MGS4 + Castlevania PS3 Bundle Pack!

By way of Kotaku, it appears that Sony and Konami will be releasing a new Playstation 3 Bundle Pack containing two of Konami's best titles for the system, namely Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, and the recently released Castlevania: Lords of Shadow! The package will include the new 160gb PS3 slim model, and the two aforementioned games. Anyone who hasn't gotten the system yet may want to take advantage of this bundle, but the catch is that it'll only be available in Japan, priced at ¥37980 (US$471) and to be sold this December. Personally, I still prefer my MGS4 80gb bundle, which is the older model that can still play PS2 games, but this pack has more hard disk space, and comes with two games to start newbies off well if they haven't gotten a next gen system yet!

For more info, check out the post at Kotaku!

Video Game Review: Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow

Castlevania... That word alone evokes pleasant and frustrating memories from my videogame childhood that I dare not get into lest I provoke a lengthy nostalgic discussion. No, I come before you now to review the latest chapter in the saga that has redefined gaming time and again, and this time, the adventure sets itself up with ambitious goals via the power of next gen technology. That's right, the new game, Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow, is a new 3D adventure that departs from the traditional and establishes a new direction for the series. Does it falter, or does it manage to prove itself worthy of the mantle?

Tokyo Game Show 2010: A very long Castlevania Lords of Shadow trailer!

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow originally wasn't intended to be a Castlevania game. However, Konami shifted gears and eventually made it a part of the series, installing famed director of the Metal Gear series, Hideo Kojima, as executive producer. With less than a month to go before the game's release, Konami is promoting every bit of their new vampire slaying title at this year's Tokyo Game Show, with a new trailer that reveals just how much the game wasn't meant to be tied to the lore involving Belmonts and Dracula. Check it out in Kotaku, with english subtitles.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Tokyo Game Show 2010 Trailer