Category Archives: D3 Publisher

D3Publisher has announced an agreement with DreamWorks Animation which will see the firm taking over development of studio’s next three films: Madagascar 3, The Croods, and Rise of the Guardians. Previously, THQ was on board to develop, but announced last week it was leaving the kids’ licensed business. The first title to be released, Madagascar 3: The Video Game, will hit shelves alongside the movie’s release in theaters. Rise of the Guardians is to be released during the holidays and The Croods during spring 2013. Thanks, Gamasutra.

You’d be forgiven for thinking the main character in Onechanbara Z is Aya, since Kagura’s outfit is so very similar, but it’s not. The female heroine of this title is a half-vampire from Romania, so the only similarities between the two ladies are their penchant for skimpy outfits. She also has a sidekick named Saaya who can slice and dice enemies with the best of them with her named weapons. Don’t worry though, Aya and her half-sister Saya are still around, but this time as your enemies, with the former now donning an assassin’s outfit and supposedly responsible for the horrors banging around Tokyo. Onechanbara Z: Kagura will be released as an Xbox 360 exclusive on January 19, 2012 in Japan. Check out shots of it over on Siliconera.

D3Publisher has announced it’s to release Vicious Cycle’s Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon on Steam just in time for the holidays. The title will include all downloadable content released on consoles and will use Steam Cloud for saves and come with Steam achievements. Four new DLC weapon packs, one per armour class and with ten new weapons each, will also be made available for purchase. No word just yet on the price or exact date. Thanks, Shack.

Owners of tower-defence action-RPG download title, Dungeon Defenders can nab two new DLC packs from Steam for a limited time. The DLC is Halloween-themed and today is Halloween, so the “limited time” may be very limited indeed.

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Famitsu has reported publisher sales data for the first half of the 2012 fiscal year, and for the period of March 28 through September 25, 2011, Namco Bandai ousted former number one Nintendo as the top publisher in Japan. T

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This week’s Famitsu has confirmed God Eater 2 for PSP, according to Andriasang. The action-adventure sequel is to take place three years after events in the original game. You’ll get new male and female main characters; new weapons, such as the Boost Hammer and Charge Spear; and new Aragami creatures.

We don’t know what “Aragami creatures” are, but you might. God Eater released for PSP in Japan in 2010, hitting the west as Gods Eater Burst this year. Expect screens and all the rest of it from TGS this week.

Miki Takahashi, White Knight Chronicles II’s assistant producer at D3 Publisher, has posted an update regarding the game over on the PS Blog.

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