Following today’s announcement of Batman: Arkham Origins and Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, pre-orders have opened across all retailers. Notable outlets such as Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop are now taking reservations. Links to both Arkham Origins versions can be found below.

Amazon

Batman: Arkham Origins (Wii U)
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (3DS)

Best Buy

All SKUs here

GameStop

All SKUs here

Arkham Origins carries a $59.99 price tag, as is the case with all major console releases. The handheld game is set at $39.99.

Another Tomodachi Collection: New Life commercial

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A pair of new Monster Hunter 4 creatures introduced in Famitsu

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This week, Famitsu has first information about a couple of new monsters in Monster Hunter 4.

Garara Ayala, according to the magazine, is a snake dragon creature with a giant body. Famitsu also shows Kunchuu in the pages of its latest issue. The creature is a small rhinoceros beetle that tends to gang up on its prey in large group. Typically, it feeds on Yian Kut-Ku.

Famitsu additionally has a first look at the “Unknown Sea of Trees”. Players will encounter Nora Otomo and Piggie at this field.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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Famitsu review scores (4/9/13) – Tomodachi Collection

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 (PS3/360) – 10/10/10/9
Tomodachi Collection: New Life (3DS) – 9/9/9/9
7th Dragon 2020-II (PSP) – 9/9/9/9
Amnesia Crowd (PSP) – 8/8/8/8
Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel (PS3/360) – 8/7/7/7
Getsuei no Kusari: Sakuran Paranoia (PSP) – 7/7/7/7
Oshare De Kawaii Koinu To Asobo! -Machi Hen- (3DS) – 7/7/7/7
Jansei Gakuen Chrono Magic (PSP) – 6/7/5/7

Fantasy Life ships roughly 300,000 units in Japan

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Fantasy Life has moved close to 300,000 units, Level-5 has confirmed. CEO Akihiro Hino provided Nikkei Trendy Net with the update in a recent interview. Shipped doesn’t necessarily mean sold, but Level-5’s new IP certainly seems to be performing well in Japan.

More Fantasy Life content is expected in the future. Level-5 is currently readying a big update for the game, and the company previously revealed intentions to turn the IP into a complete franchise.

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Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate – first details

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Update: Sorry guys! Images have been removed… I’m sure we’ll be seeing official content from Warner Bros. soon enough.

Batman: Arkham Origins isn’t the only new Batman game in development. Armature Studio is also working on Origins Blackgate, a new entry in the series for the 3DS and PlayStation Vita.

Game Informer has first information about Blackgate in this month’s issue. You can find images and details summarized below along with screenshots. There’s even more in Game Informer, so we highly advise that you take a look at this the publication’s May issue.

Batman: Arkham Origins and Blackgate – official announcement

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Arkhamverse Expands with Prequel Story
And New Addition of Handheld Games with BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS BLACKGATE
Burbank, Calif. – April 9, 2013 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced Batman: Arkham Origins™ and Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate™, the next installments of the blockbuster Batman: Arkham videogame franchise. Batman: Arkham Origins will be available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 system, the Wii U™ system, and Windows PC. Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate™ will be available for the Nintendo 3DS™ handheld system, and PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system. Both titles are scheduled to release worldwide Oct. 25, 2013.
Developed by WB Games Montréal, Batman: Arkham Origins features an expanded Gotham City and introduces an original prequel storyline set several years before the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City, the first two critically acclaimed games of the franchise. Taking place before the rise of Gotham City’s most dangerous criminals, the game showcases a young and unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight. As the story unfolds, players will meet many important characters for the first time and forge key relationships.
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate is a 2.5-D game developed by Armature Studio that brings the Batman Arkham experience for the first time to Nintendo and Sony handheld systems. A companion game to Batman: Arkham Origins, players can continue the storyline of the console version and discover more details of the Dark Knight’s past.

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate coming to 3DS, made by Armature

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In the same day in which we were talking about Armature’s canned Mega Man first-person shooter, it has been revealed the the company is working on Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate. The 3DS and PlayStation Vita title will offer 2.5-D Metroid-style gameplay that is a standalone experience from the upcoming console game.

Blackgate is set after the events of Arkham Origins. Fans of the Batman franchise can expect a mix of exploration and action.

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate launches on October 25 – the same day as the console version.

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