Enter the Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 trailer, feature all the splendid graphical nuance of our favourite superhero-type characters about to kick ass.

Incidentally, Venom/Spiderman is probably my favourite

Using sales as a marketing metric is an interesting twist in the world of XBLA downloads, as Capcom announced at TGS they had shifted 500,000 digital units ahead of the full game launch next week. It’ll be a good metric only if they manage to sell more units in stores then on XBLA, surely?

Reader went on to say “Case Zero serves as a barometer for us as a publisher, allowing us to gauge demand for the title and adjust our marketing plans for Dead Rising 2 accordingly.” Which might well be true, but could be tooting his own horn before he has a chance to let anyone hear it. Case Zero’s 500K sales needs to translate well at the tills in the same period when F1 2010, Medal of Honour, GT5 and COD are vying for your attention. Also, who said 500,000 people loved Case Zero? XBLA/PSN downloads do not necessarily translate into pleasurable experiences. You can’t return a digital came – so the metric can be skewed a lot.

I’m not getting ‘down’ on the ‘man’ here, but it is a little presumptuous to think that because I download a marketing tool from XBLA that I’m going to drop €55 on the “real deal”. The comments from Reader feel an awful lot like things Gabe Newell says and has to back-track on a year later. I don’t see publishers making more code to promote… well, code. Traditional means of advertising are still the best way to hit the mass market. Even though sales on XBLA and PSN are big, it’s only with some titles. Random ones that don’t get front-page exposure on big sites and magazines don’t sell nearly in the same numbers as the big EA or Activision digital games. Rock Band add-ons still get more attention then indie darlings. So saying 500K is a good measure of sales of a retail game is a bit odd unless you can show the retail game sells double that.

In marketing, click-through rates are only useful if people purchase at the other end. So, it might cost €1 to run an ad for an hour on Facebook, but it’s useless if you don’t make €5 because you have to cover the cost of clicks and the time & effort put into getting the ad live, etc.

I’m excited to see how this game will review because if you read down through the above features without even knowing what you reading about, its hard not to be impressed.

Take a look at the new trailer, try not to be a little intrigued ( although why the hell do Maker Worms from Dune turn up in so many games…)

and yes it looks freeking deadly :p

Take a look below

Now go watch some of the guys and gals  in action below.

Yes it looks like Capcom’s super hit SFIV is on its way to everyone’s favorite triquarter wannabe the iPhone.

IGN has the scoop on the game that will land on the app store sometime in March; from what they are reporting, this isn’t a rushed out port. Several variations on the control system will be included in the app, a full roster of fighters and  the ability to battle over blu tooth!

Nice but we haven’t gotten a price point yet so don’t get too excited.

Enjoy

Its got all the elements you could want from an action game (unless you want realism) online Co Op gameplay, huge battles, massive boss fights not to mention the return of the first games Mech suits that transform into cars.

Keep an eye on this one.

CES videos below [Source]

Maybe it’s time to re-adjust your thoughts.

While this game is the same gameplay style as you’ll remember, it throws a pile of new challenges at the player as you go along. Like challenging you to eat a certain number of ghosts in a round, or just beat a particular score, etc.

All of this makes the game a bit more exciting to play, and suits it well to the iPhone as each level is quite short and easy to run through.

Controls are handled through a classic-style stick at the bottom of the screen (held in landscape mode) which can be clunky at the best of times, and while learning the game will cause unnecessary deaths. However, it’s a better mechanic then the other option to have tilt-style controls on the iPhone, thank god.

For Christmas it’s worth buying on the iPhone as it has a sale price of 79c, and it looks fantastic so will keep you entertained for a while.