Dead or Alive 4, Part Deux

The E3 Entertainment Expo is starting off with Sony officially announced the PS3 as their next-gen console, to take on the recently-revealed Xbox 360.

Dead or Alive 4 has finally been announced officially by Tecmo of Japan for a late holiday 2005 release on Microsoft's Next-Gen console. The game will feature even more of the gaming goodness first seen in Dead or Alive Ultimate, including more options for online gaming, the return of DOA3 characters Christie and Brad Wong, the debut of new fighters and- get this- tons more skimpy outfits for the sexy DOA babes. Also, the latest installment of the popular fighting game series will push forward the individual stories of the characters through incredible CG cinematics.

But of even more substance is the announcement that the DOA fighting system will be overhauled for DOA4, incorporating the most complex and in-depth countering system ever for the series. Despite this, Tecmo assures that the series will retain the fun, easy-to-pick-up-and-play style of gameplay for accessibility for all skill levels of gamers.

Sounds awesome. More DOA4 info will be revealed as the E3 Expo gets underway later this week.