sued and the case went to trial earlier this year. Earlier this month, a judge ruled that Silicon Knights could earn only one dollar if the case had fallen in their favor.

In the wake of today's verdict, the future of Silicon Knights remains uncertain. The developer last released X-Men: Destiny, which received a 5.5 from IGN last year. We've reached out to the studio for its response to the verdict and will update with any comment we receive.



Source : http://www.ign.com