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Namco has released a new video for Acquire’s “epic story of betrayal, assassination, and intrigue”, Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen. In the latest video, you get a look at the Vita title’s slice and dice action as well as the nifty Glider Suit, a mode of transportation in the game. It’s out in North America and Europe on February 22.

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XSEED has announced via the PS Blog it will be releasing Acquire’s gorgeous-looking Sumioni: Demon Arts in North america as a launch window title “this spring”. The “ink-themed” action title provides the player will various obstacles to overcome by drawing platforms with the touch-screen, or using the handheld’s controls to call upon a giant bird or sacred lion help destroy a well-defended pagoda. It looks really neat. See for yourself in the video posted below the break. Through the link, there are also some new shots of the game as well.

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Andriasang reports Vita side-scroller Sumioni features multiple paths through the story and several endings. Branchings of the story are dependent on your performance during your quest to save the Light Princess. The Vita title is due in Japan on February 9, and will hopefully make the jump to the lustful, drooling masses elsewhere. Pine for the new images through the break.

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Namco Bandai has released a new trailer for the upcoming ninja epic from the masters of ancient Japanese “history,” Acquire (who you may remember from series’ like Tenchu and Way of the Samurai.) So head past the break for all the ninja slashing, over-the-top ceremonial gowns, sexy Vita graphics you can handle. More »

Acquire has released a new trailer for Sumioni, its “ink-themed” action title for Vita. The video demonstrates the game’s touch controls which will be used to draw new platforms and call allies to your aid. It looks rather gorgeous. Sumioni releases in Japan on February 9. Thanks, Andriasang.

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Confirmation of a UK and US launch for the Namco Bandai stealth ‘em up Shiniobido 2 has arrived via the PlayStation Blog, along with a change of subtitle from Tales of the Ninja to the angrier sounding Revenge of Zen.

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Acquire has explained how Shinobido 2: Tales of the Ninja differs from its better-known stealth assassin franchise, Tenchu, for those Westerners unfamiliar with the cult series.

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The latest title in the Japanese-developed lineage of the Wizardry series, Labyrinth of Lost Souls, has been picked up for Western release.

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What do you do after churning out a dozen top-notch samurai and ninja games? Acquire is making a game about hunting a shapeshifting vampire in the streets of Tokyo’s famed geek district, Akihabara.

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Sony has announced that One Million Ton Bara Bara is leaving Japan, and will now be known as Patchwork Heroes when it arrives this spring.

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The Tokyo Games Show starts on September 24, and the CESA has released a partial list of games that will be present for the event.

Seems like there is a games conference every month, doesn’t it?

Some of the speakers lined up include Sony’s Kaz Hirai delivering a keynote, Haruhiro Tsujimoto the president and COO of Capcom, Konami VP Kazumi Kitaue, Square’s Yoichi Wada, Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida and Shin Unozawa the president and CEO of Namco Bandai.

Epic president Michael Capps will also be there, delivering a speech on “Adapting the ‘Gears of War’ Franchise for Global Consumption”

Cool stuff.

As far as games go, the list is past the break. While it is only a partial list, you may notice that Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, and Square Enix are missing from the list. Don’t worry, all will be there will bells on.

Surely more will be announced soon as well, so until then, just keep watch for more updates.

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According to this, Saw publisher Brash entertainment isn’t looking to go down the EA route to grow.

“We absolutely will not buy developers or build internal development teams,” said CEO Mitch Davis. “That is a strategy which has worked well for EA, Activision, THQ, and other publishers in the industry, but that is not our thing.”

The company, which will only make movie-based games, plans to bring 40 licenses to market over the next 4 or 5 years, and already has properties it is working on for 2010 and 2011.

“We offer a unique opportunity for collaboration between film studios, directors, and talent on movie properties and the best talent in the videogame marketplace,” Davis said.