Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - Character Vignettes

You've seen the character reveals, the gameplay footage, the stage demos and show floor playable demos, perhaps even the Capcom-Unity live stream. But here are the official character vignettes of the 4 new characters that will be appearing in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

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Ubisoft joins the ranks of Online Passes

Online passes will consume us all. Ubisoft will soon begin shipping versions of their most popular games with an Online Pass code which will be handled through UPlay.

Called Uplay Passport, it will be required to access “bonus content, exclusive offers, and online multiplayer play”, according to company statements. For players who buy the games used, they will have to purchase the code for around $10. Driver: San Francisco will be the first game to use Uplay Passport.

... We're doomed.

Sony Becomes 1st First-Party to Institute Online Passes

Oh noes. Following in the footsteps of THQ, EA, and Warner Bros., Sony has confirmed that they will be the first first-party to include an online pass with their game to unlock some, hopefully not all, of a game's online features. This is rumored to be called PSN Pass.

New copies of games will come with a one-time-use only code that can be used to access online play. What this means is much like previous games that require a pass to play online, players who buy the game used will have to shell out a fee for a new code. For now, the price point is still unknown. Sony has confirmed that Resistance 3 will be the first game to have this feature / restriction.

And there it is, so much for PSN being free. We all knew this was coming when EA copied THQ regarding this online pass business. Capcom might be starting a new "screw over the players" trend with their whole Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D undeletable save game bit to, from what I'm guessing is, destroy the used game market.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy - Ep. 9: Cyrax & Sektor

After what seemed like forever, we finally get a new episode of Mortal Kombat Legacy shown at this year's San Diego Comic Con. The Cyborg ninja's make an apperance in the reimagining of the Mortal Kombat Universe.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy brings to life the complex and rich history of the gaming world of MORTAL KOMBAT. Shao Kahn and Shang Tsung are obsessed with reigning over various realms (parallel universes) and the winners of Mortal Kombat competitions are granted supreme control over these worlds. The Earthrealm (Earth) is an unconscious participant in this competition and only a few select humans understand the consequences of losing Mortal Kombat and what it will mean to Earth. In a universe with powerful evil sorcerers, cyborgs, Gods and movie stars, this Mortal Kombat digital media series drives a cohesive understanding of what this Universe is all about.

Episode 9 Synopsis "Cyrax and Sektor" Cyrax and Sektor are chosen to be the future of the Lin Kuei by the Grand Master, but Cyrax is less than enthusiastic about giving his life over to a cybernetic transformation that will erase his memories and turn him into the ultimate fighting machine. When he discovers that the cyborg he is fighting seems closely familiar, Sektor must keep Cyrax focused on destroying Hydro, and not himself or their future...

Directed by Kevin Tancharoen Written by Kevin Tancharoen Produced by Kevin Tancharoen, Lance Sloane, Tim Carter

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Rumor: Resident Evil 6 to be announced on TGS

Capcom is planning to move forward in the Resident Evil series by revealing Resident Evil 6 at the Tokyo Game Show this September. No official word yet, but thanks to one individual who attended a behind-closed-doors meeting at Comic-Con this week took a shot of the possible logo for the next Resident Evil.

The image above was posted on the Hell Descent forums. He went in, was instructed that taking pictures are not allowed, but he took one anyway. No real information of the game was given, they only announced that updates will be revealed on September 15(the date on the image), which is the first day of TGS 2011.

I heard though that Capcom plans to head back to their survivor-horror roots for the next Resident Evil, which is great since the franchise is getting ridiculous already. I want the old Resident Evil game similar to the first and second, always struggling to survive, and a quick scare every now and then. Please no more super-human Weskers, and crazy village people that replaced zombies. Bring back the zombies!!

Thanks again for the guy who ninja'd this shot.