Month: September 2016

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Mai Natsume Showcased in the Latest BlazBlue: Central Fiction Reveal Trailer

Alongside Es, the second console-exclusive character in BlazBlue: Central Fiction is Mai Natsume: she first starred in manga, as well as Chrono Phantasma Extend’s Remix Heart mode. The new trailer below showcases the character in action, and teases a few story tidbits involving Relius Clover.

This spear-wielding fighter keeps the opponent at bay with her long range and a returning projectile; it looks like she’s able to rapidly close the gap for mix-up opportunities.

In Japan, Mai will be available as downloadable content on October 27th, priced at ¥800.

For more gameplay footage, check out the clip of Mai facing Es, the other console-exclusive character.

Sources: GameSpot; Gematsu

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ARK: Survival Evolved’s Expansion is an Abuse of Early Access

Earlier this month, Studio Wildcard announced their first paid expansion for ARK: Survival Evolved. While undeniably impressive, there’s something eyebrow raising about a “completely finished” expansion for a completely unfinished base game. With 12,000 reviews in the last month pushing the game’s review scores into the negative, Chris shares his take on the questionable actions of Studio Wildcard.

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No Man’s Sky – Pre-Release Hype Not a ‘Great PR Strategy’ Sony Boss Says

During the Tokyo Game Show, Eurogamer interviewed Sony president Shuhei Yoshida about the release of No Man’s Sky and its possible impact on Sony. While shrugging off the game’s rocky start as not having much of an effect overall on Sony, Yoshida did indicate that the game was fun but that criticism of Hello Games and Sean Murray specifically is warranted. Without a public relations person assisting Murray, the situation was not a “great PR strategy”.