Pre-TGS Madness: Some Exciting Gaming News...

Oooh gaming news... Lots and lots of gaming news.

Hot on the heels of this week's Tokyo Game Show, a couple of announcements made by various gaming companies suddenly fueled my expectations and made me more hopeful for what's to come in the next year or so. Most of these were reported by the good folks from Kotaku, so read away and get pumped before we hear more major announcements in the next few days:


Resident Evil 5's getting a director's cut? That's what Patricia Ja Lee, the voice of Jill Valentine in RE5, is saying. Speculation still up in the air, and it could just be a new DLC the game's getting, but the word is out via Kotaku, so you check the news link here.


I'm still crossing my fingers about Yakuza 3 making it stateside, but SEGA already promises to show the next installment in the series in the TGS. A sneak peak of the trailer has already made its way to Kotaku, so take a looksie at the vid above if you're curious about what Mr. Kiryu's going to deal with next in Yakuza 4.

We all know about that God Of War Collection coming out at the end of this year, but did you know that Sony's bundling a voucher along with it that will allow you to download and play the exclusive demo of God Of War III? I find it hard to believe myself, but it's about damn time we get a taste of Kratos' new adventure before the game hits next year.

Kotaku has an article up showcasing more characters that will be appearing in Hideo Kojima's new and upcoming Metal Gear game for the PSP, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. While most of them are relatively new, one of them is an old face that makes his long awaited return (or debut to be chronologically precise) in the series. I'm talking about none other than McDonell "Master" Miller, FOXHOUND's Survival Trainer who was killed and replaced by Liquid Snake during the events of MGS1. It's good to see the expert back in an MGS game, but what will his role be? Time will tell for sure.

Arc Systems has announced a new expansion to Blazblue, their latest fighter and the spiritual successor to the Guilty Gear series. Entitled "Blazblue: Continuum Shift", the expansion will include the once unplayable character Tsubaki Yayoi as the latest addition to the game's growing roster. New stages and a refined HUD are also expected with the new release, so am looking forward to this update by next year.

That's about it for now. Here's to more major announcements to come in the TGS. I hope to get blown away by the surprises... if there's any.