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According to Natsume’s Twitter, the company will be making an announcement within the next few days. Three hints have been provided thus far.

Natsume has confirmed that the announcement contains a “celebration”, is related to an existing series, and is based on a franchise that has seen three entries released previously.

Rune Factory IV is one possibility. The game is set to launch in Japan in a couple of months, so Natsume could be preparing a localization announcement.

That’s just one of many possibilities. We’ll be receiving the announcement soon.

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With the popularity of mobile and social games as well as a slight de-emphasis on boxed titles, some would argue that E3 isn’t as important as it once was. Furthermore, these doubters may say that the expo is quickly becoming irrelevant.

E3 organiser ESA obviously isn’t in this camp. SVP Rich Taylor, when approached about his thoughts about the trade show becoming irrelevant, responded by explaining that this year’s show is “going to be one of the strongest shows we’ve had in a long time.” He added, “The industry will change and we will change with it.”

Taylor’s full comments are as follows:

“I disagree with broad declarations that a show which hasn’t occurred yet is irrelevant. Folks haven’t even seen what’s going to take place. The fact that Zynga and GREE are going to be there is reflective of a show that is very much relevant. These firms are talking specifically about mobile and social. What happens in LA will be heard around the globe and echo around for the months to follow. If E3 was losing relevancy we’d be having a fire sale on exhibit space, but it is the opposite, we are packed to the gills. I think it’s going to be one of the strongest shows we’ve had in a long time. The industry will change and we will change with it.”

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EA will be unveiling Need for Speed: Most Wanted during E3 if a new schedule from TwitchTV is to be believed. The site has published a day-by-day schedule of its streaming events, which shows that Most Wanted will receive a gameplay session on June 5. Of course, EA would officially announce the title one day prior during its media briefing.

A Need for Speed: Most Wanted game was released a number of years ago. Either the new game is a sequel, or it’ll be a remake. I personally believe a follow-up is more likely.

The same TwitchTV schedule also lists TBA titles from Ubisoft (including Wii U games), Capcom, and more.

You can find the entire listing after the break.

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So, right now it’s unclear as to what this new Star Wars franchise means. We don’t know what it’s about nor do we know which platforms it’ll be coming to. Obviously the details are being kept vague for a reason.

In any case, we’ll learn the franchise next Thursday during the next episode of GT.TV. Actual footage will be shown during Spike’s “E3 All Access Live” show on June 4.

RETURN TO A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY AS SPIKE TV LAUNCHES INTO HYPERSPACE WITH THE WORLD PREMIRE OF THE NEXT BIG “STAR WARSTM” GAME FRANCHISE

Experience Every Thrill of the Saga Leading Up to the World Premiere with the “Star Wars” Movie Marathon This Weekend

New York, NY – May 25, 2012 – Calling all Jedi, Sith lords and Bounty Hunters! Spike TV and Lucasfilm today announced that the network will be airing all six of the “Star Wars” movies throughout Memorial Day weekend beginning tonight, Friday May 25 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The movie marathon airs just days before Spike TV’s plans to exclusively unveil the newest game franchise in the “Star Wars” universe, which will debut at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo. A first look at this top secret project will be revealed on Thursday, May 31, as a part of the pre-E3 episode of Spike’s hit video game show “GTTV,” followed by the live world gameplay premiere of this new “Star Wars” franchise during the network’s “E3 All Access Live” primetime special on June 4 at 10:00 pm ET/7:00 pm PT.

“I am blown away by both the caliber of the team on this project and their bold vision for this new ‘Star Wars’ title,” said Geoff Keighley, Host and Executive Producer, Spike TV’s “E3 All Access Live” special. “I can’t wait to introduce our viewers to this game and show off the footage that left my jaw on the floor when I first saw it.”

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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, General Nintendo, Random | 0 comments

One Chrono Trigger fan was intrigued by the idea of seeing the game’s Kingdom of Zeal locale recreated in 3D. And so this person used the art style from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker to realize his goal.

The results can be found above.

Details about the project can be found in the YouTube description here.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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D3Publisher is one of many companies planning announcements for this year’s E3. D3 opened a new teaser site today confirming that some sort of reveal will be taking place at the expo. The site doesn’t offer much in terms of hints, but it fortunately won’t be too long before we find out what the company has in store.

You can keep track of the site here.

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Sometimes fans make really awesome things. “Project M” is one such creation that is really worth checking out. It’s a fan-made Super Smash Bros. Brawl mod capable of adding new levels, changes in settings, and more.

The best part about it? You don’t have to modify your Wii at all. It doesn’t use the Homebrew Channel or anything else. As long as you have a copy of the game and an SD card, you should be good to go.

A Skyloft stage is included in the Project M 2.1 demo, which apparently just came out yesterday. You can see a video of the level above.

If you’re interested in Project M, you can download the latest demo version here.

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It won’t be happening for a few months, but this year’s Tokyo Game Show is already set in stone with a date and main visual.

The expo is scheduled for September 20 through September 23. As was the case last year, it’ll be taking place at the Makuhari Messe. The first two days are reserved for business matters while the last two days provide the public with an opportunity to sample games.

2012’s Tokyo Game Show main visual is the same one from last year, but it features a new color scheme. The gist of the girl’s purpose is to show her flying to your town to deliver the “memories of smiles” from the digital world.

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Atlus has a game announcement to make at the London MCM expo, it seems. A schedule of the expo shows that the company will be delivering some sort of news on May 26 – that’s this Saturday.

It’s tough to say what the announcement will be about. I feel like it has to be related to Europe though. After all, the expo is being held in London. If Atlus were to have a brand new title/localization to unveil, they’d probably save it for E3 at this point.

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The Japanese Club Nintendo website has received two new rewards in the form of notebooks. One contains a Mario-centric theme while the other sports Princess Peach elements.

The two items are A5 (21x15cm) ring notebooks. Each is made up with 44 pages – 88 in total if you count both sides.

Members can purchase a notebook for 150 Club Nintendo points. Nintendo will ship out the prizes two weeks after the order date.

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