With all the hype that the recent Japanese animation had, it was only a matter of time until Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin in its original translation) was turned into a video game.

Nintendo may have hit the jackpot this time, as a 3DS game from Spike Chunsoft has already been announced and green-lit for the game. According to Anime News Network, the official Twitter of the manga had already teased back in April that a video game was coming out, with George Wada, producer stating that the plan was for it to release come 2014.

More details are expected come the release of Japan's October issue of Kondansha's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine next month.

This game is actually not the first for Attack on Titan--though it will be for handheld--as there already is a browser game, dubbed Attack on Titan: Wings of Counterattack Online.

In this game, you will be fighting against the giant humanoids from the world of the manga and anime. But more than the action itself, Siliconera reports that the browser game concentrates more on character customisation, which is also fun for Attack on Titan given the range of characters and equipment crafting features.

The browser game is going on closed beta, and 10,000 people are slated to be part of it. You can sign up here or wait for the Nintendo 3DS if that game is more your speed.

(Credit to Crunchy Roll for the image)

Battlefield 4 Battlescreen only for next-gen

One of the awaited features of Battlefield 4 is the Battlescreen, slated to be the second screen feature on tablets and other mobile devices with which you can play with the game's maps even on the go.

However, it seems that the feature will not be available in the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game.

"Battlelog is powered by the web, and that has a lot of implications," he said. "There are a lot of different things you can do, things you can do faster, rather than building stuff in native code," said Jesper Nielsen, assistant producer for the Battlelog, in an interview quoted by GameSpot.

What is great about the Battlelog is that, instead of having to do patches and updates, its connectivity with the Internet allows for changes even in-game.

Even after Battlelog has been rolled out, the Nielsen has assured that improvements and developments for the feature will still be well underway, as it aims to innovate it by accommodating the needs of gamers and incorporating them into the feature for a more valuable second-screen gaming experience.

Expect more to be revealed or probably even demoed at the Gamescom 2013, as DICE has already given word that it will be a hell of a show for Battlefield 4.

World of Warcraft gets a new system

Players who have been in low-population servers can now play with each other without the need to migrate from home territories, now that Blizzard has officially introduced Connected Realms for World of Warcraft.

"Our goal with Connected Realms is to give players on lower-population realms more opportunities to group up, compete, and connect with other players to take on Azeroth's bigger challenges," said Blizzard in a statement quoted by VG 24/7.

VG 24/7 adds that the new feature allow for connectivity of standard realms, so that players can feel that they are playing in just one server by joining guilds and running in the same missions, creating a more interactive community.

It is also a good step for the players who are affected, as they will not be marked as foreign so that the continuousness of the world will be maintained. For those who are looking forward to this feature, the report states that it will come right after the 5.4 patch, though this has not yet been dated for its release.

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