On August 20, 2024, FromSoftware announced that the Prime Video anthology show Secret Level will feature an all new story set in one of the universes of Armored Core. The series, being developed by the same creative team as Love, Death & Robots, will feature 15 shorts from various video games.

Armored Core joins a list of many other famous games to appear in installments in Secret Level, including Mega Man, Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer 40,000 and Pac-Man. The tweet announcing this FromSoftware game's involvement also showed off a mech racing across an icy wasteland and a picture of a human character who resembles actor Keanu Reeves.

You can see the official tweet here:

This isn't the first time the Armored Core property has gone beyond the video games. Numerous model kits have been made of famous Cores from the series. A novel called Armored Core: Brave New World appeared in Japan.

Blur Studio, the production company behind Love, Death & Robots and Secret Level previously did work on films like James Cameron's Avatar, created trailers for Batman: Arkham City and Batman: Arkham Knight, and redid the cutscenes for the Master Chief Collection version of Halo 2.

Secret Level will be streaming on Amazon Prime Video on December 10, 2024, and the Armored Core episode will be a part of the show.

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Mai Shiranui will be making her return to the Fatal Fury series in SNK's newest fighting game Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. A trailer for her came up as the latest announcement for the game at gamescom 2024. The game appeared with a new trailer featuring Mai in both a brand new design for the new entry and her classic look.

You can take a look at the gamescom 2024 Mai Shiranui Fatal Fury trailer here:

The trailer showcased Mai Shiranui's combos and highlighted her design through the ages before revealing her new black jacket and pants ensemble. It showed off some of her specials and supers as well. After that, SNK revealed the classic look, which involves the red and white kunoichi dress from her previous appearances.

Mai Shiranui is one of many stars making their way to Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves. Characters like B. Jenet, Terry Bogard and Rock Howard will also be taking the stage alongside new fighters.

The trailer also featured a release date for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves: April 24, 2024. That was followed by the contents of the special edition. The special edition will feature the base game and the first season pass, featuring five new characters to play as, for $59.99. In addition, pre-orders of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will give players the Fatal Fury 2 look for Terry Bogard and along with three-day early access. So people who pre-order can play starting on April 21, 2025.

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will be available on the Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox Series S/X and PC on April 24, 2024.

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Toei Animation has announced on Twitter that the 3DCG anime Girls Band Cry will be getting an official release in English. North America will be the first region to receive the show. The tweet also featured a new trailer, complete with official English subtitles and showing off the main players.

The North American release will be available on digital storefronts on August 13, 2024. All 13 episodes will be available to purchase in digital form from storefronts like Fandango at Home and Prime Video. However, there are no announcements to whether or not Girls Band Cry will be available on streaming services or if it will be made available in any physical disc editions.

Girls Band Cry was originally aired in Japan in April, 2024. Until now, there had been no signs of official translations being sent to other regions. You can watch the official trailer for the North American release here:

In addition to the Girls Band Cry announcement, Toei Animation has also confirmed the release of the newest Dragon Ball show: Dragon Ball Daima for the 40th anniversary of the series. Toei Animation also celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Digimon Adventure on August 1, 2024 with a special music video for "Butter-Fly," the main opening theme of the show.

Girls Band Cry will be available for purchase on Prime Video, Fandango, Microsoft Store, and Hoopla on August 13, 2024.

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As of August 2, 2024, China's National Press and Publication Administration approved 15 new video games for import and publication. The report by Niko Partners, shared by Daniel “ZhugeEX” Ahmad, showed the list included Rainbow Six, Dynasty Warriors, Marvel Rivals, and a mobile game co-developed by Tencent and Square Enix based on Final Fantasy XIV. [Thanks, Niko Partners!]

This is the first official announcement of any kind that a mobile game or title based on Final Fantasy XIV was being developed. The eXputer forum user Kurakasis shared a rumor in July 2024 stating a project is in the works. This is the first official confirmation that the game is both in development and co-developed by Tencent and Square Enix, following a 2018 agreement that the two companies would be working together in the future. When Ahmad shared the news on social media, the tweet specifically mentioned by Lightspeed Studios. The report does not list if the game is a spin-off or a full mobile version of the MMORPG that is playable on phones or tablets.

The other games being brought over, including the upcoming team-based multiplayer hero shooter Marvel Rivals and Paper Mario: The Origami King, are imports of products that are either out or are leaving open beta testing and entering full release. The Rainbow Six title, Dynasty Warriors 8 mobile adaptation, and the mobile Final Fantasy XIV game are the two entirely new titles.

Final Fantasy XIV and its newest expansion Dawntrail are available now on PC, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. The FFXIV mobile game is apparently in development and headed to China.

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Studio Wildrose announced that we will see new Penny Blood: Hellbound content soon, as the roguelite title is getting Early Access Update 2 on August 8, 2024. It took to Kickstarter to discuss all of the new elements that will show up after the patch arrives, with online multiplayer being a big addition.

The update is designed to offer more reasons to explore both alone and with others. A fourth area will be added alongside new weapons for every playable character. Studio Wildrose also confirmed the game will also be receiving an online multiplayer mode, but didn't detail how it might work. New quests, enemies and NPCs, and blood-surfing functionality for the ranged characters is also on the way.

The update from Studio Wildrose included an apology for the delay in the full 1.0 release of Penny Blood: Hellbound. It was originally supposed to appear in Summer 2024. The note stated that the team is working to address the issues brought up in player feedback, with major bug fixes on the way. The full list of changes will be made available on the official Discord. The developer also stated the plan is to have the full release out by early Fall 2024.

Penny Blood: Hellbound is now available in Early Access on Steam for PCs. Penny Blood is slated for a 2025 release for the PC, Xbox Series X/S, and the Playstation 5.

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