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  • New Video Game Releases. November 13, 2012.

    Call Of Duty VS. Wonderbook. Pick A Winner!

    [amazon_link id=”B007XVTR3K” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Call of Duty: Black Ops 2[/amazon_link] (360, PS3) $59.99

    The biggest game of the year is here. Whether you like it or not, yearly COD’s are massive events that make Activision a metric s*** ton of money so until it hits a saturation point, get used to it. It’s Treyarch’s turn on Call of Duty and they are taking the franchise into the future (not too far don’t worry) for this sequel to 2010’s Black Ops. If you are buying this for the story then you are the 8% that should be applauded for still caring about stories in first person shooters.

    [amazon_link id=”B002I0H09Y” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified[/amazon_link] (Vita) $49.99

    This game has been in development for less than a year by a studio that has already released one bad shooter (Resistance) on the Vita and has already announced a name change and that they are getting out of console gaming, focusing on mobile games instead. Spend 50 bucks at your own risk.

    [amazon_link id=”B007MM9E42″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Epic Mickey 2; The Power of Two[/amazon_link] (360, PS3, Wii) $39.99-49.99

    Mickey is back and this time teams with Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to try and stop the Mad Doctor who has returned to cause havoc on Wasteland again. The Playstation 3 version supports the Move but there is no Kinect function for the 360.

    [amazon_link id=”B0096QQDPK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Sony’s Wonderbook w/ Book of Spells[/amazon_link] (PS3) $79.99-Wonderbook Move Bundle $39.99- Wonderbook: Game of Spells- Game Only

    Honestly it’s best if I let a video explain what this is and let you decide. Parents of Harry Potter fans should definitely give this a look.

    [amazon_link id=”B008J16AHE” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Hip Hop Dance Experience[/amazon_link] (360, Wii) $39.99

    Do you love Just Dance or Dance Central? Is there too much Bee Gees or Katy Perry in your game and not enough autotune? Does Ubisoft have a game for you!!

     

    Later this week we will have our Wii U release day blowout so be sure and check back for that and next week sees the return of Agent 47 and the Playstation characters go Smash Bros.

    Happy gaming!!!

  • Tomb Raider Collector’s Edition Announced

    Have A Look At Lara’s Goodies.

    Today Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics announced their collector’s edition for next year’s highly anticipated reboot of Tomb Raider. It will retail for $99.99 and release on March 5th. Square has said that quantities will be limited thus the “collector’s” stamp (hmmm….not so sure).

    The collection will include the following:

    – 8″ Play Arts Kai Lara Croft figure (hopefully it will not look like a** like their Mass Effect Commander Shepard)

    – Three iron-on patches that represent three of the achievements in the game

    – A 5″x7″ lithograph of Lara Croft

    – A 15″x19″ map of Yamati Island, the island on which Lara is shipwrecked

    – “Weapons Pack” DLC which gives Lara extra weapons for in-game use

    – A 10 track CD soundtrack from the game

    What say all of you? Is this worth the bump up in price to $100?

     

  • Grand Theft Auto 5 Protagonist(s) Revealed (UPDATED)

    Game Informer Cover Unveils GTA’s “Heroes”

    The new issue of Game Informer should be making its way into people’s emails or mailboxes soon and the cover story reveals a big story element from Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto 5. It appears the games will feature three central characters instead of one. Whether their stories will be separate or cross over has yet to be announced. What we do know is that the game will take place in the city of Los Santos and will involve shooting, driving, buying clothes and unnecessary chase missions.

    This picture has also been making the rounds online today. Take a look and let us know what you think about this theory.

     

    !!!UPDATED!!!

    More information from the new Game Informer has confirmed that the three characters are named Michael, Franklin and Trevor quickly squashing the rumor above (although I rather liked the rumor). You will play all three characters being able to switch between them to complete missions in different ways.

    I am not sure how to take this news. It certainly is ambitious of Rockstar to try something like this and hopefully it won’t turn into a Resident Evil 5 experience (i.e. sucks).

    A new trailer will be released soon. Grand Theft Auto 5 is slated for a Spring 2013 release.

     

     

  • Gears of War: Judgment Pre-Orders Begin Today. Weapon Bonus Announced.

    Gears of War: Judgment doesn’t release until next March but you can go and pre-order the game starting today and for doing so will get a special weapon for laying down your $5 early. Gamers who reserve the new title will receive a Classic Hammerburst rifle for use in multiplayer.

    It was also announced that more pre-order bonuses would be announced as the game draws closer to its release date.

     

  • Best Buy’s Black Friday Ad Is Up. 360, PS3, Vita Bundles Among Deals.

    Big Games Like Assassin’s Creed, Need For Speed Reduced.

    Black Friday is quickly approaching and to get everyone ready Best Buy has just posted their Black Friday ad and there is plenty to get excited about in the gaming department. The 360, PS3, 3DS and Vita will all have bundles on sale as well as some of the best selling games of the year like Borderlands 2, Assassin’s Creed 3 and Darkstalkers 2 will be almost 50% off.

    Here is the rundown on the best of what Best Buy has to offer for gamers.

    (Items marked “Doorbuster Deals” are only available at the midnight opening until out of stock. Tickets will be handed out at local stores)

    -Playstation 3 250GB system w/ Uncharted 1&2, Infamous 1&2 and one month of PS Plus- $199.99 ($100 off) *Doorbuster Deal*

    -XBox 360 250GB w/ Skyrim and Forza Motorsports 4- $199.99 ($100 off)

    -Playstation Vita Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Declassified Bundle- $199.99 ($50 off)

    -Nintendo 3DS (Fire Red) w/ Super Mario 3D Land- $149.99

    -Assassin’s Creed 3 (360, PS3)- $34.99

    -Borderlands 2 (360, PS3)- $34.99

    -Madden NFL 13 (360,PS3)- $34.99

    -Forza Horizon (360)- $34.99

    -Diablo 3 (PC)- $34.99

    -FIFA Soccer 13 (360, PS3)- $34.99

    -Need For Speed: Most Wanted (360, PS3)- $29.99 *Doorbuster Deal*

    -Darksiders 2 (360, PS3)- $29.99 *Doorbuster Deal*

    -Medal Of Honor: Warfighter (360, PS3)- $29.99 *Doorbuster Deal*

    -The Amazing Spider-Man (360, PS3)- $29.99 *Doorbuster Deal*

    -Epic Mickey 2 (Wii)- $29.99 *Doorbuster Deal*

    -Battlefield 3: Premium Edition (PS3)- $29.99 *Doorbuster Deal*

    -Dance Central 3 (360)- $24.99

    -Just Dance 4 (360)- $24.99

    -Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (3DS)- $14.99

    -Mortal Kombat (Vita) $14.99

    -Halo: Reach (360)- $14.99

    -Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition (360, PS3)- $7.99

    -Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (360, PS3)- $7.99

     

     

     

  • New Skyrim DLC ‘Dragonborn’ Coming In December

    Does Riding Dragons Appeal To You?

    Sorry PS3 owners but Bethesda is rubbing more salt in your wounds.

    Today the newest DLC content for Skyrim was announced. Dragonborn will see the resurrection of the first of the dragon born. Whether he is friend or foe is yet to be known. Bethesda has only released the trailer below for us to go on.

    It does appear that the rumor of you being able to fly your own dragons in the game may be true. One scene in the trailer shows your character mounting a dragon for some flying time. No news yet if it will be free roaming or on rails flight but the aspect of being able to do it sounds great.

    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim- Dragonborn will release on December 4th on Xbox 360 for 1600 MS Points.

  • New Game Releases. November 6, 2012.

    Halo Is Here. Anyone Going Up Against It?

    Halo 4 poster

    [amazon_link id=”B0050SYX8W” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Halo 4 (360) $59.99/$99.99[/amazon_link] 

    After the avalanche of new games last week, this week is a much different story. Can you blame anyone for not wanting to release against Halo 4? Master Chief is finally back after a five year absence and he has a brand new developer. With Bungie breaking away from Microsoft, the pressure of delivering a new Halo fell to 343 Industries and if early reviews are any account then they have delivered a complete package with a great story and the always engaging multiplayer. We will have our review up as soon as we can.

    [amazon_link id=”B009KG9AL0″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Rockstar Collection-Edition 1[/amazon_link] (360, PS3) $59.99

    Rockstar has GTA 5 coming next year so what better way to remind people how great they are then by releasing “best of” collections. The first contains Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City (but no GTA 4, weird), Red Dead Redemption, L.A. Noire and Midnight Club: Los Angeles Complete Edition. So here’s the rundown: one great game (Red Dead), one good game (Noire), a good racer (Midnight) and a couple of good expansions for a great game (Episodes). Pretty good job Rockstar. Now can I have my GTA: Vice City HD remake?

    [amazon_link id=”B0053BCMAC” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Paper Mario: Sticker Star[/amazon_link] (3DS) $39.99

    Do you like your Mario with some RPG added in? Paper Mario is here to help you out. This newest in the Paper Mario series goes back to the turned based combat like the first two games in the series. Mario will have to find various stickers during his adventure to battle enemies as well as alter the environment to access new areas. 3DS keeps spacing out its big releases and should have a big holiday due to games like Paper Mario.

    [amazon_link id=”B0050SX00Y” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Little Big Planet Karting[/amazon_link] (PS3) $59.99

    What? You say you didn’t know that Little Big Planet had a karting game coming out? It’s Sony so of course you didn’t. Open up your poppit and get racing with Sackboy (or girl) along with all the creation tools that has made LBP so popular. And yes this is a PS3 only title even though it sounds perfect for the Vita. Here’s hoping we get a handheld version down the road.

     

    Get ready for next week. Not only does a little game called Call of Duty arrive but we also get Epic Mickey 2, Sony’s Wonderbook and the Nintendo Wii U is almost upon us. We will have a special release list for Wii U to go along with our normal releases next week.

    Happy gaming!!!

     

     

     

     

  • Halo 4 Spartan Ops Season One Trailer Is Here.

    Keep Your Halo 4 Experience Going With Your Friends.

    One of the unique things that 343 Industries is doing with the upcoming release of Halo 4 is the Spartan Ops co-op gameplay. After the main story of Halo 4 is over you will be able to go through a new storyline with your friends that will be released as episodic content every week.

    Season One of Spartan Ops will consist of ten episodes consisting of five missions each episode for completely free to everyone that has Halo 4 sitting in there console. So not only are you getting the main campaign with Master Chief as well as the never ending multiplayer but now you will have 50 free co-op missions to go through after your first playthrough is done.

    Check out the first trailer for Season one of Spartan Ops here.

  • New Game Releases. October 30, 2012.

    Assassin’s Creed and WWE Lead The Biggest Week Of The Year (So Far).

     

    [amazon_link id=”B0050SYLRK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Assassin’s Creed 3[/amazon_link] (360, PS3) $59.99

    Besides Halo 4 this is arguably the biggest release of the year. Every bit of the game has wowed anyone that has seen it and the anticipation has been at a fever pitch for months. Finally moving out of the Ezio era and bringing the American Revolution to the forefront looks like it will really pay off for the franchise.

    [amazon_link id=”B0085L2T0A” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]WWE 13[/amazon_link] (360, PS3, Wii) $49.99-59.99

    Last year’s game saw a complete change in the control scheme and physics engine so how do you possibly keep it fresh? By celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Attitude Era with its own storyline set as well as having Attitude Era stars on the roster. Don’t like your WWE programming PG? THQ may have the answer by looking to the past.

    [amazon_link id=”B0050SWTAQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Need For Speed: Most Wanted[/amazon_link] (360, PS3, PC, Vita) $39.99-59.99

    My favorite racing series of all time is Burnout. So when it was announced that the guys at Criterion would be releasing the next Need For Speed game you can imagine my excitement. The real wonder of this release is how they managed to fit the entire game, as in every mode, into the Vita. Nice job Criterion.

    [amazon_link id=”B0088MVOUC” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Lego Lord of the Rings[/amazon_link] (360, PS3, Wii, PC, Vita, 3DS, DS) $29.99-49.99

    Lego Batman 2 was released earlier this year to good reviews as well as being the first Lego game to feature voice acting. Now Lego Lord of the Rings is here and features actual dialogue from all three movies as well as Lego’s own unique humor mixed in. Co-op play are back as with any Lego game as well as tons of hidden goodies and unlockable characters.

    [amazon_link id=”B007BJNR6C” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation[/amazon_link] (Vita) $39.99

    This Vita only adventure follows a new assassin, Aveline, as she tries to decipher a Templar plan in New Orleans during the years of the American Revolution. I still have to wonder why they would release the game on the same day as Assassin’s Creed 3. Most people won’t have the money for both and releasing apart from the main game may actually sell a few Vita’s. Sony….that is all.

    Next week is a bit lighter on the releases with everyone getting out of the way of Master Chief’s return. That’s right, it’s finally time for Halo 4.

    Happy gaming!!!!

     

     

     

     

  • Halo 4 Gameplay Launch Trailer

    November 6th is fast approaching and the return of Master Chief is at hand.

    343 Industries has released a new [amazon_link id=”B0050SYX8W” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Halo 4[/amazon_link] gameplay trailer that is a little light on the gameplay. But what is shown is still beautiful and full of Halo goodness.