Frankly, I think the four bucks is a small price to pay to improve upon Ayane’s look and give Rachel something more business-like to wear. But it’s also four bucks worth of virtual clothing. You’ll have to judge for yourself.

So instead, I give you these screen shots Capcom provided so you can make the call. What do you say?

Better textures, improved lighting, more pixels, less clothing on the female characters… it’s all here! And it can be experienced there — and by “there” we mean Japan — on February 25 of next year. A North American and European release, sure to be announced by someone — a publisher whose name rhymes with Ubisoft, perhaps — is almost a given.

For now, enjoy a batch of No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise screens below.

I count myself among the drooling masses at this point, though more from the gameplay angle. I’m a tattooed and true FF fan, but I felt pretty let down by numbers XI and XII. So far XIII is looking to return to a play style I’m more familiar with, allowing me to focus on enjoying the story instead of constantly bitching about coloured arching lines travelling between the characters and their enemies.

I’d imagine such low-res textures will look worse the bigger your screen. And, in case you missed it, that grey border isn’t just ugly; it scrolls as well, which won’t be distracting at all.

Set 25 years after the original Supreme Commander, Supreme Commander 2 features an extensive campaign mode and online multiplayer, all wrapped up in an engine that sacrifices polygons for performance but still manages to look spectacular.

The release marks one of the first times Square Enix is publishing a Western-developed game in Western regions, and Gas Powered Games Creative Director Chris Taylor couldn’t be more pleased.

“The partnership with Square Enix has been a highlight of my career. I couldn’t be more proud of what the team has accomplished, as the game has continually exceeded all of my expectations throughout its development.”

Supreme Commander 2 will be released on the Xbox 360 and PC in Europe this spring. I’d expect the North American release either at the same time or slightly earlier.

I apologise wholeheartedly for that intro. I just can’t seem to escape Christmas music these past few days, and I saw no reason why I shouldn’t share my pain. Still, what better way to get into the Christmas mood than screenshots for a game that’s not coming out until March? Ho ho ho!

Fallout fan Wikia The Vault believes them to be, writing today that they were acquired from an “anonymous, but reliable source” and that they’re a part of Interplay’s defence in a lawsuit filed against the developer by Fallout-rights holder Bethesda.

The screens at least appear to be in line with what the Project V13 concept art hinted at, even if the purported in-game stuff looks like a very brown, very bleak place to spend one’s online time.http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog:Ausir/Another_batch_of_V13_concept_art

The Vault blogger Ausir also has more PV13 concept art, should you be turned off by the reality of the in-development MMO.