Project X Zone pre-order | Argos | £20.99 (save £4)

Thanks to jaypr @ HUKD! Note that this is an SRPG, not a fighting game.

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition | Steam | £7.49 (save roughly £7)
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Project X Zone, the unprecedented three-way RPG collaboration between SEGA, Capcom and Namco Bandai has received a new trailer today in order to show off Capcom's roster of characters. Street Fighter cast members, Resident Evil heroes, Dante, Mega-Man, Frank West and more besides will all enter the same continuity, allowing players to take on a mysterious menace with an insane dream team.

Note that while the gameplay looks like a fighting game, Project X Zone is actually a strategy RPG with a real-time battle system designed to superficially resemble classic brawlers. It's out this summer on 3DS.

Star Trek: The Video Game (With Elite Officer Pack DLC) | ShopTo | £24.85 (Save £4.50)
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While we strongly recommend reading our review before diving into this one, it's the best price around if you want some phaser-based action. Thanks to Syzable @ HUKD!

Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition | Play-Asia | £8.66
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We published this one a few days ago as it was the cheapest price by far, and now it's gotten even cheaper.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U Edition | GAME | £17.99 (Save £2)
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Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition | Play-Asia | £10.00
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Platforms: PC | PS3 | Xbox 360 (reviewed)

Developers: Digital Extremes

Publishers: Paramount Pictures | Namco Bandai

Star Trek is one of those games that frequently proves unintentionally hilarious, but mostly from a laugh-or-you-cry perspective. One scene early on sees Kirk downed by a wound to the leg, and I'm forced to crawl about on my behind as I wait for my AI companion -- Mr. Spock -- to come and rescue me. Except, Mr. Spock's AI has gotten itself stuck behind some flaming debris, and he's quickly dispatched. I end up eliminating all of the foes, but because my would-be saviour has bled out, I fail the mission.

This could just be an unfortunate glitch in AI, but I have a different theory: Mr. Spock is an utter b*stard.

There are moments in Star Trek when taking cover is fundamentally necessary, whether it's to prevent yourself from being barbecued by a nearby star or stealthily slip by some marauding enemies, but this can sometimes prove impossible. Not because moving from cover to cover is clunkily implement, it is but that's not the point, rather because so often you find that your AI companion has stolen the spot you were aiming for at the last moment. So many times, I've attempted to roll across a gap only to bump into my Vulcan pal, who looks at me as if to say "well, I'm in cover" as I'm riddled with lasers or flayed alive.

• What: Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch
• Where: Game Collection
• Current Price: £29.95
• Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch Price Comparison
• Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch Review / Video Review

This is the first time I've seen the much-loved JRPG under £30 and I wouldn't expect to see it drop much further any time soon. This offer is only for the weekend, so it'll be back up to £33 by Monday. On the plus side, for your money you're getting one of the best RPGs we've seen on this generation of consoles. Do you really want to be burned by the next Final Fantasy game again? Thought not. Don't forget to check out our reviews in the links above for more information on the game.

Thanks to dibz10 at HotUkDeals.

Platform: PC (Tested) | PS3 | Xbox 360

Developer: Trion Worlds

Publisher: Namco Bandai

Here we are with the final part of our review for Defiance, the online shooter side of the Transmedia project between Trion Worlds and SyFy. We previously looked at my initial impressions of the live game, and then analysed the content, social features, and progression for the game. Today we will be delving into what lies beyond the PvE open world by testing out the Co-op and PVP, analysing the link to the TV show (as well as summarising its entertainment value), and closing with our verdict for the ambitious online experience.

We’ve already mentioned that Defiance's first impression is less than positive, making some shaky first steps in its first 8 hours of content, but once players manage to overcome the initial area of Mount Tam they are rewarded with their first slice of what is arguably the best mode on offer – Co-op. These instanced missions take 4-players (be it a pre-made group or via matchmaking) through what is essentially a corridor dungeon, but the mix of enemies and arenas end up being far more interesting and, more importantly, fun than anything the open world has to offer. As with Arkfalls, players will compete with each other for the top spot on the leaderboard (for that delicious serving of loot) but at the same time the need to ensure everybody stays on their feet is crucial – no single player can hope to conquer the swarms of enemies (let a alone the sub & main bosses) on their lonesome. Admittedly, they don’t have the same refinement as a dungeon found in the Borderlands series, but the co-op missions end up being challenging enough to make players think, and have enough freedom for players to perform flank manoeuvres to push forward.

Platform: PC (Tested) | PS3 | Xbox 360

Developer: Trion Worlds

Publisher: Namco Bandai

We’re back with the second part of our Defiance review, where we will be looking at the content beyond the storyline, the community aspects, progression and gear, and ending with a summary of the current state of the game. If you have yet to see the first part, where I gave my initial impressions of Trion's online shooter, you can get up to speed by clicking here.

As well as the storyline missions that lead you across the Bay area, the game unlocks a series of various other missions to take part in. Side missions act as fire-and-forget bites of gameplay but often end up being forgettable and sometimes downright annoying thanks to the overused audio cues from NPCs (your digitised assistant EGO being the biggest culprit of unoriginal thought.) However, the quick nature of these missions helps to create an addictive feeling of doing “just one more mission” when you’re just a few hundred XP from the next EGO rating. Ultimately though, there is no real variation between them – activate this, kill X amounts of enemies, deliver that. Rinse, repeat, ugh. While there are tidbits of lore included, the fact they have been relegated to the initial text upon getting the missions comes across as a way to keep the budget lower.

Outside of these missions, players will also find arcade-esque time trial activities ranging from races around the world to score attack arena that give the player a certain weapon type to eliminate as many foes as quickly as possible. These missions come with leaderboards so players can continually compete with each other once they get the gold rating, and while they can be fun it can also be a little disorientating for newcomers due to the strange removal of crouch and sprint functionality (something that is not explained heading into these modes.) They make for a welcome temporary distraction, and the rewards of keycodes, resources and XP are small yet appropriate for the time spent, but they are by no means an aspect that will have players loading up their clients in several months’ time.

Namco Bandai have been somewhat non-committal over whether we'll be receiving review code through for this or not, but Digital Extreme’s movie tie-in launches today in the States, and they've dropped a suitably action-stuffed launch trailer online to get the pulse racing.

The game hits UK shelves this Friday.

Namco Bandai's latest making of video for the upcoming Star Trek game goes into detail about the story. This includes information of a female vulcan (possibly a former love interest of Spock) and a rift machine that rips space a new one and allows the lizardy Gorn to fly in and attack anything without scales. The game is going to be set in-between the 2009 movie and the upcoming Star Trek: Into Darkness. It's released on April 26th, two weeks before the new movie, giving fans plenty of time to lap up the first proper Star Trek game in years. Don't forget to check out Matt's preview too.

• What: Naruto: Powerful Shippuden
• Where: GAME
• Current Price: £17.99
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Definitely one for the fans (myself included). Despite simplistic level design, this straightforward brawler oozes personality, offering a hilarious and upbeat tale that breaks the fourth wall with merry abandon. Two separate campaigns, starring Naruto and Rock Lee respectively, make this a compelling proposition for series aficionados. Note that characters are far more eager to enter combat than standing around, facing each other and posturing for an hour, mind.

GAME are offering a significant saving, especially now that Amazon are OOS.

Platform: PC (Tested) | PS3 | Xbox 360

Developer: Trion Worlds

Publisher: Namco Bandai

When Jon got the chance to get hands-on with the upcoming MMO shooter last year, the words “ambitious” and “insane” were used to describe the overall project, and in fairness I had similar feelings when I was there for its unveiling to the press at Gamescom a few years back. Labelled as a “Trans-media project,” Defiance is the first online game that will coexist with a television show, broadcast by SyFy. While both entities will take place in different locations, the aim is for the stories and characters to interject between each medium and, perhaps more importantly, have players influence the path of the story, as well as being affected by it.

The Sci-fi enthusiast in me adores the idea whole heartedly, but the success of the project ultimately comes down to two things – the entertainment value of the television show, and the gameplay of the MMO portion being fun. Right now it’s still early days as to whether the show has the legs to survive (we’ll get to reviewing it in Part 2) but for now the game finds itself in a very precarious situation of being best described in a single word – odd. Despite the fact there is a fair bit wrong with Trion's new game, it still manages to find a way of being fun, so it’s my job to sift through it to see if the pros can outweigh the cons, and determine if Defiance is worth your time and money.

Paramount are very keen to take their upcoming Star Trek game more than your usual film tie-in. In a new trailer, senior VP Brian Miller explains just how the development have tried to do that.

Star Trek: The Video Game will be available April 26th for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.

Fixes & Tweaks Aplenty

As announced last week, the giant patch for Defiance will be hitting servers this afternoon to sort out some of the frustrations players have been experiencing with Trion’s recently released Online Shooter. The patch notes, which relate to all platforms (PC, Xbox 360 & PS3) can be found on the official forums, but we’ve helpfully provided the entire thing for your perusal after the jump.

• What: Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition
• Where: Green Man Gaming
• Current Price: £12.00 (With Code)
• Voucher Code: GMG20-GGN5D-FC3NA
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• Dark Souls (Console) Review

A repeat of a deal we highlighted at the beginning of the year, Green Man Gaming are once again providing the lowest price for the PC version of Dark Souls, but by using the voucher code above you can knock the price down even further. Overall it creates a saving of almost a fiver compared to the next best offer.

The PC version contains a number of new additions over the initial console releases, including a new chapter, new enemies and bosses, new items and NPCs, and an online matchmaking system for both co-op and PvP modes. In other words, prepare for even more ways to die in this revision of one of the most divisive titles from the last year. Thanks to Spark at HUKD!

If only we could see more publisher cross-overs to bring our favourite characters together. Sega, Namco and Capcom have thrown their best stars into an epic battle on the 3DS. Not that the trailer shows it, but the game is supposedly an RPG in a similar vein to the isometric Final Fantasy Tactics. This trailer shows what happens when characters actually attack each other though, as the camera zooms in and goes side on, more akin to something like Street Fighter. Using combos and team-up abilities gives the game a very action-heavy look that appears to be making the best of the game's stars.

With any luck this will sell millions and inspire Sony and Square-Enix to make a Uncharted / Tomb Raider crossover (OMFG!). Anyway, Project X Zone is already out in Japan and is currently lined up for a Summer release in the West. Which will probably explain a lengthy 'illness' from our editors, Matt and Jon, around the same time. Me too, if they release it on the Vita that is. Check out the insane trailer after the break.

European fans have been waiting years for a localised release for Tales of Xillia and here are some new gameplay videos to whet your appetite. Xillia is actually the 13th entry in the Tales series, but just like Final Fantasy, you don't need to have played the previous titles to get involved. The game received fantastic scores in Japan, so we've got high hopes for it.

Japan even got a sequel late last year, so Namco are probably waiting to see how this one does before announcing a Western release too. JRPGs are finally doing well again in these parts with Ni No Kuni and Tales of Graces F proving popular with fans and critics alike. Tales of Xillia lands August 1st, which should give you enough time to finish those other two. Well, one of them at least.