Devil May Cry 5, a game rumored to be in the making has now been confirmed as VG247 points out how Keiji Inafune recently explained in an interview with 3DJuegos the new direction and influences for the upcoming title. Now seeking more attention from western gamers, Inafune states;

“Devil May Cry 5 is a game that, when started development, this will change a lot in relation to the above,” said Inafune.

“The reason is that, despite the franchise has some very loyal followers, their sales are not particularly high, especially overseas.”

With no word on how far along the development has been, if no visual candy is surfaced by TGS then we might have to wait until next year to get a glimpse of Devil May Cry 5.

Some blessed soul has done us all a favor and uploaded quite a few stellar image of what can only be screenshots taken from the upcoming Batman: Arkham City title which is projected to release in 2011.

In these updates images it seems developer Rocksteady has been hard at work upgrading the character models of Batman: Arkham Asylum as The Dark Knight (Batman), Harley Quinn, and the goons of Gotham City are even more visually impressive than before. Rocksteady is also bringing Catwoman and Harvey Dent to the party this time around.

These new image look amazing and hopefully we’ll get gameplay footage soon.

Square Enix has just provided an update regarding the Final Fantasy XIV open beta which was announced to be postponed on Aug. 31, 2010.

With resolution of the issue which hindered the Aug 31st release of the open beta Square Enix has decided to begin Final Fantasy XIV open beta test on September. 2, 2010 (tomorrow) at 02:00 (GMT).

Acquisition of the registration code required for Final Fantasy XIV open beta test will become available on “FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test Application Site.” For more details, please refer to “FINAL FANTASY XIV Open Beta Test Application Site.”

http://entry.ffxiv.com/

Britsoft developer/publisher Team 17 has just announced that Alien Breed: Impact, the latest iteration of the legendary Alien Breed series is launching today on the PlayStation Network across SCEE territories.

Alien Breed: Impact offers a dynamic combination of fast-paced action and intriguing adventure in a foreboding world of dread and horror. Scavenge for weapons, ammunition and items to use against overwhelming odds across monstrous, highly detailed and beautifully realized environments. Search anywhere and everywhere, even those that have fallen, for credits to spend on upgrades and that last ammo clip to help keep your foes at bay.

FEATURES

Alien Breed is Back!
An action-packed mix of arcade-shooter, survival-horror
and tactical weapons upgrades and customization.

Epic Single-Player Mode
The single-player campaign mode that follows the narrative of the game through
huge and challenging environments.

Free Demo Trial
The “Prologue” sample section – a specifically designed introduction to the game;
play in either single-player or two-player local or online co-operative mode.

New - Upgrade Shop
Search fallen comrades and lockers to accumulate cash, and then tactically
spend it on weapons/kit upgrades in the shop.

New - Enemies
Re-imagined and improved Alien Breed enemies.

PSN Elements
Full trophy support and leaderboards.

PlayStation Store (via PS3, PSP and Media Go)
Special Offers

(Available until the 14th of September)

* Aqua Panic! HD (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £4.79/€5.99)
* Bejeweled 2 (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £3.19/€3.99)
* Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 (was – £7.99/€9.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)
* Resident Evil 5: Untold Stories Bundle(was – £10.49/€11.25 now – £4.79/€5.99)
* Aqua Panic! PSP (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £4.99/€5.99)
* Spinout (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £3.99/€4.99)
* Skate Park City (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £4.79/€5.99)
* Monsters (Probably) Stole my Princess! (was – £3.49/€3.99 now – £1.99/€2.49)
* Hero of Sparta (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £0.99/€1.19)

Trial and Unlock (PS3)

* Alien Breed: Impact (Free trial and £11.99/€14.99 to unlock) Rating: PEGI 16

Availability: All locales

Downloadable Games (PS3)

* Sam and Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Episode 5: The City That Dares Not Sleep (free with Season Entitlement) Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: All locales

Downloadable Games (PSP)

* Valhalla Knight 2: Battle Stance (£15.99/€19.99) Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Australia, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russian Federation and Switzerland.

* Valkyria Chronicles II (£27.99/€34.99) Rating: PEGI 16

Availability: All locales

* Despicable Me: The Game (£23.99/€29.99) Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Portugal and Russian Federation.

minis (PS3/PSP)

* Actual Crimes: Jack the Ripper (£3.49/€3.99) Rating: PEGI 7

Availability: All locales

* Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain and Switzerland.

* Caterpillar (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: All locales

* DynoGems/Tehra: Dark Warrior Bundle (£3.49/€3.99) Rating: PEGI 16

Availability: All locales

PSOne Downloadable Games (PS3/PSP)

* Tomb Raider (£7.99/€9.99) Rating: PEGI 16

Availability: All locales

* Front Mission 3 (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: All locales

Demos (PS3)

* R.U.S.E. Demo Rating: PEGI 16

Availability: All locales

* Vanquish – Velocity Attack Demo Rating: PEGI 18

Availability: Not available in Germany

Add-On Game Content (PS3)

* Red Dead Redemption – Hunting and Trading Outfits Pack (free) Rating: PEGI 18

Availability: All locales

* BioShock 2 – Minerva’s Den (£6.29/€7.99) Rating: PEGI 18

Availability: All locales

* MAG
o Character Slot B 30 Day Subscription (£0.79/€0.99)
o Character Slot C 30 Day Subscription (£0.79/€0.99)

Rating: PEGI 16

Availability: All locales

* ModNation Racers – Lil’ Tinker Pack (£1.39/€1.75) Rating: PEGI 7

Availability: All locales

* Split/Second: Velocity
o Elite Vehicle Livery Pack (free)
o High Octane Supercar Pack (£1.59/€1.99)
o Ryback Cyclone Special Edition (free)

Rating: PEGI 7

Availability: All locales

* Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11
o New Courses Pack (£6.29/€7.99)
o Fantasy Pack (£6.29/€7.99)
o Favourites Course Pack (£11.99/€14.99)

Rating: PEGI 3

Availability: Not available in Russian Federation

* Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days
o Alliance Weapon Pack (£2.39/€2.99)
o Multiplayer Masks Pack (£1.59/€1.99)
o The Doggie Bag (£4.79/€5.99)

Rating: PEGI 18

Availability: All locales

* Trinity Universe
o Healing Idol Pack (£0.79/€0.99)
o Their Voices Pack (£1.59/€1.99)
o Universal Beauty Pack (£1.59/€1.99)
o Kanata’s Adventure Pack (free)
o Monster Souls Pack (free)

Rating: PEGI 16

Availability: All locales

* Rock Band
o Going Country Pack 04 (£8.79/€10.99) (contains the following tracks which are also available separately)
o ‘What Was I Thinkin’ by Dierks Bentley (£0.99/€1.49)
o ‘Hell on the Heart’ by Eric Church (£0.99/€1.49)
o ‘Women’ by Jamey Johnson (£0.99/€1.49)
o ‘Would You Go With Me’ by Josh Turner (£0.99/€1.49)
o ‘Days Go By’ by Keith Urban (£0.99/€1.49)
o ‘Lookin’ for a Good Time’ by Lady Antebellum (£0.99/€1.49)
o ‘Rebound’ by Laura Bell Bundy (£0.99/€1.49)
o ‘Fancy’ by Reba McEntire (£0.99/€1.49)
o ‘It Happens’ by Sugarland (£0.99/€1.49)

Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Czech Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and UAE

* Rock Band Network
o ‘Bang Camaro’ by Bang Camaro (£0.99/€1.49)
o ‘Do Not Disturb (Tell Me How Bad)’ by Let’s Get It (£0.59/€0.79)
o ‘Hard To See’ by Five Finger Death Punch (£0.99/€1.49)
o ‘Seven’ by Sunny Day Real Estate (£0.99/€1.49)
o ‘Where Were You’ by Every Avenue (£0.99/€1.49)

Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Czech Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and UAE

* Guitar Hero 5
o P.O.D. Track Pack (£4.39/€5.49) (contains the following tracks which are also available separately)
o ‘Boom’ (£1.59/€1.99)
o ‘Southtown’ (£1.59/€1.99)
o ‘Youth of the Nation’ (£1.59/€1.99)

Rating: PEGI 12

Availability: Not available in Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and United Arab Emirates

Add-On Game Content (PSP)

* LittleBigPlanet
o King Arthur Costume Kit (free)
o King Arthur Level Kit (£2.39/€2.99)

Rating: PEGI 7

Videos (PS3)

* Brink Developer Diary #4
* Brink Developer Diary #5
* Neverdead GamesCom 2010 Trailer

Premium Themes (PS3)

* Von Chrono Abstracted Theme (£0.79/€0.99)
* Von Chrono Bare Elements Theme (£1.19/€1.49)
* Von Chrono Drops Theme (£0.79/€0.99)

Avatars (PS3)

* Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
o Uncharted Avatar Pack 03 (£0.79/€0.99) (contains the following avatars which are also available separately)
o Nathan Drake 2 (£0.20/€0.25)
o Gabriel Roman (£0.20/€0.25)
o Atoq Navarro (£0.20/€0.25)
o Rika Raja (£0.20/€0.25)
o Uncharted Avatar Pack 04 (£0.79/€0.99) (contains the following avatars which are also available separately)
o Elena Fisher 2 (£0.20/€0.25)
o Eddy Raja (£0.20/€0.25)
o Daniel Pinkerton (£0.20/€0.25)
o Javier (£0.20/€0.25)

FirstPlay (PS3)

* FirstPlay Episode 022 (£0.99/€1.20)

Availability: Ireland and UK only

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announce a new demo for Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole - The Videogame available on September 8 for PS3 through Playstation Network and Xbox 360 through Xbox Live Arcade on September 6th.

The demo allows players to take to the sky as they defend all of owl-kind and do battle with the evil Pure Ones. As a winged warrior, players will learn several awesome aerial combat maneuvers and explore the landscape in the world of Ga’Hoole with full 360 degree flight mechanics.

STORY BRIEF
In Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole - The Videogame, a young owlet named Soren arrives at the Great Ga’Hoole Tree and tells of his escape from the evil Pure Ones, revealing a new threat to the owl kingdom. Players can take control of their favorite owl and fly around the kingdom fending off evil with their feathery allies.

This week Black Rock Studios is dropping 2 new explosive DLC packs for Spilt/Second to keep the intensity levels spiked. Known as the ‘The Elite Vehicle Livery Pack’ and the ‘High Octane Supercar Pack’, these new additions are fierce. The High Octane Supercar DLC will have a price tag of $2 attached to in the Playstation Store.

Both packs will be available on PSN tomorrow September 1.

007 is stepping up the intensity for his upcoming James Bond 007: Blood Stone title. Capturing the cinematic feel and intensity of the many 007 movies, Bizarre Creations will be immersing player into the Bond universe where they will have to think and act like the man himself.

Blood Stone will also feature a variety of multi-player modes and debut strategic objective-based gameplay that will allow players the ability to battle as teams of spies and mercenaries through authentic Bond locations. Having a license to kill is sounding too good.

Today 2K Games announced the September 7 release date for Jimmy’s Vendetta, the second downloadable game add-on for the epic crime game, Mafia II. In Jimmy’s Vendetta, players will experience arcade-style gameplay with more than 30 new quests and leaderboard ranking. Jimmy’s Vendetta will be available for players worldwide for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

If you are one of the few who has not yet experienced MAFIA II, stop reading this post now and spend the next 10-11 hours in the world of MAFIA II, you wont regret it.

Through a compelling narrative, MAFIA II transports gamers into the dark and unforgiving world of the Mafia. The fiction is embellished by a sophisticated, era-evoking atmosphere that meticulously replicatesthe clothing, cars, music and advertising of 1940s and 1950s Americana. Players will easily become immersed in the game’s cinematic Hollywood-style experience with strong, believable characters in a living, breathing metropolis. By fusing action-packed gameplay with white-knuckle driving and an epic gangster story, Mafia II is the industry’s most compelling Mafia title to-date.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been looking primed to steal some thunder when it releases in 2011. Now a couple of nice in-game screenshots have been added to our email and we wanted to get your thoughts on how the game was coming along visually.

Monkey and Trip today came a step closer to beginning their unforgettable odyssey in the hands of gamers, with the announcement that an exclusive European Collector’s Edition of ENSLAVEDTM: Odyssey to the West will be available at launch. The standard and Collector’s Editions of the keenly awaited tactical action adventure from acclaimed developers Ninja Theory will be available across Europe on October 8th 2010 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The custom Collector’s Edition retail box of ENSLAVED contains a hard-backed high quality artbook featuring concept art and exclusive images documenting the development process of the game at the studios of Ninja Theory in Cambridge, UK. Music fans will be treated to a separate CD containing the original soundtrack from the game, written and produced by internationally renowned composer and musician Nitin Sawhney. Responsible for the music on more than 40 films, 8 studio albums, and with countless other projects and awards to his name, Nitin Sawhney is one of the busiest and most sought after talents working in music today.

With the Medal Of Honor beta now closed to the public, EA and DICE are now hard at work upgrading and putting the final touches on their upcoming military shooter. If you were able to get your hands on the MOH beta I’m pretty sure you like many had a list issues with the beta. On a personal note I can recall times where I had to keep reminding myself that I was playing a beta due to all the shortcomings of the experience.

Despite the frustrations of the beta, the sole purpose of any beta is meant for feedback. Developers want and need our feedback in order to craft the experience we’re looking for. Sometimes gamers would rather complain instead of giving feedback where needed as if developers should be able to read their minds, unfortunately it doesn’t work that way. It’s definitely a privilege for developers to even extend a beta to the public and thankfully thousands of gamers have indeed pointed out all the fixes that needed to be overhauled.

In addition to all the changes and upgrades that have been made to Medal Of Honors multiplayer experience, EA has made a list of the major updates;

Improved Hit Detection
Weapon Pick-Ups
Support Action Balanced
Unlock Tree Expanded And Balanced
Crashes Fixed
Major Graphic Overhaul
Weapons

For more detail on these updates head over to the official PlaystationBlog

When we first got wind of Epic Games new shooter, Bulletstorm, of course we know the game would look good but we didn’t think it would be pushed to these limits. After our brief multiplayer playthrough it was certain Epic would be offering an over-the-top experience in both single-player and online modes.

Set to release February 22, 2011 just 5 days before Sony’s flagship exclusive shooter, KILLZONE 3, sights should also be set on Epic’s Bulletstorm. Be sure to check out the latest images from the game.

Today SEGA has officially announced that the demo for Vanquish will be available for download at the Playstation Store for your PS3 in the US on August 31st and across Europe on September 1st.

The demo will give players the option to choose one level from the two levels of difficulty (Casual or Normal). Taking on the role of Sam, a United States government agent kitted out with a futuristic ARS battle suit, players are vying for ownership of the planet’s remaining energy resources against Russia on board a huge space station. On entering the third port lobby of the space station, numerous enemy robots are being brought in by dropships.

Players have an array of weaponry and upgrades at their disposal, as well as the ability to hijack these mech like mobile station known as Walkers, or use the suits unique boost and AR mode to take down the robots. The demo climaxes with the formidable boss, Argus which you will need to use all your skills acquired throughout the demo to defeat.

So mark your calendars!

For us Dead Space fans, January 2011 seems like an eternity as we wait for Dead Space 2 to be unleashed. Having recently played through the original Dead space now for the third time, I caught myself asking, how does Visceral Games plan to out do themselves with the sequel? I mean, come on, the original game was easily one of the best games of 2008 and you have to remember the line-up for that year.

Hideo Kojima dropped Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriot in 2008 and 2K dropped GTA IV in the same year. Some stiff competition to run into for a new IP ya think. In spite of this, the original Dead Space went on to make a lot of noise, primarily due to big mouth gamers like myself hailing it as the Resident Evil of this generation. Resident Evil fans don’t curse my existence, it’s just an opinion.

Today EA and Visceral Games are tightening up the new experience even further for Dead Space 2. Just recently EA showed off their new video of the game from GamesCom. The video is entitled HALO JUMP for obvious reasons, by the way, this video is using all in-game assets, check it out;