SRPG Natural Doctrine Coming West For PS3, PS4, Vita IGN PS3

Today, IGN can reveal that Natural Doctrine -- the slick-looking strategy-RPG -- will be released in western markets. The game was developed by Kadokawa Games and launches in Japan on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita on April 3rd. Kadokawa is publishing the game itself in Japan; in the west, NIS will publish it.

Natural Doctrine puts players in a fictional world that revolves around a substance known as Pluton. Adventurers plunder Pluton from dangerous underground caverns, but there are evil and dangerous beasts, monsters, and more standing in between them and their loot. As evil follows these explorers to the surface, it's up to them to protect the city of Feste from destruction.

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Amazon Greenlights Six Original Series, Renews Alpha House IGN All

We've officially entered an Age of Original Online Content. Amazon Studios has already joined that club, and it seems like they're cementing their membership. They've just announced their original comedy series Alpha House will return for Season 2, and they're also moving forward with 6 new series in a variety of genres and formats.

Season 1 of Alpha House premiered in November and has since become the most popular TV season on Amazon Instant Video, collecting over 6,000 5-star reviews. John Goodman, Mark Consuelos, Clark Johnson, and Matt Malloy will all return for the new season, and production is slated to begin this summer.

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Arkham Origins Blackgate Delayed on Wii U in Europe IGN All

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate has been delayed until "later in April" in Europe.

Warner Bros. has announced the change, though no reasons were given. The PS3, Xbox 360 and PC versions of the title will still launch later this week as planned, and we haven't heard reports about the same issue affecting North America.

The game was originally released on 3DS and Vita, though developer Armature Studio is working to bring a HD version of the 2.5D action title to consoles and PC.

The new version will be available via PSN, Xbox Live Marketplace, Nintendo eShop and Steam, and comes with a new map and hint systems, along with objective tracking, 5.1 surround sound and a fully voiced narrative.

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SRPG Natural Doctrine Coming West For PS3, PS4, Vita IGN All

Today, IGN can reveal that Natural Doctrine -- the slick-looking strategy-RPG -- will be released in western markets. The game was developed by Kadokawa Games and launches in Japan on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita on April 3rd. Kadokawa is publishing the game itself in Japan; in the west, NIS will publish it.

Natural Doctrine puts players in a fictional world that revolves around a substance known as Pluton. Adventurers plunder Pluton from dangerous underground caverns, but there are evil and dangerous beasts, monsters, and more standing in between them and their loot. As evil follows these explorers to the surface, it's up to them to protect the city of Feste from destruction.

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Titanfall Launch Has Big Impact on Xbox One Streaming IGN All

Microsoft has announced a range of statistics about Twitch streaming on Xbox One, including the news that on March 11 around 30 percent of those broadcasting on Twitch were doing so via the console.

On March 11, the day that Titanfall released in North America and the first day the broadcasting platform was available to owners of Microsoft's latest console, it appears many were keen to test it out. As the week progressed, around 108,000 unique broadcasters tried out the new app on Xbox One, accounting for 22 percent of Twitch's broadcaster base for those seven days.

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Dark Knight Writer Interested in Green Lantern Film IGN All

David S. Goyer has expressed interest in working on the next Green Lantern film adaptation.

Goyer co-write the screenplays for Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy and last year's Man of Steel, and is currently collaborating with Zack Snyder on the Batman vs. Superman project.

Speaking with Collider, Goyer said, "I would love to do Green Lantern", when asked about the depiction of alien races in Man of Steel. "I really wanted to show case Kryton as a truly alien world. That was one of the things I wanted to do from the beginning when I got involved in the project. At his heart, Superman's always been a science fiction story. I wanted to lean into that, and so did Chris, and so did Zack, so I was just glad we were able to."

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Exclusive: Awesome Raid 2 3D Gifs IGN All

With The Raid 2 to about to whip up a storm in cinemas worldwide, we've got your first look at a series of awesome 3D GIFs featuring scenes from the movie, as well as a brand-new poster for the film.

The GIFs feature the film's amazing star Iko Uwais in action, while you also get up close and personal with the soon to be iconic Hammer Girl and Baseball Bat man. And the poster gives Raid imagery a cool manga spin.

Check out the action below, and if you want to know what we thought of the film, read our Raid 2 review here.

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