Warner Bros. and Grasshopper Manufacture have announced a special edition for Lollipop Chainsaw. Truly special, actually. The bundle includes a life-sized, robotic version of the game’s cheerleader zombie-slayer Juliet Starling (batteries not included). She’ll do everything and anything you want her to. Pricing has not yet been decided. Watch a promo clip below.

(Note: this post is not intended to be taken seriously.)

The shots show off the game’s anime prologue, which sees a boy living in the real world check on his digital monster pet Agumon. However, on the other side of the screen rests an entire Digital World filled with living Digimon creatures.

Also in the batch are screenshots of a ghostly Beginner City (the Digimon have disappeared and it’s your responsibility to bring them back), the real-time battle system, Digimon artwork, and first print run bonuses.

View the full set of screenshots at the gallery.

Warner Bros. has released the full trailer for its final chapter to Batman: Arkham City – ‘Harley Quinn’s Revenge.’ The upcoming download content, which stars Batman and sidekick Robin, sees the dynamic duo out to put an end to Harley’s schemes, who is out for revenge on Batman. The content will be available free on May 29 with the Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year Edition, or for $9.99 / 800 Microsoft Points on PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE.

Wired has run a huge feature on Epic Games’ new Unreal Engine 4, debuting the first screenshots of the next-generation engine in action, which is running on PC using a single Nvidia Kepler GTX 680.

“UE4 represents nothing less than the foundation for the next decade of gaming,” said Wired. “It may make Microsoft and Sony rethink how much horsepower they’ll need for their new hardware. It will streamline game development, allowing studios to do in 12 months what can take two years or more today. And most important, it will make the videogames that have defined the past decade look like puppet shows.”

Read the entire 4100+ word article here. View the first screenshots of the Unreal Engine 4 tech demo below.

Micrsoft has released the debut screenshot and box art for Forza Horizon, its upcoming racer from Playground Games.

The screenshot shows a red SRT Viper racing down a desert road.

View the images at the gallery.

Borderlands 2 will be available in three formats come its September 18 release date. 2K Games and Gearbox Software today announced two limited editions to be released alongside the standard edition. Below are each edition’s contents.

Deluxe Vault Hunter’s Collector’s Edition ($99.99)

• A copy of Borderlands 2.
• Authentic Marcus Kincaid bobblehead.
• Inside the Vault: The Art & Design of Borderlands 2 hardbound book.
• Collectible sticker set.
• Map of Pandora.
• Digital comic download code.
• Bonus downloadable in-game digital content.

Ultimate Loot Chest Limited Edition ($149.99)

• Everything included in the Deluxe Vault Hunter’s Collector’s Edition.
• A collectible scaled replica of the red loot chests found throughout Pandora in Borderlands 2.
• Steel book case.
• Creatures of Pandora wide-format ID card.
• Lithograph postcard set.
• Field notes from Sir Hammerlock.
• Cloth map of Pandora.
• A numbered certificate of authenticity.

Consumers who pre-order the game (any edition) will gain access to the Borderlands 2 Premiere Club, allowing them to download:

• The Gearbox Gun Pack – a collection of unique guns to help players begin their journey on Pandora.
• A Golden Key – used to unlock a rare in-game item in the mysterious Golden Sanctuary Loot Chest found in Borderlands 2.
• The Vault Hunter’s Relic – an in-game item that boosts players’ gear-hunting fortune while playing solo or teaming up with friends.
• The Mechromancer character class – will be available following launch when development of the character is complete and is free to those who pre-order Borderlands 2.

Borderlands 2 will launch for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. View the game’s final box art, as well high-res images of the limited editons and pre-order goodies, at the gallery.

Similar to Steam, Sony will introduce pre-loading to the PlayStation Store, allowing users to purchase and download certain games, which will not be activated until release day.

The first game to make use of the system is The Workshop’s PlayStation Move-enabled Sorcery, due for PlayStation 3 at retail and through PlayStation Network next Tuesday. Consumers will be able to purchase and pre-download the game prior to its release, and have it ready for play as soon as it launches.

Thanks, Gamasutra.

Sol Trigger, Imageepoch’s last grand RPG for PSP, will no longer make its scheduled August 30 Japanese release. The game has been pushed just over a month to October 4.

The reason for the delay, according to Imageepoch CEO Ryoei Mikage, is due to the amount of releases on August 30. Distributors suggested the game is better suited to a different release date, as it would then be easier for them to sell. Mikage didn’t set a September release as it is the month distributors complete their earnings.

But it isn’t all bad! Imageepoch announced a Sol Trigger demo for release this July on PlayStation Network.

Thanks, JRPG.jp.

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has sent out a large batch of new Soul Sacrifice artwork and screenshots.

Many of the screenshots were released by Sony Europe on Tuesday, though with the artwork, there are a considerable amount of new images in the set.

View the screenshots at the gallery.

Namco Bandai updated the official website for Project X Zone with screenshots of the new characters revealed in Famitsu this week.

They include: Chun-Li (Street Fighter), Morrigan (Darkstalkers), Erica Fontaine and Gemini Sunrise (Sakura Wars), Bruno (Dynamite Cop), Valkyrie (Valkyrie no Bouken), and Haken Browning and Kaguya Nanbu (Super Robot Wars).

Additionally, Namco Bandai has updated the website’s system page. Andriasang has a nice summary of its contents, which first came out of Famitsu, here. Monolith Soft has been revealed as the game’s developer.

View the screenshots at the gallery.

Compile Heart updated the Hyperdimension Neptunia V official website today with new screenshots and soundtrack details.

Final Fantasy legend Nobuo Uematsu’s music group, the Earthbound Papas, is composing music for the game. View a teaser clip here, featuring “Summons Division Manager Izawa,” who we’ve seen in previous videos, summoning the group.

View the new screenshots at the gallery.

Capcom has shared the debut trailer and screenshots for E.X. Troopers, its upcoming PlayStation 3 and 3DS shooter from Shintaro Kojima.

Additionally, it’s also launched the official website. It includes character descriptions, artwork, and voice samples, as well as a downloads section.

If you missed our detailed report on the game earlier, read it here.

Visit the website here. Watch the trailer below. The first set of screenshots can be seen at the gallery.

E.X. Troopers is due this year in Japan. It will be playable at the Capcom Summer Jam on June 30 and July 1, and also have a stage event.

Tales of Graces F will launch in Europe on August 31.

The first batch will include select stages from Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3. By itself, the game already includes select stages from Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2.

Stages to be included in the download content have yet to be decided, so Activision, Robomodo, and Tony Hawk want to hear from the fans. Which level from Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 do you want to see receive the HD treatment? Make your voice heard.

Such as last year’s E3 and that before it, Respawn Entertainment, the new EA Partners studio founded by Call of Duty creators Jason West and Vincent Zampella, will not debut their new game this year.

“Some of us will be present at E3, but we won’t be showing anything or doing any press related to the game,” Respawn community manager Abbie Heppe told Joystiq.

At this point, it might not be a stretch to assume they’re developing for next-generation platforms.

Sony Computer Entertainment America last week registered a domain name for something called Forsaken Souls. Visiting the site currently turns up a temporary search page.

It’s possible that Forsaken Souls will turn out to be the localized title for Soul Sacrifice. Though, it would be odd considering Soul Sacrifice is already an English title. We may just have to stay tuned.

Thanks, Supererogatory.

You’re probably saying: “But they look exactly the same!” You’d be wrong. Have a look at this comparison, via Tokkurin:

Can’t see the difference? Here:

The Elenpios characters, which supported speculation that this could be Tales of Xillia 2, are gone. It’s interesting, to say the least. Why have two different artworks?

Frederick Umminger, manger of software engineering at Sony Computer Entertainment America, has worked on PlayStation 4, according to his LinkedIn resume.

He managed a team of four engineers for the following tasks:

• Maintained audio input and output libraries for PlayStation 3.
• Maintained voice chat library for PlayStation 4.
• Developed voice chat libraries for PlayStation Vita.
• Investigated new audio technologies.

The existence of PlayStation 4, at this point, is transparent, especially with the lot of rumors recently. But more is more, I suppose.

Thanks, Supererogatory.

Lionhead Studios may be working on a hybrid MMO / single-player title for the next Xbox, if we’re judging this LinkedIn job listing correctly. 

While it doesn’t mention Lionhead by name, it mentions it is a “major renowned studio in the UK” with “one of the most enivable [reputations] in the games industry” that has “shipped multiple titles in the past decade that have consistently been critically acclaimed.” The studio is known “for it’s commitment to developing titles that are deep in the game play offered to players, and very rich in content.”

The listing includes positions for a database programmer, server programmer, animation programmer, and others, some of which are also listed on Lionhead’s official website.

According to the listing, the game will have a “complex progression system, multiple routes through the campaign, and an MMO like multiplayer experience that will affect the outcome of the player experience, and many other attributes surrounding their [the studio's] profile (such as the environment and the outcome of certain actions).”

The project is a “major brand new IP that is being targeted for the future generation of platforms and will be an RPG based game with a radical new take on how co-operative and multiplayer gameplay feeds into the experience, while blending online and single player into one complete experience.”

They call it a “really huge and ambitious online/offline adventure game.”

When reached for comment, Lionhead told Kotaku: “Lionhead is in the business of making great games. We regularly look to hire great individuals to help in this cause. We have no further details to share at this time.”

Thanks, Supererogatory.

Serious Sam 3: BFE and Serious Sam Double D XXL are coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade this fall, Croteam and Mommy’s Best Games have announced in partnership with Devolver Digital and Mastertronic.

Serious Sam 3 is the third iteration in the series, and promises to deliver “the fast-paced, brutal action Serious Sam fans love and take advantage of the deep online capabilities of Xbox LIVE Arcade’s online community.”

“Serious Sam fans have been asking for Serious Sam 3: BFE to come to Xbox LIVE Arcade and we’re very excited to launch on the platform this fall,” said Roman Ribaric, CEO of developer Croteam. “All the high-octane action and over-the-top violence will be intact so Xbox LIVE Arcade gamers will get the full Serious Sam 3: BFE experience!”

Serious Sam Double D XXL is a 2D side-scroller spinoff. On top of the content from the original PC release, it will include “all new features, missions, weapons and a wild campaign cooperative mode.”

“Our fans loved Serious Sam Double D when it launched on PC but some rightly felt that the shooting grew repetitive and the Gunstacker could use more depth,” said Nathan Fouts, founder and lead designer at developer Mommy’s Best Games. “We’ve taken all this to heart and are incorporating more gameplay variety and, of course, adding the biggest fan request—two-player co-op!”